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February 29, 2024

Are You A Witness Or A Spectator?

In court, witnesses are more than just spectators. They are active participants who help determine the outcome of a case. The same is true of the Christian’s witness of Christ. We are to be active participants in a matter of absolute importance— sharing the truth of Christ life, death, and resurrection.

John the Baptist was the ultimate witness of Jesus. He shared all he could about Jesus, the light of the world. John’s disciples recorded the events, testifying of his experiences with Jesus: “We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth”.

Today, all Christians have been summoned before the courtroom of this world not to be mere spectators but active witnesses. We must tell the world the truth about Jesus’s life, death and resurrection. Like John the Baptist, the voice crying in the desert, our voices should be heard in our workplace, neighbourhood, church, and among our family and friends. We must be active witnesses, telling all about the reality of Christ who lives in our lives.

[John] came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. (John 1:7).

Let’s Pray

Yahweh, thank you for giving me the boldness to be an active witness for you. Father, I thank you and glorify you for all the testimonies and experiences you have guided me through, so I can share everywhere I go. Lord, please don’t let the devil silence my witness about you in Christ’s name, Amen.

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020

BE A CHANGE-MAKER

Matthew 11:11-12 I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist, yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it. (NIV)

When I was young, I could never understand that passage of Scripture. To me, it was so unlike the Spirit of the Lord. How could a God of love and peace allow this to happen? Forcefulness sounded so like the kingdom of darkness. But praise the Lord, for He is always faithful to show you the truth if you ask Him. So, why then is it, that this Scripture is there?

It all boils down to passion! You see if you are passionate about something there is nothing on this earth that will stop you from getting the thing you think about. The desire and the drive are so strong that oftentimes you will go without food and water in order to get it. It’s time to get hungry for the Lord and get your fight back and make a change.

Why do you not have the things you’re believing God for? Why is it that your life is not at the place you want it to be? Are you passionate about a change? Are you passionate to see your circumstances change? Or are you listening to the lie of Satan telling you, you need to sit and wait for your turn and accept everything that is given to you? Your turn is now! You don’t have to accept defeat because you are an overcomer. You were ordained to do great things. So, get up and make a change!

Joh 2:13-17 And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise. And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

Jesus was very passionate about the temple, and that passion drove Him to drive out the unclean things in His Father’s house. The Lord may have passed by that temple before; but today, the Lord had enough of their foolishness. He was the Change Maker, and He caused things to change.

Well, isn’t time you allow your passion to rise and cause a change to happen in your life? I want you to get passionate today and let that passion drive you. Allow the Lord to work in you and for you so that you can become a new creation in Him and let all these things standing in your way be blown away by the power of the Holy Spirit. By faith take back everything the enemy has stolen from you. It’s time to be a change-maker for the Lord.

Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

October 20, 2017October 23, 2017

The Deity of Christ – it’s QED!

When my high-school math teacher solved a math problem on the blackboard, he would often write QED in large letters next to it. QED is an abbreviation of the Latin words, “Quod erat demonstrondum”, which means “What has been demonstrated”. What he was saying to us when he wrote QED on the board was, “The problem has been solved; it’s obvious!” “Let’s move on to the next problem!”

In John 5:30-47, Jesus gives us five witnesses to His deity.

Himself – Jesus was completely unbiased because He was not seeking His own will, but the will of the One who sent Him. As He later told Philip, “He who sees Me sees the Father” (John 14:9). He told His accusers, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30), and they picked up stones to stone Him to death because He was claiming to be God.
John the Baptist – who claimed to be the forerunner of the Messiah, and the “friend of the Bridegroom”. Thousands of people came to listen to him and be baptized as a sign of repentance in preparation for Messiah’s arrival. John the Baptist referred to Jesus as “the Lord”, “the Lamb of God”, and “the Son of God”, and told his own disciples to follow Jesus.
His works – Jesus’ miracles were examples of His divine power and substantiated His claims. As Nicodemus said to Jesus in John 3:2, “No one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” There were others in the Bible who performed miracles, but none of them claimed to be God.
The Father – At Jesus’ baptism, the Father’s voice was heard from heaven saying, “Thou art My beloved Son, in Thee I am well-pleased” (Matthew 3:17; Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22). The voice of the Father from heaven also came on two other occasions: at Jesus’ transfiguration (Luke 9:35), and after His triumphal entry into Jerusalem (John 12:28). It wasn’t thunder they were hearing. They heard His words, loud and clear, on all three occasions!
The Scriptures – Jesus Christ is not merely in the New Testament Gospels and Epistles. He is also found directly and indirectly in the Old Testament Scriptures: the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings. He is found in the promises to Adam, Abraham, Moses, and David. He is also in the symbolism of the ceremonial Law and sacrifices. Jesus tells the Jewish leaders in John 5:39, “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that bear witness of Me”. The Old Testament Scriptures were a signpost that pointed to Jesus.
The Conclusion: Q.E.D.! The problem is solved! It’s been demonstrated! It’s obvious! Let’s move on to a deeper relationship with God the Son: the Lord Jesus Christ!