Underneath is the Everlasting Hand

Saturday January 3rd, 2015
Text: Deut. 33:26-29 MORE LESSON: Psa.91:11-13

Christians worship the God who is close to them. That is why they are always very excited and lively during worship. Some folks wonder why Christians shout, dance and play all kinds of instruments each time they gather. One very strong reason for such excitement is because each time Christians gather, their God comes into their midst. Moreover, the individual Christian feels the close and warm embrace of God because God lives in him. God is not only living in Heaven, He lives in all those that believe in Him through Jesus Christ. God lives in us by the presence of His Spirit in our lives. Every true believer knows this, and the Spirit of God also bears witness with our spirit that we belong to God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: Rom. 8:15-16.

The believer is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Just as it was in the Old Testament when the Spirit of God dwelled in the tabernacle in the wilderness and later on the temple in Jerusalem, in the New Testament era, God's Spirit not only dwells in places of worship, He dwells in each person who believes in God through Jesus Christ. This is one of the mysteries in Christ Jesus. Those who have not yet given their lives to Jesus cannot comprehend this. Anyone that fails to acknowledge Jesus as the Son of God cannot fathom it because it takes experiencing it to understand and appreciate this mystery. Jesus Himself says: ...If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and We will come unto him, and make our abode with him: John 14:23. Take note of the word, “We”, which means the fullness of the Godhead. If you believe in Jesus and submit to His Lordship, then, the fullness of God comes to abide in you.

It is this unique presence of God that made David to say, The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident Psa. 27-1-3.

Although, the physical eyes cannot see God, He lives in us and we are in Him. His everlasting arms are underneath us. He goes before us as our righteousness, and His glory is our rear guard. Happy is that man who knows God through Jesus Christ, The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them Deut. 33:27.

Prayer/Action
* Thank the Lord for placing His everlasting arms underneath you.
* Ask Him to hide you in His pavilion throughout the day.

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All-Round Help

January 2nd, 2015
Text: Psa. 60:11-12 MORE LESSON: 2 Chron. 26:1-15

A man that has been helped can never be compared with one that has not received help. It is good enough to be helped by someone carrying your load for you, but when God helps you, he doesn't just carry your load, He carries you as well; He puts His everlasting arms underneath you. The help of God implies God carrying your load with one arm and carrying you with the other, making you sail speedily, smoothly, and stresslessly through destiny.

King Uzziah was an example of a man helped by God; by the help of God, a sixteen year old king became a world power. Historically, it is recorded that Uzziah was the first to invent the use of machinery for warfare by the wisdom God gave him. In Jerusalem, he made machines designed by skilful men for use on the towers and on the corner defences to shoot arrows and hurl large stones (2 Chron. 26:15). Imagine a man using his bare hands and swords to fight against another man who is carrying artillery and loaded machine guns! That is what a helpless man competing with a man that has help is like. My prayer today is that your destiny will enjoy the help of God.

In the Physical Sciences, the term mechanical advantage is used to illustrate the difference between the energy a man exerts when he uses his physical effort for a work compared to when a machine does the same work for him. Y our mechanical advantage, for example, in moving from Zaria to Lagos is the advantage in terms of ease and the efficiency you enjoy when a car or, better still, a plane carries you from Zaria to Lagos compared to when you try it trekking!
This helps us to understand the help of God, because the help of God is your spiritual advantage in destiny. It is the Spirit of God carrying you from your location to your destination and not allowing you to make it by your physical effort. The further you want to go in life, the more help you need.

So Uzziah's fame spread far and wide, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful 2 Chron. 26:15 (NIV). God gave him all-round help and he became great. Greatness only comes by the help of God to a man. You need God to help you in every area of life.

Accessing help from God is easy as revealed in Heb. 4:16: Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. All you have to do is come before the Mercy Seat and ask God to help you by His grace. Even if you are a sinner, you can still come, ask for forgiveness, receive Jesus into your heart and ask for His help. The cries, 'Have mercy on me O Lord' and 'Help me O Lord' are cries that God never turns away from.

