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INVEST-IN-KNOWLEDGE: LIVE FOR A PURPOSE 

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INVEST-IN-KNOWLEDGE: LIVE FOR A PURPOSE – YOU WORTH MORE! 

“Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken (ERRING), not KNOWING the SCRIPTURES nor the POWER of God” Matthew 22:29 NKJV/Emphasis Mine. 

A friend of mine just wrote a book that is worth exploring. I didn’t hesitate to order myself a copy, and as soon as the book reaches my doorstep, I wasted no time unpacking it and getting into it. I was reading on my staircase because I know it’s a spiritual meal worth having, knowing who it’s written by. [Matthew 13:44-46]. 

For wisdom, the application of knowledge comes at a cost — and it’s worth it when you know the value of your worth and the need and essence to keep your worth continuously refreshed, rekindled, rejuvenated, and blossoming in life and grace. 

How much do you think you ARE WORTH? 
How much are you INVESTING in your WORTH to make it appreciate EVEN MORE? 
What’s the price tag on your current lifestyle? 
Don’t you intend to spice up your current stage and phase of life for a healthier place? 
Are you still fresh, or are you refreshing and rejuvenating your mind and thoughts? 
Are you still stuck in your old mindset and setbacks? 
Are you living purposefully and meaningfully for a cause? 
Are you truly LIVING, or are you just managing to EXIST? 

I just want you to know that YOU ARE WORTH A LIFE and you need to LIVE YOUR WORTH. 

It’s time to take a PAUSE and THINK about it for a moment before you take your next step of action.  

“Through WISDOM is an house builded; and by UNDERSTANDING it is established: 4 and by KNOWLEDGE shall the chambers be FILLED with all precious and pleasant riches. 5 A WISE man is strong; yea, a man of KNOWLEDGE increaseth strength” Proverbs 24:3-5. 

Today, I just discovered that my wife, Faith, is investing time, money, and effort with a friend to learn new and better ways of cooking delicious meals — moving beyond the usual and normal — to add to our family menu. I’ve chosen to delay my eating time so I can be the taster. She doesn’t know it yet, except you inform her. Yes, I really do. 

And not too long ago, she was also investing in books to expand her horizons of knowledge on subjects worth exploring explicitly — subjects that matter to her dearly — instead of waiting for second- or third-hand information that may have been distorted and adulterated from the original. Especially now in our world of social experiments that are polluted with misinformation and disinformation across the board. 

However, living a microwave, quick-fix life and depending only on fast, ready-made meals will not do you any good in the long run. 
And with the dynamics, changes, and challenges in the world, you cannot afford to remain static, or to put new wine in old wineskins. 
There has to be a new you for your new day. 
From one glory to another glory, glowing in the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

When last did you really INVEST — TIME, FINANCE, and EFFORT — to acquire the required and needed KNOWLEDGE to spice up, improve, promote, rekindle, and synergise your current life status, or address the dysfunctional limitations and lack of skill in areas such as: 

  • CAREER or TRADE 
  • MARRIAGE or MARITAL & SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS 
  • FRIENDSHIP 
  • BUSINESS ENTERPRISE 
  • LEADERSHIP SKILLS 
  • MINISTERIAL POTENTIAL 
  • COOKING/COOKERY 
  • COMMUNICATION 

And more of such. 

Don’t you know it’s high time you READ to ACQUIRE skill or knowledge, or LEARN to EARN more — in order to improve the quality of your life in grace? 
This may mean attending a training course, going for a refreshing seminar or conference, or taking a different turn from the usual to help you innovate, create, initiate, and explore — in order to be built up — at the cost of TIME, FINANCE, MATERIAL, and EFFORT. 

Look within and you will see that there is so much within you yet to be EXPLORED in order to CREATE, INITIATE, INNOVATE, and bring about your best and ultimate wellbeing in LIFE and GODLY LIVING  

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like TREASURE HIDDEN IN A FIELD, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it HE GOES AND SELLS ALL THAT HE HAS AND BUYS THAT FIELD. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking BEAUTIFUL PEARLS, 46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and SOLD ALL THAT HE HAD AND BOUGHT IT” Matthew 13:44-46 NKJV. 

“The man that WANDERETH out of the way of UNDERSTANDING shall remain in the CONGREGATION of the DEAD (UNPRODUCTIVE)” Proverbs 21:16 Emphasis Mine. 

“Good UNDERSTANDING giveth FAVOUR: but the WAY of TRANSGRESSORS is hard (DIFFICULT)” Proverbs 13:15 Emphasis Mine. 

Know for sure that living and sustaining a colourful life — one that is genuine and lived in GRACIOUSNESS and GRACEFULNESS, without stress, sweat, and depression — is not cheap and not out there by mere wishes. 

Hence the need to INVEST in the needed KNOWLEDGE to CHANGE your world for good and to CREATE the atmosphere you want to see, enjoy, and live within. 

For you are the custodian of your own happiness and joy, and not someone else that you want to blame — as many have done in ignorance, stupidity, and foolishness.  

“Wisdom is the PRINCIPAL thing; therefore get WISDOM: and with all thy GETTING get UNDERSTANDING” Proverbs 4:7. 

You are the architect of your world — whether it is good or hurting at the moment. 

It’s your time to ARISE and GLOW through NEEDED KNOWLEDGE. 

Don’t let ignorance, foolishness, stupidity, presumption, illusions, and procrastination keep you static, burnt out, and worn out — especially in those needed places that ARE WORTH INVESTING your TIME, FINANCE, and EFFORT: your marital relationship, business enterprise, career, or trade, and such like. 

It’s time to update your world for GRACIOUSNESS, GRACEFULNESS, FRUITFULNESS, and BLESSEDNESS. 

Listen — I love PRAYER and I enjoy God’s PRESENCE in PRAYER; but please, please, don’t use PRAYER to OVERLOOK your ambassadorial place of RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY in the PRINCIPLE of doing life and living godly by God’s WORD in context. 

Know for sure that FAITH without WORKS is dead — inactive, inoperative — and it stands alone. 
PRAYER without corresponding ACTION will keep one MOANING, COMPLAINING, and BLAMING others through life. 

Take the scales off your eyes and look up to the stars — you can shine again. 
The Daystar lives in you for your dawn day to glow — [2 Peter 1:19; Proverbs 4:18].  

GIVE YOUR CURRENT LIFE A MEANING – INVEST IN KNOWLEDGE – YOU WORTH A HEALTHIER LIVING – BUT FIRSTLY IN MINDS AND THOUGHTS – AND EVERY OTHER THINGS WILL FALL IN PLACE. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken (ERRING), not KNOWING the Scriptures nor the power of God” Matthew 22:29 NKJV (Emphasis Mine). 

“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 4:6 NKJV. 

“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 NKJV. 

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like TREASURE HIDDEN IN A FIELD, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it HE GOES AND SELLS ALL THAT HE HAS AND BUYS THAT FIELD. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking BEAUTIFUL PEARLS, 46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and SOLD ALL THAT HE HAD AND BOUGHT IT” Matthew 13:44-46 NKJV. 

“For whatsoever is born of God OVERCOMETH THE WORLD: and this is the VICTORY that OVERCOMETH THE WORLD, even our FAITH. 5 Who is he that OVERCOMETH THE WORLD, but he that BELIEVETH that Jesus is the Son of God?” 1 John 5:4-5. 

“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. 

“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 (SET APART)” Acts 20:32. 

“But CONTINUE thou in the things which thou hast LEARNED and hast been ASSURED of, KNOWING of whom thou hast LEARNED them; 15 and that from a child thou hast KNOWN the HOLY SCRIPTURES, which are ABLE to make thee WISE unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All SCRIPTURE is given by INSPIRATION of God, and is PROFITABLE for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 that the man of God may be PERFECT, throughly FURNISHED unto all good works” 2 Timothy 3:14-17. 

“Through WISDOM is an house builded; and by UNDERSTANDING it is established: 4 and by KNOWLEDGE shall the chambers be FILLED with all precious and pleasant riches. 5 A WISE man is strong; yea, a man of KNOWLEDGE increaseth strength” Proverbs 24:3-5. 

SUMMARY: 
The message teaches us that your life is built, sustained, and upgraded by KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, and UNDERSTANDING. A purposeless, static, and ignorant life leads to destruction. But a life invested in — with TIME, FINANCE, and EFFORT — becomes GRACIOUS, GRACEFUL, FRUITFUL, and BLESSED. PRAYER must be paired with ACTION and RESPONSIBILITY. You are the architect of your world. ARISE, GLOW, and LIVE YOUR WORTH. 

KEY THEMES & BREAKDOWN 

  1. THE FOUNDATION: KNOWLEDGE IS TREASURE
    Scriptural Mandate — “You are mistaken (ERRING), not KNOWING the SCRIPTURES nor the POWER of God” [Matthew 22:29]. Lack of knowledge leads to captivity and destruction [Hosea 4:6; Isaiah 5:13-15]. 
    Wisdom Builds — “Through WISDOM is an house builded; and by UNDERSTANDING it is established: and by KNOWLEDGE shall the chambers be FILLED with all precious and pleasant riches” [Proverbs 24:3-5]. 
    Wisdom is Principal — “Wisdom is the PRINCIPAL thing; therefore get WISDOM: and with all thy GETTING get UNDERSTANDING” [Proverbs 4:7]. 
    Kingdom Value — Like the man who sold all for the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price [Matthew 13:44-46], knowledge is worth any cost. 
  1. THE CALL: INVEST IN YOUR WORTH
    Self-Examination — How much are you WORTH? How much are you INVESTING in your WORTH? What’s the price tag on your lifestyle? Are you LIVING or just EXISTING? 
    Refuse Stagnation — Don’t remain in old mindsets, setbacks, or a microwave, quick-fix life. “You cannot put new wine in old wineskins. There has to be a new you for your new day.” 
    Areas to Invest In: 
    CAREER/TRADE, MARRIAGE & RELATIONSHIPS, FRIENDSHIP, BUSINESS, LEADERSHIP, MINISTRY, COOKING, COMMUNICATION, and more. 
    Invest through READING, TRAINING, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES — at the cost of TIME, FINANCE, MATERIAL, and EFFORT. 
    Personal Example — The writer’s wife Faith is investing to learn new cooking and reading books to get first-hand knowledge instead of distorted information. The writer chooses to be the taster and supports the growth. 
  1. THE WARNING: RESPONSIBILITY OVER EXCUSES
    You Are The Architect — “You are the architect of your world — whether it is good or hurting.” You are the custodian of your happiness and joy. Stop blaming others in ignorance, stupidity, and foolishness. 
    Don’t Use Prayer as an Escape — “I love PRAYER… but don’t use PRAYER to OVERLOOK your ambassadorial place of RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY.” 
    “FAITH without WORKS is dead. PRAYER without ACTION will keep one MOANING, COMPLAINING, and BLAMING.” 
    Avoid the Pitfalls — Don’t let ignorance, foolishness, presumption, illusions, and procrastination keep you static, burnt out, and worn out. 
  1. THE PROMISE: ARISE AND GLOW
    From Glory to Glory — “From one glory to another glory, glowing in the Lord Jesus Christ.” 
    Light Within — Take the scales off your eyes and look up to the stars — you can shine again. The Daystar lives in you for your dawn day to glow [2 Peter 1:19; Proverbs 4:18]. 
    Victory Through Faith — “This is the VICTORY that OVERCOMETH THE WORLD, even our FAITH” [1 John 5:4-5]. Be DILIGENT, not SLOTHFUL [Hebrews 6:11-12]. 
    God’s Word Builds You — “The WORD of his grace… is able to BUILD you up, and to GIVE you an INHERITANCE” [Acts 20:32]. Scripture makes you WISE and thoroughly FURNISHED [2 Timothy 3:14-17]. 

