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May 31, 2011

Today's verse: 2 Chron. 16:7. And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand. (KJV)

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Three days ago, I was speaking to a lady belonging to our prayer group who of late has been off-color and sickly.  She spoke to me about her problems and the anxieties plaguing her, she was humble enough to also say that it's wrong in His sight to be worried and she wanted to change.  So she asked me to pray that she be given faith.  In the course of our discussion she asked: 'why is God not answering our prayers?'  Just before this, as I was asking her to rely on God to help her in her sickness, she told me that she abides by the doctor's instructions and takes her medicines daily without fail.

Now see the irony in this: we have a fantastic equation with God - when it's possible for me to do something, I don't bother with God, for as someone said, 'why bother God for small things.'  Also there's the adage, 'God helps those who help themselves'.  Wonderful no?  Utter nonsense for anyone knowing God knows that He is interested in the whole of us – small, medium, big, whatever.  Besides, if we know how to help ourselves why should God help us?  In His mercy He may but should He?  So I told this woman that she should be focused either on God or on others not both for with God it doesn't work that way.  Now what I am saying will disturb most because in many instances of diseases or other difficulties we approach doctors or others who can help us and we also pray.  The difference is, who do we place our trust in? Is it God alone or the others?  It's an inside thing and at times even we aren't sure.  But God knows our inner thoughts and also whether we're depending on Him or someone else. 

Our Scripture today hails this point magnificently.  What Asa did in human ways wasn't wrong.  But see what the prophet tells Him.  The message is clear:  Either trust God or don't trust Him.  Our lives shouldn't sail in two boats; it's dangerous.

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May 30, 2011

Today's verse: Eph 6:11. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (KJV)

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Opening our eyes and looking at the state of mankind today, we'll notice everything gone awry.  Look at our homes, our neighborhoods, cities, countries, and the world.  We see violence, hatred, desire for revenge, murders, destruction and decay - among brothers, kin, neighbors, and communities.  Did God mean for us to live like this?  One look at the brilliance of the Father which the Holy Spirit affords us means God wanted us to live like kings; but we're a far cry from that - leave alone kings we don't even live like the least of royalty. 

You know the reason for that?  But of course, the enemy of mankind, both in our present form and our eternal form, our souls.  Yes, the devil is behind the evil we see in the world and in the places we live day in and day out. From the time of Adam and Eve, he's ensured greed, pride, envy and other hideous traits engulf and control us, making us prey to the most vicious crimes we could possibly commit and it's no matter of small concern that we easily fall to his evil wiles.

The devil is active even today.  We follow him for we believe his lies; Jesus said, he's the father of all lies and there's no truth in him; his visions of grandeur are like poison ivy – good to look at, deadly to hold.  There's no way we can tackle him, no not one within us and so, we need to rely on God and God alone to triumph.  That's why Paul says, 'Put on the whole armor of God so you can withstand the wiles of the devil.'  Truly if you're one who hates sin and don't understand why you sin, maybe you learnt now.  But what do you do next? Put on the whole armor of God.  Wear truth, righteousness, readiness for the Gospel of peace, and faith so that by His Grace you quell the fiery darts of the devil.  Take then the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God and stand firm in the Lord.  Victory is yours in His Name.

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May 27, 2011

Today's verse: Tobit 12:7. It is good to keep close the secret of a king, but it is honourable to reveal the works of God. (KJV)

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God has always done good things for us.  There're many difficulties He has removed us from and protected us in His own way.  His principles desire that we reveal the good He has done for us – both for His praise and that men may know that He is the God who can do amazing things for His people.  He works silently and regularly in our lives and we see this as nothing out of the ordinary and we take them for granted; that isn't right in His sight for He desires that all come to know Him and the work of His hand.

Which is why, God commands Moses to write down all the wondrous things He did for the people of Israel when they came out of Egypt so that the generations to come would know of His mighty deeds – see Deut. 31:19.   A king may do something which he may seek to keep secret for in its secrecy lies his safety but God's work unlike that of a king has to be proclaimed to everybody.  It is by standing up and declaring His work that we are able to reveal His glory and His great might to the nations.   By this are the people saved, both for life here and life hereafter (as seen in Rev.12:11). 

