BEHOLD THE KING IS AT YOUR DOOR STEP

“Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.” (Revelations 3:20) NLT

There is a visitor at your door-step. He’s been standing there, knocking, since yesterday morning. He is not SANTA CLAUSE. He is not bringing Christmas presents or some parcels of commercial value. He is, but, bringing life eternal for whoever will open the door for Him. Behold the King is at your door step.

Who is this King of glory?
The LORD strong and mighty,
The LORD mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates;
Even lift them up, ye everlasting doors;
And the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. (Psalm 24:8-10)

His name is KING JESUS the Son of the living God.
He has come to lead you into the New Year

Ps. Maselo Mosomane

IS IT POSSIBLE TO SERVE GOD AND NOT PLEASE HIM?

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” Mark 8:36-37 (KJV)

Serving God and living for God are two distinctive things. It is obvious that, in his natural inclination, man would always, more than usual lean to something that appeals to his pleasurable desires. 

This being the truth, I think we need to answer these questions in order to set ourselves on the road map to our destination. Here we go! Who feels good when you do what you want to do, and, who feels good when you do what God wants you to do? Who feels good when you gain the world? Who feels good when you gain your life and lose the pleasure of sin that lasts for a moment? Which of these settles you heart? An honest answer to these questions will indicate where you are in this season.

It is possible that one may serve God and never know how to live for Him. Further more, it is also possible to serve God and not please Him. By God’s grace, those you seek to help with your service of the gospel will undoubtedly be helped. But you may not. 

For example; a road sign points the way but it is going no where. It shows direction to where your destination is but it will always keep its position right there. When you reach the landing place you are happy, but, the road sign cannot share your joy. It remains where you last saw it. Sad indeed! The next time you visit the same destination, you won’t care to look at it any more–for now you know the way. Shame on you Mr. Roadsign. 

Here is another scenario: One may live for God and not serve Him. The Bible teaches that this is a life spent on selfishness influenced by an unnoticed pride backed up by underlying greed. A selfish person says in his heart; ‘what is yours is ours but what is mine is mine.’ Can you remember any character in the Bible with this personality? You are right; Ananias and Sapphira his wife as recorded in Acts 5. When other Christians sold their properties, they shared in their proceeds. But when Ananias and his wife sold theirs, they lied about the turnover.

Throughout the Bible, the "seed" lesson runs through as a tapestry with its message echoing from page to page. The message is unequivocal in its significance. ‘Sow a seed and it will grow and bear much fruit.’ Whatever you learned from the Lord is a seed. Share with others as a sower would plant a seed in the ground. Sow it in others and you will find an increase. A teacher may qualify at the college or university, but he only becomes a better teacher when he shares what he has learned. One who learns from the Lord must share with others what he learned, and, in so doing, the Lord will increase him beyond what he can possibly ask or think. 

Solomon was inspired by the Holy Spirit and every time he learned wisdom, he shared it in writing. This is how he wrote the books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Songs of Solomon. Listen to this snippet taken from one of his specials; “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” (Proverbs 11:25)

How come you know so much from the Bible and yet you make no progress? Indeed, Jesus was spot on when He said; “But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.” (Matt. 7:26 NIV) Hearing is like a double entry system in accounting. It is always balanced by obedient action.

Based on the Holy Scripture, I perceive living for God as a constant fellowship with Him, in prayer, study of the Word, meditation and confession of the Word, etc. I am convinced that this kind of fellowship strengthens the Father and son relationship and brings about a meaningful relationship without which no one can serve God in spirit and in truth. It is this fellowship that turns a natural man into spiritual and ushers him into the spirit world of God.

On the other hand, I believe that serving God is to allow Him to flow through your life and touch others with His love and grace. It is scary to see how many people attempts to serve God without this flow. Man has nothing of himself to offer a service good enough to bring about a permanent change in others. Man should, and must always be a channel through which God flows to the dying humanity. Otherwise; with his sincere attempts, he will only transmit flesh to flesh and in some instances, mind to mind.

How will God flow through your life if you have no meaningful relationship with Him? How would you help others if you have not been helped yourself? Is it not right to “remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye?” (Matthew 7:5) To live for God is therefore, to remove a plank–a pole from your own eye first. To remove a plank from your own eye is to attend to your spiritual life first; then you will be empowered to serve God with the gospel. You remove the plank from your eye by studying the Word, by prayer, by meditation and confession of the Word. You do not need a super Christian or so-called special prophet to do that for you. Only the Lord will remove the plank when you submit your life in prayer, study, meditation and confession of the Word.

No matter how hard you work in the service of God, no matter how much you achieve for the Lord, no matter how much of yourself you give out to others in the name of the ministry; it profits little if your life is not lived for God–if you have no relationship with Him. “What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” 

Until you attend to your spiritual health, you are not in a position to help others in spiritual matters. You worked, all right? You gained the whole  world, you gained all the recognition for what you have done, all right? Thant’s how far you will go. Due to your love for the world, and lack of attention to your relationship with God, your life is drifting away.

Here is how a relationship should look like:

1. Man with God - Vertical relationship

   First, present yourself to God and He will open your eyes

   to the truth. 

   “Therefore, submit yourselves to God.” (James 4:7 ISV)

  “So place yourselves under God's authority” 

  (James 4:7  GW)

  “So let God work his will in you” (James 4:7 The Message)

2. Man with man - Horizontal relationship

   You have been made a good tree and can now bear fruit.    

   You are ready to reach others. You are ready for God’s 

   service

  “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good” 

  (Matt. 12:33 NIV)

  “Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree       

   bears bad fruit.” (Matt. 7:17 NIV)

  “Go ye therefore” (Matt. 28:19 NIV)

  And those you seek to help will realise that you have “been

  with Jesus.” (Acts 4:17 NKJ)

3. God with men 

“And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.” Isaiah 40:5

Such a man will not lose his life nor the life of those he seek to help. What are we saying? Friend, let it begin with you first. Only then will you be ready for others. Let the gospel transform you and others will be transformed by your gospel-driven life. 

ONCE MORE WITH GOD

ONCE MORE WITH GOD

- Maselo Mosomane

One visit makes no meaningful relationship

You’ve got to visit Him once more 

One look at God will not show you all He is

You’ve got to look at Him once again

One prayer won’t sort it out

You’ve got to offer one more

One revelation will not reveal all about Him

You’ve got to get one more

One miracle will not show all His power

You’ve got to watch Him at work

One sermon will not express all His wisdom

You’ve got to hear one more

But one Man reveals Him all

His Name is; 

MORENA JESU

JESUS CHRIST 

JESUCRISTO

YESHUA HA-MASHIACH

YAHWEH SHALOM 

EL-SHADDAI

EMMANUEL - GOD WITH US

ONCE YOU MEET HIM 

YOU’VE MET GOD

BE A SPECIALIST IN WHAT YOU DO

All of us are at one time or another striving for perfection. We have a desire to be the best at what we do. Sometimes we try and come near the set mark. Sometimes we fall way behind it and we stop and let things continue as they used to. We excuse our failure by saying; maybe I am not meant to perform at this level. The bar is set too high, and we quit and never try again.

