Archive | September 2014

Psalms 1

Sep26

Good morning y’all. Today we look at Psalm 1. I love this psalm a lot :). Tells of difference between a blessed (happy, fortunate, enviable and prosperous) person and one that’s not. I sure want to be blessed 🙂

Holy Spirit we ask you open our eyes to see, our ears to hear and our hearts to perceive the truth in the word today. Without you we can’t understand what we are reading so we ask for your help. In Jesus Name. Amen.

Here we go :). I’m using the SOAP method today

S – Scriptures
Psalms 1:2 NLT : But they delight in the law of the lord , meditating on it day and night.

Psalms 1:3 NLT : They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.

O – Observations
O1- In v1, there are 3 things mentioned that a blessed person won’t do:
1)Walk or live in the counsel of the ungodly.
2) Stand around with sinners.
3)Join with mockers

O2 – In v2, there are  2 things a blessed person will do:
1)Delight in Gods word
2)Meditate on the word day and night.

O3 – V3 tells us the benefits of obeying v2 –
1) You will flourish and blossom just like a tree planted by rivers of water. A tree needs water and nutrient to survive and produce fruits. Same with us as Christians we need the Living water and the Word in order for us to flourish and blossom into all that God has called us to be. Joshua 1:8 says
“Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” (NIV)

2) You will produce good fruits in season. The more time you spend in Gods word, the more you become like him and exhibit his characters which are likened to fruits. Gal 5:22 -23 says
“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!” (NLT)

O4- The other thing that occurred to me thinking about the tree, is its root system.  Without a deep root system a tree won’t survive for long. Same with us, we need our roots to be deep in Gods word so that when the storms of life comes we are able to stand strong and not be shaken or destroyed. Col 2: 6-7 says

“And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.” (NLT)

O5- As for the wicked they will wither away and their end is destruction.

O6- God watches over his own 🙂

A – Application

Take time out to Meditate on a scripture today.

P – Prayer.

Dear Lord thank you for today and for the privilege to know you. Help us create time in our busy lives to stop and meditate on your word.  Give us a desire and burning hunger for your word. Thank you Lord for you are good all the time and always hears us when we call. We Love you Lord. In Jesus Name. Amen.

Thanks for joining today. Love to hear from you. Pls feel free to share your thots on the chapter 🙂

Tomorrow we will be reading Psalms 2

Have a wonderful day chewing on God’s word 🙂

***With God all things are possible***

Jude Chapter 1

Sep25

Good morning y’all. Woke up this morning feeling a Lil bit discouraged 😦 just didn’t feel like blogging…guess it’s just one of those days plus ive got a cold and a nasty cough that I’m tryna shake off 😦 pls pray for me. Thank you

On a different note though, we have completed 6 books of the bible..yaaay 🙂 . Only 60 more to go 🙂 . We thank God for His grace and mercy that has seen us through. I pray He further strengthens and encourage us as we progress with the rest of the books.

Today we look at the book of Jude. The book like the others warns us about false teachers, gives us examples of people who rebelled against God and the punishment they received, gives us clear instructions on how to build up ouselves while waiting for our Lords return .

Be blessed 🙂

1) We have to guard and cherish our faith. Make sure no one derails us or mislead us away from what has been entrusted to us.

2) It’s not okay to live immoral because we think we are under the dispensation of grace. God has clear instructions for us on how to live our lives as his children and we have to obey them. We can’t play with sin and expect to get away with it.
Romans 6:1-2 NLT says “Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it?”

3) We should not be led or react to situations by our feelings or natural instincts. Doing this can only lead to one thing – destruction. Rather we should be led by God’s spirit. 
Romans 8:6 NLT says “So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.”
Remember our feelings come and go, they are not reliable.

4) There is only destruction for anyone that rebels against God, who denies his power and doesn’t believe in him

5) Don’t talk or act carelessly, especially about God for we will be judged for everything we say and do

6) Build each other up in our most holy faith by
a) praying in the power of the Holy Spirit
b) staying right at the centre of God’s love
c) showing mercy to all incl those whose faith is wavering
d) going after those who take the wrong way – gently bring them back to the fold
e) being tender with sinners but not soft on the sin.

P – Prayer
Dear Lord we thank you once again for today and for the privilege to know you and be called as your children. We pray you give us more and more mercy, peace, and love. We give all glory to you, who is able to keep us from falling away and will bring us with great joy into your glorious presence without a single fault. All glory to you who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are yours before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.

Thanks for joining today. Pls feel free to share your thots on the chapter. Also pls spread the love about the blog 🙂

Tomorrow we will be reading psalms 1. 

Have a blessed day 🙂