Sing Praises!

Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
Isaiah 42:10

Sing a new song unto The Lord and He will do new things.
Praise Him in all the earth for He alone is worthy of our praises.
Sing praises to the King of kings for His reign is everlasting.
Give Him all the Glory for He is the Lord of lords.
Praise Him for He reign eternally!!!

Thirst and Hunger for Him

I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
Philippians 3:10

No one can help us know God, they can tell us about Him or give us a glimpse of His faithfulness, but when we have the thirst and hunger to know Him in our hearts, He will gradually reveal Himself to us.

Anyone can read the Bible but it takes immense knowledge and understanding to understand it and this can be given by God.

Thirst for Him, so He can fill you, Hunger for Him so He can replenish you.

Seek The Lord

With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Psalm 119:10

The Bible says, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
Sometimes we wanna please God by doing what is right but our flesh hinders us; which is why paul urged us to feed the spirit so that it can win the battle over flesh, in addition to this, it takes the grace of God to stand cos even the mighty falls

Seek the Lord with your whole heart and by His grace, you shall not wander

Purge yourself

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
2 Timothy 2:21

Most times we are the one hindering The master from using us; which is mainly cos of sin or uncleanness in our hearts.
The Master is calling us today to purge ourselves from uncleanness of heart n spirit. He really wants to use us for His Glory but He can't as long as there's a gap between us and Him.
Check yourself, and bridge that gap, don't be an hindrance to the work of God.

Dwell in the house

One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
Psalm 27:4

I love that chorus that says:
Better is 1 day in your house
Better is 1 day in your court
Than a 1000 elsewhere.

Seeking God's face just cos we want to be in His presence is the key to dwelling in His house. Also the psalmist said all the days of his life and not some days, similarly it should be a daily thing for us and not sm thing we do part time.

Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and you shall dwell in His House forever.

Greatest gift, Share it!

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 

For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:6-8

Christ's death is the greatest gift that has ever been bestowed upon mankind. He died that we might live even when we don't deserve.

Share that gift with others cos a while ago, you were in their position. Take a step of faith!

It Is Good!

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
Psalm 71:8

We should not praise God only on days when things are good, but also on days when things are bad. Praising God even in bad times lift our spirit and it helps knowing God's presence is with us.

It's not always easy to give thanks to God esp when things are bad, but it's always good.

Don't be like a sign board

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
1 Corinthians 9:24,27

More than 13 yrs ago, I remember watching diff illustrations of how the 2nd coming of Christ will be and the one that stuck a lot is the sign board one.
A sign board directs u to ur destination but never goes there .

Directing ppl to heaven does not automatically give u a place there, the way u live till the end determines it.

Live every moment of your life as though it were the end so you will not stay stuck nor miss the way.

Apply His Word

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Matthew 7:24-25

It's not enough to hear the Word or study it without applying it to our lives. We should not read The Bible as a routine or c it as a job that is required of us; it should be cos of our thirst for knowledge and desire to know Him more.
Study and apply His Word and you will be like a rock that cannot be shaken.

According to His Will

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
1 John 5:14

We all expect the will of God to drop in our laps or to find it's way into our dreams, yea sometimes this might be the case, but we can't know if it's truly His will without knowing Him and His words.

Knowing His Word help us know Him better and knowing Him help us know His will.

Pray according to His will and He'll hear you.

Turn your hearts to Him!

And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
Jeremiah 24:7

Normally in the start of the year, we tend to begin with God but as the year goes on, we forget all promises and commitments made and we decide to go with the flow.

There's no assurance that the world economy or situation will get better, but as long as our hearts are on Him, He'll be with us through all situations good or bad through out the year.
What better confidence do we need to go through the year.

Turn your hearts to Him and He'll never let you down.

He'll abide with us!

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
Psalm 33:18

As long as we keep our eyes on The Lord this year, Not only will His eyes be on us, His hands will also be with us. Just like the hymn say:
I'll lift my eyes to the hills
From whence cometh my help....
My help cometh from the Lord.
Whatever we may go through this year, we should not let our focus shift from God. As long as we stay focused on him, His presence will abide with us. Have a great year and God bless!