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THE QUEST FOR GOD AND HIS KINGDOM 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

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

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

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

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

SUMMARY 

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

KEY POINTS 

  1. THE NATURE OF THE KINGDOM

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

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

  1. THE FOUNDATION OF THE KINGDOM: RIGHTEOUSNESS

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

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

  1. THE RESULT OF TAKING A RIGHTEOUS STAND

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

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

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

  1. CHRIST IS OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS

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

We are made righteous in Him. 

  1. THE CALL TO PRIORITY

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

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

IN ONE SENTENCE: 

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

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blessed regards – the BELOVED of God!  

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. THE BIBLICAL PATTERN: HEZEKIAH’S PRAYER WALL 

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

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

  1. WHY YOU NEED A PRAYER WALL TODAY

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

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

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

  1. THE CALL TO ACTION: TURN IT ON 

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

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

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

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

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

IN ONE SENTENCE: 

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

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

LET’S KILL THAT SELFISHNESS TODAY WITH UNSPEAKABLE JOY 

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LET’S KILL THAT SIELFISHNESS TODAY WITH UNSPEAKABLE JOY: LET’S MAKE THE SPIRIT OF GIVING – RULE THE DAY IN OUR WORLDS FOR OTHERS JOY! 

“Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 8 whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with JOY UNSPEAKABLE and full of glory: 9 receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls” 1 Peter 1:6-9. 

I know sometimes it’s difficult to be out there for someone else when you are going through some personal challenges that are overwhelming too. 

But I have come to know and understand by God in Christ Jesus, that an exceeding great JOY — the unspeakable, indescribable, and immeasurable joy — is experienced in the loving act of GIVING FIRST to others, before our trinity self which I call — I, Me, and Myself, otherwise ascribed sometimes as the me, me, and me. 

For it takes the desire to extend that unspeakable joy to others to kill the spirit of selfishness and self-centred lifestyle. 

Living a selfless life toward God and man in Christ Jesus’ stead is the only way to bear along others’ burdens by the incredible opportunity that we may have that others don’t have. 

Life is about sharing the good and goodness with others who are vulnerable and limited in life resources — with our abundance, or even the so-called little we have, as the biblical widow’s mite, we’ve all heard or read about. 

“I have shewed you all things, HOW THAT SO LABOURING YE OUGHT TO SUPPORT THE WEAK, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE” Acts 20:35. 

“And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were RICH cast in much. 42 And there came a certain POOR widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. 43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this POOR WIDOW hath cast MORE in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: 44 for all they did cast in of their ABUNDANCE; but she of her WANT did cast in all that she had, even all her living” Mark 12:41-44 [Luke 21:1-4]. 

The word JOY to me means J for JESUS — as the first, O for OTHERS as the next, and Y for YOURSELF as the last. 

And I’ve found JOY indescribable and absolutely thrilling ever since I have learnt this act in my doing life and living godly in Christ Jesus’ stead through the years. 

And I highly recommend its application to you without prejudice, sentiments, and dissimulation, and it’s irrespective of whoever and whatever. 

For the act of love and loving is embedded in the spirit of GIVING to others first. Hence, God so loved that He GAVE first and the best — not leftovers and rejects. 

That’s how to kill the selfishness and selfish spirit in you and about you, in order to make love purposeful, meaningful, and fulfilling. 

“For God so LOVED the WORLD that He GAVE His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” John 3:16. 

Therefore, TODAY, while and when it is called TODAY, think about what GOOD and GOODNESS that is in you in terms of – TIME, EFFORT, FINANCE, MATERIAL – that you can GIVE to make a huge and great difference in someone else’s life without complaining and murmuring. That’s what love and loving is all about – in giving to someone else first, before the you-self trinity within. Endeavour to give it a go today and even now. 

As said earlier, the fulness of JOY can be attributed as pleasing JESUS and OTHERS, then YOURSELF. Meaning preferring in this order as said FIRST [J] – Jesus and Second [O] – Others and before You [Y] – Yourself. 

The exceeding great JOY of God is of the heart, born in the human spirit of love and loving. Therefore, put an end to SELFISHNESS – and start LOVING, start GIVING today and even now as an ONWARD and UPWARD trajectory 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. 

I do pray that you may experience the exceeding great and fulness of God’s joy today as you express your acts of love and loving in the GIVING-FIRST spirit today. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“For God so LOVED the WORLD that He GAVE His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” John 3:16. 

“GIVE, and it shall be GIVEN unto you; GOOD MEASURE, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men GIVE into your bosom. For with the SAME MEASURE that ye mete withal it shall be MEASURED to you again” Luke 6:38. 

