THE BEAUTY OF HIS HOLINESS (GLORY).
TEXT: 1 TIMOTHY 3:16.
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory".
1 Timothy 3:16 KJV.
From the time of Moses, the word GLORY has been controversial issue as regards the meaning, therefore generating more argument, so they came to an amiable conclusion by using its opposite, which is shame to describe it.
Again, The Holy Bible described the Glory of the Youths as their 'strength', and the Beauty of old men as their grey hair. But when we talk of the Glory of GOD, or the Beauty of His Holiness, we are simply talking about THE DIVINE PRESENCE OF GOD, and HIS WHOLESOMENESS. This is being made manifest through His unbeatable Signs, and Wonders in the Name of JESUS, the surest Name.
When Moses saw the Glory of GOD-Beauty of His Holiness, he couldn't hold himself, but to bow down his face to the earth, His Glory is so awesome, but thanks to our LORD JESUS CHRIST who was made Himself the Mighty Hand of GOD, the Rock of our Defense to shield us from the intensity of wrath of GOD; so that we would not only look at His back, but through Him we could behold GOD face-to-face, and still live. He is the Glory of GOD and we could behold Him as we behold our natural faces in a mirror.
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 3:18 KJV.
Though GOD would not change His Word, neither would He repent from what He had said He would, but He relates with us His Children based on our intimacy therefore on that would make a better Covenant with us; that is what is called knowing GOD experiencially through Faith. As a result of this better covenant built on our trust and obedience to His Precepts and Commands He said in the Book of Psalms;
“Gather to me this consecrated people(my saints), who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
Psalm 50:5 NIV.
When GOD makes Covenant with us it lies domant; until there is a sacrifice attached to it which would serve as a catalyst that speed up the accomplishment of every Word spoken, or written in the covenant lest it remains an empty Altar; so that when the fire falls it would meet something to, let it not the fellow that invoke the fire. Just like those who offered down strange sacrifice in the Bible and it consumed them. When we talk about giving that would provoke open Heaven we talk about its consistency and regularity which would not only make An Altar of the living GOD, but it would a patent and accessible gateway to Heaven and a regular meeting point for our humanity to meet with The Divinity of GOD. Moses dared to ask for the impossible and he got his desire based on his intimacy with GOD, but what we have now is men and women who are only working for GOD, but only a few are really working with GOD; because they are different things entirely. Then GOD replied him;
"And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen".
Exodus 33:20-23 KJV.
And when he himself was enveloped with the Presence of GOD, as he came down from Mount Sinai, he was filled with His Glory, and his face shown like the sun. The Children of Israel could not behold him face-to-face because he was translated; so they had to cover their faces, but because he being their leader needed to speak with them, also, for them to freely relate with him well he had to veil his face; that's the awesomeness of the Presence of GOD which is now being trivialized in our generation; may GOD Help us.
Moses respected the awesomeness of His Divine that is why He went far in his walk with GOD; though he could not get to the promised land, but GOD took him there by flight. Check this out on the Mount of Transfiguration!
"He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel".
Psalms 103:7. KJV.
GOD knows how to bear us up in our weaknesses, pay for our wasted years, though no sinner would go unpunished. That's why He Promised us that our Labour of Love is not in vain; that is if we do not give up, and irrespective of our inconsistencies and inaccuracy in our minutes taking/documentations of our labour of Love in His Vineyards, and our service to humanity; He still pay us our full rewards/salaries in line with His T&C (Terms and conditions), He is unlike our earthly employers who would employ one today, and dismiss him tomorrow; as if that's not enough punishment on its own, they still deny him of his gratuity, even when he's innocent of the allegations laid to his charge. Some would even go as far as freezing his bank accounts, that's too much. Let's tread softly. They forgot that riches don't last for ever, its only GOD that is eternal; that is why my People no condition is permant; the person you so despised today might be your elevator tomorrow, he might be your Saving- Grace tomorrow, and that your dry-cleaner, that Driver you call a commoner, or a good for nothing idiot today might be the one to hold the life- line you need to survive to the other end of the river of life. Please let's treat everyone like a king because you don't know where you'd meet tomorrow. Oni lari koseda to mola. (No one knows tomorrow).
