Tuesday March 19, 2024
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'THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT IS RIGHT AND JUST AND FAIR.' PROVERBS 2:9 NIV
It's not easy to maintain a strong work ethic when you feel overworked, underpaid and under-appreciated. But that's the point at which your character is tested and developed. Having a work ethic means, a. doing what you don't feel like doing, in order to achieve the results you want; b. paying a higher price than others for something worthwhile; c. standing up for your principles when someone is trying to knock you down.
In his first novel, author and Nobel Prize-winner Alexander Solzhenitsyn wrote about Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, a political prisoner in a Siberian labor camp. Shukhov is forced to build a wall in weather 20 degrees below zero. As it gets darker and colder the foreman gives the order to hurry the job by throwing leftover mortar over the wall instead of using it, so they could be finished for the day. But Shukov wasn't made that way,' wrote Solzhenitsyn, telling how the man resisted the order, determined to finish the job right. Eight years in a prison camp couldn't change his nature. He worried about everything he could make use of about every scrap of work he could do nothing must be wasted without good reason. The foreman yells at him and then hurries away. But Shukhov and if the guards had put the dogs on him it would have made no difference. He ran to the back and looked about; 'Not bad.' then he ran and gave the wall a good look-over, to the left, to the right, his eye as accurate as a carpenter's level , straight and even. Only then did Shuklov stop working. So, measured by Shuklov's standard, how's your work ethic?
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: 2 Kings 21-23, Luke 1:67-80, Ps 144:1-8, Pr 14:1-4 |
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Monday March 18, 2024
Overcoming your pride: |
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'DO NOT BE WISE IN YOUR OWN EYES.' PROVERBS 3:7 NIV
To overcome your pride you must: 1. Recognize you pride. Benjamin Franklin observed, not one of our natural passions is harder to subdue than pride. Even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my hum, utility. In The Indispensable Man, Saxon White Kessinger writes: sometime when you feel that your going, would leave an un-fill-able hole, just follow these simple instructions, and see how they humble your soul. Take a bucket and fill it with water, put your hand in it up to the wrist; pull it out and the hole that's remaining, is the measure of how you'll be missed. It's humbling how quickly the hole we think we're leaving, disappears or gets filled in by others. 2. Express gratitude often. Paul writes, no matter what happens, always be thankful, (1 Thessalonians 5:18 TLB). Oprah Winfrey suggests, keep a gratitude journal. Every night list five things that happened this day that you are grateful for. It will change your life. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you'll never have enough. If you focus on what you have, you will always see that the universe is abundant and you'll have more.
Selfish people never think they get as much as they deserve. Continually expressing gratitude helps to break that kind of pride. 3. Learn to laugh at yourself. The Chinese proverb says, blessed are they that laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be entertained. People who have the problem of pride rarely laugh at themselves. Engaging in humor at your own expense shows that pride isn't the problem and that if it is, it's one you're determined to deal with!
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: 2 Kings 18:17-20:21, Luke 1:57 -66, Ps 139:13-24, Pr 13:25 www.mpbs247.org |
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Sunday March 17, 2024
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'I HAVE...PLANS TO GIVE YOU FUTURE YOU HOPE FOR.' JEREMIAH 29:11 TM
No matter where you are at this moment, if you haven't found God's plan for your life stop what you're doing and start looking for it! There's nothing in your past or your present that He can't use. Maybe you've veered off course; we all have at one time or another. Read the stories of those God used and you'll discover that blowing it isn't unusual. It's actually part of the learning curve.
When we come into this world kicking and screaming, none of us know exactly what we're supposed to do with our lives. That's okay. Just start where you are right now. When God puts your life on track, he begins by giving you a sense of hope. Only God-given hope will sustain you through the tough times. Maybe you're wondering. Am I ever going to get to where I'm supposed to be? If that's how you feel today, read these words spoken by God to a group of people who'd spent their last 70 years in Babylonian slavery as a result of having done things the wrong way: I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I'll listen. When you come looking for me, you'll find me. Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I'll make sure you won't be disappointed...I'll turn things around for you, (Jeremiah 29:11-14 TM). And those words are from God's mouth to your ear!
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: 2 Kings 16-1 -18:16, Luke 1:39 -56, Ps 139:7 -12, Pr 13:24 |
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Saturday March 16, 2024
Learning to hear God`s voice: |
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'HIS SHEEP FOLLOW HIM BECAUSE THEY KNOW HIS VOICE.' JOHN 10:4 NIV
One evening a friend visiting Peter Lord's home told him he could hear no fewer than 18 different kinds of crickets in his garden. Peter was amazed; he'd lived there for years and never heard one. The difference was, this man was a professor of entomology and he had learned to distinguish over 200 different cricket calls with his natural ear. Imagine learning to listen crickets! Looking back, Peter wrote: I suddenly understood that a person must want to hear, and learn to hear, and there were many sounds I was not hearing. Think what you've been missing all these years because you haven't wanted or learned to hear the voice of God speaking to you.
God often speaks to us through others. But the very gifts He speaks to us through can weaken our desire to hear from God for ourselves. The children of Israel said to Moses, we want you to hear from God for us, (See Exodus 20:18-19). the problem is, when you only hear from God through secondary sources it's easier not to make any real commitment, or to obey what you've heard. But when you know God is speaking to you personally you must make clear-cut decision. Jesus said, His sheep follow him because they know his voice, (John 10:3-4 NIV). Examine the heroes in your Bible. They were all flawed! So what gave them the strength to accomplish such great things? They knew God's voice! Nothing, absolutely nothing in your life is more important than learning to know God's voice when He speaks to you!