“Thou wilt shew me the PATH OF LIFE: in thy presence is FULNESS OF JOY; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” Psalms 16:11 

“When they saw the star, they REJOICED with EXCEEDING GREAT JOY” Matthew 2:10. 

“I have shewed you all things, HOW THAT SO LABOURING YE OUGHT TO SUPPORT THE WEAK, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE” Acts 20:35. 

“The DESIRE of the RIGHTEOUS is only GOOD: but the EXPECTATION of the WICKED is WRATH. 24 There is that SCATTERETH, and yet INCREASETH; and there is that WITHHOLDETH more than is meet, but it TENDETH to POVERTY. 25 The LIBERAL soul shall be MADE fat: and he that WATERETH shall be WATERED also himself” Proverbs 11:23-25. 

SUMMARY: 

The message tells us that Selfishness dies when we choose to GIVE first. The spirit of GIVING rules our world and births UNSPEAKABLE JOY — the kind of JOY that puts JESUS first, OTHERS next, YOURSELF last. Today is the day to stop complaining and start LOVING through giving. 
Acts 20:35 — “IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE” 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. JOY IS FOUND IN GIVING FIRST
    The exceedinggreat JOY — unspeakable, indescribable, and immeasurable — is experienced in the act of GIVING to others first, before the “I, Me, and Myself” trinity. 
    1 Peter 1:8 — We rejoice with JOY UNSPEAKABLE and full of glory even in trials, as our faith is tested. 
    Psalms 16:11 — In God’s presence is FULNESS OF JOY. 
  1. KILL SELFISHNESS WITH A GIVING SPIRIT
    It takes the desire to extend joy to others to kill the spirit of selfishness andself-centred lifestyle. 
    Living a selfless life toward God and man in Christ Jesus’ stead is how we bear others’ burdens. 
    God set the example: John 3:16 — “For God so LOVED the WORLD that He GAVE His only begotten Son” — He gave His best, not leftovers. 
  1. GIVE WHETHER ABUNDANCE OR “WIDOW’S MITE“
    Life is about sharing the good and goodness with the vulnerable and those limited in resources.
    Mark 12:41-44 — The poor widow gave more than the rich, because she gave out of her want — all she had. 
    Proverbs 11:24-25 — “There is that SCATTERETH, and yet INCREASETH… The LIBERAL soul shall be MADE fat.” 
    Luke 6:38 — “GIVE, and it shall be GIVEN unto you; GOOD MEASURE, pressed down, and shaken together…” 
  1. THE J-O-Y PRINCIPLE
    JOY = Jesus first, Others next, Yourself last.
    The fulness of JOY is attributed to pleasing JESUS and OTHERS, then YOURSELF. 
    This order makes love purposeful, meaningful, and fulfilling. 

CALL TO ACTION: 

  • Examine your “WHATEVER” — What can you give today? 
  • Reject Selfishness — Choose the “you-self trinity” last. 
  • Give First — Like God did. Like the widow did. 
  • Expect Joy — Unspeakable joy comes when you bless others first. 
  • Live J-O-Y — Jesus, Others, Yourself. 

Final Word: 

Let’s make the SPIRIT OF GIVING rule the day in our worlds for OTHERS’ JOY. When we kill selfishness with giving, we experience the exceeding great JOY of God. IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

MONTH JUNE – OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE 

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MONTH JUNE – OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE: TO PREACH AND LIVE THE GOSPEL! 

“And Jesus went about all the CITIES and VILLAGES, TEACHING in their synagogues, and PREACHING THE GOSPEL of the kingdom, and HEALING every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with COMPASSION on them, because they FAINTED, and were SCATTERED abroad, as SHEEP HAVING NO SHEPHERD” Matthew 9:35-36 

When you PREACH and LIVE Christ, PREACH and LIVE THE WORD – there would be JOY in the City and in the DESERT of your being. For the GOSPEL is Christ Jesus: which is, that, He came, He was crucified, He died, He was buried, He rose again, for our SIN and SINS. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. This thus mean, whether you ARE in the CITY CHURCH or in the DESERT (VILLAGE) LOCAL CHURCH, you shouldn’t be mistaken on the GOSPEL MESSAGE – for it is the POWER and ANSWER to all HUMAN INNERMOST QUEST – for yesterday, today and tomorrow. Romans 1:16-17; Hebrews 13:8; 1 Corinthians 3:10-13; 1 Corinthians 15:1-19. 

“. . . Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where PREACHING THE WORD. 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and PREACHED CHRIST unto them . . . 8 And there was GREAT JOY IN THAT CITY . . . 26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, WHICH IS DESERT. 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship . . . 37 And Philip said, If thou BELIEVEST with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS THE SON OF GOD. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he BAPTIZED him . . .” Act 8:1-40 

We live today in the times of pandemic, trials, brutality, bitterness, greed, persecutions, evils, denials, wickedness, hatred and poverty in our worlds. Yet in the midst of all these happenings are God’s abundant provisions of DELIVERANCE, PROSPERITY, HEALTH, HOPE, FAITH, LOVE – and such like the more – for all the hopeless, faithless and loveless challenges and circumstances in our world. Colossians 1:13-14; Galatians 1:3-5; Hebrews 2:14-15; Luke 2:68-75. 

The likelihood of the challenging times today is for most people to BLAME or CURSE or ACCUSE or TRANSFER aggressions to others. While some will take advantage of others by appealing to their emotions, sentiments and fears in order to have holds over them in their vulnerability. 

And what people need today in the midst of the current situations, circumstances and challenges before them is the UNSPEAKABLE and INDESCRIBABLE JOY of the Lord in their hearts, families, and communities; much more, they need HOPE, FAITH and LOVE that can WELL them out of THAT life darkness in exchange with the fountains of peace, personal worth, blessedness, graciousness, gracefulness and dignity. And it will take a person OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE, which is YOU, to make it possible; that’s why you ARE of a great need and demand for today’s challenges and changing times. And your OBEDIENCE is PARAMOUNT to it all. 2 Corinthians 4:6; Proverbs 4:18; Job 36:11; Isaiah 1:19. 

And a person OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE indeed, will do only one thing: PREACH and LIVE CHRIST, PREACH and LIVE THE WORD in the midst of the irrelevancy of personal and or people’s challenges and circumstances; this is the order to trigger the needed JOY and PEACE that the individual, family, community, and nations might need, in times of today’s challenges and changing times. 

In the Apostolic days, all that was needed to bring OVERWHELMING JOY to the City of SAMARIA in the midst of persecution, evils, wickedness, falsehood, sorcery and divining, was to preach Christ, who is – The Living WORD. And the needed JOY came and took hold of the people while evil, hatred, falsehood and satanic cohorts and such likes, were silently KEPT AT BAY as God’s Kingdom and intent of overwhelming Joy advanced to flood in the hearts of the Samaritan City. Acts 8; Philippians 1:15-18. 

I make bold to say that if you must keep your enemy at bay and keep the kingdom of God and intent advancing in your life and those around you, PREACH/LIVE CHRIST and PREACH/LIVE THE WORD; Preach Not Sentiments, Not Denomination, Not Self egotism, and more importantly not Religion and not rudiments and traditions of this world. For that will create more conflicts than solving human needs and QUESTS. 

I’ve been emboldened to make known to you that there will be a miracle of change in your life and godly living, because – THERE’S A MIRACULOUS POWER IN THE WORD, when CHRIST is PREACHED. The SALVATION that you, your family and community you care about needs, is in The WORD, which is the GOSPEL OF CHRIST. Preach it! Live it!! And Joy Overwhelmingly will come!!! AMEN. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“For I am not ASHAMED of the GOSPEL OF CHRIST: for it is the POWER of God unto SALVATION to EVERYONE THAT BELIEVETH; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For THEREIN is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH” Romans 1:16-17 

“And Saul was CONSENTING unto his death. And at that time there was a GREAT PERSECUTION against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. 3 As for Saul, he made HAVOCK of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. 4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went everywhere PREACHING THE WORD. 5 Then Philip went down to the CITY OF SAMARIA, and PREACHED CHRIST unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, HEARING and SEEING the miracles which he did. 7. For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was GREAT JOY in that CITY . . . 25 And they, when they had TESTIFIED and PREACHED THE WORD of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and PREACHED THE GOSPEL in many VILLAGES OF THE SAMARITANS. 26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, WHICH IS DESERT… 27 AND HE AROSE AND WENT: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 28 was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet . . . 37 And Philip said, If thou BELIEVEST with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS THE SON OF GOD. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he BAPTIZED him . . .” Acts 8:1-40. 

“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. 

“Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath MADE US MEET (QUALIFIED) to be PARTAKERS of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 who hath DELIVERED US from the POWER OF DARKNESS, and hath TRANSLATED us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins” Colossians 1:12-14. 

“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. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us” 2 Corinthians 4:6-7. 

“And Jesus went about all the CITIES and VILLAGES, TEACHING in their synagogues, and PREACHING THE GOSPEL of the kingdom, and HEALING every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with COMPASSION on them, because they FAINTED, and were SCATTERED abroad, as SHEEP HAVING NO SHEPHERD” Matthew 9:35-36. 

