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i don't personally think she's the girl of all time but i have to say it'd be really funny if eve from the bible won girl of all time.
it would be! we'll see if people submit her!
IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL TRUTH SEEKERS
“You are of your Father The devil, and the desires of your Father You want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is A liar and the Father of it.” John 8:44 (NKJV)
Those who are not of God would fight the truth, speak against it, and resist It. Whilst, whoever is potentially of God would want to hear the truth and embrace it: "We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error" (1 John 4:6 NKJV).
One would know those who are of the devil, through their attitude to the truth. In this passage, the religious leaders who were against Jesus, though they claimed to know the law, the Scriptures, but they hated the truth; thus, they were easily identified that they were not of God (John 8:42-47). Whoever is of God, even if the person is yet to come to the full knowledge of God, he or she would not vehemently resist the Truth; such would have a soft spot for the truth, the Word of God—because the potential of being changed or transformed is in him or her.
Another Important thing to note is those who are heretical, who teach erroneous doctrine, are received or welcomed in many quarters. In fact, a larger percentage of the people of the world; carnal believers, so-called believers, and Unbelievers welcomed the teaching of such. This is referred to in the Bible: "They are of the world. Therefore, they speak as of the world, and the world hears them" (1 John 4:5 NKJV).
Amplified version of the Bible rendered the verse thus: "They [who teach twisted doctrine] are of the world and belong to it; therefore they speak from the [viewpoint of the] world [with its immoral freedom and baseless theories—demanding compliance with their opinions and ridiculing the values of the upright], and the [gullible one of the]
World listens closely and pays attention to them" (1 John 4:5 Amps).
Whoever is of God would want to hear the truth. If someone is vehemently against the truth, even If he or she claims to be of God, like the Pharisees and Sadducees claimed; such should not be taken for real, he or she is of the world and the devil: "But we are children of God; that is why only those who have walked and talked with God will listen to us. Others won't. That is another way to know whether A message is really from God; for if it is, the world won't listen to it" (1 John 4:6 the Living Bible).
"But we come from God and belong to God. Anyone who knows God understands us and listens. The person who has nothing to do with God will, of course, not listen to us. This is another test for telling [to perceive a difference or distinguishing] the spirit of truth from the spirit of deception." 1 John 4:6 (the Message)
Are you among the believers who picked quarrels with a preacher or teacher of God's Word whose messages resonated or conformed or harmonized not with their own ideas or viewpoints? If you are, repent today, and if you are adamant, It suggests that you are not of God.
Peace.
IT IS THE LAST HOUR
Saturday 15
“Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.” 1 John 2:18 (NKJV) Read: 1 John 2:15-18
In our text, Apostle John was telling us that it is the last hour. Now, if it was the last hour at the time he was writing the epistle, it means the hour now could be said to be the last of the last hour and the coming of Christ is more imminent.
In the passage, it is said that we have heard that the Antichrist is coming, but we should know that there are many antichrists here already, through this we know that it is the last hour (1 John 2:18).
The word anti means to oppose, or against, or contra, whatever or person or people. Thus, Antichrist means opposed to Christ.
There are many opposed to Christ people out there today. They are anti anything that is of Christ Jesus and God. It is through this we get to know that we are in the last days or last hours.
Many are questioning the Bible today, they want to know why this, why that? Whoever is asking questions, who simply would not believe the Bible as it is, the person is on the path of rebellion. It means the person is not satisfied with what the Bible says.
Many so-called believers are looking for knowledge that are not found in the Bible, through that they exposed themselves to the knowledge that is not meant for their consumption and by such they are contaminated spiritually—they started arguing with the Bible.
When you exposed yourself to what you supposed not to know, your mind will be beguiled—bewitched, charmed, captivated, enchanted, fascinated, magnetized, and wiled—and be taken away from God (2 Corinthians 11:3).
Read: Genesis 3:4,13; 1 Timothy 2:14 This is the method that the devil used to deceive Eve and lured her away from God. She was deceived when her desire for knowledge was aroused and stimulated and she was beguiled—deceived (Genesis 3:4-6).
The devil stirred her desire to know, to have knowledge, because the devil told her she would be able to know and be like God if she ate the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 3:4,5). The devil told her that God did not want them to know that is why He told them not to eat the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 3:1-6).
When you seek the knowledge you are not mature to consume and you are exposed to it, you become rebellious to God and that severs or separates your fellowship with Him.
Many things taught by some people are things they have gotten through their search for knowledge but they have gotten contaminated, they are heretic (2 Timothy 2:16-18).
Such people are the antichrists being talked about in the passage of the Bible: “Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father And the son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds” (2 John 9-11 NKJV).
The people who do that should be shunned and whatever they are peddling!
Reflect:
Have you found yourself questioning or arguing with what Scripture plainly says, rather than submitting to it?
Is there a source of “Knowledge” in your life right now that is pulling you away from simple trust in God’s Word?
