Christians: THE SILENCE: Chapter two
Christ's silence to our sin, is a sign that He does not care about our faults, mistakes or even choices, all He is after is our salvation. When Christ heard what the accusers of the adulterous woman said, He turned away from them and began to write on the ground as if to give a silent rebuke. The people expected Christ would condemn her for what she had done, after all she was caught in the art, it was not just rumors.
He lifted up His head looking at them, He did not say one word to the woman, instead He said a searching word to those round her, he said something her accusers never expected to hear at that moment, it was a statement that not only touched the woman but also her accusers.
**John 8:7 KJV**
**So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.**
When He looked up the second time, her accusers had all disappeared. Then He said to the woman, probably the woman must have felt He made that statement just to get raid of her accusers so He could condemn her directly, but instead He said something she would have never guessed, it was a statement that brought peace to her instead of worry, it was a statement that gave her hope instead of anguish. A statement so short and simple but very pure.
***" neither do i condemn thee"***
**John 8:11 KJV**
**She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.**
Jesus Christ did what no one expected, He did not reject her, He accepted her when others did not, He acted as a sin-bearer at that moment taking her sins for Himself. He was casting her sins into the depths of the sea, in exchange for the power to sin no more. It was not because her sin was small, it was not because He had the ability to do so at that moment so He felt like it, neither was it because He wanted to disgrace her accusers. it was because of His endless love.
When you take your sins to Him, He will not rebuke you, He we not scold you, He will never cast you out. He is the only one that would not judge you based on your past neither would be bring it up.
****OUR LIVES TODAY****
Most times we may feel God does not notice our sin because of His silence, other times we assume we are not worthy to pray because of our past choices or we do not deserve His love. When we are in sin, Christ is silent not because He has forsaken us in our sin rather He is only giving you time for repentance.
*TO BE CONTINUED...*
Christians:The Silence
****CHAPTER ONE****
**Ecclesiastes 3:7 KJV**
**A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak**
It is expected that a man as great as Jesus, His birth would create natural and unnatural phenomenons here on earth during that period. After all there have been so many prophecies about His coming, both by major or minor prophets But His coming was so silent, even His birth was one of the most humble one's ever known through out history. He was given birth to in a place ment for animals. Who would have thought the great messiah would be laid in a manger. No one knew the messiah they have been waiting for hundreds of years has finally come unto a choir of angels made it known to the wise men.
Then after fleeing from King Herod, we heard notting about him, no mention was made about His time as a child, with one exception which was when He was found at the temple studying. Besides that we knew Notting about Him, the world knew Notting about Him for thirty years. Christ. Himself had never referred to those thirty years. Why did he keep silent? Why not clue us in as to what He had been up to for those yes? He did this to teach us the nature of obedience.
obedience is more than what we understand it to be, it is not just doing everything God says, it is not about drawing the attention of others to what we are doing so the world we know we did it. He was also teaching us to be content with the father's approval. E was silent all this year's not only out of obedience but also because His father has not given Him the approval to act and He was content with the father's decision, He patiently waited.
****THE SOCIETY TODAY****
As believers today, is God's approval enough for you? even when men despise and hate you? What about in cases where men might write you off as not important, or a loser. Are you content with just what God sees you as?
Christ with all His anointing waited for thirty years for His Father's approval before He could act, He never Got carried away. We should also trust that the only approval that matters is what God says, do not let what man think about you affect you, cause man might write you off but if God says you are important to Him, then that is all you need. As his love is more than enough to sustain you.
****CHRIST SILENCE IN RECEIVING SINNERS****
**Isaiah 57:11 KJV**
**And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?**
The woman who washed Christ feet, was a great sinner. To the point that even peter wondered why his master allowed her touch Him. Christ did not speak of her sins, He allowed her wash His feet and weep at His feet, there was no casting up of her old sins, no upbraiding. Without Him speaking a word she knew she was set free and has been accepted.
***Does God not also do this to us***?
The woman feared Jesus like the others would rebuke her, her heart might have been broken with pains. But the silence of Jesus drew her closer. His silence gave her a reason to believe that there was still hope to be accepted, His silence to her sin gave her peace beyond human understanding and she was content, she nolonger cared what others thought about her, all that matters is what Christ didn't say about her.
