Marching Forward 2

 

All men love to MARCH and not CRAWL, only that many are limited by WEIGHTS. The attached picture showed that the man has the physicality to march forward but the huge weight upon him wouldn't just allow him. It is then important we deal with this foundation in our 2nd edition of MARCHING FORWARD. 

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us (Hebrews 12 vs 1)."

Assuredly the Lord is available to equip men but what separates us is SIN (Isaiah 59 vs 1-2), for long do we then think we can patch up things before God? Absolutely you can't go far or sustain progress while toiling with sin, it brings Heaven to tears when one who should be a DELIVERER needs DELIVERANCE, how much more painful it is when he or she doesn't even see a need for deliverance. 

The Lord told Joshua to march forward with his troops, the Lord told him he shall take over the promised land. God is not a liar, He would surely fulfill whatsoever that comes out of His mouth. But Achan did evil, he committed sin and covered it up, afterwards they were defeated by a small city, they couldn't go forward, the weight brought upon them by Achan stopped their progress (Joshua 7). 

Beloved, this is a New Year with great things in store for you from God, are you going to allow those wights take it away from you? God cannot be mocked, He clearly stated it in His word "But God's truth stands firm like a great rock, and nothing can shake it. It is a foundation stone with these words written on it: 'The Lord knows those who are really his,' and 'A person who calls himself a Christian should not be doing things that are wrong (2 Timothy 2 vs 19 TLB)." He desires that we live a life with no sin "He himself has said You must be holy, for I am holy (1 Peter 1 vs 16 TLB)."

I know right now you are asking, is this even possible? Apostle Paul showed us in " Romans 7 vs 15 I don't understand myself at all, for I really want to do what is right, but I can't. I do what I don't want to- what I hate. vs 22-25 I love to do God's will so far as my new nature is concerned; but there is something else deep within me, in my lower nature, that is at war with my mind and wins the fight and makes me a slave to the sin that is within me. In my mind I want to be God's willing servant, but instead I find myself still enslaved to sin. So you see how it is: my new life tells me to do right, but the old nature that is still inside me loves to sin. Oh, what a terrible predicament I'm in! Who will free me from slavery to this deadly lower nature? Thank God! It has been done by Jesus Christ our Lord. He has set me free."

That issue persists because you are yet to cry out for HELP from Jesus Christ, remember while Apostle Peter was walking on the water, he was distracted and lost gaze on Jesus Christ but he was wise enough to cry out for help and Jesus helped him. When would you do the same beloved? Principles cannot help you; personal strategy would only fail you; only Jesus can truly lift those weights off your neck, so you can MARCH FORWARD. 

Beloved forget what men would say, run to the cross now when you still can, as the next minute might be too late for you. He loves you and His thought towards you is of good but He is being limited by your sins and weights, LET HIM FIX YOU. You can't hide fire under your bosom for too long (Proverbs 6 vs 27), cry out now for help from Masturbation; Lies; Fornication; Adultery; Drinking; Fraud; Addictions; Pornography; Lukewarmness; e.t.c. 

If you are ready to give your life to Christ, say this after me with a determined heart “Lord Jesus here I am, I am a sinner and I have cut short your glory, Lord am sorry for my sins and I will never return back to them, I accept you today into my life as my Lord and Saviour, use your blood to wash away my sins and write my name in the book of life”.

I welcome you into the Kingdom, just make sure you join a believing Church where the Word of God is being taught and make your Bible your friend not forgetting to be having your quiet time every day. God bless you!

Remain blessed. 

God bless you, 

Your Brother,

AKINWANDE AYODEJI TIMOTHY,

08168229818,

knwndayodeji@gmail.com.

Marching Forward (1)

 “A fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns; the land is like the Garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; surely nothing shall escape them (Joel 2 vs 3)”.

Ordinary men walk but soldiers March, where ordinary men lobby and beg to enter, they clear the way when a soldier appears. It is not about the gender, rather it is about the uniform on him or her, but any man who follows a soldier to the battlefield without being trained or fully kitted is as good as dead.

Becoming a Soldier is not something you are born with, instead you get trained to become it, our text says “NOTHING SHALL ESCAPE”. I liken that battlefield to this world, this world is full of battles, if you fail to become a Soldier, death becomes inevitable with nothing coming out of it. You can’t therefore sit on the fence rather you must choose one, like earlier emphasized you are not born with it, rather you need to go through the trainings. 

Any man that will REIGN must have being TRAINED, the best tutor to train us is Jesus Christ, commune with Him daily (Psalm 42 vs 1) and He will train you on how to stop walking but March upon your enemies and become a Victor in this world (Isaiah 41 vs 10). Just as earthly soldiers have their kit so also Heavenly have theirs, study Ephesians 6 vs 11-17.  IT IS TIME TO MARCH FORWARD, GUARD YOURSELF WITH THE ARMOUR, GO THROUGH THE TRAININGs CONTINUALLY, THE DEVIL WILL SEE YOU AND FLEE (AMEN).

This is a New Year and absolutely the way you start the New Year is very important. There is a need to be fully kitted, for you to acquire your promise Land there are Anakims you need to conquer. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Remain blessed. 

God bless you, 

Your Brother,

AKINWANDE AYODEJI TIMOTHY,

08168229818,

knwndayodeji@gmail.com.

YE ARE CALLED TO SERVE

 

“He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: from following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people and Israel his inheritance (Psalm 78 vs 70–71)”.

