Thursday, May 14, 2015
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Normal temptation
Today is a day i have really thought of something so many of us assume, if not ignore,yet it affects us daily as human beings.
I was just innocently seated in A Nissan reading the parents magazine i had carried.One girl entered the Nissan and sat in front with me. I never cared to know but the conductor asked for money and loh, when she turned to pay,her chest interacted with mine for those few seconds and all over my body,flaming sparks started flying at a faster rate!
I turned quickly and looked at her but she was not aware of the effects of her womanhood on me.I had to seat straight and look ahead as though nothing has happened to me but all the same,i was feeling funny
This made me think of so many moments many believers have found themselves in, either knowingly, or unknowingly....Yes,the bible says we should run away from sexual sins, but to many of us, we would rather stroll away, if not stand to resist it, but when we fall, we realize how frail we're and unable to stand against its lure.
This days,all over town you will see young girls and boys,if not mature men and women hanging in each others arms, if not kissing passionately in the name of love.When i think about such, i wonder if I'm the only one who is abnormal in this world, because such a thing can easily disable my mind and give all the rights to the body. This made me decide never to be in secluded places with any woman,if not lonely places and pathways. Actually,i never invite women to my house and i don't visit a lady i have feeling for in her house when a lone.This has always worked for me
My point is,when we get saved,our feelings don't die.Actually the body never gets saved.That's why Paul said i die daily!That means putting our bodies under our control is a daily dying! If you ask many saved men and women who backslide or fell into sex sin,the reason is always simple,they ignored the obvious,and thought they're mature enough to handle it,only to find themselves on the floors gulping for strength,while looking for someone else to help them wake up
In another post,i made it clear about how powerful the sexual drive is . In-fact,It is so strong that it can alter a person's thinking and emotions. It has the power to harden the heart and move us to irrational and sinful decisions.
God has created sex for the marriage bed and for there alone. He wants you to be pure in mind and body, reserving the sexual union for the proper context of marriage so that you might properly honor God and your spouse..It's never advisable to any single to hang around,hang in someone's arms or even think he is above the lure of sex. Nowadays you can be exited for sex anywhere and everywhere but if you're in charge of you,always look for a way of escape,if nor run as fast as possible,for your safety and peace. Sometimes it's wise to be mute on some people for your safety!It's not a sin to do that,if you know talking to them makes you turn on your sexual gear!
To all my single friends,my prayer is that ,"God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.1 Thessalonians 5:23.
Take care of yourselves and God will give you the strength to overcome the lure of sex and its appeal.God bless you all
I was just innocently seated in A Nissan reading the parents magazine i had carried.One girl entered the Nissan and sat in front with me. I never cared to know but the conductor asked for money and loh, when she turned to pay,her chest interacted with mine for those few seconds and all over my body,flaming sparks started flying at a faster rate!
I turned quickly and looked at her but she was not aware of the effects of her womanhood on me.I had to seat straight and look ahead as though nothing has happened to me but all the same,i was feeling funny
This made me think of so many moments many believers have found themselves in, either knowingly, or unknowingly....Yes,the bible says we should run away from sexual sins, but to many of us, we would rather stroll away, if not stand to resist it, but when we fall, we realize how frail we're and unable to stand against its lure.
This days,all over town you will see young girls and boys,if not mature men and women hanging in each others arms, if not kissing passionately in the name of love.When i think about such, i wonder if I'm the only one who is abnormal in this world, because such a thing can easily disable my mind and give all the rights to the body. This made me decide never to be in secluded places with any woman,if not lonely places and pathways. Actually,i never invite women to my house and i don't visit a lady i have feeling for in her house when a lone.This has always worked for me
My point is,when we get saved,our feelings don't die.Actually the body never gets saved.That's why Paul said i die daily!That means putting our bodies under our control is a daily dying! If you ask many saved men and women who backslide or fell into sex sin,the reason is always simple,they ignored the obvious,and thought they're mature enough to handle it,only to find themselves on the floors gulping for strength,while looking for someone else to help them wake up
In another post,i made it clear about how powerful the sexual drive is . In-fact,It is so strong that it can alter a person's thinking and emotions. It has the power to harden the heart and move us to irrational and sinful decisions.
