Category: REFLECTIONS IN HIS PRESENCE

Waves of Gods mercy to the underprivilege people groups in society. I was naked and you clothed Me, In prison and you visited Me

THE BREVITY OF LIFE

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We are perishable beings chanting with forever lips, like eternal beings. We are raindrops on shattered windows acting like the ocean waves. This is man; a fading reality, a flickering candle in the wind


There comes a moment when we all must realize that life is short, and in the end, what really counts is not how others see us, but how God sees us” — Billy Graham

“Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.” Psalm 144:4 KJVAE.

A few days ago I learned an important lesson from an incident that took place at home. I know most parents can relate with this, especially under the current situation of COVID-19 when most kids are at home 24/7 being home schooled. In my desire to save a banana for another day from my daughter who have become accustomed to consuming groceries at the speed of light. Before you blink an eye almost everything is gone

So on this day I decided to hide one of the banana in the upper cabinet of our kitchen so I could use it for smoothie the next day instead of keeping everything at the usual spot on the kitchen counter. I knew I was safe because she will not be able to see it or reach. For some interesting reason I forgot I have hidden the banana away from her.

You know banana is perishable and when it is ripe you can only save it up to 2-4 days. This banana could only survive a day or two. Imagine how many days this banana find itself in the dark. For more than a month the banana was inside the top cabinet minding its own business. About two days ago I decided to hide cookies away from my son and his Covid 19 high appetite levels for another day or two.

Lo and behold, I saw this black banana softly lying on the same spot am hiding the cookies and when I brought it out I knew I was as fallible as the word fallible could mean. How on earth did I forgot, I asked with a soft smile. Suddenly, wisdom flowed through my soul.

The very yellowish smooth banana has changed into something else; blackened and flattened like a dead squirrel on a highway. It reminded me of the fragile nature and brevity of man. In all of our search to be appear invisibly awesome, strong, unbeatable and the guarantee to weather through the storms of life without defects, we always come back to the same spot of mortality.

In our pursuit to be here, on this side of life for a long long time, we have come to realize that we can’t conquer the brevity of life. Alas, we are fragile and our lives changes like the flower. The best among us is as vulnerable like a toddler learning to ride a bicycle

Yeah, we are vulnerable. We struggle to come to terms with the short span of our life. We were not born to live forever fresh in the flesh. We were not born to be exempted completely from the constant changes in this our fragile experience. This is why we see the strong fade through the icy hands of death, and the young and agile become old; feeling insignificant in his mobility and power as in the days of his youth.

Our bodies, regardless of how we condition it with all kinds of physical training regime and follow the latest anti aging formulas, the famous endorsed dieting plans and cosmetics surgeries, we will never endure life in foreverness. We become weakened by the day through unexpected sicknesses, sin, old age, stress and many emotional weights. This side of eternity is perishable and it’s occupied by us. We are the perishable men that sometimes want to act like we have control over our destinies.

“As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.” Psalm 103:15-16 KJVAE

My heart has been totally humbled by this experience. As I held this blackened reduced banana in my hand, I felt the wisdom of scripture emitting from my spirit. You know God will use multiple channels to draw home an important message.

On this day these words sunk in deeper; “as for man, his days are as grass. As the flower of the field, so he flourish. The wind passeth over it, and is gone.” Where is the place for pride and invincibility? What is the essence of comparison and hate? What is the place of boastings? Everything around us is just like a common banana or a beautiful flower. We are sweet and glorious today but such glorious of the mundane do not last forever

I am also reminded of the words of the psalmist;

“Psalm 90:12 NLT Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.”

A man who understands and live his life from the persuasion of truth — That kind of man is rich in humility towards God, and has a good estimation of others, in love. Such brethren makes wise choices that echoes into eternity. His soul is not dedicated to the mundane but he thrives in the agenda of God for the season he lives in. Such a man will not sell his soul cheaply at the auction of vanity

Lets cry unto our God, that the grace to appropriate life prudently will be lavished on us daily so that we don’t live like the heathen; without the urgency and purpose orchestrated by divine ordination. May we not perish with the wind but thrive under the influence of the power and love, gratitude, forgiveness, and holiness of our Father in heaven through Christ Jesus.

