Christ Diplomat (Exhortations)

TEXT Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. MESSAGE The Spirit of God indicates that th righteous will be imuned against any form of attack. Righteousness is not an activity. It is a state of being. Just as men are called human beings, so the righteous is a righteous being, not just a human being. He carries the nature of God and as such functions as God according to the degree of his knowledge of God and who God has made him That is why the righteous don't just die. The righteous who knows his God can only lay down his life maybe due to persecution. So when the devil threatens the righteous with death, we can rightly laugh him to scorn because death has no power over righteousness. Death is a judgement. The righteous is uncondemnable (Romans 8:1) he cannot be judged because...

TEXT: Deuteronomy 8:18  But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day . MESSAGE One of the original purposes for creating man is for him to rule the earth and for that matter the physical universe. Thus, upon creation of man, God gave him the dominion mandate. He said let them have dominion (Gen 1:26). For man to have dominion God blessed him with the grace to be fruitful and multiply or expand (Gen 1:28). When man has dominion and he is subject to God, then God is glorified and all things are subject to God through man. So the devil attempts to bring man under himself so that whatever dominion man has on earth, would be subject to the devil. So when man fell for the devil, the devil was rightly describe as the god of the world system. That is why the devil doesn't mind an unbeliever making wealth. In fact he will eagerly help them but only in exc...

TEXT 1Thes 4;16-18  16  For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:  17  Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.  18  Wherefore comfort one another with these words MESSAGE Someone dies, at least so he c laims, and goes to hell, sees some great men of God are in hell alongside some horrible sinners. Then he sees a very infuriated God because there is non righteous. "Blow the trumpet!". He orders. Then Jesus falls to his knees begging for a postponement because everyone would go to hell if God ends it all now. He weeps profusely such that his Calvary wounds begins to bleed again. God finally agrees. Jesus quickly dispatches angels in one last frantic effort to warn men and allows some dead men including himself to resu...

A LIFE OF LOVE TEXT: 2John 4:16-17  16  And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.  17  Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. MESSAGE God is love. Love is not just a characteristic of God, it is His nature. If therefore you are born again, love is your nature which is superior to every other nature. You see, whatever dominion we have over the enemy is a matter of authority not power. Cars will stop at the signal of a traffic warden not because he has the power to make them stop, but because they recognize that the State, which is greater than everyone has put the authority to  determine the behavior of the traffic in that traffic warden. The devil flees from us when we resist him in Jesus Name because he recognizes the authority invested in our new identity in Christ. Refusing t...

HOW TO DESTROY YOUR OBASTACLES TEXT: Exodus 14:16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. MESSAGE When Moses needed to divide the red sea, all that God did was to teach him how to use the all purpose weapon that God has given to him. That which to Moses was the rod, is now to us as the Word of God. Many of us are in a fix today because we are still  unskilful in the word of righteousness  (Heb 5:13). The word of God is the sword of the Spirit that can vanquish any adversary. Its quick (that means its alive) and powerful and sharper than any twoedged sword. It can sever that cancer from your body.praise God! Your level of success in the use of this sword of the spirit is totally dependent on the level of your understanding of the word on righteousness  God told Moses to lift up the rod  God is teaching us today to lift up the word...

NOTABLE POWER TEXT: Exodus 14:15; Ephesians 1:18-20  15  And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: Ephesians 1:18-20 18  The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,  19  And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, note  20  Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, MESSAGE Moses was a man acquainted with the miraculous. He had seen the rod turn to snake. He has seen and done other miracles. But this is a sea! Is the rod going to create a ships or what? Parting the sea was totally incomprehensible. It was out of this world and beyond the imagi...

TEXT: Exodus 13:15-16  15  And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:  16  But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. MESSAGE How long have you been crying unto God for a change in your life situations? You have come to what seems like a dead end and have cried to God for what you feel only He can do but He seems not to bother about you. Many times you have almost began to question the love of God because you can't understand why a loving God can watch you cry for help for so long and yet does nothing to help your condition. You have said, why have I cried to God without answers. The truth is that Just like God said to Moses, " Wherefore criest thou unto me? " God is wondering why  you are crying to him in the first place.  You know why? Because ...

