The life of Jesus...

At the age of 30, a man walks up to His parents and says "Mum, Dad, I'm leaving home for the ministry God has placed in my hands". They knew this was gonna come but they never knew when it would happen, Mum wouldn't even cry 'cause she's been pre-informed by Angel Gabriel. Dad thinks about the carpentry workshop, but can't really say anything to change the mind of the Son of God! They bless Him and let Him go. What would you do if you were Mary or Joseph? Would you do thesame? You hear the good works of your son from afar, but cannot see Him. Mary and Joseph urged His brothers to join him and they did. Would you have done that if you were Jesus' parents? John comes running to Mary, 'your son has been arrested by the pharisees'. She goes with John to see her son. She watched Him die... But that didn't stop her from living according to God's will. What has God given you that you feel your fellowship with Him depends on it? Is it a wife, husband, children, buildings, cars, e.t.c. What if God takes it from you as he did to Job, would you back down? God bless you!

The Last Option (Backup plan)

I've just been told to read, I ask for hints on what to read, 'no past questions' says my pastor friend. A voice speaks to me and says, 'now you need me!'. I am preparing for an examination without any hint on where to read from a textbook i've never opened before. Where do I start from? The voice comes again and says 'you've got eight chapters in the book, read chapters 1,4,7 and 3. It dawns on me that God has been speaking to me, i've been preparing for the examination all by myself, I never seek advice from God. Sometimes we try to do things on our own but we really can't perfect it without God's help. So many christians today take God as their last option or backup plan, when we've failed to do things on our own, we remember that we have a God of impossibilities. Why struggle when you've got a helper who is ever ready to help us? Put God first in day to day activities and He'll never disappoint you. God bless you!

Things that matter

Sometime in life, we've got to think before we act. Even the smallest human being on earth thinks before acting. I've developed my own strategy of thinking by taking a walk along the streets, to think about my life. Thinking to me is like taking a pause in my life; analysing all what i've done and planning towards what i'm to do in the future. Thinking helps to ease the stress and tension of this life. The best form of thinking cannot be compared to walking with God. No matter how much you think, you still require God's direction in terms of planning towards your future. Because if you plan your lifestyle according to your wish & not God's wish, you'll end ur being a failure. The best thing that could ever happen to a man is to walk with God according to His will. If you're a singer, write down your songs, prepare yourself for the future ministrations. If you're a writer, write down your books and prepare for publishing. If you're a movie producer, write down the films you want to produce with the movie stars you want, to be seen; by your audience. If you're a pastor, start reading books inline with your ministry, 'cause a time will come when you will do more of preaching than studying the word. The future is now! God bless you!

That name 'Jesus'

Sitting at the right hand of God, He hears His name from the earth below, He rushes down to the earth but discovers it was only an exclamation from a man watching a pornographic film. "THOU SHALL NOT CALL THE NAME OF THE LORD IN VAIN!" That He died for mankind does not give ur the right to misuse His name. We must call on the name of Jesus whenever we want to talk to Him or in the times of trouble, trials or temptations. 'Jesus!, i'm running late for work, Jesus!, i'm supposed to be at home by now!, Jesus!, you mean you forgot the money? Jesus!, i'm dead!' Why not; Jesus I love, thank you Jesus for what you've done in my life!, Jesus you're so good! It might be difficult but with time and the help of the Holyspirit, we would be able to understand the usefulness or importance of the name 'Jesus'. God bless you!

Humility (being an instrumentalist)

As soon as you can play a musical instrument be it a drum, piano, guitar, trumpet or saxophone e.t.c pride follows you. It tries as much as possible to take over your mentality.

I've been there before; it only makes a fool out of you. As an instrumentalist, we must clothe ourselves with humility. It ain't easy at all because we feel we have every reason to be proud but as they say 'pride goeth before a fall'.

You learn nothing when you are proud of what you know but learn alot when you are humble. Only the humble are ready to learn more than what they already know.

A proud instrumentalist performs before the people but the humble plays the instrumentalist with all his heart.

How do you play your instrument?

God bless you!

Sin is not an option

Looking at the life of Jesus, sin was never an option in His lifetime, some would say 'because He was from above' but what of Enouch? He was a man just like you and I, but during his lifetime, he walked with God and he knew no sin. He served God in a perfect way. Sin is not an option for every true christian. In whatsoever situation we fine ourselves, we should not embrace sin as an option but rather, think of what Jesus would do in such situations. Sin is the ultimate answer to every problem in the life of sinners. If we're born again, we should change that sinful nature and embrace holiness, we should be able to stand perfect before God (matt.5:48). A believes whose life is filled with sin is a burden to the christian faith because, he was saved to save others. The best way to live a victorious christian life is to make Jesus the solution to all problems in life and not sin. God bless you!