We are are at period of birth pangs. The signs of Jesus coming is upon us. Friend, it behooves us to redeem the time. Let us not live as if we are exempted from the fragility of life. Without the constant help from the administrative center of our eternal Christ, which is able to fortify our hearts and minds we will be governed by the economy of the dust, and all our days will be a wasted life; a live giving to the cause of vanity.

May Jesus be uncensored in us. He that has an ear let him hear and see the wisdom of God in this matter.

“When we fully understand the brevity of life, its fleeting joys and unavoidable pains; when we accept the facts that all men and women are approaching an inevitable doom: the consciousness of it should make us more kindly and considerate of each other. This feeling should make men and women use their best efforts to help their fellow travelers on the road, to make the path brighter and easier as we journey on. It should bring a closer kinship, a better understanding, and a deeper sympathy for the wayfarers who must live a common life and die a common death.”— Clarence Darrow

“Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.” Psalm 144:4 KJVAE.

HOW TO OVERCOME SCOFFERS

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Be careful you don’t consume the words of the negative soul. You will become his expectations, loosing your fire in the end. There are a people without the spirit of truth in their hearts but a venom of the mamba on their lips. Of such men, the Lord shall preserve your soul from their attacks

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I SEEK GLORY IN YOUR PAIN & POTENTIAL

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Let's be vulnerable together in the presence of the lord. He will abundantly restore us.

A KNOCK

There is a knock on the doors of the Lord beckoning on Him to come through for a friend at the edge of death. This yearning of Martha and Mary must be the cry of our generation. Something on the inside of us must be set loose in the presence of the Lord for radical justice on our behalf. It is time we give up trying and accept it, that it is not in us to prevail by our strength but the battle is the Lord’s.

Be vulnerable in the presence of the Lord. Lazarus is sick, Sisters went loose, not to seek the help of men but the help of the Lord. Scripture records;

“The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, “Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick.” But when Yeshua heard it, he said, “This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God’s Son may be glorified by it.” John 11:3-4 WMBBE

Could my Lord find glory in my pain? Is the kingdom of God so ambitious to step into the space of my disregarded, broken and empty vessel, to mend it and fill it with a purpose that aligns with His glory and purpose, so much that there wouldn’t be any trace of defects if I surrender these hidden scars of my soul to the Lord?

There is absolutely nothing in this world, whether broken or standing that God can not express Himself through if it is surrendered to Him. Do with it whatever you want to! This must be our heart cry

Earthen Vessel

We are earthen vessels. Some are in beautiful shapes and contains uncommon potentials yet the content of the vessel only brings glory to the bearer of it, not to God. Some also are broken, bruised, battered, bloodied and leaking out of any good things that enter into their space and yet they are unwilling to surrender their wasted vessel unto the Lord for Him to repair, restore, refill and express His glory and power through it.

You realize that both vessels live for themselves, in pain and potential. God is not invited to partake in what He has wonderfully created. These vessels live not for the glory of God but for pride and pity. One lives for himself though he is endowed with so much and the other also lives for himself though he can’t fix the chaos within. He has wounds and scars yet he is not willing to surrender them to the master physician because he is unaware that, it is in Gods nature to glorify himself in the beggarly elements of life when it is willingly surrendered to Him.

1 Corinthians 1:26-29 
26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence

Come, O’ Lord

Martha and Mary knew something about Jesus that most of us in the church are unaware of. This family has walked with Jesus and knew too well that He has the power to heal, including the sickness that had gripped their brother, Lazarus. They weren’t ashamed to be vulnerable to the master of their pressing need. Humbly, they beckoned on Him to come into their hopeless world.

Let Jesus words from our reference scripture set you loose today to live in the consciousness of freedom, that whether in pain or power, God desires to find glory in us.