FINAL CHARGE 

GIVE YOUR CURRENT LIFE A MEANING – INVEST IN KNOWLEDGE – YOU ARE WORTH A HEALTHIER LIVING – BUT FIRSTLY IN MINDS AND THOUGHTS – AND EVERY OTHER THING WILL FALL IN PLACE. 

Summary in one line 
The message is a prophetic push to stop making excuses, stop blaming, and start INVESTING deliberately so your life, family, career, and ministry can move from existence to purpose, from stress to GRACIOUSNESS, and from darkness to GLOW. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

THE UNPARALLELED ARMY – THE CHURCH OF GOD

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THE UNPARALLELED ARMY – THE CHURCH OF GOD: DEPICTS AS LOVING (LOVELY), GLORIOUS, MILITANT-LIKE SOLDIER AND TRIUMPHANT IN LIFE AND GRACE! 

“For no one can lay a FOUNDATION other than the one which is [ALREADY] laid, which is Jesus Christ” 1 Corinthians 3:11 Amplified. 

“Husbands, LOVE your wives [seek the highest good for her and surround her with a caring, unselfish love], just as Christ also LOVED THE CHURCH and GAVE Himself up for her, 26 so that He might SANCTIFY THE CHURCH, having cleansed her by the washing of water with THE WORD [of God], 27 so that [in turn] He might present THE CHURCH to Himself in GLORIOUS splendor, WITHOUT spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be HOLY [set apart for God] and blameless” Ephesians 5:25-27 Amplified. 

The Church of God is depicted as the UNPARALLELED ARMY of God in Christ Jesus — superior to any force and power known or yet to be known, in any human history past, present, and future. 

He is our Commandant who rules and reigns supreme in the heavenly, beneath the earth, and also on the earth — at any time, any day, and everywhere at the same time. 
For God is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient — unlimited by geography and territories as He has apportioned them in the world. [Acts 17:24-31; Ephesians 1:21-23; Ephesians 3:20-21; Philippians 3:20-21]. 

The beauty, graciousness, gracefulness, and goodness of this unparalleled army is this: 
The Captain of the Host of the Lord’s Army who leads her is an indescribable and invincible being, angelically assisted, with armoury that is not of human craft for any warfare. [Joshua 5:13-14; Hebrews 1:7, 14; Psalm 103:20]. 

And this army is not limited by geography, people, tribe, culture, tongue, class, status, or colour. 
It is visible in every place of human dwelling on planet earth. 

 

“And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he LIFTED up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his SWORD DRAWN IN HIS HAND: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 14 And he said, Nay; but as CAPTAIN OF THE HOST of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?” Joshua 5:13-14. 

“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. 

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

The UNPARALLELED ARMY – the Church of God, is glamorous, authentic and genuine and real to making a difference in humanity as characterised for the following reasons but not limited: 

  • The UNPARALLELED ARMY – the CHURCH of God in Christ Jesus stead is LOVING AND LOVELY! – Galatians 5:6, 13; 1 John 4:7-21 
  • The UNPARALLELED ARMY – the CHURCH of God in Christ Jesus stead is GLORIOUS AND SPOTLESS! – Ephesians 5:25-33. 
  • The UNPARALLELED ARMY – the CHURCH of God in Christ Jesus’ stead is MILITANT SOLDIER-LIKE IN WARFARE! – 2 Timothy 2:3-4; Ephesians 6:10-20; 1 Timothy 1:18-19; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6. 
  • The UNPARALLELED ARMY – the CHURCH of God in Christ Jesus’ stead is TRIUMPHANT AND TRIUMPHING! – 2 Corinthians 2:14; Exodus 15: 1, 21. 
  • The UNPARALLELED ARMY – the CHURCH of God in Christ Jesus’ stead is VICTORIOUS! – 1 Corinthians 15:57; 1 John 5:4. 
  • The UNPARALLELED ARMY – the CHURCH of God in Christ Jesus’ stead is OVERCOMING AND OVERCOMER! – 1 John 5:4-5; Revelation 12:11; 1 John 2:14; 1 John 4:4. 
  • The UNPARALLELED ARMY – the CHURCH of God in Christ Jesus’ stead is MORE THAN A CONQUEROR AND CONQUEST! – Romans 8:31-37. 
  • The UNPARALLELED ARMY – the CHURCH of God in Christ Jesu’s stead is THE HEAVENLY AMBASSADOR, EMBASSY AND REPRESENTATIVE! – 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Ephesians 6:20; Proverbs 13:17. 
  • The UNPARALLELED ARMY – the CHURCH of God in Christ Jesus’ stead is EMBOLDENED AND FEARLESS. 2 Timothy 1:6-7; 1 John 4:17-18; Hebrews 2:14-15; Hebrews 4:14-16. 
  • The UNPARALLELED ARMY – the CHURCH of God in Christ Jesus’ stead is built on GOD’S HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS IN CHRIST JESUS. 1 Corinthians 1:30; Romans 10:1-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 5:17-21; Romans 14:17; Romans 1:16-17. 

. . . and such like. 

There’s so much to write about the LOVING AND LOVELY, GLORIOUS, MILITANT-LIKE, SOLDIER AND TRIUMPHANT Church of God — that embodies the UNPARALLELED ARMY of who you ARE in Christ Jesus. 

I do believe that as you take time to study the Holy Writ on your own, you will discover MORE of who you are and how to actualise it to make the needed difference in your life and in the world. 

I pray that you will live meaningfully as a loving and lovely, glorious, militant-like, soldier and triumphant Church of God in Christ Jesus. 
Amen.  

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“. . . 14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; FOR THOU SHALT NOT FEAR: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee. 15 Behold, they shall SURELY GATHER TOGETHER, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. 16 Behold, I have CREATED THE SMITH that BLOWETH THE COALS IN THE FIRE, and that bringeth forth AN INSTRUMENT FOR HIS WORK; and I have created the waster to destroy. 17 NO WEAPON that is FORMED AGAINST thee shall prosper; and every TONGUE that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the HERITAGE of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord” Isaiah 54:13-17. 

“For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by LOVE . . . 13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by LOVE serve one another” Galatians 5:6, 13. 

“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to LOVE one another. 12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his LOVE is PERFECTED in us . . . 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 Herein is our LOVE made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 THERE IS NO FEAR IN LOVE; BUT PERFECT LOVE CASTETH OUT FEAR: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19 We LOVE him, because he first LOVED us. 20 If a man say, I LOVE God, and HATETH his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he LOVE God whom he hath not seen? 21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who LOVETH God LOVE his brother also” 1 John 4:7-21. 

“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 that he might present it to himself A GLORIOUS CHURCH, NOT HAVING SPOT, OR WRINKLE, OR ANY SUCH THING; but that it should be HOLY and WITHOUT BLEMISH. 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself . . . 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and THE CHURCH . . .” Ephesians 5:25-33. 

“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a GOOD SOLDIER of Jesus Christ. 4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath CHOSEN him to be a SOLDIER” 2 Timothy 2:3-4. 

“Finally, my brethren, be STRONG in the Lord, and in the POWER OF HIS MIGHT. 11 Put on the WHOLE ARMOUR of God, that ye may be able to STAND AGAINST THE WILES OF THE DEVIL. 12 For we WRESTLE not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand . . . 19 and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an AMBASSADOR in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak” Ephesians 6:10-20. 

“For though we WALK in the flesh, WE DO NOT WAR AFTER THE FLESH: 4 (for the weapons of our WARFARE are not CARNAL (MAN MADE), but MIGHTY through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 and having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled” 2 Corinthians 10:3-6. 

“This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest WAR A GOOD WARFARE; 19 holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck” 1 Timothy 1:18-19. 

“Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to TRIUMPH in Christ, and maketh manifest the SAVOUR of his KNOWLEDGE by us in EVERY PLACE” 2 Corinthians 2:14. 

“Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath TRIUMPHED GLORIOUSLY: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea . . . 21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath TRIUMPHED GLORIOUSLY; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea” Exodus 15:1, 21. 

“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the VICTORY through our Lord Jesus Christ” 1 Corinthians 15:57. 

“For whatsoever is BORN of God OVERCOMETH the world: and this is the victory that OVERCOMETH the world, even our faith. 5 Who is he that OVERCOMETH the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?” 1 John 5:4-5. 

“And they OVERCAME him by the blood of the Lamb, and by THE WORD of their testimony; and they LOVED not their lives unto the death” Revelation 12:11. 

“Nay, in all these things WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS through him that loved us” Romans 8:37. 

“. . . 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. . . .” 2 Corinthians 5:17-21. 

SUMMARY: 
The message tells us that the Church of God in Christ Jesus is God’s UNPARALLELED ARMY — LOVING, GLORIOUS, MILITANT, SOLDIER-LIKE, and TRIUMPHANT. Founded on Christ alone, led by the Captain of the Host of the Lord, empowered by angels, and unlimited by geography or human barriers. She is called to live holy, fight spiritually, and triumph continually as heaven’s ambassador on earth. Know who you are, study the Word, and walk in your identity. 

KEY POINTS 

  1. THE FOUNDATION & IDENTITY OF THE CHURCH
    Christ is the Only Foundation — “For no one can lay a FOUNDATION other than the one which is [ALREADY] laid, which is Jesus Christ” [1 Corinthians 3:11]. 
    Loved, Sanctified, Glorious — Christ LOVED THE CHURCH and GAVE Himself to sanctify, cleanse, and present her GLORIOUS, HOLY, and WITHOUT BLEMISH [Ephesians 5:25-27]. 
    Supreme Authority — God our Commandant rules and reigns in heaven, on earth, and beneath the earth — omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient, unlimited by geography [Acts 17:24-31; Ephesians 1:21-23; Philippians 3:20-21]. 
  1. THE LEADERSHIP & RESOURCES OF THE ARMY
    Divine Captain — The Captain of the Host of the Lord leads this army [Joshua 5:13-14]. He is indescribable, invincible, with armoury not of human craft.
    Angelic Assistance — Angels are ministering spirits sent to serve the heirs of salvation [Hebrews 1:7, 14]. They excel in strength and hearken to God’s Word [Psalm 103:20]. 
    Universal & Borderless — This army is not limited by geography, tribe, culture, tongue, class, status, or colour. It is visible in every place of human dwelling on earth. 
  1. THE CHARACTER & ATTRIBUTES OF THE UNPARALLELED ARMY

The Church is characterised as: 

LOVING AND LOVELY — Walking in faith that works by LOVE and serving one another [Galatians 5:6, 13; 1 John 4:7-21]. 

GLORIOUS AND SPOTLESS — Presented by Christ without spot or wrinkle [Ephesians 5:25-33]. 

MILITANT SOLDIER-LIKE IN WARFARE — A good soldier of Jesus Christ who endures hardness and uses spiritual weapons, not carnal [2 Timothy 2:3-4; Ephesians 6:10-20; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6]. 

TRIUMPHANT AND TRIUMPHING — God always causes us to TRIUMPH in Christ [2 Corinthians 2:14; Exodus 15:1, 21]. 

VICTORIOUS — Thanks be to God who gives us the VICTORY through Christ [1 Corinthians 15:57]. 

