SAMSON VERSUS JOSEPH

 1 Cor 10:11 '' These things happened to them as examples... For us..'' NIV

   Samson was a loser, Joseph was a winner. Samson had everything going for him.

  He was the product of a miracle birth, raised by godly parents, and given supernatural strength, Yet he failed miserably. Why? 1. He did not pray.

  The only time we read of Samson praying is when he was in trouble. Sound familiar? If you conduct a post-Morten on your biggest failures, somewhere in the wreckage you'll find that you've forsaken the place of prayer. You can't run your car on an empty tank, work on an empty stomach, or pay bills with an empty current account. And you can't live a victorious Christian Life without daily prayer.

 2.  He refused to live by God's word- when confronted by his parents over marrying the wrong woman, Samson told them, ''...she pleaseth me well '' Jg 14:3 KJV. When you're led by sentiment rather than Scripture, you're heading for trouble. One of the best definitions of disobedience is incomplete obedience. You can't pick which Scriptures you want to live by and turn a blind eye to the rest!.

 3. He had the wrong Spirit- while Joseph extended forgiveness to those who'd harmed him, Samson prayed for revenge. Any time you give in to resentment you're allowing someone other than God to dictate your actions, and you end up suffering even more.

 4. He was motivated by greed. Consorting with the Philistines, he placed a bet with thirty of them, saying, ''If you can't tell me the answer, you must give me.... thirty sets of cloths Jg 14:13. You say what's the point ? If it could happen to Samson, it could happen to you!

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Humility

   The secret and key to a greatness is the level of humility, the lesser you go, the greater you become, you can mention many successful men of God, the secret of their success is that they are humble, Pastor Abraham who Lord gave the grace to visit heaven said '' Jesus show me some special ropes, I asked who are those that will have this kind of ropes, He said those that are humble, He said His Father will bring down His head in other to honour them, because they are humble, He said somebody like Pastor Adeboye(RCCG) and some men of God''  Now I think you are getting the important of being humble in the sight of God.

           IMPORTANCE OF HUMILITY

   1. Humility make you great - Jesus himself testify to this ''...but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister. And whosoever will be great among you, let him be your servant''. So if you want more of God power you have to go low.

  2. It's a key to Divine Upliftment- Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord and He shall lift you up'' James 4:10.3. It's strong spiritual weapon- Jam 4:7 '' Summit yourself therefore to God. Resist the devil and He shall flee from you''.

  Don't go into war without being humble before God because ''God resist the proud, but give more grace to the humble'' Jm 4:6. If you are humble, as soon as you say father in Jesus name, you see demon crying and fleeing, bible say Ps 18:44 '' As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves to me. The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their closes places'', now will you be humble?.

  4. The greatest in heaven are the humble- Mt 18:4 '' whosoever shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of God'' 

 5. It's a command- Ph  2:3 ''Let  nothing be done through strife or vain glory, but in lowliness of mind, let each esteem other better than themselves''. 

 6.Possesing Humility is Possesing the mind of Christ: Ph 2:5-8 '' Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. Who being in the form of God thought it not robbery to be equal with God. But made Himself of no reputation and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient to dealth, even the death of the cross''. Therefore, i beseech you beloveth, that you should be humble and posses the mind of Christ. 

 7. Humility brings more revelation- when I was on campus, there in my fellowship, whenever we are worshipping, someone alway speak to my mind, kneel down, kneel down, sometime i found it embarrasing and feel relunctant to do so, but as times go on, I began to yield and obey, what do I noticed?.  I noticed that whenever I kneel down worshipping God, closing my eye, I would begin to receive flow of revelations, that is vision, the Lord would shew me secret thing which I know not, so if we go humble, we will know the mind of God.

           THE TRAGEDY OF PRIDE. 

  The first sin to be committed is pride, as if It is the mother of all sin,Pride brought down Satan, pride destroy his glory, beuty and honour, what makes a leader a follower is the pride.let's learn from the life of Lucifer, the former arch angel.

  1. Is 14:12 '' How are you fallen from heaven, O lucifer, son of the morning! How are you cut down to the ground, which did weaken the nations! For you said I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High. Yet you shall be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit ''.  

 Satan inherit hell from the post of angelic leader because of Pride, you will not inherit hell because of pride in Jesus Name. 