So if you know of any good that you have experienced, do rise and shout it out for the glory of God and you will be blessed.

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May 26, 2011

Today's verse: Ps. 69:5. O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee. (KJV)

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How well He knows us and our every thought.   He is awesome and simply amazing our LORD and God who created us in His abundant wisdom and leads us on in our lives to live for Him. 

David says, 'even before I was formed in my mother's womb, You know the whole of me!'  Ps. 139:13-16.  God knows our very depths and how we are, which many times we ourselves do not know.  He has our record book open always before us and like our Scripture says today, He knows our foolishness and our sins are not hid from Him.  Our desires to sin are clear and known to Him.  But even our struggles against sin are before Him and known to Him rather clearly.  He is from age to age the ruler of our hearts and the Master of our being.

He knows how foolish we are in our inmost beings and how prone to fall we are and therefore for the sake of His glorious Name He comes to us and picks us up from the morass we're stuck in and He lends us His strength to rise and walk aright before Him.  O praise Him all you citizens of earth and all glory to His Name.

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May 25, 2011

Today's verse: 2 Kgs. 19:31. For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this. (KJV)

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God is highly and intricately involved with His people.  He is there for us though we bring Him to tears with our actions and our denial of Him day by day.  He tests us through fire for He wants us to be purified and able to reign with Him in His Kingdom.

The testing is necessary to bring us back to our senses after we have strayed from Him and gone against His edicts.  There's a whole lot of nonsense we do when God blesses us and keeps us for it is always seen that when things are going right, we are going away from Him.  Our prayer times with Him are reduced and we find that we do not even want to be with Him.  Apart from this, sin increases in our lives and though we don't know, it starts decaying the soul.  God in His mercy then provides chastisement to save our souls for He knows that temporal punishment would be necessary to save us for eternity.

Why does God do it?  Would we have bothered if we were to be Him?  He does it primarily because He loves us and because He is holy, He wants us to be holy.  His holiness is key in making Him turn us back.  His holiness provides for His zeal to make us remain and not fully perish and it is His zeal for us that we can hope on to be restored.  For His zeal is toward us; and it is this zeal that has given us His Son Jesus to pay for our sins, so that we will eventually come to be with Him.  Isn't this Good News enough for us to leap in joy and go give it to others?

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May 24, 2011

Today's verse: Job 33:28. He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light. (KJV)

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Here's the assurance we need from God:  He delivers our souls from going into the pit and our lives shall witness the light for God is our Great Redeemer.

When man fell, the devil must've thought, man is finished; being extremely glad that God's choicest and most beloved creation, had fallen just like him and that God would no more be able to put man ahead of himself. But he had never reckoned or known God's love for man and that God had already prepared a life-line for him even before the foundation of the world.

Eventually the Savior promised to us came on earth, born of a woman, frail in every sense of the word, yet with no sin.  Probably the deceiver of souls failed to understand God's power working on man's behalf for God's power is beyond the devil's comprehension.  Then Jesus went and did the impossible – He died a criminal death, the worst kind after being mercilessly beaten.  Satan would've probably laughed his head off thinking, 'ha, what salvation can this Man give, He can't even help Himself!'  But on the third day when Jesus rose from the dead and the mystery of His death and resurrection was revealed, satan knew he was defeated forever.   Oh, if he had only known before, he wouldn't have instigated the high priests and others to destroy the Son of man; but it was too late. 

Today we rejoice that we have Jesus as our Spokesperson before the throne of Grace and that is why our Scripture stands firm for truly, He will deliver our souls from death and we shall see His brilliant light, rejoicing in His kingdom.

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May 23, 2011

Today's verse: Ps. 56:9. When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me. (KJV)

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There's great benefit in crying out to the LORD.  When you cry out to Him, you show your own helplessness and plead for His mercy.  When you cry out to Him, your heart shows sincerity and intensity in seeking Him and He says in His Word that when you seek Him with your heart, He shall be found by you.  