"Because wealth is not permanent. Not even nations last for ever".
Proverbs 27:24 GNBDC.
But where is the Beauty of His Glory in our Sanctuaries today, where have we kept His Glory? In this era where Sacredness of the Holy Altar has been swapped with carnality, where the Holies of Holies is now a performing stage for every upcoming comedians, who foolishly uses the Sciptures to crack jokes; I mean Bible Verses: Our Sword of the Spirit GOD gave us to wage war against all forces of darkness, yet they casualise it, and we call it talent display. And we sing it in our Songs, and say in our Prayers that babalawo, mammy water, witches, and wizards are powerless, yes I agreed; yet you dare not go to to their shrine to perform such barbaric display. We look forward to seeing People like Gideon who will go, and pull down okija shrine, uprpoot their mother's Ashera pole, pull down their Father's idols and burn the worship shrines of Baal, and set our village grots ablaze, so that when we are asked; we'd say; 'It's Apostolic Invasion! And if we asked further, we'd tell them; we are fumigating our Temple against idolatry, so that Yahweh Worship can be established, and the King of Glory would come and Reign!
And People like Nehemiah who would be so determined rebuild the old ruins, and reconstruct the waste places, and re-erect the broken fences of our citadel of Worship of JESUS CHRIST, and People like Amos who would ban the used of fake measurements in our market places, and also put an end to used of mediums and divinations, use of diabolical means of gathering crowds into our worship centers; just raise funds instead raising Spiritual giants who would declare on their knees 'Oh LORD give me this Mountain/Kebbi for JESUS, or I die'; just like Joshua did.
But what do we have now? A people who complain incessantly about GOD who is slow in answering their Prayers, that smells with foul odour of their selfish desire that; the Power of old is not present again.
While in the time past, before the Birth, death, and Resurrection of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. The High Priests of old; no matter how anointed, or powerful he may be dared entered the Holies of Holies except with the blood of ram, for atonement of sin; for his, then for the sins of others because he knows his imperfections, not with boldness which enjoy now- called Grace, uh..uh! He goes in with a very long rope tied around his waist should in case GOD struck him in the course of their discourse because GOD is too Holy to behold iniquity; so that after long waiting they didn't see him returning and they'd start pulling the rope to drag his corpse out. We'd say that was in tthe time of law, and the Prophet, yes it is; but it is still the same GOD and He hasn't change, and He'd never compromise His Standard for any reason, or because of anybody; what we are actually doing is serving the same GOD in a new approach, but what is the value system of our new approach to the Body of CHRIST?Let's check it.
When Prophet Isaiah saw the Glory of GOD seated upon the Throne, high and lifted up; that even the Seraphims could not behold His face, and His train fill the Temple, what did he see?
He saw how unclean he was, and his tongue was purged with life coal of fire from the Altar for you to know the Sacredness of the Divine Presence of GOD:
"Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged".
Isaiah 6:5-7 KJV.
But what do we have today? People who woke from a defiled bed, climbs the Holy Altar of GOD to minister, yet we want to get the same result the People of old got, even when the Book of Life told us, let Love be without dissimulation, but what do we have in Churches today? The firepot is still there, it is our fuelling technique that is poor- I mean very bad! Mr. A. is fuelling his fire with very strong, and dry firewood, with a very good kerosene, but Mr. B. is using only foil papers to fuel his; would they get the same result? Let's ask ourselves, whose fire would burn longer, and keep aflame?
Power of old is still available, it is the People of old that are few; Let us go back to the Ancient Path for us to get a better Result, it is a new dawn of a new era; both in Nigeria and in the diaspora, It is time for Greater works, for Greater Exploits;
The LORD said to his people, “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths and where the best road is. Walk on it, and you will live in peace.” But they said, “No, we will not!”
Jeremiah 6:16 GNBDC.
King Jeroboam trivialized this when he thought he was so superior in his power and he went to the Temple, did not just stay there, went to burn incense on the Holy Altar of GOD, a duty sctrictly meant for the office of a Priest; but what happened to him afterwards?
