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GREAT – IF YOU DON’T DO IDOLS AND IDOLATRY: HOW ABOUT SACRILEGE – THE SACRILEGIOUS ACTS! 

“Thou therefore which TEACHEST another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that PREACHEST a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that ABHORREST IDOLS, dost thou COMMIT SACRILEGE?” Romans 2:21-22. 

It’s very easy for anyone to credit themselves and say — I DON’T DO IDOLS or IDOLATRY. 
Meaning I have no image, picture, object, or even shrine that I go to, consult, and or make sacrifices toward. 
More so, I don’t REVERENCE and BELIEVE in any man-made gods. 

However, I hope you do not practice SACRILEGE — SACRILEGIOUS ACTS. 
What is SACRILEGE? 
It is the SHARING and PLEASURING in the spirits, gains, offerings, tokens, pleasures and such as a result of IDOLS or IDOLATORS in one’s life. 
Aiding and abetting for the gains in any form, either indirectly or directly, on matters of idols and idolatry in Scriptural context, makes one a culprit — that is SACRILEGIOUS ACTS. 

“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, 19 because that which is KNOWN about God is EVIDENT within them [in their inner consciousness], for God made it evident to them . . . 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 PLEASURE, [ENTHUSIASTICALLY] APPROVE and TOLERATE others who practice them” Romans 1:18-32/AMP. 

I can honestly say I know both ends because I was born into THE IDOL and IDOLATRY sphere before coming to REPENTANCE toward God and FAITH in Christ Jesus, thereby turning my life away from IDOLS and IDOLATRY to serve God acceptably and worship Him worthily by the Holy Spirit through my Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ. AMEN  

“And how I kept back nothing that was PROFITABLE unto you, but have SHEWED you, and have TAUGHT you publickly, and from house to house, 21 TESTIFYING both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, REPENTANCE toward God, and FAITH toward our Lord Jesus Christ” Acts 20:20-21. 

When you as a BELIEVER in Christ Jesus, begins to share in the spirits, gains, offerings, pleasures and such like acts indirectly if not directly involved, of the practices of IDOLS or IDOLATRY, the Scripture of Romans 1:18, 32 indicates you are a PARTNER and PARTAKER of such SACRILEGIOUS ACTS – knowingly or unknowingly. Hence ignorance is not an excuse before God. 

“And the times of this IGNORANCE God WINKED at; but now COMMANDETH all men every where to REPENT: 31 because he hath APPOINTED a day, in the which he will JUDGE the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead” Acts 17:30-31. 

Some Examples of such SACRILEGE – SACRILEGIOUS ACTS are these: 

Asking someone to consult a MEDIUM, SEER, WITCH, ORACLES, FAMILIAR spirits and SUCH LIKE on your behalf to get an ANSWER to your life quest — that’s seeking the GAINS and PLEASURES from such IDOLS — demons or the humans who ACT as COHORTS and PRINCIPALITIES in use. 
When you do such, you are invariably a PARTAKER and PARTNER of the gains and pleasures. 

Sometimes they may give you items to hold, use, and do certain things on you as INCISIONS on the body in some instances, in order to satisfy the spirits of such consultations — an entrance to hidden and unseen demonic craft and bondage. 

In some typical CULTURALIZED Communities, but not limited, lots of Festivals such as — FARMING (Yam, Cassava, Plantain etc.), FISHING (Various Assorted water creatures) and such like are held (celebrated and commemorated) to enact the year’s PRODUCE and to appease their community gods and goddesses for further years to come. 
The Community Chief Priest is REQUESTED to CONSULT the gods and goddesses of the land (community) to satisfy the needed doings or sacrifice before the START OFF to the consumption of the particular crop harvest. 
When you share in such acts, you invoke the fallen spirits (demons) of darkness — principalities and powers — assigned to that community by satan to act along in your life as he does in the community, though you are not literally involved behind the scene of appeasement and invoking to the IDOLS — gods of the land they call it. 
And geographical location or background is no exception to the operations of these spiritual demonic beings. 

Sometimes, couples are desperate to have a child or children, and some singles who feel age is not on their side in getting married, will send relatives, friends, and who they deem trustworthy to go on their behalf to make consultations to either an IDOLS priest or directly to the IDOLS, to get every necessary help. 
Such helpful consultations to obtain/make gains, is called SACRILEGE — SACRILEGIOUS ACTS. 

Sometimes, people who FEEL that their Business (Entrepreneurship), Career, position of Authority and Power (Political, Ministry, Civil Services etc.) and such like is/are not making headway as expected, will do anything to forge ahead. 
Many RESORT to SACRILEGE to settle such scores to avoid BEING known. 

Sometimes, some in haste to get RICH, WEALTH, PASS EXAMINATIONS, WIN IN TOURNAMENTS and such like will do any DEMAND placed before them so long as their objectives are acquired. 
Many will RESORT to consultations via SACRILEGE — SACRILEGIOUS ACTS. 

When you as a BELIEVER in Christ BECOME an agent or vehicle of use to help, assist and bait people who are in difficulties by taking advantage of their vulnerability to do consultations to these IDOLS — demonic acts of darkness, the Scripture indicates that you are PLEASURING and as such practicing SACRILEGE — SACRILEGIOUS ACTS. 

All these acts of SACRILEGE mentioned and such like that are not mentioned, HAVE consequences and side effects to all who are involved, directly or indirectly in one way or another. 
And divine JUDGEMENT could be imminent or later when least expected. 

Therefore, RUN and KEEP yourself away from IDOLS, IDOLATRY and SACRILEGE — SACRILEGIOUS ACTS for your own good and the good of those you care about for today and tomorrow. 
IF INDEED YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE INDEED A CHILD OF GOD’S KINGDOM IN CHRIST JESUS — KEEP YOURSELF AWAY FROM SACRILEGE — AND SACRILEGIOUS ACTS.  

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

God BLESS You. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest IDOLS, dost thou COMMIT SACRILEGE?” Romans 2:21-22. 

“Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which COMMIT such things (as SACRILEGE) are worthy of death, not only do the same, but HAVE PLEASURE IN THEM THAT DO THEM” Romans 1:32 (Emphasis Mine). 

“He that HASTETH to be RICH hath an EVIL EYE, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him” Proverbs 28:22. 

“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). 

“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]” 1 Corinthians 10:19-21. 

“Do not turn to MEDIUMS [who pretend to consult the dead] or to SPIRITISTS [who have spirits of divination]; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God” Leviticus 19:31. 

“As for the person who turns to MEDIUMS [who consult the dead] or to spiritists, to play the prostitute after them, I shall set My face against that person and will cut him off from his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them]. . . 27 ‘A man or woman who is a medium [who pretends to consult the dead] or who is a spiritist shall most certainly be put to death, and be stoned with stones; their blood is on them.” Leviticus 20:6, 27. 

“. . . 7 Then Saul said to his servants, “Find for me a woman who is a MEDIUM [between the living and the dead], so that I may go to her and ask her advice.” His servants said to him, “There is a woman who is a medium at En-dor . . . ” 1 Samuel 28. 

“Listen carefully, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are for signs and wonders [that will occur] in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. 19 When the people [instead of trusting God] say to you, “CONSULT THE MEDIUMS [who try to talk to the dead] and the SOOTHSAYERS who chirp and whisper and mutter,” SHOULD NOT A PEOPLE CONSULT THEIR GOD? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living? 20 [Direct those people] to the law and to the testimony! IF THEIR TEACHINGS ARE NOT IN ACCORD WITH THIS WORD, IT IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO DAWN” Isaiah 8:18-20. 

“There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth DIVINATION, or an OBSERVER OF TIMES, or an ENCHANTER, or a WITCH, 11 or a CHARMER, or a CONSULTER with FAMILIAR SPIRITS, or a WIZARD, or a NECROMANCER. 12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee. 13 Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God. 14 For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the Lord thy God hath not suffered thee so to do” Deuteronomy 18:10-14. 

Further Scriptural Reading Text: 1 Samuel 28.  

SUMMARY: 
This is a strong Kingdom warning and teaching that not practicing IDOLATRY does not excuse SACRILEGE. 

  1. THE CORE QUESTION

Romans 2:21-22 — Thou that ABHORREST IDOLS, dost thou COMMIT SACRILEGE? 
It is easy to say “I DON’T DO IDOLS or IDOLATRY” — no shrine, image, or man-made god. 
But the danger is SACRILEGE: SHARING and PLEASURING in the spirits, gains, offerings, tokens, and pleasures that come from IDOLS or IDOLATORS. 
Aiding and abetting, directly or indirectly, makes one a culprit — that is SACRILEGIOUS ACTS. 
Romans 1:32 AMP — they not only do them, but they even PLEASURE, ENTHUSIASTICALLY APPROVE and TOLERATE others who practice them. 

  1. PERSONAL TESTIMONY & SCRIPTURAL BASIS

The writer testifies: I was born into THE IDOL and IDOLATRY sphere before REPENTANCE toward God and FAITH in Christ Jesus Acts 20:20-21. 
Ignorance is not an excuse — Acts 17:30-31 God now COMMANDETH all men everywhere to REPENT… he hath APPOINTED a day… to JUDGE the world. 
When a BELIEVER becomes a vehicle to help others consult IDOLS, the Scripture marks you as a PARTNER and PARTAKER of SACRILEGIOUS ACTS. 

  1. EXAMPLES OF SACRILEGIOUS ACTS
    Consulting demonic agents — MEDIUMS, SEERS, WITCHES, ORACLES, FAMILIAR spirits Leviticus 19:31; Deuteronomy 18:10-14; Isaiah 8:19-20 
    This includes using items, incisions, or rituals as an entrance to demonic bondage. 
    Cultural/Community Festivals — FARMING, FISHING festivals to appease gods/goddesses. Participating invokes principalities and powers assigned to that community. 
    Desperation consultations — For children, marriage, business, career, politics, ministry. Sending others on your behalf to IDOL priests is still SACRILEGE. 
    Haste for gain — To get RICH, WEALTH, PASS EXAMS, WIN TOURNAMENTS Proverbs 28:22. He that HASTETH to be RICH hath an EVIL EYE.  
  1. THE CONSEQUENCES

All acts of SACRILEGE mentioned and not mentioned HAVE consequences and side effects to all involved, directly or indirectly. 
Divine JUDGEMENT could be imminent or later when least expected. 
1 Corinthians 10:20-21 — You cannot drink the Lord’s cup and the cup of demons. You cannot share in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons. 
1 John 5:18-21 AMP — guard yourselves from IDOLS—false teachings, moral compromises, and ANYTHING that would take God’s PLACE in your HEART. 

  1. FINAL CHARGE

Therefore, RUN and KEEP yourself away from IDOLS, IDOLATRY and SACRILEGE — for your own good and for those you care about. 
IF INDEED YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD’S KINGDOM IN CHRIST JESUS — KEEP YOURSELF AWAY FROM SACRILEGE. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

OUR FAITH – THE VICTORY 

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OUR FAITH – THE VICTORY: THE SPIRITUAL, VITAL AND LEGAL TENDER TO DO LIFE AND KINGDOM BUSINESS ON EARTH! 

“HOLDING the MYSTERY OF THE FAITH in a PURE conscience” 1 Timothy 3:9. 

