THE PERVERSIONS OF THE FLESH

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: 

for we are not ignorant of his devices (2Cor 2:11). 

It is the devil's ambition to corrupt or pervert that which the Lord does. Every activity of his is aimed at achieving this corruption. It is important for Christians to know exactly how the devil moves to pervert God's goodies for them. The word of God says that we are not ignorant of his devises; lest the devil should have the better of us. You see there is no reason at all for any believer to be ignorant of the workings of the devil because the Father has revealed them to us. Even as you read on, may you encounter truth that will quicken the perfect work of God in you.

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IN THE COMPANY OF THE MIGHTY

These be the names of the mighty men whom David had:...                                  ...thirty and seven in all . (2 Samuel 23:8-39).

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I have studied the success stories of many men and women. In my studies, one thing seems to stand out to me; the fact that these men and women were surrounded and aided by other great men and women. I also realised that most often when we celebrate these men for their successes, we forget to celebrate their great company as well. In so doing we get the wrong picture and see the path to success as a lonely road with solitary travellers.

JUST REMOVE THE STRENGTH

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The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law (1 Cor. 15:56).

One of the things that occupied my thoughts most of the time after I became a Christian was how to stop sinning. Mostly, I realised it was not sinning in general but a particular sin that seemed to plague me. It was the sin I struggled with all the time. The one I felt easily entangled me and impeded my progress  in the Christian life. Like every true Christian, I wanted to stop but stopping was out of my reach. Sometimes I could succeed for a while before I found myself plunged into it once again. It never seemed to lose its hold on me. Beloved, your experience may not be very different from mine.  I know many Christians identify with this problem I had.

THAT YE MAY KNOW

What Does it Mean to Know?

[I] cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 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: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know... Eph. 1:16-18

This is a very important scripture, in that it explains how true knowledge is arrived at. Paul was writing about a prayer he prayed for the church at Ephesus. He prayed that God would grant them the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of God. Paul prayed for the operation of the spirit of wisdom and revelation. Notice he did not pray for intelligence. Neither did he pray for strong reasoning power that they may be able to contain in their minds that knowledge of God. He prayed for something they could not possess naturally. He prayed for what only God could provide: the spirit of wisdom and revelation.

...that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power. Eph. 1:18,19.

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MAN, KNOW THY GOD

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How come they could not believe God would bring them into the Promised Land after all that they had seen Him do in their midst? This is why: THEY DID NOT KNOW GOD. They only knew the things God had done but they did not know Him. They only knew His acts but not His ways. For had they known His ways they would have realized that here was a God who  would act consistently in His manner always.

MAN, KNOW THY GOD

Be still, and know that I am God...(Psalm 46:10).

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I have often marveled at the conduct of the Israelites during the period that God led them from Egypt to the Promised Land. Against the background of all the wonderful things that God did for them, that they could not utterly believe God in all is unfathomable and deeply grieving. As I read the account in the Scriptures, I cannot help but ask, “why?” and “how come?” Why, upon all that they saw, did they start complaining anytime they encountered an obstacle in their journey with God. It was as though God could not make Himself clear enough to them. In their petulance, it was so easy for them to slip into unbelief and behave in a manner that is unbefitting of true believers, let alone sons of God. But the Bible in calling this period the days of provocation or irritation expressly forbears us from going after their error: 

Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years (cf. Hebrews 3:8,9).