Peace.
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CONDITIONS FOR THE ANOINTING
“And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.” Acts 4:31 (NKJV)
The Anointing for signs and wonders was released on the Apostles as they gathered to pray. There is a price to pay for the Anointing to be operational in your life and ministry—for you to walk in the miraculous.
Being saved might be free, because Jesus Christ had paid the price for it, however, having the Anointing on your life to attest or back up your work in the ministry, you would have to pay the price needed for it.
The price needed to pay is a number of things, spiritual exercises, which you would have to be practicing regularly or consistently. Doing them would cause the Anointing of the Holy Spirit to be released on your life—abided or resided and abounded in your life:
a. Being a student of the Word of God. b. Praying without ceasing, especially praying in tongues or praying in the language of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 14:2). c. Fasting also would have to be added to your prayers. Jesus said to His Disciples when they did ask Him privately why they could not cast out a demon in a person brought to them when Jesus was not there (Matthew 17:14-16).
In answering them, Jesus Christ mentioned two things; He said their Unbelief or little faith had caused it, and that without fasting and praying such a demon cannot be cast out (Matthew 17:19-21).
Read: Matthew 17:14-21; 2 Corinthians 11:27
When you are committed to living by the principles of the Word of God, and prayers, and having communion with God through the Holy Spirit, you cannot but have the power of God or the Anointing resident in you.
One of the proofs of the Anointing on your life is:
a. You have the power to speak the Word of God with boldness (Acts 4:31). b. The power for signs and wonders would be in your life being attested to by the people you are ministering to (Acts 4:33). You might not see any physical changes in your life so to say, but you would notice that people are coming to testify about what God has done in their lives because of your prayers or ministrations to them. With that, you get to know that the hand of God is already on your life, that is, a measure of His anointing has been deposited in you.
You would have to keep the anointing, and usually the anointing is kept or sustained or multiplied through the means which you received the anointing.
In other words, the spiritual exercises you had been doing that brought you to the current level of the anointing would have to be continued or perpetuated—you do not stop in doing them but rather increase in doing them. Peace.
IN A GREAT HOUSE
Friday 14
“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor.” 2 Timothy 2:20 (NKJV) Read: 2 Timothy 2:16-21
The illustration used in our text is about different vessels in a great house, talks about whoever would be used as God’s instrument or vessel. There are vessels of gold and silver that are used by the master of the house, whilst other vessels of wood and clay are also available that are used for other things—dishonourable things.
Of course, the vessels of gold and silver would be used for dining and wining by the master of the house. But vessels of wood and clay are the ones that could be used either in the kitchen or within the compound or premises of the house.
Now, the vessels being used by the master of the house are considered vessels of honour. Such vessels are specially treated and kept, whilst vessels of wood and clay are kept just anywhere because they are dishonourable vessels.
Now, in God’s kingdom or vineyard, you can make yourself a vessel for honour by doing a number of things. The first requirement to be a vessel for honour in God’s vineyard is being cleansed from the latter, iniquities (2 Timothy 2:21).
If iniquity is found in your life, you are not qualified to be a useable vessel for the master of the house. To be qualified to be used for honourable things in God’s vineyard or kingdom, you have to depart from iniquity (2 Timothy 2:19,21).
No one would like to eat or drink with a dirty vessel in his house. God likewise would not be pleased to be served with a dirty vessel, someone who lives in sin.
Someone who lives in sin cannot serve on His altar. Verse 21 says: “. . . If anyone cleanses himself from the latter, that is, iniquity.” The latter there in the passage is about iniquity being talked about in the verse 19. So if the person is cleansed, he will be a vessel for honour, sanctified or set apart and useful for the Master—the Lord Jesus Christ—and prepared for every good work.
We could see that the main condition for the usefulness of any potential vessel is being cleansed from iniquity. It is not versatility or potentiality of the person, but the cleanness of the person. This shows that attention should be put more on cleanness of whoever would be used as God’s vessel or instrument.
The admonition that follows in verse 22 of that same 2 Timothy 2 is: “Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of A pure heart.”
We could see a number of things mentioned there:
Youthful lust should be avoided or fled from, and righteousness should be pursued (2 Timothy 2:22).
Faith and love should also be pursued (2 Timothy 2:22).
Peace should likewise be pursued, and with others, especially those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. In other words, you should have peace with other believers who call and serve God with a pure heart (2 Timothy 2:22). We could see that to become a vessel for honour that could be considered for the use of the Master, Jesus Christ, the person must be far away from iniquity. Those who name the name of Christ Jesus should depart from iniquity (2 Timothy 2:19).
You cannot be wallowing in iniquity and be claiming that you are of God, No, it cannot be. There should be separation between you and iniquity if you are truly of God (1 John 5:18).
Reflect:
Is there an area of iniquity you’ve been tolerating that is keeping you from being a vessel of honour?
What would it look like to actively pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace this week, as this passage urges? Peace.
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