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 presence there is Joy. The devil is very much aware of the benefits of being in Gods presence that is why he tries to stop us from coming to God.
Many Christians are being deceived by the world today, we nolonger see the need to be in Gods presence, we find going to parties or club more fun than being with our Heavenly Father, with the believe that God understands.
****Keypoint**** 🔑
We believe that man can adapt to any habitat they find themselves, which may be true but we were created to be in Gods presence and to worship HIM our natural habitat is God's presence because we were created in His image, just as a fish would not survive outside the sea, or as the trees removed from the earth would die, so would man be, our soul and spirit would be dead once there is a seperation. once we find ourself in our natural habitat (GODS PRESENCE) every other thing would give way.
***#remember.....***
***Psalm 9:3 KJV***
***When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.***
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 can have access to abundant life and the best part is all we need to access this is just to believe
***John 3:16 KJV***
***For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.***
****Keypoint**** 🔑
As sons and daughters of God, we are entitled to all the good things in life, many today get blinded by the problems before them they feel being Christians is a ticket to a stress and worry free life. But the truth of the matter is problems would come, troubles would surface
***John 16:33 KJV***
***These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.***
What makes the difference between us and non believers when we face trials and troubles is that there is an assurance that we would surely overcome, because christ overcame.
#remember....
We are nolonger slaves to sin, nor are we limited by the problems before us because Christ died to set us free.
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 in the whole bible who gave an burnt offering of 144,000 cattles and sheeps, solomon had the gift of giving, he gave like no other, no one in the bible could break his record.
▪ His 40 years reign was known as the **GOLDEN AGE** of israel, they experienced peace and prosperity like never before, his name was known all over Isreal and outside Isreal for his wealth and wisdom. In the end solomon in all his wisdom could not overcome **greed, Lust & corruption.** Because he forgot his early beginning, he got carried away by all his blessings. Solomon began to feel it was by his power and wisdom he got to the level he was, he forgot the source of his wisdom, pride began to creep in. Solomon started good but his end was bad.
***Jude 1:11 KJV***
***Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.***
****#remember....****
No matter how wise a man becomes, once God is subtracted from the equation, his wisdom becomes foolishness.
#We are nolonger slaves to sin for we are sons & daughters of God.
*How is your relationship with God? How is your journey so far? Never loose focus*.
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 whatever situation you find yourself HE is in charge and will continue to be in charge.
▪️ A man can never Really trust God without being in love with HIM, just as a husband would trust his wife with all his weakness and worries trusting that the love is enough to see them through
▪️ Our love for God ignites our believe which gives birth to our faith and trust come automatically
**#remember....**
***Proverbs 3:5 KJV***
***Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding***.
#eposide four of the evaluation series
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 in the bible, the first being 1chronicles 2:55KJV which does not really count, because the Jabez mentioned actually not a person but rather a town. So in other words Jabez as a person was mentioned two times in the whole bible.
The name Jabez means "he causes pain" so we can simply say there is something about his birth, about his total existance that caused so much pain, a pain the mother could never forget till she died. This pain was for life.
In those days names ment so much, it was a sign of how a persons life should be and would be. It was their future, therefore "names" carried power And this was the curse that followed Jabez.
Jabez became a man who believed in God and in the power of God. He cried out to the lord with boldness and Jabez was honored because of His relationship with God. The record of the genealogy of Judah was interrupted just to talk about Jabez, his relationship with God must have been exceptionally noteworthy to cause the author of the book of Chronicles to stop and elaborate on one man's life.
Jabez never cared about his name or what it stands for all he cared about was what God says in his life, he never cared about what friends and even his family said about him, what matters was what God said about him.
*What about you?*
*Are you still being ruled by what man says? Or by the difficulties you see in front of you?*
****Prayer point****
◾️ Father whatever man has said about my life or destiny, may your plan manifest in my life
#remember
***Jeremiah 29:11 KJV***
***For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.***
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.
