Oluwafemi .The Word of God is a light to my Path.

  Seek, Set, and Let Scripture: Colossians 3:1–3, NLT “ Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. ” (Colossians 3:1–3, NLT) Seeking the things above, and the realities of heaven, requires discipline. It takes discipline to effectively face and overcome diversions and the challenges of living in a broken world where everything we see and feel is in the process of perishing. We are only passing through a world in which we do not have a continuing city. Think in terms of  expanding the kingdom  – of helping people to come to Christ – of helping to fulfill the Great Commission. We are transformed as we renew our minds in the Word of God. That takes time and effort. We need to study, meditate, and allow the peace of Christ to rule ...

  November 1 Introduction 1 Chronicles 13:1–14: Over the next ten days we will read from 1 Chronicles. The books of Chronicles tell the history of the Israelite kings, emphasizing David’s line and the origin of Temple worship in Jerusalem. In today’s reading, King David orders men to bring the Covenant Box (also known as the Ark of the Covenant) to Jerusalem. As it is being moved in a public celebration, the oxen stumble. Uzzah, one of the movers, reaches out to brace the Box and is killed instantly. David becomes afraid and decides to leave the Box in another city outside Jerusalem.    Today's Key Verse: 1 Chronicles 13:8 GNT David and all the people danced with all their might to honor God. They sang and played musical instruments—harps, drums, cymbals, and trumpets.   Read 1  King David consulted with all the officers in command of units of a thousand men and units of a hundred men.  2  Then he announced to all the people of Israel, “If you give you...

  4 Rs: Son Power Seals, Reveals, and Deals Scripture: Acts 17:28, NLT “For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’”  (Acts 17:28, NLT) Once we accept Jesus Christ into our life, Son Power is all encompassing. It affects all aspects of our relationship with God. Relationship Our relationship with God is established when the Holy Spirit seals us at the time we believe and trust in Jesus Christ to be our Lord and Savior. We are his offspring in the sense we are now children of God, heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ. We are in his “bloodline” because of the blood of Christ which pays for our sin. This is a relationship that cannot be broken (as noted by a multitude of passages in the Bible). Revelation The establishment of our relationship with God is just the beginning step. We soon discover through revelation that Son Power will now deal with us for the rest of our life in this world. We live in the Spirit. We are ...

  Introduction James 5:1–20: Today’s reading concludes the letter of James. He reproaches the rich who hoard their wealth and defraud workers, while encouraging suffering Christians to endure patiently and with hope. Until the Lord’s coming, we should pray, tend to the sick, confess our sins to one another, and help bring wandering believers back to the truth. Today’s Key Verse: James 5:16 GNT So then, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you will be healed. The prayer of a good person has a powerful effect. Read 1  And now, you rich people, listen to me! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you!  2  Your riches have rotted away, and your clothes have been eaten by moths.  3  Your gold and silver are covered with rust, and this rust will be a witness against you and will eat up your flesh like fire. You have piled up riches in these last days.  4  You have not paid any wages to those who work in your f...

  4 Rs: Son Power Can Make Us Like the Morning Light Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:2, 4, NLT “The Spirit of the Lord speaks through me; his words are upon my tongue … [He] is like the light of morning at sunrise, like a morning without clouds, like the gleaming of the sun on new grass after rain. ”  (2 Samuel 23:2, 4, NLT) The transformation we experience because of Son Power is unlimited when we are totally committed to the Lord. Relationship Because of our relationship with Jesus Christ, we have the potential for the Lord to speak through us just as he did through King David as recorded in 2 Samuel. In fact, we are commanded to be ambassadors for Christ as we take part in the Great Commission (see Matthew 28:16–20). Revelation Each of us can be a spokesperson for the Lord. However, we need to be regularly feeding on his Word in order for it to become a part of us. His Word will naturally flow out of us as we practice soaking our heart in it, sowing it to him in our prayer life, and...

  Growing Brighter in His Glory “Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.” — 2 Corinthians 4:16 Reflection The Song of Songs is a beautiful love poem about a bride and her beloved. It also presents a spiritual picture of our relationship with Yeshua, our heavenly Bridegroom, and the way He transforms us as we grow in His love. In Song of Songs 6:10, those observing the bride, a young woman known as the Shulamite, praise her beauty, asking: “Who is this that grows like the dawn, as beautiful as the full moon, as pure as the sun, as awesome as an army with banners?” The sun and moon both give off light, though we know the moonlight is the sun’s light reflected. The sun shines by day, the moon by night, and the two bodies illuminate the natural world. This natural picture helps us understand how we are being transformed, even as the coming of the dawn, which gets brighter until it reaches full day. As the ligh...