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

“Moreover, brethren, I DECLARE UNTO YOU THE GOSPEL WHICH I PREACHED UNTO YOU, WHICH ALSO YE HAVE RECEIVED, AND WHEREIN YE STAND; 2 by which also ye are SAVED, if ye keep in memory what I PREACHED unto you, unless ye have BELIEVED in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also RECEIVED, how that CHRIST DIED for our SINS according to the scriptures; 4 and that he was BURIED, and that he ROSE again the third day according to the scriptures: 5 and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 6 after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time . . . 11 Therefore whether it were I or they, so we PREACH, and so ye BELIEVED” 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. 

“And without CONTROVERSY great is the mystery of godliness: God was MANIFEST in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, PREACHED unto the Gentiles, BELIEVED on in the world, RECEIVED up into glory” 1 Timothy 3:16. 

SUMMARY: 

The message is about OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE to PREACH and LIVE CHRIST, and PREACH and LIVE THE WORD, amidst challenges and darkness in the world. This brings OVERWHELMING JOY, DELIVERANCE, PROSPERITY, HEALTH, HOPE, FAITH, and LOVE to individuals, families, communities, and nations. The GOSPEL OF CHRIST is the POWER and ANSWER to human needs and QUESTS. When CHRIST is PREACHED, there’s MIRACULOUS POWER IN THE WORD.  

Key points: 

  1. Preach and live Christ, preach and live the Word — that’s the HEAVENLY MANDATE.
  2. Amidst pandemic, trials, and darkness, God’s provisions of DELIVERANCE, HOPE, FAITH, LOVE bring OVERWHELMING JOY.
  3. The GOSPEL OF CHRIST is the POWER and ANSWER. Preach Christ, not sentiments or religion.
  4. OBEDIENCE to this mandate brings MIRACULOUS change and JOY. 

Scriptures: 

  • Matthew 9:35-36 
  • Romans 1:16-17 
  • Acts 8:1-40 
  • 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 
  • Colossians 1:13-14 
  • 2 Corinthians 4:6 

Call to Action: 
The call is to preach not sentiments, denomination, self-egotism, or religion, but to PREACH/LIVE CHRIST and THE WORD. So, Preach it! Live it!! And Joy Overwhelmingly will come!!! AMEN. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

MONTH JUNE – OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE 

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MONTH JUNE – OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE: TO PREACH AND LIVE THE GOSPEL! 

“And Jesus went about all the CITIES and VILLAGES, TEACHING in their synagogues, and PREACHING THE GOSPEL of the kingdom, and HEALING every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with COMPASSION on them, because they FAINTED, and were SCATTERED abroad, as SHEEP HAVING NO SHEPHERD” Matthew 9:35-36 

When you PREACH and LIVE Christ, PREACH and LIVE THE WORD – there would be JOY in the City and in the DESERT of your being. For the GOSPEL is Christ Jesus: which is, that, He came, He was crucified, He died, He was buried, He rose again, for our SIN and SINS. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. This thus mean, whether you ARE in the CITY CHURCH or in the DESERT (VILLAGE) LOCAL CHURCH, you shouldn’t be mistaken on the GOSPEL MESSAGE – for it is the POWER and ANSWER to all HUMAN INNERMOST QUEST – for yesterday, today and tomorrow. Romans 1:16-17; Hebrews 13:8; 1 Corinthians 3:10-13; 1 Corinthians 15:1-19. 

“. . . Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where PREACHING THE WORD. 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and PREACHED CHRIST unto them . . . 8 And there was GREAT JOY IN THAT CITY . . . 26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, WHICH IS DESERT. 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship . . . 37 And Philip said, If thou BELIEVEST with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS THE SON OF GOD. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he BAPTIZED him . . .” Act 8:1-40 

We live today in the times of pandemic, trials, brutality, bitterness, greed, persecutions, evils, denials, wickedness, hatred and poverty in our worlds. Yet in the midst of all these happenings are God’s abundant provisions of DELIVERANCE, PROSPERITY, HEALTH, HOPE, FAITH, LOVE – and such like the more – for all the hopeless, faithless and loveless challenges and circumstances in our world. Colossians 1:13-14; Galatians 1:3-5; Hebrews 2:14-15; Luke 2:68-75. 

The likelihood of the challenging times today is for most people to BLAME or CURSE or ACCUSE or TRANSFER aggressions to others. While some will take advantage of others by appealing to their emotions, sentiments and fears in order to have holds over them in their vulnerability. 