“But when Yeshua heard it, he said, “This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God’s Son may be glorified by it.”John 11:4 WMBBE

Our God will not disregard our invitation when we humbly call on Him. It may seem like He had delayed sometimes but we should be steadfast and hold on to Him. He seeks glory in your pain and strength. He will not abandon. He will pardon. He will not cast us away forever. He will rebuild the ancient ruins for His glory. Oh, glory hallelujah, come O’ Lord

Prayer

Dear, Father I believe in You as a very present help. Today, I recognise your presence in me, altering the broken places of my soul, spirit and body for your glory. I surrender my potentials and opportunities. Use it for your glory, Jesus.

Father, It’s all about you — so take this pain, weakness, sins, and addictions and bring something out of it; rest for my soul and glory for Your kingdom. Take over, Spirit of Christ, and restore me to the original purpose of the Father; living for His glory all the days of my life. In Jesus name I have prayed. Amen!

EFFULGENCE

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“ I decree and declare that I am a living portal of possibilities, an imprint of God’s goodness in the land of the living”

With God nothing shall be impossible (Luke 1:37)

Your word Oh, Lord. Your word; The delight of my soul and the

Light that shines upon my head. In You, I am assured of possibilities

In You, I am confident of tomorrow. Nothing is too hard for me, in You

because of Your presence. You light up my darkness and my soul stepped into the arena of life

An imprint of grace and strength. All that behold me draw near to the beauty of Your effulgence, and are intoxicated in your works

What is man that you are mindful of him? O’ Lord, what is man that you share Your life with?

> Make Manifest The Riches Of His Grace

SEIZING THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF GOD

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Isaiah 55:3-5 NLT “Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life. I will make an everlasting covenant with you. I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David. See how I used him to display my power among the peoples. I made him a leader among the nations. You also will command nations you do not know, and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey, because I, the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious.”

I have secured the original intent and purpose of God for my life by the Spirit of Christ because I have willingly inclined my ear to the voice of The Ancient One, and His will is embossed on the walls of my heart like a tattoo

A river runs through my soul and joins the Boundless Oceans. A new and perfect way of living is opened to me which is from above. These feet of mine have found a path of light, and everything inside me has succumbed to it’s beckoning.

I shall not turn to the left or right because I follow steadfastly, the path of the good shepherd. By the power of His grace and mercy, I have been considered an A list citizen of the Kingdom of His dear Son and I am floored by gratitude and reverence

Henceforth, I desist from the old garment of meaningless purposes of the mundane that once clothe my soul. Born of the incorruptible seed of Gods word which lasts forever — my garment is righteousness and my admiration is the manna of heaven. I am full of life; the Bread of Life

Oh, Lord, you have found me and through me, you are displaying your works to the nations. I am your tool among the nations influencing a people I never knew before, through the propagation of the good news of Your kingdom.

Truly, truly, I am loved by the Father of light. He cuddled me from the essence of His grace and my ear is always wide open to receive godly instructions. I know how to abound and I also know how to abase, in everything and in every place because my ear is wide open to the voice of Wisdom.

Nations I do not know come running into my brightness. Nations I did not call upon coming to my river, drinking to their satisfaction.

True Dominion of God is been established everywhere: O’ places I never thought I could be heard. Oh, Lord, Yours is the Kingdom, Yours is the power, Yours is the glory, forever and ever

You have made me glorious! The Lord Most High, You are glorious; glorifying yourself through me like a conduit pipe. I shall not run dry even in dry places.

From glory to glory I ascend into bigger spaces and dimensions in God on this side of eternity, sponsored by the wisdom and favor of the Lord Almighty —El-shaddai (my sufficiency)

THE SPIRIT OF POSSIBLE

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Do not say I have come to the dead end. In Christ, there is no dead-end but possibilities

Receive the Spirit of possible today, and be activated in your spirit, soul and body to ascend into the heights of greatness which is in Christ Jesus. O’ may the glorifies of Christ resurrection power find expression in you, quickening you into possibilities, fulfilling His dominion plan on earth. 

