LORD, WHAT WILT THOU HAVE ME TO DO?

MEMORY VERSE: and he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do, Acts 9:6

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Judg 14, Acts 18, Jer 27, Mark 13

BIBLE STUDIES: Acts 9:1-6

Paul (formerly Saul) persecuted the church out of Ignorance. He was a party to the group who stoned Stephen to death. Any where the name of Jesus was been mentioned, he would go there and commit them to prison for torturing. He had this passionate hatred for the gospel and he took it upon himself to stop the gospel at all cost. One day on his way to Damascus to arrest some believers, he met Jesus and everything changed. Paul had a brain wave; he realized that all this while he had been fighting his creator. Not only that, he was on a first class to ticket to hell. Upon this realization he asked Christ, ‘Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?’ In other words he was asking Christ, what can I do to make up for the times I had wasted before I met you? Not only that, he was telling Christ ‘thank you for saving me, but I am indebted to you forever. I do not care about what you can do for me , all I care about is what can I do for you to show I appreciate the salvation of my soul?’

One of the greatest speeches that revolutionized USA in the sixties was the inaugural speech of John F Kennedy in 1961. He said ‘ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do your country’. I have always shared the story of how I was taken before the judgment Seat of Christ. Before the doors were opened, I was giving an opportunity to go through my heavenly file. When I saw the contents I broke down in tears and began to ask for a second chance. I knew what I saw there and I knew what the decision was going to be. Romans 6:23 clearly states that the wages of sin is death. I knew the decision looking at my past.To cut the long story short I got a second chance. I am very grateful to and I am eternally grateful for the second chance to put things right.

Brethren, when i woke I noticed a passionate hatred for sin especially the sin of adultery and fornication inside me. Not only that I felt indebted to the One who saved my soul and gave me a second chance. I felt I owed God who delivered from the power of darkness and translated me into the kingdom of his dear son (Colossians 1:13). From that day I began to think of what I can do for the one who rescued me from hell. I am always sad when we go to share fliers for evangelism and people share more fliers than me. When it is time to clean the church, I always love to take the lion portion the work. I always love to do extra work and go extra length. When everyone wants to do 50 per cent, I try to do 80 per cent. Why? Because I want to show my savior i appreciate my salvation. Once you are really saved, you forget about what Christ can do for you and you begin to concentrate on what you can do for the One who saved your soul. You suddenly realized that you should have been on that cross, but He took your place and died on the cross of Calvary?

PRAYER POINT: Father ,please reveal to me what I can do to show I appreciate your death on the cross of Calvary.

WORKERS IN GOD'S VINEYARD

MEMORY VERSE : I have shewed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive,Acts 20:35.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : Num 2, Ps 36, Eccl 12, Phm 1

Just as organizations and companies recruit staffs from time to time, heaven also recruit staffs. Who are the staffs of God? They are workers in the vineyard of God . The moment you become a worker, heaven opens an employee file under your name. Earthly employment offer many benefits some which are good pay packages, pension schemes, insurance to mention a few. There are a lots benefits in working for God. According to Isaiah 40:31, those who wait on the Lord i.e serve, shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with Eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. 

As we all know, different jobs carry different pay package. The same happens in the Kingdom of God. One of the highest paid jobs in the Kingdom are sanctuary keepers (church cleaners) and prison evangelist. When an individual is obsessed with making sure that the house of God is clean and tidy, God will ensure that such life is free from mess. When a fellow takes it upon himself to ensure that the house of God is always in order ( talking of ushers) , God will ensure that the life of such fellow is always in order. When a fellow engages in spiritual battle for the church (prayer warriors), God will engage in Spiritual battles for such fellow. When a bro or sister begins to tell the world about Jesus ( evangelism team), just as they go about telling the world about the name Jesus, the Lord will ensure that there names will be heard all over the world for good . Whatever you do for God, is what He will do for you. Malachi 3:7 says if you return to God, He will return to you. Proverbs 8:17 says those who loves Him, He loves them in return. 

There is a lot to touch on this matter but for a reason or two I will quickly go to one of the most important section. Just as organizations have codes of conducts, the heaven has a code of conduct. There is an expectation on every staff to perform. Every non performer is on his way out of the job sooner or later. There is also an expectation on every staff to conduct themselves well both at work and outside work. That's why once you go to jail, your employer will automatically terminate your employment.I pray you will not go to jail. A staff who fails to abide by the code of conduct is either guilty of a misconduct or a gross misconduct. A gross misconduct attracts a heavy penalty, nine out of ten the end is dismissal. An offence classed as a gross misconduct is stealing from your employer. The same applies in the employment of God. Stealing from God is classed as a gross misconduct. How does one steal from God? By not paying your tithes, Malachi 3:8. A worker who does not pay his tithe his stealing from his employer - God. The pastor may keep quiet but heavens have taken note. I pray you will not work for God in vain. 

ACTION POINT : If you are owing God tithes, as a worker you better pay up so that you don't loose your reward. This is also an opportunity for those who are not yet workers to join the workers in their church.

SEEKING THE LORD EARLY

MEMORY VERSE: I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. Proverbs 8:17

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Lev 24, Ps 31, Eccl 7, 2 Tim 3

Proverbs 8:17b says those that seek Me early shall find Me. From studying this verse, we come to the conclusion that it is possible to seek God and not find Him. Not only that , it is also possible to seek Him late. If you seek Him late, He may be gone. It is good to always get to church on time. If service start by 10am , God would have been there by 9.30am to bless His people. If you come by 11am , well God help you. The question is this, what does it mean to seek God early? When you careful study the bible, you will notice that the Lord’s Day starts in the evening and ends in the morning. This is why you see the bible saying ‘so the evening and the morning were the first day (Genesis 1:5); so the evening and the morning were the second day (Genesis 1:8) e.t.c. Seeking God early could mean seeking God in the early hours of the morning. I feel sorry for Christians who are too lazy to wake up at night to pray. As a Christian you should not be playing with night vigils at all.

