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NAAMAN'S LIFE STORY !

MEANING OF NAME  :  Sweetness  or pleasantness. HIS REGRET      : He  could not live all the years of his life as his name suggests; he was struck with leprosy. HIS JOY         : He  had a good wife and a good maid both of whom played large enough role in his healing.   STORY IN BRIEF : NAAMAN, a Syrian captain of Ben-hadad's  army, was a son of Caleb - a friend of Joshua. The valiant man was living joyously till he became a leper. Fortunately, NAAMAN had a good wife who also often expressed her displeasure about his sickly state. This would always attract their servant - an Israelite, into singing the praises of Elisha to them. Now, the couple were not only enthused by the songs of praise their maid sang; they also believed in the Prophet, Elisha, upon hearing of the miracles he had been performing as recounted by their maid servant. So NAAMAN rose to meet with Elisha in Samaria. Elisha would instruct him to was...
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ERIC JESHURUN EXPRESSES HIS CONCERN FOR GHANAIAN CHURCHES - CHRISTIAN NEWS

  Eric Jeshurun,  Ghanaian Gospel Singer has shared his worries on How Ghanaian Music Right Organising ( GHAMRO ) may oppose churches in Ghana. The argument on churches paying for use of intellectual property of gospel musicians appears not to be ending any soon  as another gospel musician, Eric  Jeshrun, has described the ap proach by GHAMRO as problematic . GHAMRO's administrator Abraham Adjetey, seven days earlier, announced their resolution to ensure churches pay for using the intellectual prop- erty of gospel musician. But Eric Jeshrun, who is also a broadcaster, told Christian Agyei Frimpong on Onua FM that one of the challenges Africa presently faces with respect to taxes is the same challenges GHAMRO's decision will face. I don't have a problem if GHAMRO wants to take money from the church but my problem is the approach," he said. I think GHAMRO must begin to conscientize the churches through the Christian Council [of Ghana] because GHAMRO itself has admin- i...
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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 recorde...
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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.

Darkness does not stand Light – God’s Word and Revelations. But the devil so knows the scriptures that he could tempt Jesus with them though he failed. He is so knowledgeable and cunning that he can aptly imitate LIGHT to decieve others into destruction. This is why he is also called, ” angel of light “. ( 2 Corinthians 11:14 )

How about praise and worship? In fact, these are the only arsenal that lift God from His throne. All others only attract His ministering Spirits. Satan and his cohorts were, however, worshippers in the face of God too; they have the flair to praise God, so when The Lord went to cast them out, they would first acknowledge His lordship and bow. Worship and praises can, therefore, not be the greatest weapon.

Faith is deflated into a mere belief when it stands without obedience. Now that makes no difference between us ( Christians ) and the devil because he also believes but trembles – James 2:19. What then is obedience?

Obedience means ” to hearken”, ” hear to do” or “to align with”. Obedience springs forth all other weapons. Obedience does not only prove Faith, as revealed in the previous paragraph; it is also a proof of Love. Now, Of all the aforementioned weapons, obedience is the only one satan lacks. He chose to rebel rather than obey. Obedience is, thus, the greatest weapon !

Brethen, obedience breeds purity, empowers and glorifies. What more can we learn from obedience? We shall find out from the second and final part of this subject. In the meantime, The Spirit says, ” To obey is better than sacrifice !” – 1 Samuel 15:22

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