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From
The Publisher's Desk 
WELCOME
TO A NEW DAWN
Let
me begin by welcoming you to the year
2008. A year of new beginning., wisdom,
understanding, and increase in the
knowledge of God. Welcome to a new
hope, and a renewed trust in God for
uncommon victories and successes.
One
of the miracles of 2008 is the rebirth
of The Faith Builder Magazine (now
Reconciliation Faith Magazine) a magazine
designed by God to uplift your faith
and nourish you spiritually. I first
had this vision in 1994 and in fact
started the publication of Reconciliation
Faith Maghazine but like every other
vision without strong financial backing,
it did not endure for long. This time
I strongly believe that it will endure
the test of time. We will start by-monthly
hoping to have it published monthly
before the close of the year. This
depends on the availability of funds
hence our financial policy demands
that the magazine and all Faith Builders
materials be distributed "FREE
AS THE LORD PROVIDES".
As
you go through this maiden edition,
your life will find fultillment in
God. Your morning will break with
joy and singing and the Morning Star
will shine on your path. It is a New
Dawn - 2007 is gone so forget it.
Remember, there is no future in the
past. 2008 is here so handle it wisely.
It promises a better bargain so do
not give up. It is too early to complain,
make up your mind to WALK with God.
I
encourage you to subscribe for the
future editions and as you go through
our
financial policy,
you can be of great support to see
that we continue in reaching out to
souls through our tracts and magazine
and books. Do not hesitate to let
us know how you can be of help.
God
bless you richly. I wish you a more
prosperous and happy 2008 in Jesus'
name. Amen.
Chaplain
Rev. Festus A. Ekenyere
THE
BEGINNING OF A NEW DAWN
I
have a strong persuasion in my spirit
that the year 2008 is a year of new
beginnings. It is the beginning of
a new dawn. No matter the level of
your achievements in the past years
especially in 2007, if you can queue
in God's plans for 2008, you will
know of a truth that you have not
maximized your potentials yet. There
are enough grounds to conquer and
before you do, you must realize that
there are also unavoidable conditions
to meet. One of such is that you must
come to the end of self and everything
that glorifies self and face the reality
of your personality else you cannot
have a new beginning.
Let
us take this edition's text from II
Corinthians 5:14-17, it reads: "For
the love of Christ constraineth us;
because we thus judge, that if one
died for all, then were all dead:
And that he died for all, that they
which live should not henceforth live
unto themselves, but unto him which
died for them, and rose again. Wherefore
henceforth know we no man after the
flesh: yea, though we have known Christ
after the flesh, yet now henceforth
know we him no more. Therefore if
any man be in Christ, he is a new
creature: old things are passed away;
behold, all thins are become new."
For
you to appreciate this message the
Holy Spirit wants you to understand
the analogy found in verses 14 and
15 and this will only be made possible
if the love of Christ rules your heart
or will be allowed to rule your heart.
The fact that makind needs a substitute
connot be overemphasized. The Scripture
says "For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God".
Romans 3:23. Also "The
wages of sin is death; but the gift
of God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord." Romans
6:23. Jesus paid this price and if
He died for you then, you were dead.
Hope this is understood. And if you
were dead and now alive, then you
should not live unto yourself or for
yourself but for Him who died for
you and rose again. So the book of
Galatians 2.20 is made clear - "I
am crucified with Christ: nevertheles
I live; yet not I, but christ liveth
in me: and the life which I now live
in the flesh I live by the faith of
the Son of God, who loved me, and
gave himself for me."
As
a result of the crystal understanding
of the above, we are not supposed
to be known after the flesh. May be
you do not undersand what this means.
Let us see it from the light of Galatians
5:19-21 - "Now the works
of the flesh are manifest, which are
these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness,
lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft,
hatred, variance, emulations, wrath,
strife, seditions, heresies, envying,
murders, drundenness, revellings,
and such like: of the which I tell
you before, as I have also told you
in time past, that they which do such
things shall not inherit the kingdom
of God." There will not
be enough space for me to analyze
these seventeen vices of the flesh
in this edition, but please examine
yourself in view of each one of them
taking note of the phrase "and
such like." How often do
we find some if not all of these vices
in our churches and even among the
"wonderful, powerful, anointed"
men of God who stand daily behind
our pulpits. No wonder the servant
of God said that the church universal
has lost its focus and is pursuing
vain glory. The truth is, no matter
who you profess to be, God's standard
can never be lowered because of you.