God has created sex for the marriage bed and for there alone. He wants you to be pure in mind and body, reserving the sexual union for the proper context of marriage so that you might properly honor God and your spouse..It's never advisable to any single to hang around,hang in someone's arms or even think he is above the lure of sex. Nowadays you can be exited for sex anywhere and everywhere but if you're in charge of you,always look for a way of escape,if nor run as fast as possible,for your safety and peace. Sometimes it's wise to be mute on some people for your safety!It's not a sin to do that,if you know talking to them makes you turn on your sexual gear!
To all my single friends,my prayer is that ,"God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.1 Thessalonians 5:23.
Take care of yourselves and God will give you the strength to overcome the lure of sex and its appeal.God bless you all
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Say NO to sex before marriage
Say NO to sex before marriage
I believe it is immoral to have sex before marriage. However, this is not just a matter of religion. God didn’t just randomly make some things sins. There’s a logic to them.
Having sex before marriage is only going to cloud the relationship with passion and prevent you from really getting to know the person. What happens when the “in love” phase fades away? What will the relationship be based on?
Get to really know the person without physical stuff clouding your judgment. Then when you get married you can fully give yourself to the other and know you are really loved for who you are. That’s why the stats show that people who wait divorce less.
Plus, having sex with people before marriage is in a way being unfaithful to your spouse even if you haven’t met them yet. Wouldn’t you feel more loved if your husband or wife waited just for you and then gave him/herself completely to you and no one else? This is why I follow morality. It makes sense and truly makes you free.
"For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and hon our..." ~ 1 Thessalonians 4:3–4
"But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no whore monger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God." ~ Ephesians 5:3–5
I believe it is immoral to have sex before marriage. However, this is not just a matter of religion. God didn’t just randomly make some things sins. There’s a logic to them.
Having sex before marriage is only going to cloud the relationship with passion and prevent you from really getting to know the person. What happens when the “in love” phase fades away? What will the relationship be based on?
Get to really know the person without physical stuff clouding your judgment. Then when you get married you can fully give yourself to the other and know you are really loved for who you are. That’s why the stats show that people who wait divorce less.
Plus, having sex with people before marriage is in a way being unfaithful to your spouse even if you haven’t met them yet. Wouldn’t you feel more loved if your husband or wife waited just for you and then gave him/herself completely to you and no one else? This is why I follow morality. It makes sense and truly makes you free.
"For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and hon our..." ~ 1 Thessalonians 4:3–4
"But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no whore monger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God." ~ Ephesians 5:3–5
to all singles,,purpose to live a live worth for Christ. Amen
Your Discouragers are Those Near You
In
this life,you will never miss to find discouragers.This are people who
look for every opportunity to surp your energy in doing God's work,and
many times,they always look for ways of making you feel how unworthy you
are,on a certain work,ministry and calling that God has placed in your
life.Amazingly,this group of people are never foreigners.They emanate
from the friends,family and relatives who know,or have known your weakness at some point,or who you really have sat,shared and encouraged one another some time back.
When the ministry of Jesus had taken root among his people,it was met with resistance,regardless of the wonderful results of the same.His band of discouragers were a group of people who come from his hometown. They were amazed,not that they liked him, but they wondered “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?”“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” And they took offense at him.