****Keypoint 🔑****....
◼️ Faith requires action:, if it does not move you to do or say something it is not faith, if you find it hard to take action it is not faith.
◼️ Faith requires change: if there is no change in your life or behavior and how you view the world is it really faith?
◼️ Faith brings trust: how much trust do you have in you father
#remember....
***James 2:20 KJV***
***But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?***
#eposide three of the evaluation series.
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 it his time or energy. It is our whole
As sons and daughters of God, it is our duity to keep our body as a living sacrifice unto God. Our greatest desire and goal should be to live a Holy life. In other for us to achieve this, there need to be seperation between us and the world.
*****Keypoint***** 🔑...
Many Christians today are alive but their body is dead before God, because their body has been defiled & corrupt by the things of the world. God gave us the body not for our own use, but as a living sacrifice unto Him.
#remember. ...
*Any sin done against the body, is a sin done directly to God because our body is God's temple. In other words, our body is a dwelling place. When sin comes in God gives way.*
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 by our emotions hence we fail to see the lessons That person has to offer. It may be a good lesson or maybe bad and sometimes painful as hell. Be grateful what you go through now would either make you or break you
***We are defined by what we have been through.***
Be grateful for what you have now, thou it may not be as perfect as what you see out there. It also took sacrifices for others to get to were they are now and be who they are now.
The greatest mistake one can make is to compare the little they have now with others they feel are doing better. God gave you what you have for a reason, work with it, understand it, learn from it, see things from their point of view as well. and if they are worth it never give up on them.
***#grateful***
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 to HIS WORD? To be a beliver is to live in totality by Gods word
◼️ As belivers are we Pleasing God alone? Our main goal should be to please and glorify God
◼️ As belivers is your trust fully on God?
#remember....
***Mark 9:23 KJV***
***Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.***
#*eposide two of the evaluation series*
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 mouth but what does your action say?
*****Keypoint***** 🔑 ...
◼️ If you truely love God,what is your personal relationship with Him? Can God boast about you like He did with Job or Abraham in the bible? Do you have a close and personal relationship with Him? What is your convernat with God.
◼️ Are you willing to submit totally to the direction of the Holy Spirit? How well do you freely obey the directions & instructions of the Holy Spirit even when it feel impossible or foolish to obey?
◼️ How often do you study the words of the Person you claim to love? You cannot say you love someone without communication, without trying to understand who the person is. And one of the ways we can communicate and understand God is through the word of God.
◼️ How often do you find your self in the presence of the one you love? When we are in love, we would always want to find ourselves around our love ones, always want to be by their side. How many times do you find your self in Gods presence
◼️ Do you truely love God?
****#remember****
***John 14:15 KJV***
***If ye love me, keep my commandments.***
#*eposide one of the evaluation series...*
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 happen but that does not mean it is His will concerning us.
***Jeremiah 29:11-12 KJV***
***For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [12] Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.***
Man can never understand the ways of God, for His ways are beyond human comprehension. He permits certain things to happen in lives for reasons best known to Him. It may be to test our faith, to learn a particular lesson, to rise to a higher level different from were we have been or to grow.
From the story of Job, it was not God's but He allowed it because God Himself had faith in Job, He wanted to prove the devil wrong, He was proud of Job.
Many today might say it is only the bad things He allows that are not His will but permits it. all the blessings are His will. There are also certain blessings He permits but are not His will in our lives
Just like in the case of Abraham, who waited on God for a son but during the process of waiting, listerned to his wife and got a son from Hagar. Ishmael was actually a blessing to Abraham because that was what He needed at the tme. But God would have easily locked the womb of Hagar, but he allowed it. So certain times He might also allow certain things we see and feel as blessings along our way, to either teach us a lesson, or to prepare us for what He has in store for us.