OVERCOMING & AN OVERCOMER — Whatsoever is born of God OVERCOMETH the world by faith and the blood of the Lamb [1 John 5:4-5; Revelation 12:11]. 

MORE THAN A CONQUEROR — In all these things WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS through Him [Romans 8:31-37]. 

HEAVENLY AMBASSADOR, EMBASSY & REPRESENTATIVE — We are AMBASSADORS for Christ to reconcile the world to God [2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Ephesians 6:20]. 

EMBOLDENED AND FEARLESS — Given a spirit of power, love, and sound mind; no fear in love [2 Timothy 1:6-7; 1 John 4:17-18]. 

BUILT ON GOD’S HOLINESS & RIGHTEOUSNESS IN CHRIST — Made the righteousness of God in Him [1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21]. 

  1. THE PROMISE & HERITAGE

“NO WEAPON that is FORMED AGAINST thee shall prosper; and every TONGUE that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the HERITAGE of the servants of the Lord” [Isaiah 54:13-17]. 
You are established in righteousness, far from oppression, and fearless because God fights for you. 

  1. THE CALL TO ACTION
    Study the Holy Writ — As you study, you will discover MORE of who you are and how to actualize it to make a difference. 
    Live Your Identity — Live meaningfully as a loving and lovely, glorious, militant-like, soldier and triumphant Church of God in Christ Jesus. 
    Don’t Be Entangled — A soldier does not entangle himself with civilian affairs, but pleases the One who enlisted him [2 Timothy 2:4].  

FINAL CHARGE 

There is so much to write about this LOVING, GLORIOUS, MILITANT, SOLDIER AND TRIUMPHANT Church. You are the UNPARALLELED ARMY of God. 
Arise in your identity. Fight with heaven’s weapons. Love like Christ. Live holy. Triumph always. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

SPIRITUAL RESOURCE: EMPOWERING YOUR TODAY AND TOMORROW SPIRITUALLY! 

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SPIRITUAL RESOURCE: EMPOWERING YOUR TODAY AND TOMORROW SPIRITUALLY!  

It’s time to update your life again and keep free from worries, fears, and dismay through KNOWLEDGE. 

Wisdom to do life and live godly is the application of knowledge. 
Knowledge delivers and emancipates. 
Our transformation is a reflection of our informed state of being through knowledge. 

It takes an informed person to make an informed decision that transforms. 
And an informed person who makes informed decisions that transform is a READER — meaning one who gives attendance to reading. 

And that’s what makes an informed leader, that makes informed leadership, that makes an informed society with an informed community, which indicates an informed nation.  

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

“Till I come, GIVE ATTENDANCE TO READING, to exhortation, to doctrine” 1 Timothy 4:13. 

“WISDOM is the PRINCIPAL thing; therefore GET wisdom: and with ALL thy getting GET understanding” Proverbs 4:7. 

“Through WISDOM is an HOUSE BUILDED; and by UNDERSTANDING it is ESTABLISHED: 4 and by KNOWLEDGE shall the CHAMBERS be FILLED with all PRECIOUS and PLEASANT riches. 5 A WISE man is STRONG; yea, a man of KNOWLEDGE increaseth STRENGTH. 6 For by WISE counsel thou shalt MAKE thy war: and in MULTITUDE of counsellors there is SAFETY” Proverbs 24:3-6. 

All BOOKS available at: 

www.amazon.co.uk; www.waterstones.com; www.authorhouse.com; www.barnesandnobles.com; www.chukiemorsibooks.com and many other leading online bookstores. 

BE BLESSED. 

SUMMARY: 
The message teaches us that your present and future are secured and empowered through KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, and UNDERSTANDING. A life free from worries, fears, and dismay is built by deliberately updating yourself through reading and applying God’s Word. Transformation, leadership, and nation-building all begin with an informed person. READ, GET WISDOM, AND BUILD. 

KEY POINTS 

  1. THE CALL: UPDATE YOUR LIFE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE
    Freedom from Burdens — It’s time to update your life again and be free from worries, fears, and dismay through KNOWLEDGE. 
    Knowledge = Deliverance — Knowledge delivers and emancipates. It is the foundation for godly living and wise decisions. 
    Transformation is Informed — Our transformation is a reflection of our informed state of being. You cannot transform what you do not know. 
  1. THE CHAIN: FROM READER TO NATION

There is a direct progression: 
READER → INFORMED PERSON → INFORMED DECISIONS → INFORMED LEADER → INFORMED LEADERSHIP → INFORMED SOCIETY/COMMUNITY → INFORMED NATION. 
“An informed person who makes informed decisions that transform is a READER — one who gives attendance to reading.” 
The health of a nation begins with people who read. 

  1. SCRIPTURAL MANDATE FOR KNOWLEDGE
    Give Attendance to Reading — “Till I come, GIVE ATTENDANCE TO READING, to exhortation, to doctrine” [1 Timothy 4:13]. Reading is a spiritual discipline. 
    Wisdom is Principal — “WISDOM is the PRINCIPAL thing; therefore GET wisdom: and with ALL thy getting GET understanding” [Proverbs 4:7]. Pursue it above all else. 
    Wisdom Builds, Knowledge Fills — “Through WISDOM is an HOUSE BUILDED; and by UNDERSTANDING it is ESTABLISHED: and by KNOWLEDGE shall the CHAMBERS be FILLED with all PRECIOUS and PLEASANT riches.” 
    A WISE man is STRONG and a man of KNOWLEDGE increases STRENGTH. 
    Wise counsel brings victory and safety [Proverbs 24:3-6]. 
  1. PRACTICAL APPLICATION

The message is tied to SPIRITUAL RESOURCES — BOOKS. 
Books are available at: Amazon UK, Waterstones, AuthorHouse, Barnes & Noble, ChukiemorsiBooks.com, and other leading online bookstores. 
This is a call to invest in materials that build you spiritually, mentally, and practically. 

FINAL CHARGE 

To empower your TODAY and TOMORROW spiritually, you must: 

  1. READ — Give attendance to it.
  2. GET WISDOM & UNDERSTANDING — Apply knowledge. 
  3. BUILD YOUR LIFE — Let wisdom establish you and knowledge fill you with riches. 
  4. LEAD — Because informed people create informed homes, churches, societies, and nations. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

The UNPARALLELED ARMY – The CHURCH of God 

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The UNPARALLELED ARMY – The CHURCH of God: The PERSONIFIED Church That’s Spirit-Filled, Word-Filled, Love-Filled, Hope-Filled And Faith-Filled! 

“But KNOW that the Lord hath SET APART him that is GODLY for Himself: the Lord will HEAR when I CALL unto him” Psalms 4:3. 

The UNPARALLELED ARMY — the Church of God in Christ Jesus — is spiritually charged, energized, and synergized, and SET APART uniquely as a WORD-BASED Church for the GLORY and PRAISE of God, in the person of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ [Psalm 4:3]. 

Even so, Christ Jesus in His humanity INSTRUCTED that those who will be followers called DISCIPLES to be enlisted as the UNPARALLELED ARMY of the Church of God in Him, must CONTINUE in His WORD as a de facto standard — without compromise of any sort and in every respect, irrespective of anything known or unknown — so that they might share in the INHERITANCE that is for all who are SANCTIFIED — SET APART by His WORD.  

“As he spake these words, many BELIEVED on him. 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which BELIEVED on him, IF YE CONTINUE IN MY WORD, then are ye MY DISCIPLES INDEED; 32 and ye shall KNOW the TRUTH, and the TRUTH shall make you FREE” John 8:30-32. 

“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 (SET APART)” Acts 20:32. 

Another gracious, fundamental, and foundational basis that makes the WORD-BASED UNPARALLELED ARMY — The Church of God so unequalled, is her rooting and grounding as a Spirit-Filled, Love-Filled, Hope-Filled, and Faith-Filled Church of God in Christ Jesus. 
Amen. 

This aforementioned reality — and not limited to it — cannot be obtained anywhere else in the parallel universe. 

And it is efficacious because of the effectual and efficient working that is energized and synergized by the blessed Holy Spirit through the WORD of God into the being of the UNPARALLELED ARMY — the CHURCH of God in Christ Jesus — which you ARE in Him. 
Amen.  

“And hope maketh not ashamed; because the LOVE of God is SHED (LAVISHLY) abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is GIVEN unto us . . . 8 But God commendeth his LOVE toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” Romans 5:5, 8/Emphasis Mine. 

The UNPARALLELED ARMY is located in every place of doing life in humanity on the earth and is not limited by geography. 
It is multi-generational, nondenominational, multilingual, multicultural, multidimensional, and more. 

And you ARE that UNPARALLELED ARMY — the Church of God in Christ Jesus — born of God, and is both locally and universally located, accessible, and reachable with a liveable and lovable personality. 

And this UNPARALLELED Church cannot be trivialized or denominationalized; and more still, cannot be measured by culture, colour, gender, tongue, or geography. 

It is called the Church of God — beyond walls, borders, and nations.  

“And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have REDEEMED US to God by Your blood Out of EVERY TRIBE and TONGUE and PEOPLE and NATION, 10 And have MADE US kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth” Revelation 5:9-10. 

“For you are ALL sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is NEITHER JEW nor GREEK, there is NEITHER slave nor free, there is NEITHER male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise” Galatians 3:26-29. 

“Give NO OFFENSE, either to the JEWS or to the GREEKS or to the CHURCH OF GOD, 33 just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved” 1 Corinthians 10:32-33. 

“For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no DISTINCTION between JEW and GREEK, for the same Lord over all is RICH TO ALL who call upon Him. 13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved” Romans 10:11-13. 

The UNPARALLELED ARMY – the CHURCH of God in Christ Jesus is YOU, THE LOCAL and THE UNIVERSAL body of Christ Jesus; and it’s characterised with Holy Spirit synergised character and energised Dunamis and charisma, in all personality because of these but not limited in endowments and enduements: 

  • You ARE the Spirit-Filled Church 
  • You ARE the Word-Filled Church  
  • You ARE the Love-Filled Church  
  • You ARE the Hope-Filled Church  
  • You ARE the Faith-Filled Church 

When you begin to manifest in essence who you ARE in Christ Jesus, the Spirit of the Greater One in you will begin to work through you to make the needed difference — to cause OTHERS to come and join this uniquely set apart, unparalleled army that is invincibly and angelically assisted to do the kingdom cause of God, in keeping the enemy and his cohorts at bay. 

Be the difference in someone’s life as the UNPARALLELED ARMY — the CHURCH of God, for the good of others near you and through you.  

“Little children (believers, dear ones), you ARE of God and you belong to Him and have [already] OVERCOME them [the agents of the antichrist]; because He who is IN you is GREATER than he (Satan) who is IN the world [of sinful mankind]. 5 They [who teach twisted doctrine] ARE of the world and belong to it; therefore they speak from the [viewpoint of the] world [with its immoral freedom and baseless theories—demanding compliance with their opinions and ridiculing the values of the upright], and the [gullible one of the] world listens closely and pays attention to them. 6 We [who teach God’s word] ARE from God [energized by the Holy Spirit], and whoever knows God [through personal experience] listens to us [and has a deeper understanding of Him]. Whoever is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know [without any doubt] the spirit of truth [motivated by God] and the spirit of error [motivated by Satan]” 1 John 4:4-6/AMP. 

I hereby in God’s grace do urge you to get yourself spirited in grace by being the UNPARALLELED ARMY- the CHURCH of God that’s SPIRIT-FILLED, WORD-FILLED, LOVE-FILLED, HOPE-FILLED and FAITH-FILLED in all that pertains to doing life and living godly on earth, until our Saviour and Lord Christ Jesus returns. 