And what people need today in the midst of the current situations, circumstances and challenges before them is the UNSPEAKABLE and INDESCRIBABLE JOY of the Lord in their hearts, families, and communities; much more, they need HOPE, FAITH and LOVE that can WELL them out of THAT life darkness in exchange with the fountains of peace, personal worth, blessedness, graciousness, gracefulness and dignity. And it will take a person OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE, which is YOU, to make it possible; that’s why you ARE of a great need and demand for today’s challenges and changing times. And your OBEDIENCE is PARAMOUNT to it all. 2 Corinthians 4:6; Proverbs 4:18; Job 36:11; Isaiah 1:19. 

And a person OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE indeed, will do only one thing: PREACH and LIVE CHRIST, PREACH and LIVE THE WORD in the midst of the irrelevancy of personal and or people’s challenges and circumstances; this is the order to trigger the needed JOY and PEACE that the individual, family, community, and nations might need, in times of today’s challenges and changing times. 

In the Apostolic days, all that was needed to bring OVERWHELMING JOY to the City of SAMARIA in the midst of persecution, evils, wickedness, falsehood, sorcery and divining, was to preach Christ, who is – The Living WORD. And the needed JOY came and took hold of the people while evil, hatred, falsehood and satanic cohorts and such likes, were silently KEPT AT BAY as God’s Kingdom and intent of overwhelming Joy advanced to flood in the hearts of the Samaritan City. Acts 8; Philippians 1:15-18. 

I make bold to say that if you must keep your enemy at bay and keep the kingdom of God and intent advancing in your life and those around you, PREACH/LIVE CHRIST and PREACH/LIVE THE WORD; Preach Not Sentiments, Not Denomination, Not Self egotism, and more importantly not Religion and not rudiments and traditions of this world. For that will create more conflicts than solving human needs and QUESTS. 

I’ve been emboldened to make known to you that there will be a miracle of change in your life and godly living, because – THERE’S A MIRACULOUS POWER IN THE WORD, when CHRIST is PREACHED. The SALVATION that you, your family and community you care about needs, is in The WORD, which is the GOSPEL OF CHRIST. Preach it! Live it!! And Joy Overwhelmingly will come!!! AMEN. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“For I am not ASHAMED of the GOSPEL OF CHRIST: for it is the POWER of God unto SALVATION to EVERYONE THAT BELIEVETH; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For THEREIN is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH” Romans 1:16-17 

“And Saul was CONSENTING unto his death. And at that time there was a GREAT PERSECUTION against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. 3 As for Saul, he made HAVOCK of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. 4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went everywhere PREACHING THE WORD. 5 Then Philip went down to the CITY OF SAMARIA, and PREACHED CHRIST unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, HEARING and SEEING the miracles which he did. 7. For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was GREAT JOY in that CITY . . . 25 And they, when they had TESTIFIED and PREACHED THE WORD of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and PREACHED THE GOSPEL in many VILLAGES OF THE SAMARITANS. 26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, WHICH IS DESERT… 27 AND HE AROSE AND WENT: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 28 was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet . . . 37 And Philip said, If thou BELIEVEST with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS THE SON OF GOD. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he BAPTIZED him . . .” Acts 8:1-40. 

“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. 

“Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath MADE US MEET (QUALIFIED) to be PARTAKERS of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 who hath DELIVERED US from the POWER OF DARKNESS, and hath TRANSLATED us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins” Colossians 1:12-14. 

“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. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us” 2 Corinthians 4:6-7. 

“And Jesus went about all the CITIES and VILLAGES, TEACHING in their synagogues, and PREACHING THE GOSPEL of the kingdom, and HEALING every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with COMPASSION on them, because they FAINTED, and were SCATTERED abroad, as SHEEP HAVING NO SHEPHERD” Matthew 9:35-36. 

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

“Moreover, brethren, I DECLARE UNTO YOU THE GOSPEL WHICH I PREACHED UNTO YOU, WHICH ALSO YE HAVE RECEIVED, AND WHEREIN YE STAND; 2 by which also ye are SAVED, if ye keep in memory what I PREACHED unto you, unless ye have BELIEVED in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also RECEIVED, how that CHRIST DIED for our SINS according to the scriptures; 4 and that he was BURIED, and that he ROSE again the third day according to the scriptures: 5 and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 6 after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time . . . 11 Therefore whether it were I or they, so we PREACH, and so ye BELIEVED” 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. 

“And without CONTROVERSY great is the mystery of godliness: God was MANIFEST in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, PREACHED unto the Gentiles, BELIEVED on in the world, RECEIVED up into glory” 1 Timothy 3:16. 