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 of the times our request are actually answered but not in the way we expect or in little ways, therefore we do not notice the little blessings around us. We pray God i need this thing in an numeric order 1, 2, 3,4 & 5 then we expect God to do it exactly in that way, forgetting that we serve a God who does not follow protocol of man because His ways are higher than mans ways. He may decide to answer tbat prayer in 3,4 & 5 but because we didnt get it in the way we asked or in the quantity we needed we fail to notice the little things.
*****Keypoint 🔑...*****
We find it easier to be thankful for the big things than the little, because we feel those things are beyond our control. We feel the little ones are things within our control & ability, we can get it at anytime when we want too, its as easy as snapping our finger, just like buyin a new pen, getting a new shoe or clothes, or money to pay the little bills all these things we feel are within our ability. So when God makes provides these things, we fail to acknowledge the blessings. We only notice the little like, buying a new car, healing, massive wealth etc.
***Luke 16:10 KJV***
***He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.***
When we come across this passage, we only relate it to our tithes & offerings. But remember Thanksgiving is also part of our offerings. Thanking God for the most little things, shows your appreciation, and a ticket for bigger things. We feel certain things are just too small to thank God for, when we get the big ones we would give God thanks. If we are not thankful about the little, it would also be difficult to thank God for the big ones.
**#*****remember...***
***We might feel certain things are too small to be proud of, the amount value you place in the little you have would be the same way the outside world would view it.***
**#value the little you have and thank God**
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, is a season were as a child of God who is expecting something from God, our love & faith in God are being tested. Now Gods plan for us can never be stopped, it can be delayed but it can never be stopped. It is how we handle the waiting process that determines how long we would wait for manifestation. During the waiting process
▪ Our faith is being tested.
▪ Our trust is also put under test.
▪ Our limits are tested.
Many Christians today tend to loose focus during the waiting process, and this is usually were the devil strikes, during the process of waiting, the devil tends to push in certain problems in disguise our way if care is not taken we might think that is what God has in mind for you. But that only serves as a distraction from God's original plan.
***Genesis 12:1-2 KJV***
***Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: [2] And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:***
Abraham was seventy-five years old when God first promised him a son. Automatically Abraham entered the waiting process. During the waiting process Abraham went through alot of things and his faith was tested in different ways. It even came to a time were his wife felt God was nolonger going to fulfill His promise.
God also wanted to see if Abraham was faithful to Him because he truly loved him or if he was just faithful because of the benefits he would get in then end.
The same way many Christians today wait on God not because of genuine but just for what they would gain. The waiting process is also a season to fish out the faithful belivers.
After Abraham finally passed all the test, God reestablished His promise.
***Genesis 22:17 KJV***
***That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;***
*****#Remember*****
Abraham waited twenty-five years on God. Whatever situation you find yourself faithfully wait on God, He would never let you down.
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.
***Genesis 1:26 KJV***
***And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.***
God already have the ability of choice, that is why He Could create the heavens and the earth because he choose to. Man was created in the image of God. Therefore the fruit did not give Adam & Eve the ability of choice they were created with it. The fruit only made them wise, to know the difference between good and bad, right from wrong. In other words the fruit made them know & understand the effectd of their choices.
Knowing this, the serpent did not force Eve, he only gave Eve an idea & tried to convince Eve. But the decision was for Eve to make, in other words Eve had a choice in the matter.
***Genesis 3:4-5 KJV***
***And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: [5] For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.***
The first important choice made by man was the wrong one. The sin was then passed down to all decendants of Adam.
***1 Corinthians 15:22 KJV***
***For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.***
****Our Society Today****
In our today lives, many say humans are born with the tendency to commit evil. Which means to di evil is natural to man. This is infact wrong.
Humans are not born with thr ability to commit evil, but are born with the ability of choice. The devil being aware of this has manipulated & decievied man, that we now find it easier to do evil than good. Such as lieing, stealing, cheating, killing etc. We feel it's the quickest way to get out of trouble than actually being honest or doing good.