The last part of that text says -
"... that they which do such
things shall not inherit the kingdom
of God.". Do not go too
far, look around your congregation
for "envying and hatred".
I tell you that you can find them
even on alters that is supposed to
be God's altar of holiness. There
is need for a new beginning!
Now
is the beginning of a new dawn "if
a man be in Christ," Have you
ever come to that point of personal
realization before? I mean where you
must lay all at the foot of the cross
of Calvary and take up a new nature
recreated in Christ and Him alone?
Remember Zacchaeus in the book of
Luke chapter 19. In verse 8 the Bible
says, "And Zacchaeus stood,
and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord,
the half of my goods I give to the
poor; and if I have taken any thing
from any man by false accusation,
I restore him fourfold,"
I hope you know what that meant for
Zacdhaeus. In case you do not, it
means that he was going bankrupt and
had made up his mind to start anew.
Then Jesus said, "This day
s salvation come to this house forsomuch
as he also is a son of Abraham. For
the Son of man is come to seek and
to save that which was lost."
Verses 9 and 10.
You
can start a new life today. "Old
things are passed away." The
evil of yesterday can be cleansed
with the blood of Jesus today. There
is enough room for you in the kingdom
of God. "... Behold, all
things are become new".Do
away with that life of hypocrisy and
cover ups. Stop that hide and seek
game and face the year sincerely.
I
tell you by the Spirit of the Lord
that you will gain uncommon grounds,
victories and divers kinds of breakthroughs
will pursue and overtake you this
year, in Jesus' name! This is your
beginning of a new dawn. The Bible
says, "And he that sat upon
the throne said, Behold, I make all
things new." I hereby encourage
you to hold steadfastly unto God and
watch with amazement how He will fight
you battles . In every area you failed
in the past, move in again and experience
what an outstanding victory. It is
not magic; it is one of the results
of self realization in Christ Jesus.
One
again I call you to self examination
no matter who you are. II Corinthians
13:5 says, "Examine yourselves,
whether ye be in the faith; prove
your own selves. Know ye not your
own selves, how that Jesus Christ
is in you, except ye be reprobates?"
If you have done that and the Hole
Spirit is convincing you right now
of the need to surrender your life
and all to Jesus, please to not hesitate.
Pray this prayer out of that conviction:
"Heavenly
Father, thank you for sending your
only begotten Son to die in my stead.
I surrender my life to you this day.
I am sorry for all the works of the
flesh which I have hitherto manifested.
Forgive and cleanse me with the blook
of the Lamb. Thank you for the opportunity
to start a new life in Christ Jesus.
Thank you for writing my name
in the Lamb's book of life. In Jesus'
name. Amen!
Congratulations!
THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF YOUR NEW DAWN.
CHAPLAINCY
- WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?
In
the address I delivered on the 16th
of December 2007 during the commissioning
of Batch III cadets of Chaplains Fellowship
of Nig. Inc. Maiduguri Command ( see
it below), I gave a brief history
of Chaplaincy. In this article, I
would rather define and lay emphasis
on the sole responsibilities of a
Chaplain in order to allow the potential
Chaplains define properly their visions
before enlisting themselves in it.
This is necessary due to misconceptions
and misplaced objectives I discovered
among commissioned Chaplains and those
who want to be Chaplains especially
in Nigeria and within the African
continent.
First
and foremost understand that Chaplaincy
is a vocation, which is divinely created
by the Almighty for everybody to participate
in. We have so many people today who
are doing the work of Chaplains in
one way or the other without realizing
that. So many also have carelessly
missed the opportunity of being one.
Chaplaincy is an act of benevolence.
Take for in stance the scene in which
God introduced Chaplaincy into the
world, " And Jesus answering
said, A certain man went down from
Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among
thieves, which stripped him of his
raiment, and wounded him, and departed,
leaving him half dead And by chance
there came down a certain priest that
way: and when he saw him, he passed
by on the other side And likewise
a Levite, when he was at the place,
came and looked on him, and passed
by on the other side But a certain
Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where
he was: and when he saw him, he had
compassion on him, And went to him,
and bound up his wounds, pouring in
oil and wine, and set him on his own
beast, and brought him to an inn,
and took care of him. And on the morrow
when he departed, he took out two
pence, and gave them to the host,
and said unto him, Take care of him;
and whatsoever thou spendest more,
when I come again, I will repay thee.
