Your Day of Visitation

 " Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me ". Revelation 3: 20.

 Often one  hears  stories of  how people lost out because they failed to utilise great opportunities and privileges which they took  for granted until the open doors were shut and the privileges were taken away from them permanently . 
Then one wonders how people could  be so  careless and  indifferent to the point of incurring  such heavy  losses. The amazement would increase in cases where such opportunities were presented and disregarded  not once or twice , but even when such were before people's eyes constantly.  
Stories of  lost chances underline the veracity  in the saying  that  " If  you think education is  too costly ,then  try the option of  Ignorance ." 
Lost opportunities and privileges result , mostly, from the  ignorance of  the loser about the existence , the usefulness and the value or worth of such opportunities 
After incurring losses , regret sets in . The loser of opportunities and privileges  would blame himself and  blame everybody  for his or her loss. 
After blame comes resignation and self - consolation with words like; "Well, what will be will be ! It was not meant  to be mine ;  it wasn't in  my destiny . Maybe it was not God's time , not His will  for me  to have it !"

Talking about the greatest missed opportunity in life , what readily  comes  to mind  is the opportunity  for a human being  to make peace with God during his or her life time , which he or she refused  to utilise ! . 
"Making peace with God "  as in accepting Jesus Christ  the Prince of Peace as Lord and Saviour into the life of a person. 
That means believing and accepting the salvation of God through  Jesus Christ , the Son of  God and also choosing  to lead a LIFE-TIME of confessing to the world Jesus Christ as your Lord  . (John 3:14-19).

Have you ever wondered why preachers go on and on preaching about "accepting Jesus into your life"?
They preach the Gospel that you may accept it  for your own good.
 It is unwise to hear the Gospel , times without number, to dismiss it as "unworkable" and therefore throw away the chance of having a personal encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ .
The fatal error is the missed opportunity of  NOT recognising  your day  of visitation . Luke 19 : 44.
Who is knocking at the door of your heart , calling on  you today and who is offering  you this eternal  life -line unto the salvation of your soul?
Is it Jesus calling you or is it the preacher with the same message which you could have heard before now?
It is Jesus Christ  who is calling you now. .
What has been your response to Jesus' call ?
  Maybe you are saying ,  " it's all a big joke , it's empty talk , all gas and no substance;   a load of nuisance from money-hungry hypocritical preachers!" 
Well, if that has been your attitude , you have been wasting  your time trying  to "shoot the messengers " !
 If  you reject God's call by refusing to accept the salvation of Jesus Christ , you are not rejecting the preachers of the Gospel of Christ but your are rejecting the Lord Jesus Christ.
Your rejection of the Salvation of Jesus Christ does not have any adverse effects on the  preachers of the Word , neither does it change who the Almighty Jesus is.
The Gospel message did not originate  from Christian preachers or any human being . 
The message preached to you  is the invitation from Jesus Christ to you to accept His salvation . 
That is not a joking matter . 
You will  be blessed when you decide to  listen  to the voice of God , your maker.
On the contrary, your blasphemous words and hostility towards the Gospel of Christ cannot , never , pull God's stars down.
The preachers and teachers of the Gospel who you condemn as "hypocrites " are soul winners and they preach not in vain . They are blessed for ever unto eternity.
The Bible calls soul winners "stars" who will shine for ever and ever . Daniel 12 :3
Special Crowns prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ await  all soul winners in heaven . 1 Peter 5: 4, Revelation 2: 8- 10, 3: 11.
Every  word of God which they have preached  will stand as witnesses against every hearer and every reader of those words on the last day . John 12: 46 -50 .
How about you joining God's stars  to turn many  to righteousness ?
Your first step towards this is to reconsider your options while you still are a living soul , for there is  no repentance in the grave. After you die no "special mass" or prayers for the dead  and  no expensive funeral ceremonies can save your soul.

" And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: 
For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them " Luke 10 : 23 -24.

Blessed are the ears which hear and the eyes which see and believe the Gospel of Christ .

 What a blessed privilege it is  to  be in a position  to hear the Gospel and  to accept Jesus , freely !
Millions of people are wishing that they have the privilege of being in a position  to hear the Gospel and  to  be able  to accept Christ without the fear of being imprisoned or beheaded for doing so .

Many kings , queens and prophets have died without accepting Christ and as they faced  a doomed life in eternal torment , they were filled with regret and terror., wishing  they had humbled themselves and listened  to God's call during their life time.
It is a great  honour  and privilege  to reside  in a  place  where the gospel is easily accessible.