That is why in most cases you see thay to do good is taught. Just as you teach the young ones how to be honest, and good citizens in schools & sunday school. But evil comes naturally, no one teaches their young ones how to lie or cheat before they do.
What choice have you made?
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 beginning of generational curses or a blessed generation.
***Genesis 26:24 KJV***
***And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.***
The blessings Isaac got was also because of how faithful his father was to God.
***1 Kings 11:12 KJV***
***Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.***
In the case of Solomon the kingdom was to be taken away completely from him but because of his father david God divided the kingdom into Isreal & Judah.
***Genesis 9:25 KJV***
***And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.***
If you read this story very well, we would find out that the sin was in no were related to Canaan, but it was his father who committed the sin. Yet the curse went to Canaan the son of Ham.
***Genesis 9:22 KJV***
***And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.***
What legacy do you plan of leaving for your generation? A blessed one or...
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 not answered?
◾️ Why is the blessing not manifesting
◾️ Why the delay.
***Proverbs 16:5 KJV***
***Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord : though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.***
we show pride in so many ways we are not aware of. When asked what is pride we can easily say
Pride is being selfish, self worship, being rude, or arrogant. Other ways we show pride are
*****Pride of Spirituality*****
i. When you brag about not being materialistic
ii. When as a Christian you despise & detest
iii. Look down on or badmouth Christians of other denomination.
iv. When you think you are more spritual & righteous than others around you.
*****Pride of Knowledge*****
i. When you often try to prove peoplw wrong.
ii. Dont listern to the ideas or wisdom of those they lead.
iii. Always trying to get the last word in an argument.
iv. Always blame everyone else but themselves.
*****Pride of Power*****
i. When you dont see much need for prayer in a particular issue **( feeling you can handle it )**
ii. When you dont let others make decisions
iii. When you try to control or sway their adult's children's decisions.
*****Pride of Appearance*****
i. When you feel your beauty makes you more Superior than others
ii. When you put in too much value on how you look.
***Proverbs 29:23 KJV***
***A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.***
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 stop time, some could manipulate space & time to their will in order to travel through time, they were legends, myths, and stories told to young hunters about how great they were... Well except for Dan who only had the power to speed up & slow down his own molecules.
The news came in when everyone least expected the barrier once used as a prison to hold Hidan was no more, Hidan was feared by many hunters, because of how powerful he was, the first hunter to be able to control two elements at once, strong enough to rival a Cronus bloodline. Legend has it that he became corrupt in his quest for more power and made a deal with the demon king, therefore he sold his soul. He brought destruction to the world until Zerd Cronus used his magic to create a space within time it self ***( another demision)*** to seal Hidan***,*** Loosing his life in the process.
The hunters needed all the help they could get, the only Cronus alive was as good as useless, the highest he could do was speed up his body system to degist & eat more food, we are doomed the hunters thought. The best amoung the best has been sent to stop Hidan, but no news. Hidan still under the control of the demon king is trying to release his demon army on earth, and no hunter could stop him.
Dan having left the Cronus estate out of shame heard the news, feeling guity of being usless decide to at least try or die trying. With the help of two other hunters he began his journey, to the tower of gods. ***( it is belived gods usually hold meetings here, it is said that the door to the underworld would open at the tower of gods when two powerful elements mix on a blood moon)***
Knowing this the hunters had to create an army to save the world, thus the war to save humanity began. Leading the army was the head hunter gray. He lead the army to the valley were the tower of gods stood, the war began, demons were already roaming the earth thanks to the demon kings presence. Gray fought with all his might but the demons were too many, and it seems they would loose, usuing his wind element he created a force field big enough to shield the survivals. When Dan got there he was moved by the pains and death of so many hunters, he increased the speed of his body system allowing him to move almost as fast as the speed of sound, taking down one demon to the other, gray seeing this was impressed on how much Dan has improved ***( gray is the only one who actually belives in Dan & loves him like his son )*** but the wind shield he created was cracking, the demon ambush was just too much. Dan noticed this and moved to their direction but was stopped by a drakon ***( from the family of dragon, they cant fly but can still breath fire)*** dan with his speed was still not fast enough to avoid a direct hit from the drakon, landing face flat to the ground, he saw his master the only one that ever cared for him get crushed by another drakon. Grey was dead.
