GOD, MY GUIDE

“For this God is our God for ever and ever: HE will be OUR GUIDE even unto death – Psalms 48:14.” Mountain climbers or mountaineers are people who take adventurous steps. They take pleasure in scouting for mountains. The love they have for what they do is a passion they are driven by. Some of them might have been doing this for historical purpose. Others could have been doing it for archaeological reasons. Still, among these men or women, you might be able to have few who are involved in this adventure for the sole reason of discovery. Whatever reasons they all have to initiate and accomplish this feat, there is something that is common to them all.And the common thing with them is THEIR GUIDE. They dare not go ahead to get this thing done without their guide. They dare not climb to heights without their guide. It is on this guide we shall trust God to help us apply this to ourselves believing that He will not leave us to ourselves but impact upon us the eternal truth in His word. ...

  “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in Me – John 15:4.”   Jesus Christ is the Truth. He is the sure abode. Let us abide in truth. It pays to abide in truth. There are reasons for this. Just as we have said that Jesus is the truth, we shall refer to truth in the context as a person and not just a thing, feeling or emotion.   Truth gives light to overcome and to walk in darkness. Truth gives light. So, any man living in truth is dwelling in light. Truth saves from deception and its effects. Many a mighty man have been made to lose their strength by the reason of deceit and flattery. As for truth, He preserves strength.   Truth comes with a standard of assurance as touching knowledge. It is not all kinds of knowledge that is power or beneficial. The knowledge based on truth is the powerful one. Truth gives a dimension of boldness to those who abide and walk in it. those who...

  “Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work – Exodus 20:9.”   In a world where work is seen as a curse or a taboo. Perhaps it is because of what many people have taken out of context concerning what God said that – “…Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life – Gen, 3:17.” Most people believe we shouldn’t be working if not because of the sin of man and the curse that came as the effect. That is not true. Work was ordained even before the fall and the sin of man. We can say with God, work opened the beginning chapter of the Bible – “…God created…” The word “created” connotes work. Moreso, when God created man, the charge He gave him was – “…for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground – Gen. 2:5.” So, one of the purposes God created man was to till the ground. Tilling in this case describes work.   In a world and century wher...

  “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? – 1Peter 4:17.”   Finally, it is here. Yes, the time of judgement is here. Every work of the wicked shall receive just judgement and recompense of reward. The valleys shall be filled up and the mountains shall be levelled. The proud look shall be humbled and abased. The haughty man shall groan in shame and the high look of the daughters of zion shall be contemned. Woe to those who love not the Lord Jesus Christ for the shall forever remain Anathema Maranatha.   Sinners come; this is your end. As it was proclaimed and prophesied by the servants of God over the years and centuries. They piped but you would not dance. The played but you didn’t bulge at all neither did you move your body. The sounded the alarm on top of the mountain yet none gave attention. They blew the trumpet, you heard but you despised an...

  “And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me – Daniel 10:19.”   Christians are children of God. They are commonly called Christ-like. This name is a weighty name. It is not encouraging when you here people ask are you are Christian? I mean born-again child of God? As if the name Christian is not enough or born again is not enough or child of God is not enough. Some would even say a genuine Christian. We can not really blame the world for asking such preposterous question. Isn’t it? It is because many are just Christian by name and not character. Millions or billions of people in the world who claim to be Christians are so by official or political way of affiliating to one religion or the other. Are you a Christian? Not by church or any denominational mode of conduct and worship. Are you a Christian? This topic might ...

  “Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls – Matthew 11:29.”   Jesus Christ is a Teacher. Not just a teacher but The Teacher. At least by known it is known to us in scripture that people came to Him to hear Him speak. Prominent about those who came to Him was a master in Israel called Nicodemus. Reading through that portion in the scripture, that John chapter three where Jesus Christ referred to Nicodemus as a master in Israel, it struck me to look closely as though Jesus meant to say, “the man had master in science in things pertaining to Israel worship, laws, geography and the likes…”.   Yet it was this man who said of Jesus Christ that – “…Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him – Jn. 3:2.” From here, we can infer to say Christ Jesus was Master of masters and Teacher of teachers. As a matter of truth, H...