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: 2 Kings 13-15, Luke 1:26-38, Ps 139:1-6, Pr 13:21-23 www.mpbs247.org |
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Friday March 15, 2024
Thank God for your family: |
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CHILDREN ARE A BLESSING PSALM 127:3
If you've forgotten how well off you are to have your family, read this: I'd finally had it. The children were loud, irritable and impossible. I was tired and fed up. My wife was tired and fed up. So I decided to run away from it all and have a day just for me; a day in which I did what I wanted. I was going to live it up and be greedy as I pleased. I want to tend to anybody but my self.
I zoomed out of the house with #25. There, I did it I said to myself as I drove to the A-road and bought north. Well, I went to a shopping center, had a great time in a bookstore and bought the collected poems of Walt Whitman. Afterward, I drove to McDonald's and ordered two hamburgers, my own large fries and my own large cola. I ate everything without being interrupted, without giving my pickle to anyone, without wiping anyone's mouth, nose or bottom. Then I ate the biggest the biggest ice cream I could find.
I was free! I was out of town! So I drove to the cinema and watched a film without buying popcorn, without someone sitting on my lap, without escorting someone to the bathroom. I was a free man. I was living it up-and I was miserable.
By the time I returned home, everyone was asleep. As I slipped into bed my wife whispered, we missed you. I answered me too. I never ran away from home again!
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: Matthew 5:4, Is 51:1-16, Ps 30, 1 Corinthians 1:3-7 www.mpbs247.org |
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Thursday March 14, 2024
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‘THAT SPECIAL GIFT…YOU WERE GIVEN…KEEP THAT DUSTED OFF AND IN USE.’ TIMOTHY 4:14 TM
Paul told Timothy to focus on his strengths. That special gift…you were given…keep that dusted off and in use. Focused people don’t hide their weaknesses or excuse them; instead they focus on their strengths! There's a story about a couple who decided to build a far, then they began to argue. The wife wanted to build the house first. The husband wanted to build the barn first to house the animals. They went back and forth until finally the man said: Look, we have to build the barn first because the barn will enable us to build the house, the garage, the silo, the kids’ swing set, and everything else! When you focus on putting first things first, everything else is more likely to fall into place.
Anthony Campolo says: what you commit yourself to, will hang what you are and make you into a completely different person. The future conditions you, not the past. What you commit yourself to become, determines what you are more than anything that ever happened to you yesterday. Therefore, I ask you, “what are your commitments? Where are you going? What are you going to be? Show me somebody who hasn’t decided and I’ll show you somebody who has no identified, no personality, and no direction.” Focusing on weaknesses instead of strengths is like having a handful of coins, a few made of gold, the rest of tarnished copper, and setting aside the gold coins to spend your time shining the copper ones in hopes of making them more valuable. No matter how long you spend, they’ll never be worth what the gold ones are. So, stay focused on your God-given strengths!
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: 2 Kings 7-9, Luke 1:1-10. Ps 73:1-16, Pr 13:17-19 www.mpbs247.org |
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Wednesday March 13, 2024
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‘FORGETTING THE PAST.’ PHILIPPIANS 3:13 NLT
Notice: 1. Focused people don’t live in the past. Too many of us yearn for the past and get stuck in it. Instead we should learn on the past let go of it. Elbert Hubbard wrote: a retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is a good thing, but the ability to forget is a token of greatness. Successful people forget. They’re running race. They can’t afford to look behind. Their eye is on the finish line. They're too big to let little thing disturb them. If anyone does them wrong, they consider the source and keep cool. It's only the small people who cherish revenge. Be a good forgetter…success demands it. 2. Focused people don’t think about the difficulties, but the rewards. If you dwell on the difficulties too l long you’ll start to develop self pity instead of self-discipline. As a result you’ll accomplish less and less. By focusing on results you’ll stay encouraged. Make Christ your example. He was willing to die a shameful death on the cross because of the joy would be his afterward, (Hebrews 12:2 TLB). 3. Focused people choose their friends carefully. Here are five types of people you will encounter: a. Refreshers; who strengthen your faith and energies you. B. Refiners; who sharpen you and clarify your vision. C. Reflectors; who mirror your energy, neither adding to nor subtracting from it. D. Reducers; who try to diminish your goals and efforts to their comfort level. E. Rejecters; who don’t understand you or what God’s called you to do. So, remain focused and you’ll stay grounded; the praise of others is less likely to go to your head, and the negative impact of your critics will be minimized.
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: 2 Kings 7-9, Luke 1:1-10. Ps 73:1-16, Pr 13:17-19 www.mpbs247.org |
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Tuesday March 12, 2024
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‘ACKNOWLEDGED HIM, AND SHALL DIRECT THY PATHS.’ PROVERBS 3:6
When in comes to staying focused, keep in mind: 1. Focused people look for a better way. What got you where you are won’t necessarily get you where you need to be. A family who moved into a new neighborhood got a late start one morning. As a result their six year old missed her school bus. Though it would make him late for work her father agreed to take her to school if she gave him direction. After twenty minutes of going in circles they finally arrived at the school, which turned out to be a few blocks away from where they lived. Steaming her dad asked why she drove him all over the place when the school was so close to home. We went the way the school bus does, she said. That’s the only way I know. 2. Focused people concentrate a little harder and a little longer. Hall of fame baseball player Hank Aaron says what separate a superstar from the average ballplayer is that he concentrates just a little bit longer. Focused thinking is the ability to remove distractions and mental clutter so that you can concentrate with clarity. 3. Focused people make commitments, not excuses. A sign on the desk of an officer at the Pentagon read: the secrecy of my job does not permit me to know what I’m doing. It’s a cute joke, but not so cute when it’s true. When you don’t know what you’re doing, you become frustrated and end up failing. That’s why praying and getting direction from God is critical for your life. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: 2 Kings 4:18-6:33, Mark 16:9-20, Ps 80:12-19, Pr 13:13-16 |
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Monday March 11, 2024
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‘DO NOT SWERVE TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT.’ PROVERBS 4:27 NIV
Focus does three things for you: 1. It keeps you on target. We find ourselves pulled in a dozen different direction, spending much of our time and energy on things we don’t really care about. Author Don Marquis put it this way: ‘Ours is a world where people don’t know what they want, and are willing to go through hell to get’ the Bible says: ‘Let your eyes look straight ahead…do not swerve to the right or the left’ (Proverbs 4:25-27 NIV). 2. It increases your energy. Attempting everything, like attempting nothing, will suck the life out of you. Focus gives you energy. Admiral Richard Byrd, the polar explorer, said, ‘Few men come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never use. ‘One of the reason of those wells go un-topped is lack of focus. They don’t reach toward achievement until it has clear objective. 3. It lifts you. It’s been said that ‘the worlds stands aside to let anyone pass, who knows where he or she is going.’ In a sea of mediocrity, just knowing what you want to do and making an effort to pursue it, distinguishes you from almost everybody else. Henry David Thoreau asked, ‘Do you ever hear of a man to have striven all his life faithfully and singly toward an object, and in no measure obtain it? If a man constantly aspires, is he not elevated?’ just by striving to become better than you are, we become elevated even if you don’t accomplish what you desire, and even if others don’t step aside for you. By trusting God and aiming higher, you move to a higher level.
