Our Lord Is Coming! WATCH!

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Mark 13:32-37 (KJV)  

But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. ³³ Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. ³⁴ For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. ³⁵ Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: ³⁶ Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. ³⁷ And what I say unto you I say unto all, watch.

Matthew 24:37-42 (KJV)

But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. ³⁸ For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, ³⁹ And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. ⁴⁰ Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. ⁴¹ Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. ⁴² Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.  

Matthew 24:45-47 (KJV)  

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? ⁴⁶ Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. ⁴⁷ Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

Gleanings from the Verses Above

We can find the following issues and the questions we have to answer: 

• The Son of Man left His house, gave authority to his servants; to every man His work and commanded the Porter to watch. Jesus has given each one of us His work to do in His house. 

• The question: Is this what we are spending 100% of our time doing? To every man, a work has been given with authority to do it and a porter who will give an account of us to the Master at His coming, is watching. This is going to be sudden. Let Him not find you sleeping. 

• During the days before the flood, men were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day the flood came, and it took them all away.

• The question: What is taking away my time and attention? What are the distractions in my life now? Am I engaged with the work of the Master or the work of my employer (Money)? You cannot serve God and Money together. “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matthew 6:24 (NIV)   

• Then shall two be in the field (two full time servants; labourers in the Lord’s house); the one shall be taken, and the other left. Why? Because one’s attention is full and the other’s attention is divided. The question: Are you really a full-time or part-time labourer because your attention is divided? 

• Two women shall be grinding at the mill (two labourers at the work place, either in business or at the place of employment); the one shall be taken, and the other left behind. Why? Because one is rightly positioned by God, the other is positioned by SELF.

• The question: Where you are or what you are doing at the moment - who placed you there? Jesus Christ or yourself? 

• Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when he cometh shall find so doing. The question: Are you doing this or are you too busy doing something else? 

• Take ye heed, watch and pray for ye know not when the time is. This counsel from Jesus Christ to us which is why we have to pray now.

Draw me nearer, nearer blessèd Lord,

To the cross where Thou hast died;

Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessèd Lord,

To Thy precious, bleeding side.

Prayers: 

• Dear Father, unto Thy hands I commit myself once again; I have heard Your Word; I have heard Your voice and have come to You for help. Please Lord, draw me nearer; interrupt me Lord, if I have been wrongly positioned, in Jesus’ name.

• Disengage me, O Lord, from every work you have not given me that I am doing at the moment and reposition me back to Your will and purpose for my life in Jesus’ name.

• Anything You need to do, O Lord, to bring me back to Your ordained assignment for me in Your house, please do it, in Jesus' name.

• Divinely interrupt me, O Lord, like You did to king Saul, Paul and Your disciples, because I do not want to miss Your coming, in Jesus’ name.

• Please make me Your wise, obedient and faithful servant, in Jesus’ name.

• Thank You Lord for hearing my prayers for in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen.

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Following as It Is Written and Spoken of Me

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Isaiah 60:22 (KJV) "A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time."

Zechariah 4:6 (KJV) "Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts."

• What the Lord is bringing to mind as I meditate on the above Scriptures which has been written and spoken is that for this to manifest in my life / our lives this year, in years to come as we wait for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we have to seek, find and know what has been written and spoken about us from the Scriptures.

To give this context, let us read about some lives in the Scriptures who did this.

•  John the Baptist, after searching the Scriptures in John 1:22-23: "Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?  He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord." This was said by the prophet Esaias. This we can find in Isaiah 40:3. 

• Mary the mother of Jesus, after searching the Scriptures said, "Be it unto me according to Your Word." Matthew 1:18-25 (KJV) states: ^"Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.¹⁹ Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.²⁰ But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. ²¹And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins. ²² Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, ²³ Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." This we can find in Isaiah 7:14. 

• Jesus Christ, in Matthew 2:3-6. "When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.⁴ And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.⁵ And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,⁶ And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel." This can be found in Micah 5:2. 

• Jesus Christ, in Luke 4:14-22. "And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, ¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, ¹⁹ To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. ²⁰ And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. ²¹ And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears." This can be found in Isaiah 61:1-3.

• Jesus Christ, in Matthew 26:24 after searching the Scriptures, He said, "The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born." 

God’s counsel to Joshua: "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success."  Joshua 1:8 (KJV)

The secret of our success this year for a little one to become a thousand and a small one a strong nation while we wait for the Lord’s coming is to search out what has been written and spoken about us from the Scriptures and follow it.