SUMMARY: 

The message is about OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE to PREACH and LIVE CHRIST, and PREACH and LIVE THE WORD, amidst challenges and darkness in the world. This brings OVERWHELMING JOY, DELIVERANCE, PROSPERITY, HEALTH, HOPE, FAITH, and LOVE to individuals, families, communities, and nations. The GOSPEL OF CHRIST is the POWER and ANSWER to human needs and QUESTS. When CHRIST is PREACHED, there’s MIRACULOUS POWER IN THE WORD.  

Key points: 

  1. Preach and live Christ, preach and live the Word — that’s the HEAVENLY MANDATE.
  2. Amidst pandemic, trials, and darkness, God’s provisions of DELIVERANCE, HOPE, FAITH, LOVE bring OVERWHELMING JOY.
  3. The GOSPEL OF CHRIST is the POWER and ANSWER. Preach Christ, not sentiments or religion.
  4. OBEDIENCE to this mandate brings MIRACULOUS change and JOY. 

Scriptures: 

  • Matthew 9:35-36 
  • Romans 1:16-17 
  • Acts 8:1-40 
  • 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 
  • Colossians 1:13-14 
  • 2 Corinthians 4:6 

Call to Action: 
The call is to preach not sentiments, denomination, self-egotism, or religion, but to PREACH/LIVE CHRIST and THE WORD. So, Preach it! Live it!! And Joy Overwhelmingly will come!!! AMEN. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

THE BLESSED HOLY SPIRIT IS FOR OUR COLOURFUL LIVING 

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THE BLESSED HOLY SPIRIT IS FOR OUR COLOURFUL LIVING: HE’S OUR MEDICINE AND DAILY MEDICINAL TO A GRACIOUS AND GRACEFUL WELLBEING! 

“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 . . . [26] But the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will help you remember everything that I have told you “ John 14:16-17, 26/Amplified. 

I beckoned on you today to get engage with the BLESSED Holy Spirit in order to colour your worlds in life and godly living in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus stead. 

Herein are the Holy Spirit works today as He did in Christ Jesus in Humanity for our Earthly good and goodness: 

  •  To preach good tidings unto the meek 
  •  To bind up the broken-hearted 
  •  To proclaim liberty to the captives 
  •  The opening of the prison to them that are bound 
  •  To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord 
  • The day of vengeance of our God 
  • To comfort all that mourn 

In order to authenticate and enact the Holy Spirit anointed appointments and discharges in Zion – the Church – which is you; and to endorse the gracious life and godly living as accomplished in Christ Jesus, you need to get on to COLOUR your WORLDS. That means to PUT ON the daily walk of grace as commissioned in the Holy Spirit works. 

Herein are what you need to PUT ON to colour your worlds graciously: 

  •  BEAUTY FOR ASHES 
  •  THE OIL OF JOY FOR MOURNING 
  •  THE GARMENT OF PRAISE FOR THE SPIRIT OF HEAVINESS 

And by these, God will be GLORIFIED, and you will be called: 

  •  THE TREES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 
  •  THE PLANTING OF THE LORD. 

When you engage today with the Anointed Spirit to colour your worlds in life and godly living, your worlds will never be the same again. For you ARE the TREES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, THE PLANTING OF THE LORD for Him to be GLORIFIED. Therefore, colour your worlds in these gracious regards by putting on: 

  • BEAUTY FOR ASHES 
  •  THE OIL OF JOY FOR MOURNING 
  • THE GARMENT OF PRAISE FOR THE SPIRIT OF HEAVINESS 

Be Blessed in LIFE and GODLINESS in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath ANOINTED me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2 to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3 to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them BEAUTY for ashes, the OIL of JOY for mourning, the GARMENT of PRAISE for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called TREES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, THE PLANTING OF THE LORD, that he might be GLORIFIED” Isaiah 61:1-3. 

“The mighty God, even the Lord, hath SPOKEN, and CALLED the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. 2 Out of ZION, the PERFECTION of BEAUTY, God hath SHINED” Psalms 50:1-2. 

“But ye are come unto MOUNT SION, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, 23 TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CHURCH OF THE FIRSTBORN, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24 and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel” Hebrews 12:22-24. 

“And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How BEAUTIFUL are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things” Romans 10:15. 