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: 2 Kings 1:1-4:17, Mark 16: 1-8, Ps 80:1-11, Pr 13:11-12 www.mpbs247.org |
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Sunday March 10, 2024
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‘LET’S KEEP FOCUSED…THOSE OF US WHO WANT EVERYTHING GOD HAS FOR US.’ PHILIPPIANS 3:15 TM
You become effective by being selective. It’s human nature to get distracted. We’re like gyroscopes, spinning around at a frantic pace but not getting anywhere. Without a clear purpose you keep changing directions, jobs, relationships, churches, etc., hoping each change will settle the confusion or fill the emptiness in your heart. You think, ‘this time it will be different,’ but it doesn’t solve your real problem; lack of focus.
The power of focusing can be seen in light. With a magnifying glass the rays of the sun can set paper on fire. But when light is focused even more as a laser beam, it can cut through steel. Nothing is as potent as a focused life. The men and women who make the greatest difference in life are the most focused. For instance, the apostle Paul said, ‘I am bringing all my energies to bear on this one thing (Philippians 3:13 TLB). Paul’s obsession was to make Christ known. So if you want your life to have impact, focused it! Stop dabbling. Stop crying to do it all. Do less. Turn away from even good activities and do only that which matters most. Never confuse activity with productivity. Poet William Matthews wrote, ‘One will cultivated talent, deepened and enlarged, is worth a hundred shallow faculties. The first law of success in these days when so many things are clamoring for attention is concentration to bend our energies to one point, and to go directly to the point, looking neither to the right nor to the left. ‘Thus focus comes easily or naturally? No, its discipline that must be practiced everyday.
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: Rev 19-22, Mark 15:42-47, Ps 143,Pr 13:9-10 |
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Saturday March 9, 2024
Worth-ship: |
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‘THE FATHER SEEKETH SUCH TO WORSHIP HIM.’ JOHN 4:23
Jesus revealed some of his greatest insights on worship to a flawed woman with five failed marriages and a live-in boyfriend. No wonder His disciples were shocked to find him talking to her’ (John 4:27 NLT). So what is Jesus teaching us about worship? 1. That anybody can do it! True worship has nothing to do with your religious denomination (Jews and gentiles), and cannot be limited to a physical location (Mount Gerizim or the temple in Jerusalem). Once you’ve made Him Lord of your life, Jesus accepts your worship. You’re in! 2. That God is actually looking for people who will do it. Here’s a stop-you-in-your-tracks thought: God created you to do the only thing He cannot do for Himself worship! ‘Thou art worthy, O lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created to worship God! 3. That’s there only way to do it. According to Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, ‘The worship of God’s is nowhere defined in scripture.’ That’s because it’s such a powerful outpouring of our hearts toward the Lord and represents such love, gratitude and devotion that it cannot be put into words; nor can it be defined by a song, a shout, or silence. Jesus said, ‘true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth of God’s Word. To understand worship, think: worth-ship! How much do you value the Lord? We never get tired of talking about what we value most!
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: Lev 23:15-22, Acts 2:1-18 www.mpbs247.org |
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Friday March 8, 2024
Seeing your trials the right way: |
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‘BLESSED IS A MAN WHO PERSEVERES UNDER TRIAL.’ JAMES 1:12 NASB
Too many of us view our trials the way we watch television. Some televisions have a second channel in the corner of your screen that enables you to divide your focus and watch two programs at once. A lot us try to superimpose our human viewpoint on the screen of God’s will for our lives. God gives us a divine perspective and then we open up a second screen, a human one, and try to figure it all out. Don’t waste your trials by trying to fit them into your limited vision and understanding or you’ll end up frustrated. It’s better to trust God, rest in His wisdom and take Him at His word.
A spiritual perspective on your trials will keep you from buckling under the weight of them when we times are hard. When you begin to look at your trials from God’s perspective, your spirit is renewed and you’re enabled to press on and receive what God has waiting for you. James writes, ‘Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life.’ Now the crown of life is not just something you receive in Heaven, you can enjoy it today. And who’s it for? Those who persevere. When God gives you this Crown, He’s saying, ‘you’ve passed another of life’s tests, now you’re ready for a new level of blessing.’ Remember the wonderful feeling you had when you passed some of your hardest test in school? Don’t get discouraged. God is up to something good. Keep going and don’t stoop until you receive the Crown of Life.