There are  many living souls who wish they have the opportunity  to freely receive and freely accept the Gospel. In some nations , the Gospel  is prohibited and conversion  to Christianity is punishable  by death. 

Every  moment I give thanks  to God  for the special privilege  of  being a Christian woman , living  in a free country where I am enjoying my rights of freedom to worship and to serve the Living God Jesus Christ .. 

Are you in that same privileged position as I am ? If yes , Please do not take the grace of God  for granted .

  Thank God  for open doors and for the golden opportunity of  being able  to choose freely to accept  the Son  of God , Jesus Christ  as your personal Lord and Saviour.

Praise the Lord ! Hallelujah!

If you are in one of those nations when the Gospel  is restricted and you are facing  the fears and threats of imprisonment and death because of the Gospel , this is not an excuse not  to receive the Salvation of God.
Thank God  for the advent  of the Internet  which gives millions of souls free access to the  Gospel .

For the purpose of  spreading  the Gospel , God gave man the knowledge  to invent the computer and the Internet in order  to make it easy to shine the Light of the Gospel into every dark place where Satan and his disciples reside and they reign with great terror and unimaginable wickedness.
When we get to heaven we will be surprised at the large number of "secret disciples" of Jesus Christ, Christians  who were converted through Internet preachings which have also aided them to hold on to their Christian faith ; even as they lived in nations  where there is vicious hostility against the Gospel .
Please pray for Christians living in such nations. Not only pray for them , reach out  to them  to encourage and strengthen them in as many ways as you can .

The Internet is rich in video and audio Christian materials and websites like this one  which preach the Word of God ; thereby  giving millions  the chance  to accept  Christ  and to grow to become strong  and fruitful Christians .
Please make use of these opportunities which are  freely available on the Internet.

 Today , you have the opportunity  to make peace with God your maker ; do not let this chance slip away.

For you NOW is the moment when you will make that decision which  you have been putting off
Today is your day of visitation by the Lord Jesus Christ and He is here , right there with you as you read this. He is knocking at the door of your heart.
REMEMBER that at the end of this your life , EVERYTHING you hold dear as your treasures , will be of no use  to you as you face Eternity.
This minute is yours , but the next minute and tomorrow  are not yours , it may be too late to accept Christ. 
Whatever  could be the hindrance  to your salvation ; be it peer pressure , fear of your family and friends ,  death threats from your religious leaders, or maybe your "exalted position" in  society, your accumulated wealth or assortment of academic laurels and great scientific intelligence ,or  your hedonistic life style or any other reasons ;the power of  Jesus Christ the Son of God  is here  to set you free indeed. John 8:36.
  The Spirit of God is present to remove every hindrance  preventing  you from accepting Christ as Saviour. 
As you decide and accept Christ all these hindrances will bow before the conviction of the Holy Spirit of God in your soul and your spirit. Amen 
Today, now, pray to Jesus and ask Him to come into your life as your Lord and Saviour. Romans 10 :8-13.
Jesus will answer and He will remove  your stony heart and give you the heart of flesh. 
He will open your heart and unstop your ears and you will arise and be saved from every deadness in your spirit. John 5: 24-25.
The Holy Spirit of God who raised Jesus from the dead will enable you  to  listen to Christ's call and you will grab hold of  God's offer of salvation and  make it  your own testimony.
 Make this day your day  to remember by expressing  your confession , wherein you declare that , "Yes , Lord Jesus , I believe in  you that you died for me and you rose from the dead. 
Jesus I accept you as Lord and Saviour !"
You are truly blessed because you are now born -again! May you retain the blessings you have received. Amen..

Your Body is His Vehicle

What would you call someone who goes to sleep or goes on a long journey but leaves his house gates, doors and windows unsecured after raising his hands to the heavens to pray and decree that "all is well and all will be well!"
What would happen to such unsecured compound during his/her absence?
"Who would do a thing like that?" You may ask.
Well, who would fail to take proper care of his or her body?

The extent people go to secure their lives and property is commendable.
Some people live in fortresses; complete with twelve-foot high walls and electronically controlled steel and iron gates!
Nowadays, not only homes but offices and churches are secured behind high walls, iron bars and steel gates.
We take extra care to lock up our valuables in steel cabinets and safes.
Some people who can afford it ,do not venture outside or move around without being guarded by armed body guards and all sorts of "minders".
The Age we live in demands such extra care and security.

