Hands To War

Psalm144:1  Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight" Hands in the bible represent works. The phrase "The works of Your hands" is commonly said in the scriptures. David said the lord teach his hands to war. So in other words he was saying who teacheth my works to war. What are your works? Your work as a believer is to rest in christ finished works and praise! When you praise God he calls it works. Hebrews13:15" By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name" So when scriptures say he teacheth my hands to war he was saying he directs my praise to war!!! But war against who? You guessed right! The devil. When you praise God you war against the devil and his cohorts. The devil wants you to remain depressed, complaining, feeling that God has abandoned you. But when you praise God strength comes and the praise war against the devil. God wants you to lift up your hands and every battle you are fighting will be won. Lifting up your hands is a display of a surrendered heart. When you surrender and say lord I cannot but you can. You war against the devil. 1Timothy 2:8 " I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting." when you lift up your hands in worship you put away anger and doubt. #God bless

Blessed Be The Lord

Psalm144:1  Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight"" The lord is your strength" said by Mr victor to his first son as he goes to write exams. As Christians the phrase " The lord is your strength" is common in over conversations with one another. But do we actually know what that means? The Lord is Your strength means that the lord is your source of Hope, joy and grace. In you study psalm 144 where our anchor scripture is taken. You will find out in the latter part that david began to describe the goodness of God in his life and family. He ends the psalm by saying " Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea,happy is that people, whose God is the Lord." The lord being your strength means he is your source of power. Many people reading this now wish bill Gates was their father. They believe if he was their father most of their problems will be over. It's not about the man's personality but what he has. When you say the lord is my strength you mean what the lord has is mine and what I have is his. Most young men wish they are still in their parents house. Because their parents were their strength. And things were easy for them. Their parents cared for them, feed them and loved them. Psychologists discover that the happiest stage of a man's life is his childhood. Especially if he lived in a good home. Children have no worries when they cannot do things by themselves they simply call their mummy or daddy. But in adulthood you are on your own. So you depend on yourself. The lord is your strength means God got your back so you don't need to be afraid. Lastly Nehemiah8:10" ...for the joy of the Lord is your strength" when you say the lord you mean the lord is pleased with you. Ephesians 1:7 and 8: To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace" but why is God pleased with you? Because of christ obedience

The Obedience Of Christ

2 Corinthians 10:5" Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of christ" Many believers in christ today are still struggling with sin. So these believers condemn themselves and they think they have failed God. Well jesus didn't die for us so that we will still be in the same state we are in. Jesus died and rose for us so that we can live a victorious life. Scripture says a man is a product of his thinking. So when you can control your thought you can live the life you want to live. So many try to use that principle and they fail, because no one can truly control his thoughts. In our anchor scripture, it tell us to bring every thought to the obedience of christ. Notice it's not our obedience but christ obedience. Well you may ask what is exactly this christ obedience? It is christ obedience at the cross. When your mind is focused on christ obedience you become a product of it. Romans 5:19 says for by one man(christ) obedience many are made righteous. So we are to align our thoughts to christ obedience. Romans 6:14 " for sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace." so sin strength is in the law. Under the law you are self conscious but under grace you are christ conscious. Under law it's how much you can please God but under grace it's how much christ obedience pleased God. The root cause of sin is found in the word middle letter S(I)N. Self(I) is the root cause of sin. When you are self conscious sin will have dominion over you. Jesus christ the son of God came to save us from sin. The solution to sin is Found in the son of God. The middle letter of the word S(O)n is the solution to sin. The (O)bedience of christ is the solution to sin. When you become christ (O)ccupied sin looses it's base in your life. So anytime you have a bad thought don't mediate on it; instead focus on how christ obedience at the cross made you righteous. Righteous by faith not by works. 2nd corinthians 5:21: " For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him" #I want to give you an assignment today. Will you do it? I want you to listen to yourself today and hear how much you talk about yourself and report back to me. # Jesus loves you

Christ is In Galilee

Matthew 28:10 "Then said jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my Brethen that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me" If you are an ardent reader of newspapers you will know that we live in one of the most fearful times in history. There are threats of moral sanity, terrorism, world war and economical depression. The world is getting darker and darker. But we believers in christ are not of the world though we are in it( john17:14). So we should know what jesus is saying today not what the world is saying right? Well, What is jesus telling his bride today? What's the word for the season? Be not afraid: go tell my Brethen that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. Jesus is telling us today not to be afraid. He is telling us today to go into Galilee. And when we get there we will see him. I am sure that if you are reading this you want to see God grace, jesus in your business, finances, academics, career, family, community and even the nation right?. Well jesus told us what we must do to see him. That we must go into Galilee. Well where is Galilee? The galilee jesus is telling us today is not in Israel but in us. Galilee is when you come into the end of yourself. When jesus was on earth, there came up a dispute of where he came from after he finished preaching. The people questioned if the christ will come out of Galilee.John 7:41 "Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?" The pharisees who were seen as the doctors of the law stood up and said in john 7:52 "They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet." so they believed nothing Good can come out of Galilee. The people had no confidence that anything Good can come out of Galilee. Let me tell you quickly about some part of the history of Galilee.king Solomon gave king Hiram of Tyre twenty cities in that region (now called with the feminine name גלילה, Galilah), but Hiram didn't like them very much and people called those cities Cabul, meaning "like nothing" (1 Kings 9:11-13). So galilee was called nothing. Galilee is a state you enter when you don't have no confidence in the flesh(self efforts). It's when we have come to the end of ourselves. The world is getting darker and darker. In darkness you will see that light is important. As believers we are to let christ be our shepard. We to no longer trust in our flesh(works) but in christ. Untill we come to the end of ourselves we cannot see jesus. if you are saved by grace then grace will keep you. Not by works but by grace. Paul entered this state in his life; where he cried out and said in Romans 7:18"  For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing..." And he later said in Romans 7:25 " I thank God through Jesus christ our Lord..." so he valued jesus when he came to the end of himself. we need to reach the stage where we depend solely on christ. Where we can boldly say my help comes from the lord not from man. Depend on the lord to protect, feed and direct. Jesus is telling the church today to enter galilee, where we don't have confidence in ourselves but in the lord. Where we no longer boast of our Good deeds but his grace and mercy. And when you enter galilee where you don't depend on yourself you will see christ. As for all you don't need a saviour if you can save yourself. Galilee, The verb גלל (galal I) is all about rolling; it means to roll some object on, upon or away. We need to roll our challenges to God. Christ loves everyone but he is sent to those who are poor of themselves/ empty of themselves(matthew 5:3-9, Isaiah 61:1). Still emphazing on grace, we must come into a state where we say lord I don't depend on my degree to get a job but on your grace. Where your faith is no longer in what you can do but what he can do. Remember you will only see christ in Galilee. #praise the lord