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We are alive

He has kept us alive, and has not allowed us to fall Psalm 66:9 Thanks be to God who has kept us alive throughout the past year. We give him all the praise, honour and adoration for such a great miracle. It has not been easy for a lot of us. People have changed jobs, marriages have gone through difficulties, and some had to start life all over again after traumatic experiences. But in all these, the Lord has kept our heads above the waters. This is very interesting and very inspiring. Therefore as we bid farewell to another year in the Lord’s calendar and welcome another year, we give thanks to the almighty God, who has been our help and our shield. Who stands behind us like a mighty warrior, Who fights our enemies and bring them to nothing, Who listens and hears us in spite of our sins The Lord who has brought us out of the miry clay and set our feet upon the rocks. He has helped us wake up after surgery And every morning too, he brings us fresh grace, Wisdom and mercies to take us th

You have regarded the lowly state of Your Maidservant

And Mary said my soul magnifies the lord And my spirit has rejoiced in God my saviour For He has regarded the lowly state of his maidservant, for behold henceforth all generations shall call me blessed For He who is mighty has done great things for me and holy is His name And His mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation He has shown strength with his arm, He has scattered the proud in their imagination of their hearts He has put down the mighty from their thrones and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things and the rich He has sent away empty He has helped His servant Israel in remembrance of His mercy As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever. Luke 1:46-55 He shall be great and be called Son of the Highest For Behold You will conceive in your womb and bring fourth a son and shall call his name JESUS. He shall be great and shall be called the son of the Highest and the Lord God will give him the throne of His father David And

I am the vine

I am the vine, you are the branches Those who remain in me and I in them will bear much fruit For you can do nothing without me Whoever does not remain in men is thrown out like a branch and dries up, such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire where they are burnt. If you remain in me and my word remains in you, then you will ask for anything you wish and you shall have it. My father’s glory is shown by your bearing much fruit \and in this way, you become my disciples. I love you just as the father loves me; remain in my love John 15:5-9 The Helper I did not tell you these things at the beginning for I was with you, but now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you ask me where I am going. Now that I have told you, your hearts are full of sadness, but I am telling you the truth, it is better for you that I go away because if I do not go, the Helper will not come. If I go away, then I will send him to you, when he comes, he will prove to the people of the world that the

Do not spend your energy and money on sex

You are my own dear son, the answer to my prayers What shall I tell you? Don’t spend all your energy on sex and all your money on women, they have destroyed kings, Listen, Lemuel, a king should not drink wine or have a craving for alcohol When they drink, they forget he laws and ignore the rights of the people in need. Alcohol is for people who are dying, for those whop are in misery Let them drink and forget their poverty and unhappiness Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves Protect the rights of all who are helpless Speak for them and be a righteous judge. Protect the rights of the poor and needy. Prov. 31:2-9 You cannot please God without faith For without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a Rewarder of those who diligently seek Him Hebrews 11:6 Trust in the Lord It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you, but if you but if you trust the lord you are safe, Prov.29:35 Strengthen yours

Living the life of righteousness

When the Poor cried out, I helped them I gave help to the orphans who have no where to turn Those who were in deepest misery praised me And I helped widows find security I have always acted justly and fairly I was eyes for the blind And feet for the lame I was like a father to the poor And took the side of strangers in trouble. I destroyed the power of cruel men and rescued their victims. Job 29:12-17 This is the testimony of Job, one of the righteous men who ever lived and whom God was very proud of. His testimony about his social life should be an inspiration to all Christians We must all endeavour to live like job, helping the poor and putting smiles on the faces of sad people. There are people whose words always bring grief to people’s hearts and leave them wondering. That kind of attitude would not be the hall mark of Christians and people who would want God to brag about them. We must endeavour as Christians to take leadership seriously whenever we may find ourselves so that we

I trust in you for Safety

I trust in you for Safety Protect me O God, I trust in you for safety, I say to the Lord, you are my Lord All the good things I have come from you How excellent are the Lord’s faithful people My greatest pleasure is to be with them Those who rush to other gods bring many troubles on themselves I will not take part in their sacrifices I will not worship their gods The Lord are all I have, and you give me all I need My future is in your hands How wonderful are your gifts to me, how good they are I praise the Lord, because he guides me And in the night my conscience warns me I am always aware of the Lord’s presence He is near and nothing can shake me So I am thankful and glad, I feel completely secure Because you protect me from the power of death I have served you faithfully and you will not abandon me to the world of the dead. Psalm 16:1-10 Path that leads to life You will show me the path that leads to life Your presence fills me with joy and brings me pleasure forever Psalm 16:11. The

