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Fire in my Bones Youth for Jesus

Title: Always be considerate

Series: Youth for Jesus

Number: Vol. 8, No. 26

“Now the Israelites were in distress that day, because Saul had bound the people under an oath, saying, “Cursed be anyone who eats food before evening comes, before I have avenged myself on my enemies!” So none of the troops tasted food.” (1Samuel 14:24NIV)

Why were the Israelites in distress on the day mentioned in our opening text? They were in distress because Saul had bound them under an oath not to eat anything until they had won the battle at hand.Now is it a good thing to fast? Yes, it is a good thing. But fasting must always be done with understanding.

And what sort of understanding do we need to employ in fasting? First, we need to understand that fasting is for us and not for God. That means we are the ones fasting is meant to affect and help, not God therefore, when fasting we should focus on doing only those things that will make our fasting meaningful and beneficial. And such things include praying, meditating on Scriptures, giving and helping others. Otherwise, our fasting will mean nothing to God. (Cf. Isaiah 58)

Also, since fasting is done to benefit us, our focus must not be on impressing people with it. Rather, it should be on receiving from God whatever it is our hearts are after receiving from Him. Otherwise, our fasting will be nothing but an exercise in futility. (Cf. Matt 6:16-18)

In addition, fasting should be done with a clear appreciation of our physical conditions and other circumstances of our lives. And where we want others to join us in fasting, we must also pay attention to their physical conditions and other immediate circumstances of their lives.

Otherwise, what is intended to result in spiritual edification for us and others may end up injuring us badly. And we can only have our own foolishness, ignorance or selfishness to blame for that.As we see in our opening text, even though King Saul was in a position to call for a fast among the Israelites, his calling for a fast that day was out of line. Why? It was because he called for it without understanding.

How? Well, they were at the battle front with the Philistines that day. And all odds were against them. That was because they were much fewer in number than their enemies. Also, they did not have enough or appropriate weapons to equip themselves in fighting these enemies. The only reason, then, that the battle was going in their favour was that God was fighting for them. (Cf. 1Sam 13)

That being the case, those Israelite soldiers needed all the strength they could muster to make the most of the grace of God in totally defeating their enemies. That day, then, was not the right one to call for a fast. Rather, it was a day to let the men eat and drink enough to gain the required strength to fight and win.

Unfortunately, Saul messed up everything for them by calling for a fast that day, as his own son, Jonathan, would later confess. Eventually, when the men could no longer hold their hunger and thirst, they pounced on some of the animals they had taken as plunder and began to eat them raw. So, a fast that was intended to lead the people to trust God for victory that day ended up leading them to sin against Him. And it happened that way because of someone’s lack of consideration. (Cf. 1Sam 14:31-34)

What is the point of all this, at any rate? It is that we should always be considerate in dealing with others, especially those that we have some measure of authority over their lives. We should not just make rules for people because we have the authority to do so, even if those rules are for their benefits.

Rather, we should always be thoughtful and considerate before making rules for others or before taking any step that will affect others. Otherwise, even when we mean well, what we intend to accomplish good may end up accomplishing evil. Sadly, it is the evil that our decisions or actions have accomplished that people will see and be talking about, not our good intentions.

So, watch yourself.

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Title: He must have done something differently

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 02

Beloved; grace, mercy and peace be multiplied to you abundantly from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. I am pleased to welcome you to the eleventh month of this year, the month of November 2025. My prayer is that God will open your eyes to see the right steps you need to take in utilizing His presence in your life for your breakthrough wherever are being hindered in life. Amen.

As we see in the bible, after the death of Uzzah, that man that was struck dead by God for touching the Ark of the Covenant, David decided to take the Ark to the house of a man called Obed-Edom. And that was because he was afraid of what might happen to his household, if the Ark should be brought to them. So, it wasn’t out of goodwill that the Ark was taken to Obed’s house. Rather, it was because David and his people saw doing so as a way to escape God’s wrath. (Cf. 2Sam 6:1-10)

However, to their surprise, after the Ark had been with Obed-Edom for three months, news came to David that the Lord had blessed the household of the man and everything he had because His Ark was with him.

Now news like such would not have gone round, if nothing was spectacular about the prosperity of Obed-Edom. But something was spectacular about his prosperity. It was rapid and abundant, taking only three months for everyone around him to know that he had left the level of an ordinary person to become a wealthy man. (Cf. 2Sam 6:11-15)

Therefore, David lost no time at all in going to bring the Ark from Obed-Edom’s house to his own house. And though that may not be taken as a bad thing, it is not reported in the bible that he also experienced the kind of prosperity that Obed-Edom experienced, having brought the Ark of the Lord to his house. Why? We don’t have any answer to that question in the bible.