Surprisingly ,while some people employ adequate security for their lives and properties; they turn up their noses at any suggestions of relaxation and medical care.
All humans need healthy bodies to function effectively here on earth.
The human body is the covering and it is the vehicle which the Inner Man resides in and uses to operate on Earth.
When the body is destroyed , the human being bids farewell to this world.
We are Custodians of our bodies which were wonderfully made by the Creator so that we can express his will here on earth through our soul and spirit which reside in our bodies . Romans 6:13.
When we yield our earthly vehicles or our members to Him , they should be in top form ; not only spiritually but also physically.

Often we forget to "listen" to our bodies and we fail to pay attention to the fact that caring for the human body is as important as feeding our human minds and spirits.
When did you last find time to stand before a mirror and take a good look at your body ; checking every inch from your hair to your toes?
Our bodies do speak to us; sending warning signals when we are not treating our bodies right. They give us commendation signals when we are in top form.
Just the same way as we receive messages from our minds (soul) and spirit.
When our bodies are not in top form , we can tell.
But knowing something and doing something about it ,are two different issues.
Apart from the regular outward dressing up , cosmetic grooming and preening; our bodies also need regular exercise, a daily healthy intake of good food and drink; and regular medical check-ups.

Prolonged " spiritual exercises" like fasting , praying, darting non-stop, from one corner of the world to another, north to east; west to north , preaching the Gospel and doing great exploits for our God are glorious pursuits.
But if and when done in excess ,they take their toll on any human body.
While we hold on to the promise in Isaiah 40: 29-31; we should not forget that God created days of rest for our bodies. Occasional periods of rest is our just reward.
For some people , doing stuff like taking a holiday to relax is inconceivable.
They would argue that one should " not give room to Satan by embracing infirmities and engaging in sinful pastimes of worldliness, laziness, hedonism and the pride of life!".
However, many destinies have been derailed and truncated by avoidable diseases and death.
Millions are suffering from ill-health and millions have died due to careless use of their God-given bodies.
Ignorance, heretic doctrines and poverty are taking their toll on human bodies and lives.
There is a finality about dead bodies .
Broken,diseased or dead bodies are like broken down vehicles which are stagnant and are of no use to anybody. They cannot and do not glorify God.
"The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence". Psalm 115:17.

Men are more unwilling than women to pay attention to their bodies and general health.
Early this month , I was distraught to hear that a beloved man of God and one of my Fathers in the Lord, collapsed as he was leaving home to honour a preaching engagement.
Those of us who know him and his hectic and tight schedule, knew that he collapsed simply because his body succumbed to sheer exhaustion !
But not so, for some people.Even in his church, gossips called him all sorts of names and cited all sorts of suspicions as reasons for his fainting fit.
While outside the Church ,God's enemies had a field day boasting about bringing him down by "releasing incantations and enchantments" into the crusade venue!
Now, he has agreed, at last, to cancel all his engagements and come to the U.K., for a well-deserved one-month holiday.
Hopefully , he will consent to complete rest and medical attention during his holiday. Thank God he didn't die.
In the past, Satan and his agents have been heard thumping their chests and boasting ("We got him " or "We got her"!) ; whenever they heard of the sudden death of servants of the living God .
May God deliver His Church from every thing which will bring reproach to His name . Amen.

Thank God for Divine health which encompasses both our physical and spiritual well-being. This is our portion , as Believers.
God knew that at a point in our lives , we would need healing in our physical bodies. He has made provisions for our healing by giving us His Word as well as giving knowledge and power to researchers and physicians to recognise and use the proper herbs , chemicals and technologies for producing remarkable medications and other inventions to aid our healings and deliverance from numerous diseases and infirmities.
There are diverse reasons and causes ; (spiritual, emotional and physiological and viral infections); for the variety of ailments and infirmities which plague the human body and mind.
Just as there are different types of ailments and afflictions ,so there are different types of healings for them.
Healings for some of these diseases could be, solely, by spiritual or faith healing .
"Howbeit, this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting". Matthew 17:21
While some others would require the application of both faith healing and medical science.
Neglecting our bodies, rejecting faith healing and medical science are the same attitude as going on a long journey and failing to secure our homes and our valuables !
Then, we would give the Thief ample opportunity to move in ; to steal , to kill and to destroy. John 10:10