  2. The King Nebuchadnezzar- Dan 4:30 '' The king spoke, and said, is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?. You can see how this man lifted up himself without regarding God, take a look at his Judgement. Dan 4:31-32 ''.. The kingdom is departed from you. And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with you to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to who,soever He will''.

   3. The pride must receive God's punishment- Prov 16:5 ''Everyone that is proud in Heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished''.  

4. Hinder prayer- recall the story of the pharisee and the publican who both prayed in the temple, the publican prayer was answer because he was humble.

  5. Pride bring destruction: Prv 16:18 'pride goes before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall. See also Prv 18:12.  God love you,just be humble, he will show you great and mighty thing,have you for onced go humble confessing your sins to Christ,if not do so now,for more messages http://believers061.blogspot.com 

THE GREAT SIN OF PRESUMPTION

  2 Kg 5:11 ''  But Na'a-man was angry, and went away and said, Behold, I thought, I thought he will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of his God, and strike his hand over the place and recover the leper''.

  Do you know that presumption lies in pride, thinking and imagining the way God must do something,don't miss it up with Faith, Faith is 'I know God is going to do it, how or the way He's gonna do it I don't  know, all I know is that He will do it. Naaman could have been in leprosy till he die if his servant have not caution him from the spirit of presumption, some people were not heal, many have not gotten their miracle because the way they think and act towards God's way, He said ''For My thought are not your thoughts, Nor your ways my ways, says the LORD, for as heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your way, And my thoughts than your thoughts.'', so stop thinking I will do these, I will do that and it will happen that way without including if God wish/by God's grace.

  Whenever a man stop concepting thing but put his total trust in God,he will see God in action, God want us to be summit, I notice that whenever  am to lead a prayer session and I  formulate the prayer point am going to offer, God don't move. 

   Many believers go into battle but come back as a victim instead of being a victor. That's why bible say '' summit yourself therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you'' Jam 4:7 .If you summit yourself you will overcome, but if you are thinking 'I will shout, I will jump, I will lay my hand on him and it must be like this or that then you are taking the position of God for yourself through your conception. Jesus when teaching how to pray,He said 'Your will be done in earth, as it is in heaven', Mat 6:10(KJV), He did not say this is my will,it must happen exactly that way (pride not prayer).  Oral Robert said ''Any time I prepare to pray for the sick, I hang my pride on the cross because I know only few will be heal'',despite scoffers, doubters, Newspaper critics, he did God's will and thousands were healed. 

  Therefore I charge you to be fervent in prayer towards His will and stop having your own way,if you do, you will receive your miracle and He'll make you a vessel unto honour.  Someone may say, how will I know God's will? Are you Christ own, if you are not walk up to him at Calvary confessing your sin and he will accept, if you are then pray to him and he will show you His will. Read and share more wonderful messages here believers061.blogspot.com

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MY JOB AND MY FAITHFULNESS (QUESTIONS).

                        MY JOB AND MY FAITHFULNESS (QUESTIONS).

   These questions are for you to freely express your mind as  Holy Spirit lead you, your comment mean a lot, it can win a soul and you'll have  a star in His kingdom.

  1. 'Am not a Nurse nor a doctor,is it right for me to work on Sunday ?.

  2. I am a Security lady officer,should I wear trousers ?.

  3. If I am a caterer and I was to produce a birthday cake on a contract,I bid the amount to finish it,Is it  right to eat the left over after producing the original one without notifying the owner ?.

  4. If you are the President of a Nation or a King, yet you are really born again, How possible you won't have any dealing with other gods or religion ?, will you say farewell to them and declare a public holiday when they are holding their festival ?.

  5. Should a gateman ask for money to pass a visitor though he is not really strict about it ?, Is it right to ask for money at all ? 

 6. Some marketers told their prospects (customer) that they came from Ibadan whereas they were from Abeokuta inother to move (sell) their products, as a faithful christian, should it be so?.

 7. As a Policeman, will I remain Faithful to Christ if I tell a lie to a suspect when investigating a matter inother to find out the truth?, like saying I witness his action whereas am not there.

8. As student, Is copying one another in practical work right?, if no, does it have exception? For more wonderful messages, Believers061.blogspot.com

 

THOUGHTS OF THE HEART

   ''The Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings''.

