TWO SIDES OF A COIN

 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man”

- Ecclesiastes 12:13

The summary of man’s duty is:

1.    Fear God
2.  Keep His Commandment       

We are going to establish in simple terms what this really means. Remember the bible says in John 14:15- If you love me, keep my commandments. So we can accept that keeping God’s commandment is relative to loving him.

So the conclusion of the whole matter is: fear God and Love him. FEAR|LOVE.

These are two sides of a coin. They are inseparable. You cannot fear God and not love him; also you cannot love God and not fear him. They go hands in hands.

Fear in this context refers to reverence and respect. In as much as we say we love God, our love is not complete until we do his commandments and fear him.

Let us not slack in our duty as we continue in our race.

God bless you!

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I'll start by saying the title of this article is ciphered somehow, so have fun deciphering it!

"Lo Children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies at the gate"

Childhood! What a lovely stage of life.
Children! What a beautiful set to have.

Their conscience is as white as snow,
Their love is as strong as diamond,
Their vision is as high as the mountains,
Their hope is as stable as a rock.

Go to the children and learn of faith towards God.
Go to the children and they'll change your heart.

They are respected even by the wicked,
They are cherished by the weak and strong alike,
They are the light and salt of the earth,
They are heavily defended by God.

Anyone who is not like these ones, the scripture says shall not get into the kingdom,
Oh! what a noble stage of life.

Their smiles can change the heart of a King,
Their tears can get God standing from his throne,
Their heart is most terrifying to the devil,
Their enemies are dead men walking!

Wow! How I wish I were a child.... wait a minute, I still am.
I am a child of heaven, of the kingdom, of God!
Childhood is a state of the heart...God wants us to be as sincere and harmless as they could be.

I am a SON, and that of the KING!

Good morning,
Have a blissful day.

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SCRIPTURE MOST POPULAR

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" - John 3:16

As far as I can remember, this has been the first verse of the bible every child learns and memorises while growing.
The truth remains that so many spend a lifetime on earth without living in the reality of this verse. It is as simple as stated, but only a heart ready to understand will grasp the breadth, length and depth of this scripture. Jesus died to save mankind from what? From Sin!
The problem with the world today is not corruption, not hatred, not wars. All these are just symptoms. The real problem with the world is Sin, and until sin is dealt with, the earth will keep on groaning and getting unbalanced.
Jesus died to deal with this problem, which has given birth to several  symptoms.
As many as believe in him would be saved and as many as are saved would be free from this problem; sin.
Let us start living in the reality of the most popular verse: John 3:16.

God bless you!
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TWO THINGS GOD WILL NOT JOKE WITH

There are two things God will not joke with: His Name and His Word.

Whenever he gets his name involved in anything, you’re sure he’ll defend it to the end. The bible says “He restores my soul: he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his NAME’s sake” (Psalm 23:3). Not for any other reason, not because of your beauty, righteousness, excellence, wealth or whatsoever you might think of, but for his NAME’s sake. He holds his words in high esteem as well, he says “For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returns not thither, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my WORD be that goes out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereunto I sent it” (Isaiah 55:10,11).

As far as it is God’s word, it must come to pass! Nothing can stop it. Incidentally, we have been given both of them. We are called by the name of God as far as we’re redeemed and we have his word.

What else do we need to dominate our world?

What else do we need to prevail on our knees?

What else do we need to become Prayer Generals?

We can only prosper by the truth we know.

God bless you…

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THE IMPOSSIBLE PLACE

The things of the Spirit are spiritually discerned.
The physical mind says the scriptures, cannot understand the things of the Spirit. It takes spirit to understand Spirit. Only a transformed mind can understand him.
The Spirit of God is a He, not an it.
Its a misconception to see the third person in Trinity as a thing!
The place he operates is an impossible place to one who has given himself to the secular.
As many as are led by the Spirit of God are the Sons of God.