But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.[Mathew 13:55-57]
When Nehemia was involved in the work of rebuilding the temple of God, he also had the same group of people talking down his work.Sanballat was very angry when he learned that they were rebuilding the wall. He flew into a rage and mocked the Jews, saying in front of his friends and the Samarian army officers, “What does this bunch of poor, feeble Jews think they’re doing? Do they think they can build the wall in a single day by just offering a few sacrifices? Do they actually think they can make something of stones from a rubbish heap—and charred ones at that? ”He continued, that stone wall would collapse if even a fox walked along the top of it!”[Nehemia 4:1-3]
Saint of God, what work are you involved in for the Lord and who are your major discouragers? Don't loose heart and give in to the pressure of the devil. Be like Nehemiah. When he heard that, he prayed, “Hear us, our God, for we are being mocked. May their scoffing fall back on their own heads, and may they themselves become captives in a foreign land! Do not ignore their guilt. Do not blot out their sins, for they have provoked you to anger here in front of the builders.”[Nehemia 4:1-3].
In every moment of discouragement, cry to the Lord and continue with the work. Nehemiah finished the wall, Jesus finished his ministry and the devil and his angels that surrounded them gave up. May God help us all. Amen
When the ministry of Jesus had taken root among his people,it was met with resistance,regardless of the wonderful results of the same.His band of discouragers were a group of people who come from his hometown. They were amazed,not that they liked him, but they wondered “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?”“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” And they took offense at him.
But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.[Mathew 13:55-57]
When Nehemia was involved in the work of rebuilding the temple of God, he also had the same group of people talking down his work.Sanballat was very angry when he learned that they were rebuilding the wall. He flew into a rage and mocked the Jews, saying in front of his friends and the Samarian army officers, “What does this bunch of poor, feeble Jews think they’re doing? Do they think they can build the wall in a single day by just offering a few sacrifices? Do they actually think they can make something of stones from a rubbish heap—and charred ones at that? ”He continued, that stone wall would collapse if even a fox walked along the top of it!”[Nehemia 4:1-3]
Saint of God, what work are you involved in for the Lord and who are your major discouragers? Don't loose heart and give in to the pressure of the devil. Be like Nehemiah. When he heard that, he prayed, “Hear us, our God, for we are being mocked. May their scoffing fall back on their own heads, and may they themselves become captives in a foreign land! Do not ignore their guilt. Do not blot out their sins, for they have provoked you to anger here in front of the builders.”[Nehemia 4:1-3].
In every moment of discouragement, cry to the Lord and continue with the work. Nehemiah finished the wall, Jesus finished his ministry and the devil and his angels that surrounded them gave up. May God help us all. Amen
Have Patience and wait upon God
We
all get discouraged in our walk of faith.If you have been a believer
for long,you must have gotten discouraged not once but sometimes many
times.That's the reality of life,and if you have been waiting on God for
something that takes ages to come,it's very easy to feel discouraged.
One of the psalm i like so much is psalm 73.This psalm has such a person.Asaph must have reached the peak of discouragement when he wrote this.He wondered why unbelievers get blessed and him,with his righteous stand,God seems to overlook his prayers and supplication to him.He says "Surely God is good to Israel,to those who are pure in heart.But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;I had nearly lost my foothold.He would have backslide].psalm 73:1-2]
As Asaph was going through this discouraging moment,with an urge to backslide ,he narrates what he saw among unbelievers.He continues... I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.they have no struggles;their bodies are healthy and strong.They are free from common human burdens;they are not plagued by human ills.Therefore pride is their necklace;they clothe themselves with violence.From their callous hearts comes iniquity ;their evil imaginations have no limits.They scoff, and speak with malice;with arrogance they threaten oppression.Their mouths lay claim to heaven,and their tongues take possession of the earth.Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance.They say, “How would God know?Does the Most High know anything?”This is what the wicked are like—always free of care, they go on amassing wealth.[psalm 73:3-12]
As he continued to envy the unbelieving world,he says to himself" Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence.All day long I have been afflicted,and every morning brings new punishments.If I had spoken out like that,I would have betrayed your children.[psalm 73:12-16]
He later says"When I tried to understand all this,it troubled me deeply. till I entered the sanctuary of God;then I understood their final destiny.Surely you place them on slippery ground;you cast them down to ruin.How suddenly are they destroyed,completely swept away by terrors!They are like a dream when one awakes;when you arise, Lord,you will despise them as fantasies..[psalm 73:16-20]. What a breakthrough for asaph.