Whoever reading this article, that might be facing one difficulty or the other, be it in your job or marriage, whatever men must have said about you, they might feel you are a disappointment, they might have written you off, Notting good can ever come out from you. I want to let you know that God does not care about your flaws, your past mistakes, He is totally silent about them because He loves you unconditionally.
The question is are you content with His silence or what men says about you?
***To be continued...***
What is crypto currency to you?
It is indeed a common fact that crypto currency generally known as a digital currency that cannot be seen with the physical eyes nor can it be touched but has value like our flat currency but to others it is more than that.
****CRYPTO CURRENCY AS A MEANS OF INVESTMENT & JOB OPPORTUNITY****
Crypto currency to some is not just a digital currency, it is also a means of investment, and a means of lively hood. The young ones of our generation today have decided to focus on crypto currency to survive. There are no jobs available in the community so instead of going into fraudulent activities, they go into crypto currency.
****CRYPTO CURRENCY AS THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE****
The nature of crypto currency is based on decentralization, which means power belongs to no one, therefore the government or any other body has no right to control it's operation in any from. I have talked with a few persons I have come to realize that many of them believe crypto currency is a way of telling the government the kind of system they want to live in. A system where power belongs to not just a particular body that would misuse it but decentralized, a system where the government does not have total control of everything and how they live, therefore it would be a system free from political manipulation. This is what crypto stand for and which is also why most government are seriously fighting against it, as many believe the government has seen it's potential and because they cannot control it they would rather stop it.
****A BETTER MEANS OF SAVING THAN BANKS****
There also some groups of persons who do not see crypto currency as a message to the government nor as a job opportunity but instead they consider it a better option to save their money than the banks. They feel though the value is not stable but they would get higher returns if stored in wallets than banks and because of it's nature, it is safer that way. They would no longer have to worry about banks taking unnecessary charges like, monthly maintenance fees or unauthorized charges with no explanation as to what it's ment for.
****A BETTER AND FASTER TRANSACTION METHOD****
There are some group of persons that see crypto currency as simply just another means to carry out transaction easier. As humans we tend to find easy ways to carry out our day to day activities and crypto currency has become one of them. You nolonger need to go through the stress of sending money through western union or the likes of making an international transfer, you can simply send the money in a crypto currency of your choice and in no time the receiver get it. It has also become a mode of payment to most forums as well, as it is alot easier to send payments through crypto than PayPal and the likes that might not even be available in other countries.
****A SECURE TRANSACTION****
What got my attention are the ones that are not even into crypto currency in anyway, they simply use it for transactions to avoid being monitored. They use it as a means to freely and quickly move huge sums of capital within and outside the country without worry or fear that the government would give them any issues, as crypto currency cannot be traced.
What is crypto currency to you and why do you use it??
Dealing with an overactive child.
It is common knowledge that our children of these generation are usually very active and filled with energy. It's almost like they never get tired, having two young ones might seem like you have a whole army of kids to deal with, in most cases we have to actually force them to get some rest against their will . They tend to easily adapt and learn what they see and hear, and in our generation where technology rules the day, parents tend to engage them in activities like playing games, watching a video on their phones or other technology related activities just so they can have some rest.
****Involving them in more physical activities****
Many times we tend to involve or engage these children in more physical activities, like extra school lessons or more house shores, but I feel there is a more better and productive way to handle this. Though education is important but learning a skill is also important in our society today where a certificate cannot guaranty you a job.
Like I said earlier, kids easily adapt to what they see or hear, if we can start engaging them on other activities like swimming, dancing, and other sports activities it's not just a skill they can learn but it also helps keep them fit and healthy. You could also teach them skills like learning the piano or any other musical instruments, and other various hand skills like drawing, designing and the likes it not only help them channel that excess energy to something useful and productive, it also gives them something to build their passion on
I just left an event which kids where the starts of the show. I was amazed when I heard some of the age. Some where not even up to five years old yet they could follow routine
Imagine what these kids would be able to do or achieve as teens if they continue in these steps then not to mention adults, it would indeed be wonderful.
