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The works we do in our faith today are not done to receive Christ, that we have already done. It is as we walk with Him in fellowship that He teaches us how to live on the earth. He shows us things no man's eye has ever seen nor ear heard, all by His Spirit in us. He shows us the true meaning of things we've long observed without understanding their true purpose. It is this walk in His wisdom that produces results and fruits in our lives that attract others. They ask us how are you getting things done this way, our reply is "you must be born-again" without being born of the Spirit you neither can see nor enter into these things.  Does this please God, the works we do today, does it gladden His heart, Is He delighted in such children? Absolutely and in every sense. Why else will Paul pray, that we may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, that we may walk worthy of Him unto all pleasing being fruitful in every good work?

The world is living under the reality of the effects of sin, but man has little or no information about the evil called 'sin'. Most believers think that sin is unconquerable, that man must always be enslaved by it. This belief is built on unbelief and it is false. A man called Jesus conquered sin even when it was at the prime of its operation. Jesus lived above sin, not as God but as man, before its power was broken on the cross. “For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.” Hebrews‬ ‭9:26‬ ‭KJV. “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.” "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed

The real "enemy" is never the one who shouts against you in the public space. The one who is open about his animosity, it's never him. He is just the errand boy. Anything that visible is always the arm and not the brain. The brain is always hidden, the real one behind it all. Funny enough he might still be maintaining a relationship with you while he inspires the attack. It's the hand of Esau but the voice of Jacob. #lessonsaboutlife. Psalm 55:12-13 (KJV) For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him: But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. –Pastor Poju Oyemade    Covenant Christian Center, Lagos, Ngr

Have you had people ask this question of you . God have you His word so you can know who you are and what to say Hebrews 13:5-6 KJV [5]..for he hath said... [6] So that we may boldly say, He gives us His word and we say His word . The bible is a book of identification . Its writings are highly informative in seeing who we are and what we are too Philemon 1:6 KJV [6] That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. Acknowledging here is like an accurate scientific discovery . Paul makes use of the same term in most of his prayers Ephesians 1:17 KJV [17] That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: In the knowledge of Him,it's the same term known originally as epignosis Philippians 1:9 KJV [9] And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judg

The believer in christ must continually be reminded of who he is. The knowledge of who you are affects everything . Hence Paul's continuous emphasis to the church at Corinth with the same retort 1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV [16] Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? Know Ye not , Seven times within 4 chapters he makes this acclaim Many a believer need this shout out ,lest they continue misleading themselves Some sing "Lord make me your home "."prepare me a sanctuary ". They say so out of an identity crisis . God never leaves the believer . Hebrews 13:5 KJV [5] for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. He lives in Us and never leaves us. Jesus placed emphasis on accurate knowledge as we saw earlier Matthew 16:15 KJV [15] He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Their identity was tied to His,hence any ignorance of the latter will affect visibly and substantially the former Pete

The most vital knowledge in scriptures is knowing who Jesus is and who we are and what we can do in Him Philemon 1:6 KJV [6] That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. Two things are notable here,good things in christ ,which are in us or vice versa . In the four gospels the question was who am I? Matthew 16:15 KJV [15] He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peters revelation was about Him. Matthew 16:16 KJV [16] And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. This is the incarnation , The present christ as at that day . Pauls prayer focused on something much more .A higher revelation . Ephesians 1:17-18 KJV [17] That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: [18] The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of hi

Identification is the key to growth . It's found in the accurate knowledge of who we are and what belongs to us in christ . Philemon 1:6 KJV [6] That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. When the unbeliever hears of Christ, faith comes Romans 10:17 KJV [17] So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. However ,for the believer ,faith doesn't come ,he is in faith and faith in him . It's knowledge that comes And his faith becomes effective The precise insight into the realities in Christ. If he doesn't get this ,he Denies the word its rightful place . Men had encountered identity problems in historical bible times Genesis 15:2 KJV [2] And Abram said, Lord God , what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? His experience differed from the word Genesis 15:5 KJV [5] And he brought him forth a

Salvation is Gods gift to us in Christ Romans 5:8 KJV [8] But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. It depicts His love , John 3:16 KJV [16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Knowledge is Salvations' greatest gift to us John 17:3 KJV [3] And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. To know christ Jesus 1 Timothy 2:4 KJV [4] Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. The knowledge of the Son of God Ephesians 4:13 KJV [13] Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: This is what makes the faith one . When we are precise with this it affects how we see things John 4:10 KJV [10] Jesus answered

We have often heard we need to keep admitting sins to God by confession ,save the needless conundrum in 1john 1:9( which requires objective study ) no other scripture or apostle taught confessing your sins to obtain forgiveness of sins , Abraham never did ,neither did any patriarch of old. They got it by faith Romans 4:3,6-8 KJV [3] For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. [6] Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, [7] Saying , Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. [8] Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. Faith in the gospel ,back then it was promissory, today it's a done task ,both ways it was and is reality . After the 1 john 1:9 submission ,john reiterates the same fact with strong words of assurance 1 John 2:1-2,12 KJV [1] My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin

Many times, some things just go around and many people start to talk about them. Like newly hatched birds, our mouths are always opened to swallow them without checking. Fads have come and gone in the church. If you’ve been around for a while among Pentecostal folks, you would’ve seen different “moves and waves”. They all come and go. They follow the same pattern all the time. Some influential personality would have an exaggerated zeal on a topic and everybody starts to say “that’s what the Lord is saying now”. What have we not seen? We’ve seen different kinds of emphasis with their lopsidedness. Talk of sanctification, second work of grace, deliverance, rapture, breakthrough, anointing and anointing service, communion and communion service, success, wisdom, motivation, leadership, entrepreneurship, marriage, dating etc. At a point, it appeared like every scripture was teaching a principle, so we started to see topics like “6 Principles of Supernatural Harvest”, “7 Principles tha

One of the most remarkable miracles in the four gospels, was / is the feeding of five thousand men, This Isn't taking to account the women and children. Matthew 14:21 KJV [21] And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. Some historians project at least thirty to fifty thousand .Very possible . This is one of the miracles recorded in all the four accounts, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. A few lessons might have been glossed over when you are fully fixated on the spectacular. The miracle wasn't feeding five thousand but how they were fed. Matthew 14:19 KJV [19] And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. The increase of five loaves and two fish to feed around 30 thousand people was spectacular. Yet a few things could easily be lost. A few salient facts