Power to Retain ***1 Samuel 13:14 KJV*** ***But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.*** The story of David & Saul has been a very interesting one. We have so many theories & reasons as to why saul could not retain the kingdown when david could. Some of this reasons we feel are. ▫️ Saul was not God's…
Psalm twenty-three Many believe the journey of life begins when a man is born. This is true to some level. But our journey & purpose in life begins when a man is **born again.** ***Psalm 23:1-2 KJV*** ***The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. [2] He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters***. **Keypoint 🔑....** **Psalm 23:1KJV** marks the beginning of our journey & mission here on earth. Once a man genuinely repents and accepts…
Psalm twenty-three **PART TWO** In my last article we talked about the Christian journey, how it begins once a man is born again,we also said, we are like babies that needs attention. So answers to our prayers comes easy. ***Psalm 23:3-4 KJV*** ***He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. [4] Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort…
Psalm twenty-three **PART THREE** We concluded on my last article that as Christians, spritual growth is a must. After a certain period of time in God's presence,it is expected that we are nolonger babies whose cry **[prayer]** would be answered even when they are not ready/mature for that particular request **[blessing]** ***Hebrews 5:14 KJV*** ***But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern…
Hello am new here Hello, I'm David from Nigeria, am new here. I came across this platform by chance. I was just going through the web and i saw someone commented about this site, so i contacted the person for more details, he gave me his link then boom here i am. Lol. Am a very simple and sometimes shy guy.i love to read books, novels like romance, Paranormal (my favorites), fantasy, mysteries and the rest, i also love writing, i love watching movies, tho i hate books and…
Good evening, would be working on a new article tittled the Lords army. Coming up very soon. Are you part of the Lords army or are you a civilian in the family of christ? Are there actually civilians in the family of Christ? What are the functions of the Lords army? Why does God need an army? Find out on my next article Coming soon so stay tuned and be bless. Hope you had a Blessed Sunday
The Lord's Army When we hear about the Lord's army our minds goes to **Ephesians 6:13-17**, were the bible talkes about the Shield of Faith, Helmet of Salvation, Sword of the Spirit. ***( These are important facts and also our primary weapons)*** *****The Army***** The word Army according to oxford dictionary, its an organized military force equiped for fighting on land. Therefore in any country or nation, we two groups the military and the civilians. Christians today carry…
A Remedy For Doubt *****What is doubt?***** Doubt is a feeling of being uncertain or lack of conviction. Doubt can also be defined as fear. Doubt or self-doubt occurs when we lack confidence or feel incapable of doing things we need to do. It is completely normal as a human to have doubt or self-doubt. This is were God comes in, this is were we are suppose to ask for divine intervention & direction but the problem is we still doubt God's word. This always happens the minute…
Belief or Faith? *****Is belief and faith the same thing?***** The term belief and faith are used interchangeably in the bible. To some, it is safe to say they are the same but are they really the same? Many people mistake belief or intellectual belief as faith. *****What is belief?***** An opinion or judgment in which a person is fully persuaded, therefore our beliefs are things we are thoroughly convinced of. How many of us belive Mauritania is a country? What about…
My Worship *****Introduction***** For us to fully understand today's study, we need to know and understand the meaning of worship and what it means to worship God. ***What is Worship?*** Worship os an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a diety. In modern times, people nolonger associate worship with only dieties, people tend to worship consumer brands, sports teams, and even celebrities. What does the bible say about worship? *John 4:23-24 KJV* *But the hour…
Check Yourself ***1 John 2:15-17 KJV*** ***Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. [16] For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. [17] And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.*** What happens in a relationship without…
eLdavis Tales If you could travel through time, what would you do? If you had the ability to control time, what would you change? Would you make different choices? ***[ pause ]*** Haha okay holdup this is so not a story about time travel 😂. This is the story of how i found the love of my life or should i say someone i thought would be the love of my life cause we just broke up again. It was like every other day, the sun was shining, everything looks calm, i was online…
The Conscience *****Introduction***** We leave in a generation that sees God as a drawback, a generation that is disconnected from God and is completely okay with that. ***Have you ever seen God as a drawback?*** There are so many ways we can see God as a drawback, one major/common way is the conscience. The conscience is an inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conducts or motives, impelling one towards right action. The part of you that judges how moral your own…