Immediately, GOD sent a Prophet from Judah who came to Prophecied against the Altar that was desecrated, and the 3 Prophecies came to pass instantly, and when the King reacted to this, he raised his hand to smite the Prophet, the hand could not come down, it shriveled off; and stood still. And they had to beg the Prophet to entreat GOD on the King's behalf, and the was restored to normal again.1Kings 13:1-end, but our emphasis is from verse 1-6.
GOD has made everything easy for us by offering up our LORD JESUS CHRIST to die once and for all; which is for the Redemption of men.
Immediately he gave up the ghost, the wrath of GOD was assuaged and His love vindicated. Then GOD gave a down-to- earth sign as a proof of Victory over Satan and chains that held men bound.
Number 1, the Altar curtain was rent into two equal parts; meaning: the gates of Heaven as been flung open to gain access to the throne of Grace Hebrews 4:16 so that we can come boldly to the throne of Grace and obtain Mercy to help in time of needs. Number 2 being that the veil of uunbelief that hardened the heart of men from obeying GOD, the mind of GOD and the precepts of the Word of GOD; that veil that blocks the understanding of men has been done away with and it's removed. And that the LORD of Sabaoth has granted us rest both on earth and Eternal rest has vanquished the devil and the gate of hell shut forever, so that we can all walk through that straight and narrow path to Eternal life in CHRIST JESUS. That marks the end of law of brutality and fulfilment of Law and Prophets.
Permit me to say; with all apologies, many of us are abusing the Grace of GOD upon our lives; ask me how? Many no longer have regards for GOD, nor things of GOD and the beauty of His Holiness is quickly fading away: Some; because the access to the throne of Grace is free now uses verses from the Bible to crack jokes on the sacred Altar of GOD. The high and most exalted Altars where many in times of old were slained for trifling with the sacredness of the Holy order of the Altar; which many have now turned to a platform for grooming upcoming comedians. May GOD have Mercy on us.
When our Lord JESUS CHRIST died on the cross it brought to the fulfilment of that written in the book of Hebrews.
"For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth".
Hebrews 9:16-17 KJV.
Therefore, if our Lord JESUS had not resurrected; who would have believed our report? Because that is the basis of our testimony that; He died and rose again which is the main controversy that the other religion had against Christianity; Which is our Victory and In this is JESUS glorified GOD.
But thanks be to GOD of Grace who gave us the free gift of the Redemptive Blood of JESUS; if not many who do not have enough money would have been a dead meat in the mouth of Satan for the penalty of their sin; including myself. That Blood speak greater things than that of a goat, pigeon, ram or cow for purification from sin, this precious Blood has saved me from paying the penalty of sin; from facing perdition; even here on earth, and in eternity, and it is a fountain that can never runs dry, and it can never be exhausted.
There was a time in my life when sin and power of darkness disarmed me of every Spiritual weapon at my disposal; I could not Pray, I could not read or study my Bible and if I venteures call JESUS Name; I'd start sleeping. All thanks be to the GOD of Grace who sent me a youth Corp- a Sister who charged me up. When she saw my deformed body, weary soul, and my sick spirit; but the Blood of JESUS. She exclaimed; "An enemy has done this; you need to rise up, fight back and take the battle to his door steps".
She said, but when I look deeply at myself, my present state of not been able to study my Bible, nor Pray, I could not even bath myself; being bathed twice or thrice a week; that's when I come to Corper's lodge- Emmanuel lodge Birnin Kebbi-Rccf.
When she said this; I burst out in tears.
"I'm finished!" I cried out and this lady got angry in her Spirit.
"You are not finished yet, as long as you still have breath in you; keep saying, I drink the Blood of JESUS CHRIST".
"You can say I soak my self in the Blood of JESUS CHRIST".
I started saying this sluggishly, then later became fluent.
"Sister Bose, you will pounce back to your real self". She rounded up.
Another corper Sister Favour Obieroma would lay me down and climb my back; using my back as a walk- way and every bone in my body would start making a cricky sound like they are breaking to pieces. I had no dime in my account, as I had withdrew all the money in my account bought sourvenoirs for People, and gave the rest to as many would be willing to receive from me; I could not even afford a pigeon, not to talk of a fowl, or a goat; but the Blood of JESUS CHRIST availed for me. He did not make feel unworthy or condemn me of my past, but He Redeemed me all the same. He surrounded me with People who loved me, showed me love, bought provisions even, with their #9500, they were given as youth Corp. The question is; where is that love in the body of CHRIST today? That love that made us bear the burned, and share the pain of others; without dishing out a guilt-card to them when they play victim- card on our chess board? I'm the living Testimony of that written in Revelation 12:11.
