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AFD SEPTEMBER 2026

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WELCOME TO MONTH SEPTEMBER 2026: MONTH OF “GROWING IN THE GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE IN CHRIST JESUS!

“. . . 18 but grow [spiritually mature] in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory (honor, majesty, splendor), both now and to the day of eternity. Amen” 2 Peter 3:14-18/Amplified. 

I specifically welcome you in the name of our good and faithful, true and sure God, to the month of SEPTEMBER of the Julian and Gregorian calendar twelve-month count, in the year 2026 of the Lord, in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen.  

The MONTH of SEPTEMBER 2026 is the month of GROWTH AND FRUITFULNESS; and it is entitled: GROWING IN THE GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS CHRIST! This is about “Ensuring GROWTH & FRUITFULNESS In the grace, in Christ Jesus’ stead”; and on this basis of growth and fruitfulness, I am referring firstly the earlier scripture of 2 Peter 3:18, and now recommending another for your perusal to get this month started on an onward and upward trajectory, in the scriptural context of Acts 20:32 as written: 

“And now I COMMEND you to God [placing you in His protective, loving care] and [I commend you] to THE WORD OF HIS GRACE [the counsel and promises of His unmerited favor]. His GRACE is able to BUILD you up and to GIVE you the [rightful] INHERITANCE among all those who are SANCTIFIED [that is, among those who are set apart for God’s purpose—all believers]” Acts 20:32/Amplified. 

Picture this: a seed. A seed has potential. A seed of a plant has life in it, it has potential, it has the enabling and ability to BECOME a forest. But as long as it is not planted, it cannot GROW, and as such it has no value, even though it has a component of value. And for that seed to become a forest, it must be planted and be planted in good soil to grow and be fruitful. Being PLANTED ensures GROWTH and FRUITFULNESS, with good soil to enable it to FLOURISH. Recall I am saying PLANTED and not POTTED. For only those who are PLANTED that FLOURISH, unlike being POTTED – which is instability, limited, stunted and such like. Hence the scripture of Psalms 92:10-15, indicates that only the PLANTED respond to growth, and then flourish in FRUITFULNESS in the courts of our God, as written: 

“But my horn [my emblem of strength and power] You have exalted like that of a wild ox; I am anointed with fresh oil [for Your service]. 11 My eye has looked on my foes; My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me. 12 The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful]; They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable]. 13 Planted in the house of the Lord, They will flourish in the courts of our God. 14 [Growing in grace] they will still thrive and bear fruit and prosper in old age; They will flourish and be vital and fresh [rich in trust and love and contentment]; 15 [They are living memorials] to declare that the Lord is upright and faithful [to His promises]; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.” [Rom 9:14] Psalms 92:10-12. 

When a tree is planted in a good soil, by reason of the scripture – the Bible scripture of Genesis 8:22, it thus say: “As long as the earth remains, saith the Lord, seedtime and harvest, autumn, winter, summer and spring will never pass by without each accomplishing their purpose of creation. It means that the conditions to make every seed become a forest are always available. It depends on whether that seed is planted to GROW in order to FLOURISH. 

If the seed is planted and it is not tempered with by external factors of religion, denominational spirit, man-made beliefs, then that seed has the potential to grow, and from that growth it will yield fruit. So in this month of September that is entitled “GROWING IN THE GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS CHRIST”, know that you are God’s seed, and God has set you as a seed, and planted you in the world – otherwise the earth – for a purpose to accomplish in His name [Isaiah 45:11-13; Psalms 8:4-6]. This default of grace is irrespective and it is for all, especially those who are now born of God, in Christ Jesus’ stead, and it is not limited by geography, meaning by your location.  

If you can plant yourself in the WORD of GRACE and KNOWLEDGE in Christ Jesus’ stead, you will come to see how, by the Word of God, you will FLOURISH in the grace. For every condition about you to become what God wants you to be is available and within reach, so long as you do not grow by religion, denominational indoctrination, sectarianism, creed and bylaws, man-made traditions and perversions, and such like. 

So, in this Month of SEPTEMBER, in the year of the Lord, I want to gear you up by this my saying, as I have always challenged myself and others: WHY GO ABOUT PURSUING TO GET THE BUTTERFLY? WHY NOT CREATE A GARDEN BY YOUR PLANTING, AND THE BUTTERFLY WILL COME TO YOU TO BUTTER-FLY?  

Thus meaning: that earnest expectations you are running for and after, that you are dying for and after, that you are pursuing after – why not create a garden to bring such to you? In you is the fullness of God in Christ Jesus. In you is what it takes to be the champion, winner, overcomer, victorious, triumphant and a more than conqueror, in the grace, in Christ Jesus stead.  

A default of grace was imparted into you when you gave your life to Jesus. And when you look inward to develop it, to cultivate it, by growing in the grace and knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, you become what you might be pursuing to come to you from you. 

The Holy Writ, THE BIBLE says, paraphrased, “He that CULTIVATES his land, meaning he that tills his land shall never be hungry.” If you cultivate it, every condition for greatness will come out of it. So, instead of you running out, people will come to your domain to seek for what you have cultivated. Eventually you become life, and become an instrument of change for many lives. It’s time to stop running to catch a butterfly. Create your garden, the butterfly will come to you. Create the world, the atmosphere you want to see, in the grace, in Christ Jesus’ stead. Grow in grace, grow in knowledge, so that when the butterflies start coming, you have the capacity to accommodate and to be butterflying. And you will have the capacity to accommodate without being burnt out and worn out.  

As a living seed, you have to be planted to grow up in the grace and knowledge of Christ Jesus, so that you can FLOURISH in the courts of our God. Don’t be a potted plant, but be a planted plant. It is in your being planted that you can flourish to ensure God’s RIGHTEOUSNESS. This is the time of Growth [Growing], in the grace and knowledge in Christ Jesus, to live without limitations, and it is irrespective of all ages. Fruitfulness is for all to ensure through GROWING. Then your butterflies will come instead of you pursuing after the butterflies. 

You are truly WELCOME to the month of BUTTERFLYING in the grace, the Month of GROWTH and FRUITFULNESS, the Month of SEPTEMBER 2026 that is ENTITLED: “GROWING IN THE GRACE & KNOWLEDGE IN CHRIST!” 

Don’t go about anymore pursuing for the Butterfly, when you can cultivate [create and curate] your garden and grow your plant, your being in Christ Jesus, in the grace and knowledge of the Word by the Holy Spirit, and the butterflies will come to you THINK! 

This is your MONTH to CULTIVATE your garden to ensure you butterfly in life and grace. THINK! 

I pray you have understanding of this, in Jesus’ name. Amen. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH READING AND PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“So, beloved, since you are looking forward to these things, be diligent and make every effort to be found by Him [at His return] spotless and blameless, in peace [that is, inwardly calm with a sense of spiritual well-being and confidence, having lived a life of obedience to Him]. 15 And consider the patience of our Lord [His delay in judging and avenging wrongs] as salvation [that is, allowing time for more to be saved]; just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given to him [by God], 16 speaking about these things as he does in all of his letters. In which there are some things that are difficult to understand, which the untaught and unstable [who have fallen into error] twist and misinterpret, just as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. 17 Therefore, [let me warn you] beloved, knowing these things beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the ERROR of UNPRINCIPLED men [who distort doctrine] and fall from your own steadfastness [of mind, knowledge, truth, and faith], 18 but GROW [SPIRITUALLY MATURE] IN THE GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. To Him be glory (honor, majesty, splendor), both now and to the day of eternity. Amen” 2 Peter 3:14-18/Amplified. 

“And now I COMMEND you to God [placing you in His protective, loving care] and [I commend you] to THE WORD OF HIS GRACE [the counsel and promises of His unmerited favor]. His grace is able to BUILD YOU UP and to GIVE YOU the [rightful] inheritance among all those who are sanctified [that is, among those who are set apart for God’s purpose—all believers]” Acts 20:32/Amplified. 

“Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the KNOWLEDGE of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His DIVINE POWER has given to us all things that pertain to LIFE and GODLINESS, through the KNOWLEDGE of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be PARTAKERS of the DIVINE NATURE, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, ADD TO YOUR FAITH virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to KNOWLEDGE self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be NEITHER BARREN NOR UNFRUITFUL IN THE KNOWLEDGE of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. 10 Therefore, brethren, be even MORE DILIGENT to make your call and election sure, for if you DO these things you will NEVER stumble; 11 for so an ENTRANCE will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” 2 Peter 1:1-11. 

“Jesus answered and said to them, “YOU ARE MISTAKEN, not KNOWING the Scriptures nor the POWER of God” Matthew 22:29. 

“Hear the word of the Lord, You children of Israel, For the Lord brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land: “There is NO TRUTH OR MERCY OR KNOWLEDGE of God in the land . . . 6 MY PEOPLE are DESTROYED for lack OF KNOWLEDGE. Because you have REJECTED KNOWLEDGE, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have FORGOTTEN the law of your God, I also will forget your children” Hosea 4:1, 6. 

“Therefore MY PEOPLE have gone into CAPTIVITY, Because they have NO KNOWLEDGE; Their honorable men are famished, And their multitude dried up with thirst. 14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself And opened its mouth beyond measure; Their glory and their multitude and their pomp, And he who is jubilant, shall descend into it. 15 People shall be brought down, Each man shall be humbled, And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled” Isaiah 5:13-15. 

“Now so it was that after three days they found Him [Jesus] in the temple, SITTING in the MIDST of the TEACHERS, both LISTENING to them and ASKING them questions . . . 52 And Jesus INCREASED in WISDOM and STATURE [PHYSIQUE], and in FAVOUR with God and men” Luke 2:46, 52. 

SUMMARY 

This message is a SEPTEMBER 2026 apostolic charge titled: “GROWING IN THE GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS CHRIST” — a call to ensure GROWTH & FRUITFULNESS by being PLANTED in THE WORD OF GRACE, not chasing external things, but cultivating inwardly so that what you desire comes to you. 