David was a man who is known by all as a King ordained by God, the general believe is that he was anointed to RULE over the people. But the scripure above is drawing our attention to something different which David did, there is an inscription on the wall of my church which says “this building is built for the glory of God and service unto humanity”. Note that word “service”, Kind David was a king who devotedly served the people, he wasn't a leader who extort rather one who led by example. 

When God calls you or gives you a gift it is to SERVE and not to RULE. The way God designed the post of leadership is to SERVE the followers and not extorting or ruling them, a man who is not ready to serve is not worthy of being a leader. Our Lord Jesus Christ while He was on earth, despite the grace upon His life and strong reationship with the Father yet He served the disciples, scripture said He washed the disciples feet (John 13 vs 1-17).

 

As the Messiah sent to the earth, He ought to be the one to be washed of His feet. But Him having a servant heart attitude, He washed theirs instead, when would we have such in our churches, gatherings, working places, states, country, nation and world in general? Many of the issues and challenges around the world now is because of men and women who see position as a place of extorting or ruling and not serving. 

Our obedience to God’s instructions shows that we are truly His son and daughter, I show unto you His instruction on this matter “Matthew 13 vs 14-17 KJV; And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: (15) For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. (16) But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. (17) For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Positions can be taken away but actions taken while on that position exist forever, wherever you find yourself as a leader make welfare of your followers your main goal (SERVE THEM). Our nation is at the state it is because we lack leaders that are ready to serve, does it have to continue that way? NO!!! 

#Let change begin with you and I.

#I am the change Nigeri needs. 

#Remain blessed. 

 

God bless you, 

Your Brother,

AKINWANDE AYODEJI TIMOTHY,

08168229818,

knwndayodeji@gmail.com.

 

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REACTIVATING DORMANT GIFT.

 

“So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet – a vast army (Ezekiel 37 vs 10)”.

 

          In the banking world, an account is said to be dormant when no debit or credit transaction occurrs on the account for more than a year, the channel of making it active is called REACTIVATION. The reactivation process will warrant some necessary documents to be provided and within minutes, status is changed from DORMANCY to ACTIVE. While growing up you will recall that there were some certain positive traits and gifts you noticed, people also further confirmed this to you. The gifts may be but not limited to the following; writing, singing, preaching, drawing, talking, dancing, singing, organizing, e.t.c. There are some of us while we were kids, we had great passion for some these things but because of discouragement from parents, school teachers, friends, environment, the gift became dormant and the passion for it went down the drain.

 

          The good news however is that the gift is not dead, it is just dormant and it is not too late to break the dormancy. What are those things you loved doing while you were growing up? What are those things you find joy doing? What are those things you stopped doing because you were discouraged? THE TIME HAS COME TO PICK THEM UP AGAIN, IT IS TIME TO BREAK THOSE DORMANT GIFT AND REACTIVATE THEM.

Just as the banking world, there are documents required to reactivating those gifts;

• 1.     Encourage yourself from within.
• 2.     Pray to God for guidance and direction.
• 3.     Constant relationship with God through study of the word of God and prayers.
• 4.     Relate with those that are in the field and learn.
• 5.     Separate yourself from environment and people that gives negative words.

 

          Resume singing, Resume drawing, Resume talking in helping lives, Resume writing, Resume dancing, Resume preaching, Resume giving to the needy, Resume ………………………………………….! (Fill in there that which you once loved doing and resume back to to).

 

NOTE:

(1)   The devil will not attack whatever that is not a threat to his kingdom.

(2) The discouragement is repeatedly coming because its success will be a great impact.

(3)   Your prosperity is embedded in discovering your purpose/gift and walking in it.

 

#Reactivate your gift today.

#Don’t allow anybody to discourage you.

#Fan that gift to flame (2Timothy 1 vs 6).

 

Remain blessed. 

 

God bless you, 

Your Brother,

AKINWANDE AYODEJI TIMOTHY,

08168229818,

knwndayodeji@gmail.com.

 

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Whose Word Are You Holding Unto?

 

“I will hear what the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly (Psalm 85 vs 8)”.

Different people may talk but only God has the final say, irrespective of what a man says, if God didn’t pronounce it, such words amount to nothing (Lamentations 3:27). It was not man’s word that created you, you were fashioned by God Himself. 

Here is my question to you, whose word do you believe (Man or God)? Their words are deduced from what they see presently but THE ANCIENT OF DAYS IS SPEAKING FROM THE FUTURE, God is saying though your beginning may be small but your end shall be great (Job 8:7). Are they saying you have nothing? God is saying your cup shall run over (Psalm 23:5), are they saying nothing shall come out of your Nazareth, God is saying out of your belly shall flow rivers of waters (John 7:38).

 

Brethren, believe not their words but hold unto God and His word, when He says your door is opened, no man can call it closed (Revelations 3:8). Haman said Mordecia will die but God changed it (Esther 5:13-14), THEY ARE NOTHING BUT NOISE MAKERS, HOLD UNTO TO THE VOICE OF GOD.

 

The doctor, the government, friends, family, economy, place of work does not have the final say, ONLY THE ALMIGHTY GOD HAS THE FINAL SAY and surely He will speak peace unto you.

Beyond the storm you are seeing now, look unto the Lord and hold unto Him via His word. He is very much interested in you and wants the best for you, let the voice of God supercede the voice of men over your life.

Remain blessed. 

God bless you, 

Your Brother,

AKINWANDE AYODEJI TIMOTHY,

08168229818,

knwndayodeji@gmail.com,

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