FAITH is not a DOCTRINE or CREED or BYE-LAWS and such like and has NONE in it. It is SPIRITUAL, LEGAL and VITAL to our Christian walk transactions; and it is imperative and important in helping us become that which God intended us to be. Faith is of God and the only scriptural possible means to PLEASE God. It is a product of the Spirit and it is synergised by the Word of God (John 6:63; Romans 10:17; Hebrews 11). FAITH comes at the hearing and Faith goes away at No continuous hearing of the WORD of God – meaning FAITH realisation and actualisation is dependent on the CONTINUOUS response to the WORD of God (Romans 10:17; John 8:30-32; Acts 20:32; 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Timothy 3:14-17). 

Currently in the World, the DE FACTO tender for exchange is the US Dollar. 

If one transacts business outside another nation’s acceptable legal tender — say Dollars ‘$’ for the USA or Pound Sterling ‘£’ for the United Kingdom and such like — your action will warrant counterfeit trafficking, and an arrest will take place no matter who you are. 

In the same scenario, there is NO single being that has walked on the face of the earth with meaningful and achievable kingdom results that has nothing to show from a life of FAITH — for it is the ONLY legal and vital tender between the Heavenly and the Earthly, in all LIFE and GODLY LIVING business affairs. 

Hence there is the NEED to WALK IN FAITH and, most importantly, CONTEND in Life FOR THE FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS. AMEN. 

The reason is because Faith is the VICTORY by which life warfare can be dealt with and overcome at every level of life in the world and in EARTHLY affairs. 

 (1 John 5:4-5; Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17; Jude 1:3-4; 1 Peter 5:8-11). 

Faith is bringing the unseen to the seen [ 2 Corinthians 4:13, 18]. 
God deals with all according to: ‘THE’ measure of Faith and not by ‘A’ measure of faith. 
That makes the vehicle ‘FAITH’ SPIRITUAL, VITAL and LEGAL TENDER to all of life’s endeavours, kingdom business advancement, and in keeping the enemy and his cohorts at bay. 

Therefore, keep your walk of FAITH alive and STEADY in all LIFE and GODLY LIVING ramifications. 
All things are POSSIBLE unto them whose FAITH IS ACTING on whom and what they BELIEVE of God in His WORD by the Holy Spirit. AMEN — Mark 9:23; Mark 10:27 and Matthew 19:26 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“For I say, through THE GRACE GIVEN UNTO ME, to EVERY MAN that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath DEALT to every man THE MEASURE OF FAITH” Romans 12:3. 

“But unto every one of us is given grace according to THE MEASURE OF THE GIFT OF CHRIST” Ephesians 4:7. 

“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should EARNESTLY CONTEND FOR THE FAITH which was once delivered unto the saints” Jude 1:3. 

“keeping your FAITH [leaning completely on God with absolute trust and confidence in His guidance] and having a good conscience; for some [people] have rejected [their moral compass] and have made a SHIPWRECK of their FAITH” 1 Timothy 1:19 (Amplified). 

“HOLDING the MYSTERY OF THE FAITH in a PURE conscience” 1 Timothy 3:9. 

“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. 

SUMMARY: 

This message is a Kingdom charge and teaching on FAITH as the legal currency of the Kingdom — the only vehicle that makes DOING LIFE and KINGDOM BUSINESS on earth possible. 

  1. THE NATURE OF FAITH
  • FAITH is not a DOCTRINE, CREED, or BYE-LAWS. It has NONE of that in it. 
  • FAITH is SPIRITUAL, LEGAL and VITAL to our Christian walk and transactions. 
  • Faith is of God and the only scriptural possible means to PLEASE God Hebrews 11:6. 
  • It is a product of the Spirit and is synergised by the Word of God John 6:63; Romans 10:17; Hebrews 11. 
  • FAITH comes by hearing, and Faith goes away at NO continuous hearing of the WORD of God. 
    FAITH realisation and actualisation is DEPENDENT on the CONTINUOUS response to the WORD of God Romans 10:17; John 8:30-32; Acts 20:32; 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Timothy 3:14-17. 
  1. FAITH AS THE KINGDOM’S LEGAL TENDER
  • In the world, the DE FACTO tender for exchange is the US Dollar. 
  • Kingdom Parallel: There is NO single being who has walked the earth with meaningful kingdom results without a life of FAITH — for it is the ONLY legal and vital tender between the Heavenly and the Earthly. 
  • Hence the NEED to WALK IN FAITH and CONTEND FOR THE FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS Jude 1:3. AMEN. 
  1. FAITH AS THE VICTORY
  • Faith is the VICTORY by which life warfare is overcome 1 John 5:4-5; Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17; Jude 1:3-4; 1 Peter 5:8-11. 
  • Faith is bringing the unseen to the seen 2 Corinthians 4:13, 18. 
  • God deals with all according to: ‘THE’ measure of Faith and not by ‘A’ measure of faith Romans 12:3.
  • God hath DEALT to every man THE MEASURE OF FAITH
    Unto every one of us is given grace according to THE MEASURE OF THE GIFT OF CHRIST Ephesians 4:7 
  1. THE MANDATE AND WARNING
  • Keep your walk of FAITH alive and STEADY in all LIFE and GODLY LIVING ramifications. 
  • All things are POSSIBLE unto them whose FAITH IS ACTING on whom and what they BELIEVE of God in His WORD by the Holy Spirit Mark 9:23; Mark 10:27; Matthew 19:26. AMEN. 
  • WARNING: keeping your FAITH and having a good conscience; for some have rejected their moral compass and have made a SHIPWRECK of their FAITH 1 Timothy 1:19 AMP. 
  • HOLDING the MYSTERY OF THE FAITH in a PURE conscience 1 Timothy 3:9. 
  1. SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS TO PONDER
  • Romans 12:3 — God has dealt to every man THE MEASURE OF FAITH 
  • Ephesians 4:7 — Grace is given according to THE MEASURE OF THE GIFT OF CHRIST 
  • Jude 1:3 — We must EARNESTLY CONTEND FOR THE FAITH once delivered 
  • 1 Timothy 1:19 — Keep your faith and conscience or risk a SHIPWRECK 
  • 1 John 5:4-5 — THIS IS THE VICTORY that OVERCOMETH the world, even OUR FAITH 

FINAL CHARGE: 
Feed it by the Word, walk in it daily, contend for it, and let it act. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

COLOUR YOUR LIFE IN BEAUTY WITH SPIRITUAL FRUIT

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COLOUR YOUR LIFE IN BEAUTY WITH SPIRITUAL FRUIT: YOUR CHARACTER ENSURES AND ASSURES YOUR CHARISMA AND CHARISMATIC ENDOWMENT IN GRACE! 

“But the FRUIT of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, 23 Meekness, Temperance: AGAINST such there is no law” Galatians 5:22-23.  

CHARISMA could be defined as the ability to attract, charm, and influence the people around you for a given cause – Plans, Purposes and Pursuits. CHARISMA is often said to be a mysterious, ineffable quality; you either have it, or you don’t.  

The term charisma (/kəˈrɪzmə/; pl. charismata, adj. charismatic) has two senses: 

  1. COMPELLING ATTRACTIVENESS or charm that can inspire devotion in others;  
  2. A DIVINELY CONFERRED power or talent to make you be what you want to be in LIFE and GODLINESS. 

“And the WORK of righteousness shall be peace; and the EFFECT of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever” Isaiah 32:17.  

It must be noted that the sustainability of your CHARISMA or CHARISMATIC life endowment is by the CHARACTER you exhibit in and through it. Otherwise, it becomes a CARICATURE, COUNTERFEIT, FAKE, MAN-MADE and SELF-GRATIFICATION in every respect of manifestation and operation. 

CHARACTER – THE RESILIENT TEMPER – is defined and applied as the aggregate of moral qualities by which a person is examined and judged, apart from intelligence, competence, or special talents. Strength of character personality applies to an aggregate of qualities that distinguish one as a person mentally and morally. 

And for the BELIEVER in Christ, our CHARISMATIC ENDOWMENT or CHARISMA for doing life and living godly – which is a result of SPIRITUAL GIFTS (endowment) combined with TALENTS – is sustained in grace and in life by the SPIRITUAL FRUIT (CHARACTER) of the Holy Spirit that is GIVEN to us. Romans 5:5. This SPIRITUAL FRUIT that formulates one’s character to uphold the integrity and etiquette of one’s charisma or charismatic endowment includes, but is not limited to: Galatians 5:22-23 and 2 Peter 1:5-11 and Philippians 4:8 and Romans 12:9-21 etc. 

  • Love (Charitable) 
  • Joy 
  • Peace 
  • Longsuffering (Endurance) 
  • Gentleness 
  • Goodness (Virtue) 
  • Faith (Faithfulness) 
  • Meekness 
  • Temperance (Self Control) 
  • Patience 
  • Brotherly Kindness 
  • Godliness 
  • Honesty 
  • Purity 
  • . . . And such like – faithfulness, truth, reverential fear of God and more highlights in various places in the scriptures . . .  

If these things – SPIRITUAL FRUIT (CHARACTER) – abound more and more, one will be able to live and sustain in grace one’s CHARISMA placements in life, without making excuses or explaining reasons to anyone, just as Jesus did in humanity – 1 Peter 2:21-25. 

You are the CUSTODIAN of your happiness. Make your CHARISMA sustainable with an unquestionable CHARACTER. CHARISMA is good and great and it takes you to heights in any field and endeavour in life when in operation. It helps to evolve your uniqueness in life from others. But only your CHARACTER makes and keeps you in your THERE after all. 

Your CHARACTER – is the sustainability of your CHARISMA and CHARISMATIC endowment. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“But the FRUIT of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, 23 Meekness, Temperance: AGAINST such there is no law” Galatians 5:22-23. 

“And beside this, giving all diligence, ADD to your FAITH VIRTUE; and to virtue KNOWLEDGE; 6 and to knowledge TEMPERANCE; and to temperance PATIENCE; and to patience GODLINESS; 7 and to godliness BROTHERLY KINDNESS; and to brotherly kindness CHARITY. 8 For if THESE THINGS be in you, and ABOUND, they make you that ye shall NEITHER be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that LACKETH THESE THINGS is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. . .” 2 Peter 1:5-11. 

“FINALLY, BRETHREN, whatsoever things are TRUE, whatsoever things are HONEST, whatsoever things are JUST, whatsoever things are PURE, whatsoever things are LOVELY, whatsoever things are of GOOD REPORT; if there be any VIRTUE, and if there be any PRAISE, THINK ON THESE THINGS’ Philippians 4:8. 

“And the WORK of righteousness shall be peace; and the EFFECT of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever” Isaiah 32:17 

Further Scriptural Reading: Romans 12:1-20.  

SUMMARY: 

This message is a teaching charge on the relationship between CHARISMA, CHARACTER, and SPIRITUAL FRUIT. It establishes that while charisma opens doors, only character sustains you in grace. 