When we begin to search the Scriptures, we will find that all those who fulfilled their destiny went according to what had been written and spoken about them.

Those who were sent to assist / help them also followed how it should be done according to what was written and spoken. An example is Joseph during Mary's conception, the journey through the birth and the places they visited until the presentation of Jesus Christ in the temple. All were done according to what had been written and spoken about Jesus in the Scriptures.

God’s counsel to us as we wait for His coming: Maranatha!

Acts 17:1-4, 10-12 (ERV) 

^{Verse 1} Paul and Silas travelled through the cities of Amphipolis and Apollonia. They came to the city of Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. ² Paul went into the synagogue to see the Jews as he always did. The next three weeks, on each Sabbath day, he discussed the Scriptures with them. ³ He explained the Scriptures to show them that the Messiah had to die and then rise from death. He said, “This Jesus that I am telling you about is the Messiah.” ⁴ Some of the Jews there believed Paul and Silas and decided to join them. Also, a large number of Greeks who were worshipers of the true God and many important women joined them.

^{Verse 10} That same night the believers sent Paul and Silas to another city named Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue. ¹¹ The people in Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica. They were so glad to hear the message Paul told them. They studied the Scriptures every day to make sure that what they heard was really true. ¹² The result was that many of them believed, including many important Greek women and men.

• As we begin to discover that which has been spoken and written about us; we should have an open mind to receive it and not forsake the gathering of the worshipers of the true God where the message of the cross is preached day and night.

• Study, discuss and explain the Scriptures every day to make sure that what we are hearing is according to what has been written in the Scriptures.

• Meditate on that which has been spoken and written about us day and night; then will our ways be made prosperous and we will have good success.

Now that we have received the counsel of God:

• We want to ask the Holy Spirit to help bring this to pass in our lives this New Year and years to come.

• We want our morning to begin and our day to dawn.

• We want to ask the Light of Jesus in us to come forth and breakthrough any darkness hanging around and waiting to obstruct this from happening to us in Jesus' name.

 Our Prayer Points:

• Father, I thank You for Your Word / counsel that has come to me today.

• I thank You because help has come to me in from Your Holy Spirit to guide and guard me this year and in years to come.

• Lord Jesus, I come by Your word and Your blood to enter boldly into the throne of grace to receive grace and mercy today. Please accept me and my household in Jesus' name.

• Holy Spirit, please open my heart to what has been written and spoken about me this year.

• Please grant me the grace and strength to sit and search the Scriptures.

• I receive wisdom, knowledge and understanding of the Scriptures in Jesus' name.

• Open Your word to me this year, O Lord, and make Your ways plain before my face.

• Let my morning begin and let my day dawn. Let any darkness hanging in it to be shaken out. Let the Light of Jesus Christ breakthrough and shine forth everyday of this year for me in Jesus' name.

• I decree, let there be Light as it was in the beginning; as it was written and spoken for my life in Jesus name.

• Thank you God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit for direction as you hasten my little one to become a thousand and my small one a strong nation at Your appointed time in Jesus name. Amen. 

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I am Come!

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John 10:10

KJV - The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

NIV - The thief come only to steal and kill and destroy: I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (NIV)

AMP -  The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). (AMP)

Jesus and the thief (the enemy of our soul) have come. Their coming to mankind is not arbitrary. The reason for their coming is clearly outlined. Any man living outside Christ CANNOT claim to have and enjoy life in abundance, to the full and overflowing

Please watch this short clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR80C5bv3OM

Life does not exist in a vacuum so whose side are you on?

Whose cause are you propagating?

What are you doing about the destination of the souls of men?

Are you a follower of Christ? Are you living to further His Cause?

Reflect on your life.

Are you harbouring bitterness in your heart; nursing malice; living in hypocrisy; unforgiveness; pampering sinful habits; lying e.t.c? Heb. 12:15

If YES, you are rejecting, disdaining and making light the death of Jesus Christ at Calvary. You are toying with your place in eternity.

Prayer Point

• Pray for a heart revelation that allows you see JESUS afresh and clearly at Calvary.

• Ask God to take away EVERYTHING that is secretly taking over our lives and not allowing us to give ourselves wholly to JESUS.

• Pray that you will carry and reflect the heart of JESUS that is burdened for lost souls. Make me a true witness by life and my actions.

• Ask the LORD to rid you of everything that will make you lose your place in eternity.

• Col. 1:22 Grant us grace to abide inside Christ and be presented holy, blameless and without reproach in HIS sight.

