PRESS ON

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matthew 26:41

Fervency is paramount in this dispensation. Life won't be sweet and rosy all the time. It seems as though evil is proliferating, and love burried under the quest for power, wealth, and economical dominance. As the days go by, the faith, love, and hope of many is gradually diminishing. People are scared to even breathe let alone talk. Things are getting so bad that even God's elects are succumbing to the new way of hardship and affliction. 

No one can survive this turbulence without God; we need Him on a daily basis. A day without fellowship with God is a day wasted indeed (I have experienced it myself and it's definitely not funny). In other for us to be safe from all forms of evil, we need to continually abide in Him because without Him we can do nothing. John 14:15

The devil is coming up with different strategies to divert our attention from the main thing - fellowship with God. Satan knows that constant fellowship with God will be to the detriment of his schemes. He comes up with so many things to thwart our union with God. Every believer is at the risk of complacency. We can't assume victory; we must learn to stay in the place of prayer and study of the Word of God to make our victory a reality. 

Have you ever wondered why you don't struggle to sleep but you struggle to pray? Why is it that you can stay on a movie for three hours but barely spend three minutes on the Word? The evil one wants to stop us from communing with God by all means necessary because he knows what's at stake for him. The good thing is that he'd already been defeated but Christians are not enforcing Christ's victory. 

Now more than ever we need to draw near to God. There's a new move of the Spirit, the Lord is preparing His endtime army. The second coming of Christ is closer than close and we must be prepared to welcome our Groom. Prayer shouldn't be an option; prayer is a necessity. I encourage you to press on and never relent in the place of prayer. Nobody became a praying guru overnight. It doesn't matter if your 15minutes prayer includes yawning and repetition of words - pray. Even if your mind is wandering with thoughts of sins of the past - still pray. When you feel fearful and unworthy - pray. When you don't feel like it - pray. 

The Lord in His infinite mercy didn't leave us stranded in this world, He gave us the Holy Spirit. Isn't that amazing! Trust me, the Holy Spirit is forever ready to help us scale through in all ramifications of life. All that is required is our yieldedness. Remember, it is not your ability; it is His ability in you. 

LET LOVE LEAD

It has been biblically, scientifically, and psychologically proven that everything/everybody responds to the language of love. Love is what binds people together against hate and dishonesty. Love defines us. Love is the apex of our existence. Love, having no geography knows no boundaries. 

The Church should not be known for denominational discrepancy nor for inferiority or superiority complex. God's purpose is that the Body of Christ should not be divided but rather that all of its part should be useful. 

Every part of the body, no matter how small, has a role to play in manifesting God's glory. We are wired to function together. If one part decides to refrain the whole body becomes dysfunctional. We need each other to yield great results. No one part of the body is more important than the other. Together we thrive - apart we fail (1Corinthians12:12-27).

The Church won't make any impart in this dispensation if we lose our bound of unity. One part of the body cannot achieve the goal of the whole body. One is too small a number to achieve greatness. Unity and maturity in the body of Christ is paramount. As servants of the Lord we need to live a life worthy of emulating. We need to demonstrate the teachings of Christ everyday with our lives. Oftentimes, our lifestyle speaks louder than our sermon.

The world is in desperate need of God's love and the only way His love can be expressed on earth is through His bride. We must let God's love flow from our hearts to families, friends, neighbours, colleagues, and the society at large. Let love lead and watch God move.

ANCIENT WEAPON

Hear my prayer, O God, give ears to the word of my mouth - Psalm 54:2

We sometimes see the end time revolution as fictions rather than reality - a story told to keep us in check. We wait in disbelieve for the sun to darken and the stars to fall without any ounce of fear or anticipation. We live life as we please regardless of the repercussions.

We don't go to church to seek God rather we simply go to get our needs met. We forget who we are and what we stand for. We have not realized that time is up! The future is not ahead; the future is now. No more stories about the last days, it is here. This generation is living in it. Prophecies are no more taking years to be fulfilled; earthquakes are no longer heard once in 100years, it occurs as the weeks go by. Pestilence never known to man is invading the earth like wildfire thereby increasing mortality rate. Nations rising against nations and children against parents. The darkened soul of man being filled with satisfaction when the weak is oppressed or killed in pursuit of temporary power that will eventually fade away. Iniquity multiplying and the love of many waxing cold (Matthew 24:7-13).

Time is running out. The question is: what can the saints do? What is the role of the Church? It is disheartening to be at ease in this season. Complacency is unacceptable and shouldn't be accommodated in our lives. Inhabiting in the shelter of comfort and relaxation will make life extremely miserable for all (Isaiah 32:9-13). Now is not the time for glitz and glamour or razzmatazz. It is time to seek the face of God and cry out for revival in our land ( 2Chronicles 7:14). The church must wake up from her numerous activities and programs for it is the season to reveal the power and glory of God on earth. 

The devil is leaving no stone unturned in making sure that humanity falls alongside with him. The decadence in the society is rapidly moving to its peak and if nothing is done about it by the Church, we will lose the very essence of our being. 

The present day Church must go back to her ancient weapon of PRAYING AND FASTING like the early Apostles did. Revival is unprecedented without supplication. Fasting is one of the greatest spiritual resources we have as believers. It unlocks spiritual authority and spiritual gifts (Matthew 17:30-21). It gives access to power (Luke 1:1-14), it also helps to subdue the flesh (1Corinthians 9:27, Galatians 5:16)

God is in a haste to see mankind return to Him in genuine repentance and know Him as God and the Ultimate source of existence. He just needs yielded vessels, men that would stand in the gap and pray earnestly for release and restoration (Ezekiel 22:30, Habakkuk 2:14).

To live a godly life is not mere talk. It is more than a message. Without fasting and prayer, a holy life is impossible. Unless men pray, God won't act. We must pray for spiritual awakening for all humanity - when people graciously put off the old man of sin and put on the new man in Christ (2Corinthians 5:17).

Brace yourself, for the task ahead is quite demanding. It is time for the Church to go back to her original design - "The light of the world" (Matthew 5:14). We set the standards and the world follows. We are not here to fit in or get accepted. We are here to establish God's kingdom in every sphere of society. If our nation must turn around from increasing moral decline, we must pray. Not praying for mundane or material things that will add little or no value to our lives but praying for genuine repentance. People's lives must change and only Christ can make that happen. That is why we ought to return to the life style of fasting and praying - "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting" (Matthew 17:21)