  1. DEFINITION AND POWER OF CHARISMA
  • CHARISMA is the ability to attract, charm, and influence people around you for a given cause — Plans, Purposes and Pursuits. 
  • It has two senses: COMPELLING ATTRACTIVENESS that inspires devotion, and A DIVINELY CONFERRED power or talent to become what you are called to be in LIFE and GODLINESS. 
  • CHARISMA is good and great. It takes you to heights in any field and endeavour in life when in operation. It helps to evolve your uniqueness from others. 
  • “And the WORK of righteousness shall be peace; and the EFFECT of righteousness quietness and assurance forever” Isaiah 32:17 
  1. THE SUSTAINER: CHARACTER AS SPIRITUAL FRUIT
  • It must be noted: the sustainability of your CHARISMA or CHARISMATIC life endowment is by the CHARACTER you exhibit in and through it. 
  • Without character, charisma becomes a CARICATURE, COUNTERFEIT, FAKE, MAN-MADE and SELF-GRATIFICATION in every respect. 
  • CHARACTER — THE RESILIENT TEMPER — is the aggregate of moral qualities by which a person is examined and judged, apart from intelligence, competence, or special talents. The strength of character distinguishes you mentally and morally. 
  • For the BELIEVER in Christ, our CHARISMATIC ENDOWMENT — a result of SPIRITUAL GIFTS combined with TALENTS — is sustained in grace and in life by the SPIRITUAL FRUIT (CHARACTER) of the Holy Spirit that is GIVEN to us. Romans 5:5 
  1. THE FRUIT THAT FORMS CHARACTER

This SPIRITUAL FRUIT that upholds the integrity and etiquette of your charisma includes, but is not limited to: 

  • Galatians 5:22-23: Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, Temperance 
  • 2 Peter 1:5-11: Faith, Virtue, Knowledge, Temperance, Patience, Godliness, Brotherly Kindness, Charity 
  • Philippians 4:8: Things that are True, Honest, Just, Pure, Lovely, of Good Report, Virtue, Praise 
  • Romans 12:9-21 and others: Patience, Brotherly Kindness, Godliness, Honesty, Purity, faithfulness, truth, reverential fear of God 

“For if THESE THINGS be in you, and ABOUND, they make you that ye shall NEITHER be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” 2 Peter 1:5-8 

  1. THE PRINCIPLE: FRUIT ABOUNDING = SUSTAINED CHARISMA
  • If these things — SPIRITUAL FRUIT (CHARACTER) — abound more and more, one will be able to live and sustain in grace one’s CHARISMA and placements in life, without making excuses or explaining reasons to anyone, just as Jesus did in humanity 1 Peter 2:21-25. 
  • You are the CUSTODIAN of your happiness. 
  • Make your CHARISMA sustainable with an unquestionable CHARACTER. 
  • CHARISMA may take you UP, but only CHARACTER keeps you THERE. 
  • Your CHARACTER — is the sustainability of your CHARISMA and CHARISMATIC endowment. 
  1. SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING
  • The Fruit of the Spirit produces a life that is above reproach Galatians 5:22-23 
  • Diligence in adding virtue ensures you are not barren or unfruitful 2 Peter 1:5-11 
  • Think on these things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely Philippians 4:8 
  • Righteousness produces peace, quietness and assurance Isaiah 32:17 
  1. CALL TO ACTION
  • COLOUR YOUR LIFE IN BEAUTY by intentionally cultivating the FRUIT of the Spirit daily. 
  • Examine your charisma through the lens of character. Is it Spirit-led or self-made? 
  • Abound in spiritual fruit. Give all diligence to add virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity. 
  • Guard your endowment. Don’t let gifts operate without the fruit to back them. Character must lead to charisma.
    Further Study: Romans 12:1-20 — Present your body a living sacrifice and be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

FINAL WORD:
God gave you charisma to influence, but He gave you the Holy Spirit to produce fruit that will sustain that influence. Let your life be beautiful, not just attractive.

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

ASSURED HOPE – MISSION GO

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ASSURED HOPE – MISSION GO: THE APOSTOLIC MISSIONARY MANDATE! 

“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All AUTHORITY has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 GO therefore and MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL THE NATIONS, BAPTIZING them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 TEACHING them to OBSERVE all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, EVEN TO THE END OF THE AGE” Amen” Matthew 28:18-20. 

The kingdom mandate and assignment is MISSION GO – it’s to GO to the ends of the earth with the Gospel, the good news of what Jesus has done for human redemption, thereby reconciling them to God by the commission WORD of reconciliation [2 Corinthians 5:17-21]. The Gospel is about reconciliation – the reconciling of men from their depraved state to the glorious redemption deed in Christ Jesus stead. The MISSION GO is built upon and about the ASSURED HOPE in the grace of the commission – signaling that: “HE WILL BE WITH US ALWAYS, UNTO THE ENDS OF THE AGE”. What an extraordinary hope to bank upon, being assured, while in obedience to the Mission Go in the grace, in Christ Jesus stead. 

“And this GOSPEL of the kingdom will be PREACHED in all the world as a WITNESS to all the NATIONS, and then the end will come” Matthew 24:14/NKJV. 

“But you shall RECEIVE power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be WITNESSES to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and TO THE END OF THE EARTH” Acts 1:8/NKJV. 

It’s the knowing and understanding that the cost of a soul it’s not measured by the things accumulated and owned [Psalms 49:6-9] but by the souls being saved, by the souls being restored from backsliding and by ensuring the growing of the lambs to sheep and by enhancing sheep to make more lambs. [Luke 15:1-32; John 21:15-17]. 

There’s NO ROOM for making just converts or members for applause but the making of DISCIPLES only, that go making other disciples in the grace, unto the ends of the earth in Christ Jesus’ stead. For it’s mission go, to seek and save that which is lost and reconcile back to the Father God in Christ Jesus stead. 

“For the Son of Man has come to SEEK and to SAVE that which was lost” Luke 19:10/NKJV 

The commissioned mission of the Church, which you are, as the Church – for the Church it’s not the architectural building or structure but you -, is MISSION . . . MISSION unto the ends of the earth: Soul Salvation, Backsliding Restoration and Growing the Church, in the grace in Christ Jesus stead.  

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“And He said to them, “GO into all the world and PREACH THE GOSPEL to every creature. 16 He who BELIEVES and is BAPTIZED will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these SIGNS will follow those who BELIEVE: In My NAME they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” 19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they WENT OUT and PREACHED EVERYWHERE, the Lord working with them and CONFIRMING THE WORD through the ACCOMPANYING SIGNS. Amen” Mark 16:15-20. 

“How I kept back nothing that was helpful [profitable], but PROCLAIMED it to you, and taught you PUBLICLY and from HOUSE to HOUSE, 21 TESTIFYING to Jews, and also to Greeks, REPENTANCE toward God and FAITH toward our Lord Jesus Christ” Acts 20:20-21. 

“For I am NOT ASHAMED of THE GOSPEL of Christ, for it is the POWER of God to SALVATION for EVERYONE who BELIEVES, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God is REVEALED from faith to faith; as it is written, “The JUST [RIGHTEOUS] shall LIVE by faith” Romans 1:16-17/NKJV. 

SUMMARY 

This message is a bold commissioning charge titled: ASSURED HOPE – MISSION GO: THE APOSTOLIC MISSIONARY MANDATE! 

It calls the Church — which is YOU — to arise in obedience to the Great Commission with the confidence that Christ’s presence and authority go with us to the ends of the earth. 

  1. THE MANDATE: AUTHORITY + ASSIGNMENT + ASSURANCE

“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All AUTHORITY has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 GO therefore and MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL THE NATIONS, BAPTIZING them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 TEACHING them to OBSERVE all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, EVEN TO THE END OF THE AGE” Amen” Matthew 28:18-20. 

  • GO: The kingdom mandate and assignment is MISSION GO — to go to the ends of the earth with the Gospel. 
  • MAKE DISCIPLES: Not just converts or members for applause, but DISCIPLES who make other disciples in the grace. 
  • THE GOSPEL IS RECONCILIATION: The good news of what Jesus has done for human redemption — reconciling men from a depraved state to the glorious redemption deed in Christ Jesus’ stead [2 Corinthians 5:17-21]. 
  • ASSURED HOPE: This mission is built on the promise — “HE WILL BE WITH US ALWAYS, UNTO THE ENDS OF THE AGE”. That is the extraordinary hope we bank on while obeying. 
  1. THE SCOPE AND POWER FOR MISSION
  • GLOBAL WITNESS: “And this GOSPEL of the kingdom will be PREACHED in all the world as a WITNESS to all the NATIONS, and then the end will come” Matthew 24:14/NKJV. 
  • EMPOWERED WITNESSES: “But you shall RECEIVE power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be WITNESSES to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and TO THE END OF THE EARTH” Acts 1:8/NKJV. 
  • SIGNS FOLLOW: The Lord works with us, CONFIRMING THE WORD through ACCOMPANYING SIGNS [Mark 16:15-20]. 
  1. THE VALUE SYSTEM OF THE MISSION

The cost of a soul is not measured by things accumulated and owned [Psalm 49:6-9] but by: 

  1. Souls being SAVED 
  2. Souls being RESTORED from backsliding [Luke 15:1-32] 
  3. Growing lambs to sheep, and sheep making more lambs [John 21:15-17] 

The heart of the mission: “For the Son of Man has come to SEEK and to SAVE that which was lost” Luke 19:10/NKJV 

  1. WHO YOU ARE IN THIS MISSION

The Church is not a building — YOU ARE THE CHURCH. 
Therefore, the commissioned mission of the Church is: 
MISSION . . . MISSION unto the ends of the earth: 
Soul Salvation, Backsliding Restoration and Growing the Church in the grace in Christ Jesus’ stead. 

Our lifestyle of mission: 

  • PROCLAIM PUBLICLY and from HOUSE to HOUSE, testifying REPENTANCE toward God and FAITH toward our Lord Jesus Christ [Acts 20:20-21] 
  • NOT ASHAMED of THE GOSPEL, for it is the POWER of God to SALVATION for everyone who believes [Romans 1:16-17/NKJV] 

CALL TO ACTION 

Dear friend, the command is clear: GO. 

  1. RECEIVE THE AUTHORITY: Jesus has ALL authority. You go in His name, not your strength. 
  2. EMBRACE THE ASSURANCE: He said “I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS”. You are not alone on this mission. 
  3. OBEY THE ASSIGNMENT: 
    GO – Step out. Talk to someone this week about Jesus. 
    MAKE DISCIPLES – Don’t just win people, walk with them. Baptize and Teach them to observe all He commanded. 
    PREACH THE GOSPEL – To every creature. Publicly and from house to house. 
    VALUE WHAT GOD VALUES: Stop counting applause, members, or things. Start counting souls saved, restored, and discipled. 
    LIVE THE GOSPEL: Be unashamed. Let the Gospel be the power of God through your life for salvation. 

Rise up Church! The fields are white. The Spirit is with us. The authority is given. The time is now. 
MISSION GO — unto the ends of the earth, until every nation has heard. 

Amen! 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

GOD’S PLAN OF ASSURED HOPE 

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GOD’S PLAN OF ASSURED HOPE: TO GIVE YOU A HOPEFUL LIFE TODAY AND A BLESSED FUTURE IN THE GRACE! 

“For I know the PLANS I have for you, declares the Lord, PLANS to PROSPER you and not to harm you, PLANS to give you HOPE and a FUTURE” Jeremiah 29:11/NIV. 

God has an assured hopeful plan for you. Not a pessimistic and positive thinking ideological mental picture that leads to no fruition as many wish. God’s assured hope and hopeful future is a scripturally secured hope in His word, that can outlast your today and tomorrow in the grace. God’s assured hope plan is to give you a hopefully blessed [prosperous] future [3 John 1:2; Jeremiah 29:11]. God’s assured hope is in the fulness of who God is – in His nature and character, and as Father God who LOVES you – For you ARE His creation’s BEST – and you ARE His assured plan – and you ARE in His Plan to fulfil a PURPOSE meaningfully in the grace. You ARE the only upright being of God’s creation that’s on two feet. Hence you can’t live less than what’s available for you on your redemption rights and privileges in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

For this assured hope assurance, you need to anchor your faith in the grace; as such I want you to know these: 

Firstly, God LOVES you in spite of whatsoever is going on right now in your life – for both good or challenging times are designed to work out for your good and goodness in the grace Romans 8:28; 1 Corinthians 2:9-10. That default of God’s love won’t change or be reversed because God is love. He’s the definition of love and will keep upholding His word. For in love, He has begotten us and in love He will keep us to fulfill His assured plan, purpose and pursuit for us in the grace in Christ Jesus stead. God will uphold His WORD to ensure that His assured promise becomes your reality today and tomorrow – Do you believe? 