• Phil 2:15 Help me remain inside Christ - blameless and harmless, without fault and to shine as light in the world.

• Pray that you will hear and see God speaking particularly to you to GO YE to announce LIFE ETERNAL that JESUS promised to all who come to HIM.

Go! Further the cause of Jesus your Lord! 

Offer men through the Mystery of the Gospel, LIFE to the full and overflowing.

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Send Your Help, O Lord

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Luke 13:10-17 KJV

10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
11 And, behold, there was a woman, which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.
15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day? 17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

Prayer Points

• Lord, let me be found growing roots deep inside Christ when You return for Your bride.
• Jesus, when You come to check the sanctuary of my heart; let me be glorifying and bearing Christ in my vessel.
• May Christ never lament over my life and my household saying why is this family, being heirs of salvation still bound by Satan.
• Remove from me now all that will disqualify me from going home with my Bridegroom.
• Verse16: And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day.

Pray for your household:

• Is your household joint heirs with the Son?

• Are they by faith in Christ Jesus enjoying complete deliverance from Satan, sin, sinful habits and the world system?

• Is any bowed together and unable to lift him/her self-up so as to glorify God?

• Are they bound by mere religion; giving allegiance to a man or an organisation instead of being married in their spirit to Christ?

When Christ comes will HE lament over His bride - the Church?

• Pray that Jesus’ sacrifice on Calvary will not be in vain.
• That His full and comprehensive provision for our deliverance will not be ignored whilst chasing shadows and sinking sand.
• Pray for a rain of the full truth of the Word of God that brings men to see the man of Calvary and the resurrected Christ.
• Pray that Christ will not lament over souls that would have done valiantly if they remained in Christ but are still trapped under Satan’s grip.
• Ask that the Mysterious and superior Gospel will find its way back to our pews and pulpits.
• Pray that we will be helped and enabled to be true and faithful witnesses of the resurrected Christ.

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Two Types of Channels

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There Are Two Types of Channels: Which One Are You?

Are you a channel like Simeon who did not go to sleep but waited until he saw the Lord at his duty post (the temple), or are you a channel like Peter and the two sons of Zebedee whom Jesus relied on to keep watch with Him but slept off at their duty post when the Master needed them the most?

FIRST CHANNEL

Luke 2:22, 25-35 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) 

The time came for Mary and Joseph to do the things the Law of Moses taught about being made pure.  They brought Jesus to Jerusalem so that they could present him to the Lord.

²⁵ A man named Simeon lived in Jerusalem. He was a good man who was devoted to God. He was waiting for the time when God would come to help Israel. The Holy Spirit was with him. ²⁶ The Holy Spirit told him that he would not die before he saw the Messiah from the Lord. ²⁷ The Spirit led Simeon to the Temple. So he was there when Mary and Joseph brought the baby Jesus to do what the Jewish law said they must do. ²⁸ Simeon took the baby in his arms and thanked God: ²⁹ “Now, Lord, you can let me, your servant; die in peace as you said. ³⁰ I have seen with my own eyes how you will save your people.³¹ Now all people can see your plan. ³² He is a light to show your way to the other nations. And he will bring honor to your people Israel.” ³³ Jesus’ father and mother were amazed at what Simeon said about him. ³⁴ Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, “Many Jews will fall and many will rise because of this boy. He will be a sign from God that some will not accept. ³⁵ So the secret thoughts of many will be made known. And the things that happen will be painful for you—like a sword cutting through your heart.”

SECOND CHANNEL

Matthew 26:36-41 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
Then Jesus went with his followers to a place called Gethsemane. He said to them, “Sit here while I go there and pray.” ³⁷ He told Peter and the two sons of Zebedee to come with him. Then he began to be very sad and troubled. ³⁸ Jesus said to Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, “My heart is so heavy with grief, I feel as if I am dying. Wait here and stay awake with me.” ³⁹ Then Jesus went on a little farther away from them. He fell to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, don’t make me drink from this cup. But do what you want, not what I want.” ⁴⁰ Then he went back to his followers and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “Could you men not stay awake with me for one hour? ⁴¹ Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. Your spirit wants to do what is right, but your body is weak.”

De-cluttering is a process of preparing yourself to be pure for the Lord’s occupation. In our getting ready (de-cluttering) to become channels for the Lord, let us consider the following as what God expects from us, the type of people we should surround ourselves with and what we are being prepared for as we wait for the Lord. 

From the above Scriptures, what does God want to make out of us? 
Like Simeon:

• God wants us to be devoted to Him, wait and be expectant for the time when He would come (Maranatha). He wants us to stay awake and pray for strength against temptation.