Moreso, we do not have it on record in the bible that Abinadab, the man that the Ark used to be in his house before it was taken to Obed-Edom’s house, experienced the kind of prosperity that Obed experienced, even though the Ark was in his house for many years. On the contrary, he lost one of his sons, Uzzah, because of the Ark. What a shame! (Cf. 1Sam 7:1-2; 2Sam 6:3)

Why, then, was the case different with Obed-Edom? Well, as a I said before, we are not given any specific reason in the bible. But that man must have done something differently. Yes, he must have done something that others, even priests, did not do in taking care of the Ark. So, even though he was not an Israelite by birth, he experienced a kind of prosperity and favour from God that others did not experience.

Now what was it that he did differently? We would not know until we stand before the throne of God. But I am certain that whatever he did came to him by revelation from God. And when he did it, it made all the difference in the world.

In like manner, if God would drop in our hearts revelations of what to do to experience outstanding breakthrough wherever we need it in our lives, what would follow will be shocking to us and others around us, if we would act accordingly. In fact, that would give us uncommon testimonies to share.

So, instead of trying to do what others are doing, however good it may be, let us learn to pray to God to give us revelations of the exact thing we need to do to excel and prosper as we are meant to in life. That is because what works for others may never work for us. And may we be favoured to receive such revelations, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Have a blessed week.

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Fire in my Bones Youth for Jesus

Title: An image that doesn’t exist

Series: Youth for Jesus

Number: Vol. 8, No. 24

“Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.” (Prov 12:9NIV)

With the widespread use of the social media and Artificial Intelligence (AI), we are confronted like never before with pretence of very great proportions everywhere we turn today. What I mean is that many are now labouring hard to show themselves to the world as rich, influential, important and powerful, when they are really nothing. And why are they doing this? Desire for the praise of men!Unfortunately, many of God’s people are also being moved to do likewise.

So, if they cough, they too want the whole world to know. If they wear a new dress or a new hairstyle, they want someone somewhere to know about it. And if they don’t have a new dress or hairstyle to show off, they will let ‘AI’ do the trick for them and project about them whatever they want others to see.Now don’t get me wrong. I am not saying that you should not use the available social media platforms or ‘AI’ to project whatever you want people to see or know about you.

Rather, I am saying you should check your reasons for doing so and also be sure that what you are projecting about yourself is the truthYou want people to see you as good looking, calm and prosperous in life. That is fine. But are you actually good looking, collected and doing well in life at the moment? Or are you merely deceiving yourself?Perhaps what you want is for people to see that your business is doing well and can serve them well in some ways.

So, you are putting all kinds of images and videos of yourself and that business out there for people to see. And that is also fine. But is what you are projecting really the truth? Or are you merely fooling yourself and others?Then why do you want others to see whatever image of yourself you are projecting? Is it merely for the praise of men? Is it to update your people on certain truths they need to know about you and whatever you are up to, truths that they may not be able to learn through any other means? Or is it just to go along with the crowd?

Well, as Solomon tells us in our opening text, it is better to be a nobody and yet have people that you are well able to cater for than to pretend to be somebody and be living in hunger. In other words, instead of using your time lying and doing all kinds of silly things to gain attention, why don’t you give yourself to doing something meaningful that will make you a truly responsible person?

See, many of the so-called influenzers or socialites today are broke and unhappy. Yes, it may seem that they have the attention of the whole world. But they are broke, frustrated, unhappy and useless to themselves and others in their lives. That’s why they often end up killing themselves or their loved ones.

If you too, then, should walk in their steps, wasting your time, energy and whatever resources you have on projecting an image of yourself that does not exist, you will most likely end up like them. That is because you will have unconsciously driven true help away from yourself. So, frustration is bound to be the fruit that you will reap.Well, my point is that you need to stop wasting your time, energy and resources on projecting an image of yourself that does not exist.

Instead, give yourself to doing something legitimate with your hands, something through which God’s blessings can overwhelm your life. And when He is done with you, you won’t need to project anything about yourself or your work. That is because there will be many that will gladly do so for you for free, for the results will be speaking for themselves.

Cheers!