WHAT DO YOU SEE TEXT: Exodus 13:13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever MESSAGE Moses did not say stand still and you WILL see the salvation of the Lord. Rather He said "stand still and see..." What he was saying was that they should relax and consider, contemplate, visualize and fix their attention on the salvation that God has for them and not the condition thy found themselves. Whatever has your attention in the time of crisis, whatever you focus your mind on will determine your outcome. Abraham had a very nagging challenge. His wife was barren. God promised him to make him the father of nations yet he could not father a boy for another 25 years. He had every reason in the world to cry and whine and charge God with unfaithfulness to his word. But Abraham remained strong in faith. He hoped agains...

TEXT: Exodus 14:13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.  MESSAGE It doesn't matter what you face, FEAR NOT! The Israelite were literarily between the devil and the deep blue sea. Pharoah and all his host was behind them and the Red sea was before them. Immediately their panic mode was activated. But the man who knew God knew that fear is not needed in that circumstance. If you know who you have in the inside of you, that greater is He that is in you than the devil in d world, you will cease to fear the devil. Come to think if it, what do you achieve by fear? Absolutely nothing! Rather you are worse for it. Your fear will not make the devil pity you and retreat, it only sells you to him on a cheap platter. Refuse to entertain fear. It is not of God. " For God hath not given us the spirit...

1Pet 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. MESSAGE To cast means to throw. God wants you to throw all your burdens on Him. His shoulders are broad enough; His hands are strong enough. He bears the weight of the universe your weight wouldn't stagger him! " Turn your eyes up and look at the skies. (He is the God) who created them. (God) made the very large number (of stars) and he gave each one of them a name. He did not forget to give a name to any of them, because of (his) great power. (God) is very, very strong " (Isaiah 40:26 Easy English Version). All He needs is your permission to let Him work in your life. This God that cares for you is the Almighty Lord of the Universe. The only person that can hinder him is you. Not because we are so strong, but because His tender love will not let Him break your will Once you give him your consent by dropping your concern on His table, you will be glad you did. So when you cast your burdens on the Lord, l...

1Pet 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. MESSAGE Every one of us is concerned with one issue or the other at various time, season or period. We worry about getting married and for that matter, married to the right person. We worry about what to eat, what to wear, where to stay and even what someone may say about us. Some have spouses that don't care about them and their feelings. Others have troublesome children that give them concern. For these and many more, many have cried themselves to sleep and others have wearied themselves to death. It shouldn't be so, dear Chritian. You have a Father that you can actually speak to. He cares, He hears, He listens. He is interested in you and so He wants to bear your burdens for you. Now that is a work of Grace. God's grace is so great that He wants to be your burden bearer. God says that you should cast ALL your cares on Him. All means ALL to the exclussion of none. In as much as it is a cause of concern, i...

TEXT: Act 16:22-26 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:  Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.  And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. MESSSAGE As you face the day, remember that praise looks good on you. You might have gone to bed last night with a heavy heart. You might be going through some challenges that seem to be too hard for you. You might be in your midnight hour--the darkest moment of your life when it seems God has forsaken you. Beloved, there's good news. Paul and Sila...

TEXT: Exodus 14:10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD. MESSAGE In life we face challenges. Of a truth, we are more than conquerors and have been delivered from the powers of the devil but that does not mean the devil will not confront you. He will do his best to undermine your victory and deliverance. He, like Pharaoh will gather his hordes of hell and send symptoms of sickness, financial hardship, temptations to sin, etc. That is not a time for self pity. There a few things you can do and all will be well. The fist of them is to Cry unto the Lord The Lord says " call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me" (Psalm 50:15). " God is like a place where we can go, where he will protect us. He will always give us help when troubles come " (Psalms 46:1 EasyEnglish Vers...