Which now of these three, thinkest
thou, was neighbour unto him that
fell among the thieves? And he said,
He that shewed mercy on him. Then
said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou
likewise." Lu 10:30
The
Priest and the Levite had the opportunity
of taking care of the wounded but
wasted it. They did not see it as
a divine opportunity but the Samaritan
saw it that way. He had compasion
on the wounded and it was recorded
for him. He took pleasure in helping
the less privileged and so was qualified
to be addressed as "A Neighbor".
A Chaplain is therefore a volunteer
who is divinely endowed with the compassion
of Jesus Christ. One who is prepared
to sacrifice his/her own comfort for
the hoy and wellbeing of others. A
Chaplain is a sincere and upright
fellow who believes in truth and justice.
In
developed countries we find Chaplains
in almost everywhere help is needed
and they perform their duties without
sonsidering any physical rewards.
They render their services in hospitals
as they visit the sick, praying and
giving financial and material assistance.
We find them as they visit the inmates
in prisons, remind and rehabilitation
homes including orphanages. They carry
out communal and developmental projects
as they assist in alleviating the
suffering of the people in crisis
situation. In fact, the public come
in contact with Chaplains on daily
basis because God called them for
the people.
The
vision of Chaplaincy is the same all
over the world, the African continent
or Nigerian nation is not isolated.
The question then is what is happening
to the Nigerian Chaplaincy? I would
say nothing but ignorance of the plans
of God. Unlike in developed countries,
some people in this country have other
purposes in mind as they go in to
Chaplaincy. Otherwise what do you
say to a situation where a Chaplain
lures somebody into chaplaincy because
of the uniform they wear? Some say
they use army green and will be this
or that, as such they will find it
easy to do this or that and so on
and so forth, an endless, baseless
falacy. I have seen people who join
chaplaincy because they were told
that that is the easiest way to go
to overseas. So you see people joining
Chaplaincy without understanding the
real meaning in the first place. Such
people do not take into cognizance
the spiritual uprightness of their
victims because they have been blinded
with greed and selfishness.
Let
me state categorically clear here
that Chaplaincy is a non-governmental
organization (NGO). It is not a paramilitary
organization and as such can never
compare or compete with any military
or other government uniformed formation.
It stands out in its unique calling
of priesthood. It is respected as
such in developed world. Chaplaincy
is non-partisan, non-denominational,
non-profit making religious organization.
It can go by any name such as corps,
Association, Fellowship, Organization,
etc. For instance we have the American
Chaplains Association and in Nigeria
we have the Chaplains Fellowship of
Nigeria Inc. The name does not in
any way affect the vision yet some
people in this country insist that
they are forming corps which is superior
to any other Chaplain body and as
such confuse their victims (who they
ask to pay from their nose) abvout
the original vision of Chaplaincy.
Are you looking for recognition? Do
the work of the Good Samaritan and
heaven and earth will recognize you.
The work of Chaplaincy goes beyond
earthly recognition.
My
call to commissioned Chaplains especially
in the Northeast Zonal Command of
Chaplains Fellowship of Nigeria Inc.
is not to relent in carrying out their
God-given responsibilities in giving
the less privileged in our society
a sense of belonging. Consider the
widows, orphans, prisoners and the
sick on the hospital beds and the
Lord Almighty will recognize you.
Remember the words of our Lord Jesus
Christ as recorded in Matthew 25:31-46."
When the Son of man shall come in
his glory, and all the holy angels
with him, then shall he sit upon the
throne of his glory: And he shall
set the sheep on his right hand, but
the goats on the left. Then shall
the King say unto them on his right
hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world:
For I was an hungred, and ye gave
me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave
me drink: I was a stranger, and ye
took me in: Naked, and ye clothed
me: I was sick, and ye visited me:
I was in prison, and ye came unto
me. Then shall the righteous answer
him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee
an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty,
and gave thee drink? When saw we thee
a stranger, and took thee in? or naked,
and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee
sick, or in prison, and came unto
thee? And the King shall answer and
say unto them, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one
of the least of these my brethren,
ye have done it unto me. Then shall
he say also unto them on the left
hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into
everlasting fire, prepared for the
devil and his angels: For I was an
hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I
was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
I was a stranger, and ye took me not
in: naked, and ye clothed me not:
sick, and in prison, and ye visited
me not. Then shall they also answer
him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee
an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger,
or naked, or sick, or in prison, and
did not minister unto thee? Then shall
he answer them, saying, Verily I say
unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not
to one of the least of these, ye did
it not to me. And these shall go away
into everlasting punishment: but the
righteous into life eternal."