• God wants His Holy Spirit to be in us and be led by Him always. God wants to abide in us and us in Him.

• God wants us to be sensitive and alert in the spirit. Simeon did not miss Jesus’ first visit to the temple. He stood in the gap until Jesus was born and brought to the temple. He did not give up or have peace until he saw Jesus face to face.

• Simeon made sure he had an encounter with Jesus before he died. He touched Him and carried Him.

• Just like Jesus was presented to the Lord in the temple, we should always present ourselves to the Lord for de-cluttering as a temple of God always.

• Jesus is the Light to the nations; we are to be lights to nations and the people around us.

• Like Jesus, let us get our minds ready for the rise and fall of many, be a sign from God that many will not accept because the secret thoughts of many we think we know well will be made known to us. When we show them this, they will not welcome us.

• When these things starts to happen, be ready to bear the pain like a sword cutting through the heart just like Mary did.

• We have to stay awake and pray for strength against temptations always and not surround ourselves with sleeping friends at the time of our need.

• We should always learn to say, “Channels only, blessed Master, but with all Thy wondrous power flowing through me, Thou canst use me every day and every hour.”

LET US PRAY

• Thank the Lord for choosing us to be His channels.

• Thank our Father for buying us to possess us, so that we can attain His fullness.

• Thank our Saviour Jesus Christ for setting us free from self and sin.

• Thank our God because it was His love that laid hold of us and not our works of righteousness or charitable ones.

• Let us thank our Father for saving, cleansing and filling us that we might be His channels.

• Let us ask the Lord to make us clean vessels always in His hand.

• Ask the Lord to fill you with His Spirit again, with the heart that will fully surrender to Him so that the stream of living water from your inner man may flow.

• Let us ask for strength to stay awake like Simeon, so we do not fall into temptation as we wait for His coming (MARANATHA) in Jesus’ name.

• Thank the Lord for hearing our prayers in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Lord! Help Me Finish Well

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Esther 2:8-18

Gleanings

Queen Vashti’s disobedience caused her throne to be vacant; she was put aside and a search started for someone else.
Some young virgin women became fortunate by selection to enter into the palace. An opportunity that would have otherwise be non existent.
These young women amidst others were offered a fair chance to become queen. A status they never laboured for.
They only had to meet the requirement of 12 months of preparation to qualify them to meet with the King.
It appears these young women lost sight of the only reason that enabled them come to the palace.
They were presented with whatever they requested after their 12 months was completed before going unto the King. But the preparation seemed merely as an external exercise.
Their appetites; shallow character; passions; ambitions were tested and it seemed they saw an opportunity to satisfy their lusts.
None of them found favor with the King; they were sent to the other house as concubines, the living dead; women who may never fulfil their destiny or call etc.
They started off as young virgins but ended up as discarded and displaced concubines.

 What About You?

Was it not grace that hand picked you, out of many other who were wallowing in darkness?Was it not grace that afforded you, a nobody, the privilege to enter into Light?

Was it not grace that upgraded your status from a sinner, to one whom the Lord will allow to touch His Work and become His Bride?

His only request is that you de-clutter? That you make sure this is simply not an external exercise. That when you are tried and tested- Your only request is Christ, No more, No less!That when presented with an open cheque - ALL traces of the old nature (sin, sinful habits and the world system) finds no root or resting place in you.

May my one and only desire be, to gain Christ, nothing else will do.De-cluttering must empty me of the man of sin; the products of sin and the habitation where sin reigns! Only then will I find favour before my KING!!!!

 Prayer Points

• Jesus, be my focus, my goal and my inheritance. Help me never to forget the reason I was born again and called to de-cluttering:- to be made fit for my KING and prepared for holy use.
• My de-cluttering must not merely be an external exercise but a progressive renewing of the mind until I look like Jesus.
• Let the proof of my de-cluttering be a progressive emptying of Self; hatred of Sin and Sinful Habits and death to the World System.
• Grant me grace like Esther who post de-cluttering requested nothing but what the King’s eunuch advised.
• Let nothing of the World have any root in me. May I genuinely only hunger and thirst for righteousness. 
• Forbid it Lord, that post de-cluttering; I will still be discarded.
• Lord!, I want nothing else than to be ready when the bridegroom comes!!
• Lord, help my life so that at the end I will gain and inherit Jesus. Let the privilege given me of a divine heart transplant not be wasted or abused.

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