Life Issues

The practice of making New Year’s resolutions goes back over 3,000 years to the ancient Babylonians. There is just something about the start of a new year that gives us the feeling of a fresh start and a new beginning. In reality, there is no difference between December 31 and January 1. Nothing mystical occurs at midnight on December 31. The Bible does not speak for or against the concept of New Year’s resolutions. However, if a Christian determines to make a New Year’s resolution, what kind of resolution should he or she make? Common New Year’s resolutions are commitments to quit smoking, to stop drinking, to manage money more wisely, and to spend more time with family. By far, the most common New Year’s resolution is to lose weight, in conjunction with exercising more and eating more healthily. These are all good goals to set. However, 1 Timothy 4:8 instructs us to keep exercise in perspective: “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things,

Silent Pride is a subtle way the devil is snatching blessings from believers.There are many bible verses where God has repeatedly frown on PRIDE.  In the book of James 4:6b, the bible says, 'God resist the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. This simply means, God is seriously at war with the proud. In the beginning, God created us out of the dust of the ground and breath the breathe of life into us, this is how we became a human being. So no matter our achievements in life, it must not enter into our head and we see ourselves as all in all, because just in a seconds God can take the breath away. No matter the degree you have, no matter the position you have, no matter how sophisticated you are, no matter how costly your facial makeover is,no matter how costly your car or house is,  the moment the breath is taken from you, you become just a lifeless body and that body will be returned back to the dust. PRIDE is in two categories, the VOICED PRIDE and the SILENT PRIDE.

The devil is the “accuser of the brethren”. It is unfortunate that some people ignorantly posses this attribute of the devil. How can a person be an accuser of the brethren without knowing it? The answer is simple: when you refuse to forgive those who have wronged you, you are passively accusing him or her as an evil doer. The practical implication of refusing to forgive those who have wronged you is that you become a prosecuting witness against a brother or sister. You are therefore on the side of the devil in heaven’s court litigating against your own brethren. It’s  therefore wise to heed the words of Jesus in Mark 11:25: “And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your father also which is in heaven may forgive your trespasses.” Many professing children of God find it difficult to forgive. One wonders if such people have ever experienced joy of forgiveness from God or man before. Unfortunately for them, the fellow they are accusing in their h

24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; 25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: 26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; 27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. 28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: 29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: 30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. 31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. 32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. 33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.Proverbs 1:24-33 (KJV) God, personified as Wisdom, bemoans men’s ca

A lady committed a crime and she was sent to court. The punishment for the crime was life imprisonment. She shed tears for help but to no avail. When the case was called in court she started weeping. Her husband, family and friends who accompanied her started weeping but there was no hope. But something happened. Before the lady could stand in the witness box a man stood up and the court room was silent. Everyone looked at Him. He was noble and gentle.  He stood in the witness box and interceded on behalf of the woman. The case was difficult, yet He used all His strength, energy and resources to fight on behalf of the woman. After a long legal battle between the man and the accusers, the lady was set free. The lady fell before the man and asked 'WHO ARE YOU' The next day the lady deliberately committed another crime and was sent to the same court. As soon as she entered the courtroom, she saw the man who interceded for her the previous day on the judgment seat.  H