"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death".
Revelation 12:11 KJV.
After much persistence and consistency; saying those mysterious, but Miraculous words, and Name- the Blood of JESUS CHRIST, then the Power of Resurrection fell on me and quicken my weakened body and I jerked back to live. I, that was bent over like a crone could now walk straight, I used to eat with one side of my teeth, I mean; chewing with my front teeth, I used to drawl saliva when sleeping; I even sleep while standing, and I snore like tipper. Thanks be to JESUS CHRIST who turned my life around for the best. Then who says the Blood of JESUS CHRIST is not working? If you say it's not working; that is the biggest lie from the pit of hell. It worked for me tremendously, and it's still working today.
"For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second".
Hebrews 8:7 KJV.
Therefore, the crucification, death and resurrection of our LORD JESUS CHRIST was a confirmation of the Scripture which we just read now; which is what endorsed the authenticity of our Testimony as Believers, JESUS CHRIST is the Testator, and we are the new Testament the whole world is reading today- seeing is believing! Before He could be testified about a Scripture was fulfilled;
"And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. This he said, signifying what death he should die".
John 12:32-33 KJV.
This was Prophesied even before His arrest, crucification, death and ascension into Glory; yet He Prophesied about it, He was glorified by those who crucified Him ignorantly thereby enhancing His actual glorification. This because He must be lifted up so that He could draw all men to Himself, He had to stoop so low to conquer the world of sin. So, if the world must believe our Testimony we must lift up JESUS CHRIST in everything we do; in words, thoughts, and our actions- even in our unspoken words. That's how we can be a shining light in this dark world to draw all men to the light found in JESUS CHRIST; so that that which the devil meant for evil would be turned to good as many Souls would be converted to CHRIST.
Shalom!!!
TEXT: 1 TIMOTHY 3:16.
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory".
1 Timothy 3:16 KJV.
From the time of Moses, the word GLORY has been controversial issue as regards the meaning, therefore generating more argument, so they came to an amiable conclusion by using its opposite, which is shame to describe it.
Again, The Holy Bible described the Glory of the Youths as their 'strength', and the Beauty of old men as their grey hair. But when we talk of the Glory of GOD, or the Beauty of His Holiness, we are simply talking about THE DIVINE PRESENCE OF GOD, and HIS WHOLESOMENESS. This is being made manifest through His unbeatable Signs, and Wonders in the Name of JESUS, the surest Name.
When Moses saw the Glory of GOD-Beauty of His Holiness, he couldn't hold himself, but to bow down his face to the earth, His Glory is so awesome, but thanks to our LORD JESUS CHRIST who was made Himself the Mighty Hand of GOD, the Rock of our Defense to shield us from the intensity of wrath of GOD; so that we would not only look at His back, but through Him we could behold GOD face-to-face, and still live. He is the Glory of GOD and we could behold Him as we behold our natural faces in a mirror.
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 3:18 KJV.
Though GOD would not change His Word, neither would He repent from what He had said He would, but He relates with us His Children based on our intimacy therefore on that would make a better Covenant with us; that is what is called knowing GOD experiencially through Faith. As a result of this better covenant built on our trust and obedience to His Precepts and Commands He said in the Book of Psalms;
“Gather to me this consecrated people(my saints), who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
Psalm 50:5 NIV.
When GOD makes Covenant with us it lies domant; until there is a sacrifice attached to it which would serve as a catalyst that speed up the accomplishment of every Word spoken, or written in the covenant lest it remains an empty Altar; so that when the fire falls it would meet something to, let it not the fellow that invoke the fire. Just like those who offered down strange sacrifice in the Bible and it consumed them. When we talk about giving that would provoke open Heaven we talk about its consistency and regularity which would not only make An Altar of the living GOD, but it would a patent and accessible gateway to Heaven and a regular meeting point for our humanity to meet with The Divinity of GOD. Moses dared to ask for the impossible and he got his desire based on his intimacy with GOD, but what we have now is men and women who are only working for GOD, but only a few are really working with GOD; because they are different things entirely. Then GOD replied him;
"And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen".