Nooooooo! Dan shouted feeling fury like never before, suddenly everything around him stopped moving, no they were still moving but in slow motion, is that even possible? He just slowed down everything around him, moving without thinking he killed everything in sight, but it was still late gray was indeed dead.
From the top of the tower Hidan sensed it, a cronus was here, not a very strong one but his power was growing, fearing this, he sent a dragon.
Dan still feeling guity for the death of gray, saw the dragon come directly at him, speeding up his body system he was able to dodge a direct hit from the dragon. Looking around he saw many of the hunters dead or injured, this needs to end he thought. Moving at speed faster than sound this time he moved towards the direction of the dragon before the dragon could breath fire, he slowed down the time in the atmosphere around the dragon and touch it. In an instant the dragon grew old and turned to dust, he didnt know if it would work but he had no choice, and it did. He was able to manipulate the life span of the dragon by increasing the speed of its growth in an instant.
Hidan saw it happen, he knew the boy's ability he was not just a Cronus bloodline with the ability to control time, the boy was time itself, he could steal time, he needed to be stopped.
Dan now having a better understanding of his powers did not have enough time to celebrate before he saw Hidan coming in all his might, having the ability to control two elements Hidan commanded the earth it self... The grounds began to tear, hunters were being eaten by the earth it self, rocks flying round them crushing anyone in sight, then it rainned, fire falling down like rain Hidan was indeed powerful.
Dan tried slowing time around Hidan, but clearly the demon king was protecting him somehow. He needed to get close to Hidan and touch him, like he did with the dragon. Hidan seeing Dan created a fire tornado crushing anyone in sight and heading straight for Dan.
tapping into his bloodline magic, he shouted, eyes once as blue as the sea became blood red, moving at speed faster than before, ran straight into the fire, the remaining hunters seeing this shouted nooo, but it was too late their only hope disappeared in the fire, then suddenly the fire it self was gone not even a trace of it was left, standing there was Dan.
Hidan saw this and was impressed & at the same time scared, the boy had surpassed his limits. Dan eyes were set on the demon king & his host, what just happened? He actually erased the time around were the fire existed to a time there was no fire. Even his wounds he reversed his body to a time there was no wounds nor pains.
Running straight to Hidan, the fight began, hidan sending fire balls directly to dan using all his powers, dan got close enough and touched Hidan, sensing this the demon king feared it would be trapped forever, forced it way out of Hidan which was exactly what Dan wanted.
As soon as the demon king came out, Dan raised his hands and everything stopped it was Just him and the demon king, it asked who are you? Dan smiled and answered i am Dan Cronos. Bending time it self the demon vanished. Dan created a time were the demon never existed ***( in actual sense the demon was sent to a place & time that was not within time)***
Dan released time to the way it was, Hidan even without the help of the demon king was still powerful enough to at least fight a Cronos. Before he could take action, Dan touched him, speading up his body and age that he died instantly.
With he cronos powers he reversed time around him and his fallen hunters to a period were they were alive and healthy.
Thus began another legend of Cronus.
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 precise, once they see someone looking too good or having a unique fashion sense, having the latest technology, going on dates with their partners, showing love in public, they begin to doubt the persons Christianity)***
Many see Christianity as preditable. Our God is an exciting God.
Exodus 14 : 21KJV God would have easily told the children of Israel to borrow ships and boats to cross the red sea, or He would have miraculously provide a ship for them like He provided an offering for Abraham. But he decided to part the red sea. Our God is an exicting God.
The gifts and talents we have are given to us by God, and it is our duty to worship and serve God with them.