If there's any kind of trouble ailing you, just, just cry out to Him.  When I meet people who're bogged down and out because of some disease or problem, I tell them to cry out to God.  There was a brother who expired recently; he was diagnosed with lung cancer a few years back and my suggestion to him was to cry out to the Lord.  I had even advised the leader of the prayer group to tell him the same; as well as ask him to go to a retreat center and sit at the feet of the LORD crying out to Him and God would certainly answer for that is His nature.  But sadly, he never did that and today is dead.  Discover this for yourself if you want, sit before Him and cry out - He will answer whatever your prayer is.  The lady with the issue of blood was instantly healed because she attempted in her little faith to touch the hem of Jesus' garment – meaning, she was crying out to Him.  Notwithstanding the crowd Jesus turned to ask who touched Him and this was so He could make known to them and us that crying out pleases Him.

There're so many instances where God works immediately in the favor of those who cry out to Him and that even today for He is the same yesterday, today and forever.  And the best thing is though we're sinners, God answers our prayer when we seek Him with our hearts for He who is in the heart business is pleased when we touch His heart.  And we, receiving His blessing after crying out, can say, 'When I cry out to thee, then shall my enemies flee, for I know You my God are for me.

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May 20, 2011

Today's verse: Jn. 10:27. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: (KJV)

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Jesus' sheep, always hear His voice.  They may yield themselves to the evil schemes of the powers of the world, but eventually they hear His voice and obey Him.  They can sense Jesus' pain when they do wrong things but like our Scripture says, they're the ones who hear His voice and follow Him whole-heartedly.

There may be many stages in the lives of Jesus' sheep…some of them are most painful in their walk with Him for many times they stray and go away; but the Lord doesn't abandon them nor forsake them. How can He for He knows His role as their God; as their Father and Caretaker.  He calls them back gently, cajoling them with His life-giving message.  He knows them well and gives them the Grace to withstand the tribulations of the world and its distressing times so that they will be safe even in the most difficult moments.

Jesus our Savior is Rock solid and True.  He is our Good Shepherd and we are the blossom of His flock.  He endears us to Himself and finds us lovely to behold, the way a Master Artist looks with great pride at the finesse of the work of his hand on the canvas.  Jesus is faithful and He gives us the Grace to hear and follow Him.  Turn not aside from His call my friend and live eternal life.

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May 19, 2011

Today's verse: 1 Chron. 28:19. All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern. (KJV)
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Anyone appointed by God for His work has His unction on his life and is overseen by the Almighty Himself so that the person is able to do the work and does it in accordance with the will of God and exactly corresponding to His Divine self. Take the case of Moses who was authorized to construct the Sanctuary for God's Dwelling which included the Ark of the Covenant and the Tent itself. God tells Moses that The Dwelling should be made exactly according to the pattern given by Him - Ex. 25:9.

Even David when he gave the plans of the Temple to Solomon, asking him to build it, told him how he should exactly do as the plans dictated for He said that the LORD had instructed him in writing because His hand was upon him. Thus we find that God needs things done exactly as He wants it with no impurity of man's thoughts. If you've been given any ministry by God, seek His wisdom in doing the Ministry in exactly His way and you will be successful for His hand will be upon you, directing you and guiding you to do exactly as He wants it and He will also bring it to fruition.

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May 18, 2011

Today's verse: Jos. 1:5. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. (KJV)

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A way of life pleasing to the Lord brings His Awesome Presence with it and also the realization of various promises He has made to His children of which the above is one.  Joshua, who replaces Moses after his death, is re-assured by God that He is there before him.

