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For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?  29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, 30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.   31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?  32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. (Luke 14:28-32)  I remember the hymn …. Have you counted the cost….. Many times we make decision without considering the magnitudes of those decisions, often times we lack foresight so we reach a conclusion from our mortal end. The scripture above is a word from the lord Jesus saying would you not take a sit and count the cost? You are about to go into...

   I WILL MAKE YOU! From the word above, “I will make you” we can see the pronoun I which was used in place of GOD. That means the Lord is saying I will make you…. And when God utters a word, He makes sure that His word comes to pass and HE never says anything He cannot do. So when He says HE WILL MAKE YOU! HE WILL MAKE ME! He really meant it and HE is committed in doing it. See the full text below; Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.   15  Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth:  thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.  (Isaiah 41:14-15 KJV) Fear not! Means that Jacob was already afraid probably of the enemies or situations around him so God had to charge him to FEAR NOT! So YAHWEH is charging you today to fear not! Even though you are as powerless as a worm that can be...

Something strange happens on Mount Horeb as Moses was looking after his father-in-law's flock. He saw a bush burning without being consumed! What a mystery as it contradict every law of nature or science as the case may be.  It can sounds so unbelievable or just as a myth to an average human being without Christ as His spirit helps our understanding of the scripture. Moses seeing this couldn't help his curiosity but to move closer to the burning bush to ascertain if he has seen well or his eyes were merely decieving him, alas it was true! The bush was burning without being consumed.  It will be of great help for us to note that the bush burning without being consumed has a supernatural power at work behind it as recorded in vs. 4 when Moses turn around to feed his eyes with this mystery. He heard the voice of God from the fire which means there is the presence of God in the fire. No wonder the bush was burning without being consumed! We are just like this bush burning but the ...

For (even the whole) creation (all nature) waits expectantly And longs earnestly for God’s sons to be made known (awaits the revealing, the disclosing of their sonship). (Romans 8:19 AMP)   The spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are Children of God. (Romans 8:16). For the earnest expectation of the creation Eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. (Romans 8:19 NKJV). After salvation, believers are not just to be a spectator of every event that happens in the globe, we are to be actively involved in every sector of the economy, political issues, government’s parastatals, research fields and many more. Our God is not an idle God, and He will not tolerate idleness from anyone who called him/herself His son or daughters. Our God is a good business man, anything He invest into your life He expects return in many fold. The above scripture says; the earnest expectation of man waits for the manifestations of the sons of God. Do y...

For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:20 KJV) The Hebrew word for Righteous is tsadaq which means to be in the right, be justified, be just which can be used to describe someone who has received deliverance from condemnation. In this sense, Righteousness is a pronouncement from God to man that is, an unmerited favour we received when we move to Him. The Greek word for righteousness is Dikaisune which means the character of trait or quality of being just or right. In this sense, righteousness means fulfilling the requirement of the law especially in religious duties, almsgiving, prayer and fasting. The Hebrew word tsadaq is in two forms which are tsedaqah (which is relational) and tsedeq (which is legal). Many of us are using the word righteousness in Christ Jesus in a legal manner as if we deserve it. Meanwhile it is God’s be...

Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. (Acts 17:11 NIV) 10  And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea:  who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.   11  These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.   12  Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. (Acts 17:10-12 KJV) The problem we have in Christendom today is as result of our gullibility. We have people who swallow every pill presented by anyone in suit and tie and this has caused a lot of controversies in the body of Christ. Going by the Berean Jews lifestyle, the scripture says, they wer...

Prophecies aside, has the Lord shown you a mighty vision of where He has prepared for you before? You might have even write it in a corner of your room, put it down in your diary and as time goes on, it seems the vision has fade away or perhaps God has change plan. Never you worry, the Lord knows what you are passing through and that’s why He is peaking to you right now from the book of Habakkuk chapter 2 verses 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie:  though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. (Habakkuk 2:3 KJV) I think I fell in love with the good news version of this scripture, the Good news translation have it this way: Put it in writing, because it is not yet time for it to come true. But the time is coming quickly, and what I show you will come true. It may seem slow in coming, but wait for it; it will certainly take place, and it will not be delayed. (Habakkuk 2:3 GNT) We are nat...

Your intrinsic value is your innate, inherent value that is inseparable from you. It is who you are after subtracting all external qualities away from you. For instance, who are you aside all your educational qualifications what can the society benefits from you. What are the problems you can solve, do you even have any problem solving skills? It is not surprising today that our educational systems produce graduate who are only fluent in English but can’t apply what they learn to real life situation. Many don’t even go beyond their field of study to learn. Perhaps you think all the theories and principles you were taught in class amount to something in the labour market. Your potential employers knows quite alright that you are brilliant (book wise) but want something better from you. I will be explaining some of the things that can boost your intrinsic value. They are; 1. Character: this is a smoke that will always find it way out no matter your level of pretence or how much yo...

I know quite alright that at a junction in your life, you were frustrated, or as you are reading this, you are in your season of great depression, never you worry, and that’s why I’m prompted by the Holy Spirit to get this writings across to you.  Being frustrated has nothing to do with the amount of money you have in your bank account, for even the rich also cry. But it’s one of the stages we must pass through in life if we are truly aiming for the top.   Even the powerful, influential figures we look up to in our societies are at one point in their life frustrated, some might have even contemplated suicide before, but now you see them as an achiever.  Those moments of depression and frustration are the dark moments of your life. Every successful individual have passed through it and these ugly moments can repeat itself as many times as possible as far as you are trying something new. As far as you are on an adventure, there will always be a time of frustrati...

Many times, we are in the situation where there will be no encouragement from any corner, those you look up to for strength will fail you in an unimaginable way, then this is the time for you to brace up and encourage yourself like David did in this passage. And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters:  but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.  (1 Samuel 30:6 KJV) I’ve been in some terrible situation in life such that I have no one to turn to than look up to God and encourage myself. You would have read or heard about the story of a woman in the bible who was a widow, and debtors came to take away her two sons. Hmm, this is the exact situation my family was some few years ago. From 2016 till date, there has been a turnaround that is never for good in my immediate family. Dad was late, mum a widow and she was indebted to some microfinance banks an...