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Luke 1:38, Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.”
Many times we become so used to and mastered by our manners, habits, behavior and character such that, we become so helpless to them. This makes us to extend these even to our relationship with God.
Ephesians 6:12, “This is not a wrestling match against a human opponent. We are wrestling with rulers, authorities, the powers who govern this world of darkness, and spiritual forces that control evil in the heavenly world.” (GodsWord)
I particularly love this version of today’s scripture because it speaks loudly to the issue of our ongoing contention with the host of hell and their human agents. It spelt it out loudly that, what you as a child of God is involved in is an ongoing MATCH; it’s not yet over….
Luke 14:31-32, “If a king is going to fight another king, first he will sit down and plan. He will decide if he and his ten thousand soldiers can defeat the other king who has twenty thousand soldiers. If he can’t, then while the other king is still far away, he will send some people to speak to him and ask for peace.” (NCV)
The ART of war will be incomplete, one-sided, lame, useless and not objective if it doesn’t include a smart comparative analysis of your own strengths and weaknesses, compared to that of your FOE or enemy. And since your strength is good and an advantage in this quest, can I sincerely ask you, do you know your weaknesses?…
John 8:44, “You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.”
The first understanding that is necessary for each and every believer is the knowledge that, the moment you become a child of God by being born again, you have signed up for war and you have actually entered a very real and fierce battle ground. …
Luke 22:3, “Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve.”
No matter who or what you are or think you are and the position you occupy anywhere on earth, even within the body of Christ, or whatever is happening in your life or space, understand that, on your own and left to yourself, the devil isn’t and will….
Luke 1:38, Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.”
Many times we become so used to and mastered by our manners, habits, behavior and character such that, we become so helpless to them. This makes us to extend these even to our relationship with God.
Job 14:7 “For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender shoots will not cease.”
One of the things I don’t quite get or understand is how rain and sunshine is general to us all, but almost every other thing in life is individual or personal. Imagine that, among people who are age or even class mates, rarely do they mark, enjoy or experience similar MILESTONES in life at the same time or in the same way. Imagine that one person…
Psalms 145:16, “You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.” (NIV)
Have you ever shopped for free? As in, have you ever had the privilege to buy stuffs that you truly wanted or needed, when you know for certain that you won’t in any way bear the financial responsibility or burden of your purchases?
Matthew 19:26, “But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
These days, the heart of many people are greatly troubled. And many people are becoming more and more discouraged and doubtful of the certainty of both God’s power and love….