We are property of heaven above; a conduit of divine manifestation on earth. Everything is possible when we dream with God.

“But Jesus looked at them and said, With men this is impossible, but all things are possible with God. [Gen. 18:14; Job 42:2.]” (Matthew 19:26 AMPC)

Those who believe in the spirit of possible live in the consciousness of Christ ability in them and not on their limited, corruptible, fragile self.

Everything is possible with our God. With God nothing is surprising. The reason all is possible with God is that He is all-sufficient. He lacks nothing and nothing chaotic in this world will make Him get into a depressing mood, confused on which path to tread. He doesn’t exist trying to figure out His next move.

Our God has all things sorted out, including what may look like a mountain before us. He is called the only wise God; possessed with inexhaustible resources and the ability to handle every circumstance which is beyond the wisdom of the wise and the strength of the powerful and the influential

He holds all things by the power of His word. All the details of our every life is under the microscopic eye of God. This is the refuge place of both the saint and the sinner. By his knowledge and sufficient wisdom, He skillfully influences all things to fulfil His great plan even when the writings on the wall reads “impossible”. He makes crooked ways into straight paths and command the valleys to exalt itself into the light. By His breath, the mountain skips and the oceans flee. He is the waymaker.

With man all things are not possible. The pride says in his heart; “I”, the self can do all things. No, I say; “We are limited.” “We are a vapour that appears a little while and vanishes away” Our hearts are full of pride because we live through self instead of Christ. He is the substance of our possibilities. James 4:13-17 echoes this reality:

“Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” (James 4:13-17 NKJV)

Man is not sufficient in his nature. We can do great things but We are subject to weakness and failures. We are corruptible in nature and we don’t know all things, not even what will happen tomorrow. We do not have accurate answers we live by guessing. (Trial and error)

This is why Christ in our lives makes the greatest difference. In Christ, we have come to the end of the human limitations when we begin to operate in the correct knowledge and the exercise of the victory of Christ in executing every decision life presents before us whether small or big

In Christ we are instructed with the wisdom God. We are armed in our born again spirit with the grace to face life realities and come out on top. That is the difference between the regenerated and the natural man. We have anchored our life in the providence of God so we can boldly say with Paul, “i can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens me.”

This is not pride or overconfidence. It is a life of rest. We Focus on Christ strength in us. We embrace His peace in us. We rest in his power to overthrow and destroy demoniac resistance. It is not by our might. We Believe Him through the Holy Ghost to manifest his rich life in us on this side.

2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

How can we fail. How can we quit. Who can be against us. Who is he who justifies? In all these happenings of life, we will always be crowned as victorious. This is our confidence Not because of our the limited power we wield in our flesh but by the infused power and ability of God that works in us; the spirit of possible

“And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth.” Colossians 3:2 AMPC

Keep your mind set on the outcome; rich inheritance of Christ. Do not say I have come to the dead end. In Christ, there is no dead-end but possibilities. Yes, in Christ there is no fear but hope. Look beyond self and the overwhelming fears of satan and begin to see all things perfected by the hand of the almighty. Set your mind on the perfection of God.

Do you have faith in yourself or faith in God? Prayerfully, hide these 3 laws of manifestation in your heart and practise it

A. You manifest heavenly riches by setting your minds on what is true, eternal, yet invisible and keep it set like a flint

Psalm 123:2 “As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy”

B. By the confession of your faith, meditation and prayer steadfastly resist and bring to the obedience of Christ every Knowledge that exalts itself against this rich knowledge you have, and the exercising of your faith in actualising the good promises of God.

Philemon 1:6 “That the communication of your faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus

C. By waiting and learning to wait expectantly with thanksgiving in your heart, unmoving; eyes on Christ and not on what you don’t want or you desire to see change

Romans 4:20 “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God

See you on top 🔺 You have the spirit of possible to conquer new terrain and exploits for God. On your mark, set, GO!