Dan. 5:26-27 KJV. This is the interpretation of the thing: Mene; God hath numbered thy kingdom and finished it. 27 Tekel; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. Deut 30:19 KJV. I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: Gal 5:17 KJV. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye...
What does it mean to have a firm foundation? The firm foundation here refers to not being soft nor bowing to pressure from anything or anybody. It’s the experience of being strong and firm and standing even when people, experiences, and situations are pushing you around. 1 Cor. 3:13 KJV. Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. The fact that you’re a born-again Christian doesn’t mean that challenges won’t come. They’ll come, but what...
A lot of Christians are far from God because of many things including sin and selfishness. As a Christian, if you don’t learn to put yourself under control, you will always expose yourself to failures in life. Don’t be selfish. There are many dangers associated with being selfish. Dangers Of Being Selfish You will miss opportunities. There’ll be no room for God in your life.Ps 10:4 KJV. The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.Isa 66:2 KJV. For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things...
A home is a place of training, a place of visits, and a place of prayer. Acts 12:12 KJV. And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying. There are different things to do if you want to build a Godly home where everyone shows good family values. How to Build A Godly Home Think.Luke 14:28 KJV. For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?Prov...
Service is important and many people want to serve, but being committed to service is what they find difficult. When any service lacks commitment, that service becomes a waste. If you’re not serving God, you’re not licensed to spiritual security that he alone can provide. 2 Chron. 25:1-2 KJV. Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart. 2 Chron. 25:27-28 KJV....
In the Bible, there are many references that show men are like trees. Before God, men are like trees and as such, we are expected to bear fruits. Dan 4:20-22 KJV. The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; 21 Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: 22 It is thou, O king, that art grown and...
What is salt? 2 Chron. 13:5, Ezekiel 47:11, Deut 29:23, Judges 9:49, Matt 5:13, 2 Kings 2:19-22, Lev. 2:13. In Matt. 5:13, Jesus called us the salt of the world and told us that if the salt loses its taste, it’ll be thrown out and trodden upon by men. Understanding that we Christians are like salt will make us know how important we are to God and to know that He has put us in the world for a purpose. Salt is used for several things such as the following… For seasoning. It’s for preservation. For disinfection. 2 Chron. 13:5...
For certain construction tasks, blocks are used. There are times when full-sized blocks are broken into pieces to fit into space during the construction process. The same way a builder uses broken blocks is similar to what God can use us for, irrespective of how broken we think we are. A block can be broken by a good man or a bad man. As described above, the good man breaks the block with the intention of using it to complete a building process, while a bad man breaks the block with the intention of destroying it. There are a few...
Before anyone embarks on a project, they, first of all, take out time and think about the project. This simply refers to sitting down to think. As a Christian, it’s important to sit down and think because when you do, you’ll think about how to build to last. What are the areas where you need to sit down and think? In your walk with God. If God isn’t in the center of your life, then you need to sit down and think about your life, because at this point you’ll constantly run into disappointments and problems. Matt. 11:28-29 KJV. Come...
There are several reasons why people suffer. In this sermon, Rev. (Dr) Isaiah Orjiakor tells us the reasons why men suffer. When people reward good for evil. You invite suffering into your life the moment you start to do evil things to people after they’ve done good things to you.Prov. 17:13 KJV. Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. When you abuse people. You invite suffering into your life when you start abusing people, especially when these people have a good heart towards you. 1 Peter 3:7 KJV. Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according...