Seeking the Lord early could also mean serving the Lord from a tender age. Ecclesiastes 12:1 says remember now thy creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. Don’t spend your youthful age chasing after women or following after men. Don’t spend your youthful age partying and clubbing. Joel 2:28 says And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. Only the youths have vision. They are strong and are able to chase after things unlike the old men who tired and weak.The youths are like battle-ax in the hands of God and with them , He brings down kingdoms of darkness.

Seeking the Lord early could also mean serving God before problem arises. There are many who only remember God when they have challenges. God is out of the question when everything is running smoothly. God is not someone who you turn to only when you have challenges, He is God and He is to be worship whether you are going through a challenge or not. Do not wait for the enemies to attack before you run to God. Do not wait to encounter challenges before you begin to fast and pray.

PRAYER POINT: Father, please as i seek you early help me to find You.

Dangerous desires

Friday 17 August                                Bible in on year : 2 Kings 11-14

Memorise: And he gave them their request ;but sent leanness into their soul. Psalms 106:15

Read: Numbers 11:31-35

Some believers are so much in a hurry that they cannot wait on God for anything. If God expects you to wait, then you have nothing else to do but wait. In fulfilling His promises, God expects you to wait on Him.The Christian race is a marathon where patience is a key component.God rewards the patient. He also rewards the impatient. When you are impatient with God concerning a blessing,by the time He gives you the blessing prematurely , it will either cause you shame for the rest of your life or may even kill you. Psalms 106:15 says God gave Israelite their requests but added leanness to their souls. Why? While in the wilderness, God gave them a mono-food product- manna but they soon got tired of it and began to lust for meat. At some point , in virtually all the families, after complaining so bitterly,they sat by the front door weeping because they did not have meat to eat. In a wilderness situation, you are under trial and therefore you are not the one to dictate what you will go through but God.In Matthew 4:1-11, our Lord Jesus Christ also went through a wilderness situation. In His case , He fasted throughout. But because the Isrealites wanted to dictate to God how they should undergo their trial, God gave them flesh. As they put it in their mouths , the Lord sent a plague which destroyed many of them.

Self-will is a destroyer. Many people have severely hurt themselves as a result of their personal desires. If you find it difficult to submit your tastes, desires and habits to God, you will continue to hurt yourself. Some sisters so pressed the Lord for a particular brother as a husband to the point that the same God who had said "No" eventually said "Yes". How such sisters would have rejoiced and bragged about their accomplishment , not knowing that they had just signed up for their own unhappiness. Sometimes when God gives you your heart desires contrary to His will, everything may appear right but your soul will be plagued with leanness. A lean soul is on its way to destruction. The voice of God is cut off from the fellow and he or she will walk about as one who does not know where he or she is going.Check your desires!

PRAYER POINT: Father, every request I make or desire i have ,that can bring your judgment up on me,please do not grant such request and take such desires away from my heart.
Excerpts from Open Heavens by Pastor E.A Adeboye

WORD COMPLIANCE

Wednesday 15 August                                    Bible in one year: 2 Kings 4-6

Memorise : To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because is no light in them. Isaiah 8:20

Read: Isaiah 8:16-20

After the wonderful sight that Moses experienced, the Personality behind the experience introduced Himself to Moses as the God of the Abram, Isaac and Jacob.
Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses his hid face: for he was afraid to look upon God. Exodus 3:6
This is the sovereign Lord, the covenant-keeping God who called Abraham from idolatry into holiness and charted a path of greatness for him. When He called Moses, He immediately began to talk about holiness (Exodus 3:5). It is amusing to hear people talk about their supernatural encounters which they claim is from God when they are anything but holy. A check here is that any divine encounter with God draws you closer to God and further from sin, else that encounter is not of God. A religion whose leader is uncertain of where he would end after death when asked by his followers, cannot be the same as the faith whose leaders says, “I am going back to Heaven to prepare you a place and will return for you someday, and you will be with me in Heaven throughout eternity” (John 14:3). The difference is clear!
When Paul saw supernatural light that outshone the sun, he fell down and became blind. Yet, the one behind the encounter  introduced Himself  to him  as Jesus , whom Saul was persecuting ( Acts 9:1-5). When you encounter the God I serve, He will not keep you in the dark or in suspense regarding who He is. In addition, if it is the Almighty God, after such a supernatural encounter , He will give you  a message to people or commission for you for specific assignment . Moses was given a message of deliverance to a people in bondage. Paul was given a message of salvation to the Gentiles. Peter also received a message of salvation for Jews. If you claim to have had a supernatural encounter with God, what is your message from God? What is the commission the Lord gave to you? Does it totally agree with the written Word of God – the Bible or does it contradict the Bible in certain areas? If it is from God, the message and commission must be in total agreement with the scripture. If it contradicts the Bible in any way ,it is not from God. It means the light of God is not in it. If you claim to have had an encounter with God and your message compromises God’s word, waters it down or makes people to violate it , the that message is from the pit of hell.
KEY POINT: The Bible is God’s unchangeable standard. Any prophecy , revelation , dream or ‘divine’ commission that negates it , is from Satan not God.
Excerpts from Open Heavens by Pastor E . A  Adeboye.

God has a sense of humor

Wow! How can one make such a statement?

Friends, God is not a comedian and He does not tell jokes- that’s more like it , but what do you mean by God has a sense of humour then?

Well, might I implore you to suspend your judgments and opinions on my topic just for a second? Will you? Cheers!

Couple of years back, the children of Israel were going to war with a town called Jericho. The ONE WHO HAS NEVER LOST A BATTLE picked interest in the war and advised Joshua to march around Jericho for six days with priests playing trumpet and on the seventh day repeat the exercise seven times and shout; awesome. What! You mean they were asked to march around a city they wanted to attack, playing trumpets? Common, I thought if you going to war you need to be tactical which means plan on strategies to attack. Strategies that include hiding and attacking when they least expect not match around the city playing trumpets, trumpets of all instrument not even a flute.
Ok, doing this once is understandable at least the enemies will have this impression that these guys don’t really mean any harm-look at them entertaining us, but doing that for six days and on the seventh day repeat  the  exercise seven times and shout? Guess what! They did just that and what happened? The walls of Jericho collapsed. I bet the next time someone says praise the Lord; your HALLELUJAH will be the loudest. Hallelujah collapses the walls of your problem.