Exodus 33:20-23 KJV.
And when he himself was enveloped with the Presence of GOD, as he came down from Mount Sinai, he was filled with His Glory, and his face shown like the sun. The Children of Israel could not behold him face-to-face because he was translated; so they had to cover their faces, but because he being their leader needed to speak with them, also, for them to freely relate with him well he had to veil his face; that's the awesomeness of the Presence of GOD which is now being trivialized in our generation; may GOD Help us.
Moses respected the awesomeness of His Divine that is why He went far in his walk with GOD; though he could not get to the promised land, but GOD took him there by flight. Check this out on the Mount of Transfiguration!
"He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel".
Psalms 103:7. KJV.
GOD knows how to bear us up in our weaknesses, pay for our wasted years, though no sinner would go unpunished. That's why He Promised us that our Labour of Love is not in vain; that is if we do not give up, and irrespective of our inconsistencies and inaccuracy in our minutes taking/documentations of our labour of Love in His Vineyards, and our service to humanity; He still pay us our full rewards/salaries in line with His T&C (Terms and conditions), He is unlike our earthly employers who would employ one today, and dismiss him tomorrow; as if that's not enough punishment on its own, they still deny him of his gratuity, even when he's innocent of the allegations laid to his charge. Some would even go as far as freezing his bank accounts, that's too much. Let's tread softly. They forgot that riches don't last for ever, its only GOD that is eternal; that is why my People no condition is permant; the person you so despised today might be your elevator tomorrow, he might be your Saving- Grace tomorrow, and that your dry-cleaner, that Driver you call a commoner, or a good for nothing idiot today might be the one to hold the life- line you need to survive to the other end of the river of life. Please let's treat everyone like a king because you don't know where you'd meet tomorrow. Oni lari koseda to mola. (No one knows tomorrow).
"Because wealth is not permanent. Not even nations last for ever".
Proverbs 27:24 GNBDC.
But where is the Beauty of His Glory in our Sanctuaries today, where have we kept His Glory? In this era where Sacredness of the Holy Altar has been swapped with carnality, where the Holies of Holies is now a performing stage for every upcoming comedians, who foolishly uses the Sciptures to crack jokes; I mean Bible Verses: Our Sword of the Spirit GOD gave us to wage war against all forces of darkness, yet they casualise it, and we call it talent display. And we sing it in our Songs, and say in our Prayers that babalawo, mammy water, witches, and wizards are powerless, yes I agreed; yet you dare not go to to their shrine to perform such barbaric display. We look forward to seeing People like Gideon who will go, and pull down okija shrine, uprpoot their mother's Ashera pole, pull down their Father's idols and burn the worship shrines of Baal, and set our village grots ablaze, so that when we are asked; we'd say; 'It's Apostolic Invasion! And if we asked further, we'd tell them; we are fumigating our Temple against idolatry, so that Yahweh Worship can be established, and the King of Glory would come and Reign!
And People like Nehemiah who would be so determined rebuild the old ruins, and reconstruct the waste places, and re-erect the broken fences of our citadel of Worship of JESUS CHRIST, and People like Amos who would ban the used of fake measurements in our market places, and also put an end to used of mediums and divinations, use of diabolical means of gathering crowds into our worship centers; just raise funds instead raising Spiritual giants who would declare on their knees 'Oh LORD give me this Mountain/Kebbi for JESUS, or I die'; just like Joshua did.
But what do we have now? A people who complain incessantly about GOD who is slow in answering their Prayers, that smells with foul odour of their selfish desire that; the Power of old is not present again.