On the other hand, others keep pushing harder and harder. Sometimes they touch the mark, sometimes not. But they keep on keeping on. One or two times in a while they make it and they celebrate with a medal or certificate. Wow!

My friend; performing at your best is what God created you for. He wouldn’t have bothered creating you if He was not expecting you to be a specialist in what you do. He created you perfect and He created you for an excellent performance. You have been created far better than animals and you can perform better than animals too. Every day He proverbially “wakes” up with such expectation hoping to see you at the best He intended for you. 

Here is what you can do to raise your performance level. “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.”Colossians 3:23. 

• At work – work like Jesus is your Boss (work to please Him)
• In your relationship – love like you are doing it for Jesus (love to please Him)
• In your kitchen – cook like Jesus is your Guest (cook for Him)
• In your garden – work like it’s Jesus’ garden (work to impress Him)
• In business – run it like Jesus is the Auditor (don’t cheat, He’s watching)
• In driving – drive like Jesus is your passenger (obey the rules)
• In your studies – study like Jesus’ future hangs on that certificate
• In worship – go to church like Jesus is waiting for you there (go and meet Him)

We can go on and on and on. To perfect your performance do whatever you do as to the Lord. He will reward you; firstly with the ability to reach the level you have always been yearning for; secondly He will give you courage needed to keep on, and lastly; He will give you the joy of achievement. God be with you as you become a specialist in what you do.

BOHLATSE BYA GORE O PHOLOŠITŠWE

TLALA LE LENYORA

“Ba lehlogonolo ke ba tlala ya gore ba loke, ba ba nyoretšwego gona, gobane bonabao ba tlo horišwa” Northern Sotho. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled” NKJ (Matthew 5:6)

Le, ke lengwalo le Morena a nkutulletšego lona moyeng ge ke seno phološwa. Ke sa gopola gabotse, o ka re ke taba ye e diregilego maabane. Seka se Morena a se hlagišitšego mo go nna ka morago ga phološo e bile lenyora la go nyorelwa Lentšu. Ke ile ka nyorwa ka tsela yeo e sego ya ka ya direga mo bophelong byaka ka moka. Ke be ke ekwa gore go na le selo se ke sa se tsebego se ke swanetšego go se tseba. Se se bego se makatša ka lenyora le, ke gore ke be ke kwišiša gore ke Beibele fela ye e ka le timolago. 

Ga ke a ka ka senya nako; Mokibelo wa mathomo ka morago ga phološo, ka ya Kempton Park ka yo reka Beibele (New Testament) ya Northern Sotho. Ka e bala ke e thalela; ke a go botša ya šala e le methalothalo gohle. Mogwera, mantšu ga a kgone go hlalosa se ke bego ke se kwa. Ke be ke bala Beibele ‘nako tšohle: mo ke bego ke dula, le mošomong. Nako enngwe, le nako ya dijo e be e mpheta ke sa bala. Ke be ke maketše gore go direga eng ka nna. Ka humana, la mathomothomo mo bophelong byaka Beibele e bolela le nna thwii!

Tiragalo yeo ya nthuta gore; bohlatse bya mathomo bya gore motho o phološitšwe, ke lenyora le tlala ya Lentšu le a le kwago. Ke sa gopola gabotse. Ge ke phološwa ke be ke le sebapadi sa kgole ya maoto kua Alexandra, nna ke dula Tembisa. Ke rile go phološwa, ka re mo pelong yaka; beke yenngwe ke tla ya kerekeng, ye nngwe ke tla ya bolong. Kereke le bolo di tla swanelwa ke go šielana, byalo byalo.  Ba kereke le ba bolo ba tla swanelwa ke go kwišiša. Ngwanešo; seo ga se a ka sa kgonego le gatee. Lenyora le tlala yeo ke bego ke ekwa, e be e sa mphe le nako ya go ya papading Alexandra Stadium moo re bego re bapalela gona. Ya ba gona ge ke tlogetše kgole ya maoto - ka ‘baka la lenyora le tlala ya Lentšu. Ga ke a ka ka laela, ke tlogetše byalo. Le dikhokho (soccer boots) tšaka di sa šetše club house gona moo.

Ke gopola ka morago ga moo. ‘Tšatši le lengwe ke be ke otlela koloi ka van Riebeeck Road, Edenvale (ke tsopola mo le mola) Moya wa Modimo wa re go nna; “nyaka Christian Bookshop o reke cassette ya thero.” Ke be ke sa tsebe ge go na le dicassette tša dithero. Ge ke emiša mahlo; ka bona Christian Bookshop ka ona mmila woo. Ke ile ka tsena, ka botšiša gore naa ba na le dicassette tša dithero naa. Ka yona nako eo mothuši a nkiša ka phapošeng ya ka morago. Ka humana go tletše dicassette ka mehutahuta. Ka humana ke le kgakanegong ka gore ke be ke sa tsebe le o tee wa baruti. Ešita le 5 Mission ke be ke sa e tsebe. Let alone Faith Mission. Ke ile ka nyaka ka dihlogo tša melaetša, ka ya kwa le kwa le yona go fihlela ke humana enngwe ba re ke Good News in these last days, e rerwa ke moruti o mongwe bare ke John Osteen. Ka kgopela gore ba e bapale gannyane. Hei! Ka kwa mohlolo. Ka kwa ka gare gaka gore; yo ke yena moruti wa go dumela se ke se dumelago. Ntle le go senya nako, ka e reka ka kitimela koloing. Ka nako eo dicassette di be di rekišwa R5 fela.

Ntle le go senya nako ka goga koloi ka kitimela ofising Kempton Park. Ke be ke se na cassette player ka koloing, byale ke kitimela ofising gore ke fetše mošomo ka pela ke kitimele gae Tembisa ke yo kwa cassette ye ka botlalo. Go fihleng gaka gae, ga se ka ka senya nako. Ka tšea radio cassette ka tsena koloing ka lahlela cassete yela ka gare. Tša’a boya ke a go botša. Ka e dulela, ya fela, ka e boeletša kgafetšakgafetša.

Ke bolela ka lenyora le tlala ngwanešo. Ke be ke sa kgone go fetša letšatši ntle le gore ke e bapale pele. Ka e dulela ya ba ya gatišega ka gare gaka. Lenyora morwarra. Ka morago ga matšatši ka ya Lighthouse ko Kempton Park go yo botšiša gore naa le bona ba swara di cassete tša dithero naa. Ka humana le bona ba na le tšona. Ka se se senya nako, ka reka tše dingwe. Le tšona tša fetša di gatišegile ka mo gare gaka.