Not too long ago, Elijah was advised by the GREAT PROVIDER to go a widow in Zarephath and stay there during famine. Really, who goes to a widow’s house to stay during famine? A widow normally is not very rich; no man to provide and cater for her not to talk of during famine. Let me ask you a question, someone who is struggling on a normal day will pray for recession in it? Capital no.
Anyway Elijah obeyed. When he got to Zarephath he saw the widow gathering sticks to prepare the last meal for herself and her son. Elijah did not know how to go about it because as a man of God you pray for people every time and you understand what it is to be a widow not to talk of coming to stay with one during famine. After he exchanged greetings with her, he requested for a jug of water put it in mind that it has not rained in months. The widow said ok, she turned around to go and fetch him a jug of water. Elijah said in a low voice “can you add small bread please”. I believe if you were in his shoes, you will not tell a widow during famine to fetch you jug of water with bread with a big grin on your face. Will you utter such words with the great enthusiasm? She turned around pretending not to be angry and said the sticks over there are more my last meal. Actually when you came in I was preparing to go and make my last meal for myself and my son
and die, so do you still want the water or not? Ok she didn’t ask if he still wanted the water but asking will not be rude because as a man on God, he should know better- you know I have enough problems as a widow and you are asking me to prepare my last meal for you. To cut the long story short she complied with the man of God and the GREAT PROVIDER multiplied the bread. I hope you are not planning to stop paying your tithe because of recession or half your offerings the next time you go to church.

Recently, a blind man encountered JESUS CHRIST .He was expecting a miracle from him but the next thing he heard was someone spitting on the ground and making mud. I bet, the thought on the blind man’s mind was did I just hear someone spit? I know it can be Jesus, why will he spit on the ground .Wait a minute, is he actually rubbing mud on my eyes? It must be a dream.
Come to think of it , mud don’t have healing properties, even our eyes are built to shut when a foreign object is coming to too close may be spec of sand or something. Spitting on the ground and making mud of it and rubbing it on a blind man’s eyes, you mean Jesus actually rub mud on a blind man’s eye? He must have a great sense of humour. Well guess what, the man got his sight back!!!

We can go on and on, is it Elijah and prophet of Baals? After flooding the altar with water called for fire from heaven to burn the sacrifice or Elisha who threw a stick in a river expecting the axe head that mistakenly fell into water to automatically float .A stick to float an axe head made of iron?

Friends whatever God has asked you to do, just do it because He means every word. It might sound funny, ridiculous, foolish or counter productive .Please just do it and you will reap the reward of obedience. Remember Isaiah 1:19 , If you are willing and obedient , ye shall eat the good of the land.

If you have not giving your life to Christ, it’s not too late. He will forgive all your sins, did I hear ALL? Yes all.

Pray this prayer from your heart today!

Dear Jesus, I believe that You died for me and rose again on the third day. I confess I am a sinner. I need your love and forgiveness. Come into my heart. Forgive my sins.I receive Your eternal life . Confirm You love me by giving me peace ,joy and supernatural love for others. Amen .

Once you do so join a living church.

NB. Stories are excerpts from the bible (John 9:1-6 ,1 kings 17:7-12,Joshua 6:1-20,1 kings 18:16-40,2 kings 6;1-6)

Shalom

HOLD ON TO GOD

Saturday 7 July                               Bible in one year: Leviticus 20-23

Memorise : My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning : I say , more than they that watch for the morning. Psalms 130 vs 6

Read : Psalms 130 vs 5-6

Anyone who is too much in a hurry will most likely miss out from God’s agenda. God is very patient . If you will walk with Him, you too must be patient or else you will find yourself going ahead of Him. 1 Thessalonians 5 vs 17 says , “pray without ceasing”. Luke 11vs 9-11 says keep knocking until the door opens;  wait as long as it takes. You may never get some valuable blessings if you are not patient . One particular year, immediately after we rounded up our Convention, i told my people i needed rest and therefore would not attend to anyone. A woman from the north came and asked if i was home. They said yes, told her i was not going to see anybody. They served her food and told i was not coming out that day. She replied that she was in no hurry and that any day i decide to come out, I will meet her there. Later ,my wife came and told that the woman had refused to go until she sees me. I had to suspend my rest to meet her in my sleeping dress. I asked what her problem was and she said it was her head. She said whenever something good was coming , her head would refuse it and that i should touch her head and she will go . So i did and she left.

When was the last time you held unto God like Jacob or like this woman and told Him you are tired of being an ordinary , powerless christian or minister ; that you are going nowhere until He did something about your situation? That was the  the kind of persistence we knew in time past. When I newly joined the Redeemed Christian Church of God, after the morning service we would go home. By the time we returned for the evening service , there would still be people who have not left, still settling their issues with God. You cannot persist like that an not expect something good to happen to you. If you can hold on to God, He will take you serious and attend to you. If you are too busy to wait on Him, He will tel you He is busier. After all, you may just attend to some tens or hundreds of issues while He is attending to billions on earth  and at the same time attending to billions in Heaven , besides all the  animals, birds , fishes etc.
Learn to hold on God!

ACTION POINT: Until Jacob wrestled with God , the prince in him remained buried. Release your princely potentials by wrestling with God today.

