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24/10/2025

Luke 12: 54 - 59:
Jesus Warns about the Future Crisis:

For most of recorded history, the world's principal occupation was farming. The farmer depended directly on the weather for his livelihood. He needed just the right amount of sun and rain - not too much, not too little - to make his living, and he grew skilled in interpreting the signs. Still today, with all the evolving in farming and agriculture, their are still two things that neither the farmer or anyone else can survive without. One is water - water is essential for life.
The other and most important need for survival was what Jesus was talking about- the coming of God's kingdom. Like a rainstorm or a sunny day, there were signs that the kingdom would soon arrive. But Jesus' hearers, though skilled at interpreting weather signs, were intentionally ignoring the signs of the times.
My brothers and sisters, it is off utmost importance for us to put asside our prejudices and look at the word of God, not only look at it, but learn from it. The signs of the times are spelt out in the Bible, in depth. Time is running out. Don't be left crying and gnashing your teeth because you intentionally ignored the warnings that God has been trying to show you all along. Jesus loves you dearly and does not want you to perish for lack of knowledge. Turn to Jesus and let Him lead you to salvation.

23/10/2025

Mark 3: 31 - 35;
Jesus Describes His True Family;
Jesus' mother was Mary and His brothers were probably the other children that Mary and Joseph had ( Mark 6: 3 - 4). There are a number of different theories. The fact remains that Jesus' family did not fully understand His ministry. Jesus explained that in our spiritual family the relationships are ultimately more important and longer lasting than those formed in our physical families. Families disintegrate, members turn against each other. Members move on, immigrate and for many other reasons.
God's family is accepting and doesn't exclude anyone. Although Jesus cared for His mother and brother's, He also cared for all those who loved Him. Jesus did not show partiality, He allowed everyone the privilege of obeying God and becoming part of His family. In our increasingly computerized, impersonal world, warm relationships among members of God's family take on major importance. The church can give the loving, personalized care that many people find nowhere else. There is a major need in the world for people looking and longing for this loving care. Are you one of them, your physical family has abandoned you, please, find a church and join God's spiritual church and know that Jesus is waiting for you right now? He loves you and cares for you more than you will ever know. He knows exactly what you need, you just need to ask Him and place your life in His hands.

22/10/2025

Luke 12: 39 - 48;
Jesus Warns About Preparing for His Coming continued:
God's return at an unexpected time is not a trap, a trick by which God hopes to catch us off guard. In fact, God is delaying His return so that more people will have the opportunity to follow Him ( 2 Peter 3: 9). Before Christ's return, we have time to live out our beliefs and to reflect Jesus' love as we relate to others.
People who are ready for the Lord's return are:
1) Not hypocritical but sincere (12: 1).
2) Not fearful, but ready to witness ( 12 : 4 - 9).
3) Not worried but trusting (12: 25 - 26).
4) Not greedy but generous (12: 34).
5) Not lazy but diligent (12: 37). May our lives be more like Christ's so that when He comes, we will be ready to greet Him joyfully.
Jesus promises a reward for those who have been faithful to the Master. While we sometimes experience immediate and material rewards for our obedience to God, this is not always the case. If it was, we would be tempted to boast about our achievements and do good only for what we get. Jesus said that if we look for rewards, we will lose them later (Mark 8: 36). Our heavenly rewards will be the most accurate reflection of what we have done on earth, and they will be far greater than we can imagine.
Jesus has told us how to live until He comes, we must watch for Him, work diligently, and obey His commands. These attitudes are especially necessary for leaders. Whatchful and faithful leaders will be given increased opportunities and responsibilities. The more resources, talents, and understanding we have, the more we are responsible to use them effectively. God will not hold us responsible for gifts He has not given us, but all of us have enough gifts and duties to keep us busy until Jesus comes.
Keep watch, for your Master will come like a thief in the night! Be ready. If you have not accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, please do it today, tomorrow is not guaranteed.