God chooses His people after knowing their hearts and their response to His call.  Once a man affirms God's calling in His life, then God makes his paths and leads him on them.  God takes care of every aspect of that man's life whether it concerns his family, his health or anything else.  In this the man may face a number of tribulations and sufferings.  But if he is steadfast in his faith towards God, God proves Himself on his behalf eventually.  It takes time and in this time; the 'faith in progress time' as I call it; life can be very difficult.  The Bible gives us Moses' own example where after his call, he spent 40 years in the desert.  Of Joseph what shall I say, he who was to be above his family, was first cast into the cistern, then sold as a slave and then dumped into prison. 

But if we're ground in the mill of God, we need remember the above promise of God.  Yes, years may go by and we may see no sign of redemption, but it will come; yes, it will come for God will work it out.  You may not know how, but He will, for He is the God of the impossible; didn't He show this to Abraham, when He made him a dad at age 100?

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May 17, 2011

Today's verse: Is. 46:4. Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. (NIV – copyright acknowledged)

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God's promises, particularly the ones He made through Holy Scripture, last forever.  He is always true to them.  He is the same yesterday; today and forever.  His mind doesn't change according to the slight happenings here and there.  He remains constant in the midst of enormous changes all around us and that's why we're certain to be safe in His hands.

In our humanness, we often offend God and are guilty before Him.  I've seen how prone we're to worship other gods and things that benefit us none; yeah, and if you think you're different, you need to know how even a staunch believer sometimes, even wantonly worships idols and other riff-raff!  Then we offend Him with our sins – minor, major – classification doesn't matter for a sin is a sin.  At times, like Peter we deny Him and make believe He doesn't exist; at other times, we choose to do things other than that He has told us.  He sees all this and His heart cries over us for He wants us to be with Him all the time, so that we're victorious in our lives, but alas, look at what we choose.  Our lips echo His Name but we're far from Him and believe me, it doesn't fool Him one bit, except create illusions in our minds about our relationship with Him.

Yet, after all this, see what He promises in His Word to us today…'I will sustain you and rescue you and carry you.'   Behold the kind of God we serve; oh He is so wonderful that it's really unbelievable.  He is so kind and gracious, we cannot fathom it for we're so unkind and crude.  With confidence let us approach His throne of Grace and seek mercy in our hour of need, not for us alone but for the whole world.

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May 16, 2011

Today's verse: 1 Sam.12:22. For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people. (KJV)

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For the comfort of all those people who're struggling daily with sin (how do you not sin), and know not how to get rid of it, for them is this Scripture of God to console and tell them that bear His Name that He will not forsake them for the sake of His Name.  To God His Name is great and He will do anything for the sake of His Name.  We Christians bear the Name of Christ, which is the most magnificent Name on earth: a Name which can shatter the mountains, still the mighty turbulent sea or even cast the earth asunder.  And because we bear such a Name, we can be confident that God will not abandon us nor leave us to our whims and fancies which will take us to destruction.

Other than this is the fact that we are not Christians by chance, but we're chosen and brought into the sheepfold to behold the Chief Shepherd and live with Him all our lives; and Jesus clearly says, 'you did not choose Me, but I chose you…' Jn. 15:16.  So we've been handpicked as it were, and brought into the fold to be His people, the flock of His sheep.  So no matter what ails us, whether it is the dread of sin or some earthly difficulty like disease or financial problem, He is there to straighten it up because we bear His Name and He will never forsake us.

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May 12, 2011

Today's verse: Hosea 13:6. According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. (KJV)

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A strange thing of human beings: the more they're blessed by someone, the more they tend to be ungrateful to that person and the more they show their arrogance to him when things change!  We show this nature even with God.  The above Scripture is enough to show how God is so unhappy with His people because He says when they were filled, their hearts were exalted and they forgot Him.

How insulting it must be for God to see all this.  He craves to bless us abundantly and He longs to fulfill our every need.  And so He does…for His nature is such that He cannot withhold good things from us, though He may delay them.  He does this even when He knows that pretty soon we'll be moving away from Him, ungrateful and rebellious that we are; imagine, God, seeing all this, for He can see our future and what we'll do and He still blesses.  Today, when we have a problem, we fall at His feet and beg Him to redeem us and we do all kinds of things asking Him to help us.  Then knowing we will turn from Him, He blesses us.  Yes, truly He is a wonderful God and Praise His Name.