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: Matt 5:3, Luke 18:9-14, Is 57:14-21, 2 Sam 7:18-29 www.mpbs247.org |
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Thursday March 7, 2024
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‘COMMIT THY WAY UNTO THE LORD.’ PSALM 37:5
One day a child playing with a valuable vase got his hand stuck in it and couldn’t get it out. Before resorting to breaking the vase, his father said, “Son, relax, just open your hand and pull it out.’ To their astonishment the little guy said, ‘I can’t. If I do I’ll drop my penny.’ A lot of us are just like him, so busy holding onto something of little worth that we can’t accept what God offers! Let go1let God have His way! Loretta P. Burns writes: ‘As children bring their broken toys with tears for us to mend, I brought my broken dreams to God because he is my friend. But then instead of leaving Him in peace to work alone, I hung around and tried to help with ways that were my own. At last I snatched them back and cried, ‘How can you be so slow?’ “My child,” He said, “What could I do…you never did let go.”
‘trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the in the in the land, and verify thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass’ (Psalm 37:3-5). The words, ‘trust, delight, and commit’ are your keys to success. Give up trying to handle life by yourself. Put it into God’s hands and allow Him to work. He’s neither intimidated nor stumped by your circumstances. Check His resume. Do you seriously think your problem is too big for Him, or that He can’t do it without your help? Come on, give it to God and watch what happens!
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: Rev 15-18, Mark 15:33-41, Ps 132:11-18, Pr 13:7-8 www.mpbs247.org |
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Wednesday March 6, 2024
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‘YOU DO NOT REALISE NOW THAT I AM DOING, BUT LATER YOU WILL.’ JOHN 13:7 NIV
Mary and Martha were upset that Jesus didn’t come until their brother Lazarus was dead. ‘Lord…if you had been here, my brother would have not died’ (John 11:21 & 32 NIV). But instead of giving them reasons, Jesus replied, ‘Did I not tell you…if you believed, you would see God glorified in this?’ (John 11:40 NIV). When God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac he didn’t understand, but later he witnessed God’s faithfulness when Isaac was restored to him. Moses didn’t understand why he had to spend 40 years in the wilderness, but later when God called him to lead Israel to freedom, he got it. Joseph didn’t know why his brothers mistreated him or why he was imprisoned unfairly, but later he saw God’s hand in everything. His father questioned why Joseph had been made governor and who’d saved the lives of the nation. God’s purposes became clear.
Just like your children don’t always think your decision makes sense, we don’t understand God’s ways. That’s why Jesus said to Mary and Martha, ‘You do not realize now that I am doing, but later you will.’ God doesn’t expect you to understand, but He does expect you to trust Him. In spite of his boils, bankruptcy and bereavement Job said: ‘When He has tested me, I will come forth’ (Job 23:10 NIV). Is God testing you in this situation? If He is, what are you learning? Is the experience making you bitter, or making you better by causing you to draw closer to Him?
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: Rev 10-14, Mark 15:27-32, Ps 132:1-10, Pr 13:4-6 www.mpbs247.org |
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Tuesday March 5, 2024
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‘IF THE LORD IS WITH US, WHY HAS…THIS HAPPENED?’ JUDGES 6:13 NIV
A hundred years ago Germany’s exclusive textile mills had special rooms dedicated to spinning the world’s finest lace. Each room was dark, except for the light falling from a small window onto the weavers work. That’s because lace is more beautiful when the weaver is in darkness and his work is in the light. Usually God’s purposes are and His power displayed, in our darkest experiences when like Gideon you ask, “if the lord is with m e, why has…this happened?’ when there seems no rhyme or reason, God’s promise is, ‘I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord…who calls you by name’ (Isaiah 45:3 NIV).
Anybody can be faithful in good times, but standing by night in the house of the Lord (Ps 134:1 NIV) takes real commitment. Hymn writer George Matheson wrote: ‘Will I remain in God’s house at night…love Him for who He is…know I desire not the gift but the Giver? When I can remain...during the darkness of the night and worship…I’ve accepted Him for Himself alone.’ When the Israelites faced their greatest challenge, the red Sea, the Bible says, ‘All that night the Lord drove the sea back’ (exodus 14:21 NIV). Be encourage, God is working, even though you can’t see Him.
After all, how can God give us ‘songs in the night’ (Job 35:10) if the sun always shines? Jesus said, ‘What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight’ (Matthew 10:27 NIV). It’s in life’s dark places that God shares things which strengthen you, and encourage those around you.
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: Rev 5-5, Mark 15:21 – 26, Ps 48, Pr 13:2-3 www.mpbs247.org
Soul Food Reading: Rev 5-9, Mark 15:21-26, Ps 48, Pr 13:2-3 |
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Monday March 4, 2024
Becoming unselfish: |
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‘LET US FIX OUR EYES ON JESUS.’ HEBREWS 12:2 NIV
The Bible says: ‘Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.’ Now we might be tempted to think that Jesus is just the finish line and that we should keep our eyes on Him as a runner would focus on the tape. No, this Scripture is urging us to think of Jesus as our example. As the starter and finisher of our faith He not only designed the course of the race, He ran it perfectly and completely. The Greek term which is translated, ‘Fix our eyes on Jesus,’ means to look exclusively at something and study it intently while looking away from all distractions.
As great athletes study the films of champions to discover their techniques, we are encouraged to go to the film vault and peer intently at one scene after another as we study Christ. In the words, ‘look exclusively and thoughtfully at the one who not only designed the course, but ran it flawlessly. And run exactly as He ran.’ As He lived, you are to live. As He decided, you are to decide. As He obeyed, you are to obey. As He pleased the Father, you are to please the father. As He surrendered, you are to surrender. Do you want to be like Christ? Begin thinking less about yourself. Work toward becoming unselfish. For one full day, fix your attention on Jesus by surrendering in complete selflessness.
