“Are you known at the throne?” There is an interesting event in the 19th chapter of the book of Acts. Paul was preaching in Ephesus, and God was doing great wonders among these spirit’s people. Two Jews took it upon themselves to cast out demons like Paul, using the name of Jesus as their magic words. It did not work. Jesus’ name is not a magic word. It represents a relationship. Without the relationship, there is no power in using…
"Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?" says the Lord. "Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?" says your God. (Isaiah 66:9) You might have suffered many untold hardships in the past, yet you were not swallowed by them. May be you have undergone many embarrassing situations to the extent that you have become the laughing stock of friends and neighbours, yet you are still around to keep on keeping on. You have…
Abandoning that one, he dug another well, and the local people finally left him alone. So Isaac called it "Room Enough", for he said, "At last the Lord has made room for us and we will be able to thrive. NLT. (Genesis 26:22) Isaac’s move to Gerar: Isaac had settled near Beer-Iahairoi (“the well of the Living One who sees me”), where his sons, Jacob and Esau, were born. A famine drove him to Gerar. But when he became wealthy,…
Before the birth pains begin, Jerusalem gives birth to a son. Who has ever seen or heard of anything as strange as this? Has a nation ever been born in a single day? Has a country ever come forth in a mere moment? But by the time Jerusalem’s birth pains begin, the baby will be born, the nation will come forth. (Isaiah 66: 7-8) NLT One of the prophecies that will be fulfilled in your life as a faithful believer…
St. Thomas Aquinas Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do. Our lifelong quest for wisdom can strengthen our belief in God and our bonds with our children. On the path to wisdom we need to acquire knowledge. Yet too many of us live in darkness, failing to learn more about our relationship with God and also…
"He led you through the vast and dreadful desert, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock. He gave you manna to eat in the desert, something your fathers had never known, to humble and to test you so that in the end it might go well you." Deuteronomy 8:15-16(NIV). In God’s system of provision there is a way He usually provides for His children which they usually overlook….
What happens when you plan your life, map out your future, strategize your goals without first seeking God? The short answer is discontentment. The long answer is that if you’re willing, He’ll change your heart. The evening of our wedding reception, my husband boldly announced that he hoped we’d one day be the proud parents of six children. "SIX?" I laughed. "Was he serious? Who had six kids these days? NOT me! Wrong wife," I chuckled. I wanted one child,…
Genesis – The one who spread the idea to build a tower. ‘And they said to one another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.’ Genesis 11:3 The Sun was setting when the workmen removed the last burnt clay. The fires lighted around the camp sites of the workmen from near and far off countries which stretched far and wide. The discovery of the use…
IN THIS YEAR OF THE KING, PARTICULARLY FOR OUR INCREASE Understanding of God’s mind and follow His way is the key for the Increase you are about to receive. Making Christ’s strength your strength is the key to your fruitfulness and given yourself into the direction is the key to your ever increasing favour BE RENEWED BY DIGGING UP THE OLD WELLS OF ABRAHAM Visit any cemetery and you will see gravestones standing at attention like soldiers on a…
THAT STORY ABOUT APOSTLE OBADARE IS FALSE The leaders of the C.A.C. World-Soul Winning Evangelical Ministry (WOSEM) have totally denied and also condemned in strong terms, a recent Magazine report circulating (not CA Magazine), which allege that the Director of the Ministry, Apostle T.O. Obadare died for about four days and came back to life afterwards. The report states that after Apostle Obadare came back to life, he claimed that while he was dead, he was taken to heaven where God…