KEY POINTS OF THE MESSAGE 

  1. The Theme and Scriptural Foundation
  • Month of September 2026 is declared as the MONTH OF GROWTH AND FRUITFULNESS, entitled “GROWING IN THE GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS CHRIST” — 2 Peter 3:18 AMP. 
  • The foundation is Acts 20:32: THE WORD OF HIS GRACE is able to BUILD YOU UP and GIVE YOU INHERITANCE among the sanctified. 
  • Growth is not by effort alone, but by the default of grace imparted when you gave your life to Jesus. 
  1. The Seed Illustration: PLANTED vs POTTED
  • A seed has potential to become a forest, but only when PLANTED in good soil can it GROW and FLOURISH — Genesis 8:22. 
  • PLANTED = GROWTH & FRUITFULNESS. POTTED = instability, limited, stunted. 
  • Psalms 92:12-15 confirms: “The righteous will flourish like the date palm… Planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God… still thrive and bear fruit in old age.” 
  • You are God’s seed, planted in the earth for a purpose — Isaiah 45:11-13; Psalms 8:4-6. The conditions for growth are always available. 
  1. The Danger of External Interference
  • Growth is hindered by religion, denominational spirit, sectarianism, creed, bylaws, man-made traditions and perversions. 
  • True growth comes by planting yourself in THE WORD OF GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE in Christ Jesus’ stead — free from geography, age, or limitation. 
  1. The Butterfly Principle: Stop Chasing, Start Cultivating
  • Core Challenge: “WHY GO ABOUT PURSUING TO GET THE BUTTERFLY? WHY NOT CREATE A GARDEN BY YOUR PLANTING, AND THE BUTTERFLY WILL COME TO YOU TO BUTTER-FLY?” 
  • Meaning: Stop pursuing the things you want. Cultivate your life in Christ and those things will be drawn to you. 
  • Proverbs 12:11 paraphrased: “He that CULTIVATES his land shall not lack.” 
  • When you grow in grace and knowledge, you become life and an instrument of change. People will come to your domain for what you have cultivated. 
  1. The Capacity to Accommodate
  • Grow in grace and knowledge so when “butterflies” come — opportunities, fruit, influence — you have capacity to accommodate without being burnt out and worn out. 
  • 2 Peter 1:5-8: Add to faith virtue, knowledge, self-control… “For if these things are yours and abound, you will be NEITHER BARREN NOR UNFRUITFUL IN THE KNOWLEDGE of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 
  1. Supporting Scriptures on Knowledge
  • Matthew 22:29: Error comes from “not KNOWING the Scriptures nor the POWER of God”. 
  • Hosea 4:6; Isaiah 5:13: “MY PEOPLE are DESTROYED for lack OF KNOWLEDGE… gone into CAPTIVITY, Because they have NO KNOWLEDGE.” 
  • Luke 2:46, 52: Jesus Himself INCREASED in WISDOM and stature. Growth is modelled by Christ. 
  1. Warning and Assurance — 2 Peter 3:14-18
  • Be diligent to be found spotless. Beware of ERROR of UNPRINCIPLED men who distort doctrine. 
  • Final charge: “but GROW [SPIRITUALLY MATURE] IN THE GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST.” 

CALL TO ACTION 

  1. GET PLANTED: Be planted in THE WORD and in the house of the Lord. Refuse to be a potted plant. 
  2. CULTIVATE YOUR GARDEN: Look inward. Develop the grace imparted to you. Grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ Jesus daily. 
  3. STOP CHASING: Stop running after “butterflies” — provision, promotion, recognition. Create the atmosphere and they will come to you. 
  4. GROW WITHOUT LIMITATION: This grace is for all ages and all locations. Ensure fruitfulness through consistent growth. 
  5. THINK! Pause. Apply the Word. Let it build you, establish you, and make you fruitful in God’s righteousness. 

Final Declaration: 
You are WELCOME to SEPTEMBER 2026 — the MONTH OF BUTTERFLYING, GROWTH and FRUITFULNESS. This is your MONTH to CULTIVATE your garden to ensure you butterfly in life and grace. Amen. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

BE THE WORD DOER 

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BE THE WORD DOER: FOR ONLY THE WORD DOERS ARE “BLESSED” INDEED! 

“But be ye DOERS of the WORD, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the WORD, and not a DOER, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be BLESSED in his DEED” James 1:22-25. 

It is not how ELOQUENT you can TALK that CHANGES your WORLDS, but how much you can DO — THE WORD you talk about — to change your worlds and the worlds of others around you in grace. 

For it is about WALKING [DOING] the TALK, LIVING by the Spirit of THE WORD in the TALKING, and not about TALKING and making NOISE around without the WALKING [DOING] and LIVING by the Spirit of THE WORD, to change your worlds by your belief and believing in grace. 

For by THE WORD all THINGS are created and formed through FAITH — and FAITH is ACTING correspondingly, according to what you BELIEVE of God’s WORD in that particular CONTEXT in question.  

“By FAITH [that is, with an inherent trust and enduring confidence in the power, wisdom and goodness of God] we understand that the WORLDS (universe, ages) were FRAMED and CREATED [FORMED, put in ORDER, and EQUIPPED for their intended PURPOSE] by THE WORD of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible” Hebrews 11:3/Amplified. 

“But I say, WALK habitually in the [Holy] Spirit [seek Him and be responsive to His guidance], and then you will certainly not carry out the desire of the sinful nature [which responds impulsively without regard for God and His precepts] . . . 25 If we [claim to] LIVE by the [Holy] Spirit, we must also WALK by the Spirit [with personal integrity, godly character, and moral courage—our conduct empowered by the Holy Spirit]” Galatians 5:16, 25/Amplified. 

The Scriptures in James 1:22-25 indicate that only the DOERS of what they HEAR are BLESSED, and not just BLESSED, but BLESSED INDEED. 

Jesus exemplified this in life and ministry. He would DO then TEACH, or TEACH then DO. He knew the effectual power of DOING to exemplify what He was about to talk about, and the efficacy of DOING what He had talked about. 

This act to DO and TEACH He CONTINUED to exercise in life and ministry, UNTIL the day He left the mortality of humanity for the immortality of heaven — Acts 1:1-3.  

“. . . Jesus began both to DO and TEACH, 2 UNTIL THE DAY IN WHICH HE WAS TAKEN UP, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: 3 to whom also he SHEWED himself alive after his passion by many INFALLIBLE PROOFS, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God” Acts 1:1-3. 

I challenge you to step into your worlds with the intent to be a DOER of the WORD of God in life and grace. BE A DOER OF THE WORD — FOR THE WORD WORKS INDEED. 

Doing the WORD will create the atmosphere you want to see and enjoy. Jesus did, and He had it approved of God with signs and wonders following — Acts 2:22. You can too, if you give it a go. I am a living witness of the working WORD when you do it.  

“Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man APPROVED of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know” Acts 2:22. 

When the Apostles went about DOING THE WORD, the Lord CONFIRMED THE WORD with them. 

The Lord God does not confirm any of their possessions, titles, status, persons and such like, but His WORD that they went about proclaiming. 

For as they carried THE WORD, the Lord was honouring THE WORD, and thereby honouring them — and not the other way round with hype, applause and such like for self before THE WORD.  

“. . . 19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they WENT FORTH, and PREACHED every where, the Lord working with them, and CONFIRMING THE WORD WITH SIGNS FOLLOWING. Amen” Mark 16:15-20. 

And the ministering angels, who are to minister unto us as heirs of His salvation, will only act on our behalf by THE WORD and not apart from THE WORD. 

They DO THE WORD and only HARKEN to the VOICE of THE WORD — meaning the proclamation of THE WORD only. They are not out there to DO and HARKEN to the noise and noises around, no matter who is making it and how much is made without THE WORD — Psalms 103:20, Hebrews 1:7, 14.  

“Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that DO his commandments, HEARKENING unto the VOICE of his WORD” Psalms 103:20. 

“And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire . . . 14 Are they not all MINISTERING spirits, sent forth to MINISTER for them who shall be HEIRS of salvation?“ Hebrews 1:7, 14. 

And it is upon this knowledge and understanding — that only the DOING of THE WORD matters with God — hence the writer of the epistle, the Acts of the Apostles, Dr Luke, thereby made this admonition to all in Acts 20:32, saying: “And now, brethren, I COMMEND you to God, and to THE WORD of his grace, which is able to BUILD you up, and to give you an INHERITANCE among all them which are SANCTIFIED” 

It is only THE WORD that matters to Father God because THE WORD is Christ Jesus personified — 1 John 5:7; 1:1, 5, 14. And personifying THE WORD means God is obligated to show up for you and honour His WORD personified. 

That is how much THE WORD matters to Father God in every phase of doing life and living godly in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

I wish you God’s grace in Christ Jesus’ stead, as you DO THE WORD to receive His indeed BLESSEDNESS. Amen. 

BE A DOER OF THE WORD FOR THE WORD WORKS IN LIFE AND GRACE IN CHRIST JESUS’ STEAD. AMEN.  

Blessed regards in the grace. Amen. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“. . . Jesus began both to DO and TEACH, 2 UNTIL THE DAY IN WHICH HE WAS TAKEN UP, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: 3 to whom also he SHEWED himself alive after his passion by many INFALLIBLE PROOFS, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God” Acts 1:1-3. 

“But be ye DOERS of the WORD, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the WORD, and not a DOER, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be BLESSED in his DEED” James 1:22-25. 

“Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man APPROVED of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know” Acts 2:22. 

“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, THE WORD, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one” 1 John 5:7. 

“In the beginning was THE WORD, and THE WORD was with God, and THE WORD was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not . . . 14 And THE WORD was made FLESH, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth” John 1:1-5, 14. 

“Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that DO his commandments, HEARKENING unto the VOICE of his WORD” Psalms 103:20. 

“And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire . . . 14 Are they not all MINISTERING spirits, sent forth to MINISTER for them who shall be HEIRS of salvation?” Hebrews 1:7, 14. 

“And he said unto them, GO YE into all the world, and PREACH THE GOSPEL to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they WENT FORTH, and PREACHED every where, the Lord working with them, and CONFIRMING THE WORD WITH SIGNS FOLLOWING. Amen” Mark 16:15-20. 

“BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his DELIGHT is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he MEDITATE day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree PLANTED by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his LEAF also shall not wither; and WHATSOEVER HE DOETH SHALL PROSPER” Psalms 1:1-3. 

