Who is a Fool?

By Chidozie on January 27, 2012

FoolThe fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. Psalms 14:1

The one who denies God is a fool, according to the Bible. It is amazing that there are individuals today who observe the creation all around them, but deny there is a Creator.

Anyone who trusts in their own heart, today many believe in what they do, simply because they feel it is right. They have external standard for right or wrong, truth or error. The wise man in the book of Proverbs said it all: “He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered” Prov. 28: 26.

The fool is one who hides his feeling of hatred toward others with lying lips or slanders others. “He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that uttered a slander, is a fool” Prov. 10:18.

The person who despises wisdom and knowledge is a fool. “A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent” Prov. 15:5. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction Prov.1:7.

The fool is one who builds on the sand. Jesus said a wise man builds his house on a rock. Jesus explained such are those who hear his sayings and does them. Conversely, those who hear Jesus’ teaching, but do not do them, Jesus said he “shall be liked unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand” Matt. 7: 26, 24-27.

The rewards of a Fool

He shall be a servant to the wise. “He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart” Prov.11:29.

 

He shall receive shame. “The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools” Prov. 3:35.

 

He shall fall in all his endeavors’. “The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall” Prov.10:8.

 

He will die without the wisdom of God. “The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom” Prov.10:21.

 

He will battle closed heaven all his life. “And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron” Deuteronomy 28:23.

 

He will eat the bread of sorrow. “It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep” Psalm 127:2.




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Trust God in all you do, He has never failed

By Chidozie on January 21, 2012

Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Proverbs 3:5 MSG

Trust God in all you do, for He has never forsaken any one that places trust in Him, no matter how bad things may be, he will always be God. He does not toy with His words concerning you, “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11). We want to trust in anything and not God. We’ll trust in our own abilities, in our boss’s judgment of us, in our money, our doctor, even in an airline pilot, but not the God.Trust God in all you do, He has never failed

But only if you can trust God, He shall make your seed as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall your seed numbered.

Only if you can trust God, you shall walk before Him and be perfect.

Only if you can trust God, you shall stand still and see the Salvation of the LORD, for the Egyptians (problems) whom you have seen today, you shall not see them again more forever.

Only if you can trust God, He shall rain bread from heaven for you.

Only if you can trust God, He shall cause your enemies that rise up against you to be smitten before your face: they shall come out against you in one way, and flee before you in seven ways

Only if you can trust God, He shall make you the head, and not the tail, and you shall be above only and you shall not be beneath.

Only if you can trust God, every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, He shall give unto you

Only if you can trust God, there shall not any man be able to stand before you all the days of your life.

Only if you can trust God, your mouth shall be enlarged over your enemies.

Only if you can trust God, He shall give you the head of your Goliath.

Only if you can trust God, you shall renew your strength, you shall mount up with wings as eagles; you shall run, and not be weary and you shall walk, and not faint.

Only if you can trust God, He shall uphold you with His right hand of righteousness.

Only if you can trust God, all they that were incensed against you shall be ashamed and confounded, they shall be as nothing and they that strive with you shall perish.

Only if you can trust God, He shall make a way for you where there is no way.

Only if you can trust God,, He shall be with you when you pass through the waters, and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his offspring begging bread” (Psalms 37:25). This is the heritage of those who trust God.

 

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Following in the Footsteps of Jesus

By Chidozie on January 14, 2012

You should follow Jesus steps 1 Peter 2:21 

If you want to follow in the footsteps of our Lord Jesus Christ, you need to see the following things about Him.

Following in the Footsteps of JesusHe never acted in haste. He didn’t make decisions in response to pressure tactics of other. In negotiation, waiting is a weapon. Whoever is the most hurried usually ends up with the short end of the deal. But a skilled negotiator knows that waiting reveals the weakness in any plan, and the motives of these behind such plan. Your greatest mistakes will often happen because of impatience.