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: Rev 1-4, Mark 15:12-20, Ps 16, Pr 13:1 www.mpbs247.org
Soul Food Reading: Rev 1-4, Mark 15:12-20, Ps 16, Pr 13:1 |
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Sunday March 3, 2024
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'THIS TREASURE...IS FROM GOD.' 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 NIV
Do you know you have treasure within you? God out it there. It's in your unique qualities, plus the fire in your soul. Life may have thrown cold water on that fire but God can rekindle it. Note, this treasure within you 'is from God.' And what He owns He protects, He nurtures, and will use to his glory. But God is a wise businessman; when He invests He expects a return!
It's said that the wealthiest spot on this planet is not the oilfields of Kuwait or the diamond mines of South Africa. No, the richest deposits lie in your local cemetery. Buried beneath those sacred grounds are dreams that never came pass, songs that were never sung, books that were never written, ideas that were never shared, inventions that were never designed, plans that never got beyond the drawing board of the mind, and purposes that were never fulfilled. Only a tiny percentage of those who live in this planet will discover and fulfill their true potential. Do you want to be one of them? Ask yourself: who am I? Why did God put me here? How much potential do I have? How can I maximize my ability for His glory? Within the answer to these questions lie the keys to a fulfilled life.
If you haven't found your life's purpose yet, talk to God. Everything...finds its purpose in him (Colossians 1:16 TM). Before you spoke your first word or took your first step, God had a plan for your life. You say, but I have failed so badly. Maybe, but it's amazing what God can do with a broken life when you give Him all the pieces!
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: I Kings 21-22, Mark 15:1-11, Ps 129, Pr 12:27-28 www.mpbs247.org
Soul Food Reading: I Kings 21-22, Mark 15:1-11, Ps 129, Pr 12:27-28 |
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Saturday March 2, 2024
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'FIND OUT AND DO WHATEVER THE LORD WANTS YOU TO.' EPH 5:17 TLB
To overcome procrastination you must:
(1) Take responsibility for your life. No matter how hard you wish, the tooth fairy isn't going to come while you're sleeping and replace failure with success. Great souls have wills, feeble souls have wishes. You need to do something!
(2) Examine your excuses. An excuse puts the blame on something other than you, which means the solution is beyond your reach. Excuses are like exit signs on the road of progress; they take us off track. It's easier to move from failure to success other than excuses to success. So examine your excuses and eliminate them.
(3) focus on the benefits of completing task. To get you over the hump, focus on what you'll get out of it when you get it done. Will it bring you benefit? Clear the way for something else you'd like to do? Be a milestone in your personal development or the completion of something bigger? Will it help to clear the decks for you emotionally? Admiral William Halsey said, “problems become smaller if you confront them. Touch a thistle timidly and it pricks you, grasp it boldly and its spines crumble.'
(4) Ask for help. Columbus didn't discover the New World on his own, he needed a crew. Speaking of the church, Paul writes, “Each part...help the other parts grow' (Eph 4:16 NLT). There's no way to value the assistance others can give you when it comes to breaking old habits and beginning new ones. Yes, it means taking a risk because you will be vulnerable in sharing your hopes and fears. But the risk is worth taking.
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: I Kings 18:16-20:43, Mark 14:66-72, Ps 124, Pr 12:26 www.mpbs247.org
Soul Food Reading: I Kings 18:16-20:43, Mark 14:66-72, Ps 124, Pr 12:26 |
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Friday March 1, 2024
Rejection-proofed: |
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'OUR FATHER LOVES US, FOR HE CALLS US HIS CHILDREN, AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE.' 1 JOHN 3:1 NLT
Ever wonder how anybody could find you lovable? For many of us the question becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. The fear of rejection is so intense that we protect ourselves by:
(a) Vowing never to let anybody get close enough to hurt us again. Sounds good in theory, but by closing others out we close ourselves in, and all our relationships suffer.
(b) Putting on our best 'game face.' I'm tough! Who needs other people anyway? As a result nobody meets our needs.
(c ) Pushing others away. When we feel rejected we imagine we're being attacked even when we're not. So we put on our boxing gloves and come out swinging.
(d.) Trying to buy rejection-protection by doing favors to people. Or by putting up with abusive relationships because we think it's what we deserve and it may be our last chance at love.
(e) Practicing perfectionism. Give it up! God already loves you unconditionally, and human standards vary so much that you'll never make everybody happy however you try.
As long as you keep trading with a diminished sense of worth, you'll keep attracting the wrong people. So listen up. 'Our Father loves us, for he calls us his children and that is what we are.' And 'that's only the beginning...when Christ is...revealed, we'll...become like him' (1 John 3:2 TM). If your self-worth comes from any opinion other than God's, you'll always be vulnerable. Your critics will diminish you; trying and failing will keep you from arising again. Worst of all, you'll never discover or be discovered for the unique and wonderful person God made you to be.
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: Gal 5:23, 2 Thess 1:3-5, Phil 2: 1-4, Heb 11:23-27 www.mpbs247.org
Soul Food Reading: Gal 5:23, 2 Thess 1:3-5, Phil 2:1-4 , Heb 11:23-27 |
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Thursday February 29, 2024
Before you die, live! |
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'DO NOT BOAST ABOUT TOMORROW, FOR YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT A DAY MAY BRING FORTH.' PROVERBS 27:1 NIV
In The Finishing Touch Chuck Swindoll writes, 'The plane was headed for New York a routine, normally very boring flight. But this time it proved to be otherwise. As they were on their descent pattern the pilot realized that the landing gear was not engaging. He messed around with the controls, trying again and again to get the gear to lock in place...without success. He then asked ground control for instructions. As the plane circled the landing field and emergency crews coated the runway with foam, fire trucks and other emergency vehicles moved into position. Meanwhile the passengers were told to maneuver in that calm, unemotional voice pilots do so well. Flight attendants glided about the cabin with an air of cool reserve. Passengers were told to place their heads between their knees and grab their ankles just before impact. There were tears, panic and cries of despair. Then when the landing was only minutes away the pilot suddenly announced over the intercom, “We are beginning our final descent. At this moment, in accordance with international aviation code established at Geneva, it is my obligation to inform you that if you believe in God you should commence prayer.” Scouts' honor...that's exactly what he said.'
