Jesus the perfect gift

Christians are people who were sinners who accepted the gift of salvation. They had welcomed Jesus into their lives. They had received the perfect gift.

Since it is a gift, it is up to an individual to decide to accept or reject. Once a person had accepted the gift, it is up to the person to maximise his or her gift. It is up to the person to enjoy the gift. What is this gift? Or more specifically, Who is this gift? The Gift is Jesus! For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Now that we know the Gift is Jesus, it is up to us to further know Jesus and enjoy His love for us. The bible says that greater is He who is in me than he who is of the world. Don't we want to know Jesus more? For to know Jesus is to love Jesus. To love Jesus is to enjoy Jesus. To enjoy Jesus is to receive all that Jesus had given. That's why we want to see more of Jesus in the bible.

We can only receive what God had freely given. We can't work or earn God's gift, for it is a Gift. We can only enjoy this Gift more and more. We can only enjoy His love for us more and more each day.

The moment we are enjoying Jesus in our lives, all dark forces that were against us had to flee. We will be seeing miracles manifesting in our lives. For those who are sick, they shall be made whole completely. For those who are poor, they shall be poor no more. They shall be prosperous in the area of finance. For those who are dejected, they can hope against all hope for their miracles to manifest!

Jesus, the perfect Gift, had perfectly completed a complete work at the cross. Our role as Christians is to enjoy the finished work. Receive our blessings for they had been poured forth into our lives by Jesus. Hallelujah!

Give praise with a thankful heart

In everything, give thanks to the Lord.

I remembered a testimony shared by Pastor Mark. He was, at that time, going through the worst season of his life. He was having a $16 million debt. He was dealing with health issues such as obesity. He was feeling helpless & possibly hopeless as well.

Then one day while "complaining" to God, God spoke to him. God asked Pastor Mark, then deacon Mark, to look up at the ceiling & asked him what did he see. Pastor Mark told God that he saw the ceiling fan. God reminded Pastor Mark that there were some who didn't have electricity at home just because they didn't pay their utilities bill.

God then asked Pastor Mark to look out of his house window. He reminded Pastor Mark that his car was still there. God told Pastor Mark that He was taking care of all the issues that Pastor Mark was facing then. He reminded Pastor Mark to give thanks in everything & to praise Him for His goodness.

In five years, God delivered Pastor Mark of his debt & healed all the illnesses that he was suffering from. There is deliverance when we give thanks to God. There is power when we praise & worship God. Hallelujah!

What are we conscious of when we wake up in the morning?

Each morning when we wake up, we have a few choices to make. We can decide where to have breakfast. We can decide how to make our way to our office. Maybe we can also decide what is to be done first at the office. However, we seldom make a decision to be Christ conscious for the whole day. Why is that so?

We are more concerned over work issues, financial issues, health issues, family issues and etc. We may be swarmed by all these legit demand that we forget there is One who is more than able to help us to cope with all the legit demands in our lives.

When we are Christ conscious, the favour of God will fill us and overtake us in all that we do or touch. When we are Christ conscious, the wisdom of God will guide us in our every endeavour. His mighty hand will be involved in everything that we do. And we will experience length of days. Somehow, we accomplished more things than we normally do.

Be Christ conscious all day long and enjoy His love and His presence. Be aware of Christ in us, the hope of glory.

Lord, help!

I just read again the story of Peter walking on water towards Jesus in the book of Matthew a few days ago. Always find it amazing to have a fresh revelation of Jesus on those verses that had been read umpteen times.

Previously when I read this portion of the scriptures, I only saw that the disciples were afraid of the storm because it is a perfect storm. Some of them were seasoned fishermen and yet they had never experienced any storm like the one they were experiencing. They probably felt their lives were threatened. They probably felt hopeless in that situation as well.

When we depend on our might to achieve things, we will come to a point where even the strongest among us will find the going tough. We may even fill that the world has come to an end for us in those challenging times.

Then, in the fourth watch of the night, they were terrified when they saw Jesus walking on water towards them for they thought they had seen a ghost. However, Peter shouted to the Lord to bid him to come to Him and Jesus said that He is the Lord and answered to Peter to come to Him. Peter walked on water towards Jesus.

In our darkness hour, Jesus is always there to help us. He is always there to comfort to us. He is always there to deliver us. When we behold Jesus, we will walk on storm. When we behold Jesus, we will triumph over our difficult situations, we will always be victorious, though we are more than conquerors in Christ.

The next moment, the scriptures say that Peter began to look at the storm and he began to sink. The moment we take our eyes off Jesus, we begin to depend on our natural senses and natural might and we will begin to "sink" in our challenges.

Then Peter cried, "Lord, help!". Immediately, Jesus extended his hand to catch Peter and together they walked back to the boat. That's the loveliness of our Lord Jesus. He will immediately save us from serious harm. Jesus will never leave us nor forsake us.

Here's the interesting part where I have a fresh revelation of Jesus. I had always read this portion of the scriptures and thought that the disciples continued their journey with Jesus on board through the storm. However, the scriptures say that when Jesus and Peter were on the boat, the wind ceased. Hallelujah! When Jesus is with us, the "storm" in our lives will ceased. Regardless of how "perfect" the storm in our lives may be, it will immediately cease!

When the Lord is with us, no evil shall befall us nor shall any plague come near our dwellings. No weapon formed shall prosper against us. Just believe in the Lord and His mighty hand to save us.