ECHOES OF HIS SPIRIT

Hebrews 3:19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. Here, God was referring to the OT Israelites who did not enter into God’s rest because of their unbelief.           Fast forward to the NT; we Christians are New Creatures in Christ Jesus who have (or should have) entered into God’s rest ‘cos He did it all when He said “IT IS FINISHED” on the cross (Hebrews 4:3). But then, how come we don’t experience it tangibly? Imagine going into a supermarket, say Shoprite, and you just enter and then stand at a corner gazing at all the stuffs there. See, that’s how some (if not all) are, we’ve entered into God’s rest-through Christ- but we haven’t started experiencing it yet. Why? It’s because we are not communicating with God in line with His Will (Phlm 1:6, James 4:3).           When Jesus said it is finished”, He gave us a blank cheque, not corporately, but individual, ...

            “Are you born again?”, if most so called Christians were asked this question, they’d boldly say “Yes”, because they accepted Jesus into their lives at one point or the other. Well, that’s true looking at it from that perspective. Now let’s take this further, shall we? See, being born again isn’t just a title you get when you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, but more the beginning of a journey to be like HIM; it’s the 1 st of the 3 steps of Salvation, the first being that of the spirit, while the others are of the soul and the body. From this perspective, you’ll agree with me that most Christians fall into the category of those at the first step; just a few are at the 2 nd … the third? I’m not so sure about that.             Before I continue, let me clarify one thing, going to church doesn’t make you any better than someone who doesn’t IF you’re not a "hea...

            If you asked me, I’d say Daniel was the perfect student; he had a very good character, he excelled above all his peers, found favor in the eyes of his guardians and teachers, and he was handsome as well. It’s rare to find such a combo in one person, but Daniel and his 3 friends, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, had it. They weren’tborn with these abilities/ attributes, but instead, they developed it with “God’s Divine help”. That should give you some hope that you can become like Daniel, it gives me.             So in this article you’ll see how you can become a Daniel to your generation, with these 3 steps. 1.    Although Daniel was in a “sinful nation”, Babylon, where he could have easily compromised God’s standards, yet he purposed in heart to remain spotless from the world. Daniel 1:8 --- That’s how God wants us to live our lives, tho...

                Basically, idolatry is the worship of carved images, deities, people, and things. Simply put, idolatry is the worship of anything other than The Almighty GOD, The Maker of All things. Idolatry is also covetousness i.e. wanting physical or material things above that which your present spiritual level can handle, I’ll talk more about this later on as God wills.                 From another perspective, idolatry is giving God no or less reverence than you should. If not all, most of us are guilty of this. 1 Corinthians 10:7-   Nor should we be idolaters, even as some of them, as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play."                  Does that look or sound familiar? All some of us do is “wak...