So what's the message? 'Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.' Live each day in the light of eternity. Seize the moment and bring every drop out of it. Love and enjoy the people who matter. Take another step towards you goals and the fulfillment of God's plan for your life. In other words, before you die, live!
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: I Kings 16:1-18:15, Mark 14:61-65, Ps 116, Pr 12:25 www.mpbs24/7.org
Soul Food Reading: I Kings 16:1-18:15, Mark 14:61-65, Ps 116, Pr 12:25 |
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Wednesday February 28, 2024
The gift of repentance: |
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'I GAVE HER TIME TO REPENT.' REVELATION 2:21 NLT
When God tells you to repent, He gives you time and grace to do it. If you don't, there are consequences. 'I gave her time to repent, but she [would] not...Therefore... [she] will suffer greatly' (Revelation 2:21-22 NLT). This Scripture is an arrow to the heart of that stubborn sin you want to keep holding on to. Sin is always a choice. If you choose to keep sinning you can reach a place where your ability to say 'no' is so weakened, you become enslaved to what you've chosen. As long as you prefer the rewards your sin brings, you won't seek deliverance from it. The Greek word for repentance is metanoia; it means 'to change, to turn around and go the other way.' One counselor writes, 'I kept trying not to commit a particular sin, praying about it over, only to do it again. Finally I got mad at God and cried out, “Why don't you help me with this?” He answered, “Because you aren't disgusted with it yet. You're still enjoying it.” I protested, “I do not. I hate it.” God replied, “If you hated it enough you'd quit it.” In that moment I realized that I enjoyed the rewards of obedience. I also discovered something else; I couldn't hate sin enough by the power of my own fleshly will to come to true repentance. I stood helpless in corruption. Repentance is a gift of love which comes from God. And until that love is allowed to work in us, touching and exposing those carefully guarded areas, we cannot change.' So today ask God for the gift of repentance.
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: I Kings 14-15, Mark 11:53-60, Ps 121, Pr 12:23-24 www.mpbs247.org |
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Tuesday February 27, 2024
Give God the reins: |
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'TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND LEAN NOT ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING.' PROVERBS 3:5 NIV
Cliff Schimmels says: 'When I was young my dad had a team of horses. One day he said to me, “Son, would you like to drive?” So I took the reins. I was in control. I was driving. But the plodding bothered me, it was too slow. So I clucked the horses along and they began to trot. Then Babe and Blue came up with a better idea. They decided that if they ran we would get home faster. Soon they were running as fast as I've ever seen horses run. As the prairie-dog holes whizzed by I concluded that we were in a dangerous situation, so I tried my best to slow down the runaway team. I tugged on the reins until my hands cramped. I cried and pleaded, but nothing worked. Old Babe and Blue just kept running. I glanced over at my dad and he was just sitting there, watching the world go by. By now I was frantic. My hands were cut from the reins, tears streaming down my face, frozen from the winter cold. Finally in desperation I turned to my dad and said, “Here, take the reins, I don't want to drive any more.” Now that I'm older and people call me grandpa, I re-enact that scene at least once a day.
Regardless of how old we get or how capable we think we are, there's always that moment when the only way out is to turn to our Heavenly Father and say, 'Here, take the reins, I don't want to drive any more.' And He will, but you've got to give them to Him!
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: I Kings 12-13, Mark 14:43-52, Ps 82, Ps 117, Pr 12:20-22 www.mpbs247.org |
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Monday February 26, 2024
I knew you when...: |
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'ISN'T THIS THE CARPENTER?' MARK 6:3 NIV
Be careful around those who love to say, 'I knew you when...' in an attempt to label or limit you. When David volunteered to fight Goliath his faith was an embarrassment to his big brother Eliab, an officer in King Saul's army. Eliab was thinking, 'If my little brother wins everybody will ask, “How come you didn't go out and fight him?”' Understand this: your decision to step out and follow God will put pressure on others. And the first place you'll feel it will be amongst those closest to you, especially if your calling sets you apart, and takes you to a higher level. The Bible records that Eliab 'burned with anger at [David] and asked, “Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the desert? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is”' (1 Samuel 17:28 NIV). Before David could overcome Goliath he had to overcome the thoughts and opinions of those around him. And you will too! Look at the life of Jesus. When He went back to His hometown they said, 'What's this wisdom that has been given him, that he even does miracles! Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's soon...And they took offense at him. Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor.” He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. And he was amazed at their lack of faith' (Mark 6:2-6 NIV). Bottom line: be careful around those 'who knew you when.'
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: I Kings 10-11, Mark 14:32-42, Ps 82, Pr 12:18-19 www.mpbs247.org
Soul Food Reading: I Kings 10-11, Mark 14:32-42, Ps 82, Pr 12:18-19 |
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Sunday February 25, 2024
Do you have a vision? (3) |
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'SLOWLY, STEADILY, SURELY, THE TIME APPROACHES WHEN THE VISION WILL BE FUFILLED.' HABAKKUK 2:3 TLB
When God gives you a vision, He also gives you the provision needed to fulfill it! Often He'll use something you already possess even though you don't know it or think it's not equal to the challenge. Faced with feeding 5000 hungry people, the disciples felt totally inadequate. But Jesus said, 'How many loaves do you have...Go and see' (Mark 6:38 NIV). God will open your spiritual eyes to see what you already have or are within your reach. And when you recognize it, give it to Him and He blesses it, it will be more than enough. The key to your success is found in the words 'go and see.'
