Location! Location! Location!

Location! Location! Location!

The one thing we consider when buying a home or a starting a business is location.

If you leave far from the town,a lot of places and amenities will not be readily available. You spend more to get your kids to a good school, you have to travel to get good medical care etc but when you live in town, you have them at your fingertips. 

If you start a business and you open a shop in a bad location or in a place that inaccessible. You will hardly make a profit.

Location is everything!

Being at the right place and the right time will prevent you from missing life changing opportunities.

David understood the benefits of being at the right place at the right time. He understood the value of location and so he says in Psalm 16:11 " In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore"

The Psalmist says in Psalm 27:4" One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord, All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord"

Not only does he deeply desire to be in Gods presence but he has decided to seek it and remain there forever i.e on earth and in heaven.

Psalm 84:10 " For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness

Wow! He would rather be a doorkeeper in Gods courts! Just like our popular saying in pidgin "at all at all na him bad pass". To not be in Gods presence at all is truly an awful thing. David knew this but how many of us know this and realize that being in Gods presence should be our Ultimate desire?

Jesus told Martha that she was busy with many things but Mary has chosen the best thing . Mary was sitting at the feet of Jesus! She located herself at Jesus feet!

If the challenges of life are overwhelming . We need to ask ourselves if we

are sitting at Jesus feet?

Have I been in Gods presence? 

Lord we ask that you help us to live in your presence. Teach us to hunger to be in your presence through Christ Our Lord. Amen

Written by Kachh

December! The Revelation Month!

December! The Revelation Month

December to me is a month of gratitude! Not because i have not been grateful to God throughout the year but because December is like the end of another long journey. It is an "Oh I Thank You Lord Month!

December to me is like a race with hurdles and i have crossed all the hurdles and the finish line is right before me.

December is like a mountain climbing experience where i am just a step away from cresting the mountain.

December is the last chapter in a book,the book of revelations in the bible. 

December is revelation month! A month where we look back and realize that there were a great deal of suprises this year. Some good, some bad! It is a month that  reveals to us our physical ,mental and spiritual growth. I look back and i realize that i am still standing by Gods grace. Unshaken! Unmoved! Not because the devil did not try but because Our God is Faithful!. Not because i have been faithful,good or deserving but because Our God is too awesome for words. Our God mighty in battle is ever on the throne.

I am thankful because though December is an end, it also ushers in a new begining 2017. That you are reading this means that God has not given up on you! It means God is still saying " Wait, lets give her/him a chance". It means God is reaching out to you! It means His grace still abounds! It means He is willing to rewrite your story! It means He is willing to change our situation.

As we wait upon God to finish all He has begun this year,let us trust and put our hope in Him because the bible says " they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up on wings like eagles, they shall run and no grow weary, they shall walk and shall not faint" Isaiah 40:31

My prayer is that God will teach us to wait upon Him so that we shall run the race of 2017 with strength and grace for His love's sake. Amen

Written by Kachi

Be Wise As a Serpent!

Be Wise As a Serpent!

“Jesus said also to the people, “When you see a cloud coming up in the west, at once you say that it is going to rain—and it does. And when you feel the south wind blowing, you say that it is going to get hot—and it does. Hypocrites! You can look at the earth and the sky and predict the weather; why, then, don't you know the meaning of this present time? Luke‬ ‭12:54-56‬ ‭GNT‬‬

Clouds show us that rain or a storm is coming and then we begin to prepare. When we do not respond to signs and signals that God shows us. We loose out, things seem as if they have gotten out of control and we begin to wonder about the goodness of God. 

It is Gods business to show us signs, it is our business to respond effectively.

Jesus said that there will be signs to show his second coming.““Be careful not to let yourselves become occupied with too much feasting and drinking and with the worries of this life, or that Day may suddenly catch you”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭21:34‬ ‭GNT‬‬

Though Jesus is talking about his second coming, we can relate this to our everyday life. When our hearts are too busy or we choose to ignore signs and signals in our environment then the day will come upon us unawares. When we respond effectively to signs and signals, we succeed in turning things which could have worked out for evil for us to an eternal weight of glory.

A popular African proverb notes that "It takes more wisdom to live in a house than to build a house". This means that it is easy to receive a blessing but it takes more wisdom to keep it. People celebrate their wedding day with all joy and glamour then 6 years later the marriage is nowhere. There is so much joy at the birth of baby but it is also these joyous gifts that may grow up to become theives, prostitutes and a big shame. Maintaining a house is a daily affair, we sweep, clean, patch cracked walls, change dead bulbs, repaint dirty walls and so many other chores.

When a child is still young, God continues through the child to show the parents that the child still needs protection. However, when the child grows and comes of age,God then allows the child to assume responsibility and to decode signs and signals.

God told Adam to keep the garden. We need to keep our own gardens. The garden of our marriages, of our homes, of our spiritual lives, of our physical bodies. When we see any signs of weeds creeping up, let us be wise and tackle them.

When we are alert. We will begin to see that before things show up in our environment, we woukd have tackled them in the spirit with prayer. If we pick up things early and pray for them, God will be in control.

Jesus tells us “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭10:16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Writteb by Kachi