Those who visited the
less privileged are here regarded as
the righteous. Be one of them!
AN
ADDRESS DELIVERED BY
CHAPLAIN
FESTUS A. EKENYERE
DURING THE COMMISSIONGING
OF BATCH II CADETS OF CHAPLAINS FELLOWSHIP
OF NIGERIA INC.
HELD
ON DECEMBER 16, 2007
Your
Excellency, Sen. Dr. Alim Modu Sheriff,
Executive Governor of Borno State
and the Special Guest of Honour in
this unique occasion. All other protocols
duly and respectfully observed.
It
is my pleasure to welcome you all
to this passing out parade of the
Batch III CFN Maiduguri Command cadets.
My heart is filled with joy and excitement
because six months ago we were gathered
here for the same purpose. It is therefore
a thing of joy to see the commissioning
of another set of CFN Chaplains today
for the advancement of out service
to humanity. TO GOD IS THE GLORY!
A
BRIEF HISTORY OF CHAPLAINCY
The term Chaplain comes to us from
a fourth century legend of Martin
of tours. St. Martin of Tours a member
of the Roman Army who was born about
316A.D. in Pannonia, a Roman province
that included modern Hungary, to a
pagan family. Approximately, at age
21, one very cold day he pased the
gates of Amiens in Gaul (what is today
France) and saw a man freezing on
the side of the road. Martin moved
with compassion after seeing and hearing
the pleas of the beggar being ignored
by several others who had ridden by
on their horses, he decided to help.
Martin had little himself; he took
the one valuable possession he owned
his cape and cut it half. He kept
half as his own shelter from the cold
and gave the other to the beggar.
That night, as the
story goes, Martin had a vision in
which he came to understand that the
beggar was none other than Christ
Himself. The vision shook Martin to
the core. After that experience he
decided to follow the Christian faith
and was baptized by Bishop St. Hilary.
When he related the story to others,
the remaining half of the cape became
a relics and an object of value as
a reminder of the event. The cape
(Latin Cappa) was kept in a special
container made for it. The container
was called the cappella. Thus, we
get the term chapel - that place where
the robe of Christ is shared not stored.
The keeper of the cape was known as
the cappelanus. The cappelanus is
where we get the word Chaplain, for
Chaplains are the ones who share God's
love and care with those in need wherever
people are.
With the above brief
history, we understand that the whole
duty of a Chaplain can be assessed
from the Lord's story of the Good
Samaritan recorded in the book of
St. Luke 10: 30-37. A Chaplain therefore
is a rescuer of souls irrespective
of religious affiliations, tribe,
colour or race.
The Chaplains Fellowship
of Nigeria Inc, (CFN) is a member
of this worldwide organization. We
are a religious, non-governmental,
non-denominational, non-profit making
organization. The binding cord here
is our common belief in the ministry
of our Lord Jesus Christ. This binding
cord spells out vision. Our ultimate
aim therefore is to help alleviate
human crisis in all communities of
vevery nation. To achieve this, we
are making our presence felt nationwide.
We also have chatters in the United
States of America among other nations
of the world. The Maiduguri Command
was officially inaugurated on November
9, 2005. Before then chaplaincy was
not known in the Northeast sub-region.
Our services cut
across hospitals, prisons, remind,
rehabilitation and motherless homes,
etc. This command had carried out
such visits to the Motherless Babes
home and the VVF and Female Surgical
wards of the State Spicialist Hospital
all in Maiduguri city. We also engage
in communal and developmental projects
as volunteers. In order to fulfill
this objective, the CFN Chaplain is
taught subjects such as disaster management,
first aid, security, government, law,
criminology, counseling, etc.
The worldwide vision
of chaplaincy seemed to have been
abused in Africa especially in Nigeria.
A lot of wolfs are in sheep clothing
with the intention to redefine chaplaincy.
But we in CFN have decided to be steadfast,
holding unto the divine vision of
chaplaincy. I therefore want to make
it categorically clear this day that
no CFN officer is allowed to carry
weapons of any kind no matter the
rank or position of office. "The
weapons of our warfare are not carnal".
