Oil of Gladness

Psalm 45:7

“You love righteousness and hate wickedness; Therefore God, Your God has anointed you with the oil of gladness more than your companions.”

Joy has everything to do with righteousness. It is spiritual. It is something that only God can give. It brings calm even in the midst of storms. The joy of the Lord makes you confident and energetic notwithstanding your present situation. Joy is something you can’t explain. It is sustained in your relationship with the Master. When you get disconnected from God, you can tell that something has gone wrong when you check your joy. You’ll notice that your joy has been tampered with. Your joy is linked with your salvation.

Joy is a fruit of the spirit. This affirms that joy stems out of a relationship with the Master. Nothing on earth can give joy but Jesus. He makes your soul bubble in the midst of storms. He makes you sing when everything around you is saying something else. He makes you dance, when it’s difficult to.

Only Jesus alone can give you joy. Get connected to Him today.

Are You Eating Well?

1 Peter 2:2

“As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby.”

In other to grow in stature as humans, we eat. Have you seen someone who doesn’t eat, yet grows?

Your stature is a product of what you take into your system. Your health is dependent on the nature of what you eat. Many fall sick, because of the kinds of food they eat, while some enjoy sound health because they know what to eat, and what not to eat.

They say “Garbage in, garbage out.” That’s very true. You look what you eat. In the same vein, if you want to grow into spiritual stature, you must be ready to eat spiritual food. The spiritual food being talked about here is the word of God. How much of God’s word do you ingest daily?

“For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” Room.8:6

The best spiritual food you can ever take is the word of God. Be a committed reader(and doer) of His word today!

That I May Know Him 1

Philippians 3:10

“That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, being conformed to His death.”

To grow in the knowledge of God requires a daily knowing, which is constant. Your relationship with Christ does not end with the day you give your life to Jesus, but it starts with that day. Spiritual growth requires a constant yearning of God through His word. To know God and the power of His resurrection, you have to establish personal fellowship with Him. In that fellowship comes revelation. In that fellowship comes revival. In that fellowship comes liberty and deliverance. In that fellowship comes greater grace. In that fellowship comes power.

Are you willing to know Him more? This knowing never ends till eternity. The ultimate is that it brings righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Not Ashamed!

Daniel 6:10

“Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime”.

Daniel was not ashamed of praying, even when he knew that a dangerous decree had been signed by the king. He continued in what he believed in. Why should you be ashamed to declare Christ in public? Why should you be ashamed of being identified as a Christian? Why should you be ashamed to dress modestly? Why should you be ashamed to be seen with Bible-believing friends? Why should you be ashamed to be seen praying? Why would you want to feel among in the midst of unbelievers?

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12:2).

To be proud of Christ is wisdom. To be proud of your faith is wisdom. Raise your head up high, and stand for Christ. Stand for the truth in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation. Of course, there are eternal rewards awaiting you. You’ll also be rewarded here on earth. Do the right thing, and stop being ashamed!

I Hate Religion

Isaiah 29:13

“These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me”.

So it’s possible to worship God with your mouth, while your heart is far from Him. It’s possible to be called a Christian, while your heart is far from God. It’s possible to be faithful with church activities, while there’s nothing.

Let’s take a look at what religious Christianity is about. Religious Christianity is going to church, without any relationship with God. It is growing up in church, without an encounter with Christ. It is earning titles in the church, without salvation. It is attending church for years, without any spiritual growth. It is being a powerless Christian. It is attending prayer meetings, without having a prayer life. It is preaching on the church pulpit, without having a personal Bible study and prayer altar at home. Religious Christianity is studying the scriptures, because you have a sermon to preach on Sunday. It is being too busy to fellowship with God. Religion! God hates religion!

Religion is hypocrisy. It is not the life of Christ. Check it! Christ was real. He was sincere. Let’s dump religion for Christianity. Religion takes man to no where, but hell.

His grace is sufficient for us!