E rile ge ke boelela ba mpontšha dibuka tša John Osteen. Ka reka e tee, ka lala ke e latswitše. Ka le le latelago ka latswa engwe - buka ka letšatši. E rile letšatši le lengwe ge ke boelela go yo reka tše dingwe, ba mpotša gore moruti John Osteen o tlile South Africa. Ga se o mpone ge ke ketimela Rhema moo a bego a rera gona. O ra lenyora? Ke moo ke thomilego go ba le setswalle le mokgalebye yoo wa moše wa mawatle. A nhlahla ka dicassette, dibuka le mangwalo ao a bego a nngwalela ona. Ka hlahlo ya gagwe ka humana Christian City Church ya Moruti Theo Wolmarans. Ke gona mo ke goletšego gona Moreneng ka ba ka tsena Bible College gona.

O ntshwarele ngwanešo ge mohlomongwe ke be ke kwagala eka ke bolela ka nna; aowa ke be ke bolela ka lenyora le tlala ya Lentsu. Jesu o re; “Ba lehlogonolo ke ba tlala ya gore ba loke, ba ba nyoretšwego gona, gobane bonabao ba tlo horišwa.” Ke kgopela gore Morena a tsošološe lenyora la maloba mola o sa tšwa go amogela Morena Jesu. Ga re kgone go sepela le yena ge re sa kwe tlala le lenyora la Lentšu la gagwe.

Mohlomongwe wena o sa tšwa go phološwa. Ga se semaka ge o nyorwa ka mokgwa wo. Lebaka ke gore ga go sa na selo se se ka kgotsofatšago pelo ya gago mo lefaseng. Jesu o re; “Mang le mang yo a nwago meetse a o nyorwa gape, fela yo a nwago meetse a nna ke mo fago ona a ka se tsoge a nyorilwe gape. Meetse a ke tlago mo fa ona e tla ba mothopo mo go yena wa go seloga meetse a go mo fa bophelo bjo bo sa felego” (Johanese 4:13,14) Ke go eletša gore o šale lenyora leo morago, o ye mo le go išago gona. Nna ke ile ka le šala morago gomme le lehono ga ke itshole. Ke ngwala byalo e le ge lenyora la pelo yaka e le gore batho ba phološwe ba ikwele ka bobona se Lentšu la Modimo le direlago ba ba dumelago.

TŠEA TAOLO YA BOPHELO BYA GAGO Part 5

MODUMEDI LE BOETAPELE

Batho ba bantšhi, ešita le ba ba ipitšago badumedi; ba phela maphelo a mabedi. Molomo o bolela se, gomme maoto a lebile kwaa! Ba bolela byalo ka Modimo mme ba sepela byalo ka Satane. Ba rata dipolelo tša Modimo, mosepelo ona ba ikgethetše wa Satane. Molomo le mosepelo ga di kibe ka mošito o tee.

Go tloga mathomong, Satane o be a šomela Modimo e le morongwamogolo, a ikokobetša ka fase ga bogoši bya Modimo. Feela ka morago a tsenwa ke moya wa go itaola. A duma go buša byalo ka Modimo. Modimo o ile a mo raka legodimong gomme a lahlelwa lefaseng. 

Molatomogolo wa Satane e bile go intšha ka fase ga bogoši bya Modimo. Kgopolong ya gagwe o be a re kgane bogoši ke maemo, motho a ka bo lwela a ithopela byona. Ke ka moo a tsošitšego ntwa legodimong a gopola gore o tla fenya makgotla a Modimo gomme a thopa bogoši bya Modimo. Satane a nyatša Modimo a fetoga mmakaepea, sebakaborena.

Batho ba bangwe ba phela ka wona mokgwa wo. Ga ba dumele go bušwa, ba rata go itaola. Ba nyatša bolaodi le boetapele byo bo beilwego. Ba nyatša babuši mola ba nyaka go hlomphiwa ge go buša bona.  

Le badumedi ba bangwe ba phela ka ona mokgwa woo. Ka melomo ba re Jesu ke Kgoši; ka maoto ba re ‘ke ya mo ke ratago, ke dira se ke se ratago ka nako yaka.’ Gohle mo o ba humanago, ke bona ba di gogago pele go menola mmušo. Ka gae, ba gana boetapele bya Modimo ka hlatlamano ya byona. 

A re tšeeng ka tselana ya maoto gannyane re hlalose taba ye. Re tla boela temeng ka nako ye e sa fedišego pelo. Mmušo wa Modimo o bušwa (sepedišwa) ka delegated authority. Bogoši ka moka ke bya Modimo, gomme Yena o tšea bogoši (authority) bya gagwe a bo bea godimo ga batho ka go rata ga gagwe. Mohlala; hlatlamano ya boetapele ka gae še; Yo a tlilego pele o eta pele ba ba tlilego ka morago ga gagwe. Ka boripana, monna o tlile pele, gomme o buša batho ka moka ba ba tlago ka morago ga gagwe ka lapeng. Mosadi o latetše monna gomme o wela ka fase ga boetapele bya monna. Bana ba tlile ka morago ga mosadi, e lego mmabo. Se se ba bea ka fase ga boetapele bya mmabo mola mmabo le bana ka moka ba eta pele ke monna. Ngwana o mogolo wa mošimane o eta bana bagabo pele; byalo byalo. O ka no se rate ka moo Modimo a rulagantšego boetapele ka gona; feela ge Modimo a rulaganya boetapele, o be a sa leke go kgotsofatša batho. Lentšu la Modimo le re o dirile tše ka moka a sa eletšwe ke motho. “Ke mang yo a ka botšago Morena se a swanetšego go se dira? Ke mang yo a ka mo rutago goba a mo eletša? Kgane Modimo o rerišana le mang gore a ithute  a kwešiše ka mo dilo di swanetšego go dirwa, le gore a be le tsebo le kwešišo” (Jesaya 40:13,14)

Mafelo a mangwe moo le badumedi ba palelwago ke go amogela boetapele, ke mešomong, dikolong, setšhabeng, dikerekeng, le gohle mo Modimo a hlomilego boetapele. Mogwera; go gana boetapele ke go gana mmušo wa Modimo. Go gana mmušo wa Modimo ke go amogela mmušo wa Satane. Ge a se no gana mmušo wa Modimo, Modimo o ile a mo kgoromeletša kwa ntle. Yo a ganago boetapele bya Modimo, a ka se be wa mmušo wa Modimo.

Lentšu la Modimo le laya batho ka moka le re; ‘Motho mang le mang a se gane go bušwa ke ba ba filwego maatla a go buša, ka gobane ga go mmušo wo o sa tšwego go Modimo; mebušo ye e lego gona e hlomilwe ke Modimo. Ka gona, yo a lwago le mmušo o lwa le se se laetšwego ke Modimo gomme yo a lwago le sona o ikobela kotlo.” (Baroma 13:2)

Mebušo le bolaodi ka moka di beilwe ke Modimo. Le mmuši goba molaodi yo mobe wa kgatelelo, wa go nyatša Modimo, o beilwe ke Modimo. Ga go maatleng a rena gore re mo ahlole. Re tla mo ahlola byang mola a se a bewa ke rena setulong sa boetapele? Yo a mmeileng ke yena a tla mo ahlola. Sa rena a e be go hlompha se se beilwego ke Modimo. 

Yo mongwe a ka re; baetapele ba beilwe ke rena. Kgane ga se rena re ba boutetšeng? Ere ke go botše; go bouta batho feela moetapele o kgethwa ke Modimo. Ekwa; “Gobane go godišwa ga go tšwe bohlabela goba bodikela goba thoko ya borwa; Moahlodi ke Modimo; o kokobetša yono, yola a mo godiša.” (Dipesalome 75:6,7) 

Modumedi yo a ganago go bušwa o nyatšiša mmušo wa Modimo ka batho. O kgahla Satane ka go ba manganga le go itaola. Ba byalo, Lentšu la Modimo le re; “ba tla bonala nke ke badumedi, etšwe maatla a bodumedi ba a gana.” (2 Timothea 3:5) 

Mešomong, badumedi ba swanetše go amogela boetapele - ešita le ge moetapele e se modumedi. Modumedi a se ke a dumela go šomišwa ke Satane - maganagobušwa. Dikolong, barutiši ke baetapele ba ba beilwego ke Modimo go hlahla le go godiša bana. Wena o reng ke modumedi, dira gore mošomo wa moetapele yoo o be bonolo. Mo setšhabeng; modumedi o swanetše go amogela le go ipea ka fase ga boetapele byo bo beilwego. Ke ra le mo ditseleng; bahlapetši ba mmila le maphodisa ke baetapele ba ba beilwego, rena re swanetše go ikokobeletša bona. 

Boetapele ka moka bo beilwe ke Modimo. Gohle mo o bonago boetapele o tsebe gore o bona peakanyo (arrangement) ya Modimo. Ka gae le gona, boetapele bo beilwe ke Modimo. Manyami ke gore, le ge go le byalo; go sa na le batho ba ba lwago le boetapele. Yo a lwago le boetapele o lwa le Modimo. Batho ba bantšhi ba phela boima mo maphelong a bona; ba sepela ba aparetšwe ke bomadimabe. Ge ba ya mešomong ba tlogela madimabe ka gae. Ge ba fihla mošomong ba humana a mangwe a ba letile. O ka re madimabe a ba šetše morago gohle mo ba yago. Ge o ka nyakišiša gabotse, o ka makala e le gore bontšhi bya matshwenyego ao a bona a thomile ka go nyatša boetapele. Naa o nyaka gore Modimo a go hlogonolofatše? Hlompha boetapele.

Ge o nyatša moetapele, gabotsebotse ga o nyatše moetapele; o nyatša boetapele. Ga o nyatše motho; o nyatša boetapele bya Modimo. Go nyatša boetapele go hlolela motho madimabe (curse).

Wena ngwanešo, byale ka ge byale o phološitšwe, o se sa sepela ka mokgwa wa lefase wa lenyatšo. Amogela boetapele bya Modimo (divine authority) o amogele gape le boetapele byo bo beilwego ke Modimo (deligated authority)

“Lena basadi, le ikokobetše go banna ba lena, go etša ge le ikokobetša go Morena. Gobane monna ke hlogo ya mosadi, go no swana le Kriste ge e le hlogo ya kereke” (Baefeso 5:22,23)

“Lena bana, le hlomphe batswadi ba lena ka ge le le ba ba dumelago go Morena, gomme seo e le se se lokilego. ‘Hlompha tatago le mmago’ ke molao wa mathomo wo o nago le kholofetšo ye e o tlaleletšago ka gore: ‘gore o tle o atlege, o phele nako ye telele mo lefaseng.’ Lena botatagobana, le se galefiše bana ba lena. Sa lena e be go ba godiša ka kgalemo le thuto ya Morena. Lena makgoba, (bašumi) le hlomphe ka botlalo beng ba lena ba mo lefaseng, gomme seo le se dire ka botshepegi, byalo ka ge nke le direla Kriste. Seo le se se direle gore ba le bone mme ba le rete, eupša ka dipelo tšohle tša lena le dire se se nyakwago ke Modimo, ka ge le le makgoba (bašumi) a Kriste. Le ba šomele ka dipelo tše ditšhweu mo nkego le šomela Morena, e sego batho.” (Baefeso 6:1-7)

“Lena basadi, ikokobetšeng go banna ba lena, gobane se ke sona se se swanetšego badumedi ba Morena. Lena banna, ratang basadi ba lena gomme le se ba gakalele. Lena bana, le hlompheng batswadi ba lena mo go tšohle, gobane seo ke sona se se kgahlago Modimo. Lena botatagobana, le se tshwenye bana ba lena, gore ba se nolege moko. Lena makgoba, (bašumi) le theeletše beng ka lena ba mo lefaseng dilong ka moka, le sa direle gore ba le bone mme ba le rete, eupša le ba theeletše ka botshepegi ka ge le boifa Morena.” Bakolose 3:18-22)

“Le lena, basadi, le ikokobetše go banna ba lena, gore ge go na le ba ba sa dumelego lentšu la Modimo ba tle ba sokollwe ke maitshware a lena ntle le polelo, ge ba tla be ba bona mesepelo ya lena ye e hlwekilego, le ka mo le ba hlomphago ka gona. Le lena, banna, le phedišane le basadi ba lena ka kwešišo ya gore mosadi ke sebjana se se swanetšego go hlekesetšwa. Ka gona, le ba sware ka tlhompho, ka gore le bona ba tlilo fiwa mpho ya bophelo gotee le lena. Seo le se direle gore dithapelo tša lena di se tlo paledišwa ke selo.” (Petrose 3:1-2; 7)

TŠEA TAOLO YA BOPHELO BYA GAGO Part 4

TŠEA TAOLO YA MESEPELO YA GAGO

Motho ke sebopiwa sa go phela le batho ba bangwe. (Man is a social being) Motho o a nagana; morago a abelana le batho ba a phelago le bona menagano ya gagwe ka molomo. O šomiša polelo go dira byalo. 

Gape; motho o kgona go sepela. O šimiša maoto go dira byalo. Leoto ke setho sa go laola mosepelo. (Feet are tools of mobility) Le kgona go iša motho mo a nyakago. Motho o thoma ka go nagana, morago a tšea kgato. Naa o gopolo polelo yela ya kgale ye e bego e re; “pelo nkise, maoto mpepe?” 

Lentšu la Modimo le re ruta gore Modimo o na le kgahlego ka mokgwa wo re sepelago ka gona, le mo re emago gona, le mo re dulago gona. “Yo šego ke monna eo a sa sepelego a lailwe ke bakgopo, a se gate tsela ya badiradibe, a se dule tulong tša bakweri.” (Pesalome 1:1) Hlaloso ya Seisimane e e ala ka tsela ye; “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat if the scornful.” 

Eka Modimo o re; “O sepela le mang? O eme le mang? O dutše le mang? Mo go Modimo go bohlokwa gore o sepela le mang, o ema le mang gape o dutše le mang. “Le se ke la forwa. Go thwe: Go gwerana le ba babe go senya mekgwa ye mebotse” (1 Bakorinthe 15:33) O ka se tsentšhe leoto ka gare ga leraga gomme leraga leo la se go kgomarele.

Taba ye ke yela re bego re e hlalosa maloba ge re be re re, ka morago ga phološo, motho o hloka badumedi ba bangwe gore a gole le bona. Kgetha batho ba o phelago le bona, o tlo phela.

Ge motho a se no phološwa; o lota mesepelo ya gagwe. Morena Jesu o ruta taba ye ka mokgwa wo; “Ge letsogo goba leoto la gago le go diriša dibe, le ripe o le lahle. Go kaone go ya legodimong o se ne letsogo goba leoto, go na le gore o be le matsogo goba maoto ka mabedi, eupša o lahlelwe ka mollong wo o sa timego.” (Mateo 18:8) Jesu o re segole sa go phela se phala setopo sa maoto goba matsogo a mabedi. 

Mesepelo ka moka ye e go išago dibeng e swanetše go kgaolwa byalo ka leoto goba letsogo. Segwera se se go išago dibeng le sona se swanetše go kgaolwa se lahlelwe mollong wo o sa timego. Segwera se se ngwe e dio ba segwera sa dibe. Bagwera ba gona ba hlakanetše dibe; ba hlakantšhitšwe ke dibe. O kile wa bona segwera se tiišwa ka dibe? Jesu o re KGALA SELO SEO O LAHLELE MOLLONG!

Go na le batho ba bangwe ba ra dibe ba re ke lehlogonolo. Motho wa gona o humana dilo ka go dira dibe pele; morago a buša a re Modimo o mo hlogonolofaditše. Ge ba ikemela bare; you cannot argue with results. Ba re; results justify the means. Ge e le wena ngwanešo, se gwerane le ba mohuta wo. Lentšu la Modimo le re; se sepele le bona, se eme le bona, e bile le go dula o se dule le bona.

Ešita le mošomo wo o sa kgonego go o dira ka ntle le gore o dire dibe, le wona o swanetše go kgaolwa byalo ka setho sa go go šitiša go dira thato ya Modimo. Go na le mešomo e mengwe ya go thekgwa ka dibe. Ge o dumela go dira dibe, o tla šoma - "consider yourself employed." Ge o dumela go dira dibe, gona o tla hlatlošwa (promotion) Ge o gana; gona go padile - o tla ikutlwa. 

Mešomong e mengwe go na le Satane, o apere sutu ya methalo e mesesane; o dutše ka ofising. Ge o mmona o ka re ke motho. O rototše mahlo, o bolela English ke a go botša; accent ke ya moše-wa-mawatle. Mantšu a molomo wa gagwe a boreledi. Motho wa batho; Nooga! Tšhaba! Le go boya o se sa boya. Hlware e tatile kgare godimo ga setulo. TŠHAAABA! Le morago o se sa lebelela. 

Go kaone gore o fetwe ke menate yohle ya dibe go na le gore o lahlegelwe ke bophelo bya gago ka ‘baka la yona. Tšohle tše re sa kgonego go ba le tšona ka ntle le go dira sebe pele, di swanetše go lahlwa. Jesu o re; “Ge letsogo goba leoto la gago le go diriša dibe, le ripe o le lahle. Go kaone go ya legodimong o se ne letsogo goba leoto, go na le gore o be le matsogo goba maoto ka mabedi, eupša o lahlelwe ka mollong wo o sa timego.”

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TŠEA TAOLO YA BOPHELO BYA GAGO Part 3

HLOKOMELA LELEME LA GAGO

“Ge motho a re ke yena morapedi, eupsa a sa itshware gabotse lelemeng la gagwe, gona o a iphora, bodumedi bya gagwe ga bo thuše selo” (Jakobo 1:26) Taba e Botse

Maloba re be re itaola, re bolela sengwe le sengwe se re se naganago. Re be re šomiša leleme byalo ka sebetša - re itwela ka lona. Re be re latela polelo ya gore ‘melomo ke dithunya, e a thuntšhana.’ Re be re sena hlokomelo, re sa šetše se se tšwago melomong ya rena. Re be re bolela re ngangile ditšhika re re, re kweša yo re bolelago le yena bohloko; kgane re a “iphora”

Badumedi ba bangwe ba sa le ka ona mokgwa woo. Ke bao Lentšu la Modimo le rego “ba na le ponagalo ya bodumedi, feela ba latola maatla a byona.” Ga ba kwe Modimo, ba gana go laolwa ke Lentšu la Gagwe. Ba ka go šaetšiša, wa nagana gore se ba se dirago ke sona se se swanetšego. 

Ke ka lebaka leo re gatelelago gore ge motho a phološitšwe o hloka motswadi yo a tlogo mo lela, a mo fepa ka lebese la lentšu. Hlokomela gore “go gwerana le ba babe go senya mekgwa e mebotse” (1 Bakorinthe 15:33) Batho ba gona “ba tla bonala nke ke badumedi; etšwe maatla a bodumedi ba a gana” (2 Timothea 3:5) 

Bao ke ba ba lahleditšwego ke maleme a bona a go itaola. Ba forilwe ke maleme a bona. Lentšu la Modimo le re; “Ge motho a re ke yena morapedi, eupsa a sa itshware gabotse lelemeng la gagwe, gona o a iphora, bodumedi bya gagwe ga bo thuše selo” “Ge e le wena ngwanešo; se tlwaelane le ba byalo. O se ke wa ya le mesepelo ya bona wa tšea dikeletšo tša bona. 

Motho ge a se no phološwa, o thoma go laola megopolo ya gagwe; a latela ka go laola leleme la gagwe. O thoma go ela hloko se a se naganago, a ela gape hloko se a se bolelago. Se ga se dirwe ke Modimo; se dirwa ke modumedi ka boyena. Modimo Yena o re fa Lentšu la Gagwe, gomme rena ra re go le kwa, ra le dumela; ke moka ra dira se le se bolelago. Lehono lentšu la Modimo le re; se iphore, hlokomela se se tšwago molomong wa gago. Dumela mantšu a, gomme o a dire: Modimo o bolela le bophelo bya gago ka ona lehono.

Modumedi o swanetše go tšea boikarabelo ka se se tšwago molomong wa gagwe. Dipolelo tša molomo wa gago di hlalosa se o lego sona. Se lebale gore byale o phološitšwe; ga o sa le yola wa maloba. O tsene bophelong byo bo swa bya go laolwa ke se Lentšu la Modimo le se bolelago. O fetogile, ga o sa laolwa ke maikutlo - o kgetha mantšu ge o bolela. O hlokola pele o bolela.

Taba ye e bohlokwa kudu e bile e hloka gore motho a e ele hloko. Motho a ka no rata bodumedi a ba a bo šala morago; feela a senyetšwa ke leleme. O ka di kgona ka moka tša bodumedi feela wa no senyetšwa ke leleme. Motho e ka no ba modumedi, a ba le ponagalo ka moka ya bodumedi, le mosepelo wa gagwe ya ba wa modumedi, le seaparo ke a go botša; feela ka ‘baka la leleme, Beibele e re a ba wa go “iphora.” 

Se lebale gore; ‘Lehu le bophelo di laolwa ke go bolela ga motho; yo a bolelago kudu o tla ikobela”   (Diema 18:21) “Leleme ….ke sethonyana se senyenyane, feela le ikgantšha ka tše dikgolo …le swana le mollo. Ke legohle la bokgopo le le dutšego mo mmeleng wa rena mme le phatlalatša bobe mothong ka moka. Le tšhuma bophelo bya rena ka mollo wa hele. …ga go motho yo a kgonago go le tlwaetša. Ke lešaedi le le padilego, le tletše mpholo wa go bolaya” (Jakobo 3:5-8) Taba e Botse. 

TŠEA TAOLO YA MONAGANO WA GAGO Part 2

ITOTE MO GO TŠE O DI NAGANAGO

A re kataneleng phološo ya rena ka go tšea taolo go se re se naganago. Go katana go ra go šoma ka thata - go lwa ka maatla gore o fenye. Re swanetše go šoma ka maatla gore re tšeye taolo ya se re se gopolago mo menaganong ya rena ka gore bophelo bya motho bo laolwa go tšwa monaganong wa gagwe. Re se ke ra fenywa ke megopolo ya rena, re upše re fenye megopolo ye re e naganago. 

Re se ke ra lebala gore monagano wa motho o šoma bošego le mosegare. Le mola mong wa ona a robetše ona ga o eme - ga o robale. Ke ka lebaka leo re se ra swanela go nyefiša mo ntweng ye ya go thopa mogopolo le go o laola. Ge o ka itebala, wa ya le menate, o tla humana monagano wa gago o šetše o tshetše mellwane o ratha sekgwa o lebile kwa! 

Monagano wa motho ga o fetwe ke selo - ke maratahelele. O swana le mpyanyana motho a ile le yona nageng. Ge o ka ya le mpyanyana nageng o tla bona ka moo šedi ya yona e tanywago ke sengwe le sengwe se se iphetelago. Ge e bona mogaditswane e a o kitimiša. E tla re e sa kitimiša mogaditswane ya bona nonyana, le yona ya e kitimiša. Morago ke serurubele. Le monagano wa motho o byalo; o dula o kitimiša dikakanyo. Ga o kgone go dula fela. O dula o theogetše o eya kwa le kwa. O nagana tše di botse le tše mpe - o hlakahlakantšha fela; ke hlakantswiki, ke ledubedube ke a go botša.

Gape, monagano o swana le mollo. Ge o go šomiša gabotse, o na le mohola kudu. Feela ge o go šomiša gampe, o ka dira tshenyo e kgolo kudu. O botse ge o šoma o le ka fase ga taolo ya mong wa wona. Ga botsebotse monagano o swanetše go ba sedirišwa; ga o a swanela go itiriša. 

Byale ge: Motho o swanetše go tšea taolo ya monagano wa gagwe; a se ke a o tlogela o itšhomiša. Go šoma, o kwa re re ga o šome? O šoma kudu. Re gana bošaedi byo. Ge o šoma o le noši, o sena mohlokomedi, ke lešaedi la mafelelo.

Naa motho a ka tšea taolo ya monagano wa gagwe byang? Motho a ka tšea taolo ya monagano wa gagwe ka go laola tše di tsenago ka gare ga monagano wa gagwe. Tše a di kwago, tše a di bonago, tše a di dupago, tše a di latswago le tše a di kgomago di na le khuetšo e kgolo mo menaganong ya gagwe. Ge o ka dumelela tše dibotse di tsena ka monaganong wa gago, o tla nagana tše di botse; ge o ka dumelela tše di mpe di tsena ka monaganong wa gago, le gona o tla nagana tše mpe. Monagano wa motho ga o a swanela go itaolo ka gore ge o itaola, o laola le mong wa wona.

Taba e botse ke gore Lentšu la Modimo ga se la homola ge monagano o dutše o re iša kwa le kwa. Ekwa gore Mangwalo a Makgethwa reng; “Sa bohlokwa go feta tšohle ke go itota mo go tše o di naganago, gobane ke tšona di laolago bophelo bya gago” (Diema 4:23) Taba e Botse. Lentšu la Modimo le re maphelo a rena a laolwa ke tše re di naganago. Ge o ka laola tše di tsenago ka gare ga gago, le tše o di naganago di tla laolwa ke wena. 

Ge motho a dumelela keletšo ya Modimo go hlahla monagano wa gagwe, kgopolo ya gagwe e a mpshafala. Moapostola Poulo ge a hlalwa ke Moya Mokgethwa o laya badumedi o re; “Le se swantšhe mekgwa ya lena le ya batho ba mo lefaseng, le upše le dumelele Modimo gore a le fetoše ka go le mpshafatša dikgopolong” (Baroma 12:1-2) Taba e Botse. Go a hlokega gore tsela ye motho a naganago ka yona e laolwe ke Lentšu la Modimo. Lentšu la Modimo ke sethakga; le diriša motho tše di botse fela. 

Go na le hlaloso enngwe ya Seisimane ba re ke The Message. Yona e hlagiša taba ye ka mokgwa wo; “Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from inside out” (Romans 12:1-2)

TŠEA TAOLO YA BOPHELO BYA GAGO Part 1

KATANELA PHOLOŠO YA GAGO

“Barategi, ka ge le be le ntheeletša ka mehla mola ke sa na le lena, gonabyale ge ke le kgole le lena, le swanetše go ntheeletša le go feta. Dulang le katanela phološo ya lena ka tlhompho le poifo” (Bafilipi2:12)

Byale re phološitšwe. Go tloga mo re ya kale? A go fedile? Re ka no tšwela pele ra phela ka mokgwa wo re bego re phela ka ona? Maloba re be re ikgapa re ikgoroša, re le ga mmarobalaoitsoše. Byale re direng?

Eng; ke nnete. Satane o be a re utswitše, a re diriša dilo tša go se tsebalege. Ke yena a re rutilego go dira dibe, a re ruta le go nyatša Modimo, le go nyatša babuši bao Modimo a ba beilego; ka lapeng, setšhabeng, ka kerekeng, dikolong, le mešomong.  

Sa go nyamiša ke gore re be re nagana gore re a ipuša, re na le ditokelo. Kgane ke gona ge re be re šomišwa ke Satane. 

Byale; re ka se kgone go tšwela pele ka mokgwa wo re bego re phela ka ona pele re phološwa. Se lebale gore re be re thupilwe. Satane o be a re dirile makgoba. Bophelo byo re bego re bo phela e be e le bya makgoba feela re sa tsebe. Re be re le makgoba a sebe.

Byale Jesu o re lokolotše. Ga re sa le makgoba a Satane. Jesu o re fa molao o moswa wa go phela. Ge a re lokolla o rile mo go rena; “Etlang go nna bohle ba le lapilego gape le imelwago, gomme ke tla le khutšiša. Phelang ka dithuto tša ka, gomme le ithute ka nna, ka gobane ke yo botho, ke wa pelo ya boikokobetšo, gomme ke tla le khutšiša.” (Mateo 11:28,29)

Kwa se Moya wa Modimo o se bolelago ka moapostola Poulo mo lengwaong la rena le re butšego ka lona. O re; “Dulang le katanela phološo ya lena ka tlhompho le poifo” Go katana ke go šoma ka maatla. Ka mantšu a mangwe; re swanetše go dula re šomela phološo ya rena ka maatla. Yo mongwe a ka re; re šomela phološo ya rena ka maatla byang ka gore Lentšu la Modimo le re; “Go phološwa ga lena ke mpho ya Modimo. …ga se maiteko a lena” (Baefeso 2:8,9) 

Ke nnete; re phološitšwe ka mogau. Re dumetše fela se Modimo a re holofetšago sona gomme Yena a re phološo mahala ka go re gaugela. Feela le ge go le byale, re filwe phološo ka mogau; re swanetse go e hlokomela. Re swanetše go dula re e katanela ka tlhompho le poifo ka gobane yo a bego a re thupile o sa re nyaka. Baisiraele ge ba etšwa Egepeta; kgoši ya Egepeta e ile ya rapa masole a ba kitimiša, a nyaka go ba bušetša mešomong ya bona ya bokgoba. Le go rena go byalo. Satane o a re kitimiša, o nyaka go re bušetša mešomong yela ya bokgoba.

Naa re katanela phološo ya rena byang? Ka go tšea taolo ya maphelo a rena. Ga re sa laolwa ke Satane; re ka fase ga molao wa Moya wa Modimo. Molao wa Moya "o ntokolotše molaong wa sebe le lehu" (Baroma 8:2) Mo go Modimo re filwe maatla a go itaola ka fase ga thato (will) ya Modimo. Maloba Satane o be a re laola ka remote control ya sebe. Jesu Yena ge a re phološa A re tloša ka fase ga sebe a re bea ka fase ga thato (will) ya Modimo.

Lentšu la Modimo le re Satane o a emaema, o nyaka yoo a ka go mo kwametša. Tlhaloso ya Taba e Botse e re; “o a phaphaila” O ya kwa le kwa a galefile. Se lebale gore Satane ke noga. Noga ge e eja legotlo ga e sohle; e a kwametša. Re bona mo Lentšung la Modimo gore le Satane ga a sohle; o a kwametša. Ke ka lebaka leo o kwago Lentšu la Modimo le re; “le phafoge, le ntšhe mahlo dinameng” (1Petro 4:8) Tlhaloso ya KJV e re “be sober”

Ke lona lebakabaka le mophološwa a swanetšego go katanela phološo ya gagwe. Modimo o go file yona mahala, feela ke wena o swanetšego go e hlokomela. Ge o filwe mpho, ga e hlokomelwe ke yoo a go filego yona; e hlokomelwa ke wena. Modimo O re file mpho ya phološo gomme ke rena se swanetšego go e hlokomela. Naa o ka reng ge o ka bona motho yo o mo filego mpho ya seaparo ka letšatši la gagwe la matswalo, a tsena, a re mo go wena; “mogwera ke tlišitše seaparo sela wa go mpha ka letšatši la matswalo a ka. Ke bona se tšhilafetše; byale ke be ke re o se hlatswe ka pelanyana, ke nyaka go se apara?” Re tla tšwela pele ka moso.

LEARNING HOW TO TAKE THE WINGS AND FLY Part 8

I'LL TAKE UP THE WINGS AND FLY

“As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreading out its wings, taking them up, carrying them on its wings. So the Lord alone led him, And there was no foreign god with him.” Deuteronomy 32:11

We have come to the end of our flight lessons. I think you can see clearly now that our flight lesson is the journey of our Christian life. We cannot make it on our own. The Lord alone will lead us. As man was created by God and only God knows His future; so is a Christian. As Christians we were saved by God. He is the only one who knows our future. There is no one else. All others may speculate, but God knows our future as much as He knows our past and present “And there will be no foreign god with us” 

When we seek direction we will turn to no other god. When we need to learn how to run this race we will look to no other speculator. We will fix our eyes upon Jesus who is the Author and the finisher of our faith. Our lives start with Jesus, find purpose in Jesus and will end up in Him.

In today’s lesson we will focus on the confession of the Word of God. Words spoken across human lips release a spiritual force. Man was created in God’s image. God created the universe by His word. “By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible” Hebrews 11:3. Words are not visible but they make things that are visible. Since man is created in the image of God, man too creates his “world” with words. The problem is that man has not developed this faculty to its fullest capacity and thus the reality of this truth is not realised as it should. Throughout ages man has been trying to create his world with muscles. He has been working hard to make things happen. Shall we stop working and just speak words? No; we speak and work thereafter. We don’t work and speak. This is not how spiritual things work. The right way is we speak and then work. This is how spiritual laws operates. It will help you to understand that spiritual laws precede human effort. When we work this upside down – when we work this in reverse; failure is unavoidable.

Here is one important point to note; what should we speak? Do we know what to speak? We speak words that work for us; words that work on our behalf. You see, when we don’t know words that work for us, we use words that work against us. There are words that work for you and there are words that work against you. God only used words that worked for Him and He had everything He said. He wants us to follow the same pattern.

All of us have been created by God. He created words too. What are we saying? We are saying God created man and God created words too. Since this is an indisputable truth, it would only make sense to believe that He who created man and words should have a plan for man and words to function together. All words bring results; others good, others bad. When you don’t know the difference between these categories, you pick any word that comes to your mind and you speak. You wonder why you end up with results that do not match your desires.