Prayer/Action
*Send me Help O God, for vain is the help of man (Ps 60:11).
*Lord, don't let me go through destiny by human effort; carry me with Your everlasting arms (Deut 33:27).
* Let grace and help be present for me at every time of need (Heb 4:16).

Treasure in the House

Text: Prov 21:20
More Lessons: Matt 25:1- 13
Bible Reading in one Year: Revelation 19-22

Wisdom is one subject the writer of the book of Proverbs devoted much of his writings to, he also wrote on issues that deal with day-to-day affairs which, if learned, can go a great deal in making a man wiser and to standout. Some of those things which should characterise the life of a believer include integrity, righteousness, wisdom and the fear of God.

Our text focuses on the things which should characterise the life of a wise man, which include treasure and oil, There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up: Prov . 21:20. Every wise man has a treasure to be desired, either a quality, ability, resource, grace, etc. In Jeremiah 41:8, ten men were spared because they had resources and oil in the field when others were slayed. It is therefore wisdom to always have a treasure to be desired in your life; it will make you ever relevant and needed.

The wisdom to learn from out text includes these:
1. Don't spend up the treasure in your life before you seek to refill. (Matt. 25:3-9). One of the things that distinguishes the wise and foolish virgins is that the foolish virgins use up their oil before they seek to refill. Even if there are demands on the treasure and oil in your life, don't spend it up. Be wise.
2. When you have no more treasure and oil that men can desire, they will call you foolish, therefore give attention to your life. Don't be lost in the praise of men when your talents or abilities are at the peak. It is then you need to seek to improve yourself, that is time to do something new and better.
3. Learn to take a break to create room for reviewing and refilling. The foolish virgins are not sensitive to know the time to refill their lamps. There should be an interval to refill and re-stock. Only God should not wait, there is nothing that cannot wait to give room for you to renew and refill your treasure and oil. Even if it seems there is no time for that, it is wisdom to create the time.

Someone ones said grace is a depleting asset, it reduces with use. It is wisdom to always seek to have it renewed so that the house will be filled with treasure.

Prayer / Action
* Thank God for making provision for a stress-free life.
* Declare every life of stress and labour ended in your life.
* Proclaim the blessings of the Lord that make rich and add no sorrow a reality in your life from today

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Treasure in the House

Text: Prov 21:20
More Lessons: Matt 25:1- 13
Bible Reading in one Year: Revelation 19-22

Wisdom is one subject the writer of the book of Proverbs devoted much of his writings to, he also wrote on issues that deal with day-to-day affairs which, if learned, can go a great deal in making a man wiser and to standout. Some of those things which should characterise the life of a believer include integrity, righteousness, wisdom and the fear of God.

Our text focuses on the things which should characterise the life of a wise man, which include treasure and oil, There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up: Prov . 21:20. Every wise man has a treasure to be desired, either a quality, ability, resource, grace, etc. In Jeremiah 41:8, ten men were spared because they had resources and oil in the field when others were slayed. It is therefore wisdom to always have a treasure to be desired in your life; it will make you ever relevant and needed.

The wisdom to learn from out text includes these:
1. Don't spend up the treasure in your life before you seek to refill. (Matt. 25:3-9). One of the things that distinguishes the wise and foolish virgins is that the foolish virgins use up their oil before they seek to refill. Even if there are demands on the treasure and oil in your life, don't spend it up. Be wise.
2. When you have no more treasure and oil that men can desire, they will call you foolish, therefore give attention to your life. Don't be lost in the praise of men when your talents or abilities are at the peak. It is then you need to seek to improve yourself, that is time to do something new and better.
3. Learn to take a break to create room for reviewing and refilling. The foolish virgins are not sensitive to know the time to refill their lamps. There should be an interval to refill and re-stock. Only God should not wait, there is nothing that cannot wait to give room for you to renew and refill your treasure and oil. Even if it seems there is no time for that, it is wisdom to create the time.

Someone ones said grace is a depleting asset, it reduces with use. It is wisdom to always seek to have it renewed so that the house will be filled with treasure.

Prayer / Action
* Thank God for making provision for a stress-free life.
* Declare every life of stress and labour ended in your life.
* Proclaim the blessings of the Lord that make rich and add no sorrow a reality in your life from today

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