Jesus knew when to work and when to rest. In the storm on the Sea of Galilee Jesus slept, but the disciples sweated. In the garden of Gethsemane Jesus sweated, but the slept. That’s because He knew when to work and when to rest. Knowing when to act and when to trust, what to give your attention to and what to leave in God’s hands, is a secret you must learn if you’re to do God’s will. The more successful you are the more people will reach for you. Nobody was busier than Jesus. Everybody wanted something from Him. But Jesus know when to separate Himself from

Jesus knew He didn’t have to prove Himself. At every turn in His ministry on earth the skeptics were there. At the cross, they asked Him to come down if he was the Son of God. (Matthew 27:40) What was His reaction? He refused to let their comments intimidate Him or alter His plans. He needed not their approval; He already had His Fathers approval, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:17). Jesus didn’t waste time answering His critics. He made no reply, not even to single charge to the great amazement of the governor (Matthew27:14), He rather responded to hunger, to need, to seekers, but not to people trying to trap Him. Do you know why there’s never been a monument built to a critic? Because critics are spectators, not players! You owe nothing to a critic, “Speak not in ears of a fool:  for he will despise the wisdom of thy words (Proverb 23:9).

Jesus didn’t focus on the past but the future. Mary His mother was pregnant with Him before she was married to Joseph. Only a few people knew the truth. Jesus grew up with this, yet He didn’t feel the need to explain it. Stop advertising your pains to others. Stop complaining that your background is poor, or limited educational background or repeating the stories of those that failed you in life. All of us are challenged in some way, “Remember you not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing (Isaiah 43:18-19). Satan discusses our yesterday; apparently that’s the only information he has about us. Jesus discusses our tomorrows. So following in the footsteps of Jesus means being led, not driven and focused on what’s ahead.

 

 

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Celebrate Christmas every day of the year

By Chidozie on January 7, 2012

christmas treeChristmas has come and gone. Likewise all the merriment associated with Christmas is over, the shopping for Christmas is also over, all the decoration in our homes for Christmas are been dismounted, the time to put the away the nativity is now. But surprisely many will be putting away Jesus Christ with the decorations, on till next the Christmas holiday. But when you know why Jesus came in the first place, you will not only make Him central in your life, but you’ll celebrate Christmas (the birth of Jesus) everyday.

He came to fulfill the Law. Jesus said I came to fulfill the law (Matthew 5:17). The claims of law that he had made, unto the uttermost, he paid. Your sins of omission, commission and disposition, were all paid for at Calvary.

He came to serve.  The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve (Matthew 20:28) When the mother of James and John requested from Jesus, that her sons sit beside Him one at his right and the other at His left in heaven. The Lord said no to her selfish ambition and called her sons to a life of humble service to others (Matthew 20:20–28).

He came to preach the Kingdom of God. Each time we obey God’s will instead of our own, we preach to others what it is like to live as a citizen of His Kingdom. Jesus came to preach the kingdom of God to the other (Luke4:43).

He came to seek and to save what was lost. Imagine meeting someone you worked with or lived with, saying to you in heaven. How come you never told me? Jesus came so that we can be saved from the fires of hell (Luke 19:10).  Keep these four things in mind and you’ll celebrate Christmas every day of the year!

 

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Adieu Year 2011, We can finish this year stronger than ever

By Chidozie on December 31, 2011

While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. Genesis 8:22

I want to thank you for being a part of my Christian Blog; Scripture on fire and for your support and love! What an incredible year 2011 has been! This year saw a lot of good and bad things. But am glad we are here today to see the end of another year. To God be the Glory

On the 11th day of January 2011, there was Flooding and mudslides in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro that killed 903.

On the 11th day of March 2011, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the east of Japan, killing 15,840 and leaving another 3,926 missing.

On 28th day of April 2011.The wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton took place at Westminster Abbey in London.

On May Day 1St day of May 2011, the U.S. President Barack Obama announces that Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the militant group Al-Qaeda, has been killed during an American military operation in Pakistan.

On the morning of the 25th day of December 2011, Christmas Day, a Islamic militant group Boko Haram bombed St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State, outside the Nigerian capital; at least 35 people were killed. The second bomb went off at the Mountain of Fire Ministries church in Jos, northeast of the capital, with little impact, only damaging the fence and about three vehicles parked close to it. This is the third failed attempt to bomb the church; Mountain of Fire Ministries church.

You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being. I thank you for all that happened in 2011 and the way You kept us of harm’s way.

My prayer is that we can finish this year like no year before, stronger than ever. And may the year 2012 be better than this year, may our God work His signs and wonders in our lives, our family and our society. In 2012, May all the countries of the world that has been suppressing Christian teaching and values under any disguise have a change of mind or shamed.

In just a few hours, a brand-new year will be upon us, I want to encourage you to believe that God will pour out His incredible favor and power like never before. A new year brings new hope, new blessing and new opportunities. So get ready!  No matter what others have told you, no matter how they made you feel, listen to what God is saying found in Jeremiah 29:11 and Psalm 139:17-18

Year 2012 will be a better year

Thanks

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God Uses Those Failures to Show His Great Power

By Chidozie on December 16, 2011

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.Roman 5:8

A Man of God was doing some carpentry work, while the neighbour’s son watched. The Man of God smiled and said to the lad, ‘Are you interested in carpentry?’ No, the lad replied. I just want to hear what you will say when you hit your thumb with the hammer. You are the only Bible some people will ever read, and they’re watching to see how your life lines up with what you profess. Some are waiting for a chance to say, ‘See, Christians are all hypocrites! Some are hoping for confirmation of the life-changing power of Jesus. We want to set good example, but sometimes we fall short. And as humbling as it to mess up, God uses those.

And as humbling as it is to mess up, God uses those failures to make it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves (2 Corinthians 4:7 NLT). God doesn’t glaze over the shortcomings of even the most notable saints. They’re all written down so that we don’t repeat their mistakes (1Corinthians 10:11 TM). Abraham Our Patriarch, the friend of God, lied twice about Sarah being his wife (Genesis 12:10-20). Moses, the mighty leader, got angry and disobeyed God (Numbers 20:2-13). David, a man after God’s heart, committed adultery and then tried to cover his tracks with murder (2 Samuel 11:15). Peter, head of the church, denied Jesus not once but three times (Luke 22:54-62), and John Mark gave up and went home during a missionary trip (Acts 15:38) Paul says, “Our positions in the story are parallel—they at the beginning, we at the end—and we are just as capable of messing it up as they were” (1Corinthians 10:12TM). So don’t get discouraged when you stumble, forgive yourself, learn from what happened, and move on.

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God First, All These Things Will Be Added To You

By Chidozie on December 14, 2011

God rewards those who earnestly seek Him. Hebrews 11:6

Hard times cause us to re-examine our lives and seek God as never before, making our emphasis to shift from Lord, here’s what I want’ to ‘Lord, what do You want?’ Sometimes doors are shut at us, only for us to seek out why it was shut in the first place. Consider the story of Hannah. She desperately wanted a son but God wanted a prophet. When she prayed, “LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head”(1 Samuel 1:11 NIV). God not only gave Hannah Samuel, but also six more children. When you pray for harvest God will ask you to sow a seed. That seed may be something you love and want to hold on to, but don’t rather, surrender to God.

Elkanah had two wives Peninnah and Hannah, but he love Hannah the most, he would give portion of his possession to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters. But to Hannah he gave a double portion his possession (1 Samuel 1:5). Hannah discovered she couldn’t be satisfied with Seek Godless than God’s will, when you’re not doing what you know God has truly  called you to do, the love of people and material things won’t satisfy you.

Ordained people are not only found in the pulpits. Hannah was ordained to be a mother and she known that it was the will of God for her that was why she refused to be comforted by her husband, her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?” (1 Samuel 1:8).   You may be ordained to be a Lawyer, a fireman or a babysitter. Fine whatever God’s called you to do, and do it. Then He blesses us, for God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him


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