While in the time past, before the Birth, death, and Resurrection of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. The High Priests of old; no matter how anointed, or powerful he may be dared entered the Holies of Holies except with the blood of ram, for atonement of sin; for his, then for the sins of others because he knows his imperfections, not with boldness which enjoy now- called Grace, uh..uh! He goes in with a very long rope tied around his waist should in case GOD struck him in the course of their discourse because GOD is too Holy to behold iniquity; so that after long waiting they didn't see him returning and they'd start pulling the rope to drag his corpse out. We'd say that was in tthe time of law, and the Prophet, yes it is; but it is still the same GOD and He hasn't change, and He'd never compromise His Standard for any reason, or because of anybody; what we are actually doing is serving the same GOD in a new approach, but what is the value system of our new approach to the Body of CHRIST?Let's check it.
When Prophet Isaiah saw the Glory of GOD seated upon the Throne, high and lifted up; that even the Seraphims could not behold His face, and His train fill the Temple, what did he see?
He saw how unclean he was, and his tongue was purged with life coal of fire from the Altar for you to know the Sacredness of the Divine Presence of GOD:
"Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged".
Isaiah 6:5-7 KJV.
But what do we have today? People who woke from a defiled bed, climbs the Holy Altar of GOD to minister, yet we want to get the same result the People of old got, even when the Book of Life told us, let Love be without dissimulation, but what do we have in Churches today? The firepot is still there, it is our fuelling technique that is poor- I mean very bad! Mr. A. is fuelling his fire with very strong, and dry firewood, with a very good kerosene, but Mr. B. is using only foil papers to fuel his; would they get the same result? Let's ask ourselves, whose fire would burn longer, and keep aflame?
Power of old is still available, it is the People of old that are few; Let us go back to the Ancient Path for us to get a better Result, it is a new dawn of a new era; both in Nigeria and in the diaspora, It is time for Greater works, for Greater Exploits;
The LORD said to his people, “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths and where the best road is. Walk on it, and you will live in peace.” But they said, “No, we will not!”
Jeremiah 6:16 GNBDC.
King Jeroboam trivialized this when he thought he was so superior in his power and he went to the Temple, did not just stay there, went to burn incense on the Holy Altar of GOD, a duty sctrictly meant for the office of a Priest; but what happened to him afterwards?
Immediately, GOD sent a Prophet from Judah who came to Prophecied against the Altar that was desecrated, and the 3 Prophecies came to pass instantly, and when the King reacted to this, he raised his hand to smite the Prophet, the hand could not come down, it shriveled off; and stood still. And they had to beg the Prophet to entreat GOD on the King's behalf, and the was restored to normal again.1Kings 13:1-end, but our emphasis is from verse 1-6.
GOD has made everything easy for us by offering up our LORD JESUS CHRIST to die once and for all; which is for the Redemption of men.
Immediately he gave up the ghost, the wrath of GOD was assuaged and His love vindicated. Then GOD gave a down-to- earth sign as a proof of Victory over Satan and chains that held men bound.
Number 1, the Altar curtain was rent into two equal parts; meaning: the gates of Heaven as been flung open to gain access to the throne of Grace Hebrews 4:16 so that we can come boldly to the throne of Grace and obtain Mercy to help in time of needs. Number 2 being that the veil of uunbelief that hardened the heart of men from obeying GOD, the mind of GOD and the precepts of the Word of GOD; that veil that blocks the understanding of men has been done away with and it's removed. And that the LORD of Sabaoth has granted us rest both on earth and Eternal rest has vanquished the devil and the gate of hell shut forever, so that we can all walk through that straight and narrow path to Eternal life in CHRIST JESUS. That marks the end of law of brutality and fulfilment of Law and Prophets.
Permit me to say; with all apologies, many of us are abusing the Grace of GOD upon our lives; ask me how? Many no longer have regards for GOD, nor things of GOD and the beauty of His Holiness is quickly fading away: Some; because the access to the throne of Grace is free now uses verses from the Bible to crack jokes on the sacred Altar of GOD. The high and most exalted Altars where many in times of old were slained for trifling with the sacredness of the Holy order of the Altar; which many have now turned to a platform for grooming upcoming comedians. May GOD have Mercy on us.
When our Lord JESUS CHRIST died on the cross it brought to the fulfilment of that written in the book of Hebrews.
"For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth".
Hebrews 9:16-17 KJV.
Therefore, if our Lord JESUS had not resurrected; who would have believed our report? Because that is the basis of our testimony that; He died and rose again which is the main controversy that the other religion had against Christianity; Which is our Victory and In this is JESUS glorified GOD.
