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THE SACRIFICE OF CHRIST " And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: but this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God."  Hebrews  10:11-12 Glory to God!  The sacrifice of Christ is at the very heart of our redemption. From the beginning, God revealed through the Scriptures that the problem of sin could not be solved by human effort or the repeated offering of the blood of animals. Sin required a perfect sacrifice, and that sacrifice was ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.  When the children of Israel were in Egypt, God instructed each household to take a lamb without blemish and apply its blood to the doorposts of their houses. When the Lord passed through the land to execute judgement, He said concerning the houses marked with blood, "When I see the blood, I will pass over you” (Exodus 12:13). The blood of the lamb became the distingui...

BRIDLE YOUR WORDS " For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body." James  3:2 Glory to God!  One of the clearest expressions of spiritual maturity is the ability to control our words. The tongue may be small, but it carries enormous power. With our words, we can encourage and build someone up; you can also give direction and healing to someone in need. Yet, with the same tongue, we can wound, discourage, destroy relationships, and create confusion. Our opening scripture teaches  us that if we can control our words, we are also able to control the rest of our body. This is because the tongue often reveals what is happening within us.  Many times, our greatest battles are not caused by what happened to us but by how we responded to what happened. Someone may offend us, misunderstand us, or speak wrongly about us, but we must learn that we do not have to respond to every situation wit...

ASK FOR WISDOM " If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."  James  1:5 Glory to God!  Wisdom is the ability to know what to do, how to do it, when to do it, and why it should be done. Wisdom enables us to make the right decisions and respond to the situations of life according to God's principles. W isdom is not a choice for a believer; it is a necessity. Opportunities are mishandled and misplaced in the absence of wisdom.  We live in a generation where information is everywhere, but wisdom is scarce. We can access information within seconds, yet information alone does not guarantee right decisions. There is a need for wisdom to navigate all that confronts us every day.  Wisdom is needed in building sustainable relationships, enduring careers, successful family life and ministry or business.  God wants us to live wisely in the midst of a complicated world. We must not be ...

DOING THE TRUTH " If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:" 1 John 1:6 Glory to God!  It is one thing to know the truth, and it is another thing to do the truth.  One is head knowledge, while the other is heart knowledge.  Knowledge gives us information, but practice gives expression to what we know. The evidence that truth has truly entered our hearts is that it begins to influence the way we live.  We have seen situations where a student memorises an entire subject simply for the purpose of passing an examination. Such a student may reproduce everything they have memorised on the examination paper and obtain a good result, but when confronted with a practical situation requiring that knowledge, they may not know what to do. The information was in their head, but it had not become a working reality in their life.  This is also possible in our walk with God. We can know many Scriptures, listen to countless...

GOD IS LIGHT " This then is the message which we have heard of him and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all."  1 John 1:5 Glory to God!  Light makes it possible to see. It gives clarity and helps us distinguish what is before us. Darkness, on the other hand, makes it difficult to see clearly and can cause a person to lose direction. Darkness is the absence of light. From our opening scripture we saw  that everything about God is consistent with clarity and holiness.  Therefore, our relationship with God should affect the way we live. When we choose to follow Him wholeheartedly, we must allow His nature to influence the way we live.  Imagine someone travelling on an unfamiliar road at night. Without adequate light, even a good road can become difficult to navigate. The challenge is that there is not enough light to take the next required steps when needed. When we walk with God, w e may not know everything about tomorrow, but God...

MADE BY THE WORD " All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made."  John  1:3 Glory to God! The Word is the building agent of God. As a child of God, the first thing you must be introduced to is the importance of the Word.  The Christian life cannot be successfully built on emotions, human opinions, experiences, or the philosophies of men.  The Word of God is how everything was made, and if we will build anything in our lives, we must do it by the Word. The Word is God in print. The more we give ourselves to studying the Word, we give ourselves to studying God.  Everything we see in creation came into existence by the Word. God spoke, and creation responded. Light came because God spoke. Order came because God spoke. Life came because God spoke. W hatever God wants to build, He builds by His Word.  Jesus said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” Just as our ...