“I will worship toward Your holy temple and praise Your name for Your loving-kindness and for Your truth and faithfulness; for You have EXALTED above all else Your NAME and Your WORD and You have MAGNIFIED Your WORD above all YOUR name” Psalms 138:2/Amplified Classic Edition. 

“He that loveth not knoweth not God; FOR GOD IS LOVE. [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” 1 John 4:8, 16. 

“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. 

“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. [8] But God COMMENDETH HIS LOVE TOWARD US, in that, while we were YET SINNERS, Christ DIED for us” Romans 5:5, 8. 

Secondly, it must be noted that Father God doesn’t measure us by the eyes of men; and it’s irrelevant whether you ARE right now low or high in life altitude – God’s assured hopeful today and tomorrow for you remains unchanged. For you are still God’s best and His intent is to give you a hopeful today and a future in life; and His enabling, set grace to make it possible is irrevocable and at its FULNESS for your good and goodness in Him in Christ Jesus’ stead. And because you are in His purpose of Love, He’s processing you to ensure that all things – the good and the challenging times – work together for your expected end. For what God has for you is not in any man but within you only by the Holy Spirit of revelation. And the assured Holy Spirit of our salvation in the grace is already at work to reveal you, manifest you and showcase you for God’s glory and praise in the grace. 

So, knowing that the assured hope is at work, working in you to become in the grace, it should compel you to let God make you whole and complete in His PREDESTINED plan, purpose and pursuit for you in every way. For your destiny and definition are embedded inside you and not in anyone else – to manipulate, control or counterfeit – except you give them the opportunity. So, don’t think anyone else can hold back your today and tomorrow – for only you can hold back yourself, except you give up the “you” to someone else to define you instead of God’s assured hope definition of you. You ARE the custodian of your happiness and joy for your today and tomorrow in the grace in Christ Jesus’ stead. 

“And we KNOW that all things work together for good to them that LOVE God, to them who are the CALLED according to HIS PURPOSE. [29] For whom he did FOREKNOW, he also did PREDESTINATE to be CONFORMED to the image of his Son, that he might be the FIRSTBORN among many brethren. [30] Moreover whom he did PREDESTINATE, them he also CALLED: and whom he CALLED, them he also JUSTIFIED: and whom he JUSTIFIED, them he also GLORIFIED” Romans 8:28-30. 

“But as it is written, EYE HATH NOT SEEN, NOR EAR HEARD, Neither have ENTERED into the HEART of man, The things which God hath PREPARED for them that LOVE him. [10] But God hath REVEALED them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit SEARCHETH all things, yea, the deep things of God” 1 Corinthians 2:9-10. 

“That in the DISPENSATION of the FULNESS of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: [11] in whom also we have OBTAINED an inheritance, being PREDESTINATED according to the PURPOSE of Him who WORKETH ALL THINGS after the COUNSEL of his own will: [12] that we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ” Ephesians 1:10-12. 

You need to be assured to know and say to yourself that God loves you, and cares about you, and it’s irrespective, and it is without sentiment, prejudice and dissimulation; and it thus matters not how your day, week, month and year has been, especially this day called today, because God is good and faithful, true and sure in His assured hope and a future in the grace in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

And it is my earnest PRAYER that you might know the divinely assured hope of God in His LOVE for you, that TRANSCENDS and SURPASSES human sense knowledge of LOVE. 

“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being ROOTED and GROUNDED in LOVE, [18] may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; [19] AND TO KNOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST, which PASSETH [TRANSCEND, SURPASSED] KNOWLEDGE [HUMAN SENSE], that ye might be FILLED with all the FULNESS of God” Ephesians 3:17-19. 

You need to rise up, tidy up yourself, raise up your head, look upwards, adjust your shoulders, shake off your limitations and see the dawning of a new you in the eyes of God’s love, to make it good for you. You need to be heads up, shoulders high and on the high heels of faith in Christ Jesus’ stead. For you ARE being processed daily, counting for your good and goodness, on your onward and upward trajectory in the path of greatness to fulfil purpose meaningfully and unreservedly fruitfully. 

Therefore, say to yourself, I am God’s made and best and His showcase in the grace with ASSURED HOPE; and I will not fail, because God has never failed and will not fail, and He won’t begin with me no matter what my present circumstances appear to be. For every situation is designed for my becoming and certainly I am becoming by God’s best in process in the grace in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHT WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“For I know the PLANS I have for you, declares the Lord, PLANS to PROSPER you and not to harm you, PLANS to give you HOPE and a FUTURE” Jeremiah 29:11/NIV. 

“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being ROOTED and GROUNDED in LOVE, [18] may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; [19] AND TO KNOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST, which PASSETH [TRANSCEND, SURPASSED] KNOWLEDGE [HUMAN SENSE], that ye might be FILLED with all the FULNESS of God” Ephesians 3:17-19. 

“For God so LOVED the world, that he GAVE his only BEGOTTEN Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. [17] For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. [18] He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” John 3:16-18. 

“He that loveth not knoweth not God; FOR GOD IS LOVE. [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” 1 John 4:8, 16. 

“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. 

“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. [8] But God COMMENDETH HIS LOVE TOWARD US, in that, while we were YET SINNERS, Christ DIED for us” Romans 5:5, 8. 

“And we KNOW that all things work together for good to them that LOVE God, to them who are the CALLED according to HIS PURPOSE. [29] For whom he did FOREKNOW, he also did PREDESTINATE to be CONFORMED to the image of his Son, that he might be the FIRSTBORN among many brethren. [30] Moreover whom he did PREDESTINATE, them he also CALLED: and whom he CALLED, them he also JUSTIFIED: and whom he JUSTIFIED, them he also GLORIFIED” Romans 8:28-30. 

“But as it is written, EYE HATH NOT SEEN, NOR EAR HEARD, Neither have ENTERED into the HEART of man, The things which God hath PREPARED for them that LOVE him. [10] But God hath REVEALED them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit SEARCHETH all things, yea, the deep things of God” 1 Corinthians 2:9-10. 

“That in the DISPENSATION of the FULNESS of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: [11] in whom also we have OBTAINED an inheritance, being PREDESTINATED according to the PURPOSE of Him who WORKETH ALL THINGS after the COUNSEL of his own will: [12] that we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ” Ephesians 1:10-12. 

SUMMARY 

This message is a prophetic declaration of GOD’S PLAN OF ASSURED HOPE: TO GIVE YOU A HOPEFUL LIFE TODAY AND A BLESSED FUTURE IN THE GRACE. 

It anchors your faith on the truth that God’s plan for you is not wishful thinking, positive mental ideology, or man’s opinion. It is a scripturally secured, covenant hope rooted in who God is — His nature, His character, and His love for you. 

  1. THE FOUNDATION: GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOU
  • Jeremiah 29:11/NIV: “For I know the PLANS I have for you, declares the Lord, PLANS to PROSPER you and not to harm you, PLANS to give you HOPE and a FUTURE” 
  • God’s assured hope plan is to give you a hopefully blessed future [3 John 1:2]. 
  • This hope outlasts your today and tomorrow because it is built on God’s Word, not circumstances. 
  • You ARE God’s creation’s BEST. You ARE His assured plan. You ARE in His Plan to fulfil a PURPOSE meaningfully in the grace. 
    Hence, you cannot live below your redemption rights and privileges in Christ Jesus’ stead.[prosperous] 
  1. FIRSTLY: THE DEFAULT OF GOD’S LOVE NEVER CHANGES

God LOVES you in spite of what is going on right now — good or challenging times. 

  • Why? Because GOD IS LOVE [1 John 4:8, 16]. He is the definition of love and He upholds His Word above all [Psalm 138:2]. 
  • In love He begot us, washed us, made us kings and priests [Revelation 1:5-6], and commended His love toward us while we were yet sinners [Romans 5:5, 8]. 
  • All things — good and challenging — are working together for your good because you are called according to His purpose [Romans 8:28]. 
  • Do you believe? God will uphold His Word to make His assured promise your reality today and tomorrow. 
  1. SECONDLY: GOD DOES NOT MEASURE YOU BY MEN
  • Your life altitude — whether low or high right now — does not change God’s assured hopeful plan for you. 
  • You are still God’s best. His enabling grace is irrevocable and at its FULNESS for your good. 
  • You are being processed by God so that all things work for your expected end. 
  • What God has for you is within you by the Holy Spirit of revelation. The Spirit is already at work to reveal, manifest and showcase you for God’s glory. 
  • Your destiny is embedded in you. No man can manipulate, control or counterfeit it except you give them that access. 
    You ARE the custodian of your happiness and joy in Christ Jesus’ stead. 
  1. THE HOLY SPIRIT’S ROLE AND YOUR IDENTITY
  • You have been FOREKNOWN, PREDESTINATED, CALLED, JUSTIFIED and GLORIFIED [Romans 8:29-30]. 
  • God has PREPARED things for you that eye has not seen, and He REVEALS them by His Spirit [1 Corinthians 2:9-10]. 
  • You have an inheritance and are predestinated according to the PURPOSE of Him who works all things [Ephesians 1:10-12]. 
  • PRAYER: That you may know the LOVE OF CHRIST which PASSES knowledge, that you may be FILLED with all the FULNESS of God [Ephesians 3:17-19]. 
  1. YOUR POSTURE IN THIS SEASON
  • Rise up, tidy up, raise your head, look upwards. Shake off limitations. 
  • Be heads up, shoulders high and on the high heels of faith in Christ Jesus’ stead. 
  • You are on an onward and upward trajectory to fulfil purpose meaningfully and fruitfully. 
  • DECLARE THIS: “I am God’s made and best and His showcase in the grace with ASSURED HOPE; and I will not fail, because God has never failed and will not fail… For every situation is designed for my becoming and certainly I am becoming by God’s best in process in the grace in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen!” 

CALL TO ACTION 

Dear friend, anchor your faith TODAY. 

  1. BELIEVE: Say to yourself — “God loves me, cares for me, and His plan for me stands. It is without sentiment, prejudice or dissimulation.” 
  2. ANCHOR: Root and ground yourself in God’s Word and in His love. Refuse to let men define you. 
  3. ALIGN: Give the Holy Spirit access to reveal, process and complete you in God’s predestined plan. 
  4. ACTIVATE: Rise up daily. Shake off limitation. Walk in your redemption rights. Expect a hopeful today and a blessed future. 

The God who began a good work in you will complete it. His assured hope cannot fail. You are in process. You are becoming. And your best is ahead of you in the grace. 

Amen! 

WHILE OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE

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WHILE OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE: DON’T LEGISLATE THE SCRIPTURE – DON’T DO GOD – ONLY DO THE WORD OF GOD TO LIVE BLESSED AND BE A BLESSING! 

“. . . 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: BUT SPEAK THE WORD ONLY, and my servant shall be healed . . .” Matthew 8:5-13. 

