Judgment on Sardis Church

TEXT : Rev 3:1-6 KEY VERSE : Rev 3:5 _*"All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and His angels that they are Mine"*_ NLT Many Christians feel very smug with the idea that once we …

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Wise Conduct

Feeding from the Master’s crumbs

Jesus turns aside to rest awhile in the region of Tyre and Sidon. However, this was just the needed opportunity for a Syro-Phoenician woman living there. Syro Phoenicia is present day Syria, and they were initially called "Canaanites". It is recorded that Jesus did not answer immediately. Then when the woman got on the nerves …

Judgment on the Church

Many of us feel very smug with the idea that once we have accepted Christ as our Savior, we are guaranteed to have our names recorded and preserved in the book of Life for ever. And that is to say or believe that our written names are indelible. But Jesus doesn’t seem to say so …

It’s the Fervency

Elijah was no superman; he was very human; just like you and l. As a human being, the prophet Elijah was subject to all human passions. We read about his frustrations, fear, despair, discouragement and also his elation and aggressiveness. Though very much human, he was a man of great faith, power and anointing. We …

Motherhood, a divine assignment

Treasure stores in Heaven

Treasure is something that's valuable. It is something that we cherish, hold dear, place great value on, prize, set great store by, love dearly, adore and worship, devoted to and highly appreciate. It is something we wouldn't ever want to lose, therefore we want to keep carefully, preserve and protect. Because of the value we …

The antidote for sin

Should anyone ask me if l love Jesus from my heart, immediately, my emotions would be stirred, and l would promptly respond in the affirmative. Yet, Jesus isn't too interested in my emotional response, He looks for tangible proof. And His test is whether or not l consider His commands as "treasure" and keep them …

Endurance and self-control

The way in which Peter links one virtue with the other is very interesting. He speaks about egkrateian (Greek), self-control, self-governance accompanied by, emerging from gnosis, the "right" knowledge, not merely a byproduct of fear, or coercion, or out of submission to exerted authority. It is not about restraint, rather it is about self-discipline. In …

Make the effort

With God's provision of everything that we need to live a godly life, He also gives us great and precious promises that enables us to share His divine nature and to escape the worldly corruption that our own human desires impose on us. Though enabled, we are expected to expend effort to make them our …