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Fire in my Bones Youth for Jesus

Title: Never allow Eliab

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Series: Youth for Jesus
Number: Vol. 8, No. 22

“When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, “Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle.” “Now what have I done?” said David. “Can’t I even speak?” (1Samuel 17:28-29)

What did Eliab, David’s oldest brother, hear him discussing with some of the soldiers in the camp of Israel? He heard him discussing what would be given to anyone who killed Goliath and ended the harassment he had been giving the entire army of the nation. And was it wrong of David to ask questi ons about such a matter? No!

See, even though David was not yet in the army at the time, he was a free Israelite like every soldier in that army. So, he had a right to ask questions about anything relating to the welfare of the army and of the nation as a whole. Of course, those he was talking to may refuse to answer him, since he was not their commanding officer. That still wouldn’t change the fact that he had a right to ask them battle related questions.

More so, David was not asking questions that day about what would be given to anyone who killed Goliath simply for the sake of being informed. Rather, he was asking to see if risking his life to confront and kill that giant would come with any meaningful appreciation.

But his oldest brother was not even going to let him speak. He just wanted to shut him up. Why? There was no sensible reason offered in the account. He just did not think David should be talking to any of the soldiers. And since he was far older than him, he was ready to use his age to bully him into keeping quiet.

Now perhaps you too are like that. You like to bully others and shut them up, without making any effort to find out whether they are making sense with their words and actions or not. And you are ready to use any advantage you have over them, which may be age, wealth, education or position, to silence them. You are just another Eliab. You are nothing but a discourager, a killer of good dreams. And anyone that allows you to silence them may never amount to anything in life.

Thankfully, David would not allow Eliab to silence him, even though he was his oldest brother. Of course, he would not insult him or speak disrespectfully to him. Nevertheless, he would not allow him to silence him and put out the fire of greatness burning inside of him. So, he went on to become great as God had ordained him to be.

You too should never allow any Eliab to silence you or put out the fire of greatness or success that God has lighted in you. No, never allow anyone, who has no word of encouragement, comfort or inspiration to give you, to kill you on the inside, Instead, as David turned away from Eliab to talk to others who would tell him what he needed to hear, you too must be ever ready to turn away from any Eliab, regardless of who they may be.

Now you don’t have to be disrespectful to do that. You just need to respectfully and wisely excuse yourself from their discouraging and dream killing words. And may God continually strengthen you to walk in victory over every form of discouragement till you reach His goal for your life. Amen.

Cheers!

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FROM PASTOR’S DESK 2025 Pastor's Desk

Title: How passionate are you?

Series: From Pastor’s Desk
Number: Vol. 14, No. 23

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours abundantly from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. I am pleased to welcome you to another week of the month of October 2025. I pray that God will supply whatever is lacking in your passion to be all that He wants you to be in life, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

As we see in Scriptures, one of the things that will determine whether we become the people God wants us to be or enjoy His provisions for us is our passion. If we are passionate enough to be what He wants us to be or to enjoy what He wants us to enjoy, He will see to it that we are not put to shame. That is because the bible says that He is a rewarder of those who diligently or passionately seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).

But if we are not passionate at all or enough to be what He wants us to be or to have what He wants us to have, we may not enjoy His goodness at all or as we are meant to, if we are not shown mercy. So, if there is any prayer that we ought to regularly offer, it is that God will daily make our passion for Him and for all that He has in store for us adequate.

For instance, when Prophet Elisha told King Jehoash of Israel to shoot arrows of victory over the Arameans, he shot them only three times. And that got this prophet angry. Why? The reason was that three rounds of victory over the Arameans were not enough to give the Israelites complete freedom from them. They would need as much as six rounds of victory to completely free themselves from their enslavement. (Cf. 2Kings 13:14-19)

Why, then, did their king shoot only three arrows of victory that day? The reason was that he was not passionate enough to totally escape from the cruel bondage of the Arameans. He simply felt that if he could defeat them three times, that should be enough. So, he missed the only opportunity he had to get total freedom for his people from their oppressors. What a shame!

But look at Naaman. Even though Elisha was a prophet of an enemy nation, his passion to be healed of his leprosy made him come to him. And despite his status as the commander of the army of his country, he set aside his pride to do what the prophet told him to do. Why? He was passionate to receive his healing. And did he receive it or not? He did! (Cf. 2Kings 5)

So, even though God does not always look at our passion to do things for us, there are things in life that He will never do for us or make us enjoy, if we are not passionate enough for them. How passionate are we, then, to be what God wants us to be and to do the things He wants us to do? This will show in our attitude towards God’s word, prayer and Christian fellowship.

