Delving Into The Depths of God's Love.

  A story was told about a woman in the book of Matthew chapter 15 who had a demon-possessed daughter. This lady who wasn't an Israelite, heard about Jesus and decided to go and ask Him for help so that her daughter would be delivered. When she got to the Master, she presented her case before Him and he replied, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of Israel" .  She did not take that as an answer but persisted and started worshiping Jesus saying, "Lord help me". Jesus replied, " It is not good to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs." This lady's reply was astonishing. She said, "Yes, Lord yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."  This lady didn't take the reply of Jesus to heart by turning away and leaving with the problems she brought to Jesus. She didn't not only accept to be called a dog but also termed herself as a little dog .  When our faith is tested, we often...

  Today, as I read Matthew 14 for my quiet time, I recounted times when I made promises I couldn't fulfill and one day, I resolved to throw surprises instead of making promises that would be difficult to keep. In this scripture, Herod's wife's daughter danced beautifully before him on his birthday. This made him extremely happy; right before his nobles, he promised to give her whatever she asked.  This young lady went to ask for advice from her mother and she was given a very wicked advice; to ask for the head of John the Baptist on a platter. At that time, John had been arrested by Herod because he spoke against the king who had taken someone's wife to become his. This lady was Herodias; the wife of Herod's brother, Phillip. Herod himself wanted to kill John but he was scared of the multitude because John was respected as a prophet of God. Though the king was sorry about this devastating request, he had to grant it because he had vowed in the presence of his nobles...

  I watched a soul-crushing documentary on how a white lady was burnt alive. This lady ran to a neighbor's house screaming for help because she was burnt by some people to the extent that the neighbor could not identify whether she was white or black.  The man called the police and an ambulance came and carried her to the hospital. On the way, she said, "Will I make it? What will happen to my two children? I thought we had made up." She lived in a trailer park with some people and was planning to move out to start life afresh in some other place.  The police came to the trailer park where she lived and knocked on the door of her next-door neighbor. Upon seeing the police, they turned off the lights and refused to open the door. They finally opened up after about an hour when the police persisted in the knocking. They were questioned and interviewed but their reactions were rather surprising.  Two ladies and a man were questioned at first. Lady A acted like the protec...

  ‭‭Zechariah 4:6 NKJV‬‬ [6] So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts. The Lord our God is All Powerful and we are His children therefore we have the grace to do what we are granted the ability to. You know we are alive on this earth and everything seems normal but, breathing in itself is blessing from God. We are alive because of His grace upon our lives. Today's message is simple; God is the Author and Finisher of our faith. Therefore we must acknowledge Him at all times and go to Him when we need help because, He is our Source, our Refuge and our Strength.

Yesterday we touched on how the believer can be hot in the spirit. We stated that we need to put on the full armor of God to stand in the spirit and against the wiles of the devil. Today, we will discuss the essence of spiritual heat in the Lord. 1. To draw closer to God - In the Bible, Rev 3:16, God speaks to the church of Laodecia that they are neither hot nor cold. So He advised them to choose one side else he would vomit them out of His mouth. This clearly shows us that God loves it when we are all out for Him and not when we dilly-dally in the faith. This will draw us closer to God because our God Himself is a consuming fire. The Bible also teaches us that when the Holy Spirit comes upon us we will be baptized with Him and with Fire. So being hot in the Lord draws us towards Him. The spiritual heat must be ordained by the Holy Spirit Himself. We cannot go out and be on fire without Him. 2. To stand against the wiles of the devil - We live in a spiritual world and everything we see...

Spiritual hotness was mentioned in the book of Revelations 3:15-16, “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.” Spiritual hotness in the Lord can be attained by first confessing with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believing that God raised Him from the dead and secondly, by putting on the full amour of God. How do we put on the full amour of God? The Bible says, we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. It goes on to say we should take on the whole amour of God, to be able to withstand the devil. The full armor comprises our spiritual weapons in the Christian faith. Eph 6:10-14: 1.        Gird your waist with truth; John 14:6 ‘Jesus said to him, “I am the way the truth...

  God is love and He has shown His love to us in so many ways. His love for us never ceases so it is amazing to reciprocate His love and love Him back. One way we can express our love for Him is through worship.  The Lord is all-powerful and sees through our innermost being and decerns our thoughts and the meditation of our hearts. It is necessary to worship God with our entire being. Jesus mentioned in the book of John 4:23-23, “The hour is coming and now is when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24  God is Spirit and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.” True worship requires focus on the Lord and total surrender. Worship comprises more than the apportioned time on Sunday for worship. It is a lifestyle, and our lives, in general, must bring honor and glory to the Father at all times. This is true worship. Stay blessed.