The name of Jesus Christ was given by God. It is written in Matthew 1:21 that she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. Jesus’ name is descriptive of his nature and persona. His name therefore carried Read more
We lift up Jesus as we honour him. We must do so with our lives and our lifestyles. Leviticus 11:44-45; 19:2; 20:7, 26 say that for I am the Lord your God; consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. Colossians 3:12 says that put on then, as Read more
Lifting up Jesus means to celebrate him or to give him thanks. We lift or celebrate upon a successful encounter or feat. It is an appreciation for good works which are worthy of remembrance. In Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24 quoted in 1 Corinthians 11:25 Jesus said for this is my Read more
John the Baptist confirmed in John 3:27 that Jesus’ authority came from heaven. This is a fact that was doubted in the days of John as it is today. Doubts however do not change the truth of God. Jesus also confirmed this fact in John 5:36 that the testimony which Read more
In the gospel of John 3:30 John the Baptist said about Jesus, he must increase but I must decrease. This sounds very usual of someone as great as John for all his public stature before Christ to say that someone who was then unknown to society or very little known Read more
When Joshua had dismissed his people to return to their inheritance some felt that it was time and most appropriate to appreciate God. What is the role or significance of appreciating God after he has led us through battles which we never dreamt of facing let alone to win with Read more
Joshua did not send them away without a blessing after their conquest of Canaan. He blessed them with heavenly blessings. Not all blessings are from the throne of the Lord God Almighty. Sometimes what we perceive as blessings are not blessings at all in God’s eyes but filthy. What does Read more
In returning to our original possession as God has ordained, the prophet Joshua has amply set out the processes for us as God wants it. This is found in the book of Joshua Chapter 22 in a form of a charge for the people of Israel and it applies to Read more
God created us as people of substance and of value and dignity. We have lost this possession or inheritance because of sin and greed. It is time we return to reclaim our possession through the right, appropriate and ordained channel which is through Christ Jesus. We can no longer live Read more
Our possession simply means what belongs to us either by inheritance or by any legitimate means. God out of his infinite love has given each and every one of us some possessions. They are material, spiritual or both for our needs. In Genesis 17:8 God said to Abraham, I will Read more