Moses warned the people he led out of Egypt in Deut. 8:10-17 saying the same thing that's above and even then they did it and offended His Holiness.  For us today, there's a message here; perhaps we're blocking our blessing from God for a while because we will be ungrateful, so therefore we need to change our ways and be grateful before Him, not only when He grants the blessing but also when years have rolled by and then on bended knee we remember the tough times we had and tell Him, how at that time, He stooped down and came to our rescue.  Oh how that will please Him!

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May 11, 2011

Today's verse: Job 16:20. My friends scorn me; my eye pours out tears to God, (NRSV)

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Sometimes the Lord sends us trials.  Believe me they can be pretty tough; I may add that God knows our endurance levels better than us and takes us to the fringes of our tolerance where it seems we may break.  But God knows our elasticity, and He works out His work in us bringing about a cleansing that safeguards our journey into heaven.  Through this He gives us the Grace and strength to tide over our crises and difficulties when we willingly bow to His will.

Being human means we feel the pain and anxieties we're beset with.  And the worst is when we're down; even people close to us, scorn us.  Your own in your own house will laugh at you.  Your focus will be on the Lord but your friends will revile you.   Your stronghold is in God, but mind you, your own acquaintances will make you feel bad, very bad.  I've gone through this and know how heavy the heart becomes.  We look up to the hills from whence our help comes but there's no answer and our hearts are rent before Him, our God and Redeemer, the Creator of heaven and earth for some respite.  But still there is no sound…

Morning and evening our eyes pour tears to our God, but looks like He is in some kind of slumber or is not even tuned to us (remember Jesus' heart wrenching cry – My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?)  But this I will say, though there be no sound from Him, yet will our eyes be riveted to Him for we know that He stores our tears in His bottle and our every sigh is recorded in His manual.  Just as He raised Jesus from the dead and gave Him awesome victory, He will still raise us up and make us victorious.

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May 10, 2011

Today's verse: Mt. 10:19. But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. (KJV)
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St Peter calls us priests belonging to the royal household of God. As priests, we're obliged to the Priestly commission Jesus gave us which is to go the whole world and proclaim the Good News. To most Christians, the Great Commission is a matter of personal interpretation which means, they're comfortable not doing it; rather giving tithes to the thousands of Ministries which have sprung up, which announce you can do your part in the Great Commission by giving to them and sending them. They make us believe this and in a way free us from our task of Proclamation and we quickly forget that Jesus has told us to "Go proclaim" not send 'someone to proclaim.' If you ask me whether what these Ministries say is right or wrong, I'll choose not to answer but just direct you to Matt. 28:19 and let God's Spirit impinge your actions. But this I'll say, even if you give a tithe to them because they enrich your Spiritual growth, you still have to go.


For those who understand this well, the key question is how do you go and how do you proclaim. For both I'll say: Wait on the Lord. At His time, He will send you and you will then go in His power. When you're before a crowd, do not fret what you will say or even when they deliver you up to authorities for the sake of His Name, do not be fretful of what to say for God will equip you with the content of your speech through His Holy Spirit.


Ministry is not a personal choice. While each one of us has to proclaim, our ministries are built by the Lord. There is no point in rushing them as I've learnt and one cannot even say that there is a burn out because when the Holy Spirit is in it, there cannot be a burn-out. There may be low points which God uses to teach us His ways, but there will be immense joy even in that for God sends us His peace and joy in abundance and not only that but God equips us with erudite speech to stun even the likes of kings and presidents. So wait on Him and realize your peculiar goal in Proclamation of the Blessed Word. God bless you.

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May 9, 2011

Today's verse: 1 Chron. 14:11. He said, “As waters break out, God has broken out against my enemies by my hand.” (NIV – copyright acknowledged)

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The man who gains God's favor is blessed for He has the power of God in his life.  He cannot be defeated or down for long for God doesn't allow it to happen. He may be laid low by the accuser of souls for a while; and the intention of the accuser of souls when he's allowed by God to lay you down is to make your spirit frustrated enough to give up on God and forsake His promises. 