With these method you can also easily find out what your child is passionate about at a young age and help them grow it. It was indeed wonderful to see little kids play some classical music with the paino. There was one in particular that could sing and play the keyboard at the same time.
As parents it's our duties to prepare our children for the future and support them in any way we can, I feel this would also be a good way to build up their character, they would be able to express themselves in the sociaty and be the stars that they are.
Christians: Praising God in the middle of the storm
***Thessalonians 5:18 KJV***
***In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.***
As Christians, i believe we might have heard these times without number how we should praise God even in the bad times, or how it is a good thing to praise the lord at all times,and in every situation we find ourselves. some might find it impossible to praise God during difficult times which I can totally understand, imagine loosing a job or a loved one or even facing years of disappointment, and you are asked to praise God?
Storms are part of life that every believer must pass through, it cannot be avoided. Even Jesus had to go through His own storm, before He started His ministry, He went through a storm which was being tempted by the devil, after He overcame was he able to start His ministry. Before He got a name that was higher than every other name, He had to go through another storm which was dieing on the cross. Storms are ment to not just draw us closer to God but to also take us to our next level in life. The reverse is the case these days, we tend to let the storm draw us farther away from God, feeling God didn't do His job, or He had left us.
****JEREMIAH CHAPTER 29****
This particular book of the bible is a very popular part of the bible mainly because of it's verse eleven, but we fail to see the bigger picture of these particular chapter. The children of Israel at that time where place in captivity in another land, and God was very much aware of their condition but in these Jeremiah twenty nine, he gave them instructions to carry out their daily and normal activities like creating a garden, building houses, celebrating marriages and the likes.
It's indeed funny, the captivity of the children of Israel was their storm at that moment but God told them to go on with their life, which means even in our hardest storms, He had given us provisions to live life Notting is happening, because the His thoughts for us are of Good and not of evil. So it is an error to feel the world around us is coming to an end even in the midst of our storm. All we need to do is seek the face of God during the storm.
David was a practical example of this, studying the life of David, you would find out that majority of his psalms where times he was in a difficult spots. Either he was being chased by the enemy or by his own son or during the death of his child, he praised God in every situation. And God saw him through because even during does storms God never left David.
****TESTIMONY****
The above scripture we started with tells us the reason why we should praise God, that it is His will concerning us. What about the bad things? Are they God's will for us as well? What about the deaths and sorrows, are these part of His will? Certainly not.
The month of July was a tough one for my family, we had so many things to deal with it was from one issue to another, I ended up loosing my nephew who was just three months old, and I just can't let go of the memory of him being put to rest . Like that was not enough, my phone which was like my own personal office was stolen from my bedroom that same month, they broke through the net at night while I was sleeping and they stole it, which is really funny because I am not really much of a deep sleeper. July was a very crappy month. I could no longer cry or question God, all I did was just to thank Him, I had cried enough for my late nephew, I had no more tears for my stolen phone, because I don't even have money to get a new one at the moment. I just thank God and went to church that morning. I was called to give some prayer point, and I did as the holy spirit instructed me, I gave him a sacrifice of praise, at that moment I didn't care if I was without a phone, I didn't care if I just lost a nephew, I didn't care if the every other thing around me seems like they are going down, I just praised God. And to my biggest surprise the pastor asked if anyone is willing to sow a seed of a new phone in my life, no one stood up. The whole hall was silent like no one heard. I didn't let it get to me, I was still praising God in my heart and I said, God I don't know how it would happen but if I can get a phone before Sunday, I would do this for you. Low and behold someone came on Saturday with the seed.
Looking at Isaiah chapter 42 verse 8 we serve a very Proud God that would not share His glory with anything. Now when we praise God in a situation that is not His will concerning us, at that moment what we are doing is simply seeking the face of God and drawing His attention to that situation. God comes down Himself to accept our praise, because He is a God that does not share His glory with anyone an anything, once He sees that you are praising Him in a situation that is not His doing, He would turn it around just so He can accept that praise.
***Isaiah 42:8 KJV***
***I am the Lord : that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images***.
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Praising God is not just about singing, but it is singing in understanding and from your heart.
Psalm 34:1 KJV
I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
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