***Matthew 25:14-30KJV***
*****Verse 14:***** When God created us, He gave us certain talents & gifts, these talents are not just for our benefits ( to excel in life) but are also ment to be used in worshiping God.
*****Verse 15:***** each and everyone of us today, God has placed in us different talents, some might be more talented than others, not because God loves or favour them more. We are given these talents based on our own abilities.
*****Verse 16 -17***** : Like i said earlier, the talents given to us by God are ment to be used. Not just for ourselves but also to serve God. There can only be increase when we release the little we have, and the best place to show forth your talent is in the house of God. Many popular artist to began in the Church.
*****Verse 18***** : Many of us today fall in this area, we allow fear to creep in, we feel we are not as talented as the others, am not good enough, if i should show what i can do, i we make a fool of my self. Some of us even feel relaxed to show it to friends that would pull us down than using it for God.
*****Verse 24***** : We feel the pastor is trying to exploit us, or we are being limited, when all you needed was a steady growth under authority.
*****Verse 25***** : Which takes us back to what i said in verse 18, fear. We fear failling even before trying, we fear if we show our talents now it would be wasted.
***Note :*** the people you surround yourself with matters
*****Verse 28***** : Why did the master give the talent to someone that already have 10? Why not give it to the one that has less?
The answer lies in verse 15. The ability to use the talents.
It does not matter how many talents a person has, or how much you jealous and envy them, if they are capable He would give more to them.
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 show/test of faith, Trapped between an army and the red sea, the children of Israel did something that men would call foolish, they did the unexpected.
***they moved foward***
****keypoint**** 🔑
▪️ We claim to Love GOD yet we find it easy to not obey His instructions,no matter how simple or silly they sound
▪️ We find it easy to create excuses not to be in his Presence
▪️ we claim to love Him yet we find it hard to study his word😔
***#remember***
*We cannot claim to truely love God & yet find it hard or stressful to do His work*
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 to neglect the little things.
*****Keypoint 🔑*****
◼️ When pride begins to eat up various department of the church, its the devil waging wall against the church.
◼️ When confusion & disunity creeps into a Godly home or church, its the devil waging wall against the church.
◼️ When an individual finds it hard to be faithful with tithes & offerings or service, its the devil waging war.
◼️ When a Christian finds it hard to submit & be in Gods presence yet feels its normal, its the devil waging war.
**#remember....**
***We are the church, the devil is out to wage war upon every beliver, be it small or big. And he is going to attack in little ways we least expect & would feel its normal.***
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 heart. They possessed a casual faith but not a committed faith. They had religion but they missed the person Jesus… So how can we have a committed faith… How can we be real and sincere?
The first Key is that a committed faith is not self-centered it is Christ-Centered, A committed faith does not care about what others say, it all about what Christ says.
****Key point**** 🔑
In our passage,many praised him because of his miracles.They praised Him because he was serving them and Second, because they saw in Jesus a way to be politically delivered from the Romans- To be set free from Rome as Israel was set free from Egypt. Their praise was tempered with the attitude of Jesus what can you do for me.
**#remember.....**
***Now is the time to truely worship God & He we see you through***
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 to create a personal relationship with God
****#remember...****
***Some of the names of God we see and use today are based on the personal relationship between God and the person and how God manifested His awesome power in their life...***
Its never too late to build your personal relationship with God, He is waiting.
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 plays a majo role in so many people not serving GOD faithfully. We tend to value & worship our partners even more than God, we tend to forsake our duties in the church for dates and flexing
****Keypoint 🔑****
◼️ **Note**: as Christians having a relationship, going on dates or having fun is not a crime. It is allowed but it should never replace your relationship with God
◼️ As a Christian your partner should be an encourager
◼️ your partner should be someone who is not just after your happiness but also after your spritual growth.
◼️ your partner should be someone who is willing to party & flex with you but also be willing to fast and pray with you.
