Adventures of Faith

    Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. John 12:24   In the natural realm, when you sow a seed, the seed dies and takes on new life. This new life has the potential ability to bear fruits, usually greater than what was sown. However, the death experience of the seed presents a challenge to the seed, it has to lose hold of itself and trust absolutely in the natural process of germination to take on new life. If a seed refuses to trust this process and so refuses to die, then it can only abide the way it is. As basic as this is, it can be the simple reason why some believers never experience increase – the fear of dying to self.   I have established in several previous writings that God wants you to prosper and to increase, and He has put everything in place for that to happen, but if you don’t follow God’s system of increase, He is not going to begin to run halt...

And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren. Gen.24:27   There is an interesting story of Abraham and his eldest servant in Genesis 24, which forms the core of this piece of writing. As a background to the text, Abraham had instructed his servant strictly to get a wife for Isaac from amongst his own people, and not from amongst the Canaanites where he dwelt. The servant then set out for Mesopotamia to get a wife for Isaac, his master’s son. God showed this servant His kindness, and led him straight to Rebecca who was from the household of Nahor, Abraham’s brother.   As you read this interesting story, something stands out and that thing is what is often times absent in the lives of some believers; it is the motion of faith. Abraham and his servant didn't just wish for a wife for Isaac from amongst Abraham's people, neither...

So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. Ps.78:72   What does it take to excel in God’s way in your chosen area of business or career? When we consider business or career success, it’s tempting to worry about things like: ·      Being charismatic ·      Being attractive ·      Being insanely intelligent   Those qualities are great, but they are not the real determinants of success. I will focus on three major areas that could help you succeed: 1.    Integrity of heart 2.    Skilfulness of hands 3.    Prayer Get these three things right, and you’ll succeed in any area of endeavour.   Integrity of Heart Integrity of heart is an emotional, spiritual, and practical consistency with your purpose. In essence, integrity of heart is internalising your purpose. That purpose becomes not just wh...

  But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. James 1:25 (NKJV)   In the bible passage above, take note of the emphasis I added on the word doer. Over the years I have found out that this word can be the differentiator between a believer who lives a very ordinary life, and a victorious believer. Even though some may choose to differ on this, it stands obvious. There are far too many believers who would rather talk the word than do the word. Like the saying goes, it is not how much you know, but what you do with what you know. What good is it if you know so much of the word, but barely do it? The word cannot profit such a life.     You see, sometimes it is easy to find an excuse to do other things other than the word. It can even be easier sometimes to hide under the cover of praying than to do the word. For instance, the word says in 2 Cor. 9:6; ...

Many who desire to operate consistently in the miraculous have continued to press in consciously into the power of God. Some have seen the power at work consistently, while there are many others who haven’t experienced the power of God at work as much as they would have desired.     If you are in the latter place, you need to step back a little and evaluate again if you have everything right or possibly you are missing something important. From my study of the word of God and experience, often what is lacking is deep compassion.   The greatest men that have been mightily used of God to touch people’s lives have been men of deep compassion. Jesus was a man of deepest compassion, and the power of God flowed naturally through Him. One of the stories that points out the compassion of Jesus, and the lack of same by His disciples is the story of how Jesus fed the multitude in Mark’s gospel.   Mark 6:34-44 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, ...

  In the wake of recent happenings around the world, particularly in our nation, there are many who are asking questions, some genuine; out of a desire to really understand, and others just to make mockery of our faith.     We certainly do not have answers to every question, and will not pretend to do, neither is this a piece in the defense of God, for how can a mortal man defend the Almighty. This piece is simply to provide some insight based on what we know from the scriptures.   Satan is the god of this world, he gained lease of it when man fell in the beginning, giving rise to evil.   2 Corinthians 4:4 Satan, who is the god of this world… (NLT).    As long as Satan’s lease remains on the earth, there will be evil occurrences, because God is just and will not violate Satan’s lease which was a legal transaction when man fell. Luke 4:6 …the devil said, “because they are mine to give to anyone I please. (NLT).   Whatever represents stealing, killi...

  The Lord does not delay [as though He were unable to act] and is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness…2 Peter 3:9   Whenever we receive a promise or a word from God, we almost begin to expect same to come to pass immediately, and this sometimes is where the trouble comes from. When the manifestation doesn’t come within the time frame that we have set in our mind, we begin to doubt if really God meant what He promised or if it is that He is just not consistent in bringing His word to pass.     Many believers try to put up a bold face and a solid appearance, but these are real questions begging for answers in the lives of many. As we look carefully at scriptures, and even at the positive experiences of those who have gone before us, it is not hard to find out that many times, our estimation of time is not the same as God’s.     When God speaks to us, as humans, we try to interpret it within the sphere of our human comprehension, so that we can...