In it with Christ

Job 1:5 And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would raise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.

As we see in the Bible Job would raise early in the morning and cover his children in prayer, because he thought maybe his children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts. This scripture portion struck me hard and I realized the importance and power of covering my dear ones in prayer every morning. Though we are miles apart.

In today’s world when we are exposed to different things, from the time we wake up till we go to bed, it is easier to sin, knowingly or unknowingly. We as Christians want to do good at all times, but sometimes we fall into temptation and sin against God. It is the same for all, children, adult, and old age all have their own share of temptation.

So my dear, today I just want to encourage us to take up this responsibility of covering our dear ones with our prayer, every morning. Job as a father covers his children every morning in prayer, maybe your father or mother might not be in that position to take up this responsibility, but that is not what is important, the thing is you and I can take up this responsibility, coming in the gap between God and our dear ones and covering them in our prayers every morning. As each day has new challenges.

“Covering in prayer, makes us rest assured that our dear ones walk according to God’s will.”- Nei

Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Wish I can tell, what is in my heart. Things that I’m grateful for, and things that I really felt…it is funny to say, I can’t express not even 30% 0f what I really felt. I so want to, but I can’t help. This is me.

There are people whom I really want to thank for having greatly impacted my life in one way or the other. There are people whom I really want to appreciate for the sacrifices they had make for me. There are people whom I really respect for what they had done. But, I had never said in person how I really felt about all they did, never did I appreciate them in person.

Today I thought about it, what difference would it make had I spoken what is in my heart, not corrupting talks like the Bible says but, speaking what I really felt for building others, as it fits the occasion, that may give grace to those who hear. Many of us did the same like me keeping with us, words that we really wanted to speak, even though we knew, it fits the occasion. Dear today, I just want to encourage you, to speak what is in your heart, but no corrupting talk.

“Dare to speak what you really felt in your heart, but be careful! no corrupting talk.”-Nei

Psalm 136:2 Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever.

Human love is imperfect, it doesn’t matter how much in love we are, at one point in life this love can be gone. These feelings don’t remain the same, people who marry the person he/she love the most do regret it at one point in life. Feelings change, people change, and nothing in this life remains the same.

However, there is the Love of God which is the only perfect love and He alone loves best and love right. Only God’s love is perfect and unchanging, the way HE loves Adam and Eve is the same way, He loves you and me, His love can never be distorted, His name is Love.

My dear even if the people you love make promises to love you till the end of life, remember the love of this world is imperfect. But we can learn to love the people around us right, because loving right is true love, confronting when necessary, encouraging when necessary, and listening to them when necessary, this is the way God loves us.

Human love last till death does us part, but God’s love is beyond that, as the Bible says His Love endures forever.

“Not just the fairy-tale promises of love but loving right is what every relationship needs.”- Nei

Psalm 24:1 The earth is the LORD’s and everything in it, the world and all who live in it.

Looking at the things happening around this world, failed relationships, broken homes, broken Churches, purposeless life, etc. God taught me something which is so important as a believer, understanding the depth of this can change everything. So I am going to share this precious thing.

When you feel that, you owned it, the truth is you believed it is yours and you want to control it and are possessive about it. Moreover demands respect from it because you paid the price. But, everything changed when you know and realize that it is from God, and it is His. Then, you didn’t demand respect, but, you yourself automatically give respect. Because you know the owner and it is His precious gift to you, to protect it and take care of it. Not only that to respect it as well.

My dear, take a moment and look at it, nothing in this world is yours. Your mother, father, wife, husband, son, daughter, boyfriend, girlfriend, church, properties, land, and all natures. Remember it is His alone, all require respect because it is His. As the word of God clearly says ‘The earth is the LORD’s and everything in it, the world and all who live in it.

“You want to control it when you think it is yours, but you respect it when you know and understand it is His.”- Nei

Philippians 4:8 Whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.

Do you ever think, what is the biggest asset, God has given humans? Pondering it, I came to the conclusion that, it is the human mind. The ability to think and comprehend. There is no limit to what you can think, no boundaries, and no power on earth can stop you from thinking. The wonderful thing is that God did justice to all of us, as He created all of us with this ability to think. In a world where we are denied freedom in all fields of life. You can have your true freedom in the sphere of your thinking.

The more you think, the more likely you are to achieve, as the saying goes ‘You become what you think. It is your thinking that shapes you, and human thinking patterns differ from one another, depending on the environment he or she is brought up in and the exposure he or she had made. Which makes us unique.

My dear, the truth is, this asset come with trust. It is true there is no limit to this asset, we have the freedom to think, but, the Bible warned us about what we can think ‘ whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things. He trusted us with this asset because He knew we could take control of our thoughts, through Him who gives us strength.

“With the biggest asset, you are given the biggest trust and responsibility.”- Nei