But thanks be to GOD of Grace who gave us the free gift of the Redemptive Blood of JESUS; if not many who do not have enough money would have been a dead meat in the mouth of Satan for the penalty of their sin; including myself. That Blood speak greater things than that of a goat, pigeon, ram or cow for purification from sin, this precious Blood has saved me from paying the penalty of sin; from facing perdition; even here on earth, and in eternity, and it is a fountain that can never runs dry, and it can never be exhausted.
There was a time in my life when sin and power of darkness disarmed me of every Spiritual weapon at my disposal; I could not Pray, I could not read or study my Bible and if I venteures call JESUS Name; I'd start sleeping. All thanks be to the GOD of Grace who sent me a youth Corp- a Sister who charged me up. When she saw my deformed body, weary soul, and my sick spirit; but the Blood of JESUS. She exclaimed; "An enemy has done this; you need to rise up, fight back and take the battle to his door steps".
She said, but when I look deeply at myself, my present state of not been able to study my Bible, nor Pray, I could not even bath myself; being bathed twice or thrice a week; that's when I come to Corper's lodge- Emmanuel lodge Birnin Kebbi-Rccf.
When she said this; I burst out in tears.
"I'm finished!" I cried out and this lady got angry in her Spirit.
"You are not finished yet, as long as you still have breath in you; keep saying, I drink the Blood of JESUS CHRIST".
"You can say I soak my self in the Blood of JESUS CHRIST".
I started saying this sluggishly, then later became fluent.
"Sister Bose, you will pounce back to your real self". She rounded up.
Another corper Sister Favour Obieroma would lay me down and climb my back; using my back as a walk- way and every bone in my body would start making a cricky sound like they are breaking to pieces. I had no dime in my account, as I had withdrew all the money in my account bought sourvenoirs for People, and gave the rest to as many would be willing to receive from me; I could not even afford a pigeon, not to talk of a fowl, or a goat; but the Blood of JESUS CHRIST availed for me. He did not make feel unworthy or condemn me of my past, but He Redeemed me all the same. He surrounded me with People who loved me, showed me love, bought provisions even, with their #9500, they were given as youth Corp. The question is; where is that love in the body of CHRIST today? That love that made us bear the burned, and share the pain of others; without dishing out a guilt-card to them when they play victim- card on our chess board? I'm the living Testimony of that written in Revelation 12:11.
"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death".
Revelation 12:11 KJV.
After much persistence and consistency; saying those mysterious, but Miraculous words, and Name- the Blood of JESUS CHRIST, then the Power of Resurrection fell on me and quicken my weakened body and I jerked back to live. I, that was bent over like a crone could now walk straight, I used to eat with one side of my teeth, I mean; chewing with my front teeth, I used to drawl saliva when sleeping; I even sleep while standing, and I snore like tipper. Thanks be to JESUS CHRIST who turned my life around for the best. Then who says the Blood of JESUS CHRIST is not working? If you say it's not working; that is the biggest lie from the pit of hell. It worked for me tremendously, and it's still working today.
"For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second".
Hebrews 8:7 KJV.
Therefore, the crucification, death and resurrection of our LORD JESUS CHRIST was a confirmation of the Scripture which we just read now; which is what endorsed the authenticity of our Testimony as Believers, JESUS CHRIST is the Testator, and we are the new Testament the whole world is reading today- seeing is believing! Before He could be testified about a Scripture was fulfilled;
"And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. This he said, signifying what death he should die".
John 12:32-33 KJV.
This was Prophesied even before His arrest, crucification, death and ascension into Glory; yet He Prophesied about it, He was glorified by those who crucified Him ignorantly thereby enhancing His actual glorification. This because He must be lifted up so that He could draw all men to Himself, He had to stoop so low to conquer the world of sin. So, if the world must believe our Testimony we must lift up JESUS CHRIST in everything we do; in words, thoughts, and our actions- even in our unspoken words. That's how we can be a shining light in this dark world to draw all men to the light found in JESUS CHRIST; so that that which the devil meant for evil would be turned to good as many Souls would be converted to CHRIST.
Shalom!!!
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