The Restoration Series *****Part One***** ***R.E.S.T ➡️ Restoration of Everything Satan Took*** **TEXT/CASE STUDY : ISAIAH: 58** Throughout this very short series, we would deal shortly on why God's restoration on our lives takes **TIME** in most cases, what we should do when divine restoration takes places & the reason why God restores thoes who worship HIM faithfully & our bible verse is ISAIAH: 58 ***Isaiah 58:1-3 KJV*** ***Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a…
Having a Godly partner ***Proverbs 27:17 KJV*** ***Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.*** Having a Godly partner could very well be one of the best things that could happen to a beliver. Your partner also plays a major role in your journey to salvation Who is my Friend? Who do i relate with? The kind of people we keep as friends, date or hang out with plays a major role in our relationship with God. Relationships in our society today…
Having a Personal Relationship with God The year 2020 has been a tough one, and it is finally coming too an end. ◾️ **What is your relationship with God?** ◾️ **Do you have history with him?** 🤷♂ ◾️ **Are you close to Him?** Many Christians today limit God because they worship God based on other people's encounter, They know God for what He has done for others and how he did it. There they expect God to answer their prayers the exact same when He did it for others, failing…
A committed faith ***Matthew 21:9 KJV*** ***And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.*** Jesus rode into the city with the people shouting praises and praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen. On Friday they are shouting give us Barabas, We want him, Crucify Jesus Crucify Him. Why the change? their words did not match their…
The Gates Of Hell Shall Not Prevail ***Matthew 16:18 KJV*** ***And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.*** When we come across this passage we begin to imagine host of demons coming with weapons to wage war against the church, we expect to see a group of witches confessing how they have been sent to pull down the church or your destiny. Thus we prepare ourselves, buy we tend…
Go Foward ***Exodus 14:15 KJV*** ***And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:*** The children of Israel found themselves in a situation that seems impossible,they could neither go back nor turn left or right. Moses,faced with an impossible situation had no one to turn to but go forward ▪️ **NOTE**: The miracle of the red sea did not take place before the instruction **go foward** it was after a…
An Exciting God Have you ever seen or witness a miracle that is boring? A miracle that draws no reaction or emotion from you, no matter how small it was or how common it may be when God does a miracle in our life it is always exicting. What does that tell you about the God you serve. Many today, see Christianity or serving God as something boring, notting new, they feel trapped like they cant go too clubs, drink wear latest fashions etc ***( mostly in Africa, Nigeria to be…
The Legend of Cronus. Dan cronus was ment to be different than any other hunter ***( hunters are group of people with powers to control the elements, charge with hunting down demons & monsters)*** with magic, he came from the cronus bloodline. A bloodline that had the ability to control or manipulate anything time, but the downside is only one can exist in a generation. Before Dan there were others Like him who possessed the Cronus bloodline, hunters who had the ability to…
Pride the destroyer of the mighty. ***Proverbs 11:2 KJV*** ***When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.*** Pride is like an unseen parasite that can attach itself to anyone irrespective of age, gender, nationality or position. Once pride creeps in, it can remain undetected until it becomes too late. So many people today, belivers & non believers included have pride in them without actually knowing. Sometimes we wonder ◾️ Why was my prayer request…
Legacies *****Legacy***** Legacy is anything handed down from the past, it could be from an ancestor, a predecessor or even from our parents. Legacy could be a law passed down, a gift of property or in this case a blessing. The choices we make today, the actions we take determines the legacy we would pass down to our generation. There are certain things we do now, that we may not see the result of those actions but would end up effecting our generation. This could be the…
Battle of Choice Since the dawn of time, humans were created with choice and since then we have lived our lives making various choice. ▪ What to eat and when to eat ▪ What to wear and were to wear it ▪ What to read, watch and what to buy ▪ Who to marry and when to marry ▪ Names to give our children ▪ Schools to take them to... ***Our choices are infinite*** Many people believe Adam & Eve had the ability of choice after eating the fruit, but in truth God created man with it.…
