WORD DIARY: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

 

#The Lord delivers!..

 

Psalms 81:7 In your distress you called and I rescued you, I answered you out of a thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah.

#The Lord answers!

Psalms 81:8-9 Hear me, my people, and I will warn you— if you would only listen to me, Israel! You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not worship any god other than me.

#The Lord demands! 

Psalms 81:10 I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.

#The Lord delivers!

Psalms 81:11-12 “But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me. So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.

Let us pray: Father God, we receive the grace for submission in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. Do you obey the commandments of God?

2. Do you disobey the commandments of God? 

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Postscript

Ecclesiastes 7:29 This only have I found: God made mankind upright, but men have gone in search of many schemes.

God, more than earthly manufacturers, created a perfect mankind; and like every manufacturer, He gave the Bible as the manual. As we brush our teeth and eat every day, so much do we need to look into that manual for daily living and thereby prevent a malfunction inherent in seeking our many devices.

These verses and the accompanying nuggets are meant to start you out every day. But you need a personal relationship with God and the Lord Jesus Christ. It will help to contact a Bible believing church near you.

For comments, questions and general counsel follow me at basil.chukwuezi on Facebook,  @BasilChukwuezi on Twitter, Instagram, basilchukwuezi and my blog,  http://kingdomstreet.blogspot.com. Email: edensquareassembly@yahoo.com. All scriptures are from the New International Version (NIV). Please kindly like and share to others. God bless you.

HARVESTERS! – PART 1 – INTRODUCTION!

 

This season, the Lord is reminding us of the great commission and the urgent need to bring in the harvest of souls. As prophesied in Habakkuk 2:14 KJV – “For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea”. The message of the gospel is to all. Therefore, regardless of the seeming advancement of the gospel in nations of the earth, there is a need for more souls to be won and more territories to be claimed for Jesus. In this regard, the role and need of harvesters cannot be over emphasized. There is thus a clarion call for harvesters to arise! 

Harvest means the gathering of crops, symbolizing the gathering of souls. Jesus referred to the abundance of people who are ready to receive the Gospel message and become disciples. The harvest represents the ripe opportunity for evangelism and discipleship. Here is how Jesus puts it in Luke. 10:2 KJV – “Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest)” This was a fitting pep talk and encouragement while commissioning the 72 disciples (Luke 10:1-24). Jesus is sending them out to win souls, and He's giving them instructions and encouragement. From this scripture we learn the following:

1. God's sovereignty over the harvest (salvation and discipleship).

2. The need for human cooperation (prayer and labour) in God's plan.

3. The verse highlights the importance of prayer in missions and evangelism.

4. It also stresses the urgency of the task, as the harvest is ripe, but the workers are few.

The call is not only to the 72 disciples, but now extends to us as believers. As every farmer knows, if the crop is not harvested, the labour of sewing, weeding and watering are wasted; and the crop will rot away. In a similar vein, we are not oblivious of the burden of the Lord to bring men to the knowledge of Christ, and this we will do by the equipping of His Spirit. Nations (believers and unbelievers) are yearning for the outpouring of God's power, men are seeking freedom from the hold and gris of darkness, and the government of nations seems not to know what to do. More than ever before, the world needs help; and Jesus is the answer.

For this quest, we are taking up the call to be the SENT, the HARVESTERS, those who will bring men out of darkness into the light through the efficacy of the word of God. Our five-part series for the month of September, “Harvesters”, brings attention to bear on the great commission and challenges us to rise up to the onerous task of bringing in and discipling souls into the kingdom of God. Join us this and every Sunday, onsite and online, as we explore the theme. God bless you.

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WORD DIARY: SATURDAY AUGUST 31, 2024

 

 

#Sing unto the Lord!..

 

Psalms 80:19 Restore us, Lord God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.

#Restored by the Lord!

Psalms 81:1-2 Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob! Begin the music, strike the timbrel, play the melodious harp and lyre.

#Sing unto the Lord!

Psalms 81:3-4 Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival; this is a decree for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

#Obey the Lord!

Psalms 81:5-6 When God went out against Egypt, he established it as a statute for Joseph. I heard an unknown voice say: “I removed the burden from their shoulders; their hands were set free from the basket.

Let us pray: Father God, arise and deliver us from every bondage in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. Do you have any burden?

2. Have you called on God to take away the burden?  

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These verses and the accompanying nuggets are meant to start you out every day. But you need a personal relationship with God and the Lord Jesus Christ. It will help to contact a Bible believing church near you.

For comments, questions and general counsel follow me at basil.chukwuezi on Facebook,  @BasilChukwuezi on Twitter, Instagram, basilchukwuezi and my blog,  http://kingdomstreet.blogspot.com. Email: edensquareassembly@yahoo.com. All scriptures are from the New International Version (NIV). Please kindly like and share to others. God bless you.