Stop procrastinating, making excuses, feeling sorry for yourself, 'talking down' to yourself or being intimidated by those who say you don’t have what it takes. Listen to God! He has provided everything required to get you where you need to go. Paul writes, 'Now glory be to God who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we could ever dare to ask or even dream of infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts or hopes' (Eph 3:20 TLB). Notice the words 'far more' and ‘his mighty power at work within us.' Look in the mirror and announce, 'I am full of resources. God has given me everything I need to fulfill His plan for my life.' This is not hype, pride or mind-over-matter. Its faith speaking, its faith connecting with God, its faith tapping into the resources needed to do what God has called you to do!
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: I Kings 8-9, Mark 14:27-31, Ps 113, Pr 12:15-17 www.mpbs247.org |
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Saturday February 24, 2024
Do you have a vision?: (2) |
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'SLOWLY, STEADILY, SURELY, THE TIME APPROACHES WHEN THE VISION WILL BE FUFILLED.' HABAKKUK 2:3 TLB
Many people wear themselves out trying to fulfill a vision God didn't give them. So where did their vision come from? (a) The most dominant influences in their life. (b) their need to prove something to someone. (c). their unresolved issues: trying to win a parent's love or to demonstrate they're as talented as their brother, sister, peer or in some cases the pastor of the bigger church across town.
Abraham learned this lesson the hard way. God promised him a son. But he got impatient, worried about getting old, took bad advice and ended up fathering Ishmael. Be careful, all you’re praying, planning and pushing won't run the wrong road into the right road! Furthermore, God won't empower you to do what he put into somebody else's heart to do. That's why it is foolish to compare yourself with others. God didn't promise to give you what He gave them. You're unique. So is His plan for your life. People who make this mistake end up with a sense of failure and frustration because they're constantly measuring themselves by somebody else's assignment. If you're not 'graced' to do it, you'll wear out yourself (and everybody else). Identify the origin of your vision!
Even your vision is of God you'll experience disappointment, discouragement and delays. The truth is, the greater your vision the greater your attack that will come against you. But when you know deep down that your vision is of God, you'll be able to persevere through the hard times, and you'll have the assurance of the Psalmist, 'The Lord will work out his plans for my life' (Psalm 138:8 NLT)
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: I Kings 6-7, Mark 14:20-26, Ps 108, Pr 12:14 www.mpbs247.org |
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Friday February 23, 2024
Do you have a vision?: (1) |
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'SLOWLY, STEADILY, SURELY, THE TIME APPROACHES WHEN THE VISION WILL BE FUFILLED.' HABAKKUK 2:3 TLB
In the early stages of pregnancy a baby is easier to lose. The same applies to your God-given vision; you need to protect it. The enemy tried to destroy Moses and Jesus before they reached their second birthday. Why? He feared their future and He fears yours too! Furthermore, when a prospective mother is not 'showing,' she has to go on the word of her physician. Getting the idea? There are certain things you need to do in order to 'deliver' what God has promised. When your doctor says, 'No smoking, drinking or eating certain foods, etc.,' he's thinking about your future. 'But others can do these things,' you say. Yes, but they're not carrying them what you are. The call to give birth to a vision means daring to be different, even radical: it means disconnecting from relationships that can hurt you, staying out of certain places, and reordering your priorities according to your God-given destiny, not popular consent. If you think fulfilling a vision is easy, check the price tag! Like childbirth, it's hard, it's lonely, it's sleepless, its appetite changing, it's schedule-altering. It involves pain and leave stretch marks. So before you give lip service to, or play God's purpose for your life, ask yourself, 'Am I ready to carry this thing full term? Visions aren't for the immature, the impatient or the faint of heart. And you can't down-sized them when things get tough.
Esther's vision meant putting her life on the line and saying, 'If I perish, I perish' (Esther 4:16). Did she perish? No, but she had to be willing to. Are you?
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: I Kings Gal 5:23, Is 40:9-11, Is 42:1-4, Ps18:31-35 www.mpbs247.org
Soul Food Reading: Gal 5:23, Is 40:9-11, Is 42:1-4, Ps 18:31-35 |
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Thursday February 22, 2024
A conscience grounded in God`s word: |
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'HOLDING ON TO FAITH AND A GOOD CONSCIENCE.' 1 TIMOTHY 1:19 NIV
Paul writes to Timothy: 'My son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight, holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith. Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander? Not much. But what we do know is sobering. Having failed to develop, protect, and live by a conscience grounded in God's word, they ended up spiritually shipwrecked. What a picture. A fine sea-going vessel lies shattered on the rocks because it got off course. The saying, 'Let conscience be your guide,' needs one more phrase added: 'As long as your conscience is grounded in God's word.' When we want to do our own thing and go our own way, we tend to justify it by saying, “If it feels so right how it be wrong?”' Understand this: If God's word says something is wrong; it's wrong no matter how right it feels! Your conscience must line up with the unchanging truth of Scripture. When the ultimate arbiter of your choices and actions is 'feeling,' the winds of temptation, compromise and comfort will sweep you off course and will end up you shipwrecked. The apostle John gives us an all-important reason for keeping our conscience in good repair: 'If we don't feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence. And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do things that please him' (1 John 3:21-22 NLT).
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: I Kings 3-5, Mark 14:12-19, Ps 101, Pr 12:12-13 www.mpbs247.org |
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Wednesday February 21, 2024
Testifying without a touch: |
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'BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO BELIEVE WITHOUT SEEING.' JOHN 20:29 NLT
Asking for proof before you believe something, can stop from receiving what God wants you to accept based on His Word. Thomas watched Jesus die. That's hard evidence to refute. As a result Thomas decided to believe only what he could see and verify. When you're faith's been shaken you're inclined to cling things that are practical, absolute and tangible. Jesus graciously gave Thomas the proof He needed, and said, 'you believe because you have seen....Blessed are those who believe without seeing.' The fact remains, however, if Thomas hasn’t permitted to see and touch Jesus, it wouldn't have changed the reality of the Resurrection iota. Thomas' problem wasn't lack of faith, it was misdirected faith. He trusted only what he could process on a human level. Sound familiar?