21/10/2025

Luke 12: 35 - 38;
Jesus Warns About Preparing for His Coming;
Jesus tells us repeatedly throughout the Gospels that He would leave this world, but that He will return at a future time. Matthew 24: 25; John 14: 1 - 3; He also said a kingdom was being prepared for His followers. Many Greeks saw it as a heavenly, idealized spiritual kingdom. Jews like Isaiah and John, the writer of Revelation- saw it as a restored earthly kingdom.
No matter which it is, Christ will return on a date and time that only the Father knows and does not want to find us lost. Christ wants us to be ready and waiting for His return. He wants to give more people the opportunity to accept Him as Lord and Savior.
My brothers and sisters,let us not get caught napping. Don't run away with the idea that you can live like you want and there is still plenty time to accept God before you are called from this life. Not one of us knows how much time we have. We are here today and can be gone tomorrow, it can happen in the blink of an eye. Christ is giving each and everyone of us the chance, if we have not yet accepted Him, to do it now, today. Please don't miss the boat.
I hear people say that the Lord God will never turn anyone away. We'll Jesus accepts everyone who accepts Him. If you choose to not accept Him as your Lord and Savior, then you are choosing to go to be with Satan. Christ would not have spoken about hell if it were not so. Everyone, whether you believe or not, will be judged at the final judgement, (When the Master returns from the wedding banquet. 12: 36; Don't be caught unprepared.

20/10/2025

Luke 12: 13 - 21;
Jesus Tells the Parable of the Rich Fool:
"Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me!" Problems like this were often brought to Rabbis for them to settle. Jesus' response, though not directly to the topic, is not a change of subject. Rather, Jesus is pointing to a higher issue - a correct attitude toward the accumulation of wealth. Life is more than material goods; far more important is our relationship with God. Jesus put His finger on the questioners heart. When we bring problems to God in prayer, He often does the same - showing us how we need to change and grow in our attitude toward the problem. This answer is often not the one we were looking for, but it is more effective in helping us trace God's hand in our lives.
Jesus says the good life has nothing to do with being wealthy, so be on guard against greed (desire for what we don't have). Once again, this is the exact opposite of what society usually says. Advertisers spend millions trying to entice us to think that if we buy more and more of their products, we will be happier, more fulfilled, more comfortable.
How do you respond to the constant pressure to buy? Learn to tune out expensive enticements and concentrate instead on the truly good life - living in a relationship with God and doing His work.
The rich man in Jesus' story died before he could begin to use what he had stored up in his big barns. Planning for retirement - preparing for life before death - is wise, but neglecting life after death is disastrous. If you accumulate wealth just to enrich yourself, with no concern for helping others, you will enter eternity empty-handed.
Why do you save money? To retire? To buy more expensive cars or toys? To be secure? Jesus challenges us to think beyond earthbound goals and to use what we have been given for God's kingdom. Faith, service, and obedience are the way to become rich toward God.
Do not store up for yourself treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal (Matthew 6: 19 - 20). In other words lay aside for your retirement but use your resources to help the widow and the orphans, the poor and the hungry. God sees what we do, in private and will reward us when we get to heaven (lay up treasures in heaven).

19/10/2025

Luke 18: 1 - 8;
The Persistent Widow:
To persist in prayer and not give up does not mean endless repetition or painfully long prayer sessions. Always praying means keeping our requests constantly before God as we live for Him day by day, believing He will answer. When we live by faith we are not to give up. God may delay answering, but his delays always have good reasons. As we persist in prayer, we grow in character, faith and hope.
Widow's and orphans are of the most vulnerable of all God's people, and both Old Testament prophets and New Testament apostles insisted that these needy people be properly cared for.
If unjust judges respond to constant pressure, how much more will our great and loving God respond to us. If we know He loves us, we can believe He will hear our cries for help.
Pray for your children, pray for our country, pray that we will not stumble or fall away, pray for the lost sheep. What ever you do, be persistent in prayer. God's answer and timing is never too early, never too late, but always perfectly on time. Remember you are loved.