BLESSED REGARDS IN GOD’S BLESSEDNESS. MARANATHA! 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Therefore do not be foolish and thoughtless, but understand and firmly grasp what the will of the Lord is. 18 Do not get drunk with wine, for that is wickedness (corruption, stupidity), but be FILLED with the [Holy] Spirit and CONSTANTLY guided by Him. 19 Speak to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, [offering praise by] singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 21 being subject to one another out of reverence for Christ” Ephesians 5:17-21 Amplified. 

“For we [who are born-again have been reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, SET APART for His purpose and] ARE the true circumcision, who WORSHIP in the Spirit of God and glory and take pride and exult in Christ Jesus and place no confidence [in what we have or who we are] in the flesh” Philippians 3:3 Amplified. 

“But a time is coming and is already here when the TRUE WORSHIPERS will WORSHIP the Father in spirit [from the heart, the inner self] and in truth; for the Father seeks such people to be His worshipers. 24 God is a Spirit [the Source of life, yet invisible to mankind], and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” John 4:23-24 Amplified. 

“But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, THE WORD OF FAITH, which we preach; 9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” Romans 10:8-10. 

“Now FAITH is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through FAITH we understand that the worlds were FRAMED by THE WORD of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear . . . 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” Hebrews 11:1-3, 6 (Habakkuk 2:4; Galatians 3:11; Romans 1:16-17; Hebrews 10:38; Romans 14:23) 

“For whatsoever is born of God OVERCOMETH the world: and this is the victory that OVERCOMETH the world, even our FAITH. 5 Who is he that OVERCOMETH the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?” 1 John 5:4-5. 

“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 . . . 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” Romans 5:1-2, 5. 

“And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: 18 forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20 who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, 21 who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your FAITH and HOPE might be in God” 1 Peter 1:17-21. 

“Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 2 in HOPE of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 3 but hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour” Titus 1:1-3. 

“Now the God of HOPE FILL YOU with all joy and peace in BELIEVING, that ye may ABOUND IN HOPE, through the POWER of the Holy Ghost” Romans 15:13. 

“Remembering without ceasing your WORK OF FAITH, and LABOUR OF LOVE, and PATIENCE OF HOPE in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; 4 knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. 5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake” 1 Thessalonians 1:3-5. 

“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14 that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15 but SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 16 from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in THE MEASURE of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in LOVE” Ephesians 4:11-16. 

SUMMARY: 
The Church of God in Christ Jesus is THE UNPARALLELED ARMY — SPIRIT-FILLED, WORD-FILLED, LOVE-FILLED, HOPE-FILLED, and FAITH-FILLED. She is SET APART, WORD-BASED, and GLOBALLY LOCATED by the Holy Spirit. You ARE her. Manifest who you are, continue in the Word, and draw others into this invincible, angelically assisted army to advance the kingdom cause of God until Christ returns. 

KEY THEMES & BREAKDOWN 

  1. IDENTITY: WHO THE CHURCH IS=
    Set Apart & Word-Based — “The Lord hath SET APART him that is GODLY for Himself” [Psalm 4:3]. We are sanctified by the WORD [Acts 20:32] to bring GLORY and PRAISE to God. 
    Disciple-Mark: Continue in the Word — “IF YE CONTINUE IN MY WORD, then are ye MY DISCIPLES INDEED; and ye shall KNOW the TRUTH, and the TRUTH shall make you FREE” [John 8:30-32]. No compromise. 
    5-Fold Filling — The Church is characterised as: 
    You ARE the Spirit-Filled Church 
    You ARE the Word-Filled Church 
    You ARE the Love-Filled Church [Romans 5:5, 8] 
    You ARE the Hope-Filled Church [Romans 15:13] 
    You ARE the Faith-Filled Church [Hebrews 11:1-6; 1 John 5:4-5] 
    Greater One Within — “He who is IN you is GREATER than he who is IN the world” [1 John 4:4]. This makes us overcomers. 
  1. FOUNDATION & POWER SOURCE
    Rooted and Grounded — Our unequalled nature comes from being rooted in the Spirit, Love, Hope, and Faith in Christ Jesus. This cannot be found anywhere else in the parallel universe. 
    Holy Spirit Synergy — It is effectual and efficient working of the blessed Holy Spirit through the WORD of God that energizes and synergizes the army. 
    Word of Faith — “The word is nigh thee… THE WORD OF FAITH, which we preach” [Romans 10:8-10]. Faith, Hope, and Love are birthed and sustained by the Word. 
  1. SCOPE: BORDERLESS & UNIVERSAL
    Everywhere & Unlimited — Located in every place of doing life. Not limited by geography. 
    Multi-Everything — Multi-generational, nondenominational, multilingual, multicultural, multidimensional. 
    Beyond Divisions — “There is NEITHER JEW nor GREEK… NEITHER male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus” [Galatians 3:26-29]. No distinction [Romans 10:11-13]. Redeemed out of EVERY TRIBE and TONGUE and PEOPLE and NATION [Revelation 5:9-10]. 
    Cannot Be Trivialised — This Church cannot be trivialized or denominationalised. She is beyond walls, borders, and nations. Both LOCAL and UNIVERSAL, accessible and reachable with a liveable and lovable personality. 
  1. MISSION: THE KINGDOM CAUSE
    Manifest & Attract — When you manifest who you ARE in Christ Jesus, the Spirit of the Greater One works through you to cause OTHERS to come and join this army. 
    Invincible & Angelically Assisted — We do the kingdom cause of God in keeping the enemy and his cohorts at bay. 
    Be The Difference — Be the difference in someone’s life as the UNPARALLELED ARMY — for the good of others near you and through you. 
    Built Up for Ministry — Given for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ [Ephesians 4:11-16], speaking TRUTH IN LOVE.  
  1. FINAL CHARGE & SCRIPTURAL ANCHORS
    Be Filled Constantly — “be FILLED with the Spirit and CONSTANTLY guided by Him” [Ephesians 5:17-18]. Worship in spirit and in truth [John 4:23-24]. 
    Faith, Hope, Love Work — WORK OF FAITH, LABOUR OF LOVE, and PATIENCE OF HOPE [1 Thessalonians 1:3]. We REJOICE IN HOPE and ABOUND IN HOPE through the POWER of the Holy Ghost [Romans 5:2, 5; Romans 15:13]. 
    Inheritance — The Word of His grace is able to BUILD you up, and to GIVE you an INHERITANCE among all them which are SANCTIFIED [Acts 20:32].[Holy] 

FINAL CHARGE 
“I hereby in God’s grace do urge you to get yourself spirited in grace by being the UNPARALLELED ARMY — the CHURCH of God that’s SPIRIT-FILLED, WORD-FILLED, LOVE-FILLED, HOPE-FILLED and FAITH-FILLED in all that pertains to doing life and living godly on earth, until our Saviour and Lord Christ Jesus returns.” 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

JESUS CHRIST – THE ULTIMATE AND HALLMARK OF FREEDOM 

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JESUS CHRIST – THE ULTIMATE AND HALLMARK OF FREEDOM: FREEDOM WITHOUT HYPOCRISY, DOGMAS, PREJUDICE, SENTIMENTS, BIGOT AND SUCH LIKE – GET CONNECTED TO HIM! 

“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 (Amplified). 

You don’t have to look too far away from you to note, through the mirror of life, that the entire world is interconnected, and is built up and built on and built by many communities of like-minded people – each with various unions, associations and passions in many respects. Their coming together is for a common cause and purpose, and they are in the course to create, promote, explore, initiate and enhance a kind of FEEEDOM to meet a particular interest. 

The irony of life is that all these various acts of coming together -whether at International, national, community, workplace, street and the family-enforced levels – have NOT given any of us the genuine, total FREEDOM so much desired, anticipated and expected to experience in its fulness. And knowingly and unknowingly, in most of these various cases, what they once considered as FREEDOM has become the foundation for another unidentified and unaccounted-for bondage. Unfortunately, the entanglement in its causes and course comes at a cost – and an enormous one in various ways. And the changes made with time to suit or solve one problem have created another in many other ways. Hence some have folded up, others are surviving instead of thriving, and many others are just in existence, counting time by and by for the next move. 

It is therefore imperative to know that the allegiance to all forms of man-made STATUES and ARCHITECTURAL IMAGES that have been believed, revered, adored and adopted in some places as such – all in the name of serving as symbols or landmarks – are in fact classed in SCRIPTURAL terms as IDOLS. Especially when you examine the reason for such high-place STATUES and SYMBOLIC IMAGES on our high streets, in City Centres, and other designated high places. Most times they depict, in essence, ENSLAVEMENT, BONDAGE, INSULT, SEGREGATION, MARGINALISATION and such like – because what they once signified in a particular generation and dispensation is no longer welcome or honourable to another generation. That is why the only true FREEDOM is that which is of God in Christ Jesus – LIVING IN OUR HEARTS beyond dispensation, generation and walls of any sort. For God’s FREEDOM for us all in Christ Jesus is impartial, and it is without sentiment, prejudice and dissimulation. It is beyond walls and without respect of persons.  

“. . . 21 Little children [believers, dear ones], GUARD YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS— [false teachings, moral compromises, and anything that would TAKE God’s PLACE IN YOUR HEART]” 1 John 5:18-21/Amplified. 

It is because of the above narrative and such like, that Apostle Paul shared scriptural TRUTH in Acts 17:15-34, in his response to the ATHENIANS’ superstition and devotion to graven image altars, which they ascribed to their UNKNOWN GOD. A community sold out to STATUES – Modernised IDOLS today. Thanks be to God in His awesomeness; He used Apostle Paul to bring the ATHENIANS out of their superstitious bondage and to see the essence of knowing the true God. Apostle Paul made them know and understand that it’s in God that they are MADE to LIVE, to MOVE and to HAVE THEIR TRUE BEING; and he therein told them about the true FREEDOM that they EARNESTLY craved and desired to have – not from the STATUES DEPICTED in their City Centre and Community places that serve as Landmarks of greatness for admiration and devotion, even for many today. 

“. . . 16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was greatly angered when he saw that the CITY was full of IDOLS. 17 So he had discussions in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the market place day after day with any who happened to be there . . . 22 So Paul, standing in the center of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I observe [with every turn I make throughout the city] that you are very religious and devout in all respects. 23 Now as I was going along and carefully looking at your objects of worship, I came to an ALTAR with this inscription: ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ Therefore what you already worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24 The God who CREATED the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; 25 nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, because it is He who gives to all [people] life and breath and all things. 26 And He MADE from one man every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands and territories. 27 This was so that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grasp for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. 28 For in Him we LIVE and MOVE and EXIST [that is, in Him we actually HAVE OUR BEING], as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’ . . .” Acts 17:15-34/Amplified. 

