IT IS FOR YOUR GOOD for Sunday May 31st 2015

TITLE: IT IS FOR YOUR GOOD

Memorise: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28

Read: Genesis 50:15-21, Bible in one year: 1^st Kings 2, Luke 1:26-56

From the beginning, the devil’s modus operandi has been to sow the seeds of doubt in the heart of mankind with regards to the plan and intentions of God for them. For example, while God’s reason for restraining Adam and Eve from eating the forbidding fruit was to keep them alive, healthy and prosperous, the devil came and told them that God did so because He did not have their good at heart (Genesis 3:4-5). It was this type of doubt that the devil sowed in the heart of Joseph’s brothers after the demise of their father. Thank God Joseph was a man who knew the mind of God; He quickly quenched their doubts. For us His children

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A CONSCIENCE VOID OF OFFENCE for Saturday May 30th 2015

TITLE: A CONSCIENCE VOID OF OFFENCE 

Memorise: And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men. Acts 24:16

Read: Romans 14:16-21, Bible in one year: 1^st Kings 1^st Luke 1:1-25

The Church of Jesus Christ on earth will be healthy and pleasant if Christians would live with conscience void of offence. Unfortunately, offences often arise here and there in the Body of Christ today. This is caused by misuse of opportunities, wealth and other material possessions. For this to be uprooted from the Church, we need to apply the spiritual principles that Apostle Paul laid down in 1^st Timothy 6:17-18:

“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;”

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WHAT HAS YOUR AFFECTION? for Friday May 29th 2015

TITLE:WHAT HAS YOUR AFFECTION?

Memorise: Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:2

Read: Colossians 3:1-6, Bible in one year: 2^nd Samuel 23-24, Mark 15:33-16:8

I have observed that one of the reasons why many Christians find it difficult to live according to the standards of the Bible today is that their mind is not set on the things of heaven, and the reason for this is the coming of material prosperity to the church. Is it then a mistake that God has prospered us materially? Certainly not! Abraham was blessed, Isaac was blessed and Jacob was also blessed, but yet, they all served the Lord. King David even blessed the Lord for material prosperity among other things. Psalm 103:1&5 says,

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CARING FOR THE NEEDY for Thursday May 28th 2015

TITLE: CARING FOR THE NEEDY

Memorise: For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. Deuteronomy 15:11

Read: Matthew 25:34-40, Bible in one year: 2^nd Samuel 21-22, Mark 15:6-32

The Bible says something very fundamental about our calling as disciples of Jesus Christ which many of us do not pay close attention to. This relates to caring for the needy. Proverbs 22:9 says:

“He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.”

Once of the quickest ways to be blessed by God is to care for poor. The Almighty God said that the poor shall never cease out of the land, and it is His prerogative to take care of such poor people. In as much as God will not come down to do this duty Himself; He has commanded those who are blessed with resources to give to those who do not have. Whoever acts on God’s behalf by catering for the needy and the poor will be bountifully blessed by Him. This is one of the secrets of divine blessing.

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THE PRICE OF BEING A STANDARD for Wednesday May 27th 2015

TITLE:THE PRICE OF BEING A STANDARD 

Memorise: Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 2 Corinthians 6:17

Read: 2^nd Corinthians 6:14-18, Bible in one year: 2^nd Samuel 19:16-20:26, Mark 14:53-15:5

To become a standard or a positive reference point, there is a price to pay. Going though the Bible, one will see that all those who got outstanding approval from God had at least one thing in common, which is that they stood out for God before they became a reference point. One of such Bible heroes is Elijah. He stood out for God on Mount Carmel. He risked being killed by the numerous prophet of Baal whom he had challenged. As a matter of fact, he was considered to be Public Enemy No. 1 by the ruler of his day, Ahab (1^st Kings 21:20)

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DRESS TO BE ADDRESSED for Tuesday May 26th 2015

TITLE: DRESS TO BE ADDRESSED

Memorised: And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand pf the shepherds, ands also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. Exodus 2:19

Read: Exodus 2:16-20, Bible in one year: 2^nd Samuel 18:1-19:15, Mark 14:32-52

Many of today’s Christians don’ pay attention to their physical appearance. They have overstretched the fact that physical appearance may be deceptive at times. Although the Bible confirms this to be true in Proverbs 31:30, it is also true that what you show on the outside is a reflection of who you are on the inside. In my culture, there are two sayings of the elders which appear to contradict, each other, but which contain eternal truths that cannot be wished away. The first one says: “The way you appear determines the level of respect people will accord you.” In other words, if you dress like ma slave, you will be treated like a slave. The other saying is: “A gorgeous dress does not

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YOU ARE GOD’S SANCTUARY for Monday May 25th 2015

 TITLE:YOU ARE GOD’S SANCTUARY

Memorise: What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 1^st Corinthians 6:19

Read :1^st Corinthians 6:15-20, Bible in One year: 2nd Samuel 16:17, Mark 14:10-31

The most pleasurable sin to the flesh is sexual immorality. Incidentally, this particular type of sin is the most deadly because its consequences are not only spiritually unpleasant but also physically humiliating. In our Bible reading, Apostle Paul warned the Church at Corinth against sexual immorality. He explained that we the temple of God. The implication of this is that your body does not belong to you, but rather, it belongs to God. He further revealed to us the judgement that would follow if we defile the temple of God – our body. In 1^st Corinthians 3:17 he wrote:

“If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which

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