Pleasure not pressure

Most of the things we do in life, we do under pressure and not pleasure. Why don't we live our lives for pleasure instead of pressure? We go to school under pressure, we get married under pressure, e.t.c. Doing things under pressure is like acting without understanding. We must understand the reason for carrying out actions so that we can do them whole heartedly with all pleasure. If you start something under pressure, it can never give you pleasure. God gave us a will, we must choose what we want in life. One thing I've discovered is that in life, if we fear pressure, we would be controlled by it, but if we love pleasure, we would live by it. So many people today live by pleasure and end up being successful but those who live under pressure also end up being successful but not at their expected level of success. So choose what you desire; pressure driven or pleasure driven life. God bless you!

Just one touch

When the disciples gathered together in Jerusalem on the day of pentecost, souls were won to God's kingdom. Just one touch of the Holyspirit on apostle Peter and over three thousand souls were won. The question is 'if you claim to be filled with the Holyspirit, what impact have you made in your generation?' As christians, we should understand the impact of the Holyspirit in our lives. When we're filled with the Holyspirit, we carry power to perform signs and wonders. It's working in another realm of Divinity. Without the filling of the Holyspirit, we become spiritually blind and we run the race in the wrong direction, pursuing goals without God's permission, because God speaks to us through the auction of the Holyspirit who is directly linked to our spiritual man. He is our source of inspiration and a means of communication to God. So pray that He never leaves you. But if you've not been filled with the Holyspirit, pray to God today that you sincerely need the Comforter today. God bless you!

The feeling when He says 'I love you'

The man Jesus is the most wonderful gift given by God to mankind. His love for humanity pushed Him to die for our sins. Who would have thought that man could be redeemed by His blood? If only the devil knew, he would have tried to stop Him. The secret of God lies in His word. It cannot be understood else His spirit lives in you. Even the devil does not understand the secrets of His word. Righteousness comes from God and God alone is righteous. But Enoch was a man who was righteous before God. If we accept the love of Christ, He would accept us and make your holy before the father which is in heaven. The question is 'do we love Him the way He loves us?' in His word 1Jn2:15 He says if we love Him, we would not yield to the pleasures of this world but fear and obey Him. Choose this day whom you love, the devil or Jesus. If you choose a Christ like life, your reward shall be great in heaven. But if you choose the devil, you will be lead into the path of destruction. Some will say 'I choose my own way', but the truth is that, whatsoever we do on earth pleases God or the devil and all our deeds are recorded for Judgment on the last day. Jesus says to us daily 'I love you, I want you to come back to me that I may give you rest'. He weeps when he sees us moving on the path of destruction, but there's nothing he can do but speak to us through His prophets, preachers, apostles and even, the people around us; friends, neighbors.... Accept him today and there shall be a change in your life. Have change of heart today. God bless you!

This life!

Sitting outside my house, i watch people go to and fro. I wonder what this life is all about, I keep thinking of the future, I knew what to do every moment; life would've been a lot easier. Knowing my daily steps make me immune to surprises, doubts and fears. But life ain't like that; it's so simple and complicated. It could be complicated if we live our life without God's guidance and simple if we follow His will. It's sometimes sounds crazy following his word Just like Abraham Gen.12:1, Peter Luke 5:4-7, a lord of the king's army 2kings7:1. From my personal experience, following God's will attracts God's blessings, and going against his will attracts curses. I sometimes wonder if there is any other life outside Christ. But I realize that a Christ like life is a curse less life. An experience with God changes the life of a person; it gives life a definite meaning.

Entertainment and Ministration

The gospel is usually preached through music and it has an extraordinary effect on the lives of people. A gospel artist is expected to preach God's word through music and not to entertain the audience. But most artists go for entertainment, rather than ministration. I love an artist not because of the way he sings or dances but because of the messages he carries in him. A gospel artist should not please the crowd but please God.

My music, my life!

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My music, my life!

It all started when I was nine years old, I fell in love with music. I loved to play the drums all day long; it became a part of me that I couldn’t let go of. I loved singing too, but I desired more of music. I began to play the piano at the age of fourteen. The piano became my best companion, I could wake up in the middle of the night and begin to play. It was fun playing the piano. I wanted to be a producer of music, that’s when I made up my mind to compose songs. I didn’t really understand how to compose songs. I decided to pray to God and my ears became filled with songs and melodies. That was how my music ministry began.

Today I play the guitar and I still yearn to learn about music, ‘cause music is now a part of my life!

Our life's script

Sometimes I wonder why I was born and a lot of things come across my mind. I wonder if could get up to heaven, get my future as a script from God and just act it all through my life. But life ain't like that at all! It's like acting without a script. Although we have a director (which is God), he only tells us what to do episode by episode. Why can't he give us the whole script? I think if we're given the whole script of life, we would like to skip some episodes just like Jesus wished to skip his crucification. But that was not the will of His father; we unlike Jesus do not have our life's script, so why do we bother helping ourselves instead of submitting to God?

Frankly speaking, I've deviated a lot of times from my life's script, but when I turn to God, he draws me back to direct me. What do we do when we disobey God's direction? We get a new director which is the devil! People say "I'm in charge of my life, no one tells me what to do!" But do we really control the activities of our lives? God's word is all we need to live in accordance to his will. God bless you!