Be it known today as a way of reminder, that our Saviour and Lord Christ Jesus has made possible the true FREEDOM to all, and He has offered it to all without PREJUDICE, SENTIMENT, DOGMA, HYPOCRISY and such like. I, therefore, as God’s servant, hereby beckon, beg and urge YOU in the same Apostolic similitude, to resolve to CONNECT to Christ Jesus today in order to enjoy the FREEDOM that is genuine – without controversy and diabolical sentiments (1 Timithy 3:16)- instead of bowing to dumb IDOLS DEPICTED in STATUES and SYMBOLS for meaningless causes other than to offend another. Hence, I say you: 

JESUS CHRIST IS – THE ULTIMATE AND HALLMARK OF FREEDOM – THE FREEDOM WITHOUT HYPOCRISY, DOGMA, PREJUDICE, SENTIMENT, BIGOTRY AND SUCH LIKE – GET CONNECTED TO HIM AND LIVE FREE IN HIS GRACE TO STAND TALL IN HIS POWER AND MIGHT IN GOD. AMEN. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“And [if you] are CONFIDENT that you are a [qualified] GUIDE to the blind [those untaught in theology], a LIGHT to those who are in darkness, 20 and [that you are] a CORRECTOR of the foolish, a TEACHER of the [spiritually] childish, having in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth— 21 well then, you who TEACH others, do you not teach yourself? You who PREACH against stealing, do you steal [in ways that are discrete, but just as sinful]? 22 You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who detest IDOLS, do you rob [pagan] temples [of valuable idols and offerings]?” Romans 2:19-22 Amplified. 

“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 (Amplified). 

“. . . 16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was greatly angered when he saw that the CITY was full of IDOLS. 17 So he had discussions in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the market place day after day with any who happened to be there . . . 22 So Paul, standing in the center of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I observe [with every turn I make throughout the city] that you are very religious and devout in all respects. 23 Now as I was going along and carefully looking at your objects of worship, I came to an ALTAR with this inscription: ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ Therefore what you already worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24 The God who CREATED the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; 25 nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, because it is He who GIVES to all [people] LIFE and BREATH and all things. 26 And He MADE from one man every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth, having determined their APPOINTED TIMES and the BOUNDARIES of their lands and TERRITORIES. 27 This was so that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grasp for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. 28 For in Him we LIVE and MOVE and EXIST [that is, in Him we actually HAVE OUR BEING], as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’ 29 So then, being God’s children, we should not think that the Divine Nature (deity) is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination or skill of man . . .” Acts 17:15-34/Amplified. 

“We know [with confidence] that anyone born of God DOES NOT habitually sin; but He (Jesus) who was born of God [carefully] keeps and protects him, and the evil one does not touch him. 19 We know [for a fact] that we ARE of God, and the whole world [around us] lies in the power of the evil one [opposing God and His precepts]. 20 And we [have seen and] know [by personal experience] that the Son of God has [actually] come [to this world] and has given us understanding and insight so that we may [progressively and personally] know Him who is true; and we ARE in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. 21 Little children (believers, dear ones), GUARD YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS— [false teachings, moral compromises, and anything that would take God’s place in your heart]” 1 John 5:18-21 Amplified. 

“The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 17 For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread. 18 Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar? 19 What say I then? THAT THE IDOL IS ANY THING, OR THAT WHICH IS OFFERED IN SACRIFICE TO IDOLS IS ANY THING? 20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they SACRIFICE TO DEVILS, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have FELLOWSHIP WITH DEVILS. 21 Ye cannot DRINK the cup of the Lord, and the cup of DEVILS: ye cannot be PARTAKERS of the Lord’s table, and of the TABLE OF DEVILS. 22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?” 1 Corinthians 10:16-22. 

SUMMARY: 

This message is a prophetic call to abandon man-made idols and false systems of freedom, and to CONNECT to Jesus Christ — the only One who gives true, complete, and lasting FREEDOM without prejudice, hypocrisy, or bondage. 

KEY POINTS 

  1. THE WORLD’S PURSUIT OF FREEDOM IS FALLING SHORT
    Interconnected but bound — The world is built by communities, unions, associations, and causes all chasing a version of “freedom.” 
    The irony — What one generation calls freedom becomes bondage for the next. Solving one problem creates another. 
    The result — Many have folded up, others are just surviving, and many are merely existing, waiting for the next move. No human system has given us the genuine, total freedom we desire. 
  1. MAN-MADEIDOLS ARE BONDAGE IN DISGUISE 
    Statues & Symbols — Allegiance to man-made STATUES and ARCHITECTURAL IMAGES in city centres and high places are, in SCRIPTURAL terms, IDOLS [1 John 5:21]. 
    What they depict — ENSLAVEMENT, BONDAGE, INSULT, SEGREGATION, MARGINALISATION. What was revered in one generation is rejected in another. 
    Spiritual reality — “The things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they SACRIFICE TO DEVILS, and not to God” [1 Corinthians 10:20]. 
    “GUARD YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS — [anything that would TAKE God’s PLACE IN YOUR HEART]” [1 John 5:21]. 
  1. THE ATHENIAN EXAMPLE: FROM IDOLS TO THE TRUE GOD [Acts 17:15-34]
    Athens was full of idols — Paul’s spirit was provoked by a city sold out to graven images and an altar “TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.” 
    Paul’s proclamation: 
    God does not dwell in temples made with hands [Acts 17:24] 
    “In Him we LIVE and MOVE and HAVE OUR BEING” [Acts 17:28] 
    He “GIVES to all LIFE and BREATH and all things” [Acts 17:25] 
    He made all nations so they would “seek God and find Him” [Acts 17:27] 
    Outcome: Paul led them out of superstitious bondage into the knowledge of the true God. 
  1. JESUS CHRIST: THE ULTIMATE AND HALLMARK OF FREEDOM
    Freedom without… — HYPOCRISY, DOGMA, PREJUDICE, SENTIMENT, BIGOTRY and such like. Offered to ALL without respect of persons. 
    Christ’s declaration — “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” [Galatians 5:1]. 
    Where freedom lives — In our hearts, beyond generation, dispensation, and walls. Impartial and genuine. 
  1. SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS TO PONDER
    Romans 2:19-22 — Don’t condemn idols while compromising with them. 
    1 Corinthians 10:16-22 — You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of devils. 
    1 John 5:18-21 — We are of God. The world lies in the evil one. Guard your heart from idols. 

CALL TO ACTION 

I, therefore, as God’s servant, hereby beckon, beg and urge YOU in the same Apostolic similitude: 

  1. RESOLVE TO CONNECT TO CHRIST JESUS TODAY — Turn away from dumb idols depicted in statues and symbols for meaningless causes. 
  2. STAND FIRM IN CHRIST’S FREEDOM — Do not go back to a yoke of slavery [Galatians 5:1]. 
  3. LIVE FREE IN HIS GRACE — Stand tall in His power and might in God. 
  4. GUARD YOUR HEART — Let nothing take God’s place in you. 

DECLARATION: 
JESUS CHRIST IS — THE ULTIMATE AND HALLMARK OF FREEDOM — THE FREEDOM WITHOUT HYPOCRISY, DOGMA, PREJUDICE, SENTIMENT, BIGOTRY AND SUCH LIKE. 
GET CONNECTED TO HIM AND LIVE FREE. AMEN. SELAH — PAUSE AND THINK. 

IN ONE LINE: 
This message is that all other freedoms will fail you, but JESUS CHRIST alone gives the freedom that sets you free indeed. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

ENDEAVOUR TO COMMUNICATE YOUR FAITH 

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ENDEAVOUR TO COMMUNICATE YOUR FAITH: TO ENSURE YOUR DAILY COMPLETENESS IN CHRIST JESUS! 

“That the COMMUNICATION of your FAITH may become EFFECTUAL by the ACKNOWLEDGING of EVERY GOOD THING which is IN you IN Christ Jesus” Philemon 1:6. 

WE ARE COMPLETE, WE ARE BEING MADE COMPLETE, and WE SHALL BE MADE COMPLETE for all eternity, in Christ Jesus, in the fullness of age. The knowing and understanding of who YOU ARE and who you HAVE BECOME in Christ Jesus —is a gracious and graceful treasure. And it is not enough to know and understand WHO you ARE in all spheres, until you can COMMUNICATE that level of graciousness and gracefulness for EFFECTUAL results, especially in all that pertains to doing LIFE and LIVING GODLY in grace. 2 Peter 1:1-4 And it is the COMMUNICATION of your known and understood FAITH into any scriptural context, that enables one to enact, authenticate and ACTUALIZE the spirit of VICTORY, TRIUMPH, OVERCOMER, and MORE THAN CONQUEROR in the blessedness of God in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

 [2 Corinthians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 15:57; Romans 8:37; 1 John 5:4-5; Revelation 12:11]. 

Therefore, to ENACT and APPROPRIATE your being COMPLETE [WHOLE, PERFECTED, MATURED] in grace 
and to be equipped in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus, 
you must continually COMMUNICATE YOUR FAITH in God in Christ Jesus 
to your life, dealings, situations and circumstances as you do life and live godly in grace. 

And COMMUNICATING YOUR FAITH to ensure your BLESSEDNESS of being COMPLETE in Christ Jesus 
is ACTUALIZED by the ACKNOWLEDGING of every GOOD THING DONE IN YOU, BEING DONE IN YOU, 
and BEING DONE THROUGH YOU in Christ Jesus. Amen. 

You ARE a product of your communication in grace. 
You will daily and eventually BECOME and POSSESS what you communicate. 

Therefore, endeavour to communicate your faith to your situation 
in the grace of the good and goodness of God 
that you have ACKNOWLEDGED IN you IN Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. [Philemon 1:6]. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“That the COMMUNICATION of your FAITH may become EFFECTUAL by the ACKNOWLEDGING of EVERY GOOD THING which is IN YOU in Christ Jesus” Philemon 1:6. 

“NOW thanks be unto God, which ALWAYS CAUSETH US TO TRIUMPH in Christ, and maketh MANIFEST the savour of his KNOWLEDGE by us in every place” 2 Corinthians 2:14. 

“For WHATSOEVER IS BORN of God OVERCOMETH the world: and this is THE VICTORY THAT OVERCOMETH the world, EVEN OUR FAITH. 5 Who is he that OVERCOMETH the world, but he that BELIEVETH that Jesus is the Son of God?” 1 John 5:4-5. 

“Now may the God of peace Himself SANCTIFY YOU through and through [that is, SEPARATE you from profane and vulgar things, MAKE YOU pure and whole and undamaged—consecrated to Him—SET APART for His purpose]; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept COMPLETE and [be found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful and absolutely trustworthy is He who is CALLING YOU [to Himself for your salvation], and He will DO it [He will FULFILL His call by MAKING YOU holy, guarding you, watching over you, and protecting you as His own]” 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (Amplified) 

“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. 

“Beloved, I wish ABOVE ALL THINGS that thou mayest PROSPER and BE IN HEALTH, even as thy SOUL PROSPERETH” 3 John 1:2. 

SUMMARY: 
This message is a charge to speak, acknowledge, and enforce your completeness in Christ as the pathway to walking in victory, blessedness, and godly living. 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. THE FOUNDATIONAL REALITY: THREE-FOLD COMPLETENESS IN CHRIST

WE ARE COMPLETE, WE ARE BEING MADE COMPLETE, and WE SHALL BE MADE COMPLETE for all eternity — in Christ Jesus, in the fullness of age. 

  • PAST: You ARE complete now in Him Colossians 2:10
  • PRESENT: God is perfecting you daily Philippians 1:6 
  • FUTURE: You shall be found blameless and complete at His coming 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 

Your identity is a gracious and graceful treasure. Knowing WHO YOU ARE and WHO YOU HAVE BECOME is not enough. 

