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DEBORAH

  MEANING OF NAME :  Honey Bee CHARACTER :  Deborah was not just a political leader, but was also one who trusted in the faithfulness of Her God, resulting in their victory over foreign oppressors. HER REGRET :  Herpeople's faith had grown weak after deviating from their God. HER JOY :  Through her courageous and faithful leadership, God, again handed them victory over their opposers. STORY IN BRIEF :  Following the reign of Joshua and Rahab, was DEBORAH - the prophetess. Deborah was not dispirited like her fellow Israelites but rather remained loyal and strong in God.   Israelites, would practise idolatory after conquering the gateway to Caanan ( Jericho). Thus, they became timid and discouraged in the face of the uprising Canaanites led by their king, Sisera. But Deborah would keep her trust in the God that brought them this far. She joined Barak and his thousands of men in an attack at the Canaanites. And God was faithful - He granted them Victory a...
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MIRIAM - HER LIFE STORY !

  NAME MEANING : Bitterness. HER FEAT:  She played a key role in helping preserving Moses whom God used later to deliver the Israelites from Egypt. HER REGRET  : Miriam,with all her help in preserving the life of her brother, could not enter the promised land as she for her arrogance and insurbordination. HER STORY IN BRIEF : Miriam was the only daughter among Moses and Aeron. She would comport herself when her mum, Jechrobet, hid the baby Moses from Pharaoh and his executioning team for three months. When Moses was finally taken to the river Nile and hidden in a basket by her mum, Miriam would stay a little longer than her mum did, keeping her eyes on the basket to see if anyone would reach out for it. Fourty years later, God faithfully preserved Moses and brought the Israelites - including Miriam and Aeron, out of Egypt by him - Moses. After they successfully crossed the red sea, Miriam led in the celebration of that feat. But Miriam and Aeron later stood again...
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THE GREATEST WEAPON !

  “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds…. “ 2 Corinthians 10:4 KJV As christians, we are not improverished of ammunitions with which to withstand the enemy and his wiles. Yet these weapons are variably effective. There is, therefore, the need to look into the nature of each of them and reasonably determine the most productive. According to Paul, in the preceding scripture, our arms are not physical; prayer, praise/worship, faith, obedience and Light, are all rather abstract though results-yielding. Now, which of these does satan fear most? Let us find out from the following paragraphs. Prayer is a good arm. It transforms both on the inside and on the outside of us. But if prayer is a request, then satan can pray too; he got far into God’s presence, requesting of His permission to try Job. He demanded of The Lord to sift Peter like wheat. Thus, prayer is not satan’s most-feared ! Afterall, he too can pray to God. D...
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THE SINFUL WOMAN

  HER CHARACTER: She was a notorious sinner, possibly a prostitute or adulteress. Rather than trying to defend what was indefensible in her life, she admitted her sin and made a spectacle of herself in a passionate display of love and gratitude. STORY IN BRIEF: She was a notorious prostitute or adulterous woman that followed Jesus to Simon's house. There, she kissed The Lord's feet, mobbed it with her tears, wipped wit her hair and finally perfumed it. Simon, surprised at Jesus' silence, loudly thought, " would the son of our holy Father just watch on without repelling this sinful woman? " Jesus quickly narrated to Simon - a creditor cancelled his debtors debt( one 50 denarri, the other 500 denarri). Then, He asked Simon which of the two debtors he thought would be most appreciative. When Simon judged right, saying it would be the debtor with much debt, Jesus explained that it was the reason the woman did as much; she perceived that her much sins would be forgiven...
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SPIRITUAL DISTANCE

  “… They honour me with their lips but their hearts are far from me.” Isaiah 29:13 Why would a miniser’s relation be downtrodden while this same minister ably delivers others outside his family? Why would a virtual participant be positively touched while those in his physical presence are left unimpacted? Could it be that one’s faith is stronger than the other’s? If ” YES “, how possible is it that those that are rather physically far from God’s servant can have stronger faith than those present in his immediate circle? Beloved, the simple reason for all these oddies lies in ” SPIRITUAL DISTANCE “. Whereas PHYSICAL DISTANCE has to do with the space between physical bodies, SPIRITUAL DISTANCE refers to the distance between Spirits. The two do not yield same profit(s). One that is physically close but Spiritually far accesses only physical benefits from the other; the person that is spiritually close, whether physically present or not, stakeholds all things from his or her partner. ...
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UNDERSTANDING THE WILL OF GOD !



" Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's WILL is." Ephesians 5:17.


The WILL of God is basically WHAT God wants us to do or say at a point in time. It is also HOW He likes us to do or say WHAT He wants us to do or say.


The WHAT refers to the OPTION He wants us to pick out of the lot; the HOW stands for the WAY or METHOD by which we carry out His recommended OPTION.


The Lord Jesus, God's Living WILL , did not say He is The WAY and The TRUTH only. He actually said,  " I am the WAY, and the TRUTH, and THE LIFE..." John 14:6.


So you see, God's WILL is beyond WHAT and HOW. It includes THE LIFE as well. God's WILL also shows us the lifestyle He wants us to live. And that, definitely must be His Life as lived by The Lord, Jesus , during His earthly Ministry !


Immediately following are explanations on the two classifications of God's WILL - His GENERAL WILL and SPECIFIC WILL:


God's GENERAL WILL is God's plan or purpose recorded on the pages in the Bible. This applies to all christians, anywhere and at anytime - God never changes His GENERAL WILL. The greater mastery we have over the Bible, the greater our knowledge of His GENERAL WILL we have.


God's SPECIFIC WILL, however, is His Word, spoken or shown, by His Voice or His Vision to a person in his or her perculiar situation at a time. Unlike His GENERAL WILL, His SPECIFIC WILL cannot be found directly from His written Word. It is rather obtained through His voices and visions. And often, we later find scriptures in support of it. Sometimes, we rather receive His SPECIFIC WILL by the written words or upon them - which is why we also say the SPECIFIC is an extension of the GENERAL.


Let us now delve further into identifying how and where we access The WILL of GOD.



IN HIS PRESENCE


This involves praising God and conversing with Him - Praying. We must not only spend quality time in His presence. We should also carry this same divine atmosphere of His about, and always remain conscious of it. Then, we can be sure of having a 24-hour access to His leadings - His voices, visions and revations.

( Revelation 1:10 & Galatians 1:11-12 )


The voice of God may be audible or still quiet in our Spirits; His visions, crystal clear or flashy through the Spirit. That is not all. The Lord even uses His creatures and other circumstances to communicate His WILL. But the devil, knowing this, often replicates Him to us.


Hence, in order not to miss Him, or mistake anything else for His guide, we should always be at His feet - by regularly attending church services and through constant private Fellowships. Then, we can get acquainted with His directions. For the sheep knows the voice of their shepherd -  John 10:14.


Walking with God actually implies following Him and agreeing to His orders - God first shows us His WILL and expects that we comply, rather than we offering Him our ways for His approval.

( John 6:38 )


THE SCRIPTURES


Jesus said, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. What this means is that He Himself is the living Word. Yes, The Word of God is the very basic but easy-to-find WILL of God. ( 2 Timothy 3:16, John 14:6 )


In fact, before we go seeking His Voice or Vision on any perculiar matter, we must first find from His Word what He says to such. 

Afterall, God's revelation would always align with the written Word because He never changes.


So the only time we should seek a SPECIFIC WILL from Him is when His written Word does not reveal anything particular pertaining the particular situation we find ourselves inn. 


Moreover, the scriptures serve as prerequisites to Knowing God's SPECIFIC WILL because the Lord thunders upon the waters - Psalms 29:1. Hence, the need for having an in-depth knowledge of His written words first.


Let us understand that counsels and prophecies obtained outside the preceding disclosed channels, irrespective of the giver's title and experiences, are not conclusive themselves. We must still judge their aptness through Fellowship -  ( 2 Corinthians 13:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 1 John 4:1 &

 2 Timothy 2:15 )


Beloved, it is not enough doing God's WILL as and when He wants it; it is much more rewarding doing it with UNDERSTANDING ! 

And here is the UNDERSTANDING of GOD'S WILL. It is hard replacing our WILL with that of God. But the moment we sacrifice our human carnal WILL for GOD'S WILL, and remain at it, we become empowered for encountering the supernaturals;  we persistently experience only the divine, even on daily basis. Hallelujah ! ( Ephesians 5:17 )

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