TEXT: Exodus 14:5&9 5   And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? 9. But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses  and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth , before Baalzephon . MESSAGE: The children of Israel were delivered from bondage but their slave masters would not let them be. They made frantic efforts to bing them back to their slavery. You might have been saved from the world, sin, sickness, bad habits, bad friends, demonic oppression, and other power of the devil. But the devil will not just sit back and accept defeat. He will continue to make efforts to bring you under his dominion. He will send you old friends to try to lure you back to sin. They will blackmail, threaten and laugh at you. That is...

GOD CARES TEXT: Psalm 46:1 God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble. (NET) MESSAGE Our God is a loving God. he is a strengthner of the weak. He knows your fights, your fears and failures. He cares. You might have been pushed to the wall, struck down and at your wit's end. No one seems able to help you. There seems to be no help in sight. No stregth, no help no one cares. God can and God cares. You might have looked at those with whom you started a race. Your mates in school, in church or in your family. Now they all seem to have gone far ahead of you and whenever you think about it, you are down. Friend, God cares and God can. God can put you over again. God can make your sun shine again. God loves you and He is available to your.You might have become confused and the light you saw which you think marked the end of the turnel was only another train; the oasis you thought you saw in the deseart was only a mirage. Friend, that not withstanding, God ca...

TEXT : Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. MESSAGE: Psychologists have found out that we develop most of our personality mainly before we are 8 years old. Things learnt as a child shape our lives. That is the time you should teach your child morals, holiness, manner of dressing and manner of speech etc. Sometimes I wonder how these Muslim ladies feel so comfortable in their hijab even in a hot day. It is training! Do you notice that their parents start dressing up their children that way from a very tender age? On the other hands, christian parents dress their children in the most provocative manner--short skirts, tight trousers, spaghetti tops, etc, and expect to make them dress up decently when they become teenagers or adult. Some parents will answer that they have done their best but the child would not learn. It is because you are not adopting the right way of teaching your child. A child whom you tell to behav...

TEXT: 2Kings 2:19-21 (NET) 19  The men of the city said to Elisha, “Look, the city has a good location, as our master can see. But the water is bad and the land doesn’t produce crops.”  20  Elisha said, “Get me a new jar and put some salt in it.” So they got it. 21  He went out to the spring and threw the salt in. Then he said, “This is what the LORD says, ‘I have purified this water. It will no longer cause death or fail to produce crops.” MESSAGE: The town refered to in our text was well located yet the land was sick and barren. This tells us that our situation is not determined by our position location or connection. The prophets were smart enough to know the source of problem. The water was  was bad. The book of James likens our words to a fountain (James 3:10&11). It shows us that our words is to our lives as the water is to that town of Jericho. Until something is done to heal the...

TEXT James 3:2-3 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3  Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. MESSAGE We sometimes wish we could predict and control our future. If we could we would have made our today much better. Many have sought for solution everywhere but the right place. But there's wisdom in the statement of Abraham Lincoln when he said, The best way to predict your future is to create it. Oh how true! But how? God has clearly stated how to take charge of your life and determine the course of your future. You can literarily determine the course of your destiny. In fact you can create your desired future. God's word states how. What God is saying today is that if you can control your tongue you can control your life. Your tongue is to your life as the rudder is to a ship or a steering ...

TEXT Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. MESSAGE Life is like a court room.  Satan is the accuser of the brethren (Rev. 12:10). Challenges are symptoms of the dominion of sin. They are thus his evidence to prove to you that you are still under his dominion through sin. He knows that the christian is delivered from his authority (Col 1:12&13). So his efforts is an attempt to build a stronghold of doubt in your heart against the word of God (God's testimony) which can build you up and make you possess your possession (Acts 30:32). The devil wants you to ask, if God be for me, why am I passing through all these? If I be delivered from the powers of the devil, why are demons still oppressing me, why am I still struggling from ancestral curses and the powers of village witches? The whole issue is, whose report shall you believe? The go...