  1. THE KEY: COMMUNICATION MAKES FAITH EFFECTUAL

“That the COMMUNICATION of your FAITH may become EFFECTUAL by the ACKNOWLEDGING of EVERY GOOD THING which is IN YOU in Christ Jesus” Philemon 1:6 
Knowing is not enough. You must COMMUNICATE it. 
It is through communicating your known and understood FAITH into any scriptural context that you: 

  • ENACT the reality of the Word
  • AUTHENTICATE what God has done
  • ACTUALIZE the spirit of VICTORY, TRIUMPH, OVERCOMER, and MORE THAN CONQUEROR Romans 8:37, 1 John 5:4-5, Revelation 12:11 
  1. HOW TO COMMUNICATE YOUR FAITH

ACKNOWLEDGING every GOOD THING: 

  • DONE IN YOU — past redemption and finished work 
  • BEING DONE IN YOU — present sanctification and growth 
  • BEING DONE THROUGH YOU — present ministry and impact 

This is how you appropriate and equip yourself in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus for your life, dealings, situations and circumstances. 

  1. THE PRINCIPLE: YOU BECOME WHAT YOU COMMUNICATE

“You ARE a product of your communication in grace. You will daily and eventually BECOME and POSSESS what you communicate.” 
Your words of faith shape your life. As you speak what God says about you, you enforce it in your world. 

  1. THE PROOF IN SCRIPTURE
    God causes us to ALWAYS TRIUMPH in Christ 2 Corinthians 2:14 
    Divine Power has GIVEN us ALL THINGS THAT PERTAIN TO LIFE AND GODLINESS 2 Peter 1:3 
    By His promises we are PARTAKERS of the DIVINE NATURE 2 Peter 1:4 
    God’s desire: that you PROSPER and BE IN HEALTH even as your SOUL PROSPERETH 3 John 1:2 

CALL TO ACTION 

  1. KNOW WHO YOU ARE— Study the Word to understand your completeness in Christ.
    2. ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD — Daily name and declare every good thing God has done, is doing, and will do through you. 
    3. COMMUNICATE YOUR FAITH — Speak it to your situations. Don’t be silent. Your communicated faith is what becomes effectual. 
    4. LIVE GODLY IN GRACE — Let your communication match your conduct. 

FINAL CHARGE: 
ENDEAVOUR TO COMMUNICATE YOUR FAITH — TO ENSURE YOUR DAILY COMPLETENESS IN CHRIST JESUS! 
SELAH — PAUSE AND THINK. 

THE ENTRANCE OF THE WORD 

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THE ENTRANCE OF THE WORD: ENABLES GLOWING, REFRESHING AND REJUVENATING IN GRACE . . . And SHINING In GLORY! 

“THY WORD is a lamp unto my feet, and a LIGHT unto my path. . . 130 THE ENTRANCE OF THY WORDS GIVETH LIGHT; it giveth UNDERSTANDING unto the simple” Psalms 119:105, 130. 

Light is and will always be superior to darkness at any point of manifestation. Meaning it is by the amount of light you let into your life that outshines the darkness about you. And this light is as a result of The WORD of the Lord God you’ve allowed to flood into your being. For more WORD gives more LIGHT that outshine darkness at any level. And Jesus is THE WORD – and His fulness in you will give the enabling to keep you GLOWING, REFRESHING and BLOSSOMING in God’s grace and BLESSEDNESS in Him. 1 John 5:7; John 1:1-5, 14. 

It’s written in the Holy Writ that “The ENTRANCE of thy WORDS giveth LIGHT; it giveth UNDERSTANDING unto the SIMPLE” (Psalms 119:130). If The WORD does not have an entrance into you, surely there would be darkness or works of darkness about you to deal with. You can’t live beyond the amount of the LIGHT you have of God – Psalms 119:105; for the just shall live by his faith in the light of The Word – Habakkuk 2:4. And the Word shines in darkness and darkness cannot outshine, overcome and comprehend it – John 1:1-5. 

Wisdom as a result of the knowledge and understanding of The Word, makes a man’s face to shine and the boldness of his face shall be changed from glory to glory by the Spirit of The Lord – Ecclesiastes 8:1; 2 Corinthians 3:18; and this breathed inspiration, revelation and empowerment of The Spirit enables us to do life with understanding and without sweat and stress – Job 32:8; Job 33:4. 

Today! Give The Word of God an entrance by inclining to His sayings, you will break-forth into wholeness and your path shall shine more and more brighter until the dawn of a new you in a perfect day with God – Proverbs 4:18, 20-22. The WORD Makes WHOLE and gives the enabling for our glowing and refreshing in God’s graciousness and gracefulness. 

For in God, light will always illuminate OUT of darkness no matter the strength of that darkness. God does not shine light UPON darkness but instead allows light to outshine OUT OF darkness. In that which you considered or have considered to be full of darkness, God will by the WORD, cause light to shine OUT OF it. 2 Corinthians 4:6; Genesis 1: 1-5. 

Therefore, don’t be afraid of the dark or darkness when you are flooded with the WORD in your INNER being. For the beauty, glory, glowing and refreshing of the light within you is made known in the darkest of the darkness about you. 

 The DARKER the DARKNESS, the BRIGHTER the LIGHT by the WORD. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

MEDITATE AND BE BLESSED. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“For God, who commanded the LIGHT TO SHINE OUT OF DARKNESS, hath SHINED in our HEARTS, to GIVE the LIGHT OF THE KNOWLEDGE of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ” 2 Corinthians 4:6. 

“THY WORD is a lamp unto my feet, and a LIGHT unto my path. . . 130 THE ENTRANCE OF THY WORDS GIVETH LIGHT; it giveth UNDERSTANDING unto the simple” Psalms 119:105, 130. 

“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 anything 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. 

“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. 

“But the PATH of the JUST is as the SHINING LIGHT, that SHINETH more and more unto the perfect day . . . 20 My son, ATTEND TO MY WORDS; INCLINE THINE EAR UNTO MY SAYINGS. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; KEEP them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and HEALTH TO ALL THEIR FLESH” Proverbs 4:18, 20-22. 

“Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s WISDOM maketh his FACE TO SHINE, and the boldness of his face shall be CHANGED” Ecclesiastes 8:1. 

“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are CHANGED into the same image from GLORY TO GLORY, even as by the Spirit of the Lord” 2 Corinthians 3:18. 

SUMMARY: 

This message declares that our transformation, health, wisdom, and victory are directly tied to the measure of God’s WORD we let into our inner being. Jesus IS THE WORD, and His light in us cannot be overcome by darkness. 

KEY POINTS OF THE MESSAGE 

  1. THE WORD IS LIGHT THAT CONQUERS DARKNESS
  • Psalms 119:105,130 — THY WORD is a lamp unto my feet, and a LIGHT unto my path… THE ENTRANCE OF THY WORDS GIVETH LIGHT; it giveth UNDERSTANDING unto the SIMPLE. 
  • John 1:1-5,14 — Jesus IS THE WORD. THE LIGHT SHINETH IN DARKNESS; AND THE DARKNESS COMPREHENDED IT NOT. 
  • Principle: Light is always superior to darkness. It is by the amount of light you let into your life that outshines the darkness ABOUT you. 
  • 2 Corinthians 4:6 — God causes LIGHT TO SHINE OUT OF DARKNESS in our hearts. God doesn’t shine light UPON darkness; He causes light to outshine OUT OF darkness. 
  1. THE WORD BRINGS 4-FOLD TRANSFORMATION: GLOWING, REFRESHING, REJUVENATING, SHINING

When The WORD has entrance in you: 

  • GLOWING — In God’s grace and blessedness 
  • REFRESHING — In God’s graciousness and gracefulness 
  • REJUVENATING — Wholeness of spirit, soul and body 
  • SHINING IN GLORY — From glory to glory by the Spirit [2 Corinthians 3:18] 
  • WISDOM — a man’s WISDOM maketh his FACE TO SHINE [Ecclesiastes 8:1] 
  • UNDERSTANDING WITHOUT STRESS — The Spirit gives inspiration to do life with understanding and without sweat [Job 32:8; Job 33:4] 
  1. THE WORD MAKES WHOLE AND GIVES LIFE
  • Proverbs 4:18,20-22 — ATTEND TO MY WORDS… KEEP them in the midst of thine heart. For they are LIFE unto those that find them, and HEALTH TO ALL THEIR FLESH. Your path shall shine more and more unto the perfect day. 
  • Habakkuk 2:4 — the just shall live by his faith in the light of The Word. 
  • The WORD Makes WHOLE and enables us to blossom in God. 
  1. THE COST OF NO WORD IS DARKNESS

If The WORD does not have entrance into you, there will be darkness or works of darkness about you to deal with. 
You cannot live beyond the amount of LIGHT you have of God [Psalms 119:105]. 

  1. THE FINAL TRUTH: DARKNESS CANNOT STOP THE LIGHT

The DARKER the DARKNESS, the BRIGHTER the LIGHT by the WORD. 
In whatever you considered full of darkness, God by THE WORD will cause LIGHT to shine OUT OF it. [Genesis 1:1-5] 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING 

  1. 2 Corinthians 4:6 — God shines the light of the knowledge of His glory in our hearts through Christ 
  2. Psalms 119:105,130 — Word = Lamp + Light + Understanding 
  3. John 1:1-5,14 — The Word became flesh and dwelt among us full of glory, grace and truth 
  4. 1 John 5:7 — The Father, THE WORD, and the Holy Ghost bear witness 
  5. Proverbs 4:18,20-22 — The path of the just shines more and more; God’s Word is life and health 
  6. Ecclesiastes 8:1; 2 Corinthians 3:18 — Wisdom and beholding the Lord changes us from glory to glory 

 

CALL TO ACTION 

  1. GIVE THE WORD ENTRANCE TODAY — Incline thine ear unto His sayings. Open your heart. Flood your inner being with THE WORD. 
  2. DON’T FEAR THE DARKNESS — When you are flooded with THE WORD, the beauty and glory of the light within you is made known in the darkest places ABOUT you. 
  3. BREAK FORTH INTO WHOLENESS — Let the Word make you whole. Pursue glowing, refreshing and shining in His grace. 
  4. LIVE BY THE LIGHT — Remember: You can’t live beyond the amount of the LIGHT you have of God. So, keep feeding on THE WORD.
  5. SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. MEDITATE AND BE BLESSED. 

DECLARATION: The Word is Life. The Word is Light. The Word is the Transformer. The Word Heals. The Word Delivers. The Word Dispels Darkness.  

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

A GLORIOUS CHURCH 

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A GLORIOUS CHURCH: The Gracious, Graceful And Triumphant People – THAT’S YOU! 

“The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger” Job 17:9. 

A GLORIOUS CHURCH is the righteous Church. But what then does the CHURCH constitute? What does the Glorious CHURCH signify?  The Church is an individual – you. It is the local and universal body of born again and Spirit-filled Believers in Christ Jesus under a shepherd – Headship/Leadership. Meaning there is a shepherd placed over the Church. The Church is not headless. And Jesus Christ is the head of the Church, with many undershepherds serving on His behalf. He is the chief Shepherd, the Great Shepherd and the Good Shepherd of the Church [1 Peter 5:4; Hebrews 13:20; John 10:11-18]. 

What kind of CHURCH are you today? I hope you ARE the GLORIOUS CHURCH that Christ is building by every indication; that is, the Church that’s in the sphere of being triumphant, victorious, an overcomer and MORE THAN A CONQUEROR in Christ Jesus. And you ARE NOT the dirty, stained church that claims to be a believer. Instead, you are aligned as a clean, gracious, graceful and triumphant believer in Christ. 

More so, what ARE you in the midst of a broken society, confused and destabilised world, faint-hearted and dissatisfied, disillusioned community that’s filled with wickedness, evil, hatred, war and pandemic, economically crushed nations and more? Are you AN ANSWER to the dying world or are you a part of the problem? God wants you to BE THE ANSWER rather than the problem in the world today. For you ARE the glorious Church that God is building in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

“. . . Christ is the head of the CHURCH: and he is the saviour of the body . . . as Christ also loved the CHURCH, and gave himself for it; 26 that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 that he might present it to himself A GLORIOUS CHURCH, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish . . .” Ephesians 5:21-33. 

The Church which God is building in Christ Jesus is a GLORIOUS CHURCH. A Church without spot, wrinkle or any such thing – that makes her immaculate. A Church whose sins are washed away, loved by God and sanctified, set apart for glory, virtue and honour in His grace, and made a kingdom of priests. A Church beyond walls. A Church that’s born from every kindred, nation, people and tongue. A special breed, holy and Blessed. This is the Church with a NEW SONG – redemption song. 

“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that LOVED us, and WASHED us from our sins in his own blood, 6 and hath MADE us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen” Revelation 1:5-6. 

“But ye are a CHOSEN generation, a ROYAL priesthood, an HOLY nation, a PECULIAR people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 10 which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy” 1 Peter 2:9-10. 

“And they sung a NEW song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast REDEEMED us to God by thy blood out of every KINDRED, and TONGUE, and PEOPLE, and NATION; 10 and hast MADE us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth” Revelation 5:9-10. 

This Church is empowered with the Holy Spirit of grace. Therefore, know that the Church is not a weakling, it’s not a surviving – it is THRIVING. It is in dominion. Its victory is settled. Its triumph is a done deed. The Church is MORE THAN A CONQUEROR. Kingdoms bow before her and nations submit to her rulership, and she reigns in glory and virtue in the grace. This Church is unparalleled – by no force ever known on the planet earth. The Church’s redemption song is FREEDOM – from the clutches of sin and satan and the effects of poverty, sickness and spiritual death. [Galatians 3:6-9, 13-14, 26-29; Luke 10:17-20; Matthew 16:13-20; Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-20; Acts 1:8] 

You ARE that glorious Church that’s being built now and always by God’s revelation knowledge in order to rule and reign in life through the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God in Christ Jesus. Amen. [Romans 5:17-21; Matthew 16:13-20]. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that LOVED us, and WASHED us from our sins in his own blood, 6 and hath MADE us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen” Revelation 1:5-6. 

“But ye are a CHOSEN generation, a ROYAL priesthood, an HOLY nation, a PECULIAR people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 10 which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy” 1 Peter 2:9-10. 

And they sung a NEW song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast REDEEMED us to God by thy blood out of every KINDRED, and TONGUE, and PEOPLE, and NATION; 10 and hast MADE us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth” Revelation 5:9-10. 

“When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not REVEALED it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will BUILD MY CHURCH; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ” Matthew 16:13-20. 

“For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of RIGHTEOUSNESS shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) 18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the RIGHTEOUSNESS of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21 that as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace REIGN THROUGH RIGHTEOUSNESS unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord” Romans 5:17-21. 

“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. 

SUMMARY: 

CORE THEME: 
God is building a GLORIOUS CHURCH in Christ Jesus — spotless, triumphant, empowered, and reigning. And THAT CHURCH IS YOU. You are called to be the answer to a broken world, thriving in dominion, washed by the Word, and reigning through righteousness. 

KEY POINTS OF THE MESSAGE 

  1. THE IDENTITY OF THE GLORIOUS CHURCH
  • What the Church IS: 
  • An individual — you. 
  • The local and universal body of born again, Spirit-filled Believers in Christ Jesus [Ephesians 5:25-27]. 
  • Not headless. Jesus Christ is the Head, with undershepherds serving under Him. He is the Chief, Great and Good Shepherd [1 Peter 5:4; Hebrews 13:20; John 10:11]. 
  • What the Church IS NOT: Dirty and stained. You are called to be clean, gracious, graceful and triumphant. 
  • Ephesians 5:25-27 — Christ loved the Church and gave Himself to present it to Himself A GLORIOUS CHURCH, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 
  1. THE CHARACTER OF THE GLORIOUS CHURCH
  • Washed & Sanctified: Sins washed away in His blood [Revelation 1:5-6]. Made a kingdom of priests [1 Peter 2:9]. 
  • Redeemed & Multiplied: Born from every kindred, tongue, people, and nation [Revelation 5:9-10]. A chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people. 
  • New Song: The redemption song — FREEDOM from sin, satan, poverty, sickness and spiritual death. 
  • Immortal & Unstoppable: the gates of hell shall not prevail against it [Matthew 16:18]. 
  1. THE POWER & AUTHORITY OF THE GLORIOUS CHURCH
  • Empowered: By the Holy Spirit of grace. Not surviving — THRIVING [Acts 1:8]. 
  • Dominion: Victory is settled. Triumph is a done deed. The Church is MORE THAN A CONQUEROR. 
  • Rulership: Kingdoms bow before her and nations submit to her rulership. She reigns in glory and virtue [Romans 5:17]. 
  • Unparalleled: No force on earth can stand against her. Given power to tread on serpents and scorpions [Luke 10:17-20]. 
  • Keys of the Kingdom: Whatsoever you bind on earth is bound in heaven [Matthew 16:19]. 
  1. THE MISSION OF THE GLORIOUS CHURCH IN A BROKEN WORLD

The world today is: broken, confused, destabilized, faint-hearted, filled with wickedness, evil, hatred, war, pandemic, and economically crushed nations. 
The Question: Are you AN ANSWER to the dying world or are you a part of the problem? 
God’s Answer: God wants you to BE THE ANSWER. You are the glorious Church God is building in Christ Jesus’ stead. 

  1. HOW YOU BECOME AND STAY GLORIOUS
  • By Revelation Knowledge: The Church is being built by God’s revelation [Matthew 16:17-18]. 
  • By Righteousness: they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of RIGHTEOUSNESS shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ [Romans 5:17]. 
  • By Holding On: The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger [Job 17:9].  

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING 

  1. Ephesians 5:25-27 — The standard: Glorious, spotless, holy, without blemish 
  2. Matthew 16:13-20 — Jesus WILL BUILD His Church and the gates of hell will not prevail 
  3. Revelation 1:5-6; 5:9-10 — Washed by blood, made kings and priests, redeemed from every nation 
  4. 1 Peter 2:9-10 — Chosen generation, royal priesthood, called out of darkness into light 
  5. Romans 5:17-21 — We reign in life through the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God in Christ Jesus 
  6. Luke 10:17-20 — Power over all the power of the enemy 

CALL TO ACTION / CHARGE 

  1. KNOW WHO YOU ARE — You ARE that glorious Church. Stop seeing yourself as weak. 
  2. BE THE ANSWER — In the midst of darkness, rise as the clean, gracious, triumphant believer Christ is building. 
  3. RULE AND REIGN — Through the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. Walk in dominion, not survival. 
  4. HOLD ON — Keep clean hands and a righteous way. You shall be stronger and stronger. 
  5. SING THE NEW SONG — Live in FREEDOM. The Church’s victory is already settled. 

DECLARATION: You are not headless. You are not stained. You are empowered. You are glorious. Amen. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

KEEP YOURSELF AWAY FROM ICONS AS IN IDOLS 

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KEEP YOURSELF AWAY FROM ICONS AS IN IDOLS: FOR THERE IS A SIMILARITY ATTACHED ON MATTER OF IDOLS AND ICONS! 

“. . . 15 And the EVIL spirit answered and said, Jesus I KNOW, and Paul I KNOW; but who ARE ye? . . .” Acts 19:13-20. 

What then is it about IDOLS and ICONS — what then is it about the similarity and relationship and attachments in matters of IDOLS and ICONS per se, especially in this generation of so much hype and applause to things and persons more than toward obtaining God’s approval in our act of doing life and living godly in Christ Jesus’ stead? 

I believe in life, there is that act of the good, goodness, graciousness and gracefulness to look up to people or someone you admire, to learn from them and to be challenged and charged up to become what you WANT to be for yourself in LIFE and GRACE in Christ Jesus. 

But to REVERENCE and BELIEVE in them firstly as your DEFINITION knowingly and unknowingly, and to place them to be ABOVE and EQUAL to God is troubling and troublesome. 
And secondly, to LOSE the essence of your OWN WELL-BEING and WORTH in God by Christ Jesus for someone else’s validation as a measure for yourself — in contrary and in contravention to BECOME whom God made YOU to BE — is not only fallacy, stupidity, ignorance, foolishness and such like, but also signifies bondage, demonic and satanic. 

“And Herod was highly DISPLEASED with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with ONE ACCORD to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country. 21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. 22 and the PEOPLE gave a SHOUT, SAYING, it is the VOICE of A GOD, and NOT OF A MAN. 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord SMOTE him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost” Acts 12:20-23. 

It is imperative that as a Believer of God in Christ Jesus, you KNOW and NOTE that while being close to any or looking up to any, let it be that you do it through the mirror of THE WORD in Christ Jesus’ stead and by the promptings and leadings of the indwelling Holy Spirit within you. This is important, so that you don’t derail when such a one does derail from the truth of God’s WORD and go off the glamour light ray that you’ve become accustomed to with such a person or group – knowingly and unknowingly. For in life, and under the Sun, nothing is permanent – things, once the lamplight of today fades away with time and in most cases never to be known and remembered anymore. But God and His WORD in Christ Jesus ARE eternal and will always be there for all eternity – PAUSE and THINK about it, SELAH. [James 1:22-25; 1 Peter 1:22-25; Hebrews 12:1-2; Hebrews 1:1-4; Galatians 4:8-16]. 

And why so, or such a fuss anyway about this writ? 
It is purely for the reason that sometimes you hear someone say — “that’s my IDOL” and or “that’s my ICON”; 
And all these are in order to make them feel to belong with a sense of VALUE and WORTH in their reverence to such. 

And it is so disheartening that on some or most occasions, nothing can be said by anyone else in the presence of such a person about their acclaimed IDOL or ICON, without them putting up a defence and sometimes a fight, especially these days of social media trolls. 

And as the saying goes — tell me your friend and I will tell you who you are — which indicates it will tell you how much you ARE WORTH and VALUED, and how you can be CHARACTERISED. 

And over time it has become the norm in our world, especially now in the Christian FAITH, where many have REPLACED God with humans and things. 
And some sects in their sectarianism can hardly READ their BIBLE regularly anymore for self-knowledge and UNDERSTANDING in order to save themselves from the deceptions that are in our world and in some misplaced-called Churches with doctrinal falsehoods — just as the Berean Christians did to save their days in honour and dignity as in Acts 17:10-12.  

“The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to BEREA; and when they arrived, they entered the Jewish synagogue. 11 Now these people were more NOBLE and OPEN-MINDED than those in Thessalonica, so they RECEIVED the message [of salvation through faith in the Christ] with great eagerness, EXAMINING THE SCRIPTURES DAILY to see if these things were so. 12 As a result many of them became believers, together with a number of prominent Greek women and men” Acts 17:10-12/AMP  

And because of these deceptions in having adored IDOLS and ICONS, many have resolved that their adored person is the one they REVERENCE and BELIEVE to give the final statement of facts to what they SAY or DO unreservedly, and it has become their norm and more important position for them. 

And over time this HAS influenced our world and Churches in many ways. 
Its EFFECT has led many to all forms of BELIEF and ATTACHMENTS, leading to bondages with little or no self-WORTH anymore except what the adored IDOL and ICON signifies directly or indirectly to them. 

“I marvel that ye are so soon REMOVED from him that CALLED you into the grace of Christ unto ANOTHER gospel: 7 which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed” Galatians 1:6-9. 

Herein is something likely for you to know and recall on the likeness, similarity and representation of an ICON and an IDOL: 

An IDOL is, as stated in previous post, usually a STATUE but could be a PICTURE or IMAGE or PERSON and is REVERED and BELIEVED to have an actual link to the ENTITY it DEPICTS – in power or essence. 

An ICON is similarly looked up to and at, in representation as an IDOL. As a result, in this wise – When you look at an ICON while COMMUNICATING – say PRAYING – in picture or mind, it seems you are praying to God, but you are not. Instead, it is to a god. And if you PRAY looking at the IDOL directly – in STATUE – you are PRAYING to the IDOL. In either way you ATTRIBUTE an essence of praying to God, but it is to gods – which scripturally is demonic and to spirits – spiritism. 

Have FAITH in God and not in or on any thing or another person and any such like, in order to live free and freely in doing life and living godly in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. [Mark 11:20; Galatians 5:1/AMP.  

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“And Jesus answering saith unto them, HAVE FAITH IN GOD” Mark 11:22. 

“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/AMP 

“For [God DOES NOT OVERLOOK SIN and] the WRATH of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who in their wickedness suppress and stifle the truth . . . 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree and His judgment, that those who do such things deserve death, yet they not only do them, but they even [enthusiastically] APPROVE and TOLERATE others who PRACTICE them” Romans 1:18, 32/AMP. 

“We know [for a fact] that WE ARE OF GOD, and the whole world [around us] lies in the power of the evil one [opposing God and His precepts]. 20 And we [have seen and] know [by personal experience] that the Son of God has [actually] come [to this world], and has given us understanding and insight so that we may [progressively and personally] know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. 21 Little children (believers, dear ones), GUARD YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS— [false teachings, moral compromises, and anything that would take God’s place in your heart]” 1 John 5:19-21/AMP. 

“Howbeit then, when ye KNEW NOT God, ye did SERVICE unto them which by NATURE are NO GODS. 9 But now, after that ye have KNOWN God, or rather ARE KNOWN of God, HOW TURN YE AGAIN to the weak and BEGGARLY ELEMENTS, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? 10 Ye OBSERVE DAYS, and MONTHS, and TIMES, and YEARS. 11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain. 12 Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all. 13 Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first. 14 And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but RECEIVED ME AS AN ANGEL of God, even as Christ Jesus. 15 Where is then the BLESSEDNESS ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me. 16 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you THE TRUTH?” Galatians 4:8-16. 

“Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 16 the one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: 17 but the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. 18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice” Philippians 1:15-18. 

SUMMARY: 

The message is raising an alarm about IDOLS and ICONS in this generation — how much hype, applause, and reverence is given to people and things more than to God. 
The concern is that believers are losing God’s approval and God’s definition of themselves by attaching their VALUE, WORTH, and IDENTITY to created things and persons instead of to Christ Jesus. 

  1. THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN IDOLS AND ICONS

An IDOL is usually a STATUE, but can also be a PICTURE, IMAGE, or PERSON. It is REVERED and BELIEVED to have a real link to the entity it depicts — in power or essence. 
Praying directly to a STATUE = PRAYING TO THE IDOL. 

An ICON is looked up to in the same way as an idol. 
Praying while looking at an ICON in picture or mind = it seems you are praying to God, but you are actually praying to a god. 

Conclusion: In either way, you ATTRIBUTE worship meant for God to gods. 
Scripturally this is demonic, spiritism, and bondage. 

Supporting Scriptures: Acts 19:15, Acts 12:22-23, 1 John 5:21 

  1. HOW THIS DECEPTION MANIFESTS TODAY
    Defining Identity by People: People say “that’s my IDOL / that’s my ICON” to feel a sense of VALUE and WORTH. 
    No Correction Allowed: Defending an IDOL/ICON can lead to fights, especially on social media. 
    Replacement of God: In many Churches and sects, people have REPLACED God with humans and things. They hardly read the Bible for self-KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING. 
    Final Authority Shifted: The adored person becomes the one who gives the “final statement” on what to SAY or DO. God’s Word is no longer the standard. 

Result: Bondage, loss of self-WORTH, and dependence on what the IDOL/ICON signifies. 

  1. THE SCRIPTURAL WARNING
    Herod’s Example — Acts 12:20-23: When people called him “the VOICE of A GOD”, God smote him because he did not give God the glory. 
    Galatians 1:6-9: Turning to “ANOTHER gospel” and preachers other than Christ brings a curse. 
    Galatians 4:8-16: Going back to “weak and BEGGARLY ELEMENTS” after knowing God is bondage. 
    Romans 1:18,32: God’s wrath is against those who approve and tolerate what opposes Him. 
    1 John 5:21: “Little children, GUARD YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS” — anything that takes God’s place. 
  1. THE GODLY SOLUTION AND CHARGE
    Use THE WORD as the Mirror: Stay close to people through THE WORD in Christ Jesus’ stead and by the Holy Spirit’s leading. This prevents derailment when the person/group derails. 
    Remember Eternity vs Temporality: Under the sun, nothing is permanent. Fame fades. But God and His WORD in Christ Jesus ARE eternal. 
    Be Like the Bereans — Acts 17:10-12: Be NOBLE and OPEN-MINDED. EXAMINE THE SCRIPTURES DAILY to test what is true and avoid deception. 
    Live in Freedom: Galatians 5:1 — “KEEP STANDING FIRM and do not be SUBJECT again to a YOKE of slavery.” 
    Have FAITH IN GOD ALONE — Mark 11:22. Not in things, personalities, or systems. 
  1. FINAL SELAH

The message calls for PAUSE AND THINK. 
Don’t let hype, applause, or admiration for people turn into worship. 
Anything — person, image, statue, teaching — that takes God’s place in your heart is an IDOL/ICON and leads to bondage. 

The call is to live FREE and GODLY in Christ Jesus’ stead, with God’s Word and Spirit as your only final authority. 

Amen. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

 

KEEP AWAY FROM IDOLS OR BEING MADE AN IDOL 

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KEEP AWAY FROM IDOLS: WHAT’S AN IDOL/IDOLATRY – IT’S ANYTHING! 

“Therefore, my beloved, RUN [keep far, far away] from [any sort of] IDOLATRY [and that includes LOVING ANYTHING MORE than God, or PARTICIPATING in ANYTHING that leads to sin and enslaves the soul]. 15 I am speaking as to wise and sensible people; judge [carefully and thoughtfully consider] for yourselves what I say” 1 Corinthians 10:14-15/AMP. 

“Little children (believers, dear ones), guard yourselves from IDOLS—[false teachings, moral compromises, and ANYTHING that would take God’s place in your heart]” 1 John 5:21/AMP. 

Idol and Idolatry are nouns. 
Meaning they are PERSONIFIED — which indicates they have characteristics, behavioural acts and effects. 
And they are not just demonic, but spirits at work passively in some people and places, thereby creating the essence of addictions, suffering, poverty, setbacks and such like, that leads to further bondages. 

Their likeness and difference can be connoted as this: 
An IDOL is a graven image or representation of ANYTHING that is REVERED, or BELIEVED to convey spiritual power, essence and being. 
IDOLATRY is the worship of IDOLS. 
It connotes the WORSHIP and SERVING — rendering services — of SOMETHING or SOMEONE other than God as if it were God. 

And for your spiritual well-being and wholeness in God by Christ Jesus, KEEP YOURSELF from IDOL and IDOLATRY — that is anything that is REVERED and BELIEVED knowingly and unknowingly in hearts and thoughts and deeds BESIDE God in Christ Jesus’ stead. 

 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“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/AMP. 

“Little children (believers, dear ones), guard yourselves from IDOLS—[false teachings, moral compromises, and ANYTHING that would take God’s place in your heart]” 1 John 5:21/AMP. 

“Consider the people of Israel; are those who eat the sacrifices not partners of the altar [united in their worship of the same God]? [Indeed they are.] 19 What do I mean then? That a thing offered to idols is anything [special or changed simply because it is offered], or that AN IDOL IS ANYTHING? 20 On the contrary, the things which the Gentiles (pagans) sacrifice, they sacrifice to DEMONS [in effect], and not to God; and I do not want you to become partners with demons [by eating at feasts in pagan temples]. 21 You CANNOT drink [both] the Lord’s cup and the cup of DEMONS. You cannot share in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons [thereby becoming partners with them]. 22 Do we [really] provoke the Lord to jealousy [when we eat food sacrificed to handmade “gods” at pagan feasts]? Are we [spiritually] stronger than He? [Certainly not! He knows that the idols are nothing. But we deeply offend Him.]” 1 Corinthians 10:18-22/AMP. 

“But actually, I have written to you not to associate with any so-called [Christian] brother if he is sexually immoral or greedy, or is an idolater [DEVOTED TO ANYTHING THAT TAKES THE PLACE OF GOD], or is a reviler [who insults or slanders or otherwise verbally abuses others], or is a drunkard or a swindler—you must not so much as eat with such a person” 1 Corinthians 5:11/AMP. 

SUMMARY: 
This is a clear message telling us to RUN FROM IDOLATRY IN ALL FORMS and to GUARD YOUR HEART, so nothing takes God’s place. 

  1. WHAT IS AN IDOL / IDOLATRY?

1 Corinthians 10:14-15 AMP — RUN [keep far, far away] from [any sort of] IDOLATRY [and that includes LOVING ANYTHING MORE than God, or PARTICIPATING in ANYTHING that leads to sin and enslaves the soul] 
1 John 5:21 AMP — guard yourselves from IDOLS—[false teachings, moral compromises, and ANYTHING that would take God’s place in your heart] 

  • An IDOL is a graven image or representation of ANYTHING that is REVERED, or BELIEVED to convey spiritual power, essence and being. 
  • IDOLATRY is the WORSHIP and SERVING — rendering services — of SOMETHING or SOMEONE other than God as if it were God. 
  • It’s ANYTHING — false teachings, moral compromise, greed, devotion, addiction — that takes God’s place in your heart 1 Corinthians 5:11 AMP. 
  1. THE SPIRITUAL REALITY BEHIND IDOLS

Idol and Idolatry are nouns. They are PERSONIFIED — they have characteristics, behavioural acts and effects. 
They are not just demonic, but spirits at work passively in people and places, creating: 
addictions, suffering, poverty, setbacks and such like, that leads to further bondages. 
1 Corinthians 10:20 AMP — the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to DEMONS [in effect], and not to God 
You CANNOT drink both the Lord’s cup and the cup of DEMONS 1 Corinthians 10:21 AMP. To entertain idolatry is to become partners with demons and provoke the Lord to jealousy 1 Corinthians 10:22 AMP.  

  1. THE CALL TO FREEDOM AND WHOLENESS

Galatians 5:1 AMP — 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 
For your spiritual well-being and wholeness in God by Christ Jesus, KEEP YOURSELF from IDOL and IDOLATRY — that is anything that is REVERED and BELIEVED knowingly and unknowingly in hearts and thoughts and deeds BESIDE God in Christ Jesus’ stead. 
Do not associate with anyone who is an idolater [DEVOTED TO ANYTHING THAT TAKES THE PLACE OF GOD] 1 Corinthians 5:11 AMP.

  1. FINAL CHARGE

RUN. GUARD. STAND FIRM. 
Do not love anything more than God. Do not participate in anything that enslaves the soul. 
Christ has set you free — DON’T MESS UP YOUR FREEDOM IN CHRIST JESUS. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI