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This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Joshua 1:8 According to the above Scripture, you have to spend time in the Bible in order to do according to all that is written in it. Nevertheless, there are a lot of Christians who want to obey God, they want to obey the Word, but they fail because they fail to spend time in the Word. As a Christian, you don’t just instantaneously become a doer of the Word because you have to be empowered to be a doer of the Word.   You are empowered to be a doer of the Word by spending time with God. When you make spending time with God a priority, you become a doer of the Word. The children of Israel struggled to obey God. However, when Moses asked them to come close to God and hear Him, they refused. Nevertheless, they thought they could stil...

Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase. Proverbs 13:11 Too many people stay the same place financially, even after many years of work. There is little or no financial progress in their lives. That is because some neglect the importance of saving for the future. Take note from our opening Scripture that it is not those who labour who will increase but those who gather by labour, meaning those who work and save will increase. Don’t spend all your money, be wise and spend less than you earn. When you save for the future, you can have money to give when the Lord requires you to give. You can also do something important with your savings, like buy a car, start a business, send your children to university, etc. The Word declares that to him who has more will be given. When you have money because you save, more money can come to you because money goes to where it is properly managed. When you save, you put yourself in a better finan...

You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Matthew 5:14 People in the world are in darkness; they walk in ignorance to God’s Word. As a believer you can enlighten other people’s darkness; you can make them see. You are the light of the world. You are a leader with solutions. You can win souls and lead many to righteousness. You can liberate and empower others. You can lead by example and make a difference. You can distinguish yourself as the light of the world by bearing good fruit and producing good works. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16 People everywhere are looking for leaders who will lead them. They are looking for the light, someone who will lead and solve problems. You can be that difference maker and change other people’s lives. When people see you, what do they see; what do they think? Are you the solution or the problem? You can be a burning ...

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. Matthew 11:12 Friend, the blessed life that Jesus came for you to have; the glorious and the good life won’t be handed to you on a silver platter. You have to fight for it. Paul told Timothy to fight the good fight of faith. In this Christian life, only fighters win. Victory is secured only when you fight. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12 How do you fight? With your full amour in place, you fight by speaking the Word. It is truly a good fight, and when you fight, you fight to win. You don’t have to take things lying down; you can put up a fight, and fight the good fight of faith. Go for the Word because the Word is the sword of the Spirit. You can use it for an offensive attack. It puts you in an advantageous posi...

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 No one in this world can love you the way that God does. Your parents, spouse, brothers, sisters and friends cannot love you the way that God does. God loves you. God’s love cannot be compared to human love. Human love is imperfect and has shortcomings but God’s love is perfect and it never fails. You can rely on God’s love for you. The Bible declares that nothing can separate us from God’s love. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39 In other words, you will always experience God’s love; nothing can separate you from His love. Expect God’s love, mercy and goodness. God will meet you at your l...

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30 Rest in God’s love for you, rest in His promises, and rest in the finished work of Jesus Christ. Rest does not mean inactivity, however, you rest inwardly. You are not bothered about many things, you are at ease. You rest from stress, worry and anxiety, and you are filled with love, peace and joy. You find rest for your soul. This rest is found in Jesus. We should labor to enter this rest. There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone should fall according to the same example of disobedience. Hebrews 4:9-11 Your faith works in this posture of rest. You have rest for ...

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become a sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to be feed to the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 Whatever you do without love does not profit you. Love should be the reason for everything! You should serve because you love God and people. You should not serve or do anything out of selfish motives. Keep your motives pure, and do everything with love. Loving God and loving people should be at the center. Loving God and loving people will make you great in life. People respond to love more than anything else, because love attracts people! Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, wi...