We do not compete with the military
or any other uniformed arm of the
government rather, we complement.
We promote peaceful coexistence among
the citizenry as we maintain our priestly
office.
History is made in
Borno State this year in that CFN
trained and commissioned two batches
of Chaplain Officers as volunteers
and humaniotarian workers in this
state. Before the end of the year
we hope to visit the prisons and estend
the love of God in kind and cash to
the inmates. On this note therefore,
we continue our plea to His Excellency,
Sen. Dr. Ali Modu Sheriff, The Executive
Governor of Borno State to assist
us with a bus to ease our movements
and a parcel of land for our permanent
training ground and secr4etariat.
Sir, we are persuaded that the good
Lord will use you to help us fulfill
this vision of lifting up the down
trodden without tears. CFN will never
disppoint you and the good people
of Borno State.
On behalf of Officers
and men of this command, I sincerely
appreciate you all for sharing your
precious time with us. As you go,
God Almighty will honour you.
In conclusion, I
want to announce to you that the application
forms for batch iv cadets are on sale.
Interested candidates are advised
to obtain their forms from our temporary
secretariat - The Faith Builders Auditorium,
Bama road, or at the Redeemer's House,
RCCG, opposite Ramat Polytechnic,
Jos road, Maiduguri.
I wish you a happy
memorable stay while the occasion
lasts. Once again, you are welcome.
Thank you very much and God bless
you greatly in 2008!.
HYPOCRISY
By:
Chaplain Dudari Wilson Sunday
Chaplain Zonal Commandant
Former General Secretary CFN, Maiduguri
Command
Let
us begin by answering the question,
what is hypocrisy? It is a behavior
in which somebody pretends to have
moral standards or opinion that he
does not actually have. I Peter 3:3,
4 says - "Whose adorning
let it not be that outward adorning
of plaiting the hair, and of wearing
of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
But let it be the hidden man of the
heart, in that which is not corruptible,
even the ornament of a meek and quiet
spirit, which is in the sight of God
of great price."
My
dear reader have these at the back
of your mind today that the most important
thing to God is the heart of an individual.
The Bible calls it the hidden man
of the heart (KJV).
If
you look at hypocrites you can hardly
tell because they are almost original.
So beware that what you see is not
necessarily the things are. They talk
and act like everything is great,
but inside they are hurting, and everything
in their life is wretched and miserable.
Child
of God hear this good news - God knows
us so well to the smallest dot of
our life that we cannot hide from
him. Remember when you run to the
darkest place you still find Him so
how long will you be a two faced human
being? He knows you too well; He understands
exactly the type of person you arte.
Remember the parable of the weed in
Matthew 13:24-30 - "Another
parable put he forth unto them, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto
a man which sowed good seed in his
field: But while men slept, his enemy
came and sowed tares among the wheat,
and went his way.But when the blade
was sprung up, and brought forth fruit,
then appeared the tares also. So the
servants of the householder came and
said unto him, Sir, didst not thou
sow good seed in thy field? from whence
then hath it tares? He said unto them,
An enemy hath done this. The servants
said unto him, Wilt thou then that
we go and gather them up? But he said,
Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares,
ye root up also the wheat with them.
Let both grow together until the harvest:
and in the time of harvest I will
say to the reapers, Gather ye together
first the tares, and bind them in
bundles to burn them: but gather the
wheat into my barn." You
can imagine even though the seeds
and the wheat where closely alike,
He still could differentiate between
the two. Have you ever taken a close
look at these parables? You will discover
they were both left to grow together.
For this reason the judgment of the
seeds was after they had grown. They
would be tied up and thrown into the
fire, Wow! What class do you belong
to - weed or wheat?
Remember
also that the wheat belongs to the
owner of the farm, but the weeds crept
in trying to be like the wheat. One
of the most like-transforming thing
for you as a child of God is the understanding
of the inner man - the hidden man.
Begin
to ask yourself as you go ahead reading
this article what kind of heart do
I have? What are you really like in
the inside? What do you do in your
secret places? If you want to be a
candidate of heaven, you must learn
to look deeper into those things that
nobody knows about you but God and
you.
When
I became concerned about what I do
in my secret places, God began to
deal with me concerning the importance
of my inner man. I discovered all
we do in life is to keep up our outward
appearance, forgetting the fact that
there is another part of us we need
to be extremely careful about because
even though nobody knows it, God does.