You are only God’s WITNESS and WITNESSES, and not GOD. 
Hence, you must DO the WORD of RECONCILIATION and let God DO God. 
You are not to LEGISLATE your own rules outside God’s WORD, or over God’s WORD, as if you ARE God. 
We are in the world as God’s vessels for use in RECONCILING the world to God by God’s WORD. 
Therefore, we are endorsed as His AMBASSADORS for Christ Jesus — for God’s purpose and not our own, not for selfish and personal gain, especially at the expense of others. 2 Corinthians 5:18-20 

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a NEW creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18 And all things are of God, who hath RECONCILED us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us THE MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION; 19 to wit, that God was in Christ, RECONCILING the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath COMMITTED unto us the WORD OF RECONCILIATION. 20 Now then we are AMBASSADORS for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him” 2 Corinthians 5:17-21. 

I learnt early in grace, NEVER to DO God but to DO the WORD only – Matthew 8:8-9. It has saves me from foolishness, ignorance and stupidity. Many a time I see people wanting me to DO God for them in order to measure, ensure and LEGISLATE spirituality as a man of God and to authenticate that I am obeying the heavenly mandate. For me, as a matter of resolve, it’s not in and for me to DO God for any, knowingly and unknowingly. I learnt from Jesus, who in humanity, though God, did the WORD and though He’s the WORD – Matthew 8:1-13; He did the WORD as an example for us to learn of Him and in order to follow God’s CAUSE and PURPOSE for Him, while in His humanity – He live in OBEDIENT to the WILL and PURPOSE of God. Hebrews 5:7-9; 1 John 5:7; Philippians 2:1-11; 1 John 3:8; John 18:37; Acts 2:22; John 1:31-38. 

I have seen many over time try to LEGISLATE spirituality to others as a way of forcing things to happen — as if they are God — to make what they term “God Said,” “God told me,” or “Prophecy from God” come to pass by every means and measure. And they enforce it to make it happen, so they can claim it as proof of God’s doing. 

THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT GOD DOES NOT ENFORCE HIS WILL ON PEOPLE, BECAUSE HE SEEKS WILLING AND OBEDIENT HEARTS TOWARD HIS WORD IN CHRIST JESUS’ STEAD. 

I have seen this pressure to “DO God” in the name of “prophecy,” “God said,” and such like, play out among both secular and lay brethren, and even among some Ministers. 
And many have taken advantage of this to CONTROL and MANIPULATE the will of people, to LEGISLATE for God, and to make people do unseemly and outrageous things to authenticate their so-called ministerial mandate. 

And many have followed this route in the name of God to make their so-called “PROPHECY” come to pass. To me, this is more of a conspiracy they have conceived, then deceived themselves with — and to deceive others who are ignorantly following them with all the HYPE and APPLAUSE, and not after God’s WORD genuinely. 

And because of their ignorance, foolishness, and error, they feel the need to prove to themselves and to OTHERS that “God SAID” or “told them so.” Hence they must ensure it comes to pass for them, no matter who gets hurt, and regardless of what happens thereafter as a consequence of such falsehoods they claimed were from God. 

I make bold to say: I am a WITNESS of Christ in God, and not God. 
So I do not DO God, but I am a WITNESS of what He has done in me in Christ Jesus, and what He is doing and will do through me, as a result of what Christ Jesus did in redemption. 

Anything outside of this is man-made belief, religious by-laws, creeds, and dogmas — and will not be welcomed or tolerated by me or by any who walk in truth. This is simply a notice.  

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

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

Therefore, STOP DOING GOD in the name of obeying the heavenly mandate upon your life. 
You are only called by God to WITNESS for Him in Christ Jesus’ stead — not to DO Him, or to LEGISLATE how spiritual you are so that people will see you and respect you. 
LET GOD BE GOD. LET MEN BE MEN. 
This is my sincere counsel if you must live meaningfully and fulfilled in God’s divine PURPOSE and CAUSE — in your doing LIFE and living godly before others in God’s name. 

 “And we know that ALL THINGS WORK together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE” Romans 8:28. 

“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: 11 in whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated ACCORDING TO THE PURPOSE of him who WORKETH ALL THINGS after the COUNSEL OF HIS OWN WILL: 12 that we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ” Ephesians 1:10-12. 

Know for sure and true today, that God only honours and answers our WILLINGNESS and OBEDIENCE to His WORD. 
He does not honour our ACTING, our attempt to PLAY ourselves and others, or our attempt to DO His role or that of another, in order to LEGISLATE spirituality in our lives and in the lives of others. 
God only honours and confirms His WORD — not man, and not the LEGISLATIVE, man-made beliefs of men. 

“If ye be WILLING and OBEDIENT, ye shall eat the good of the land” Isaiah 1:19. 

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

You are EMPOWERED to be a WITNESS. Be therefore a WITNESS as John the Baptist as well as our Lord Jesus Christ, and then live whole unto God, while GOD do GOD for you in all matters of doing life and living godly in Christ Jesus stead. John 1:6-42; Acts 1:8. And when you have done the word, you then take a stand in His grace and await God to do His own in His BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 6:13; Romans 5:1-2. 

Therefore, while obeying the heavenly mandate: don’t legislate the Scripture — don’t DO God — only DO the Word of God in order to live blessed and be a blessing 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“There was a MAN SENT from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a WITNESS, to bear WITNESS of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He WAS NOT that Light, but was sent to BEAR WITNESS of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 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. 15 John bare WITNESS of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. 16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him . . .” John 1:6-42. 

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

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

“Bless the Lord, ye his ANGELS, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, HEARKENING UNTO THE VOICE OF HIS WORD” Psalms 103:20 (Hebrews 1:7, 14). 

“He sent his WORD, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions” Psalms 107:20. 

“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” Acts 20:32. 

“But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD” Acts 6:4. 

SUMMARY: 
The message teaches us that God called us to WITNESS and DO HIS WORD, not to PLAY GOD or FORCE His will. True power comes when we obey, not when we perform. 

Key Points: 

  1. THE FOUNDATION: “SPEAK THE WORD ONLY”

Key Verse: Matthew 8:5-13 – The Centurion said, “BUT SPEAK THE WORD ONLY, and my servant shall be healed.” 
Core Principle: Jesus Himself, though God in the flesh, did the WORD as an example Hebrews 5:7-9, Philippians 2:1-11. 
Lesson learnt: “NEVER to DO God but to DO the WORD only.” This saves from foolishness and error. 

  1. OUR IDENTITY: WITNESSES & AMBASSADORS, NOT GOD

Key Verses: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, Acts 1:8, Acts 4:33 

We are NEW CREATURES in Christ — reconciled by Him. 

We have THE MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION — “God was in Christ, RECONCILING the world unto himself… and hath COMMITTED unto us THE WORD OF RECONCILIATION.” 

We are AMBASSADORS for Christ — God beseeches through us: “be ye reconciled to God.” 

We are WITNESSES — “YE SHALL BE WITNESSES unto me…” empowered by the Holy Ghost, not by manipulation. 

Therefore: You are only God’s WITNESS and WITNESSES, and not GOD. Your job is to DO the WORD of RECONCILIATION and let God DO God. 

  1. THE PROBLEM: “DOING GOD” & LEGISLATING SPIRITUALITY

The message exposes a dangerous trend: 

Legislating Scripture — Making up rules outside/over God’s WORD to force outcomes. 

Forcing “Prophecy” — Using “God Said” / “God told me” to CONTROL and MANIPULATE people into doing “unseemly and outrageous things” to authenticate a “ministerial mandate.” 

Conspiracy & Deception — People conceive a prophecy, then deceive themselves and others with HYPE and APPLAUSE, just to prove “God SAID” no matter who gets hurt. 

The Forgotten Truth: GOD DOES NOT ENFORCE HIS WILL ON PEOPLE, BECAUSE HE SEEKS WILLING AND OBEDIENT HEARTS TOWARD HIS WORD IN CHRIST JESUS’ STEAD. 

  1. THE STANDARD: GOD HONOURS HIS WORD, NOT PERFORMANCE

Key Verses: Isaiah 1:19, Mark 16:19-20 
God only honours and answers our WILLINGNESS and OBEDIENCE to His WORD. 
He does NOT honour: 

  • ACTING 
  • PLAYING God or another’s role 
  • LEGISLATIVE, man-made beliefs 

How God works: “the Lord working with them, and CONFIRMING THE WORD with signs following.” God confirms THE WORD, not the man. 

  1. THE COUNSEL: LET GOD BE GOD. LET MEN BE MEN.

Direct Command: STOP DOING GOD in the name of obeying the heavenly mandate. 
The Call: Be a WITNESS like John the Baptist John 1:6-8 and like Jesus. Live whole unto God. 
The Posture: “when you have done the word, you then take a stand in His grace and await God to do His own in His BLESSEDNESS.” Ephesians 6:13, Romans 5:1-2 

  1. THE PURPOSE: BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING

Goal: To live meaningfully and fulfilled in God’s divine PURPOSE and CAUSE — Romans 8:28, Ephesians 1:10-12 — “ALL THINGS WORK together for good… ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE.” 
Final Charge: “while obeying the heavenly mandate, don’t legislate the scripture – don’t do God – only do the Word of God in order to live blessed and be a blessing.” 

  1. SELAH – SCRIPTURES TO PONDER 
    John 1:6-42 – John was sent as a WITNESS, not the Light. “THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH.”  
    Acts 1:8 – You shall receive power to BE WITNESSES.  
    Mark 16:19-20 – Go, PREACH. The Lord will CONFIRM THE WORD.  
    Psalms 103:20, 107:20 – Angels and God’s Word HEARKEN and HEAL.  
    Acts 20:32, Acts 6:4 – Commit to THE WORD OF HIS GRACE and THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD. 

In One Sentence: 

The message warns against trying to “play God” by legislating prophecy and forcing outcomes. Instead, believers are called to be humble WITNESSES and AMBASSADORS who simply DO THE WORD OF RECONCILIATION with willing and obedient hearts — and trust God to confirm His Word with power. 

Core Contrast: 
DON’T DO GOD → DO THE WORD 
DON’T LEGISLATE → WITNESS 
DON’T MANIPULATE → OBEY 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

TAKING THE STOCK OF YOUR LIFE ON GOD’S WORD BY LOVE

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TAKING THE STOCK OF YOUR LIFE ON GOD’S WORD BY LOVE: AND LOVING TO DO GOD’S WORD BY LOVE AND NOT AS A BURDEN – THAT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN LIFE AND GRACE! 

“By this we know that we LOVE the children of God, when we LOVE God and keep His commandments. 3 For this is the LOVE of God, that we KEEP His COMMANDMENTS. And His commandments are not BURDENSOME (GRIEVOUS, IRKSOME, TASKMASTER, TROUBLESOME, HARD, DIFFICULT) 1 John 5:2-3/Emphasis Mine. 

Do you always take stock on your obedience to God’s WORD? Do you DO God’s WORD in LOVE? If Yes -that’s GREAT and COMMENDABLE. But here’s the essence of the questions: To LOVE doing and to keep DOING God’s WORD of command in LOVE is the hallmark of doing the WORD effectually, efficiently, effortlessly, selflessly, and without sweat or guilt. More so, when we remember this principle: God’s WORD is not GRIEVOUS, IRKSOME, BURDENSOME, A TASKMASTER, TROUBLESOME, HARD or DIFFICULT to practice – when we approach it with a spirited and heartfelt act of LOVE. I can boldly say to you today: DOING God’s WORD in LOVE makes all the difference in LIFE and GODLY LIVING. 