The danger in God’s silence

Proverbs 3 vs 12 -for whom the Lord loves He corrects, just as a father the son In whom he delights .
Our God works in extremes, He does not like people He loves them ! For example John 3 vs 16 says for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. He does not dislike He hates, Proverbs 6 vs 16-19 says these six things the Lord hates, yes seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness who speaks lies and one who sows discord among brethren. There is no sitting on the fence with God. It is either cold or warm no lukewarm . Revelations 3 vs 15 says I know your works, that you are neither cold not hot. I could wish you were cold or hot.
God is love ,1 John 4 vs 8 says He who does not love does not know God , for God is love. Because God is love , He corrects , Proverbs 3 vs 12 says whom the Lord loves He corrects. Correction is out of love not hatred. Proverbs 13 vs 24 says he who spares his rod hates his son , but he who loves him disciplines him promptly.
God deals with disobedience in two ways ,chastisement or rejection. God does not take disobedience likely. 1 Samuel 15 vs 22 says to obey is better than sacrifice .There is lot to gain from been obedient to God. Exodus 23 vs 22 says if you obey God your enemies will be His enemies. Exodus 19 vs 5 says if you obey God you will be His special treasure. John 15 vs 14 says we become God’s friends if we obey Him. Matthew 7 vs 24 compares an individual who obeys God to a man who built his house on the rock. Jeremiah 7 vs 23 says but this is what I command them, saying , ‘obey My voice, and I will be your God , and you shall be My people. And walk in the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you. According to Isaiah 48 vs 18 , when obey God our peace will be like a river.
Disobedience , stubbornness and rebellion are synonyms . In 1 Samuel 15 vs 23 , God likens disobedience to the sin of witchcraft and stubbornness to iniquity and idolatry. When people disobey God , He either chastises them or rejects them. There is no man alive who has never disobeyed God. Psalm 130 vs 3 says If You, Lord, should mark iniquities , O Lord who could stand ? Although the Lord said there is none like Job on earth, a blameless and upright man , who fears God and shuns evil – Job 1 vs 8, Job himself knew He was far from God’s description . That was why He said “truly I know it so , but how can a man be righteous before God – Job 9 vs 2.
God’s chastening is not easy .Hebrews 12 vs 11 says now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present ,but painful. Although the chastening maybe painful but Hebrew 12 vs 5 admonishes us not to be discouraged when He rebukes us. There is no son that the father does not chasten – Hebrew 12 vs 7 . Chastening is only disapproval, it is not the end . When a child does something the parent disapproves of , they chastise such child but it is not the end . After correcting the child ,they still show him or her love. When we disobey God and He chastises us , it is not the end of the relationship between Him and us.
If God loves you or He regards you in anyway expect Him to chasten you when you disobey Him. The Lord loved Solomon to the extent that He gave him a name – Jedidiah meaning beloved of the almighty , 2 Samuel 12 vs 25.Prior to his birth in 2 Samuel 7 vs 14 , the Most High said He will be his father, if he commits iniquities , He will chasten him with the rod of men and the blows of the sons of men. The same thing happened to David. Although David was a man after God’s heart , when He misbehaved the Lord chastened Him- 2 Samuel 12 vs 7-12 . The Lord did this out of love.
The other way He deals with disobedience or sin Is through rejection. The Lord’s rejection is worse than His chastisement . Once the Lord rejects a man or a woman , the next thing that follows is shame, disgrace and death a times .If you do not believe me ask Miriam . She was one of the first prophetess in Israel. According to Exodus 15 vs 20 , she was not only a prophetess , she was the equivalent of the first lady in Israel because all the women looked up to her . Because she despised the man of God -Moses , although she was older than him the Lord rejected her immediately and she became a leper-Numbers 12 vs 10. Moses pleaded on her behalf and the Lord cured her after seven days but do you know that the bible never mentioned her name , she never prophesied until her death- Numbers 20 vs 1.A woman a country had always looked up to because of the power of God in her life suddenly became a nobody.
The same thing happened to Uzziah in 2 Chronicles 26 vs 1-23.The Lord orchestrated it in away that instead of his father he was made king of Judah at sixteen years . Because of his humility and conduct especially to God and God’s prophet the Lord made him prosper. This young king was so rich he stopped building towers in the city and began building towers in deserts just because he could afford it. The bible records that he had an army of three hundred and seven thousand five hundred (307,500) excluding around two thousand and six hundred (2600) chief official of the armies. United Kingdom has 197,780 active army personnel in 2012 ,Uzziah had 307,500 active military personnel back in 750 BC . This king was really blessed and pride got into him . He entered the temple to burn incense even when the Lord had warned that the task is for Aaron and his sons. Because the priest questioned him , he got angry and the Lord said enough. You know the end of the story ,immediately he became a leper. He was taken away from the palace and kept in a isolated house.
One thing we discover from Proverbs 3 vs 12 is that the Lord does not correct everybody. When He decides to correct you or rebuke you in any way then you should be happy because He loves you. When we disobey him and He keeps quiet then something has gone wrong. That is why we need to be worried if our conscience has stopped condemning us when we do something wrong or sin. In Mark 8 vs 31 -34 , Jesus told His disciples what was going to befall him and how this had to be done to fulfill the will of His father. Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him for planning to die. Jesus got angry and scolded Peter. He even described Peter’s action as that of Satan , not because He hated Peter but because He was disappointed in Peter. The same Peter He built His ministry on . Do you know Judas stole from the purse and the Jesus never rebuked him for once ! -John 12 vs 6 . Why did He keep quiet , because  He had already rejected Judas. The love of money that drove Judas to steal from the purse also drove him to betray Jesus. By the time he discovered his mistake it was too late. He could not face the world so he committed suicide.
The fact that you are still speaking in tongues or dreaming or seeing vision does not mean you are living right. You can live in sin and still speak in tongue or dream or perform miracles. Although Judas was rejected by Jesus, he was still part of the disciples until the last supper. He moved with Jesus and ate with him . Why did Jesus permit this because He was giving him chance to repent but Judas did not repent. You might be in sin and gifts of the Holy Spirits are still manifesting in your life , the Lord left them for you to repent. The gifts of the Holy Spirits are not proof that you living a life of righteousness. Beware of the vices of the devil.
Do you also know that if He continues to chasten you over an issue and you do not repent , it might lead to rejection ? Proverbs 3 vs 11 says My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor detest His correction. Proverbs 10 vs 17 says he who keeps instruction is in the way of life, but he who refuses correction goes astray . Most times the Lord rebukes us through our parents in the Lord or boss at work or earthly parents. We should heed correction . After several warning from God to Eli , he did not change. He did not rebuke his children .Because he refused correction the Lord sworn that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever – 1 Samuel 3 vs 14 .Now tell me if the same God who said in Leviticus 4 vs 1-5 that if a man sins unintentionally , he should bring a young bull without blemish as a sin offering now decides that a sin offering can atone for a man’s sin then you should know that it is serious.
This is why if you are yet to give your life Christ I will beg you to do so now. We can not continue to ignore Him when He calls us to be His child . If He continues to call you and you reject Him , He will simply go . I pray that He will not leave you .
The bible said in Romans 3 vs 23 that for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 6 s 23 says For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. The gift was explained in John 3 vs 16 , For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. What shall we do to be save ? The bible says in Romans 10vs 9 that if you confess with your mouth , Jesus is Lord , and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10 vs 10 – For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with our mouth that you confess and are saved.
Pray this prayer from your heart today!
Dear Jesus , I believe that You died for me and rose again on the third day. I confess I am a sinner. I need your love and forgiveness. Come into my heart . Forgive my sins. I receive Your eternal life. Confirm You love by giving me peace, joy and supernatural love for others, Amen.
Welcome to Christ brethren, Please join a bible believing church.
Samuel Oluwatoki
Please forward this newsletter to a friend, family or colleague . Remember Matthew 10 vs 32 which says whoever confesses me before me , him I will confess before my father who is heaven.