Saint of God,which unbeliever have you been envying lately? It's when Asaph went to the temple,that his focus changed,and we should not shun church when we are low,because that is when God speaks to us.He later concludes with a cry to God,but now with a different focus.He says When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,I was senseless and ignorant;I was a brute beast before you.Yet I am always with you;you hold me by my right hand.You guide me with your counsel,and afterward you will take me into glory.[psalm 73:20-24].
In every form of discouragement,attend church,listen to God and you will see how God uses our circumstances to show us what lies ahead of us.What we wait from him is much more than the treasures of this world combined.Stay in God and keep the focus. God bless you
One of the psalm i like so much is psalm 73.This psalm has such a person.Asaph must have reached the peak of discouragement when he wrote this.He wondered why unbelievers get blessed and him,with his righteous stand,God seems to overlook his prayers and supplication to him.He says "Surely God is good to Israel,to those who are pure in heart.But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;I had nearly lost my foothold.He would have backslide].psalm 73:1-2]
As Asaph was going through this discouraging moment,with an urge to backslide ,he narrates what he saw among unbelievers.He continues... I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.they have no struggles;their bodies are healthy and strong.They are free from common human burdens;they are not plagued by human ills.Therefore pride is their necklace;they clothe themselves with violence.From their callous hearts comes iniquity ;their evil imaginations have no limits.They scoff, and speak with malice;with arrogance they threaten oppression.Their mouths lay claim to heaven,and their tongues take possession of the earth.Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance.They say, “How would God know?Does the Most High know anything?”This is what the wicked are like—always free of care, they go on amassing wealth.[psalm 73:3-12]
As he continued to envy the unbelieving world,he says to himself" Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence.All day long I have been afflicted,and every morning brings new punishments.If I had spoken out like that,I would have betrayed your children.[psalm 73:12-16]
He later says"When I tried to understand all this,it troubled me deeply. till I entered the sanctuary of God;then I understood their final destiny.Surely you place them on slippery ground;you cast them down to ruin.How suddenly are they destroyed,completely swept away by terrors!They are like a dream when one awakes;when you arise, Lord,you will despise them as fantasies..[psalm 73:16-20]. What a breakthrough for asaph.
Saint of God,which unbeliever have you been envying lately? It's when Asaph went to the temple,that his focus changed,and we should not shun church when we are low,because that is when God speaks to us.He later concludes with a cry to God,but now with a different focus.He says When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,I was senseless and ignorant;I was a brute beast before you.Yet I am always with you;you hold me by my right hand.You guide me with your counsel,and afterward you will take me into glory.[psalm 73:20-24].
In every form of discouragement,attend church,listen to God and you will see how God uses our circumstances to show us what lies ahead of us.What we wait from him is much more than the treasures of this world combined.Stay in God and keep the focus. God bless you
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Teachings from the Word
HAVING ONE GOD +kipkorir kirui
10:12-17 There is not one God to the Jews, more kind, and another to the Gentiles, who is less kind; the Lord is a Father to all men. The promise is the same to all, who call on the name of the Lord Jesus as the Son of God, as God manifest in the flesh. All believers thus call upon the Lord Jesus, and none else will do so humbly or sincerely. But how should any call on the Lord Jesus, the Divine Saviour, who had not heard of him? And what is the life of a Christian but a life of prayer? It shows that we feel our dependence on him, and are ready to give up ourselves to him, and have a believing expectation of our all from him. It was necessary that the gospel should be preached to the Gentiles. Somebody must show them what they are to believe. How welcome the gospel ought to be to those to whom it was preached! The gospel is given, not only to be known and believed, but to be obeyed. It is not a system of notions, but a rule of practice. The beginning, progress, and strength of faith is by hearing. But it is only hearing the word, as the word of God that will strengthen faith.
