Knowing The Lord 11
Philippians 3:13 (NET) Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead One of the problems Uche had was that he was too obsessed with the past. He had excelled in the knowledge […]
Messed Up in Sin
Ephesians 2:3 (TPT) The corruption that was in us from birth was expressed through the deeds and desires of our self-life. We lived by whatever natural cravings and thoughts our minds dictated living as rebellious children subject to God’s wrath like everyone else. Before you were born again, you were controlled by the flesh […]
Power of Encounter in knowing the Lord
Acts 9:6 (KJV) And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. There are living proofs we can see in the life of a man that has encountered […]
Knowing The Lord 10
Philippians 3:13 (NET) Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead Uche observed that his spiritual fervor and fire seemed to be waning. He no longer could pray as long as he […]
Grace: God Abounding Toward Man
Ephesians 1:8 (KJV) Wherein [in grace] he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence. I have heard and used the standard definitions such as “unmerited favor” and “God’s riches at Christ’s expense,” but this verse really reveals to us God’s definition of grace. Grace at its simplest is God abounding toward man. Man […]
Knowing the Love of God
1 John 5:3 (KJV) For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. Securing university admission at a time was the best thing that can happen to any young person. Amanda was admitted to study law in one of the most prestigious universities in the country. […]
Abraham of God
Genesis 14:19 (KJV) And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth Growing up Joe always felt he was getting the short end of the stick because of his position in the family, he was the last child. He was a boy with a big […]
Members Of One Body
1 Corinthians 12:15-16 (NKJV)If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? On social media, Ugochukwu was very fond of criticizing church leaders. Even though he was a believer, because he was not called into the ministry of teaching or […]
Knowing the Spirit 2 (Stirring Up the Spirit for Works)
2 Timothy 1:6-7 (KJV) Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. In yesterday’s meditation, we saw […]
Knowing the Spirit
Zechariah 4:6 (LITV) Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This *is* the word of Jehovah to Zerubbabel, saying, not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says Jehovah of hosts. The opening phrases of the Bible Have words like “beginning”, “created”, “void”, “formless”. It is at the center of all these […]