THE YOUNG GIVER

Wednesday 4 July                                                                                                                 Bible in one year: Acts 21-24

Memorize:There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth;and there is that witholdeth more than is meet ,but it tendeth to poverty. Proverbs 11vs 24

Read : John 6vs 5-13

Our God can go to extremes in areas such as giving. When He really wants to give, He gives massively. Imagine using 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes to feed 5,000 men, excluding children and women. Going by the fact that women were usually more among the followers of Jesus, that could have been 12,000 people or more. Yet , there were leftovers.As awesome as this miracle was , it must not be forgotten that a young boy created the platform for God to perform this miracle of super abundance by giving up his lunch.I once asked my children what happened to the 12 baskets of extras that came out of the miraculous provision and they replied that each of the apostles must have gone home with one basket. But they were wrong.All 12 baskets would have been giving to that little boy because where the water comes from , is where it will return. Just imagine that boy getting home with 12 baskets of bread and fishes. His parents must have asked how he got them and he would have told them the story. I believe that family would learnt a big lesson concerning giving.

Learn from this story. Do you think the boy was the only one with food in the midst of that crowd? No ! What happened to others who had some food?Their food was hoarded and so remained that way. If that boy had kept back his meal just like others, the crowd could have starved because God needs a man to give something for Him to multiply. If you bring empty hands He will multiply your emptiness and at the end of the day, you will be the greater looser. Some of those who hid their food would have been asked to help the boy carry his booty home. The would have been saying :” this provision could have been mine”! They would have regretted their action. Furthermore, there might have been some of them who would have wanted to offer theirs but either they were too slow or they were still thinking or praying about it when the boy beat them to it. Be quick to give to God. Always lead others in giving because there is a reward for it. Like that boy, children and teens should learn to give to God. They are not too young to give to God.Parents must give their children offering to give in church and teach them how to pay their tithes on the gifts they receive from others. The earlier , the better.

PRAYER POINT : Father , help me to lead others when it comes to giving.

Open Heavens by Pastor E.A Adeboye

CHANGE YOUR GARMENT

Tuesday 3 July Bible in one year : Leviticus 8-10
Memorise: and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him. Colossians 3:10
Read : Colossians 3 vs 8-10
After Elisha saw Elijah being taken away , he cried out . The next thing he did was to tear his clothes (2 Kings 2 vs 12-14) . Why did he do that? According to Colossians 3:8-10 , you have to put off the old man before you can put on the new man. What constitutes the old man?
But now ye also put off all these: anger, wrath,malice,blasphemy,filthy communication out of you mouth.Colossians 3 vs 8
Sin is a type of clothing; righteousness is another type of clothing . Anyone who wears the garment of sin will be clothed in shame but the one who wears righteousness will be clothed in God’s glory. When Adam sinned, he lost his robe of righteousness and God’s glory was lifted from him. When Jesus came ,He came to take away our rags and being full of God’s glory, anyone who wears Him will be covered in His glory. The truth is that as long as you put on a cloak of sin, you will not be attractive for God’s use. Elisha realised the enormity of a new walk with God he was embarking on and he immediately tore his rags so that he could put on the new man. He was very wise.
There are some people who are being proposed for a higher spiritual assignment yet they will make no serious preparation. That is foolishness. A minister of God was being nominated by his pastor for ordination some years ago. When the time the list was released, his name was on it so he went to tell his pastor he saw his name on the list. The pastor told him that although he sent his name, he will not advise him to be ordained that year , going by certain shady things involving the brother, but he insisted on being ordained. He was therefore told to go into a period of fasting and prayer. Later the Pastor learnt that this brother was busy watching home video during the time he should be fasting. Ordination came and he was ordained as a deacon. He took the next Sunday message and all hell broke loose. His creditors started looking for him in order to arrest him. This was how he ran away from church. Anytime God is about to take you higher, it is time to examine your garment and destroy it if it is stained with sin.
KEY POINT:
Are you yearning for promotion? What are the practical evidences of your preparation? ordination adds value only to the prepared.
Open Heavens by Pastor E.A Adeboye

KEYS OF PRAYER AND HOLINESS

Monday 2 July                                        Bible in one year : Leviticus 5-7
Memorise: One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion gathers it for him who will pity the poor. Proverbs 28 vs 8
Read: Proverbs 13 vs 11-12
A very important key of the kingdom is prayer. John 14 vs 14 says if ye shall ask any thing in my name , i will do it.
This is an open cheque. Speaking of prayer , we should also note that if it includes thanksgiving and praises. If you can give thanks and praise God while praying effectively , closed doors will be forced open. However for your prayers to work, you must maintain a right standing with God. James 5 vs 16 says confess your faults one to another,and pray one for another , that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
To open doors, your prayer should be persistent, hot and fiery. It should be laced with God’s word stating the basis of your prayer and arguing your case. How do you pray? Strive also to pray in the Holy Ghost to increase the effectiveness of this key.
Another key is the master key of holiness( Deuteronomy 28 vs 1-13). If you live holy, all doors will look in your direction and open to you. Many people think they can get rich through fraudulent means. Yes, they can but that leaves God out of the equation. Any blessings that God is not in is cursed. Some people do not want to hear about holiness when business is being discussed because they think it will hinder increase or prosperity. How wrong! Holiness will only prevent you from receiving cursed money and any increase that may erode your blessings. But on the other hand ,holiness will deliver true riches and lasting prosperity to you. It is the money, increase or promotion you make through the fear of God that shall endure . Deuteronomy 23 vs 18 says God forbids any prostitute from bringing an offering or tithe into His house from the proceeds of her illicit trade. It is an abomination ! Proverbs 20 vs 23 says it is wrong to cunningly reduce the cup or vessel for measuring seeds or food items in a bid to cheat the buyer. In doing your business, you must not tell lies, or make false declarations. You don’t have to lie about your age or fill forms that you have several dependants when you don’t, because you want to reduce your taxes.God wants you holy so that the key of holiness can work for you.
KEY POINT: If you try the key of giving, faith , praise or prayer while living in sin, they will now work. For these keys to work, they must be combined with the key of holiness.

