Tag Archive | God

Genesis 6

Oct3

Good Morning y’all.

Today we in Genesis chapter 6. The people on earth at that time were so corrupt and evil that God regretted creating them. Yet in the midst of the evil, there was Noah who stood out and found favour with God.  I pray our lifestyles will not make God regret ever choosing us as one his children.

Be blessed 🙂
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S – Scriptures that stood out for me
Genesis 6:8 NLT :But Noah found favor with the lord .

Genesis 6:9 NLT: This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God.

Genesis 6:22 NLT: So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.

O – Observations
O1) Noah stood out from the rest of the human race which made him find favour in the sight of God. He was a righteous man, the only blameless person on earth at that time.

O2) When others around us are doing the wrong thing, we have the choice to either join in or be different and do the right thing. Doing the right thing will earn us favour with God as it did Noah. God will be pleased with us.

O3) Noah also walked in close fellowship with God thats why he was able to stand out and not be part of all the evil going on. His relationship with God influenced his lifestyle and his choices.

O4) Noah was obedient to God’s instruction. If he had not obeyed, no telling what would have happened to the human race when the flood came.

A – Application
A1) Let’s stand out for God today. Choose to do the right thing.

A2) Be obedient to whatever God is asking us to do

P – Prayer
Dear Lord we thank you for today. We thank you for another opportunity to learn at your feet. Today we ask for the grace to  to do the right thing even when we are surrounded by evil. Pls help us be obedient to you, that we won’t make you unhappy with the way we live our lives. We pray you will be proud of us and we will find favour in your sight today. In Jesus Name.  Amen.

Thanks for joining today.

Have a wonderful day and remember to stand out for God today 🙂

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

Genesis 4

Oct1

Good morning y’all. It’s a new month today!!! Pray God gives us all a nice present this month 🙂

Today we are in Genesis 4. Here we see the 1st murder account in the bible. We see, how if our feelings,emotions and thoughts are not kept in check can lead us to act irrationally and sin. Cain’s anger and jealousy led him to kill his own brother. The result was separation from God’s presence.

I’m using the SOAP method today 🙂

S – Scripture that stood out for me
Genesis 4:7 NLT: You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”

O – Observations
O1). They both made an offering. One was accepted and the other wasn’t. The difference is one gave God the best of what he had while the other gave no thought to what he offered God. We should Give God our best and not our left overs.

O2) Failure to do what’s right opens the door for sin to come in and rule in our lives.

O3)Sin is always on the look out for its next victim. 1 Peter 5:8 says
“Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.” (NLT Version).
We have to keep close watch on our feelings, emotions and thoughts. Make sure they are in line with Gods word. Cain was angry, envious, depressed, dejected and God knew if those feelings are not kept in check, will lead him to commit sin, hence the warning he gave him about sin crouching at his door…

O4) Being angry or jealous or having those emotions Cain exhibited is not a sin in itself. It’s our response to those feelings/emotions/thoughts that’s the issue. Do we respond in a godly manner or do we give in to our flesh?

O5) The only way to overcome sin is to be led by the spirit of God. Yield ourselves to the leading of the holy spirit and starve our flesh of its desires. Something you dont feed will eventually die. Its the same in our spirtual life. If we dont give in to every whimp and desire of our flesh, it will eventually submit and realise who is in control. Romans 8:12-14 says
“My dear friends, we must not live to satisfy our desires. If you do, you will die. But you will live, if by the help of God’s Spirit you say “No” to your desires. Only those people who are led by God’s Spirit are his children.” ( CEVUS06 version)

O6) Sin leads to separation from God’s presence. We need to ask ourselves is our relationship with God worth sacrificing for the momentary pleasure the sin will bring?

A – Application

Today, lets yield to the leading of the Holy spirit and not give in to our flesh.

P – Prayer
Dear Lord we thank you for today and for your grace over our lives. Thanks for Jesus, because of him, we are no longer slaves to sin. We ask for the grace to yield to the Holyspirit as we go about today. Help us not to give in to our flesh. Let our love for you compel us to do the right things today. And thank you Lord for this new month. We are expectant!. In Jesus Name. Amen

Thanks for joining today.

Have a blessed day and remember, Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control us. But we must subdue it and be its master.

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