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

  Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, the days of my life all prepared before I’d even lived one day. Psalm 139:16 Preplanned The psalmist David says that before you got here, God already decided your purpose. He already planned out your days, already put in you everything you need to fulfill His plan. You have gifts and abilities inside that you may not even see right now. Your part is to honor God, to keep Him first place, and you’ll walk into His prearranged plan for your life. This doesn’t mean you won’t have difficulties and face situations that are unfair. It means that God has already taken that into account. When He preplanned your life, He arranged the comeback for every setback, a solution to every problem, mercy for every mistake, and a new beginning for every loss. You don’t have to struggle and try to force what you’re concerned about to work out. It will happen as the Most High God orde...

  Focus Scripture: Matthew 2:12, ESV “ And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way. ” (Matthew 2:12, ESV) Notice the wise men were told not to go back to Herod. In many ways, Herod symbolizes the world system. Nothing in the world system encourages us to be engaged in a relationship with Jesus Christ. The value system of the kingdom is in opposition to that of the world. The world system says to serve self and place your own personal needs above everything else. The value system of the kingdom is described in the Sermon on the Mount in the beatitudes. For the Christ follower, his focus in life becomes Christ-centered, not self-centered. “He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.”  (2 Corinthians 5:15, NLT) Notice that the wise men departed to their country “by another way.” When we trust in Jesus C...

  There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears. Philippians 1:6 Not the Slightest Doubt Oluwafemi, no matter what some people do, it’s never enough. There’s always a nagging voice telling them they should have done better. They live with this inner critic constantly putting them down, pointing out their faults, magnifying their weaknesses and failings. They also listen to critics and naysayers who tell them what they can’t do, limit their potential, and lessen their value. If that’s you, do yourself a favor and tune out both the inner and outer negative chatter. The truth is that God didn’t make you subpar, deficient, or less-than. He calls you a masterpiece. But none of us are finished products. God is still working on us. Even though we have things we need to improve on, you shouldn’t feel unworthy and go around being down on yours...

  Avoiding Mission Drift Scripture: Matthew 25:13, NIV “ Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour. ” (Matthew 25:13) We are counseled in Scripture to watch for many things. We are particularly told to be on the look out for the return of the Lord, which can happen at anytime. Our time bubble can pop at anytime, thrusting us into the eternal paradigm. We need to guard against mission drift.  Converterlators  are on mission and need to keep on mission. The following acrostic,  W-A-T-C-H , can help us keep on mission. W —WORD “ Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts. ” (2 Peter 1:19, NLT) A —AIM “ So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will ...

  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day. 2 Timothy 4:7–8 Fight the Good Fight Nobody faced more hardships for sharing his faith than the apostle Paul. Second Corinthians 11 lists some of them: beaten with rods three times, given thirty-nine lashes five times, stoned by an angry mob and left for dead, falsely accused and put in prison several times, shipwrecked, deserted by colleagues when he stood trial. Paul had all these opportunities to be angry and bitter. But near the end of his life, he gives us the secret to living in victory. He said, “I have fought the good fight, finished the course, and kept the faith.” He was saying, “Through all the difficulties, betrayals, and things I didn’t understand, God was in control and leading me to new levels of my destiny.” Maybe today you need to dig down a little deeper. You’re ...

  Open My Eyes Scripture: Psalm 119:18 “ Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. ” (Psalm 119:18) To understand the Word of God, we need special revelation from God through the Holy Spirit. Revelation and transparency are the hallmarks in any relationship. Jesus promised that both he and the Father would make their home with us and reveal themselves to us if we obeyed their commandments. For this to occur, we need to pray for the Lord to open our eyes and give us understanding. “Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.”  (Luke 24:45, ESV) This is necessary because,  “the natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned”  (1 Corinthians 2:14, ESV). Through the Word, God reveals the secrets of the kingdom to us. We gain understanding of God’s eternal plan and our role in it. The Word holds priority in the life o...