JUDGEMENT IS COMING

Sunday 1 July Bible in one year : Leviticus 1-4

Memorize: Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. 1 Corinthians 3 vs 13

Read : 1 Corinthians 3 vs 11-15

Death seals the fate of an individual. The Holy Ghost , writing through Paul in 2 Corinthians 5 vs 6-8 makes clear the fate of faithful believers: finding themselves immediately with Jesus once they are absent from the body; while Jesus in Luke 16 vs 22-23 makes clear the fate of those that live outside in God’s precepts:being welcome to hell as they close their eyes in death.There is no middle place. There is Heaven or hell. Wherever you land at death is where you will live forever. It is either death or Jesus comes to take you home at the rapture. These are the only two exit points from this world into eternity. Where will you spend eternity?

People quake whenever they hear of death because after death , judgment follows: Hebrews 9 vs 27 says : and as it is appointed unto man once to die, but after this the judgement:

The creator of man has an appointment with man. He does not seek their inputs concerning this appointments, although those who are very close to Him could negotiate and shift the date of the appointment. Whether you like or not,you must keep that appointment someday, either through death or through the rapture. A sinner who dies will go to hell. Revelation 20 vs 11-15 says after they are judged at the Great White judgment, the inhabitants of hell will be thrown into the lake of fire. That is like from frying pan to fire. The lake of fire is a far worse place than hell fire.Just one sin is enough to take you there. On the other hand, those who believe in Jesus Christ,not just church goers,but those who have received Christ into their lives and have the evidence of a change of life will face their judgement too. 1 Corinthians 3 vs 11-15 says every work we have done will be passed through God’s fire. Any work that did not meet up with God’s standard will be burnt. The issued is not just working for God but working to meet God’s standard or expectation. Any work done with wrong motives will be burnt. Any work done not at the time God requested but at the convenience of the doer may be burnt. Some people have nothing left after the fire. You have time to make amends. You not lose your reward!

KEY POINT: To be forewarned is to be forearmed. Unfortunately ,concerning matters of eternity, many who are forewarned never believed the truth until they died and found it so. But alas they were unprepared.

YOUTH: HOW DECENT?

Saturday 30 June                               Bible in one year :Psalm 70-72

Memorise : Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine;continue in them:for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. 1 Timothy 4 vs 16

Read: 1 Timothy 4 vs 12-16

If you will be relevant in God’s plan for the last days, you must totally discard this end time instant gratification bug. Today , many students are after instant education. Obtain your degree now! This is why education standards are falling in Nigerian universities and tertiary institutions . We have to return to core values in our educational system. Too much emphasis is being placed on certificates. It is not all about certificate. Anybody can buy one from they shelf of fraudsters and call himself or herself a graduate. The certified must prove by their performance and character that they earned the paper they carry. If they cannot prove this,it is most likely that certificate was stolen. Let us return to the era of merit. Let us go back to adopting true, healthy value system that can move us forward.

God is not happy with half-baked people. If the disciples of Christ were half baked, we would have completely lost the essence of Christianity by now. Speaking to the youthful pastor Timothy, Paul admonished him to attend to reading, exhortation and doctrine (1 Timothy 4 vs 13). God still wants you to pay attention to the studying the Word of God and reading books to develop yourself. Youths are expected  by God to be examples to their nations, life-style,love,spirit,faith and purity. As a youth , your dressing should show that you are not conforming with the world. Your clothes must be right. Your hair must be trimmed and combed. No wearing of dread locks. No sagging - allowing your trousers to drop to reveal your pant. That is madness! No mini skirts or undue exposure of what should be covered as a lady. Be decent. You are a youth for a Jesus so remember to stay different in order to glorify God.

KEY POINT: Get your basics right.As a Christian youth , you must not bring shame to the Lord because of half-baked education.

SPIRITUAL ADVOCACY

Friday 29 June                                                     Bible in one year: 67-69

Memorise: My little children, these things write i unto you, that ye sin not . And if any man sin , we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous : 1 John 2vs1

Read: Revelations 12 vs 10-11

When you have a case in court, who do you call to speak for you ? Your lawyer or defence attorney of course. Just as we have cases in courts in the physical realm , so also do we have cases in the spiritual realm. Believe it or not , verdicts from the spiritual courts supersede that of the physical realm. Many times, people only act out in the physical what has been decided in spiritual courts. Witches, wizards and evil people gather in the dead of night to lay certain accusations against people and to pass judgements on them. You do not need to attend their meetings even though sometimes God can take you there to see what they are doing. A minister of God once saw himself on an elevator descending into the earth. As is stopped, he stepped in to a meeting arena of people belonging to the kingdom of darkness . He sat with them and listen to all they were saying and doing, then he stood up and began to oppress them by pressing each of their heads downwards saying, ” so this is what you come her to do?” They were surprised to see him at their meeting. He was oppressing them but they could not harm because greater is the One inside of him.