If we take these things seriously, then, we are truly passionate for God and for what He has in store for us. But if we do not take them seriously, then, we are showing that we don’t care much or at all about the fulfilment of His purpose in our lives. Therefore, we may never experience the fulfilment of His purpose in our lives. And will that be good? No!

So, pray that God, in His mercy, will daily supply all that you lack in passion for Him. That way, His good purpose for your life can be fully realized.

Have a lovely week.

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FROM PASTOR’S DESK 2025 Pastor's Desk

Title: An unserious generation

Title: An unserious generation

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 22

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours without measure from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. I am pleased to welcome you to the transition week between the months of September and October 2025. My prayer is that God will daily teach your heart never to make any excuse again for not embracing His will for your life, so that all may always go well with you and all that is yours. Amen.

Now I offered that prayer for you because our generation is a generation that is given to making excuses for not doing what is right, as our Lord Jesus Christ has pointed out to us. And if those of us who are children of God will not watch ourselves, we too will find ourselves making excuses all the time for not living in the will of God for our lives.

Just take a look at what Jesus says about this:“”To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: “‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and “sinners.” ‘ But wisdom is proved right by her actions.”” (Matt 11:16-19NIV)

What do we see here about our generation? We see that it is an unserious one. And that is why it is given to making excuses for not doing the will of God. As our Lord points out in the above bible text, even though He and John the Baptist did not handle their respective ministries in the same manner, both of them came from God to bless humanity. And that is showing us that we are not to judge anybody’s ministry on the basis of external things; rather, we are to judge it on the basis of the fruit it is bearing. If it is bearing the fruit of God’s righteousness, then, it is of God.

But if it is not bearing the fruit of His righteousness, even if it appears holy on the outside, it is not of God. And please keep that in mind.In any case, we see that the Jews of the time of our Lord Jesus Christ would not accept Him or John the Baptist, even though both of them ministered differently. Why? They were just unserious. As we also see in that bible text, John’s way of ministering showed that he did not care much about food, clothing, housing or interaction with people. He just wanted to proclaim the word of God to the whole nation and make them ready for their Messiah.

And whether they listened to him or not, he did not care. So, the people called him a mad man. In other words, their excuse for not accepting him and the word of God that he brought to them was that he was not acting like a normal person. (Cf. Matt 3:4; Mark 1:6)

But when Jesus came and began to minister, He did everything that John would not do. He ate. He drank. He interacted with everybody, including sinners. And one would expect that they would accept Him because He was acting like a normal person. But instead of accepting Him and the word of God that He brought, the people called Him a glutton and drunkard.

Can you now see that they were unserious? Yes, they were unserious and had no intention of taking God seriously. Therefore, they would use anything as their excuse for running away from His will for them and eventually destroy themselves.

Unfortunately, the story is still the same today. Our generation has not changed at all. We are still as unserious as ever. So, we will use anything as our excuse for rejecting God. For example, I read in the news recently of a young influential man that told his reason for saying ‘Bye’ to the church in an interview. And what was his reason?

According to him, he drove early to church one Sunday morning and was asked to park his car outside. And as he was about to do that, he saw that some of those who came after him were asked to park their cars inside. Why? Their cars were more expensive than his.

So, instead of parking his car outside, he just drove back home. And ever since then, he had stopped attending church meetings.Now is it right for anybody to be treated like that in any church? No! But if it is God and the salvation of your soul you are after, you will not allow something like that to drive you away from the church.

However, if you are unserious and not ready to do the will of God, you will use anything, even something as unimportant as the way the chairs in a church are arranged, as your excuse for running away from the church or for changing churches as one would change garments.

Well, the word of God is coming to you now and warning you to stop making excuses for your unseriousness in doing the will of God. That is because none of your excuses will be able to keep you safe on the day that the Lord returns to judge the whole world. So, warn yourself.Have a lovely week.

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FROM PASTOR’S DESK 2025 Pastor's Desk

Title: Is it what you need to hear?

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 21

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. I am delighted to welcome you to the third week of the month of September 2025. My prayer is that your ears will never again be deaf to the voice of the Spirit of God, so that you will not perish with this world of darkness. Amen.

As we see in the book of Revelation, one of the things the Lord Jesus kept on saying to His churches that He wrote letters to was that the one who had ears to hear should hear what the Spirit of God was saying to the churches. That is telling us that it is not everyone that has ears to hear the voice of the Spirit of God, whether for their promotion or protection. What some people have ears to hear is their own voice or the voice of the devil. So, regardless of what God is saying to them by His Spirit, they cannot hear it.