The Waiting ***Habakkuk 2:3 KJV*** ***For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.*** God has a plan for our lives, most times it may feel like God Has forgotten His plan for us or the process may be too long. But we need to understand that before God's plan for us can actually manifest in our lives, we must pass through the waiting process. The waiting,…
Thanking God For The Little Things ***Zechariah 4:10 KJV*** ***For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth.*** Have you ever prayed for something big? Something you felt was beyond your abilities? Most times we pray and ask God for certain things expecting God to answer us exactly the way we want it, most…
Permitted but not His will ***Job 2:5-7 KJV*** ***But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. [6] And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life. [7] So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.*** We often mistake Gods permission as God's will. There are certain times He would allow/permit certain things to…
Do You Really Love Your God? As Christians it is common fact that we love GOD. When we think about all the things He has done in our lives, and the things He would do and how faithful He has been in our lives eGven when we are not. We find it easy to confess with our mouths how much love we have for Him. daily we confess how much we love him. In our prayers, our talks with friends and families but how much do you truely love Him? It is easy for one to say i love God with our…
Do You Really Believe in God It seems like a simple question that requires a simple answer YES or NO. But is it really that simple?? Its common knowledge that Christians are also called belivers. Bearing the tittle **"beliver"** or confessing it does not make one a true beliver. To Belive in God is to totally submit and belive that HE is who HE said HE is and his word is life & truth Are you a beliver? ****Keypoint**** 🔑.... ◼️ We claim to be belivers,are we living according…
Life Lesson Funny thing about life sometimes the people we tend to call or view as less might actually be better but we just dont understand how to deal with them, never consider others as less, tomorrow they could be the best thing that could have ever happened to you ****Lesson**** Never make anyone feel they are not good enough or lesser than others, every single person we meet in life teaches us a lesson and have purpose in our lives. The painful part is we get blinded…
A Living Sacrifice ***Romans 12:1-2 KJV*** ***I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. [2] And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.*** One of the greatest sacrifice/thanksgiving man can give unto God, is not his wealth nor is…
Do You Have Faith in God Many Christians today believe GOD is who HE claims to be that he makes all things possible yet this belief changes notting in their life. It is one thing to believe & it is another to have faith in what you belive in. Even the devils and demons believe. ***James 2:19 KJV*** ***Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.*** While faith surely includes the elements of belief,they are not the same.…
Life of Jabez ***1 Chronicles 4:9-10 KJV*** ***And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. [10] And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.*** Jabez was only mentioned three times…
Do You Trust In God? Many Christians today easily confess how much they trust God without understanding what it means to really trust God. To trust God means more than just LOVING & BELIEVING, to trust means to have total confidence with an assurance that leads to an action of faith ****Keypoint**** 🔑.... ▪️ Trusting God is total submission and obedience in Gods word & authority that he is in charge of every aspect of your life ▪️ To trust in God is having inner Peace that…
How it ends matters. Solomon started his Journey with God, He started good, And he was highly favored he was called Jedidiah which means friend of God or beloved of God. Solomon had a calling to build God's temple, which was the first temple in Isreal he was choosen to continue the legacy and convernat of his father David amoung all the children of David, he was favoured. ▪ He became the first king God visted directly in a dream, during his early reign. ▪ He was the only man…
Life Abundant ***John 11:25-26 KJV*** ***Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: [26] And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?*** A love so great that can never be compared, a reckless love that can never end nor repent. Christ died on the cross so sin can never seperate us from the father & that we might be reunited. He gave His life on the cross, so we…
His Presence ***Psalm 16:11 KJV*** ***Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.*** Man was created in the image of God, as children of God, one of our major goal should be to find ourselves in Gods presence always. When we find ourselves in situations that seems beyond our capabilities, all we need is to draw near to God, in His presence there is peace, in His presence there is solution, in His…
Relocating To Locate Your God Given Position ***1 Corinthians 15:22 KJV*** ***For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.*** In Adam, man lost his God given position. You must relocate from this Adamic nature to meet Christ in order for you to locate that God given position. After Adam lost the original location God gace him, man has been in search of this original location. But we fail to understand that we cannot locate this position through your…