Even evil gathering against you shall fail and their plans against you shall be disappointed in Jesus name.Sometimes God can give you a glimpse of the activities of your enemies. His purpose is for you to use this knowledge to fight these enemies. All the same , when a case is brought against you in the spirit realm,1 John 2 vs 1 says Jesus Christ is our advocate. In courts,you have defence witness who your lawyer will call. Romans 8 vs 33 says God is your justifier and Genesis 18 vs 23-25 calls Him the judge of the earth. And if He is for you who can be against you( Romans 8 vs 31)? On the other hand , you have the accuser of the brethren -the devil and the demons who bring cases against us (Revelations 12 vs 10), Isaiah 54 vs 17 says you shall condemn every tongue that rises against you . This is why you must not do anything to turn your Defence Attorney against you.As long as He is in agreement with you, victory over your accusers is certain.

PRAYER POINT:Thank God for you advocate-Jesus Christ. Ask God for grace to remain in good standing with Him.

Our God Reigns

 Thursday 28 June                                       Bible in one year - Psalms 64 -66

Memorise: That as sin hath reigned unto death,even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 5 vs 21

Read : 2 Samuel 6 vs 9-12

Are you doubting whether God can intervene in your life? Irrespective of your doubts, because our God reigns , laughter will come into your family this season in Jesus name. Our God cannot co-reign with poverty because He is the Jehovah El-Shaddai- the All-Sufficient God, the inexhaustible God ( Genesis 17 vs 1) . In 2 Samuel 6 vs 9-12 , the Ark of the Covenant was brought into the house of Obededom and poverty and lack immediately gave way. He became so prosperous that he was the talk of the town just within three months! Is Jesus in your life? If He is , I command lack and poverty to disappear from your life today!

Several ramifications can be deduced from the fact that our God reigns. since our God now reigns , the rule of sickness, demons,sorrow, darkness, failure, bareness, and poverty has been terminated in your life. An African proverb, says that when the cat traveled, the house became the abode of mice, but when the cat returns? The mice will disappear or be killed. Our God reigns, means that cat has returned so every sorrow , sickness,disgrace, disappointment,etc must scatter now. Also , since no two captains can man the same ship , when God steps in ,everything contending with God will have to step out.The moment the Lord stepped into Peter’s boat , failure jumped out but it did not stop there. Jesus became the controller and owner of the boat. When He comes into your house , He will not just be a guest or tenant but the landlord. When you let Him into your home, He will not just be as a friend of the bridegroom but the One in charge of that home and barrenness and other anti family elements will give way. When you let Him into your business, He will become the MD/CEO and poverty will leave you alone. The devil can only play tricks in areas Jesus is not reigning. Is He reigning in every area of your life?

PRAYER POINT: Master Jesus, reign in every area of my life.

RELEASE BY FORGIVING

Wednesday 27 June                                 Bible in one year :Psalms 61-63

Read: Matthew 18 vs 21-35

Memorise: Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow servant ,even as i had pity on thee? Matthew 18 vs 33

Most things on earth respond to the principle of sowing and reaping, and mercy is not an exception. If you want to continually enjoy God’s mercy sow mercy into lives of those who offend you or owe you. In Matthew 18 vs 21-35, we learn that the reason a heavily-indebted servant whose debt was forgiven had to be locked up until he paid up , was because he would not forgive his fellow servant as he was forgiven. As a result, the forgiveness he had received was neutralized by his unforgiving stance and he ended up a debtor. You asked for , and received forgiveness as a sinner and you become born again. Even after your salvation , you keep asking for the blood of Jesus to cleanse you from sin no matter how weighty they are. Yet you refuse to forgive the brother who misunderstood or misinterpreted your views. If possible , you would want the Holy Ghost fire to roast him; for what ? For not greeting you when he passed by or for stepping on your toes? if you cannot forgive and truly release that fellow from your heart , you have ceased from walking in love.

Many people are sick and wondering why. You will be surprised how many people are sick because of un-forgiveness,bitterness ans similar character defects.A woman came to Ebutte Metta, Lagos (SW Nigeria) in the early 80’s . It was the 18th of all the places she had gone to for prayers. When she came into the church, she said she had finally found a church where nobody would kill her. One day , she rose up from her sleep and accused Baba of being among those who wanted her dead . Then I knew something was wrong so invited her for more talk and the Holy Spirit told me she was harbouring un-forgiveness hence tormentors were tormenting her life. When i tried to probe further, she said her husband did something and she resolved never to forgive him. If you want progress,prosperity, forgiveness and mercy , forgive those who offend you. Release them from your heart. Has your pastor offended you ? Forgive him. Has the choir mistress stepped hard on your toes during rehearsals ?Forgive her. Sow Forgiveness and reap mercy. Un-forgiveness is holding back the blessing or many. Release your blessings today!

KEY POINT: The level of love or hatred in the body of Christ can be measured by the type of prayers we pray for one another.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR TONGUE

Tuesday 26 June                                              Bible in one year : Psalm 58-60

Memorise : Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18 vs 21

Read : Psalms 34 vs 11-13

Many things seen in the spirit realm never materialize because  those who saw them failed to cry out.Your mouth is a very powerful weapon that could determine whether you live or die. It is relatively preferable to be to speak than to see. When they brought a blind and dumb man to the Lord in Matthew 12 vs 22,He healed him and the man both “spake and saw”. Take note of the order. There is something called the law of priority. if you can speak ,even if you were blind as bat, with your voice you can call out for help like ersrwhile blind Bartimaeus. Proverbs18 vs 21 says the power of death and life are in the tongue. Some parents use their tongues to kill, limit , enslave or destroy themselves or members of their families. When something unpleasant happens , watch what you say! When your child misbehaves , watch your remarks! When you are angry , keep the doors of your lips sealed! Why? The enemy is right beside you with a spiritual recording device , ready to record what you say in order to use it against you. The home of many believers are not together because their tongue is pulling them apart.

Are you always confessing negative things about yourself? Do you justify such actions because you feel you should say things as they are and face reality? Or you think if you can confess positive things about a negative situation, it amounts to a lie or self deception? The rule is, never use your mouth to negate what you want God to do to an unpleasant situation . The Lord told the Israelites in the wilderness , it is what you have spoken in my ears that I will do to you ( Numbers 14 vs 28). What do you often speak into God’s ears? if you study the life of Jesus Christ, He had great control over His tongue. He use His tongue positively and He reaped the results. Lazarus died but the Lord said he was sleeping and that He would go and wake him up , and it was so ( John 11 vs 11,43-44) . Jairus’ daughter died and Jesus said she was sleeping and He woke her back to life( Mark 5 vs 39-43). The power of your tongue can grant approval to the negative things yo say about yourself. Watch what you say with your mouth!