SUMMARY: 
This message is a charge to BE A DOER OF THE WORD — because ONLY THE WORD DOERS ARE “BLESSED” INDEED. 
It declares that eloquence and noise without action cannot change worlds. Real change, real blessing, and divine confirmation come when we WALK the TALK — living by the Spirit of THE WORD, acting in FAITH, and personifying Christ who IS THE WORD. 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. THE CORE FOUNDATION: DOERS OF THE WORD ARE BLESSED INDEED
    God’s pattern is clear. Hearing without doing is self-deception.
    James 1:22-25 — “But be ye DOERS of the WORD, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves… But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be BLESSED in his DEED” 
    Blessing is tied to DOING, not just knowing.  
  1. THREE TRUTHS ABOUT BEING A WORD DOER
    THE WORD CREATES WORLDS THROUGH FAITH-FILLED ACTION
    It is not eloquence that changes your world, but DOING THE WORD.
    Hebrews 11:3 — “By FAITH [that is, with an inherent trust and enduring confidence in the power, wisdom and goodness of God] we understand that the WORLDS (universe, ages) were FRAMED and CREATED [FORMED, put in ORDER, and EQUIPPED for their intended PURPOSE] by THE WORD of God” 
    Application: FAITH is ACTING correspondingly to what you BELIEVE of God’s WORD in that CONTEXT. Walk in the Spirit and you will not fulfil the desires of the flesh. 
    Galatians 5:16, 25 — “WALK habitually in the Spirit… If we [claim to] LIVE by the Spirit, we must also WALK by the Spirit”[Holy]
    JESUS MODELLED IT: DO THEN TEACH
    Jesus began both to DO andTEACH, and continued it until heaven. 
    Acts 1:1-3 — “Jesus began both to DO and TEACH, UNTIL THE DAY IN WHICH HE WAS TAKEN UP… SHEWED himself alive after his passion by many INFALLIBLE PROOFS” 
    He knew the power of DOING to exemplify and to authenticate what He taught. Signs and wonders followed because God APPROVED Him. 
    Acts 2:22 — “Jesus of Nazareth, a man APPROVED of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you”
    GOD AND ANGELS RESPOND TO THE WORD, NOT TO NOISE
    When the Apostles went forth DOING THE WORD, the Lord CONFIRMED THE WORD with signs.
    Mark 16:20 — “And they WENT FORTH, and PREACHED every where, the Lord working with them, and CONFIRMING THE WORD WITH SIGNS FOLLOWING” 
    God does not confirm titles, status or hype — He confirms HIS WORD. 
    Ministering angels also only act by THE WORD. 
    Psalms 103:20 — “Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that DO his commandments, HEARKENING unto the VOICE of his WORD” 
    Hebrews 1:14 — “Are they not all MINISTERING spirits, sent forth to MINISTER for them who shall be HEIRS of salvation?” 
  1. AN IMPORTANT MANDATE: BE COMMENDED TO THE WORD OF HIS GRACE
    Dr Luke’s admonition in Acts is that THE WORD builds us and gives inheritance.
    Acts 20:32 — “And now, brethren, I COMMEND you to God, and to THE WORD of his grace, which is able to BUILD you up, and to give you an INHERITANCE among all them which are SANCTIFIED” 
    To personify THE WORD is to invite God to show up and honour His WORD in your life. 
  1. REALITIES FOR THE WORD DOER
    You Change Atmospheres — Doing THE WORD creates the atmosphere you want to see and enjoy. 
    You Are Built and You Prosper — Like a tree planted by rivers, “WHATSOEVER HE DOETH SHALL PROSPER” — Psalms 1:1-3 
    You Carry Divine Approval — God works with you and confirms THE WORD. 
    You Are A Witness — I am a living witness: THE WORD WORKS when you DO it. 
    You Walk in BLESSEDNESS — Not just blessed, but BLESSED INDEED in Christ Jesus’ stead. 
  1. A WORD TO THE HEARER
    Stop making NOISE without WALKING. Step into your world with intent to DO THE WORD in life and grace.
    BE A DOER OF THE WORD FOR THE WORD WORKS IN LIFE AND GRACE IN CHRIST JESUS’ STEAD. AMEN. 

IN ONE SENTENCE: 

BE THE WORD DOER, because only those who HEAR and DO THE WORD — Christ personified — are BLESSED INDEED, and it is THE WORD they carry that God and angels will honour with power, proof and prosperity. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

THE KINGDOM GOSPEL 

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THE KINGDOM GOSPEL: GIVES SALVATION UNTO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH! 

“For I am not ashamed of the GOSPEL OF CHRIST: for it is THE POWER of God UNTO SALVATION to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith“ Romans 1:16-17. 

The Gospel of Christ Jesus — it is the POWER of God that brings about the SALVATION of all mankind for today and tomorrow. How relevant it is today, more than ever before, in the midst of the turbulence, confusion, distrust, breakdown, hunger, chaos, wars, pandemic and such like, that have ravaged our world today. 

And SALVATION in this context is not necessarily only about being born of God into His Kingdom; but it is also about matters of life and godly living in humanity, and covers but is not limited to the following: PEACE, SOUND MIND, HEALTH, PROSPERITY, HEALING, SECURITY, SAFETY, DELIVERANCE, RESTORATION, STRENGTH, LIVELIHOOD, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP and Such like and MORE. 

So, the preaching of the GOSPEL is the preaching of THE WORD of God, which is the preaching of Christ Jesus, who is THE WORD, the GOOD NEWS of human redemption. The good news is that man’s debt and eternal judgement are averted because Christ Jesus has paid for them by the sacrifice He made to take on human condemnation — which is the consequence of sin — so that man can be JUSTIFIED before God instead of facing the judgement of condemnation; and thereafter man can then live in FREEDOM from sin and its effects, in an onward and upward trajectory toward God in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen.  

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“And THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM shall be PREACHED in all the world for a WITNESS unto ALL NATIONS; and then shall the end come” Matthew 24:14. 

“But ye shall receive POWER, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be WITNESSES unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, AND UNTO THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE EARTH” Acts 1:8. 

“Yea, so have I strived to PREACH THE GOSPEL, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation: 21 but as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand” Romans 15:20-21. 

“For I am not ashamed of the GOSPEL OF CHRIST: for it is THE POWER of God UNTO SALVATION to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith” Romans 1:16-17. 

“. . . 4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where PREACHING THE WORD. 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and PREACHED CHRIST unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city” Acts 8:1-8. 

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then we are AMBASSADORS for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 21 For he hath made him to BE SIN FOR US, who KNEW NO SIN; that we might be MADE the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God in him” 2 Corinthians 5:17-21. 

“There is therefore now NO CONDEMNATION to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death” Romans 8:1-2. 

“Therefore being JUSTIFIED BY FAITH, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 by whom also we have ACCESS BY FAITH into this GRACE wherein we STAND, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God” Romans 5:1-2. 

“It was for this FREEDOM that Christ set us free [completely liberating us]; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery [which you once removed]” Galatians 5:1-2 Amplified. 

“If the Son therefore shall make you FREE, ye shall be FREE indeed” John 8:36. 

SUMMARY: 
This message is a proclamation that THE KINGDOM GOSPEL is THE POWER OF GOD UNTO SALVATION — for today, for tomorrow, and UNTO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. 

It declares that the Gospel is not just about going to heaven, but about God’s power to bring PEACE, HEALING, DELIVERANCE and godly living to humanity right now, in the midst of a world that is turbulent and broken.  

KEY POINTS: 

  1. THE CORE FOUNDATION: THE GOSPEL = THE POWER OF GOD FOR SALVATION
    The Gospel is not to be ashamed of because it carries God’s power.
    Romans 1:16-17 — “For I am not ashamed of the GOSPEL OF CHRIST: for it is THE POWER of God UNTO SALVATION to every one that believeth… For therein is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith” 
    In this season of chaos, wars, hunger and pandemic, the Gospel remains the most relevant answer. 
  1. THREE TRUTHS ABOUT KINGDOM SALVATION
    A. SALVATION IS BROADER THAN NEW BIRTH
    Salvation includes being born into God’s Kingdom, but it also covers life and godly living. It addresses: PEACE, SOUND MIND, HEALTH, PROSPERITY, HEALING, SECURITY, SAFETY, DELIVERANCE, RESTORATION, STRENGTH, LIVELIHOOD, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP and MORE. 
    Application: The Gospel meets man in every area of life, not just eternity.

    B. THE GOSPEL IS CHRIST — THE WORD
    To preach the Gospel is to preach THE WORD of God.
    Acts 8:4-5 — “Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where PREACHING THE WORD. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and PREACHED CHRIST unto them” 

    C. THE GOSPEL DEALS WITH SIN, CONDEMNATION AND FREEDOM
    Man’s debt is paid and judgement is averted because Christ took our condemnation.
    2 Corinthians 5:21 — “For he hath made him to BE SIN FOR US, who KNEW NO SIN; that we might be MADE the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God in him” 
    Romans 8:1-2 — “There is therefore now NO CONDEMNATION to them which are in Christ Jesus… For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death” 
    Galatians 5:1 — “It was for this FREEDOM that Christ set us free [completely liberating us]; therefore keep standing firm” 
    John 8:36 — “If the Son therefore shall make you FREE, ye shall be FREE indeed” 
    Result: We are JUSTIFIED, we have PEACE with God, and we walk in FREEDOM and in an onward and upward trajectory toward God. 
  1. AN IMPORTANT MANDATE: PREACH IT TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
    This is a Kingdom Gospel, not a local message.
    Matthew 24:14 — “And THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM shall be PREACHED in all the world for a WITNESS unto ALL NATIONS; and then shall the end come” 
    Acts 1:8 — “ye shall receive POWER, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be WITNESSES unto me… AND UNTO THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE EARTH” 
    Romans 15:20-21 — “so have I strived to PREACH THE GOSPEL, not where Christ was named… To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see” 
    Where the Gospel is preached, there is proof: healing, deliverance, and great joy — Acts 8:6-8.  
  1. A WORD TO THE PREACHER AND THE HEARER
    To the preacher:Don’t be ashamed. Preach Christ. The power is in the Gospel. 
    To the hearer: Receive salvation that covers your whole life. Come into the freedom Christ has paid for. You are no longer under condemnation. 

IN ONE SENTENCE: 

The KINGDOM GOSPEL is the POWER OF GOD for SALVATION to the ends of the earth — it justifies us, frees us, heals us, and qualifies us as AMBASSADORS to preach Christ until every nation has heard. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

TO AUGUST YOUR LIFE ON EAGLES’ FLIGHT

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TO AUGUST YOUR LIFE ON EAGLES’ FLIGHT: THERE SHOULD BE NO STRANGE GODS! 

“Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I BARE you on EAGLES’ WINGS, and BROUGHT you unto myself” Exodus 19:4. 

“As an EAGLE stirreth up her nest, FLUTTERETH over her young, SPREADETH abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her WINGS: 12 so the Lord alone did LEAD him, and there was NO STRANGE GOD with him” Deuteronomy 32:11-12. 