**#remember...**
***When both partners strive for spritual growth it creates love and peace. For wood cannot sharpen iron***
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 trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. [2] Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God. [3] Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.***
*****Keypoint***** 🔑
In one way or another, we may have misplaced certain blessings or gifts God has given to us either through our actions, attitude or by words of our mouths.
Before divine restoration can take place, there must be acceptance & genuine repentance. Many Christians today seek God daily, fasting & praying, pouring out their heart to God, yet their soul and spirit is not right with God. We still chase after earthly pleasures pleasing men. God is not just after our actions, He is also after our hearts and soul.
**#remember.....**
*ISAIAH 58:1-3 KJV*
*We can pour out our sorrows, fast & pray for days waiting on God if there is no acceptance & repentance, our prayers would be like noise unto GOD*
***To be continued...***
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 actions are and makes you feel guity about the bad things you have done, or things you feel responsible for.
Some would call the conscience their inner voice, the light within, their sence of morality. Some even see their conscience as God speaking to them.
*****Why did God create the conscience*****
i. The conscience is a tool created by God to help guide our behaviors and to enable us make right choices.
Your conscience speaking to you is not God's voice, the conscience is merely performing its duity.
Just as a car owner would make use of his dashboard to find out if there is enough gas/fuel to run the car, you dont need your conscience to remind you that you need to buy gas or you need to stop at the nearest gas station. The dashboard is already there to perform that duity.
But dere are certain times God uses the conscience as His tool to speak to us.
Just as when a car owner would refuse to pay attention to the warnings of the dashboard, God could speak to that person through the help of the Holy Spirit.
Many today see God as a drawback in their day to day activities. With the mentality that they cannot enjoy life to the fullest because of these many Christians put up a good fight and wrestle God down in their conscience and create a seperation between them and God.
***Genesis 1:26 KJV***
***And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.***
What happens when a fish is removed from its natural habitat?
Or when the trees are nolonger connected to the earth?
*We were created in God's own image therefore our natural habitat is in God's presence, when there is a seperation, there can never be spritual growth*.
Many kill their conscience with the mindset that now is the time to live life to the fullest and flex. After that they would put God first.
**Remember...**
***Romans 2:15 KJV***
***Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)***
Our conscience would also bear us witness on the last day.
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 chating as usual when an old friend of mine added me to a group chat on whatsapp. Well i accepted but i never commented on the group for weeks, my friend begged me that i should at least say something, be active once in awhile. So i did.
Anyways i took my friend's advice and i got active, the group was really fun then i met this girl, who i felt was so perfect she was cute, funny and popular & i had a crush on her personality. We started chatting privately and it turned out she also had a crush on me, like wow lucky me ***[ dont jump to conclusions she is not the female lead ]***
I felt she was the one you know, but it turns out there was also an old friend of mine that always went after any girl i liked back in highschool. I seriously i was scared this guy would torment me till my wedding day. Well it was almost like that, i found out the girl i felt would be my girlfriend was actually flirting with my girl stealer friend. They had even done some stuff together, after all said and done i still planned on forgiving her you know, but she on her part was so not straight forward. So we ended before it even began.
I was still on the group chat, so one day i posted about a program in my church and invited the group members, non showed interest except one ***[ oh yes you got it right, the main female lead has arrived ]***
She showed interest, from there we became friends, God she was beautiful, perfect, funny, everything you needed in a friend. We became really close, then i was out of the country so we could not meet, it took half a year before we finally saw face to face and we were perfect for each other.
We dated for 3 years, and i must say it has not been easy our relationship overcame time and distance but i guess i was not mature enough to handle certain things. The truth is we were both not matured enough. And i guess i might have lost her.
To does in a relationship right now, cherish what you have, learn from your mistakes be matured. I made so many mistakes, we both made so many, when i told others what really went down, they told me i didnt handle most things maturely and the girl still needs to grow up and understand life it self, we loved each other but we were not ready for better and lots of worse.