Its a place of humility,a place of his glory.
Who shall ascend into the hills of the Lord?
Who shall stand in his holy place?
He that has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted his soul unto vain things!
Its a place of sacrifice. Sacrifice of ego, time and ultimately; self.
Its an impossible place to the one whose soul has been lifted up to vain things.
Let us come down from our high horsebacks and enrol into the school of the Spirit.
Only then can we prove of a surety the mind of our father; God!
Remember! Its an impossible place to him whose soul has been given over to vain things..... Step out of the secular.... Dive into the Spiritual through Jesus...then it becomes a possible place to you.

God bless you as you move into that place!
The place of the HOLY GHOST!

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GRAVITY

You can disobey your parents as you want,

Even try to disobey your maker with every opportunity,

But know that you cannot disobey Gravity.

You can be from the greatest dynasty,

Commanding words of authority,

But know that you are subjected to Gravity.

You can be as proud as Nebuchadnezzar,

Commanding death sentences through Melzar,

But know that you could be held Six feet below by Gravity.

Oh! You are a scientist or an Inventor,

Devising means to counter nature,

Then, invent something to keep you up forever without descending to Gravity!

You spend sleepless nights getting the dx and dy,

Yet not able to fully explain why,

Know that you are dealing with Gravity.

You may say it’s a big embedded magnet,

Or that it’s an invisible force field,

But I’ll tell you it’s the mighty work of God.

Or what do you think?
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NO MORE DILLY-DALLIES

What are you living for?

What exactly is your destiny here on earth?

Why do you think ‘of the over one million cells, you were the only one whose half made it through to your other half in your mother’s womb’?

If you can’t readily answer these questions at this time, then going to the maker to inquire why he created you would be an urgent and paramount need.

Living without a purpose or a vision is the worst thing that could happen to a living creature! Worse still; one created in the image of God! It is said “you cannot hit a target that you cannot see”

Let us briefly see ‘Time and Achievements’ from the biblical standpoint: “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise” (Prov. 6:6). According to the oxford dictionary, a sluggard is somebody who is slow and lazy. Now get this, one might not be literally or physically slow before such would be called a sluggard. Not moving through life with a vision is sluggardly as well as boycotting responsibilities. A little study of ants would show that they never tire. When last did you see an ant asleep? (You need rest though! You’re not an ant). Even if their one mission is to survive by providing food for themselves, they do it with zeal and determination, never erring from their vision. Place an obstacle before them and they’ll climb right over it- oblivious to even you- and continue their journey because they have a mission and a target. Study has shown that an ant can carry an object over five times its size, what a feat! Come to think of it, not a human builds the anthills you see around. The ants are orderly when moving, even without a commander. They strategize for one reason: the knowledge of the fact that if they don’t meet their target; getting food during the rainy season, they’ll suffer for it all through the dry season. The nursery rhyme- “Tick! Says the clock, Tick! Tick! What you have to do, do quick!”-might not have had a thrilling meaning when read in nursery school, but it sure does now.

Whatever your mission is anywhere you find yourself, never delay in executing it. Don’t just sit there allowing time to pass, rather pass time and wait for it at the finish line. You’re not too young to cause a change in your location; Joash was only seven when he began to reign as king (2Chron. 24:1). Don’t say you’re in your still in your early twenties, it’s too early to step out on the platform; Zedekiah was twenty one when he stepped into the throne (Jer. 52:1).

Don’t think of being too late or too old to achieve that dream of yours; Father Abraham was a hundred years old when Isaac was born unto him (Gen. 21:5). Do you want to start up a small or large scale business? Then START! Do you want to bag a first class degree? C’mon! STUDY hard and depend on GOD! Do you want to evangelize? GET OUT there and do it! Do you want to take over the world for Jesus? Come out and exercise DOMINION! No more dilly-dallying (Rom. 8:19), let us take charge of our horizon as Ambassadors of Christ, doing what Jesus Would Do!

God Bless You,

Onwuka Ikpa

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