Christ Diplomat (Exhortations)

TEXT: 2Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. MESSAGE A past President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria noted that one reason why the most populous and arguably the most endowed African country was living very far below its capacity is because there are more think tanks than there are 'do tanks'. How true is that of us today? How many brilliant plans, ideas, prophesies and revelations of yours have killed by procrastination and left embalmed in the pages of your diaries and planners? Oh: did you think that you simply manufacture that brilliant concept? Is that why you think you have the right to either implement of kill it? No! As a child of God, you have the mind of Christ (if you study God's word) and many of our concepts are Holy Spirit inspired concepts. They could revolutionalise our world and lives if only you allowed them to manifest. In all these, what do you think has been your bane all these ...

TEXT: Phil 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. MESSAGE Last time we learnt that we have been saved by the death and resurrection of Jesus. However, our souls must be progressively transformed by God's word till be behave like Jesus. This renewal or training of the soul is the salvation--the salvation of your soul--that God wants you to be actively involved in. It involves studying God's word under the leadership of the Holy Spirit is your responsibility. God will not read your bible for you. You have to be disciplined enough to study your bible, pray and act on the word of God. God want you to be very serious about it as a mark of reverence for him. (Phil 2:12). We are to give all diligence to and be actively involved in this process because we reverence  God who wants us to change our character from that of the devil to His own. When you stud...