I hope people come to know that CHARISMA can take one in an ONWARD and UPWARD trajectory, but what sustains and maintains one THERE is CHARACTER and BEHAVIOURAL ETIQUETTE. Hence both are needful to ensure a fulfilled LIFE and GODLY LIVING in Christ Jesus’ stead. And it is not an EITHER this OR that, but both are complementary to a healthy life in the Spirit of grace to thrive and be fulfilled in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

CHARISMA and CHARACTER are of the Holy Spirit — the Spirit of the EAGLE FLIGHT — called THE WIND — John 3:3-8 / Genesis 1:1-3. It is the knowing and understanding of the move and movement of THE WIND that enables the EAGLES to SOAR and GLIDE with strength and vigour, instead of FLAPPING as other birds do in weakness and tiredness over time. And it is in the same knowing and understanding that, as THE WIND — the Holy Spirit — when He moves, Father God took advantage of that movement and CREATED the HEAVEN and the EARTH and all that dwells therein.  

“In the beginning God CREATED the heaven and the earth. 2 And the EARTH was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God MOVED upon the Face Of The Waters. 3 And God SAID, Let THERE be LIGHT: and THERE was LIGHT. 4 And God SAW the LIGHT, that it was GOOD: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God CALLED the light Day, and the darkness he CALLED Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day . . .” Genesis 1:1-31. 

CHARISMA is the SPIRITUAL/MINISTERIAL GIFTS — 1 Corinthians 12:7-12, 27-31 / Ephesians 4:7-16; and while CHARACTER is the SPIRITUAL FRUIT, not FRUITS — Galatians 5:22-23 — meaning one fruit with many character components embedded, enclosed and within. 

Unfortunately, in some cases, as with the Corinthian Church, they were heavily gifted with CHARISMA, yet with STRANGE GODS in their midst. As such, the expected CHARACTER had been choked, adulterated, perverted and counterfeited; and it meant nothing to them anymore in every way — 1 Corinthians 1:4-7 / 1 Corinthians 12:1-3. 

The Corinthian Church was graciously gifted CHARISMATICALLY, such that they came not behind in any SPIRITUAL CHARISMATIC GIFT, and were enriched with knowledge and utterance among others in comparison. Yet IDOLS, the spirit of idolatry, a carryover from their past was still PRACTISED within them, which ended up distorting the genuineness of the gracious DIVERSITIES, OPERATIONS and ADMINISTRATIONS of the manifestation of the Holy Spirit that was within them — 1 Corinthians 12:5-7. 

When God led the children of Israel on EAGLES’ FLIGHT, there were NO STRANGE gods among them — Deuteronomy 18:9-14. As a result, Egypt was glad when they left because they dreaded them and other enemies were kept at bay. 

The WIND of the EAGLES’ FLIGHT was and is the Holy Spirit. Today, the Scriptures say as many as are LED, not just those who HAVE the Holy Spirit, are the sons of God — Romans 8:14-17. When you say the Holy Spirit LEADS you, be sure you have NO STRANGE god(s) within. 

Charisma is not enough, character is much more needful. Work on them. Don’t be a problematic Christian/Gospel Minister to the Local Church Assembly or Body of Christ, and don’t let the enemy and his cohorts use you to hinder the effectual work of God. The Corinthian Church was a very problematic people, hence a second letter needed to be written to correct the abnormalities within them by the Apostle Paul. 

STRANGE GODS ARE NOT NEEDED ON THE EAGLES’ FLIGHT THAT GOD LEADS — ALWAYS DO A CHECK-UP WITHIN YOU, OTHERWISE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GLIDE AND SOAR.  

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“As an EAGLE stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her WINGS: 12 so the Lord alone did LEAD him, and there was NO STRANGE GOD with him” Deuteronomy 32:11-12. 

“He BROUGHT them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one FEEBLE person among their tribes. 38 Egypt was GLAD when they departed: for the FEAR of them fell upon them” Psalms 105:37-38. 

“I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; 5 that IN EVERY THING YE ARE ENRICHED BY HIM, IN ALL UTTERANCE, AND IN ALL KNOWLEDGE; 6 even as the TESTIMONY of Christ was CONFIRMED in you: 7 so that ye COME BEHIND IN NO GIFT; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: 8 who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is FAITHFUL, by whom ye were CALLED unto the FELLOWSHIP of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord” 1 Corinthians 1:4-9. 

“Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would NOT HAVE YOU IGNORANT. 2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these DUMB IDOLS, EVEN AS YE WERE LED. 3 Wherefore I give you to UNDERSTAND, that no man SPEAKING by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus ACCURSED: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. 4 Now there are DIVERSITIES OF GIFTS, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are DIFFERENCES OF ADMINISTRATIONS, but the same Lord. 6 And there are DIVERSITIES OF OPERATIONS, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 7 But the MANIFESTATION of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal” 1 Corinthians 12:1-7. 

“The EARTH is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 2 For he hath FOUNDED it upon the seas, and ESTABLISHED it upon the floods” Psalms 24:1-2. 

SUMMARY: 

This message is a prophetic charge for AUGUST: God is calling us to the EAGLES’ FLIGHT, but STRANGE GODS cannot come with us. 

The central truth is this: CHARISMA can lift you, but only CHARACTER will keep you there. Both are the work of THE WIND — the Holy Spirit — and both are required for fulfilled LIFE and GODLY LIVING in Christ Jesus’ stead. 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. GOD’S PATTERN FOR THE EAGLES’ FLIGHT
    God Himself bore Israel out of Egypt and led them.
    Exodus 19:4 — “I BARE you on EAGLES’ WINGS, and BROUGHT you unto myself” 
    Deuteronomy 32:11-12 — “so the Lord alone did LEAD him, and there was NO STRANGE GOD with him” 
    When God leads, there is no room for idols. That is what makes the flight safe and strong. 
  1. CHARISMA VS CHARACTER: BOTH ARE NEEDED
    CHARISMAis the SPIRITUAL/MINISTERIAL GIFTS — 1 Corinthians 12:7-12 / Ephesians 4:7-16. It gives you ONWARD and UPWARD movement. 
    CHARACTER is the SPIRITUAL FRUIT, not FRUITS — Galatians 5:22-23. It is one fruit with many parts, and it is what sustains you at that height. 
    It is not EITHER/OR. Both are complementary. Without character, charisma becomes a crash. 
  1. THE WIND THAT ENABLES THE FLIGHT
    Both charisma and character come from the Holy Spirit — THE WIND of the EAGLES’ FLIGHT — John 3:3-8/ Genesis 1:1-3. 
    Eagles don’t just flap. They SOAR and GLIDE because they understand THE WIND. 
    Genesis 1:2 — “the Spirit of God MOVED upon the Face Of The Waters” 
    That same WIND was what Father God used to CREATE. To fly with strength, we must know His movement. 
  1. THE WARNING: THE CORINTHIAN CHURCH
    They were rich in gifts but poor inpurity. 
    1 Corinthians 1:4-7 — “ye COME BEHIND IN NO GIFT” 
    1 Corinthians 12:1-7 — “there are DIVERSITIES OF GIFTS, but the same Spirit” 
    Yet they still PRACTISED idolatry. So their character was choked, perverted and counterfeited. The manifestation of the Spirit was distorted. That is why Paul had to write a second letter to correct them. Gifts without holiness create problems. 
  1. THE REQUIREMENT FOR SONSHIP AND LEADING
    Romans 8:14-17— “as many as are LED by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God” 
    To claim “the Holy Spirit LEADS me” means doing an inward check. NO STRANGE god(s) can be within. Deuteronomy 18:9-14 
    When Israel had no strange gods, even Egypt dreaded them — Psalms 105:37-38 — “Egypt was GLAD when they departed: for the FEAR of them fell upon them”. 
  1. FINAL CHARGE: DO A CHECK-UP
    Don’t be a problematic Christian or minister who hinders the Body of Christ.
    STRANGE GODS ARE NOT NEEDED ON THE EAGLES’ FLIGHT THAT GOD LEADS. 
    Always do a CHECK-UP WITHIN YOU, otherwise you will not be able to GLIDE AND SOAR. 

IN ONE SENTENCE: 

God is lifting us in AUGUST on EAGLES’ WINGS, but the flight will only be sustained by CHARACTER under the leading of THE WIND, and only when there are NO STRANGE GODS within. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF GOD’S DEFINITION

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YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF GOD’S DEFINITION – IS THE ANSWER TO YOUR HUMAN QUEST: IT WILL VALIDATE YOUR LIFE “LINES” – AND MAKE YOU TO BECOME AND TO BE FULFILLED! 

“Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS: 35 but in EVERY NATION he that FEARETH him, and WORKETH RIGHTEOUSNESS, is ACCEPTED with him” Acts 10:34-35  

Until an individual begins to ACCEPT the TRUTH in any life subject CONTEXT of what God has MADE, QUALIFIED and DEFINED them to be in life and grace in Him, they will keep LEARNING, WONDERING and WANDERING through IGNORANCE, STUPIDITY and FOOLISHNESS, and in circles and circus. For it is a person without UNDERSTANDING in God’s CONTEXT that goes about wandering and transgressing against the TRUTH that only God owns and can provides to do life and godliness in Christ Jesus’ stead. 

“The man that WANDERETH out of THE WAY OF UNDERSTANDING (GODLY WISDOM) shall REMAIN in the CONGREGATION (ASSEMBLY) OF THE DEAD” Proverbs 21:16 (Emphasis Mine). 

“GOOD UNDERSTANDING GIVETH FAVOUR: but the WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS is HARD (DIFFICULT, UNPRODUCTIVE)” Proverbs 13:15 (Emphasis Mine). 

The fallacy of not accepting God’s definition has led many to an earnest and outrageous cravenness for self-discovery through learning, wondering and wandering to SEARCH for ANSWERS and then FULFILLMENT. However, such intent has made some delusional and driven them away from the path God made for them to BECOME both in LIFE and GODLINESS when they accept God’s truthful definition of them. Unfortunately, because of such derailing, ignorance has shut them off from God and from knowing there is already a GIVEN for them in REDEMPTION; and their fulfilment is enacted as one ACCEPTS God’s own definition of oneself, instead of going about fighting for human LEGISLATION, HYPE and APPLAUSE to be defined, accredited and validated by verdicts that are only a vague, satisfactory definition. 

“He has MADE EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL and APPROPRIATE in its time. He has also planted ETERNITY [a sense of DIVINE PURPOSE] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end” Ecclesiastes 3:11. Amplified. 

When you CANNOT ACCEPT what God has MADE and QUALIFIED you to be in LIFE and GODLINESS, – that is, to BE for example, a MAN or WOMAN, WIFE or HUSBAND, MALE or FEMALE – you will keep ever SEARCHING for an ANSWER where there is none, in order to be fulfilled and fit into the bubbled statuesque for others to APPLAUD rather than what God has APPROVED of you. 