It must be noted that God is not a taskmaster. Hence, His COMMANDS are not an ADVICE – they are genuine, faithful, true, sure, real and empowering. He will always COMMEND what He COMMANDS when it is obediently taken and done in LOVE. And God’s intent is always for our good – to help us and to give us leverage in our godly living and in doing life in all circumstances. And when we are LOVING by God’s WORD, life becomes liveable, loveable, reachable, and enjoyable in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

“For I know the PLANS and THOUGHTS that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘PLANS for PEACE and WELL-BEING and NOT FOR DISASTER, to give you a FUTURE and a HOPE. 12 Then you will CALL on Me and you will come and PRAY to Me, and I will HEAR [your voice] and I will LISTEN to you” Jeremiah 29:11-12 Amplified. 

A WILLING and OBEDIENT heart of LOVE toward God’s WORD, is all it takes to eat the good of the Kingdom. This is very possible: 

  • When LOVE and LOVING is not done with a DUTY heart – as if God is a TASKMASTER. 
  • When you KNOW that God has not TASKED you or MASTERED you in LOVE to tempt you with an obligation, He knows is impossible for you and anyone to do. 
  • When you understand that God is not out to see you FAIL in LOVE, just so He punish you to satisfy Himself well and good. 

Therefore, taking STOCK on God’s WORD in LOVE, and LOVING to DO God’s WORD in LOVE – should not be seen as a BURDEN. It is God’s avenue of grace for your good. Because it is in the DOING, in LOVE, that MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE for an EFFECTUAL and EFFICIENT walk with God in doing LIFE and living GODLY in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

If God demands your FINANCE, TIME, TALENT/SKILL, and whatever He requires of you for His Kingdom cause – and to keep the enemy at bay – it is WORTH doing it in LOVE for God and His work on earth, rather than doing it as an obligation and duty in fear. Even in matters of NECESSITY, as Apostle Paul would say concerning the call of God upon His life – still do it in love and not in fear of bondage. For PERFECT LOVE casts out FEAR and PHOBIAS. Let God’s LOVE rule and reign supreme in your world, as it is in His world. 

“Beloved, let us [unselfishly] LOVE and seek the best for one another, for LOVE is from God; and everyone who LOVES [others] is BORN of God and KNOWS God [through personal experience]. 8 The one who DOES NOT LOVE has not become ACQUAINTED with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is LOVE. [He is the ORIGINATOR of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.] . . . 17 In this [union and fellowship with Him], LOVE is completed and perfected with us, so that we may have CONFIDENCE in the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him]; because as He is, so ARE WE in this world. 18 There is NO FEAR IN LOVE [dread does not exist]. But PERFECT (complete, full-grown) LOVE DRIVES OUT FEAR, because FEAR involves [the expectation of divine] punishment, so the one who is afraid [of God’s judgment] is not perfected in love [has not grown into a sufficient understanding of God’s love]” 1 John 4:7-8, 17-18 Amplified. 

“For though I PREACH the gospel, I have NOTHING to glory of: for NECESSITY is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I PREACH not the gospel! 17 For if I DO this thing WILLINGLY, I have a REWARD: but if AGAINST my will, a DISPENSATION of the GOSPEL is committed unto me” 1 Corinthians 9:16-17. 

I PRAY that as you take STOCK in doing life and living godly, may you do it by God’s WORD, in LOVE; and may you maintain consistency in this realm and sphere by LOVE, and keep DOING God’s WORD by LOVE – and not as a BURDEN – while making ALL THE DIFFERENCE. Amen. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“By this we know that we LOVE the children of God, when we LOVE God and keep His commandments. 3 For this is the LOVE of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not BURDENSOME” 1 John 5:2-3. 

“If ye be WILLING and OBEDIENT, ye shall eat the good of the land” Isaiah 1:19. 

“There hath no TEMPTATION taken you but such as is common to man: but God is FAITHFUL, who will not SUFFER (ALLOW) you to be TEMPTED above that ye are able; but will with the TEMPTATION also MAKE A WAY TO ESCAPE, that ye may be ABLE to bear it” 1 Corinthians 10:13 (Emphasis Mine). 

“Let no man SAY when he is TEMPTED, I am TEMPTED of God: for God CANNOT be TEMPTED with evil, neither TEMPTETH he any man: 14 but every man is TEMPTED, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed” James 1:13-14. 

“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. 

“Though I SPEAK WITH THE TONGUES of MEN and of ANGELS, but HAVE NOT LOVE, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the GIFT OF PROPHECY, and UNDERSTAND ALL MYSTERIES and ALL KNOWLEDGE, and though I have ALL FAITH, so that I could remove mountains, but HAVE NOT LOVE, I am nothing. 3 And though I BESTOW ALL MY GOODS TO FEED THE POOR, and though I give my body to be burned, BUT HAVE NOT LOVE, IT PROFITS ME NOTHING . . .” 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 NKJV. 

“LOVE has been PERFECTED among us in this: 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 CASTS OUT FEAR, because FEAR involves TORMENT. But he who FEARS has not been MADE PERFECT IN LOVE” 1 John 4:17-18. 

“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 . . .But God COMMENDETH HIS LOVE toward us, in that, while we were YET SINNERS, Christ DIED for us” Romans 5:5, 8. 

SUMMARY: 

The message is a prophetic, pastoral call to obedience driven by LOVE, not duty, fear, or burden.  

Here are the core pillars: 

  1. THE CENTRAL THESIS: LOVE MAKES OBEDIENCE LIGHT

Main Point: DOING God’s WORD in LOVE is what makes the Christian life effectual, efficient, effortless, and guilt-free. 
God’s commands are NOT a BURDEN. They are not GRIEVOUS, IRKSOME, or a TASKMASTER. 
1 John 5:2-3 — “His commandments are not BURDENSOME” 
When we obey from a spirited, heartfelt place of LOVE, it makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE in LIFE and GODLY LIVING. 

  1. GOD’S NATURE & INTENT: NOT A TASKMASTER

Truth: God is NOT out to see you fail so He can punish you. 

  • His COMMANDS are not mere ADVICE. They are genuine, faithful, true, sure, real, and empowering. 
  • His intent is ALWAYS for our good — to help us and give us leverage in godly living. 
  • He does NOT tempt us with obligations He knows are impossible. 
  • He will always COMMEND obedience that is done in LOVE. 
    When we live by God’s WORD in LOVE, life becomes liveable, loveable, reachable, and enjoyable in Christ Jesus’ stead. 
  1. THE CONDITION FOR KINGDOM BLESSING: WILLING + OBEDIENT HEART

Key: Isaiah 1:19 — “If ye be WILLING and OBEDIENT, ye shall eat the good of the land.” 
A WILLING and OBEDIENT heart of LOVE toward God’s WORD is all it takes to access Kingdom goodness. 
This is very possible. But LOVE must NOT be done with a DUTY heart, as if God is a taskmaster. 

  1. LOVE VS FEAR, DUTY VS BONDAGE

Warning: Don’t serve God out of fear, obligation, or bondage. 

  • PERFECT LOVE casts out FEAR and PHOBIAS. 1 John 4:18 
  • There is NO FEAR IN LOVE. Fear involves torment and expectation of punishment. 
  • Even in matters of NECESSITY, like Apostle Paul’s call 1 Cor 9:16-17, do it WILLINGLY in LOVE for the REWARD, not against your will. 
  • Whether giving FINANCE, TIME, TALENT/SKILL, or anything for Kingdom cause — do it in LOVE for God, not duty in fear. 
    Let God’s LOVE rule and reign in your world as it does in His. 
  1. THE EVIDENCE OF LOVE: OBEDIENCE + RELATIONSHIP

Proof: 1 John 5:2 — “By this we know that we LOVE the children of God, when we LOVE God and keep His commandments.” 
1 John 4:7-8 — “God is LOVE. He who does not love does not know God.” 
Love is not just emotion. Love is DOING God’s Word. 
1 Cor 13:1-3 — Without LOVE, gifts, sacrifice, and ministry profit NOTHING. 

  1. GOD’S FAITHFULNESS IN THE PROCESS

Encouragement: 

  • Jeremiah 29:11-12 — God’s plans for you are for PEACE, WELLBEING, FUTURE and HOPE. He hears when you pray. 
  • 1 Cor 10:13 — God is FAITHFUL. He will not allow temptation beyond what you can bear, and He will make a WAY OF ESCAPE. 
  • Romans 5:5,8 — God’s LOVE is SHED abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit. He COMMENDED His love to us while we were yet sinners. 
    The Holy Spirit perfects love in us so we can have BOLDNESS and CONFIDENCE 1 John 4:17. 
  1. THE PRAYER & CALL TO ACTION

Prayer: That we take STOCK in doing life and living godly by God’s WORD IN LOVE. 
That we maintain consistency in the realm of LOVE, keep DOING God’s WORD by LOVE — not as a BURDEN — and it will MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS THAT HOLD IT TOGETHER: 

  1. Love = Obedience: 1 John 5:2-3 
  2. Willing Obedience = Kingdom Good: Isaiah 1:19 
  3. God is Faithful, Not a Tempter: 1 Cor 10:13, James 1:13-14 
  4. Motive Matters: Philippians 1:15-18 — Preach/do it in LOVE, not contention. 
  5. Love is Everything: 1 Cor 13:1-3 
  6. Love Casts Out Fear: 1 John 4:17-18 
  7. Love is Supernaturally Given: Romans 5:5,8  

IN ONE SENTENCE: 

God is not a taskmaster. When you take stock of your life, be WILLING and OBEDIENT to do God’s WORD IN LOVE — not duty, not fear — because His commands are not burdensome, His love empowers you, and this LOVE-driven obedience is what makes your walk with God effective and your life fruitful. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

THE HOLY SPIRIT OF LOVE 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT OF LOVE: IS THE ANSWER OF GOD’S LOVED-WORLD TO THE SPHERE AND QUESTIONS OF AN EVIL-WICKED-AND-HATED-WORLD TODAY! 

“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another HELPER (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of Truth, whom the WORLD cannot receive [and take to its heart] because it does not SEE Him or KNOW Him, but you KNOW Him because He (the Holy Spirit) remains WITH you continually and will be IN you” John 14:16-17/AMP. 

Do you have QUESTIONS about the hate, evil, wickedness, murder, violence, and more in our world today? There is an ANSWER. The ANSWER is to ensure that, in the midst of the evil and wickedness in the world, God’s LOVE in Christ Jesus becomes our FUNDAMENTAL and PRINCIPLED guidance in every aspect of living godly and doing life. 

“Now hope does not disappoint, because the LOVE of God has been POURED out in our HEARTS by the Holy Spirit who was GIVEN to us . . . 8 But God COMMENDETH HIS LOVE toward us, in that, while we were YET SINNERS, Christ DIED for us” Romans 5:5, 8. 

And LIVING and WALKING by the Holy Spirit of love is the only EMPOWERING way to manifest and demonstrate the characteristics of God’s Love in Christ Jesus – that is how God’s LOVED WORLD answers the questions of an EVIL WORLD, WICKED WORLD, and a HATE WORLD questions. 

God’s love in Christ Jesus is characterised and summed up in 1 Corinthians 13. It is all possible by the working of the indwelling Spirit of love given to us – The Holy Spirit is shed and poured into our hearts – into the inner, subconscious spirit- man- to ensure that we triumph in all that pertains to doing LIFE and GODLY LIVING. Romans 5:5, 8; 2 Corinthians 2:14; 2 Peter 1:2-4. 

God’s kind of love is the only way to do life and to live through and above the knowledge of hate, selfishness, evil, wickedness and violence in the world that we see today. God’s love in Christ Jesus helps us to transcend and surpass the human-based kind love, which is of the SENSES – See, Smell, Feel, Taste and Hear. Ephesians 3:16-19. 