Lift up your eyes

I will lift up my eyes to the hills, from whence comes my help? My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved, He who keeps you will not slumber behold He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep The Lord is your keeper, the Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve you from all evil. He shall preserve your soul, the Lord shall preserve your going out and coming in from this time forth and forevermore. Psalm 121 Peace be within you For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now say "Peace be within you Psalm 122: 8 House of the Lord I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the House of the Lord Our feet have been standing within your gates O Jerusalem Psalm 122:1-2 Strength and Honour Strength and honour are her clothing; She shall rejoice in time to come Prov.31:25 Fruits of her hands Give her of the fruit of her hands and let he

Punishment for disobedience

The Lord said “If you will not obey my commands, you will be punished, if you refuse to obey my laws and commands and break the covenant I have made with you, I will punish you, I will bring disaster on you-incurable diseases and fevers that will make you blind and cause your life to waste away. You will sow your seed but it will do you no good because your enemies will conquer you and eat whatever you have grown. Leviticus 26:14-16 More Punishment I will turn against you so that you will be defeated And those who hate you will rule over you. You will be so terrified that you will run when no one is chasing you Leviticus 26:17 Further Punishment for disobedience Even if after all this you still do not obey me I will increase your punishment seven times, I will break your stubborn pride, there will be no rain and your land will be dry and hard as iron. Lev. 26:18-19 Blessings for Obedience “If you live according to my laws and obey my commands, I will send you rain at the right time
Deal gently with me Lord Deal bountifully with your servant that I may live and keep your word, open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from your law. Psalm 119:17 Your laws are my song Your statutes have been my song in the house of my pilgrimage I remember your name in the night Oh Lord and I keep your law This has become mine because I kept your precepts. Psalm 119:55-56 Seamen know how great the Lord is Oh that man would give thanks unto the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men! Let them sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business on great waters They see the wonders of the Lord and His wonders in the deep For He commands and raises the stormy wind which lifts up the waves of the sea. They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths; their soul melts because of trouble. They reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken man and are at their wits e

I will praise you with my whole heart

I will praise you O Lord with my whole heart, I will tell of your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in you I will sing praises to your name O most high When my enemies turn back, They shall fall and perish at your presence For you have maintained my right and my cause You sat on the throne judging in righrteousness You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked, You have blotted out their names forever and ever O enemy destructions are finished forever And you have destroyed cities; even their memory has perished. But the Lord shall endure forever He has prepared his throne for judgment. He shall judge the world in righteousness and He shall administer judgment for the people’s in uprightness Psalm 9 :1-8 Refuge The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble And those who know your name will put their trust in you. For you Lord has not forsaken those who seek you. Psalm 9:9-10 Praises Sing praises to to the Lord, who dwells in Zio

We shall reap from doing good

And let us not grow weary while doing good for in due season, we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Gal. 6:9 Live in the spirit If we live in the spirit, let us also walk in the spirit Gal. 5:25 Envy and jealousy will destroy us Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Gal. 5: 26 It is important for Christians to live in peace with other brethren and even worldly people. Wherever we may find ourselves, let us support each other. Envy and jealousy should not be part of anything that we do. We should avoid becoming jealous or envying our friends, brothers and sisters, colleagues etc over their looks, social status, money, education or anything. Envy and jealousy can gradually steal us away from our faith in Christ and we may drift into the path of destruction if we allow these two to possess us. Whenever feelings of jealousy and envy attempts to engulf us, let us remember the word of God which tells us to be wary of jealousy and envy. Our God is able to p

Peace and Mercy

“And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them and upon the Israel of God.” Gal. 6:16 The Cross “But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ by whom the world has been crucified to me and I to the world.” Gal. 6:14 Grace “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.” Ephesians2:8 Do good Therefore as we have opportunity, let us do good to all especially to those who are in the household of faith. Gal. 6:10 Fruits of the spirit But, the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control. Against such, there is no law. Gal. 5:22 Care for other believers Beloved doing good to the house of faith is an essential ingredient of the Christian life. As Christians, there is the need for us to do good towards one another. It is important that from time to time, we look around our various congregations to find thos