ACTION POINT: Deliberate confess good things concerning yourself and your family regularly and God will establish your confessions.

KEYS OF CONSECRATION

 

Monday 25 June                                    Bible in one year - Psalms 55-57

Memorize : Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands , ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded . James 4-8

Read : Philippians 3 vs 7-11

Just like the Door- Jesus, can open all doors, so also can your faith , if only you are linked with The Door and you believe in Him. Apart from The Door and faith , another key that can open the door to power is the key of consecration . James 4 vs 8 says Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands; ye sinners ; and purify your hearts , ye double minded.

You will notice from this verse that having a close with God is reciprocal. God has already taken the first step by sending His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to die for us when we did not know Him. Now He says take a step towards towards me and i will take a step towards you. Man’s stride is short compared to God’s stride. At the end of the day, He is still the One to take the greater step but He wants you to put in that little effort. If you love the Lord,you will sacrifice one thing or the other to prove your love. What effort are you making towards growing in Christ? There is power in consecration. In Philippians 3 vs 7-11 , Paul sacrificed all his past gains and achievements just to know Jesus. No wonder in Acts 19 vs 11-12 says God performed special miracles through him. Are you consecrated? In past times , people entered covenants such as No Bible No breakfast , No Soul No Sleep ,No tithe No Spending, NO Prayer No Service, No Forgiveness No Sleep , No Forgiveness No Offering , etc. What is your consecration today?

Another key to open doors is obedience, which God prefers to sacrifice. Obedience entails receiving instructions and complying with them .It is increasingly becoming difficult for Christians to comply with simple instructions . The prefer to adjust instructions to suit their tastes . If you cannot obey God to the letter, certain doors may remain closed to you. Isaiah 1 vs 19 says you must be willing and obedient before you can enjoy the treasures of your land. Have you complied with every instruction the Lord has given you? As you obey Him, doors will open to you in every direction.
ACTION POINT:
Consecration gives direction to your life. Adopt one or more covenants with God as exemplified in the study and make them your daily slogans and practice.

DEATH SEALS FATE

Sunday 24 June                                       Bible in one year - Psalms 52-54

Memorise : And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.Revelations 20 vs 15.
 
Read: Luke 16 vs 19-26

It is good to be talented and divinely gifted but the talents,gifts,abilities and anointing that go with you to the grave without being utilised could stand against you as exhibits of disobedience . Are you using your resources effectively? Colossians 4vs 5 says the time is short so try and redeem it. one reason people dread death is because after death one’s fate is sealed. The story of the rich man and Lazarus illustrates ( Luke 16 vs 19-26). Immediately Lazarus died his soul was transported by angels to paradise whereas his body was buried without any ceremony. In fact, to many , including the rich man , it was good riddance to bad rubbish. His fate was immediately sealed. He was forever to be in Heaven. No more begging , no more sickness, no more ridicule , no more dogs to lick his wounds. He would forever enjoy the splendor , glory, comfort and abundance of the Most High God. That was a positive eternal seal.

As believer, it is your duty to rely on God’s grace to live for Christ while you are alive and resist the devil’s advances , offers and temptations until your last breath. A second afterwards , your fate is forever sealed in Heaven. Beloved, are you going through tough times ? Are the times even becoming tougher ? Are you facing so much  pressure to compromise your faith especially because some leaders you looked up to have fallen? Are you thinking of giving up ? Don’t , Hold on still. It will soon be  over! You are at a very crucial stage of your faith , don’t give in to your flesh, the devil or external pressures! just continue to ask for grace to live victoriously everyday . On the other hand, the rich man died and was given a world-class burial but his soul found itself in hell. His fate was sealed. On earth, he did not have time to repent; now he had all the time but no opportunity to repent. If you have opportunity  now to repent, by all means create time for it, because a time is coming when you may have all the time but no opportunity . Millions are regretting and acknoledging Christ in hell but all that is futile because their fate is forever sealed. Revelatons 20 vs 11-15 says all inhabitants of hell will eventually be moved into an eternal lake of fire!

ACTION POINT: When death seals the fate of an individual , it is a point of no return. Consider yourself if you fate is positively sealed and take necessary action.

HALF BAKED GENERATION

Saturday 23 June                                               Bible in one year: Colossians 3-4

Memorize - For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning,that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope .Romans 15 vs 4

If you will become someone great , you must maximize the use of your time resource which is one of the greatest assets available to you. May you not fall victim to opportunities lost in time like the children of Israel! A philosophy i imbibed from my teacher in my  primary school days was : ” Never leave till tomorrow what you can do today”. Many people sit down and say they are killing time; No, they are killing themselves because time does not die.  How effectively are you using your time? Are you fond of procrastinating ? This is the time to dust yourself up and begin to run .

Another major challenge we have to be mindful of which can affect our success is the modern day instant gratification culture and tendency to be multitasking in so many things but without depth in anything . In time past , people took their time to do all that was done such as cooking , building ,etc . hence they were well done. But today, technology has turned everything into something instant: instant tea! instant coffee! instant meal ! instant wife!instant husband ! instant everything! There is so much rush doing virtually everything that virtually nothing is well done. Things are now half- cooked and half-baked wife or husband ,  raise half-baked children ,attend half- baked services and raise half-baked converts. Today,half -baked pastors, and leaders adorn our churches and they are givings the body of Christ a lot of problems . Also,senior pastors who should be calling for night vigils are now saying they are not necessary . Nobody wants to spend time praying anymore. Claim it now and get it now is now trendy! if the pastor is praying for five minutes,the members will be asking , what is wrong with this fellow? This is an unfortunate trend that every true believer must overcome. There is no half-baked salvation . It is either you are saved or you are not. God give attention to details but if you don’t  , you cannot flow with Him.

KEY POINT: Some people rush out of church service which they barely endured and go to spend twice or more of that time on the internet. Consider your ways