18/10/2025

Luke 10: 1 - 9;
Jesus Sends Out Seventy-Two Messengers;
Many think that Jesus had only 12 disciples where He actually had many more than the 12. The 12 were His inner circle as such, but here we see Jesus calling seventy two of His other followers to go out two by two to carry the message of Jesus and the Good News to a number of towns, preparing them for Jesus' visit latter.
We need at all times to pray that other people who believe in God will step forward to help spread the message, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few." In Christian service there is no unemployment. God has work enough for everyone. We must never just sit back and watch others work - we need to look for ways to help with the harvest.
Jesus said He was sending His disciples out like sheep amongst wolves. They would have to be careful because they would surely meet with opposition. Nothing has changed, we too are sent out into the world like lambs amongst wolves. We must remember to face opposition not with aggression but with love and gentleness.
Jesus directed them to stay in the house where they were welcomed until they moved on from that town. This was to stop people competing to house the disciples and in this way cause friction and dissent among the people and in this way cause people to turn away from Jesus when He followed them to these towns. In addition, by staying in one place, the disciples did not have to worry continually about getting good accommodation. They could settle down and do their work.
Jesus told His disciples to accept hospitality graciously, because their work entitled them to it. Ministers of the gospel deserve to be supported, and it is our responsibility to see that they have what they need. We need to pray for them and care for their spiritual and physical needs to help them live without the added stress of worrying about how they are going to get through the month.
Jesus gave two rules to the disciples to follow as they traveled. They were to eat what was put in front of them - they were to accept hospitality without being picky - and they were to heal the sick. Because of the healing, people would be willing to listen to the gospel.

17/10/2025

Luke 12: 1 - 7;
Jesus Speaks Against Hypocrisy:
As Jesus watched the huge crowds waiting to hear Him, He warned His disciples against hypocrisy - trying to appear good when one's heart is far from God. The Pharisees could not keep their attitudes hidden forever. Their selfishness would act like yeast, and soon they would expose themselves for what they really were - power-hungry imposters, not devoted religious leaders. It is easy to be angry at the blatant hypocrisy of the Pharisees, but each of us must resist the temptation to settle for the appearance of respectability when our hearts are far from the God.
Fear of ridicule and opposition weaken our witness for Christ. Often we cling to peace and comfort, even at the expense of our walk with God. Jesus tells us that rather than fear of man, we should fear God who controls eternal, not merely temporal consequences. Don't allow fear of a person or group to keep you from standing up for Christ.
Our true value is God's estimate of our worth, not our peers. People will evaluate and catagorise us according to how we perform, and by what we achieve, or how we look. But God cares for us, He doesn't look at the outer appearance, He looks at the heart. (1 Samuel 15: 16: 7;) God cares for us just as He cares for all His creatures, because we belong to Him. For this reason we can face life without fear.
Remember Christ is the way, the truth and the life, it is only through Him that we can receive eternal life. (John 14: 6;), stay faithful to God, let us never be Hypocrites.

16/10/2025

Luke 11: 47 - 54;
God's prophets were persecuted and murdered throughout history, but this generation was rejecting more than a human prophet- they were rejecting God Himself. This quotation is not from the Old Testament. Jesus the Greatest Prophet of all, was directly giving them God's message.
Now we may ask why all these sins came upon this particular generation? Because they were rejecting Jesus Christ, the Messiah Himself. They were rejecting God Himself, the One to whom all their history and prophesy was pointing. Abel's death is recorded in Genesis 4: 8; and Zechariah's death is recorded in 2 Chronicles 24: 20 -22;
How did the law experts take away the "key to knowledge?" Through their erroneous interpretation of scripture and there added man-made rules. They made God's truth hard to understand and practice. On top of that, these men were bad examples, arguing their way out of the demanding rules they placed on others. They were caught up in a religion of their own making, they could therefore no longer lead the people to God. They had closed the door of God's love to the people and had thrown away the key.
After saying all this, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law wanted to arrest Jesus for blasphemy, heresy, and lawbreakers. They were enraged by Jesus' words about them, but they could not arrest Him for merely speaking words. They had to find a legal way to get rid of Jesus. Do we get upset at what the ministers preaching, does the word upset us and we want to leave the church? It is more than likely God giving you a message, through that minister, to get something in your life right. Preaching mustn't be there to tickle your ears, ( what you want to hear) it must be what God wants you to hear so as to make yourself right with Him. Don't leave, listen and apply.