For example, despite the warning of Prophet Micaiah to King Ahab, this king would not listen to him. His words could not just enter his ears and cause a change of decision, so that he may be protected from the death that was awaiting him in battle. But the words of Ahab’s prophets entered his ears and made him bold to go to a battle that would claim his life. Why? Those prophets told him what he wanted to hear. (Cf. 1Kings 22; 2Chro 18)

So, one of the reasons people become deaf to the voice of the Spirit of God is that they want to hear only what they want to hear. And even if they have to pay someone to tell them what they want to hear, they will gladly do so.

No wonder the bible says:“For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.” (2Tim 4:3NIV)

Now perhaps you too are one of those that we are talking about. All the preachers and people that you are listening to are only the ones that will tell you what you want to hear. But is what you want to hear what you really need to hear? If what you want to hear is not what you need to hear, then, you are not different from King Ahab. So, you are already exposing yourself to danger. And if you fail to repent on time, you will surely ruin your life and soul someday.

So, before you turn away from whatever anyone is telling you, first ask yourself whether what the person is saying is what you need to hear or not. And if it is what you need to hear, if it is what will truly benefit your life and set it in the right direction, know that it is the voice of the Spirit of God that is talking to you. Accept it, then, even if it hurts. That will be your wisdom.

Have a lovely week.

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Title: Be safety conscious

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fire in my bones

Series: Youth for Jesus

Number: Vol. 8, No. 19

“Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake. Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them; whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.” (Ecclesiastes 10:8-9)

What is Solomon speaking to us about here? Basically, he is speaking to us about the need to be careful in all that we do. And he uses four different activities that we may engage in to illustrate his point to us.

First, he speaks about the digging of pits. As we all know, we often dig pits for various good reasons. And there are times that we dig pits to deliberately endanger the lives of others.

In any case, Solomon’s point is that we must always keep in mind the fact that we ourselves can fall into a pit that we have dug, even if we have dug it for a good and legitimate reason. Therefore, when digging any pit, we should put safety measures in place.

That way, nobody’s life, including our own very lives, will be endangered by it. Then we should be careful never to dig a pit for anybody’s fall. That is because we may end up being victims of our own wickedness.Solomon also speaks about breaking through walls. And there are times that we need to break through some walls to move ahead in life or to enjoy some relationships or to know some secrets.

But whether it is a necessity that we break through a wall or not, it is important that we demonstrate utter carefulness and preparedness in doing. That is because we may not fully know or appreciate what is waiting for us behind that wall. And if it should be a snake or something even more harmful, we should meet it ready.

Otherwise, we may end up being sorry for ourselves.What we are saying is that what is behind a wall of limitation may be more dangerous and limiting than the wall itself. And where people don’t function with an understanding of this, where all they are after is just breaking through their limitations and they are not preparing for what may be behind those limitations, they may end up losing their lives or endangering their lives in ways beyond their expectations.

Furthermore, Solomon speaks about the quarrying of stones and splitting of wood. And while these things can be done legitimately, it does not cancel out the fact that there are dangers associated with doing so. Therefore, anyone quarrying stones or splitting wood ought to know that he may endanger himself and others around him while doing so, if he is not safety conscious.

Now Solomon says this to let us know that each job has its own hazards. It will be wise of each of us, then, to appreciate the dangers associated with whatever work we are doing and put measures in place to protect ourselves from them. Otherwise, we may end up endangering ourselves and others that we love. And how painful would that be?

At any rate, while it is highly important that we are safety conscious in all that we do, we must also never forget that unless God keeps us safe, we will not be safe, however careful or safety conscious we may be. So, we must never put our trust in our being safety conscious but in God. And may God continually keep us all safe from all forms of accidents and hazards, in Jesus’ name.

Amen.

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FROM PASTOR’S DESK 2025 Pastor's Desk

Title: Even if you are a king

Series: From Pastor’s Desk

Number: Vol. 14, No. 20

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be abundantly yours from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. I am pleased to welcome you to another week of the month of September 2025.

My prayer is that God will daily strengthen your heart to take His word seriously for you to always be successful in all your endeavours, in Jesus’ name. Amen.As we see in the bible, it does not matter who we are in life, God wants us to take His word seriously.

Why? It is because it is only through His word that can truly succeed in life and also enjoy our success. So, even if you are a king over people, you still need the word of God to be a successful king, a king that those under him will flourish.

Look at the instruction Moses gave to anyone that would be king over the people of Israel:“When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the priests, who are Levites.

It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the LORD his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these decrees and not consider himself better than his brothers and turn from the law to the right or to the left. Then he and his descendants will reign a long time over his kingdom in Israel.” (Deut 17:18-20NIV)

What is the first thing anyone that becomes king over the people of Israel must do? He must get a copy of the book of the law of God for himself. Why? First, it is so that he may give himself to reading it and also to meditating on it all the days of his life.

Second, it is so that he may be careful to live his life according to God’s word. And if he will do this, as Moses points out, he and his descendants will prosper and also reign a long time over the land.You can see, then, that even for any king in Israel to prosper and have many descendants that will reign after him, he must take the word of God seriously. He cannot ignore His word or claim that he is too busy for it.

Otherwise, his reign will not last. Unfortunately, as also see in the bible, most of the people that became kings over the Israelites did not take the word of God seriously.

So, their kingdoms did not endure. Instead, at some point, God had to send all the people into exile because of them. And we see the same thing happening in our world today. Wherever leaders do not take the word of God seriously, they cannot prosper. Instead, they are bound to lead their people into all kinds of slavery.

In any case, the point I am making is that if kings need to take God’s word seriously in order to prosper in life, we who are not kings cannot expect to prosper in life without taking His word seriously. So, if you have not been taking His word seriously, you need to repent for your own good.

How? First, get your own copy of the bible that you can read and understand. Second, give yourself to reading it and to also meditating on it. And as you daily do so, it will not be long at all before you find yourself living according to what God is saying to you.

Now anyone that is daily living according to what God says is bound to prosper in life. He may start small in life like David. Yet God will see to it that he prospers. He may also face many challenges in life like Joseph or Job. God will still see to it that he prospers. So, regardless of your position in life at the moment, take the word of God seriously. And true and lasting prosperity will be yours.

Have a splendid week.

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Fire in my Bones General Post Youth for Jesus

Title: The Lord looks at the heart

fire in my bones
fire in my bones

Series: Youth for Jesus

Number: Vol. 8, No. 18

“But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”” (1Sam 16:7NIV)

When did God say the words of our opening bible text to Samuel? It was when he was in the house of Jesse to anoint one of his sons as king over Israel, that is, in place of King Saul. And who was Samuel not to consider his appearance or height? It was Eliab, Jesse’s first son.

Now why was Samuel not to consider Eliab’s appearance or height? It was because God needed more than his appearance and height in order to make him king. God also needed his heart to be right.

Unfortunately, the man did not have the kind of heart that could make God choose him as king over His people. So, he was rejected.But then, it was not only Eliab that was not considered by God to have the heart of a king among Jesse’s sons. Six other sons of his were also considered by God not to have the heart of a king. Only David, the man’s last son, was considered by God to have the kind of heart He needed His king to have. And it was he that Samuel was told to ordain as king over the people of Israel. (Cf. 1Sam 16:1-13)

What is this teaching us? It is the fact that even though God is the one that promotes or exalts people in life, He does not exalt them indiscriminately. On the contrary, He exalts people based on what He sees in their hearts.

The fact, then, that someone is in a low position does not mean that God is going to exalt him. If the heart of the person is not right for exaltation, God is not going to exalt him. Yet we may see Him taking someone that is already in a high position to an even higher position. Why? The person’s heart is right for exaltation. Therefore, if you want God’s exaltation in life, take care of what is in your heart.

Yes, it may look like you are qualified for certain positions in life because of your education, beauty, intelligence, family background or social status. But if pride, bitterness, lust, envy, hypocrisy or dishonesty is your heart, God may not consider you fit for those positions. We would not know exactly what God saw in Eliab’s heart and in the hearts of his other brothers that made Him reject them for the position of king over Israel. But He saw what He saw. And what He saw displeased Him. So, He rejected them.

Now perhaps there is something God is seeing in you too that is making Him reject you for certain positions of elevation that could have been yours in life. You need to rid your life of whatever it is. But you cannot do that unless you know what it is. How, then, will you know what it is? God Himself, who knows what is in every heart, will have to reveal it to you.

If there is any prayer you, then, must learn to pray, it is that God will constantly reveal whatever displeases Him in your heart to you, so that you may rid yourself of it. And may He, in His mercy, answer you each time you offer this prayer to Him, so that you may do the needful about the state of your heart and never hinder yourself again in life.

Cheers!

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