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

  The Masks Money Wears Scripture: Mark 4:19, NIV “But the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. ” (Mark 4:19, NIV) In  Kingdom  of God we discuss money because Jesus had a lot to say about money and the dangers associated with it. And money is dangerous, like a rattlesnake. It can be so deceitful. Jesus tells us that our excessive concern for money can choke the Word, keeping us from bearing fruit. This happens when we think so much about money that we fail to allow the Word of God to take root. Money can wear many “masks.” Excessive worrying about money is one mask that can hinder us from developing our relationship with God. Another mask might be an unhealthy desire for money—an assumption that we’ll be satisfied if we have a lot of money. The mask of desiring the things money may provide can also choke the Word from being effective in our life. If we allow money to control u...

  “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8, NIV A Pure Heart The word “pure” in the original Greek is where we get our word “catharsis” from, which means “cleansing, purifying.” After surgery, a catheter is a tube used to drain the toxins and infection out of the body. Today’s Scripture is saying if you’re going to see God, you have to keep the impurities out. When an offense comes, when insults and disrespect come, you have to make sure the toxins are released and flow out. You can’t stop them from coming, but you can stop the toxins from staying.  The problem comes when we hold on to hurts, keep thinking about what someone said or how we were treated. Now our heart is not pure. There’s unforgiveness, resentment, anger, or bitterness. That’s why we can’t see God. Is your vision limited because you’re not dealing with offenses properly? Is the favor on your life, the blessing, the creativity, the potential, not showing up like it should because you’r...

  Make a Habit of Expressing Gratitude Scripture: Psalm 50:23, NIV84 “ He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me, and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of God.”  (Psalm 50:23, NIV84) We live in a world where gratitude is a rare commodity. Most people spend their time asserting their rights or demanding more and more for doing less and less. The focus of the  Kingdom  of God  thinker is sharply different. The Kingdom of God  thinker works to be an effective instrument of God. The focus is on  making an impact for the advancement of the kingdom of God , not on asserting personal rights and ambitions. This passage from Psalm 50 tells us we honor God when we express gratefulness. Not only does a grateful heart honor God, but it prepares the way for God to move in the life of the believer. When we express gratitude to God, we are also expressing faith in him and in his provision for us. This causes God, subject to his sovereign...

  “Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you.” Isaiah 60:1, NKJV If You Arise, You Will Shine Today Scripture doesn’t say the glory of the Lord is going to rise upon you sometime in the future, then you’re going to be blessed, favored, and anointed. No, the glory of God is on you right now. Your light has come. But if you’re going to see it, you have to arise. You won’t shine as you should if you stay where you are in your faith and play it safe all the time. David was destined to defeat Goliath, but he had to step out of the shepherds’ fields and into the unknown, believe for what looked impossible, and stand in faith when all the voices were telling him he could never make it happen. If he hadn’t known that the glory of God was on him to be a mighty warrior, he would have missed his destiny.  If you arise, you will shine. His favor will cause doors to open and chains to break. The anointing on your life will bring down giants and defy...

  Plug in to the Power Generator Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:5, NKJV “… that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. ”   (1 Corinthians 2:5, NKJV) Faith operates only when it is placed in the right object. Power flows through a power line only when it is plugged into a proper power source. There is no power in faith itself. Faith is the power line that transmits the power flowing from the power generator:  God . Believers must place our faith in God, the source of power that sparks us to do his work in our world. We have no power in and of ourselves. For it is God himself who is at work in us, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. According to Isaiah 26:12, it is God who does our works in us. This is a core  Kingdom  of God principle: unless God operates in our lives, our efforts will fail to stand the test of fire in the future. A foundation built on self will burn up. But when we build our lives on the foundation of Jesu...

  The Red Sea saw them coming and hurried out of their way! The water of the Jordan River turned away. Psalm 114:3, NLT It’s No Less a Miracle When Moses held up his rod at the Red Sea, God pushed back the waters with a strong east wind, and it parted. Two million Israelites walked through this dry path, with walls of water on each side. The hand of God supernaturally made a way. Fast forward forty years to when Joshua sent the priests into the Jordan River with the promise that God would cut off the waters. I’m sure he was expecting a supernatural wind to instantly push the water back. Instead, there was no wind, the water kept flowing, nothing changed visibly. But just because God did it one way doesn’t mean He’s going to do it that way every time. The miracle took place, but it happened upstream where they couldn’t see it. It was no less a miracle. Eventually the waters receded, and the people passed through on dry ground. It’s easy to have faith when you can see and feel the an...