15/10/2025

Luke 11: 42 - 46;
Jesus Continues Criticizing the Religious Leaders:
Jesus was criticizing the Pharisees, as they would not help anyone because they already gave a tenth to God. It is easy to rationalize not helping others, because we have already given to the church, but a person who follows Jesus should share with needy neighbour's. While tithing is important to the life of the church, our compassion must not stop there. Where we can help, we should help.
Jesus criticized the Pharisees and the experts in the law harshly because: 1) As above, they gave a tenth of everything, but neglected justice.
2) Loved praise and attention.
3) Loaded people down with burdensome religious demands, but would not even try to help them out themselves.
The Old Testament law said that anyone who touched a grave was unclean ( Numbers 19: 16) Jesus accused the Pharisees of making others spiritually unclean by their spiritual rottenness. Like unmarked graves hidden in a field, the Pharisees corrupted everyone that came in contact with them.
These "burdens" were the details the Pharisees had added to God's law. To the commandment, "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy" (Exodus 20: 8) for example, they had added instructions as to how far a person could walk on the Sabbath, which kind of knots could be tied and how much weight could be carried. Healing a person was considered unlawful work on the Sabbath, although rescuing a trapped animal was permitted. (14: 5) No wonder Jesus condemned their additions to the law. In what way do we add to God's commandments by placing extra burdens on the people?

14/10/2025

Luke 11: 37 - 41;
Jesus Criticizes the Religious Leaders:
A Pharisee invited Jesus to eat with him. He was surprised when Jesus reclined at the table without washing His hands. Jesus is amazing, He knows our thoughts without us even having to say a word. Jesus said, "You Pharisees was the outside of the cup and dish,but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people, did not the one that made the outside make the inside also.
This washing was done not for health reasons, but as a symbol of washing away any contamination from touching anything unclean. Not only did the Pharisees make a public show of their washing, but they commanded everyone else to follow a practice originally intended only for the priests.
The Pharisees loved to think of themselves as "clean," but their stinginess toward God and the poor proved that they were not as clean as they thought.
This was the same as in the parable of the Good Samaritan, the priest crossed over to avoid the injured man and so too did the Levite. They were afraid of being made "unclean." They did not care about the person, only the Samaritan attended him and took him to a place of safety - the inn ( 10 : 30 - 35).
How do you use the resources God has entrusted to you? Are you generous in meeting the needs around you? Your generosity reveals much about the purity of your heart.

13/10/2025

Luke 11: 29 - 32;
Jesus Warns Against Unbelief:
This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. I don't think we can argue about the wicked generation, when we look at all the evil perpetuated by mankind. But what was the sign of Jonah? God had asked Jonah to preach repentance to the Gentiles (non-Jews) Jesus was affirming Jonah's message. Salvation is not only for Jews, but for all people. Matthew 12: 40; adds another explanation. Jesus would die and rise again after three days, just as the prophet was rescued after three days in the belly of the whale.
The cruel warlike people of Nineveh, capital of Assyria, repented when Jonah preached to them - and Jonah didn't even care about them.
The pagan Queen of Sheba praised the God of Israel when she heard Solomon's wisdom, and Solomon, just like us, had many faults. By contrast, Jesus, the perfect Son of God, had come to people that He loved dearly - but they rejected Him. And so God's people made themselves more liable to judgement than either a notoriously wicked nation or a powerful pagan Queen. Compare 10: 12 - 15 where Jesus says the evil cities of S***m, Tyre, and Sidon will be judged less harshly than the cities of Judea and Galilee that rejected Jesus' message.
The Ninevites and the Queen of Sheba had turned to God with far less evidence than Jesus was giving His listeners - and far less than we have today.
We have eyewitness reports of the risen Jesus, the continuing power of the Holy Spirit unleashed at Pentecost, easy access to the Bible, and knowledge of 2000 plus years of Christ's acts through the church. With the knowledge and insight available to us, our response to Christ ought to be more complete and wholehearted.
Remember that He is the way, the truth and the life. The only way to the Father (John 14: 6). Don't fall for the ways of the world, repent, choose Jesus Christ the Messiah.

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