Far From Home I still remember the first Easter i spent away from home, i mean who wouldn't? It was epic, filled with more food than i could eat, the fun i had was endless...... Or so i imagined my first easter away from home would be. Hahaha reality hit me hard, it was the exact opposite of everything you just read, it was one of the worst easter ever. I just got admitted into college in Benin Republic, with the economy of things in Nigeria back then and how our currency…
Human Rights violations in Democratic States Advocates of human rights, have agreed that even after all these years, declaration of human rights is still more of a dream than reality. All around the world, violation of human rights exist, women and children are marginalized in many ways, the press are no longer free to speak for the masses in various countries, the worse part is that all these are happening in democratic states. Democratic states or countries that pratice…
Food For Thought The right connection can get you the right opportunity that can change your life. It may take 1 week , a month or even a year either way, keep showing up. Never give up, the day you least expect could be the day that would change your life. The key is always be ready at all times. Forget about the people that left you, their leaving you is not the problem. The problem is meeting you the same place they left you. Strive towards growth. The greatest payback…
The Nigeria Police The Nigeria Police was established in the year 1930. When asked today what you think about the Nigeria Police, the answers you would get are very shocking. No one wants to associate themselves with the Nigerian Police, even the police logo " the police is your friend " is being countered with never trust a man on uniform, some go as far as rejecting it in the name of God, that their children can never join the police force. In Nigeria, the Nigeria police…
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 expcted that a man as great as Jesus, His birth would create natural and unnatural phenomenons here on earth. But His coming was so silent unto a choir of angels made it known. Then after fleeing from King Herod, we heard notting about him (with one exception) for thirty years. Christ had never referred to those thirty years. Why did…
Never Doubt If your reason to succeed is solely based on your need to prove others wrong, it clearly means you are being controlled by what others think about you. Do better, be better, achieve greater heights for yourself alone, and those who thought the worse about you would be put to shame. Everyday, God's grace grants us freedom to live a life filled with love and happiness. You dont need to have all the wealth in the world before you can be happy, you being alive alone…
The Silence Chapter Two Previously on the silence https://read.cash/@eLdavis/the-silence-chapter-one-3aa200a6 ( for dose yet to read it) we introduce the theme silence, what it means when Chirst is silent. Christ silence to our sin, is a sign that He does not care about our faults, all He is after is our salvation. When Christ heard what the accusers of the adulterous woman said, He turned away amd began to write on the ground as if to give a silent rebuke to them. He lifted…
The Silence Chapter Three. Previously on the silence https://read.cash/@eLdavis/the-silence-chapter-two-1681b03d We introduced the adulterous woman,and what Christ silence ment for her. How Christ took her sins and replaced it with salvation. We dont do much good by speaking too much about the faults of others. If we could learn Christ way of speaking a little, we would be much more likely to reach our end. He never exposed the faults of His disciples, even when others would…
Be your Self When you allow things or what people say to bother you, you are giving them power over you, be your self, keep your positive attitude and keep moving forward. Do not let your negative past influence who you are now, or change you from being yourself. When thinking about life, always remember this: no amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of anxiety can change your future it would only keep you hooked in one position without moving forward. When God…
Mans inhumanity to Man As humans, it is expected that we should have human feelings towards one another, irrespective of our age, gender, culture, tribe or even religion. It does not matter we all belong to one race, it does not matter if we are black nor white we are all humans. Over the years we have come to discover that man's greatest enemy is man himself, there have been so many cases of killings, rapes, violence and even torture. Even the security bodies sworn to…
Evening Reminder God connects with us in many ways and through different means, it could be in little ways we do not expect, it could be through people we feel are less spritual than us, it could be through our phones maybe a message we come across on the internet, it could even be through signs or animals as seen in the bible all we have to do is discern the times and anything that comes our way And never take God's word for granted. ***Ezekiel 44:23 KJV*** ***And they…
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