Know this, the part of you that nobody
sees is the part that God is very
interested in because that is the
part He is in contact with. Child
of God, while the church and its members
are looking for structural, numerical
and financial growth (which are good),
strive to conquer yourself in the
inner sphere.
Apostle
Peter in (I Peter 3) is telling us
not to be so concerned with how others
see us, but with what we really are
deep down inside. You need to learn
how to look inwartd than being concerned
only with a superficial, outward appearnace.
Remeber the gospel according to St.
Luke chapter 5. A lot of people in
the church are fishing and catching
nothing because they are not launching
out into the deep. As a result, they
are not satisfied with their lives.
You might begin to imagine how I know
this truth. Apart from the instructions
of the Holy Scriptures, I have been
once like that. No hypocrite is satisfied
with his or her life style because
there is no comfort and confidence
in whatever they do in the church.
They live like the cultist in our
circular schools; always in fear of
who is seeing them and who is coming
after them. God is seeing you and
in fact He is coming after you, that
is why you are alive to read this
article. Every day you hear God speak
either through yoi, audio messages,
or the Bible, I say throu you because
the gift of God is without repentance;
as you preach, you hear the message
many sinners do preach wonderful sermons
but watch out for their end.
God
is not interested in your outward
fancy, tantalizing titles like Rev.,
Dr., Evang., Bishop, etc. or how many
times you have got invitatio0n to
go and speak in different places.
He wants children with the right heart!
The reason for being in ministry is
to help people not to be lords over
them. Whatever you to in the church,
do it to the best of your ability
and for the glory of Him that called
you. I believe God called us to hard
work and servanthood; to sacrifice
and to purity.
Working
hard in the house of God and being
original keeps you in the faith. Do
you know that we leave this earth
and pass in front of Jesus eyes of
fire, every work is going to be tested
on its purity and the motives for
doing what we did right or wrong.
Therefore permit me to help you out
here, allow the Holy Spirit to examine
your hearts and show you any wrong
attitude that is in you because He
is the only One that can root it out
and change you.
Change
you to what? Change you to be real
and live in a right way that is going
to be pleasing to God. If we do not
live like that, then everything else
we are doing is going to be a total
waste. If we refuse to allow God come
into our point of weakness (fornication,
adultery, lies, stealing, rituals,
etc.) then, we open doors for Satan
to get into our lives through these
channels of flaw. It is the desire
of God that Satan does not have any
part in us. So therefore God has given
us a chance to cooperate with Him
- John 14:30 - "Hereafter
I will not talk much with you: for
the prince of this world cometh, and
hath nothing in me."
Reflect
on anger as you consider Ephesians
4:26, 27 where we have an instruction
on anger. "Be ye angry, and
sin not: let not the sun go down upon
your wrath: Neither give place to
the devil." You notice that
hypocrites because they work and live
by emotions will be angry until they
feel like getting over it. But real
men who live by the word of God will
refuse to stay angry simply because
God told them not to do so in His
word. I do not know how many times
you have heard the word of God coming
to you and touching your points of
weakness. What have you done about
it? Have you changed or have you decided
to still remain a wolf in sheep clothing?
This
is what happens to you if you agree
to change today. You will have a gentle
and peaceful spirit. Pause for a while
and imagine what that will do to you.
Remember I said if you choose to be
a wolf, you will not have peace and
you certaily know that. If peace comes
it means the Spirit of God has come
and you will not be upset all the
time.
God
wants you to be peaceful inside continuously
and to work in peace. Ask Him to fill
you with His Spirit so that you might
feel the way He feels. We all know
He haates sin but why do we find ourselves
in sin even though we do His work?
I believe we are not all perfected
yet, but remember you cannot give
somebody what you do not have. How
can we minister victory to others
if we lack it in our lives? How can
we minister peace, when we do not
have peace? It is imperative that
the conduct of the heart of an individual
be rirht with God b ecasue the heart
is the center of a person or the seat
of a man's emotions.
Stop
that church game now. Stop that two-facedness
and be transformed. What do you think
about your transformation from the state
of the tied weed about to be burnt to
ashes to the wheat about to be taken
to the bans? Hay fire, fire, I cannot
stand it. I have chosen to repent and
be transformed. Are you joining me?
If yes pray for forgiveness and turn
a new life now. God bless you!
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