“For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 7 EVER LEARNING, AND NEVER ABLE TO COME TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH. 8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also RESIST THE TRUTH: MEN OF CORRUPT MINDS, REPROBATE CONCERNING THE FAITH” 2 Timothy 3:6-8. 

Some people call it FREEDOM, HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER RIGHTS and such like, but the Scriptures call it FOOLISHNESS and PURE IGNORANCE, A REPROBATE MINDSET that leads to boundless BONDAGES with severe adverse consequences as detailed in Romans 1:18-32 (AKJV/LB/Amplified/Message). 

Unfortunately for an individual and for society, when the EFFECTS and CONSEQUENCES start, most forget the PATH that brought them there. Instead they CREATE and INVENT further bubble routes in search of solutions to the predicament that has resulted – which in time becomes a serial entanglement in a chain-like mode. That is the reason there is unstable state in human history and unfulfilled aspirations and the QUEST for so many misguided intents and some crazy pursuits to satisfy and fill up the void in humans as we see in individuals, families, relationships, businesses, governments and non-governmental agencies, various world organisational bodies and many such like. 

Have you ever given a thought to ask aloud or in silence why there are so many human troubles around in spite of all these world-renowned Bodies (Association/organisation) and innumerable Charitable causes, Commissions and Foundations such as UNITED NATIONS (UN), HRM, NATO, WHO, UNESCO, ECOWAS, EU, AU, TPU, TAU and many such like? 

It is for the lack of ACCEPTANCE to God’s gracious intent for man that somebody can oppress and enslave fellow human beings, call other fellow human beings terrible foul names, marry a pet, endeavour to change gender, marry someone of the same gender, create and invent some unimaginable ideas and things which, on the long run, begin to destroy the very purpose that was ignored and misguided in the name of FREEDOM, SUPERIORITY and LUST (spelt LOVE) and such like. 

I make bold to say that there is FULFILMENT in God’s definition and intent – in being a Woman or Wife in God’s term. Same is applicable to the men folk – being a Man or Husband in God’s terms. Meaning, being made MALE or FEMALE in God’s terms is the ultimate fulfilment in creation. And it is God’s best and intent. For He MADE them SO, and BLESSED them SO. For in Christ Jesus there is no right to make any less of what God has defined and made them BE – that is, to BECOME in Him. All we need as humans is to be PRINCIPLED, RESPONSIBLE and ACCOUNTABLE to the ACCEPTANCE of God’s DEFINITION in His BLESSEDNESS. Anything short leads to more crises for humanity. 

Think of all the rebellious acts you might have put up which are vividly contradictory to God’s WORD in order to get the APPLAUD and ATTENTION you crave; can you be emboldened to say you have now found FULFILMENT within or has it led you to fight for all causes to satisfy that VOID and EMPTINESS that are within you? 

I plead with you in Christ Jesus’ stead today, to ACCEPT what God in Christ Jesus has MADE you to BECOME in Him, in order to find FULFILMENT for your VOID with Him, and in His BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“The man that WANDERETH out of THE WAY OF UNDERSTANDING (GODLY WISDOM) shall REMAIN in the CONGREGATION (ASSEMBLY) OF THE DEAD” Proverbs 21:16 (Emphasis Mine). 

“GOOD UNDERSTANDING GIVETH FAVOUR: but the WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS is HARD (DIFFICULT, UNPRODUCTIVE)” Proverbs 13:15 (Emphasis Mine). 

“EVER LEARNING, and NEVER ABLE to come to the KNOWLEDGE of the TRUTH” 2 Timothy 3:7. 

“Not that we are SUFFICIENTLY QUALIFIED in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our SUFFICIENCY and QUALIFICATIONS come from God. 6 He has QUALIFIED us [making us sufficient] as ministers of a new covenant [of salvation through Christ], not of the letter [of a written code] but of the Spirit; for the letter [of the Law] kills [by revealing sin and demanding obedience], but the Spirit gives life” 2 Corinthians 3:5-6 (Amplified). 

“Study to shew thyself APPROVED unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” 2 Timothy 2:15. 

“Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man APPROVED of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know” Acts 2:22. 

“The Lord is the PORTION of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou MAINTAINEST my lot. 6 The LINES are FALLEN unto me in PLEASANT PLACES; yea, I have a GOODLY HERITAGE” Psalms 16:5-6. 

“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 according as his DIVINE POWER hath GIVEN unto us all things that PERTAIN unto LIFE and GODLINESS, through the knowledge of him that hath CALLED us to glory and virtue: 4 whereby are given unto us exceeding great and PRECIOUS promises: that by these ye might be PARTAKERS of the DIVINE NATURE, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust” 2 Peter 1:2-4. 

“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God CREATED MAN IN HIS OWN IMAGE, in the image of God created he him; MALE AND FEMALE created he them. 28 And God BLESSED THEM, and God said unto THEM, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth” Genesis 1:26-28. 

“For the WRATH of God is REVEALED from heaven against all UNGODLINESS and UNRIGHTEOUSNESS of men, who hold the TRUTH in unrighteousness; 19 because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are WITHOUT EXCUSE: 21 because that, when they KNEW God, they GLORIFIED him NOT as God, neither were THANKFUL; but became VAIN in their imaginations, and their FOOLISH heart was darkened . . . 28 And even as they did not like to RETAIN God IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE, God gave them over to a REPROBATE mind, to do those things which are NOT CONVENIENT . . . 32 who knowing the judgment of God, that they which COMMIT such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have PLEASURE in them that do them” Romans 1:18-32. 

Further Scriptural Reading Text: Romans 1:18-32. (AKJV/LB/Amplified/Message); Ephesians 5:21-33; Act 17:24-32. 

SUMMARY 

The message opens with a bold declaration: your acceptance of God’s definition is the answer to the human quest for meaning. Using Acts 10:34-35, it establishes that God accepts everyone in every nation who fears Him and works righteousness — without partiality. 

It then warns that until a person accepts what God has MADE, QUALIFIED and DEFINED them to be in life and grace, they will remain trapped in cycles of LEARNING, WONDERING and WANDERING in ignorance, stupidity and foolishness. Without God’s context of understanding, people transgress against the only truth that gives life and godliness. Proverbs 21:16 and 13:15 are used to show that wandering from godly wisdom leads to death and hardship, while good understanding gives favour. 

The fallacy of self-definition is exposed. Many pursue FREEDOM, HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER RIGHTS and self-discovery to find answers and fulfilment. But this has made people delusional, driven them from God’s path, and shut them off from the redemption already given in Christ. Instead of accepting God’s definition, they fight for human legislation, hype and applause for validation — which are only vague and unsatisfactory. 

Ecclesiastes 3:11 and 2 Timothy 3:6-8 are cited to show that God has planted eternity and purpose in the human heart, yet people keep learning but never come to the knowledge of the truth because they resist it. Romans 1:18-32 is referenced as the consequence: a reprobate mindset that leads to bondage and severe effects. 

The message then addresses identity directly. Men and women, husbands and wives, male and female — fulfilment is found only in God’s terms, because that is how He MADE and BLESSED them. In Christ there is no reason to make less of what God defined. Humans must be PRINCIPLED, RESPONSIBLE and ACCOUNTABLE to accept God’s definition and blessedness. Anything short produces crises. 

It closes with a plea: stop rebelling for applause and attention. Has that rebellion given you fulfilment, or has it deepened the VOID and EMPTINESS? The message pleads in Christ Jesus’ stead to ACCEPT what God has MADE you to BECOME, so you can find fulfilment in Him. 

The final section lists Scriptural Thoughts to Ponder — on understanding, sufficiency from God, being approved by God, God’s pleasant lines and heritage, divine power for life and godliness, creation of male and female, and the full warning of Romans 1. 

Key Points 

  1. God’s Definition = Fulfilment 
    True identity and fulfilment come only from accepting what God MADE, QUALIFIED and DEFINED you to be — male/female, man/woman, husband/wife — in Christ. 
  2. Rejection Leads to Cycles 
    Without God’s context, people wander in ignorance, foolishness and bondage, constantly searching but never finding truth. Proverbs 21:16, 2 Timothy 3:7 
  3. World Systems Cannot Fill the Void 
    Rights movements, organisations, charities, and legislation cannot solve the human problem. The root issue is lack of acceptance of God’s gracious intent. 
  4. Consequences of a Reprobate Mindset 
    Resisting truth leads to delusion, perversion, and severe consequences as described in Romans 1:18-32. 
  5. God’s Approval Over Man’s Applause 
    Chasing human validation, legislation and hype produces only vague satisfaction. God’s approval is what validates your life “lines”. Psalms 16:5-6 
  6. Sufficiency and Qualification Come From God 
    2 Corinthians 3:5-6 — We are not sufficient in ourselves. God qualifies us and gives divine power for life and godliness. 2 Peter 1:2-4 
  7. The Call to Become 
    Accept what God in Christ Jesus has MADE you to BECOME. Be principled, responsible and accountable to His definition. That is where blessedness and fulfilment are found. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

THE QUEST FOR GOD AND HIS KINGDOM 

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THE QUEST FOR GOD AND HIS KINGDOM: HIS KINGDOM IS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE AND JOY IN THE HOLY SPIRIT! 

“For the KINGDOM of God is not a matter of EATING and DRINKING [what one likes], but of RIGHTEOUSNESS and PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit” Romans 14:17 (Amplified). 

The KINGDOM OF GOD in the course of doing life and living godly in grace, is much more about RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit than about FOOD and DRINK and PLEASURE, as many will crave and even sell their FAITH and conscience to have and possess. 

God’s kingdom is of righteousness because the WORK OF RIGHTEOUSNESS is of Christ Jesus. It is efficacious and fruitful. It gives us the right to stand before God and to be emboldened in grace – without shame, without fear, feeling unsafe, insecure, or inferior -just as it is written concerning the WORK and EFFECT of righteousness: 

“And the WORK of RIGHTEOUSNESS shall be PEACE; and the EFFECT of RIGHTEOUSNESS QUIETNESS and ASSURANCE for ever” Isaiah 32:17. 

“And the FRUIT of righteousness is SOWN in PEACE of them that make PEACE” James 3:18. 

The WORK to have a righteous STAND with God in Christ Jesus stead gives PEACE and the EFFECT of that righteous STAND gives QUIETNESS and ASSURANCE for ever. What a position to take a stand in –  to enjoy God through life, in grace. 