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 communication? As Christians it is impossible to completely love God with your whole heart and still be comfortable with the things of the world. ( Lust of the flesh )
Many so called Christians today, let themselves be carried away with latest fashions, technology, or television shows. They begin to value this things more than God unknownly to them therefore creating a gap between them and God
*****Keypoint 🔑*****
◾️ When you find yourself relxed in not being in Gods presence, check yourself.
◾️ When you find yourself comfortable discussing topics that does not glorify God, Check yourself.
◾️ When you find yourself comfortable in not paying your tithes, Check
◾️When you begin to find faults in the word of God or the preacher, Check yourself.
◾️When you begin to have doubts in God's word, Check yourself.
◾️When you find yourself empty or you feel empty, Check yourself.
***Remember...***
Having the latest technology or fashion is not a bad thing neither is it a sin, but when you begin to place more value on them than your salvation ***#check yourseld.***
As Christians it is important to have periodic checkups
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 cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. [24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth****.***
***What does it means to worship in truth & Spirit?***
Offer God your whole self ➡️ Romans 12:1 KJV
Offer God your praise ➡️ Hebrews 13:15KJV
offer God yor material resources ➡️ Hebrews 13:16KJV
To have true worship one must engage the whole heart, there must be passion, there must be total understanding of God's word.
Belivers today have this mentality that they serve a God that deserves the best, therefore they should give Him the best which is indeed correct, But we tend to do it the wrong way. We claim to worship God but we nolonger worship Him the way the bible said we should.
Many Christians today, chase after material things putting God by the side with the perfect reasons
◾️When things get better i we give God the best
◾️What i have is too little, when i get more i we give more.
◾️When i start living the Good life, i we give God thanks.
Forgetting that without God our lives is just like the word " GOOD " but without the letter G, O & D.
Matthew 6:33KJV
***When we let every other thing fade away leaving only God that is when we would finally gain it all***.
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 mayotte? Malaysia? Or a small community called Boki in Cross River state Nigeria? The belief that these places actually exists, what difference has it made in your life?
How has these belief change the way you view things?
***James 2:19 KJV***
***Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.***
We believe that there is one God, Even the devils & demons believe that God exist, they may even Fear and know more about God than most belivers yet they still remain destructive agents of darkness because they believe but do not have faith in God.
*****What is Faith?*****
***Hebrews 11:1 KJV***
***Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.***
Let me give a simple fomular.
Faith = Belief + Confidence ✖ Action = Trust. Faith includes our beliefs but bigger.
Many people believe Jesus Christ really exist, many believe He died on the cross and so because of these beliefs there is a difference in their lives, how they act, the things they do, the places they go too. Therefore faith, requries action. If you are not moved to do something, say something or even take a particular action, it is not faith
***James 2:17 KJV***
***Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.***
Until we take action, our faith is just a bunch of words.
When we believe with enough confidence to take action we exercise faith, and it doesn't take much of that faith to see things happen.
***Matthew 17:20 KJV***
***And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.***
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 we allow ourselves to be governed by our emotions , we nolonger see God's facts but only the facts and logic of man which we are reacting to emotionally.
At this point, we nolonger see what God can do or has done but only the problem immediately before us.
*****How To Overcome Doubt*****
***1 Thessalonians 5:18 KJV***
***In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.***
Thanksgiving is a hugh part of our Christian race because of what Jesus has done for us and what he does continually.
***But is it actually easy to give God thanks even during the bad times?***
The answer is No it is never easy, the enemy never wants you happy. So when we begin to cry and complain because of the condition we find ourselves, we are automatically walking in the opposite direction of faith. Therefore God cannot move nor show Himself in that situation.
***When we give thanks according to the word of God, we are strengthening ourselves in faith***
Thanksgiving is not just what we say to God, or our worship for all He has done. It is a way to strengthen our faith in God.
***Cultivate an habit of giving thanks always, it irritates the devil & moves God.***
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