Living in God’s LOVED WORLD setting is the ANSWER to the REALITY and QUESTIONS of an EVIL WORLD, WICKED WORLD, and a HATE-FILLED WORLD. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT- 

“Now hope does not disappoint, because the LOVE of God has been POURED out in our HEARTS by the Holy Spirit who was GIVEN to us . . . 8 But God COMMENDETH HIS LOVE toward us, in that, while we were YET SINNERS, Christ DIED for us” Romans 5:5, 8. 

“Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who GAVE himself for our sins, that he might DELIVER us from this PRESENT EVIL WORLD, according to the WILL of God and our Father: 5 to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen” Galatians 1:3-5. 

“For God so LOVED THE WORLD that he GAVE his one and only Son, that whoever BELIEVES in him shall not PERISH but have ETERNAL LIFE” John 3:16. 

“For this reason [grasping the greatness of this plan by which Jews and Gentiles are joined together in Christ] I bow my knees [in reverence] before the Father [of our Lord Jesus Christ], 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth [a]derives its name [God—the first and ultimate Father]. 16 May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality], 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] GROUNDED IN LOVE, 18 be fully capable of comprehending with all the saints (God’s people) the width and length and height and depth of HIS LOVE [fully experiencing that amazing, endless love]; 19 and [that you may come] to know [practically, through personal experience] THE LOVE OF CHRIST which far SURPASSES [mere] knowledge [without experience], that you may be filled up [throughout your being] to all the fullness of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself]. 20 Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us, 21 to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen” Ephesians 3:14-21 (Amplified). 

Further Scriptural Reading: 1 Corinthians 13. 

SUMMARY: 

This message is a theological answer to the world’s crisis. The core argument: The only solution to hate, evil, and violence today is God’s love in Christ Jesus, demonstrated and empowered by the indwelling Holy Spirit. 

  1. THE FOUNDATION & THE HELPER

Core Truth: THE HOLY SPIRIT OF LOVE 
Key Verse: John 14:16-17 AMP 
Jesus promised the Holy Spirit — the Helper, Comforter, Advocate, Strengthener — to be WITH us and IN us forever. 
The world cannot receive Him because it does not see or know Him. But believers DO know Him. 

  1. THE PROBLEM: QUESTIONS FROM A BROKEN WORLD

The message asks: Do you have QUESTIONS about the hate, evil, wickedness, murder, violence, and more in our world today? 
It describes the world as: EVIL-WICKED-AND-HATE-FILLED. 
Galatians 1:3-5 calls it “this PRESENT EVIL WORLD” from which Christ came to DELIVER us. 

  1. THE ANSWER: GOD’S LOVE IN CHRIST JESUS

The ANSWER is to make God’s LOVE in Christ Jesus our FUNDAMENTAL and PRINCIPLED guidance for living godly and doing life. 
Why? Romans 5:5, 8 – God’s LOVE has been POURED into our HEARTS by the Holy Spirit who was GIVEN to us. God proved His love by Christ dying for us while we were yet sinners. 
How? John 3:16 – For God so LOVED THE WORLD that He GAVE His Son. 

  1. THE EMPOWERMENT: LIVING & WALKING BY THE SPIRIT

Living and Walking by the Holy Spirit of love is the only EMPOWERING way to manifest the characteristics of God’s Love. 
Where does it happen? The Holy Spirit is shed and poured into our hearts — into our inner, subconscious spirit-man — Romans 5:5. 
Result: We triumph in all that pertains to LIFE and GODLY LIVING. 2 Cor 2:14, 2 Peter 1:2-4 

  1. THE DESCRIPTION: WHAT GOD’S LOVE LOOKS LIKE

God’s love in Christ Jesus is characterised and summed up in 1 Corinthians 13. 
This love transcends and surpasses human-based love, which is limited to the 5 SENSES: See, Smell, Feel, Taste, and Hear. 
Ephesians 3:16-19 AMP explains: We are to be rooted and grounded IN LOVE, strengthened by the Spirit in our inner being, to know the LOVE OF CHRIST which surpasses knowledge, and be filled up to all the fullness of God. 

  1. THE OUTCOME: GOD’S LOVED-WORLD VS THE WORLD

Living in God’s LOVED WORLD setting is the ANSWER to the REALITY and QUESTIONS of an EVIL WORLD, WICKED WORLD, and HATE-FILLED WORLD. 
God’s kind of love is the only way to live through and above hate, selfishness, evil, wickedness, and violence. 

  1. SELAH – SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS TO PONDER
    Romans 5:5, 8 – God’s love poured out; Christ died for sinners. 
    Galatians 1:3-5 – Christ gave Himself to deliver us from this present evil world. 
    John 3:16 – The motive of the Gospel: God’s love for the world. 
    Ephesians 3:14-21 AMP – The prayer: to be strengthened, rooted in love, to experience the width, length, height, depth of Christ’s love, and be filled with all the fullness of God. 

 FINAL CALL 
The Holy Spirit of Love is God’s answer. He enables believers to live differently and be the answer to the world. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

MIRRORING YOUR WELLBEING BY GOD’S LOVE 

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MIRRORING YOUR WELLBEING BY GOD’S LOVE: LOVING THROUGH THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD IN THE EYES OF CHRIST JESUS! 

“And [that you may come] to KNOW [practically, through personal experience] the LOVE of Christ which far SURPASSES and TRANSCENDS [mere] SENSE knowledge [without experience], that you may be FILLED up [throughout your being] to all the FULLNESS of God [so that you may have the RICHEST experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely FILLED and FLOODED with God Himself]” Ephesians 3:19/AMP. 

Mirroring God’s LOVE in our lives should be every believer’s earnest desire and expectation as we live in grace – in our day-to-day endeavours and in our walk with God in Christ Jesus’ stead. The questions that come to mind are: 

  1.  How have you been applying it in your day to day living thus far?  
  2. How will you start to do it now?  
  3. How do you go about doing it in order to sustain it, with an onward and upward trajectory that does not stop?  

Will it be through the lens of your DENOMINATIONAL and DOCTRINAL Church, sectarian by-laws and creeds?  

Or through the World’s definition?  

Or will you choose to DO life through the EYES and FACE of Christ Jesus, in the LIGHT of the KNOWLEDGE of God as revealed in the Holy Scriptures? 

“For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the One who has SHONE in our hearts to give us the LIGHT of the KNOWLEDGE of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the FACE of Christ” 2 Corinthians 4:6 Amplified. 

LOVING through KNOWLEDGE, in the EYES and FACE of JESUS, by the Holy Spirit that is GIVEN to us, is the essence of FULFILING scripture and being FULFILED in God, in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

“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 . . . 8 But God COMMENDETH his LOVE toward us, in that, while we were YET sinners, Christ DIED for us” Romans 5:5-8. 

If you mirror your life through the eyes of DENOMINATIONAL and DOCTRINAL Church by-laws and creeds, or through the WORLD’S definition as seen today, I tell you this truthfully: You will be stigmatised, locked in dogmas and creeds, and become self-centred. More so, you will end up full of RELIGION-MADE, SECTARIANISM, SELF-MADE and MAN-MADE practices – with their bondages and captivity.  

They may seem good in human eyes, but they are full of sentiment, prejudice and dissimulation (hypocrisy) in every perception and life dealing.  

Worst of all, it is not healthy and gracious for godly living before the God of LOVE, in the knowledge of Christ Jesus’ stead as SCRIPTURALLY enjoined. Amen. 

“And [that you may come] to KNOW [practically, through personal experience] the LOVE of Christ which far SURPASSES and TRANSCENDS [mere] SENSE knowledge [without experience], that you may be FILLED up [throughout your being] to all the FULLNESS of God [so that you may have the RICHEST experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely FILLED and FLOODED with God Himself]” Ephesians 3:19/AMP. 

For when you mirror God’s love from and through the saving, gracious KNOWLEDGE of Christ Jesus – in His EYES and on His FACE – in order to do life and live godly, I can verily promise you this:  

You will be LIBERATED from all forms of bondage and captivity. You will eventually experience WHOLEHEARTED WHOLENESS in your triune being: spirit, soul and body. And God’s love in Christ Jesus will take hold of you in every way, to do life and live FULFILING scripture – BLESSEDLY, MEANINGFULLY, and PURPOSEFULLY. Amen. 

“Love is to be sincere and active [the real thing—without guile and hypocrisy]. Hate what is evil [detest all ungodliness, do not tolerate wickedness]; hold on tightly to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another with [authentic] brotherly affection [as members of one family], give preference to one another in honor; 11 never lagging behind in diligence; aglow in the Spirit, enthusiastically serving the Lord; 12 constantly rejoicing in hope [because of our confidence in Christ], steadfast and patient in distress, devoted to prayer [continually seeking wisdom, guidance, and strength], 13 contributing to the needs of God’s people, pursuing [the practice of] hospitality . . .” Romans 12:9-21 Amplified. 

Genuine freedom is seeing God’s love through the EYES of Christ Jesus – if you dare to desire to truly live free in GRACE and in God’s KNOWLEDGE: wholesomely, purposefully, and meaningfully. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Beloved, let us LOVE one another, for LOVE is of God; and everyone who LOVES is born of God and knows God. 8 He who DOES NOT LOVE does not know God, for GOD IS LOVE. 9 In this the LOVE of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON into the world, that we might LIVE THROUGH HIM. 10 In this 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 also ought to LOVE one another” 1 John 4:7-11. 

“And the very God of peace SANCTIFY you WHOLLY; and I pray God your WHOLE spirit and soul and body be PRESERVED blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” 1 Thessalonians 5:23. 

“Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having LOVED his own which were in the world, he LOVED THEM UNTO THE END . . . 34 A NEW COMMANDMENT I give unto you, That ye LOVE one another; as I have LOVED you, that ye also LOVE one another. 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have LOVE one to another” John 13:1, 34-35. 

“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 LOOKING UNTO JESUS THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God” Hebrews 12:1-2. 

“God, who at SUNDRY TIMES and in DIVERS MANNERS SPAKE IN TIME PAST unto the fathers by the PROPHETS, 2 hath in these LAST DAYS SPOKEN UNTO US BY HIS SON, whom he hath APPOINTED heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 who being the brightness of his glory, and the EXPRESS image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 4 being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they” Hebrews 1:1-4. 

“. . . 16 May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality], 17 so that Christ may DWELL in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] ROOTED and [securely] GROUNDED in LOVE, 18 be fully capable of comprehending with all the saints (God’s people) the width and length and height and depth of His LOVE [fully experiencing that amazing, endless love]; 19 and [that you may come] to KNOW [practically, through personal experience] the LOVE of Christ which far SURPASSES and TRANSCENDS [mere] SENSE knowledge [without experience], that you may be FILLED up [throughout your being] to all the FULLNESS of God [so that you may have the RICHEST experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely FILLED and FLOODED with God Himself]” Ephesians 3:14-19 Amplified. 

SUMMARY: 

This is a theological charge + devotional call centred on one truth: To live free, whole, and godly, believers must mirror God’s love through the EYES and FACE of Christ Jesus, not through religion, denominations, or the world. 

KEY POINTS 

  1. THE CENTRAL THEME & SCRIPTURE FOUNDATION

Theme: MIRRORING YOUR WELLBEING BY GOD’S LOVE 
Core Verse: Ephesians 3:19 AMP 
“…to KNOW practically, through personal experience, the LOVE of Christ which far SURPASSES knowledge, that you may be FILLED up…to all the FULLNESS of God.” 
The goal is experiential knowledge of God’s love that leads to being FILLED and FLOODED with God Himself. 