But there's something about a man of God.  Though he be tried through fire, he fights it with the assurance of God's promises which He knows will outlast heaven and the earth.  He keeps the flag of hope flying high and though at times discouraged, he comes out of it in a jiffy.  That's because God sends Him Grace in abundance.  Grace may see the man bent, but will never allow him to be bent so much that he never stand again. 

David was a man who had seen the worst come his way: afforded by both Saul and his own son, Absalom; yet, David rent his heart before God, trusting Him.  When his kingdom was secure, he consulted the Lord before any of his wars and God, pleased with him, gave Him victory in all his endeavors; that's why David stands in the assembly of the holy ones and proudly, extolling God says, as waters break out (as when the dam is opened) so God breaks out in fury against my enemies (destroying them, obliterating their name) by my own hand.  So it is in our lives too –  God enters in time and delivers us from whatever we need to be delivered of bringing in us a strength, we've only heard of.

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May 6, 2011

Today's verse: Ps. 145:18. The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. (KJV)

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Life is really rife with uncertainty.  One moment there's joy and the next, there's tragedy.  One moment there's victory and the next, absolute defeat.  Men, along the years have fallen because of this uncertainty and our inability to deal with it, which for no reason will ever, ever become predictable.  Over the years and ages men have tried to predict the shape of the future but sadly haven't been able to grasp it or lay hold of it.  Nothing can give man greater satisfaction than know what tomorrow will bring, but that satisfaction is far removed from man for it lies in the domain of the all-knowing, all powerful God, the Boss of Creation.

It is in sincere obeisance and worship of God that man is able to deal with uncertainty.  We may not know what it will bring in its fold but our leaning on God is the only answer to this world which is rife with uncertainty.  He is there as solid as a rock you'd see forming the face of a formidable cliff.  God's presence is in itself a calming factor in the midst of cosmic and destiny changes.  Though they may change and bring about chaos and darkness, God provides the cover a man needs to fend off the evil that shuts him in its bosom.

And God can be found – yes He can be found by a seeking heart.  For He is close to them who call on Him in sincerity and truth.  He is never far from any of us for we know we live and move and have our being in Him (Acts. 17:28)…hence our spirit can feel His presence even in the midst of the most threatening storms.  But our anxieties and other leanings quickly obliterate all our feelings of Him.  Yet, for us who constantly talk to Him and commune with Him, dwelling in the shadow of His wings, He is present and we can feel Him just as we feel the whiff of breeze across our bodies all the time.  And we've seen His redeeming hand in our lives like no other force for He is like no other and when we're faced with trouble, He is there to take the wind off the sails of our distress.  Yes, He is LORD and Master of our lives…isn't it?

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May 5, 2011

Today's verse: 2 Chron. 16:9. For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. (KJV)

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Today's Scripture gives us two promises of God and both so powerful that merely remembering them in times of trouble can shoo the trouble away.  The first is that the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth making clear all of man's actions before the LORD of heaven and earth (For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings  Pro 5:21) and there's nothing hid before Him.  He sees all things and even knows the deepest secrets of our heart as only He can; for He is awesomely Omnipresent and Omniscient.  And so God's people are glad that in Him they have One who is aware of everything. 

The second is that God is poised to show Himself strong on the behalf of those who're upright before Him.  That means all of us who strive to keep our actions, words and thoughts clear before Him have a mighty Warrior in the LORD, who is ready to strike our enemies if they try to frighten us.  Now both of these promises are in the LORD and they're available to any of His children wherever they be.

What do they do to us?   Well, guard us when we need it and keep us safe even in the midst of chaos and turbulence all around.  If we believe in these two promises we will know that He is watching us with His eyes of love and that in the event we face a problem, He is there to defend us.  Believing this, let us move forward in life with even more vigor in the knowledge that our Father in Heaven is God and He is for us.