As we said; God created man and also created words. He has selected words that work for us and packed them in a book for our convenience. This book is called the Bible. When we speak what God says in His book about us or circumstances that affects us or our loved ones, a spiritual force is released on our behalf. This is called confession.

Confession is repeating what God said about you. When you say this believing in your heart that what you say is able to bring results; a creative force gushes out of your mouth. Confession is declaration. You declare that what God said about you will indeed come to pass.

When you fill like God has left you, people are threatening you and you are fearful and under stress; you turn to the Bible and read where God says, “I will never leave you nor forsake you… The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?’” Hebrews 13:6. You go a step further and personalise what we’ve just read and say; 

My God will never leave me nor forsake me. 

I can boldly say the Lord is my helper; 

I will not fear anything or anyone. 

What can man do to me?

What have you just done? You have just confessed what God said about you. You have affirmed what God said about you. You have declared that God will never leave you nor forsake you. You have proclaimed that the Lord is your helper. You have made known to all (including the devil) that you will not fear anything. You’ve just boldly confessed that no man can do you anything. Praise the Lord.

When you said this, an amount of confidence oozed from the centre of your being. What was that? The words that you pronounced across your lips released power to create a state of assurance in your life. This power makes you trust God even more. Yes, you feel you are ready to meet whatever circumstance that comes your way. How did it happen? One, there is power in the Word of God; two, your tongue releases it.

Keep on speaking the word of God relevant to your circumstance and you will keep on releasing the power that God has packed in every word He has spoken. The key to release this power is your tongue. When you speak; when you confess what God says about you, God brings it to pass. 

The earth we live in was created by God. He gave it to man and man through disobedience turned it over to Satan. But Jesus came; He faced Satan, conquered him, took away from Him what he stole from Adam and gave it back to us. Jesus knocked daily light out of the devil and gave us the right to that victory. Those who believe in Jesus can say things according to the Word of God and see what they say come to pass. They can confess with their mouths and a creative force will be released on their behalf.  

When we confess the Word; or we might as well say when we confess what the Word of God promises; we release faith to believe that what we confessed is ours in the Name of Jesus. We release faith to be patient to wait for the manifestation. It does not matter how long it takes; we know it is ours. This faith causes our minds to fall in line with what the Word of God says and when this happens, time and space are no longer hinderances. Heart peace bridges the river of space, joy rushes across the waiting period to grab the promise and make it ours today. Oh the joy of receiving it before it is manifested! 

This is faith spoken into reality through confession of the Word of God

1. When you read the Word of God you deposit the Word into your heart
2. When you study the Word of God you release understanding and wisdom to act upon the Word
3. When you meditate on the Word of God you assimilate it into your thinking and transform your life by the renewing of your mind
4. When you pray according to the Word of God you express your dependency on God
5. When you confess the Word you release a creative force to manifest the promise
6. When all these happen, YOU FLY.

LEARNING HOW TO OPEN YOUR WINGS AND FLY Part 6

EAGLETS COMMUNICATE AS THEY FLY

“As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreading out its wings, taking them up, carrying them on its wings. So the Lord alone led him, And there was no foreign god with him.” Deuteronomy 32:11

Do you still want to fly? Or are you exhausted with the flight lessons? We cannot even think of finishing without speaking about prayer. Prayer is communication. How will we master the art of flying if we cannot communicate? The eagles up there; as a form of communication, the young ones have a modest cry that is characteristically understood by their mother. They cry when they feel a little insecure; they also cry when they enjoy themselves up there. Every time a distinctive sound is made, their mother will give attention; either to rescue or to give moral support. 

This is what happens with prayer. We pray to call God’s attention about our insecurity, our needs, and uncertainties. When we are not sure of what decisions to make we pray; we call on Him. We make that peculiar noise - that little cry; and God comes to our attention. When things go well and we enjoy the flight lessons, we also pray. Remember, your life and my life are flight courses. We will learn to fly for as long as we are alive. There is no stage in life where we will not need our Tutor any longer. Judah made this terrible mistake of turning away from God and His prophets. The consequence of such reckless self-confidence caused him to crush into the backyard of Babylonia. Israel learned nothing from his brother’s foolish self reliance. He found themselves in Assyrian captivity.

We cannot follow the example of Judah and Israel. It is too dangerous to walk in such rebellious footsteps. We will not grow weary of these flight lessons. 

As we said, prayer is communication with God. Through prayer we communicate with Him for various reasons. We  may praise Him, worship Him, make our petitions known to Him, seek direction from Him, dedicate things or even ourselves to Him in prayer. We can also fellowship with God through prayer.

I assume that we agree that the preliminary modules in our flight course are; reading and studying the Word of God. We ponder as we study and meditate as we do so. We cannot emphasise enough how important it is to read and study the Word of God prayerfully. As we read or study; we pray. This is how one can incorporate prayer in his reading or studying of the Word.

First; pray before you start reading or study the Word. Ask God to give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. Ask that the eyes of your understanding may be enlightened to the truth in the Word. Ephesians 1: 17-18. We cannot understand the Word of God unless He helps us. Wise people of this world say it sounds fooling and contradictory. I understand because this always happen when we try to understand the Word with our minds. Human mind cannot make sense of the Word of God. The Word of God is spiritual while the human mind is intellectual. The two are operating on different networks. Spiritual things are spiritually discerned. “But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned” 1Corinthians 2:14.  

Many people try to understand the Word with their minds and they end up concluding that the Bible contradicts itself. No wonder the Bible teaches that the Word is spiritually discerned.

Pray as you read. Every time you come across a verse that speaks to you; pause and ask for understanding. Thank God for what He says in that verse. Ask Him to let the word impress His will upon your heart. Ask Him to teach you how to apply it in your day to day life. Praise Him for it. Take time to meditate on it and just enjoy the wealth of knowledge God is revealing to you. You will begin to love the Scripture and appreciate God even more. Just feast in there before you continue. I know, you know what I am talking about. You’ve done this in the past maybe without realising it. It is a festival in the presence of God.

Pray after reading or studying. Thank God for what you have learned from His word. Ask Him for wisdom in application. Ask Him for guidance in your day’s activities and in decision making. Ask Him for wisdom to discern between what is good and what is evil. Ask Him for patience to wait for the answer. Ask Him for faith to hold on to the promises of God in the Word.

If you do this, your reading and studying of the Word of God will anchor you on a solid foundation. You won’t waiver with doubt and unbelief in time of storms and challenges of life. You will know what God says in His word about your circumstance and you will pray according to the Word. Many times we say we are praying and yet we are not praying the Word. How many times have we complained that God does not answer prayers only to realise that we have been praying our mental confusion and not the Word? Prayer is not complaining to God. Prayer is our expression of faith in what He promised us in His Word.