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

” . . . 14 And Jesus RETURNED in the POWER of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a FAME of him through all the region round about. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is UPON ME, because he hath ANOINTED me to PREACH the GOSPEL to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to PREACH deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 to PREACH the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. 22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the GRACIOUS WORDS which Proceeded out of his MOUTH. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?” Luke 4:1-22. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

THE QUEST FOR GOD AND HIS KINGDOM

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

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

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

God’s kingdom is of righteousness because the WORK OF RIGHTEOUSNESS is of Christ Jesus and it’s efficacious and fruitful to give the right to stand before God and be emboldened in grace – without shame, fear, unsafe, unsecure, inferiorly and such like as it’s written of the WORK and EFFECT:

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

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

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

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

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

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

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

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

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

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

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

THE “PRAYER WALL” STAND

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

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

Create your own PRAYER WALL today, and you’ll see the beginning of the end of THOSE circumstances and situations that have left you feeling panicked, anxious and hopeless; The PRAYER WALL stand, is your avenue to access God’s will and  receive from Him, the PEACE that surpasses all human understanding, guarding your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus, as it’s written:

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

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

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

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

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

Blessed regards – the BELOVED of God!

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

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

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

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

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

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

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

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE

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OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE: PREACH CHRIST, PREACH THE WORD – THERE WOULD BE JOY IN THE CITY OF YOUR BEING!
 
“. . .4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where PREACHING THE WORD. 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and PREACHED CHRIST unto them . . . 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was GREAT JOY in that CITY . . .” Acts 8:1-20.
 
Don’t be Mistaken on the GOSPEL MESSAGE – It’s the POWER and ANSWER to all HUMAN INNERMOST QUEST for – yesterday, today and tomorrow.
 
“For I am not ASHAMED of the GOSPEL of Christ: for it is the POWER of God unto SALVATION to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For THEREIN is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith” Romans 1:16-17.
 
We live today in the times of divergence of pendamic, trials, brutality, bitterness, greed, persecutions, evils, denials, wickedness, wars, sanctions, oppressions, hatred and poverty in our worlds, while there’s yet in the midst of all these happenings are God’s abundant provisions of DELIVERANCE, HOPE, FAITH and LOVE – for all hopeless, faithless and loveless challenges and circumstances.
 
The likelihood of the challenging times today is for most people to blame or curse or accuse or transfer aggressions to others. And some will take advantage of others by appealing to their emotions, sentiments and fears in other to have holds over them in their vulnerability.
 
And what people needs today in the midst of the situations, circumstances and challenges before them is the UNSPEAKABLE and INDESCRIBABLE JOY of the Lord in their hearts, family and communities; and much more the HOPE, FAITH and LOVE that can well out of their darkness as fountains with peace, worth, blessedness, graciousness, gracefulness and dignity. Hence a person of the HEAVENLY MANDATE, which is YOU, is of a great need and demand for today’s challenges and changing times. And your OBEDIENCE is PARAMOUNT to it all.
 
And a person of the HEAVENLY MANDATE indeed, will do only one thing: PREACH CHRIST, PREACH THE WORD in the midst of the irrelevancy of one’s and or people challenges and circumstances in order to trigger the needed JOY and PEACE that the individual, family, community and nations might need, in times of today’s challenges and changing times.
 
In the Apostolic days, all that was needed to bring OVERWHELMING JOY to the City of SAMARIA in the midst of persecution, evils, wickedness, falsehood, sorcery and divining, satanic cohorts preachers was to preach Christ, who is – The Living WORD. And the needed JOY came and took hold of the people while evil, hatred, falsehood and satanic cohorts and such likes, were silently KEPT AT BAY as God’s Kingdom and intent of overwhelming Joy advance to flood in the hearts of the Samaritan City.
 
I make bold to say that if you must keep your enemy at bay and keep the kingdom of God and intent advance in your life and those about you, PREACH CHRIST, PREACH THE WORD; Preach Not Sentiments, Not Denomination, Not Self egotism, and more importantly not Religion and not rudiments and traditions of this world. For that will create more conflicts than solving human needs and QUESTS.
I am been emboldened to make known to you that there will be a miracle of change in your life and godly living, because – THERE’S A MIRACULOUS POWER IN THE WORD, when CHRIST is PREACHED. The SALVATION that you, family and community you care about needs, is in The WORD, which is the GOSPEL OF CHRIST. Preach it! Live it!! And Joy Overwhelmingly will come!!! AMEN.
 
PREACH CHRIST – PREACH THE WORD – FOR THE GOSPEL MESSAGE – IS THE POWER, ANSWER AND ANTIDOTE TO THE QUEST, IN ALL HUMAN NEEDS.
 
SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!
 
SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:
“For I am not ASHAMED of the GOSPEL of Christ: for it is the POWER of God unto SALVATION to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For THEREIN is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith” Romans 1:16-17.
 
“And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a GREAT PERSECUTION against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. 3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. 4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where PREACHING THE WORD. 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and PREACHED CHRIST unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was GREAT JOY in that CITY. . . “ Acts 8:1-20.
 