+kipkorir kirui
FAITHSo then faith comes by hearing,.... That is, by preaching; for the word hearing is used in the same sense as in the preceding verse; and designs the report of the Gospel, or the preaching of the word, which is the means God makes use of, to convey faith into the hearts of his people; for preachers are ministers, or instruments, by whom others believe:
and hearing by the word of God; or "of Christ", as some copies read, and so do the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions; and intends either the holy Scriptures, which have God for their author, and Christ for the subject of them; and which furnish the men of God, or ministers of the Gospel, with proper materials to preach; and so hearing or preaching is by them, or else the command of God or Christ, which more properly signifies; and the sense is, that men preach the Gospel in obedience to the commandment of the everlasting God, and according to the orders, mission, and commission, warrant and authority, of the Lord Jesus Christ: and so these words are the conclusion, and sum of the whole; that as invocation is owing to faith, so faith to hearing, hearing to preaching, preaching to a mission; whence it follows, that it is the original will of God, to send forth his apostles and ministers, to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles, as well as to the Jews; that they hearing might believe, and believing call upon the Lord, and so be saved by him: it is a saying of the Jews, , "hearing depends upon the word" amen
10:12-17 There is not one God to the Jews, more kind, and another to the Gentiles, who is less kind; the Lord is a Father to all men. The promise is the same to all, who call on the name of the Lord Jesus as the Son of God, as God manifest in the flesh. All believers thus call upon the Lord Jesus, and none else will do so humbly or sincerely. But how should any call on the Lord Jesus, the Divine Saviour, who had not heard of him? And what is the life of a Christian but a life of prayer? It shows that we feel our dependence on him, and are ready to give up ourselves to him, and have a believing expectation of our all from him. It was necessary that the gospel should be preached to the Gentiles. Somebody must show them what they are to believe. How welcome the gospel ought to be to those to whom it was preached! The gospel is given, not only to be known and believed, but to be obeyed. It is not a system of notions, but a rule of practice. The beginning, progress, and strength of faith is by hearing. But it is only hearing the word, as the word of God that will strengthen faith.
+kipkorir kirui
FAITHSo then faith comes by hearing,.... That is, by preaching; for the word hearing is used in the same sense as in the preceding verse; and designs the report of the Gospel, or the preaching of the word, which is the means God makes use of, to convey faith into the hearts of his people; for preachers are ministers, or instruments, by whom others believe:
and hearing by the word of God; or "of Christ", as some copies read, and so do the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions; and intends either the holy Scriptures, which have God for their author, and Christ for the subject of them; and which furnish the men of God, or ministers of the Gospel, with proper materials to preach; and so hearing or preaching is by them, or else the command of God or Christ, which more properly signifies; and the sense is, that men preach the Gospel in obedience to the commandment of the everlasting God, and according to the orders, mission, and commission, warrant and authority, of the Lord Jesus Christ: and so these words are the conclusion, and sum of the whole; that as invocation is owing to faith, so faith to hearing, hearing to preaching, preaching to a mission; whence it follows, that it is the original will of God, to send forth his apostles and ministers, to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles, as well as to the Jews; that they hearing might believe, and believing call upon the Lord, and so be saved by him: it is a saying of the Jews, , "hearing depends upon the word" amen
Salvation from the Word
The Word Brings Salvation
…16However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, "LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?" 17So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. 18But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? Indeed they have; "THEIR VOICE HAS GONE OUT INTO ALL THE EARTH, AND THEIR WORDS TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD."…
…16However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, "LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?" 17So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. 18But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? Indeed they have; "THEIR VOICE HAS GONE OUT INTO ALL THE EARTH, AND THEIR WORDS TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD."…
Cross References
Job 42:5
My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you.
Galatians 3:2
I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard?
Galatians 3:5
So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?
Colossians 3:16
Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
1 Thessalonians 2:13
And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.
Hebrews 4:2
For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed.
My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you.
Galatians 3:2
I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard?
Galatians 3:5
So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?
Colossians 3:16
Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
1 Thessalonians 2:13
And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.
Hebrews 4:2
For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed.
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