By contrast, when Mary Magdalene met Jesus at the tomb he told her, 'Don't touch me...But go find my brothers and tell them' (John 20:17 TLB). Mary once washed Jesus' feet with her tears and dried them with her hair; touch was important to her. And touching Jesus at that moment would have confirmed what she'd seen and heard. This time, however, Jesus asked her to trust His Word and not His flesh; to be willing to testify without a touch. It's wonderful when we 'feel the touch of God' calming us, strengthening us, reassuring us He's still in control. The truth is that His touch has often kept us from giving up or going over the edge. But sometimes He asks us to trust Him without the crutch of sensory perception, to testify without a touch. That's faith at its highest level.
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: I Kings 1-2, Mark 14:1-11, Ps 128, Pr 12:10-11 www.mpbs247.org |
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Tuesday February 20, 2024
That`s how much He loves you! |
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' I COULD ASK MY FATHER FOR THOUSANDS OF ANGELS...AND HE WOULD SEND THEM.' MATTHEW 26:53 TLB
The cross is the universal symbol of the Christianity. It's almost impossible to go anywhere without seeing it on a steeple or headstone. So how did an instrument of torture come to represent forgiveness and hope for so many? After all, we don't wear little gold guillotines round our necks and display replicas of firing squads on our church walls. The answer can be found in the cross Itself. Its horizontal beam symbolizes the breadth of God's love; it includes us all. Its vertical beam symbolizes the height and depth of His love; it reaches from the highest to the lowest of us. It's why God can be just and merciful without lowering His standards, and why He can redeem us without sanctioning our sin. 'God so love the world, that he gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but has everlasting life' (John 3:16). Thankful it doesn't say God loved only the wealthy or the famous or the beautiful or the sober, or we'd all be the trouble! No, if you live in the 'world' you're included!
Jesus didn't have to die, He chose to! He told His captors, 'I could ask my father for thousands of angels...and we would send them instantly...But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that describe what is happening now?' Max Lucado writes, 'The force behind the hammer wasn't an angry mob...the hand squeezing the hammer wasn't a Roman infantryman. the verdict. wasn’t decided by jealous Jews. Jesus himself chooses the nails...Had the soldier hesitated Jesus himself would have swung the mallet.' That's how much he loves you.
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: Heb 11:17-13:25, Mark 13:23-37, Ps 45, Pr 12:7-9 www.mpbs247.org |
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Monday February 19, 2024
Forgive, because you`ve been forgiven! |
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'GOT PUT HIS LOVE ON THE LINE...'ROMANS 5:8 TM
Telling his experience as a POW, Ernest Gordon related how after work one evening a guard noticed a shovel missing. Insisting one o the prisoners had stolen it, he screamed for the guilty party to come forward. Then he prepared to kill them one by one till someone confessed. Suddenly a Scottish soldier broke rank, stood to attention and said, 'I did it.' The guard beat him to death on the spot. When he'd exhausted his fury the other POW's picked up their friend's body along with their tools and returned to camp. At that point the shovels were re-counted. The guard was wrong. None were missing!
What kind of person would take the blame for something he didn't do? Christ! 'We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for...how someone...noble can inspire us to selfless sacrifice. But God put his His love on the line of us by offering His Son...while we were of no use whatever to him' (Romans 5:7-8 TM). Think about it: 'God...piled...everything we've done wrong, on Him' (Isaiah 53:6 TM), hence, then only 'Mediator who can reconcile God and [man]... Jesus' (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT). A mediator reconciles differences and negotiates agreement. At Calvary, Jesus stood between God's anger and the punishment for our sins. Having lived the life we couldn't live and taken the punishment we couldn't escape, He offer's us redemption we couldn't afford. Now the question we must answer is: If He so love us, can we not love each other? Having been forgiven, can we not forgive?
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: Heb 9:1-11:16, Mark 13:24-31, Ps 47, Pr 12:4-6 www.mpbs247.org |
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Sunday February 18, 2024
Press through!: |
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'IF GOD IS FOR US, WHO CAN BE AGAINST US?' ROMANS 8:31 NIV
To reach your God-ordained destiny you must do these seven things: (1) Refuse to give in to wrong thoughts. Guard your mind. Make it a walled city that refuses to allow negative thoughts and harmful influences to penetrate. (2) Resist any temptation toward introspection. Only the Holy Spirit has the right to search the hearts and minds of men. When the lord is ready to reveal an area of your life that needs correction, He will. (3) Fight, using God's Word. Let the Rhema Word, the God-breathed Word found in Scripture, be your strength in times of difficulty and testing. In the wilderness temptation, Jesus used Scripture to put Satan to flight. And the weapon of God's Word still works today. (4) Listen to the still small voice of god within. God doesn't play hide-and-seek with His will. Discipline yourself to spend unhurried time with Him and you'll thrive. (5) Shift to a higher level of faith. Before killing Goliath, David had to kill a lion and a bear. Today we are contending with issues that require us to move to a new level of faith. (6) Get into proper alignment. God's aligning His people; putting together those who'll stand as one in the day of battle. It's imperative to know who you can go to war with. You only discover such people in times of testing. Treasure them; they're covenant relationships.' (7) Ask God to give you understanding about the place you are in. knowing you are in preparation for your destiny will keep you from pulling back, vacillating or throwing in the sponge. The word for you today is: press through and seize you God-given destiny!
Evangelist Philip Jegede’s Reading Courtesy of DWFT: Heb 5-8, Mark 13:12-23, Ps 97, Pr 12:1-3 www.mpbs247.org
Soul Food Reading: Heb 5-8, Mark 13:12-23, Ps 97, Pr 12:1-3 |
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