“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, 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. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us” 2 Corinthians 4:6-7.
 
REV. CHUKIE MORSI

LETS KILL THAT SELFISHNESS TODAY WITH UNSPEAKABLE JOY

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LETS KILL THAT SELFISHNESS TODAY WITH UNSPEAKABLE JOY: LETS MAKE THE SPIRIT OF GIVING – RULE THE DAY IN OUR WORLDS FOR OTHERS JOY!
 
“Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 8 whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with JOY UNSPEAKABLE and full of glory: 9 receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls” 1 Peter 1:6-9.
 
I know sometimes it’s difficult to be out there for someone else when you are going through some personal challenges that are overwhelming too. But I have come to know and understand by God in Christ Jesus, that an exceeding great JOY – the unspeakable, indescribable and immeasurable joy – is experience in the love act of GIVING first to others, before the our trinity self which I called – I, Me and Myself, otherwise ascribed sometimes as the me, me and me. For it takes the desire to extend the unspeakable joy to others to kill the spirit of selfishness and self-centred life style. Living a selfless life towards God and man in Christ Jesus stead, it’s the only way to bear along others burden by the incredible opportunity that we may have that others don’t have. Life is about sharing the good and goodness to others who are vulnerable and limited to life resources with our abundance or even the so called little we have as the biblical widows mite we’ve all heard or read about.
 
“I have shewed you all things, HOW THAT SO LABOURING YE OUGHT TO SUPPORT THE WEAK, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE” Acts 20:35.
 
“And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were RICH cast in much. 42 And there came a certain POOR widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. 43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this POOR WIDOW hath cast MORE in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: 44 for all they did cast in of their ABUNDANCE; but she of her WANT did cast in all that she had, even all her living” Mark 12:41-44 [Luke 21:1-4].
 
The word JOY to me means J for JESUS – as the first, O for OTHERS as the next and Y for YOURSELF as the last. And I’ve found JOY indescribable and absolutely thrilling ever since I have learnt this act in my doing life and living godly in Christ Jesus stead through the years. And I highly recommend it’s application to you without prejudice, sentiments and dissimulation, and it’s irrespective to whoever and whatever.
 
For the act of love and loving, is embedded in the spirit of GIVING to others first, hence, God so love that He GAVE first and the best, not leftovers and rejects. That’s the how to kill the selfishness and selfish spirit in you and about you, in order to make love purposeful, meaningful and fulfilling.
 
“For God so LOVED the WORLD that He GAVE His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” John 3:16.
 
Therefore, TODAY, while and when it’s called TODAY, think about what’s that GOOD and GOODNESS of you in terms of – TIME, EFFORT, FINANCE, MATERIAL – that you can GIVE to make a huge and great difference in someone else’s life without complaining and murmuring. That’s what love and loving is all about – in giving to someone else’s first, before the you-self trinity within. Endeavour to give it a go today and even now.
 
As said earlier, the fulness of JOY can be attributed as pleasing JESUS and OTHERS, then YOURSELF. Meaning preferring in this order as said FIRST [J] – Jesus and Second [O] – Others and before You [Y] – Yourself.
 
The exceeding great JOY of God is of the hearts, born in human spirit of love and loving. Therefore, put an end to SELFISHNESS – and start LOVING, start GIVING today and even now as an ONWARD and UPWARD trajectory 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.
 
I do pray that you may experience the exceedingly great and fulness of God’s joy today as you express your acts of love and loving in the GIVING first spirit today.
 
SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!
 
SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:
“For God so LOVED the WORLD that He GAVE His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” John 3:16.
 
“GIVE, and it shall be GIVEN unto you; GOOD MEASURE, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men GIVE into your bosom. For with the SAME MEASURE that ye mete withal it shall be MEASURED to you again” Luke 6:38.
 
“Thou wilt shew me the PATH OF LIFE: in thy presence is FULNESS OF JOY; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” Psalms 16:11.
 
“When they saw the star, they REJOICED with EXCEEDING GREAT JOY” Matthew 2:10.
 
“I have shewed you all things, HOW THAT SO LABOURING YE OUGHT TO SUPPORT THE WEAK, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE” Acts 20:35.
 
“The DESIRE of the RIGHTEOUS is only GOOD: but the EXPECTATION of the WICKED is WRATH. 24 There is that SCATTERETH, and yet INCREASETH; and there is that WITHHOLDETH more than is meet, but it TENDETH to POVERTY. 25 The LIBERAL soul shall be MADE fat: and he that WATERETH shall be WATERED also himself” Proverbs 11:23-25.

REV. CHUKIE MORSI