Supporting verse: 2 Corinthians 4:6 AMP – God has shone the LIGHT of the KNOWLEDGE of His glory in the FACE of Christ. 

  1. THE QUESTION & THE 3 OPTIONS FOR LIVING

The message poses 3 reflective questions about daily application, consistency, and sustainability. 
Then it gives 3 paths to choose from: 

  • DENOMINATIONAL & DOCTRINAL Church – by-laws, creeds, sectarianism 
  • THE WORLD’S definition – human standards 
  • THE EYES AND FACE OF CHRIST JESUS – in the LIGHT of the KNOWLEDGE of God from Holy Scriptures ← The only correct path 
  1. THE WARNING: LIFE OUTSIDE CHRIST’S EYES

If you choose Option 1 or 2: 

  • You will be stigmatised, locked in dogmas, and self-centred 
  • You will become RELIGION-MADE, SECTARIAN, SELF-MADE, MAN-MADE 
  • Result: Bondage, captivity, sentiment, prejudice, and hypocrisy 
  • It is not healthy or gracious for godly living before the God of LOVE. Romans 5:5-8 
  1. THE PROMISE: LIFE THROUGH CHRIST’S EYES

When you mirror God’s love through the saving, gracious KNOWLEDGE in Christ Jesus: 

  • You will be LIBERATED from all bondage and captivity 
  • You will experience WHOLEHEARTED WHOLENESS in your triune being: spirit, soul, and body 1 Thess 5:23 
  • God’s love will lead you to live FULFILLING Scripture — BLESSEDLY, MEANINGFULLY, and PURPOSEFULLY 
  • LOVING through KNOWLEDGE by the Holy Spirit is the essence of fulfilling Scripture and being fulfilled in God. 
  1. WHAT THIS LOVE LOOKS LIKE PRACTICALLY

From Romans 12:9-21 AMP: 
Sincere love, no hypocrisy. Hate evil, hold to good. Brotherly affection, honor, diligence, rejoicing in hope, steadfast in distress, devotion to prayer, generosity, hospitality. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS TO PONDER – SELAH
1 John 4:7-11 – God IS LOVE. We love because He first loved us and sent His Son. 

John 13:34-35 – The NEW COMMANDMENT: Love one another as Christ loved us. This is how the world knows we are His disciples. 

Hebrews 12:1-2 – LOOKING UNTO JESUS, the Author and Finisher of our faith. 

Hebrews 1:1-4 – In these last days God has SPOKEN TO US BY HIS SON, the EXPRESS image of His person. 

Ephesians 3:14-19 – Rooted and grounded in LOVE, to comprehend the width, length, height, depth of God’s love.

THE FINAL DECLARATION

Genuine freedom is seeing God’s love through the EYES of Christ Jesus — if you dare to desire to truly live free in GRACE and in God’s KNOWLEDGE: wholesomely, purposefully, and meaningfully. 

In One Sentence: 

The message calls every believer to reject religion and worldliness, and to instead mirror God’s love by seeing life through Christ Jesus — because only that path brings liberation, wholeness, fulfillment, and the fullness of God’s presence. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

HIS LIGHT IN OUR DARKNESS 

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HIS LIGHT IN OUR DARKNESS: HE IS THE LIGHT THAT DISPELS EVERY DARKNESS! 

“O house of Jacob, COME YE, and let us WALK IN THE LIGHT of the Lord” Isaiah 2:5. 

There is a greater need to walk in the LIGHT now than there has ever been in human history. The level of darkness and untruth has overshadowed and overwhelmed many today – and the fear of darkness and all it stands for now lives within many more than ever before, even in our daily acts of doing life and living godly in the grace in Christ Jesus’ stead. Darkness speaks of evil and wickedness, lies and untruth, hypocrisy and prejudice, sentiment and dissimulation, and such like that depict the devil and his cohorts who perpetuate and symbolise darkness and its effects.  

LIGHT, on the other hand, indicates and signifies the hallmark of Development, Progress, Freedom, Victory, Triumph, Illumination, Enlightenment, Productivity, Fulfilment, Purposeful Living, Colourful Living, Meaningful Living, and such like. And when one comes into the LIGHT that Christ is and provides, and starts acting on His WORD in that LIGHT, it is apparent that one will receive illumination and enlightenment against all forms of DARKNESS as it is written: 

“Then spoke Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the LIGHT of the world; he that follows me shall not WALK in DARKNESS, but shall have the LIGHT of LIFE” – John 8:12. 

“But the PATH OF THE JUST is as the SHINING LIGHT, that SHINETH MORE AND MORE unto the perfect day” Proverbs 4:18. 

Until one finds light in the LIGHT that the Lord Jesus Christ is and provides, there cannot be true illumination and enlightenment from darkness. You are FREE from every form of DARKNESS by the illumination and enlightenment you have RECEIVED in you of Christ Jesus, who is the Saviour, Lord and King. Amen. 

“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is LIGHT, and in him is NO DARKNESS at all. 6 If we say that we have FELLOWSHIP with him, and WALK IN DARKNESS, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 but if we WALK IN THE LIGHT, as he is in the LIGHT, we have FELLOWSHIP one with another, and the BLOOD of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, AND HIS WORD IS NOT IN US” 1 John 1:5-10. 

To HAVE and WALK in Christ Jesus’ LIGHT is to WALK in His WORD. And when you find the LIGHT of Christ Jesus in you, ‘THAT’ DARKNESS in your – Marriage, Marital Choices, Relationship, Finance, Career, Ministry, Leadership and more – will disperse and be dispelled with ease by the power and grace in Christ’s light. And you will know and experience what it means to have a life without sweat, stress, pressure and depression. Christ’s light indicates God’s favour, wisdom and speed to thrive, succeed, triumph, overcome and win victoriously in His leisure and with meaningful fulfilment. 

“In the beginning was THE WORD, and THE WORD was with God, and THE WORD was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in DARKNESS; and the DARKNESS comprehended it not” John 1:1-5 

When you resolve, even now – being today – to allow and follow the LIGHT of Christ Jesus, you will never walk in darkness. But His light will illuminate and enlighten every darkness, so that you can see all about you that pertains to doing life and living godly in God’s divine Plan, Purpose and Pursuit for you. 

It’s time to COLOUR and RAINBOW your life with the LIGHT that is in and of Christ Jesus. Be Blessed in Life and Godliness in the LIGHT of Christ Jesus. Amen. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING: 

“O house of Jacob, COME YE, and let us WALK IN THE LIGHT of the Lord” Isaiah 2:5. 

“Thou wilt shew me the PATH OF LIFE (ILLUMINATION): in thy PRESENCE (LIGHT) is FULNESS of joy; at thy RIGHT HAND (RIGHTEOUSNESS) there are pleasures (FULFILMENT) for evermore” Psalms 16:11 (Emphasis/Paraphrase Mine) 

“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. 

“In the beginning was THE WORD, and THE WORD was with God, and THE WORD was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in DARKNESS; and the DARKNESS comprehended it not” John 1:1-5 

“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore CAST OFF THE WORKS OF DARKNESS, and let us PUT ON THE ARMOUR OF LIGHT. 13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying” Romans 13:11-13. 

“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is LIGHT, and in him is NO DARKNESS at all. 6 If we say that we have FELLOWSHIP with him, and WALK IN DARKNESS, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 but if we WALK IN THE LIGHT, as he is in the LIGHT, we have FELLOWSHIP one with another, and the BLOOD of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, AND HIS WORD IS NOT IN US” 1 John 1:5-10. 

SUMMARY: 

This is a Gospel teaching and call to walk in Christ as LIGHT in a time of increasing darkness. The core message is: Jesus Christ IS the LIGHT, and walking in Him and His WORD brings total wholeness, freedom, and direction for life. 

 KEY POINTS: 

  1. THE URGENCY: Walk in the LIGHT Now
  • The message opens with Isaiah 2:5 — “COME YE, and let us WALK IN THE LIGHT of the Lord”. 
  • It declares there is a greater need to walk in LIGHT now than ever in human history. 
  • Reason: The level of darkness, untruth, fear, evil, wickedness, lies, hypocrisy, prejudice, and deception has overwhelmed many — even believers trying to live godly. 
  • DARKNESS is described as the system of the devil and his cohorts. 
  • LIGHT is described as the hallmark of Development, Progress, Freedom, Victory, Illumination, Productivity, Purposeful/Colourful/Meaningful Living. 
  1. THE SOURCE: Christ Jesus IS The LIGHT

Key scriptures anchor this: 

  • John 8:12 – “I am the LIGHT of the world; he that follows me shall not WALK in DARKNESS, but shall have the LIGHT of LIFE” 
  • John 1:1-5 – The WORD was God, and in Him was life; and the life was the light of men. The light shines in darkness, and darkness cannot overcome it. 
  • 1 John 1:5-10 – God is LIGHT, and in Him is NO DARKNESS at all. If we WALK IN THE LIGHT, we have fellowship, and the blood of Jesus cleanses us. 
  • 2 Corinthians 4:6 – God has “SHINED in our hearts, to GIVE the LIGHT of the knowledge of the glory of God in the FACE of Jesus Christ” 

The point: To HAVE and WALK in Christ’s LIGHT is to WALK in His WORD. You cannot have true illumination apart from Him. 

  1. THE RESULT: What Happens When You Walk in the LIGHT

When you receive and act on the LIGHT of Christ in you: 

  1. Darkness Disperses – “THAT DARKNESS” in Marriage, Choices, Relationships, Finance, Career, Ministry, Leadership “will disperse and be dispelled with ease” by Christ’s grace and power. 
  2. Freedom from Pressure – You experience life without sweat, stress, pressure, and depression. 
  3. God’s Favour and Speed – Christ’s light brings God’s favour, wisdom, and speed to thrive, succeed, triumph, overcome, and win with meaningful fulfilment. 
  4. Divine Direction – His light illuminates God’s divine Plan, Purpose and Pursuit for your life. Psalm 16:11 – “in thy PRESENCE is FULNESS of joy” 
  5. Sanctification – Romans 13:11-13 calls us to “CAST OFF THE WORKS OF DARKNESS, and PUT ON THE ARMOUR OF LIGHT” and walk honestly. 

The promise: Proverbs 4:18 – “the PATH OF THE JUST is as the SHINING LIGHT, that SHINETH MORE AND MORE unto the perfect day” 

  1. THE CALL TO ACTION
  • Resolve Today: “When you resolve, even now – being today – to allow and follow the LIGHT of Christ Jesus, you will never walk in darkness.” 
  • Let the Light Colour Your Life: “It’s time to COLOUR and RAINBOW your life with the LIGHT that is in and of Christ Jesus.” 
  • This is a call to choose fellowship with God over fellowship with darkness, to confess and be cleansed, and to live by the Word. 
  1. SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS TO PONDER

The teaching closes by listing key verses for meditation: Isaiah 2:5, Psalm 16:11, 2 Corinthians 4:6, John 1:1-5, Romans 13:11-13, 1 John 1:5-10. 
All of them reinforce: God is LIGHT. Jesus is LIGHT. The Word is LIGHT. Walk in it. 

Overall Message in One Sentence: 

In a world overwhelmed by darkness, Jesus Christ is the only true LIGHT. When we receive Him and walk in His Word, His illumination frees us from every darkness, aligns us with God’s purpose, and leads us into a life of victory, joy, and fulfilment. 

Amen. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI