HEIGHT OF LOVE : BANISHED BUT NOT EXPELLED (Part 2)

2 Samuel 14:14, Titus 2:11.

Good day Beloved,
We discussed in the first part some Mysteries of our identities. A close friend got so personal with it that he edited his name and added 'GOD' to it. Well, no worries. After all, the Scripture says 'we are gods and Children of the Most High' (Ps. 82:6). So it's acceptable.
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However, the latter part of 2 Sam. 14:14 says that God devises means so that those He has Banished do not become expelled.

In this part, we will go ahead to discuss that devised means.
For someone to be banished is:
- Not to have access to a particular place or thing.
- To always be on the run, looking over the shoulder.
- To be denied some benefits/privileges once enjoyed.

Well, one general truth is that Man was banished from Eden. Eternal life was taken from man, all the comforts and privileges of Eden were withdrawn and Man lost access to Eden (Gen. 3:22-24).

However, God, true to His Word, devised a means so that His Banished does not become expelled. That means was the Sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross. He sent His Only Son so as to bring many sons (you and I) into glory (Heb. 2:10).

Now, through the Sacrifice of Christ on the Cross, we have access to Eden once again, we have eternal life again (Jn. 3:16).
Titus 2:11 says ' The GRACE that brings salvation has appeared unto ALL men...'. That GRACE is JESUS.

Without Him, we would all have been all expelled like the devil. But thank God for Jesus. This is the height of love. There is no greater love than this that a man should lay down his life for another (Jn. 15:13).

Please and please, you can put an end to sorrow, Sickness, failure, lack, and all oppressions of the devil. Let Jesus fight for you. He has never lost. Allow Him. Access that GRACE and begin to enjoy a life of ease. It's real. It's here.

THE HEIGHT OF LOVE

Jn.15:13, 2 Sam.14:14.

*a deep sigh*...
Yeah, I had to do that. Let me share with you why.

You know, I have always heard that God is love (1 Jn. 4:8). And that He loved us so much that He sent His only Son to die for our sins so as to redeem us from the curse of the law (Gal. 3:13) and make us Kings and priests unto Him (Rev. 1:5-6). Mysterious, you think?

I have heard more than that even to the fact I am now a child of God, heir according to the Abrahamic promise (Gal. 3:29), now a citizen of Heaven (Phil. 3:20), and now partakers of the Commonwealth of Israel (Eph. 2:11-13). You think that's a mystery?

How about the fact that you now bear His name (2 Chro. 7:14) - so my name can as well be OLUMADE ZOE TESTIMONY GOD. Yeah, the 'God' isn't there because I am claiming to be God. Far from it. Never will that be. It's rather there because that's my spiritual Surname. I've been baptized into Him (Rom. 6:3), and I bear His marks and seal on my body and in my spirit (Eph. 1:13-14, Gal. 6:17). A deeper mystery?

Then I saw this...
It's in 2 Samuel 14:14.
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When a man commits a sin, God chastises. He disciplines with love. In doing that, the individual may be banished from His presence. This is not the worst that can happen to any man. To be expelled is. When a man is expelled, there is no hope of return. This is where the devil and his demons stand.

However, the height of love is this, that after He banishes a man, He still goes ahead to put measures in place that such individual isn't expelled. Never seen love so awesome and overwhelming. He's the best Father ever. He really wants absolutely no one to perish but that all should come to repentance (2 Pet. 3:9). He's always ready to forgive with open arms no matter how grave the sins are (Isa. 1:18).

No man is totally expelled. Some may be banished. Just in case you are banished. You do not hear His voice anymore. You don't see Him like you used to anymore. You don't receive revelations in the Scriptures like you used to. You know beyond doubt that there's been a gulf between you and God. This is a measure by God to make sure that you are not expelled.

The solution is a prayer of repentance. And I can assure you that without doubt, you will be welcomed back into the family of God.

Only Banished! Not Expelled! Hope exists for All!
The Height of Love.

DO IT YOURSELF (D.I.Y)

WORDS OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

February 11th, 2016 (Thursday)

[Topic] - DO IT YOURSELF (D.I.Y)

[Scripture] - Proverbs 6:9. "...You lazy people, how long are you going to lie there? When will you get up?"

[Message] - Good morning Beloved. For this God is our God for ever and ever.

The statement, 'do it yourself', is one many of us are familiar with. It is meant to get us to do somethings on our own and not rely on others to get them done for us. Many of us want the finished products and want to skip all the labour processes and hardwork. It's time to do it yourself. 

Laziness is one of the traps that the devil uses to keep people down and bound, especially the youths. As the saying goes, 'an idle hand is the devil's workshop'. God doesn't work with lazy people. He is rewarder of them that 'diligently' seek Him (Heb.11:6). Do you see a man who is 'diligent in his business, he willl stand before kings (Prov.22:29).  

I heard from a man of God that God will never substitute diligence for anointing oil. God has never blessed indolence is not about to start. We have got to get up and do something. Particularly, in the things that concern the spirit. Many times we just want to sit back and listen to sermons, read devotionals, and so on, and are never going in search of the Truth ourselves. 

Now that's not to say it's wrong. It's not, but there has to be a personal effort to create your own personal relationship with God. That what He want. I'm pretty sure you can't do that with other areas of your life. For instance, give someone the money to go on a vacation for you, then come back and tell you all about it, while you sit and save yourself the stress. Would you? NO! Would you give your wife/husband to someone else to help you take care of and then bring them when you're old to save yourself the stress. Would you? NO! 

Then, it's time to do the digging in the WORD of God for yourself! Do it yourself! 

#SELAH

PRACTICAL STEP :- A good place to start is with the Bible-in-one-year plan below. 

FURTHER BIBLE STUDY :- Proverbs 6:6-9, Matthew 25:14-30

BIBLE-IN-ONE-YEAR PLAN :- Mark 10:46 - Mark 12:40, Job 20: 1-19

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NEVER ENGAGE THE DEVIL IN A FIGHT

WORDS OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

February 10th, 2016 (Wednesday)

[Topic] - NEVER ENGAGE THE DEVIL IN A FIGHT

[Scripture] - 2 Chronicles 20:15 (KJV). "...for the battle is not yours, but God's."

[Message] - Good morning Beloved. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. 

This is a serious one this morning. It deals with our every day activity. It addresses our struggles every blessed day. An awful lot of times, we face challenges and trials and temptations, where the devil brings sin wrapped and packaged with desire written all over it, when in the real sense, it's just lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and pride of life, enough to lead any man to hell. 

A not-so-pleasant news is that at the beginning of every year, or month or day, we wake up speaking to ourselves and gearing our spirits for a fight we are very sure to lose. We tell ourselves, 'there's no way the devil will get me to fall today', and we forget that this same devil knows our weaknesses, will hit us right in that spot, and then we come back bowing our heads in shame, while some even think God is not paying attention to them at all. 

We must get to the level where we understand that a battle with the devil is one we will never win, as long as we do the fighting. Our anchor scripture has told us the plain truth, 'the battle is not yours'. You're not meant to do the fighting. Like Moses told the Israelites, be still and know that He is God (Exo.14:14). 

Please go through your Bible again to Revelation 12:11, you would find out that the Bible says 'they overcame him BY the blood of the Lamb', and not '...WITH the blood of the Lamb'. You're meant to stand back, worship Him, praise Him, plead the Blood and throw scriptures in the face of the devil. 

This way, I bet you, there's no way the devil is winning. He already lost once (Col. 2:14-15), He will always lose to Christ. That's the way to win - leave the fight for God and trust Him while you do your own part. Don't fight the devil yourself, you won't win.

#SELAH

FURTHER BIBLE STUDY :- 2 chronicles 20

BIBLE-IN-ONE-YEAR PLAN :- Mark 9:14 - Mark 10:45, Job 19:13-29.

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WHO IS WITH YOU?

WORDS OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

February 9th, 2016 (Tuesday)

[Topic] - WHO IS WITH YOU?

[Scripture] - Psalm 16:8 (KJV). "I have set the Lord always before me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved." 

[Message] - Good morning Beloved. We will sing unto our God because He has dealt bountifully with us. 

'Show me your friends and I will tell you who you are'. Oh how true that statement is. Many of us have placed little or virtually no importance on who our friends are, or who we choose as companions, until it's too late and there's almost no coming back. 

Psalm 1:1-3 gives us 3 categories of companions we must never associate with: the ungodly, sinners, and scornful. If we decide to move with them, it won't be long before they introduce us to their father, the devil (John 8:44). 

Proverbs 13:20 says that if you walk with the wise, you become wise, and a companion of fools shall be destroyed. In simple terms, 'you are who you walk with!' The people we walk with affect us so much they in the end, they either make or mar our destinies. 

David had Jonathan, Joshua had Caleb, Jesus had His disciples, Timothy had Paul, Daniel and the 3 Hebrew boys, and so on, and they made it. However, Ahitophel and Absalom, Korah, Abiram and Dathan had the wrong set of companions and it led to their failures. 

Those who are with you are either for you or against you. Don't make the mistake of thinking they are all for you. If God opens your eyes to see that you must drop some people, please do so fast. Who are with you?

#SELAH

PRACTICAL STEP :- Look at all of those you call friends and prayerfully and practically drop those who won't help your destiny. Friendship is by choice and not by force. 

FURTHER BIBLE STUDY :- Zechariah 3

BIBLE-IN-ONE-YEAR PLAN :- Mark 7:1- Mark 9:13, Job 18:20 - Job 19:12

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