  Our heart belongs to the Lord, he created it, so every activities going on in our heart He knows about them all, non is hidden unto him, therefore we shall all be Judge in whatsoever thought we allow to control us because 'as a man thinks in his heart so he is'.

  THOUGHT- is an idea/opinion produced by thinking or occuring suddenly in the mind.Thousands of thoughts flood our heart every day, both good and evil, some we derive them through thinking and some come suddenly by themselves, be it from Holy Spirit or from the devil. It is not a sin when evil idea flash in our heart but it is evil if we like,allow and yield to those opinion. Demons cannot read your mind nor do they know your thought, they only try to throw an evil idea into your heart waiting for your response,you give them victory if you respond positively, it is a sin if you are planning to establish evil idea and this is called intention.

 INTENTION: An aim/plan, conceptions formed by directing the mind  towards an object. If someone got an idea in his heart and he appreciate it and begin to direct his mind, thinking how to archieve the idea, at this stage the person is becoming evil in his thought, at this stage the person begin to strategies, find information, picturing and imagining how he will perform the operation. Brethren,check your thought,is it holy or evil before you start ruminating and strategizing on it,is your plan presently pleasing unto God.Sometimes if you ask a criminal why did you did that, he'll say because I need money, because I want to get the position, because I am hungry, because I need a car etc. these are call motive.

  MOTIVE- is the reason for doing doing something.A person motive of serving God may be because he want to see God, make heaven and avoid hell, some people are lured into witch craft not because they like it but because they want to protect thier children, want money or because they want power, they are bound and driven by their motive. Judas didn't like to betray Jesus but he was driven by the Love for money. Si'mon the socerer motive was honour and appraisal from his fellow samaritan Acts 8:18-22 ''And when Si'mon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Ho'ly Ghost was gievn, he offered them money. Saying, Give me also power that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may recieve the Ho'ly Ghost. But Pe'ter said to him, Your money perish you because you have THOUGHT that the gift of God may be purchased with money. You have neither part nor lot in this matter: for your heart is not right in the sight of God'', now do you understand thought, intention and motive is ?, fine that's good. God alway know our thought Gen 6:5 '' And God saw that the wickedness of ma was great in the earth, and that every imagination of his heart was only evil continually'' Ps 7:9 ''...For righteous God tests the hearts and minds''. Those that are righteous understand this verse Deut 15:9 '' beware lest there be a wicked thougt in your heart'' the Psalmist siad Ps 19:14 '' let the word of my mouth and the meditation of my hearth be acceptable in your sight, o lord my strength and redeemer''.   Evil thougths come from within the heart Mk 7:21 ''for from inside, out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, alduteries, fornications, murders....'' therefore you have to check your heath always, guaging it with the word of God. Many pastor, great men of God, Ministers and Evangelists  are trooping into hell due to little little foxes in their heart, some don't really commit aldultery but they do it in their heart.

  CHECK POINT: Ask yourself, ' Is my Thoughts pure'?

  Somebody like Haman Est 6:6, the foolish man Lk 12:17 allow evil thoughts which request their lives.

             HOW TO AVOID SINFUL THOUGHT

 1. Using the Sword of the Spirit: Heb 4:12 ''For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart''.

 2. Casting out imagination out of your heart 2 Cor 10:5 ''Casting  down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself agaianst the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity evry thought to obedience of Christ; ''

 3. Revenge through the power of prayer: 2 Cor 10:6 ''And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled''.

   PRAYER

1. Oh Lord that searcheth the heart, wash my evil thoughts away by your precious blood in Jesus Name.

2. I cast down every altar of evil intention and motive by the fire of  Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus

.3. As from today, Satan!, succeed no more in my heart in the name of Jesus. Continue as Holy Spirit lead you. Visit believers061.blogspot.com

THE SPIRITUAL ARROW OF THE WICKED

    Ps 11:2- For, lo, the wicked bend their bow,they make ready their arrows upon the string,that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

  There are many hordes of hell already present in the world determine strongly to fight this end time battle, we believers have to be awake. Whenever a Police must shoot but want to spare the life of say, a thief,he'll not target the delicate part of the body like the stomach,the head or most especially the heart.Satan, Demons and the wicked understand this strategy and always make the heart their target to finish up a person. Lets take a look at this; how demon operate shooting his arrow into the heart of this man.

  Demon: This lady is looking good today.

  Man:she is very beautiful.

  Demon: I can have her (he use 'I' ,so the man think it is his own thought).

  Man: I will talk to her and she will give in.

  Demon:she is looking sexy,It will be very enjoying and will be a nice time if I lie with her. 

   Man:Yea,that's true,I must get,I must,I mean I have to.(the man continue to walk towards his thought initiated by demon until he achieve it).

   That's how many destinies are destroy by enemy,someone may be think in his heart that he is fed up with life issue and the enemy shoot privily into his heart,''the best option for me now is to leave this world for a better one,at least,I will have a rest from this life challenges'',the heart owner is fed up life,the enemy shoot the arrow and he begin to ruminate on this thought until he hang himself.   We have many testimonies of many folks who involved in some wicked acts,follies and uncultured behavior,sometimes we think how could this person do this,its because it originate from the heart,Mt 7:20-23 ''That which comes out of man,that defiles the man,for from inside, out of the heart of men,proceed evil thoughts,adulteries, fornication, murders, theft, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye blasphemy, pride,  foolishness. All this comes from inside and defile the man''.

   We can see now that so many times we are defile through many thoughts of our heart called the arrows of the wicked.

                   WAYS OF ESCAPING FROM BEING A CASUATY.

   1.The Blood of Jesus: We Know that the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin.You being a born again, devil may privily shoot this at your heart '' you are not righteous, you will end up in hell'', inother to avoid going about with sadness and heavy guilty conciense, answer him this way,yes am not righteuos but the blood of Jesus cleanses me from all sin,moreover,it has bieng written that '' For their righteousness is mine'',am not righteous but Jesus is,back off satan in Jesus Name.

   2. Putting on the whole armor of God.  Eph 6:11-13 Put on the whole armour of God that you may be able to stand  against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers,against ruler of darkness of this world,against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take you the whole armour of God,that you may be able to withstand  in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

   3. The shield of Faith: Eph 6:16 '' Above all,taking the shield of faith,wherewith you may be able to quench all fiery darts of the wicked.

   4. Fighting back: 2 Cor 10:4 '' For the weapon of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds. Casting down imagination and every high thing that exalt itself against the knowlegde of God,and bringing into captivity every thouht to the obedience of Christ''.    Therefore my beloved brethren never allow yourself to suffer from the enemy attack but fight back through prayer and the word of God which is your Sword.

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OH LORD, MY HELPER !

       Ps 35:2 '' Take hold of shield and buckler and stand for my HELP''

   It's about time we cried to our lord, the Chief of Army of heaven, to arise for our sake, are you passing through hard of live or are you oppress by the enemy ?, Is the enemy trying to play the fool ?, then you gonna shout '' Arise oh God, and let your enemy be scatter'', because as a child of your, you oughtn't to take rubbish from Satan, a victorious live suppose to be your possession, for God is your helper.
   Moreover,God is delight in hearing and saving the helpless, whenever you cry to Him, He hears you, Ps 34:15 '' the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry'', whenever you call on Him, be assured that he hear, Ps 34:17 ''The Lord hears His people when they call to Him for Help, He rescue them from all their troubles''. Therefore, stand now on your feet calling the Host of heaven for help, to fight the battle for you for it's written ''The Lord will fight the battle for you,and you shall hold your peace'', Ex 14:14(NLT) 
   1. He is ready to help you to succeed, Neh 2:20 '..The God of heaven will help us succeed'(NLT). 2Chr 26: 15
   2. He is ready to help and deliver you from the enemy Judges 3:15 (NLT) 
   3. He is ready to help and rescue you from sinking into the trouble of Life Mt 14:30-31. click testimony001.blogspot.com to read live breaking testimonies
   4. He is faithful to uplift you above your imagination for '' No eyes have seen, no hear have heard, neither has it come into the heart of man what God has in store for them that love Him''. 
   5. He is ready to give you peace in all directions of your Live  ''if the way of a man pleases the LORD, he will make  is enemy to be at peace with Him''.   Now, be sure you are his child, be charged, call on him, and He will Help you with His mighty hand and His strong arm.click testimony001.blogspot.com to read live breaking testimonies
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WHY SOME PEOPLE DID NOT LOVE GOD:TESTIMONIES It is not easy for some people to love God because they view Him as a mystery,they accepted that He is far from us and that He is wicked. This is what some people say: Marco,an Italian: I pray that God help me,but it seems He is far from me,it's like He can't hear my prayer,in my view,God don't know how we feel about things happening at all. Rosa from Guatemala: I so much wish that I serve God but it seems He is far from me.I don't agree He is merciful at all. Raymonde from Canada: When I was young,I thought that God always search for our mistake only and He watches us until we made mistake inother to purnish us.It comes to a time i begin to view God as someone that separate himself from us,it's like God is head of a gorverment that govern the people under Him. What is your own view? Do you love God ?, sometime ago some churches dont pray to God because they think He is fearsome and unapproachable.Will Durant said: how can just a sinner pray to God that is fearful and that is far from we human being.what's your own view about God,remember bible say ''why we are yet a sinner christ die for us'', because of you He '' ...made Himself of no reputation,and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was in likeness of a men. And being found in fashion as a man,He humble Himself and become obedience until death,even the dealth of the cross'',Ph 2:7-8. God love you in that He spare not His only son but give him unto you.If you have not Christ as your Lord,receive Him today,He loves you and He cares for you,If you are a believer I wish you continue in Him though when we are passing through trouble of life it seems God is far,and has left us,it seems He doesn't exist or cannot save us,but remember what he said Mat 28:20 ''...lo,I am with you always even to the end of the world''. Please ,leave your comment to be publish sharing your view about God presently or before (when not saved) and how to help people believe that God exist and love them,your comment can win a soul,thanks.

LOYALTY IN SERVICE, NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER COMPROMISE

  Hiroo Onoda was an imperial Japanese army, intelligent soldier, he did not surrender in 1945, when world war 2 ended. In 1974, his former commander travelled from Japan to personally issue orders, relieving him from duty, Onoda had spent almost 30 years, holding out in philppines, after the war has ended.
   It is interesting to knoe that onoda was not only soldier holding out, Shoichi Yokoi, a fellow soldier of onoda,held out almost 27 years,and, if not for Duefias and Manuel De Gracia,who discovered him and carried him out of the jungle,only God knows whelther he would ever surrender at all. Not to talk of Teruo Nakamura,who was discovered in December 1974,mouths after HIROO Onoda surrendered.He was the last Japanese holdoout to be found.Lord knows how many more were lost.
    Despite the fact that theses soldiers discovered leaflets,left behind by the islanders, and dropped from the airplane, these soldiers refuse to surrender. The reasosn for this could not be farfetched, considering the order that was given to them,which states ''you are absolutely forbidden to die by your own hands. It may take 3 years; It may take 5 years;but whatever happens,we will come back for you. Until then, under no circumstances are you to give your life voluntarily'' .
  Onoda and his colleagues took these words literarily; and more seriously thantheir division commander could have meant them.
   But our own commander meant everything He said,in the book of Luke 12:35-45,urging us to be on ''our guard,holdout and not belike the foolish servant that compromised,because his master delayed his comming''.Jesus Christ promised that ''He will come back for us'' Jn 14:3,and will bless those that have waited for him. 
    If these soldier were loyal to their earthly country,there is no excuse for us to be loyal to our heavenly country,we must learn from Hiroo,shoichi and teruo that held out for almost thirty years,even without a word from their commander,they survived through the hunger,cold and loneliness.they held on to the word of their commander, why can't you do the same!. 

QUESTION what parts of the bible has being twisted fo selfish gain? Will everyone watch the way we live our life on jugement day? Can we cast demons into bottomless pit through the power of prayer? If rapture should occur now,what will be our fate if we haven't done the neccesary restitution though we are trying to and praying towards it? Can we be forgiven unknown and uncofess sins? How can we recognise the anti- christ in this present generation? If we are lure into sin,what should we do? How can one be sure he/she hear God's voice rather than satanic or his/her own voice?. Will we only worship in heaven? PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMMENT BELOW

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                  Question

 I met a lady on campus some mouths ago,she was preaching yet putting on trousers and many worldly make up and attachment, tried to confuse her that it wasn't pleasing unto GOD to find us in that attire,but she told me that once someone is saved he/she can do anything he/she like even he can fornicate and still make heaven, please dear reader is this true ?, please leave your comment.

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