“Therefore being JUSTIFIED by faith, we have PEACE with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 by whom also we have ACCESS by faith into this GRACE wherein we STAND, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God” Romans 5:1-2. 

Do ensure that your WORK OF RIGHTEOUSNESS with God leads you to PEACE – meaning, it brings about PEACE. And the RIGHTEOUS EFFECT eventually gives ASSURANCE and QUIETNESS, and not confusion, schism, or hopelessness. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“For Christ is the end of the law for RIGHTEOUSNESS to EVERY ONE THAT BELIEVETH” Romans 10:4 

“But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His KINGDOM and His RIGHTEOUSNESS [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also” Matthew 6:33 (Amplified). 

“For he hath MADE him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be MADE the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God in him” 2 Corinthians 5:21. 

“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is MADE UNTO US wisdom, and RIGHTEOUSNESS, and sanctification, and redemption: 31 that, according as it is written, He that GLORIETH, let him GLORY in the Lord” 1 Corinthians 1:30-31 

SUMMARY 

The message talks about THE QUEST FOR GOD AND HIS KINGDOM, and that His Kingdom is of RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit.

KEY POINTS 

  1. THE NATURE OF THE KINGDOM

The message teaches that the KINGDOM OF GOD is not defined by what we eat, drink, or by carnal pleasure. 
Romans 14:17 
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” 

In the course of doing life and living godly in grace, the Kingdom is far more about RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit than about FOOD, DRINK and PLEASURE — things that many crave and even sell their FAITH and conscience to possess. 

  1. THE FOUNDATION OF THE KINGDOM: RIGHTEOUSNESS

The message explains that God’s Kingdom is of RIGHTEOUSNESS because THE WORK OF RIGHTEOUSNESS is of Christ Jesus. 
It is efficacious and fruitful. It gives us the right to stand before God and to be emboldened in grace — without shame, without fear, without feeling unsafe, insecure, or inferior. 

This is how Scripture describes it: 
Isaiah 32:17 
“And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.” 
James 3:18 
“And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.” 

  1. THE RESULT OF TAKING A RIGHTEOUS STAND

The message emphasises that the WORK to have a righteous STAND with God in Christ Jesus gives PEACE. 
And the EFFECT of that righteous STAND gives QUIETNESS and ASSURANCE for ever. 

What a position to take — to stand in righteousness and enjoy God through life, in grace. 
Romans 5:1-2 
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” 

The message exhorts: 
Do ensure that your WORK OF RIGHTEOUSNESS with God leads you to PEACE. 
The RIGHTEOUS EFFECT should give ASSURANCE and QUIETNESS, and not confusion, schism, or hopelessness. 

  1. CHRIST IS OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS

The message anchors righteousness in Christ, not in human effort or law-keeping. 
Romans 10:4 
“For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” 
2 Corinthians 5:21 
“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” 
1 Corinthians 1:30-31 
“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.” 

We are made righteous in Him. 

  1. THE CALL TO PRIORITY

The message concludes with the call to seek God first. 
Matthew 6:33 
“But first and most importantly seek His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you also.” 

To seek His righteousness is to seek His way of doing and being right — the attitude and character of God. 
When we do, PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit become our daily experience. 

IN ONE SENTENCE: 

The message talks about how THE QUEST FOR GOD AND HIS KINGDOM is a quest for RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit — a life secured by Christ’s work, evidenced by peace and assurance, and pursued by seeking first God’s Kingdom and His righteousness. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

TO MAKE A SENSE OF TRUE WORSHIP AND SERVICES TO GOD 

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TO MAKE A SENSE OF TRUE WORSHIP AND SERVICES TO GOD: THIS IS BY FELLOWSHIP – IT’S WHAT ENSURES OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD! 

“. . . 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the TRUE worshippers shall WORSHIP the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to WORSHIP him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that WORSHIP him MUST WORSHIP him in spirit and in truth” John 4:19-24. 

It’s time to enhance your RELATIONSHIP with God through the act of FELLOWSHIP – it’s called WORSHIP. 

“For we are the circumcision, which WORSHIP God in the spirit, and REJOICE in Christ Jesus, and have NO CONFIDENCE in the FLESH [Senses]” Philippians 3:3/Emphasis Mine. 

It is a gracious and graceful thing to WORSHIP God WORTHILY and to SERVE Him ACCEPTABLY; however, true and genuine acts of WORSHIP and SERVING flow from FELLOWSHIP with Christ Jesus. 

This is what ENSURES and ENHANCES our RELATIONSHIP with Father God in Christ Jesus by the indwelling Holy Spirit that has been given to us. 

And it is into this place of FELLOWSHIP that Father God has CALLED us — to deepen, to strengthen, and to enjoy our RELATIONSHIP with Him in Christ Jesus. Amen. 

“God is FAITHFUL, by whom ye were CALLED unto the FELLOWSHIP of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord” 1 Corinthians 1:9. 

“And HOPE MAKETH NOT ASHAMED; because the LOVE of God is SHED ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS by the Holy Ghost which is GIVEN unto us” Romans 5:5. 

And this act of FELLOWSHIP to ensure our RELATIONSHIP with Father God is manifested within and through our spirit to the Father God, in the light of God’s Blessed WORD, and empowered by the indwelling working of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 
1 John 4:19 
“We love him, because he first loved us.” 
Philippians 3:3 
“For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.” 

By virtue of Salvation — being Born Again — born from above — in REDEMPTION in Christ Jesus, we have RELATIONSHIP with God. 
And this RELATIONSHIP gives us ACCESS by faith to the nature of God, which sets us apart as a holy person and people unto God; and to the RIGHTEOUSNESS of Christ — in order to stand before Him unashamed, undaunted, guiltless, unafraid, and not inferior. 

And the result of our REDEMPTION in Christ Jesus is to have and to keep a healthy RELATIONSHIP with God. 
But to enhance and ensure that RELATIONSHIP, in order to THRIVE and be FULFILLED in LIFE and GODLY LIVING in Christ Jesus, we must FELLOWSHIP — the unhindered, conscious reverence of God, worthily and acceptably in WORSHIP and SERVICE. 

One great act of FELLOWSHIP is to intentionally and consciously render WORSHIP and SERVICE to God in Christ Jesus. 

Worship and Service, in this context, is the dedication of your triune being to God in an unhindered 24/7 channel of communication. 
Meaning it is not only when you are in a positioned and customised place and the like, but the total opening of your spirit being always towards Father God, in order to have unhindered communication at all times. 
That is the WORSHIP and SERVICE birthed in the human spirit by the Holy Spirit, in the light of the WORD, unto God the Father in Christ Jesus. 

Also, this act of WORSHIP and SERVICE in fellowship is NOT the mere religious idea of lifting hands and singing praises ONLY while in a collective gathering with a leading choir directing, after which there is no further room for communication until another scheduled meeting. 

True, genuine, and WORTHY WORSHIP and SERVICE is you in fellowship with God with your spirit, through His WORD, by the Holy Spirit, in Christ Jesus, irrespective of where you are — with many or alone. 
It is not about the noise or the shouting, but your spirit communing, in communion and in tune with the Holy Spirit unto Father God, in Christ Jesus, by the WORD. 

A SENSE OF TRUE WORSHIP AND SERVICE is summed up as the act of welcoming, accessing, and giving heavenly permission in your earthly affairs without prejudice, through your spirit, by the Holy Spirit, in the WORD of God. 

One cannot claim to WORSHIP and SERVE God and be a WORSHIPPER of God apart from His WORD and apart from the Holy Spirit in the human spirit. 

I pray that you will take the necessary steps to enhance your RELATIONSHIP with God through the act of FELLOWSHIP — it is called WORSHIP AND SERVICE. 
I pray you receive UNDERSTANDING. 
Be BLESSED in life and in grace, in God’s BLESSEDNESS, in Christ Jesus. 
Amen.  

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. Amen. 

“Thou art WORTHY, O Lord, to RECEIVE glory and honour and power: for thou hast CREATED all things, and for thy PLEASURE they are and were created” Revelation 4:11. 

“For we are the circumcision, which WORSHIP God in the spirit, and REJOICE in Christ Jesus, and have NO CONFIDENCE in the FLESH (Senses” Philippians 3:3 ( Emphasis Mine). 

“For he is NOT a Jew, which is one OUTWARDLY; neither is that circumcision, which is OUTWARD in the FLESH (SENSES): 29 but he is a Jew, which is one INWARDLY; and circumcision is that of the HEART, in the spirit, and not in the LETTER; whose praise is not of men, but of God“ Romans 2:28-29 (Emphasis Mine). 

“God is FAITHFUL, by whom ye were CALLED unto the FELLOWSHIP of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord” 1 Corinthians 1:9. 

“And we know that ALL THINGS work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the CALLED according to his purpose. 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did PREDESTINATE to be CONFORMED to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did PREDESTINATE, them he also CALLED: and whom he CALLED, them he also JUSTIFIED: and whom he JUSTIFIED, them he also GLORIFIED” Romans 8:28-30. 

“. . . 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the TRUE worshippers shall WORSHIP the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to WORSHIP him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that WORSHIP him MUST WORSHIP him in spirit and in truth” John 4:19-24. 

” I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I LIVE; yet not I, but Christ LIVETH in me: and the life which I now LIVE in the FLESH (BODY OF SENSES) I LIVE by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me” Galatians 2:20 (Emphasis Mine). 

“For to me, to LIVE is Christ [He is my source of joy, my reason to live] and to die is gain [for I will be with Him in eternity]” Philippians 1:21. 

SUMMARY: 

The message talks about TRUE WORSHIP AND SERVICE TO GOD, and that it is only made sense of through FELLOWSHIP — because fellowship is what ENSURES and ENHANCES our RELATIONSHIP with God. 

  1. THE DEFINITION OF TRUE WORSHIP

The message begins by establishing the standard Jesus gave. 
John 4:23-24 
“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” 

Therefore, God is not seeking performers. He is seeking worshippers whose spirit is aligned with Him. 
Philippians 3:3 
“For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.” 

  1. FELLOWSHIP IS OUR CALLING

The message emphasises that salvation brought us into more than forgiveness. It brought us into FELLOWSHIP. 
1 Corinthians 1:9 
“God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.” 

By virtue of being Born Again — born from above — in REDEMPTION in Christ Jesus, we now have RELATIONSHIP with God. 
This RELATIONSHIP gives us ACCESS by faith to God’s nature. It sets us apart as holy unto God and clothes us with the RIGHTEOUSNESS of Christ, so we can stand before Him unashamed, undaunted, guiltless, unafraid, and not inferior. 
Romans 5:5 
“And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” 

  1. WHAT WORSHIP AND SERVICE TRULY IS

The message clarifies that it is gracious to WORSHIP God WORTHILY and to SERVE Him ACCEPTABLY. 
But true and genuine acts of WORSHIP and SERVICE flow from FELLOWSHIP with Christ Jesus by the indwelling Holy Spirit. 

Worship and Service here means the dedication of your triune being to God in an unhindered 24/7 channel of communication. 
It is not restricted to a building, a choir, or a scheduled service. 

True, genuine, and WORTHY WORSHIP and SERVICE is your spirit in fellowship with God, through His WORD, by the Holy Spirit, in Christ Jesus — whether alone or with others. 
It is not about noise or shouting, but about your spirit communing and being in tune with the Holy Spirit unto Father God by the WORD. 

A SENSE OF TRUE WORSHIP AND SERVICE is the act of welcoming, accessing, and giving heavenly permission in your earthly affairs without prejudice, through your spirit, by the Holy Spirit, in the WORD of God. 

  1. WHAT TRUE WORSHIP IS NOT

The message warns against religious routine. 
True worship is NOT only lifting hands and singing in a gathering, after which there is no further communion until the next meeting. 

Romans 2:28-29 
“For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: but he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.” 
God desires inward reality, not outward display. 

  1. THE PURPOSE AND RESULT OF FELLOWSHIP

To enhance and ensure our RELATIONSHIP with God, and to THRIVE and be FULFILLED in LIFE and GODLY LIVING in Christ Jesus, we must FELLOWSHIP. 

We were CALLED and PREDESTINATED for this: 
Romans 8:28-30 
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son… whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.” 

This life is Christ living through us: 
Galatians 2:20 
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” 
Philippians 1:21 
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” 

  1. THE HEART OF IT ALL

All worship ultimately points to God’s worth: 
Revelation 4:11 
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” 

IN ONE SENTENCE: 

The message talks about how TRUE WORSHIP AND SERVICE is FELLOWSHIP — a Spirit-led, Word-based, 24/7 communion of your spirit with Father God in Christ Jesus that secures your relationship, empowers godly living, and brings your life into alignment with God’s pleasure. 

I pray you receive UNDERSTANDING to enhance your RELATIONSHIP with God through FELLOWSHIP — it is called WORSHIP AND SERVICE. 
Be BLESSED in life and in grace, in God’s BLESSEDNESS, in Christ Jesus. Amen. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

THE “PRAYER WALL” STAND: CREATE YOUR PRAYER WALL STAND 

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THE “PRAYER WALL” STAND: CREATE YOUR PRAYER WALL STAND – TO TURN PAIN INTO GAIN AND UNSPEAKABLE JOY! 

“Hezekiah was SICK unto DEATH. . . Hezekiah TURNED his face toward THE WALL, and PRAYED unto the Lord . . . Then came THE WORD of the Lord . . . to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have HEARD thy PRAYER, I have SEEN thy TEARS: behold, I will ADD unto thy days fifteen years . . .” Isaiah 38 [2 Kings 20:1-11; 2 Chronicles 32:24-30]. 

Create your own PRAYER WALL today, and you will see the beginning of the end of THOSE circumstances and situations that have set you panicking, kept you in anxiousness, and have given you the fainting spirit of hopelessness. 

The PRAYER WALL stand is your avenue to access God’s will and to receive from Him the PEACE that transcends all human sense, knowledge and understanding in your hearts and minds, as it is written: 
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 

“Be ANXIOUS for NOTHING, but in EVERYTHING by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your REQUESTS be made known to God; 7 and the PEACE of God, which SURPASSES all understanding, will GUARD your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” Philippians 4:6-7. 

Therefore, turn ON your PRAYER WALL in grace, as an offence and defence today, 
against everything that is causing or has caused you PAIN, and your GAIN and UNSPEAKABLE JOY will spring forth in life and grace in Christ Jesus. Amen. 

I want you to know that there is a miracle in your PRAYER WALL stand in life and grace. 

Beloved friend, just know that you can truly ACCESS God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus, 
as you take your stand in grace through faith on your PRAYER WALL stand, as it is written:  

“Therefore, having been JUSTIFIED by faith, we have PEACE with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have ACCESS by faith into this GRACE in which we STAND, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God” Romans 5:1-2. 

I do pray for you today, that as you resolve to have your PRAYER WALL, you will be able to access God and receive your BLESSEDNESS in Him, in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

Blessed regards – the BELOVED of God!  

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Hezekiah was SICK unto DEATH. . . Hezekiah TURNED his face toward THE WALL, and PRAYED unto the Lord . . . Then came THE WORD of the Lord . . . to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have HEARD thy PRAYER, I have SEEN thy TEARS: behold, I will ADD unto thy days fifteen years . . .” Isaiah 38 (2 Kings 20:1-11; 2 Chronicles 32:24-30). 

“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men OUGHT ALWAYS TO PRAY, AND NOT TO FAINT” Luke 18:1. 

“If thou FAINT in the day of ADVERSITY, thy STRENGTH is SMALL” Proverbs 24:10. 

“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, FAINTETH not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth POWER to the FAINT; and to them that have NO might he INCREASETH strength. 30 Even the youths shall FAINT and be WEARY, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall MOUNT UP with wings as eagles; they shall RUN, and not be WEARY; and they shall WALK, and not FAINT” Isaiah 40:28-31. 

“If the CLOUDS ARE FULL OF RAIN, They EMPTY themselves upon the earth; And if a tree falls to the south or the north, In the place where the tree falls, there it shall lie. 4 He who OBSERVES the wind will not sow, And he who regards the clouds will not reap” Ecclesiastes 11:3-4. 

“Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he PRAYED earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. 18 And he PRAYED again, and the heaven GAVE rain, and the earth produced its fruit” James 5:17-18.  

SUMMARY: 
The central message is this: Your PRAYER WALL STAND is the place where you turn to God in faith. It turns PAIN into GAIN, brings PEACE in anxious times, and positions you to receive God’s BLESSEDNESS and UNSPEAKABLE JOY in Christ Jesus. 

 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. THE BIBLICAL PATTERN: HEZEKIAH’S PRAYER WALL 

Isaiah 38 
“Hezekiah was sick unto death. Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord. Then came the word of the Lord to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.”

Key truth: When Hezekiah faced death, he turned to THE WALL and prayed. God heard, saw his tears, and answered with life and added years. Your PRAYER WALL is that same place of turning, where God hears and responds. 

  1. WHY YOU NEED A PRAYER WALL TODAY

Create your own PRAYER WALL today, and you will see the beginning of the end of those circumstances and situations that have set you panicking, kept you in anxiousness, and have given you the fainting spirit of hopelessness. 

The PRAYER WALL stand is your avenue to access God’s will and to receive from Him the PEACE that transcends all human sense, knowledge and understanding. 

Philippians 4:6-7 
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” 

  1. THE CALL TO ACTION: TURN IT ON 

Therefore, turn ON your PRAYER WALL in grace, as an offence and defence today, against everything that is causing or has caused you PAIN, and your GAIN and UNSPEAKABLE JOY will spring forth in life and grace in Christ Jesus. Amen. 

There is a miracle in your PRAYER WALL stand. As you stand in grace through faith, you can truly ACCESS God’s BLESSEDNESS. 

Romans 5:1-2 
“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” 

  1. SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS TO PONDER
    Perseverance in Prayer 
    Luke 18:1 
    “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.” 
    Strength in Adversity 
    Proverbs 24:10 
    “If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.” 
    God Renew Strength 
    Isaiah 40:28-31 
    “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” 
    Do Not Be Paralysed by Circumstances 
    Ecclesiastes 11:3-4 
    “If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree falls to the south or the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it shall lie. He who observeth the wind will not sow, and he who regardeth the clouds will not reap.” 
    Earnest Prayer Produces Results 
    James 5:17-18 
    “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.” 
  1. FINAL PRAYER AND BLESSING

I do pray for you today, that as you resolve to have your PRAYER WALL, you will be able to access God and receive your BLESSEDNESS in Him, in Christ Jesus. Amen. 
Blessed regards – the BELOVED of God! 

IN ONE SENTENCE: 

The PRAYER WALL STAND is your place of faith and prayer where, like Hezekiah and Elijah, you access God, receive His peace, gain strength not to faint, and see PAIN turned into GAIN and UNSPEAKABLE JOY. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

AUGUST YOUR LIFE BY GOD’S ENABLING POWER

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AUGUST YOUR LIFE BY GOD’S ENABLING POWER: JESUS CHRIST – THE POWER OF GOD! 

“Jesus answered and said unto them, YE DO ERR (ERRONEOUS, MISTAKEN), not KNOWING THE SCRIPTURES, nor THE POWER of God” Matthew 22:29 (Emphasis Mine). 

God’s enabling POWER will AUGUST you beyond human capacity, position you in life and grace far beyond human compression and limitations, and give you such wisdom to innovate, create and initiate good for human consumption. It will make you a true and genuine witness of God’s TRUTH in humanity, and much more besides, in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

And it is gracious to know also that our Saviour and Lord Jesus, who is the central person of the preaching of the Gospel of the cross, He is THE POWER of God and THE WISDOM of God to both the Jews and the Gentiles, in defining the make-up of THE CHURCH of God, in Christ Jesus’ stead, as it is written. Amen. 

“For the PREACHING OF THE CROSS is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is THE POWER of God. 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For after that in THE WISDOM of God the world by WISDOM knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 but we PREACH Christ crucified, unto the JEWS a stumblingblock, and unto the GREEKS foolishness; 24 but unto them which are called, both JEWS and GREEKS, Christ THE POWER of God, and THE WISDOM of God” 1 Corinthians 1:18-24. 

The term or name AUGUST thus means to INSPIRE (or inspiring), to REVERENCE, to have in ADMIRATION, to uphold SUPREME, to have in DIGNITY OR GRANDEUR, to be MAJESTIC, VENERABLE, EMINENT, GRAND AND LORDLY. And in line with the MONTH AUGUST THEME, which is to “AUGUST YOUR LIFE BY GOD’S ENABLING POWER” in Christ Jesus stead, you can infer to Month AUGUST as a Month to be DIGNIFIED, to be REVERED, to be ADMIRED, to be MAJESTIC, to be EMINENT, to be VENERABLE, to be GRAND and more of such like . . . as you ensure that you are enabled by God’s power. 

I employ you therefore, to meditate on these but not limited SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS that’s WORTH PONDERING in context, on God’s enabling POWER that gives the rights to enjoy His BLESSEDNESS in life and grace, in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. 

Herein are but not limited the doing of God’s enabling POWER to AUGUST:

  • POWER TO “GET (CREATE) WEALTH” IN GOD’S BLESSEDNESS IN CHRIST JESUS STEAD 

“But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is He that GIVETH THEE POWER TO GET (CREATE) WEALTH, that he may ESTABLISH His COVENANT which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day” Deuteronomy 8:18.  

  • *POWER TO “WITNESS AND BE A WITNESS” IN GOD’S BLESSEDNESS IN CHRIST JESUS STEAD 

“But ye shall receive POWER, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be WITNESSES unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth” Acts 1:8. 

  • POWER TO STAND “AGAINST UNCLEAN SPIRITS AND SUCH LIKE” IN GOD’S BLESSEDNESS IN CHRIST JESUS STEAD 

“And when he had CALLED unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them POWER AGAINST unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphæus, and Lebbæus, whose surname was Thaddæus; 4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 5 These twelve Jesus SENT FORTH, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give . . . .” Matthew 10:1-42. 

  • POWER TO “HEAL SICKNESSES AND DISEASES AND CAST OUT DEVILS” IN GOD’S BLESSEDNESS IN CHRIST JESUS STEAD 

“And he goeth up into a mountain, and CALLETH unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. 14 And he ORDAINED twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might SEND THEM FORTH TO PREACH, 15 and to have POWER TO HEAL sicknesses, and to cast out devils: 16 and Simon he surnamed Peter; 17 and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: 18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphæus, and Thaddæus, and Simon the Canaanite, 19 and Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house” Mark 3:13-19. 

  • POWER TO “BECOME” IN GOD’S BLESSEDNESS IN CHRIST JESUS STEAD 

“But as many as RECEIVED him, to them GAVE He POWER TO BECOME the sons of God, even to them that BELIEVE on his name: 13 which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God” John 1:12-13. 

  • POWER TO “TREAD OVER THE POWER OF THE ENEMY AND COHORTS” IN GOD’S BLESSEDNESS IN CHRIST JESUS STEAD 

“And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 19 Behold, I GIVE unto you POWER TO TREAD on serpents and scorpions, and over all the POWER of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven” Luke 10:17-20. 

  • POWER TO EXPERIENCE “GREAT POWER ACCOMPANIED WITH GREAT GRACE” IN GOD’S BLESSEDNESS IN CHRIST JESUS STEAD 

“And with GREAT POWER gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and GREAT GRACE was upon them all” Acts 4:33.  

SUMMARY: 
This message is a charge for the Month of August. The core idea is that God’s enabling power is what dignifies, elevates and establishes a believer’s life. The word “AUGUST” is used both as the month and as a verb meaning to inspire, to be revered, admired, majestic, eminent and grand. 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. The Foundation: Knowing Scripture and Power

The message begins with a warning against error caused by ignorance. 
“Jesus answered and said unto them, YE DO ERR, not KNOWING THE SCRIPTURES, nor THE POWER of God” 
Reference: Matthew 22:29 

The answer is Christ — the power of God and the wisdom of God. 
“For the PREACHING OF THE CROSS is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is THE POWER of God… but unto them which are called, both JEWS and GREEKS, Christ THE POWER of God, and THE WISDOM of God” 
Reference: 1 Corinthians 1:18-24 
Jesus is the central person of the Gospel and through Him God defines the make-up of the Church. 

  1. The Meaning of “August”

In line with the month theme, August means to inspire, to reverence, to admire, to uphold as supreme, to be majestic, venerable, eminent and grand. 
So August is to be a month where you are dignified, revered, admired and eminent — as you are enabled by God’s power. 

  1. What God’s Enabling Power Does

God’s enabling power will augment you beyond human capacity and position you in life and grace far beyond human limitations. It gives wisdom to innovate, create and initiate good for human consumption, and makes you a true witness of God’s truth. 

Seven specific workings highlighted: 

Power to get wealth 
“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” 
Reference: Deuteronomy 8:18 

Power to witness 
“But ye shall receive POWER, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be WITNESSES unto me… unto the uttermost part of the earth” 
Reference: Acts 1:8 

Power against unclean spirits 
“And when he had CALLED unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them POWER AGAINST unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness” 
Reference: Matthew 10:1 

Power to heal and cast out devils 
“and he ORDAINED twelve… and to have POWER TO HEAL sicknesses, and to cast out devils” 
Reference: Mark 3:14-15 

Power to become sons of God 
“But as many as RECEIVED him, to them GAVE He POWER TO BECOME the sons of God, even to them that BELIEVE on his name” 
Reference: John 1:12-13 

Power over the enemy 
“Behold, I GIVE unto you POWER TO TREAD on serpents and scorpions, and over all the POWER of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you” 
Reference: Luke 10:19 

Power with great grace 
“And with GREAT POWER gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and GREAT GRACE was upon them all” 
Reference: Acts 4:33 

  1. The Call

You are called to meditate on these scriptures. As God’s enabling power rests on you, your life is augusted — dignified and made eminent for His glory, in God’s blessedness in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

In one line: 
This August, rely not on human strength. By God’s enabling power in Christ Jesus, your life will be augmented to create, witness, heal, overcome and walk in grace. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

ENABLING DILIGENCE IN DOING LIFE

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ENABLING DILIGENCE IN DOING LIFE: BEING STEADFASTLY [BEING SMARTLY] AND CONSISTENTLY CONSISTENT! 

“Do you see a man DILIGENT and SKILLFUL in his business? He will STAND before KINGS [HONOUR, GLORY, DIGNITY, CROWN]; he will not STAND before OBSCURE [MEAN, UNPRODUCTIVE, FAILED, FAILURE, SLUGGARD] men” Proverbs 22:29/Emphasis Mine. 

Being DILIGENT is to be STEADFAST — to be WISE and to be CONSISTENTLY CONSISTENT over time, in any matter, IN CONTEXT, to earn the spotlight that is so much desired. 

And it is simply for this: 
A ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS. 
When, in the application of life, you become inconsistent in what you do, you lose the essence of BECOMING what you ARE and what you are INTENDED to BE in that CONTEXT. 

This happens in every way, in every work of doing life and living godly. 

Show me a person who is DILIGENT — steadfast, earnest, consistent, wise, steady and work-focused over time — and who believes in what they are doing, and I will show you the reasons why that person has succeeded, or is succeeding, and is making good progress. 

Why? 
Because such a person is not merely surviving. 
They are thriving and accomplishing with results that are meaningful and purposeful in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus. 

God rewards diligence, and it is a hallmark that attracts the heavenly outpouring to our earthly affairs.  

“But without FAITH it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] BELIEVE that God exists and that He REWARDS those who [EARNESTLY and DILIGENTLY] seek Him” Hebrews 11:6/AMPLIFIED. 

I pray you will not intermingle and interweave your life with those who only TALK THE TALK and cannot WALK THE WALK, because they are not DILIGENT to see their beliefs come to reality, whilst they are desperate, in haste to “become”, yet without the path of diligence to walk on what they talk.  

“And we desire that every one of you do shew the same DILIGENCE to the FULL ASSURANCE of HOPE unto the END: 12 that ye be not SLOTHFUL, but FOLLOWERS of them who through FAITH and PATIENCE INHERIT the PROMISES” Hebrews 6:11-12. 

I pray you receive every grace, wisdom and speed in God’s BLESSEDNESS in the context of diligence in God, in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Do you see a man DILIGENT and SKILLFUL in his business? He will STAND before KINGS (HONOUR, GLORY, DIGNITY, CROWN); he will not STAND before OBSCURE (MEAN, UNPRODUCTIVE, FAILED, FAILURE, SLUGGARD) men” Proverbs 22:29/Emphasis Mine. 

“But without FAITH it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] BELIEVE that God exists and that He REWARDS those who [EARNESTLY and DILIGENTLY] seek Him” Hebrews 11:6/AMPLIFIED. 

“He that TILLETH [CULTIVATE] HIS LAND SHALL HAVE PLENTY OF BREAD: but he that FOLLOWETH after VAIN persons shall have POVERTY enough. 20 A FAITHFUL man shall ABOUND with blessings: but he that MAKETH HASTE TO BE RICH SHALL NOT BE INNOCENT. 21 To have RESPECT of persons is not good: for for a PIECE of bread that man will transgress. 22 He that HASTETH TO BE RICH HATH AN EVIL EYE, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him” Proverbs 28:19-22. 

“He that TILLETH [CULTIVATE] HIS LAND shall be SATISFIED WITH BREAD: but he that FOLLOWETH VAIN persons is VOID of understanding” Proverbs 12:11. 

SUMMARY: 
The central message is this: God rewards diligence. Diligence positions you for honour, fruitfulness, and God’s blessedness in Christ Jesus.  

KEY POINTS: 

  1. WHAT DILIGENCE IS

To be DILIGENT is to be STEADFAST, to be WISE, and to be CONSISTENTLY CONSISTENT over time, in any matter, in the right context. 
It is the opposite of being a rolling stone. “A ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS.” 
When we are inconsistent in the application of life, we lose the essence of becoming what we are and what we are intended to be. 

  1. THE REWARD OF DILIGENCE

Proverbs 22:29 
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.” 

Diligence and skill take you out of obscurity and place you before people of honour, glory, and dignity.  

  1. DILIGENCE MUST BE ROOTED IN FAITH

Hebrews 11:6 
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” 

You cannot please God with lazy faith. He rewards those who earnestly and diligently seek Him.  

  1. THE CONTRAST: DILIGENCE VS HASTE AND SLOTH

Proverbs 28:19-22 
“He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress. He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.” 

Proverbs 12:11 
“He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.” 

Application: Cultivate your work. Be faithful. Avoid shortcuts and vain associations. Faithfulness produces blessing. Haste produces compromise and lack. 

  1. THE CHARGE TO PERSEVERE

Hebrews 6:11-12 
“And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” 

Diligence must continue to the end. It is through faith and patience that we inherit the promises.  

  1. GUARD YOUR COMPANY

I pray you will not intermingle and interweave your life with those who only TALK THE TALK and cannot WALK THE WALK, because they are not diligent to see their beliefs come to reality, whilst they are desperate, in haste to “become”, yet without the path of diligence to walk on what they talk. 

  1. THE OUTCOME

Show me a person who is diligent — steadfast, earnest, consistent, wise, steady and work-focused over time — and who believes in what they are doing, and I will show you someone who is not merely surviving. 
They are thriving and accomplishing with results that are meaningful and purposeful in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI