A Journey to Spiritual Maturity: May 2021

Monday 24 May 2021

#WordfortheWeek 2021 Week 21 Change (2)

“The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you.” Genesis 12:1 NLT

Changing to become a new man in Christ is a deliberate act affecting three things; our body, mind and way of living.

1. Body

“Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So, use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.” Romans 6:13 NLT

2. Renewal of the mind

“With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him. They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity. But that isn’t what you learned about Christ. Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.” Ephesians 4:17-24 NLT

3. A new way of living

“For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. So, you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus. Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires...Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living...But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.”

Romans 6:7-12, 18, 22 NLT

Some of us are still on that journey of transitioning from the old to the new, and not yet reached the new man status. Maybe like Abraham, we still have some ‘Lots’ walking the journey with us and God has remained silent. Even if the change feels painful because we are holding on to the familiar and refusing to let go. Let us not go back to our old life because it is familiar and comfortable.

Do you want to reach your promised land - eternity with Christ? Get out of your comfort zone. Let go of all the ‘Lots’ in your life, and build an altar of living sacrifice to God today.

Let your new nature be your new ‘normal’.

The new life is only for those with a relationship with Yeshua. Why not take that step to enter into this glorious relationship with him today. It is easy to do. Acknowledge and Repent of your sins and be determined to turn away from them. Confess and declare Jesus as the Son of God and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead. Accept him as your Lord and Saviour. Declare your faith openly and become a new creature in Christ, old things have passed away. Follow Jesus in all areas of your life and start that wonderful journey with Him immediately.

I encourage you to search for a bible teaching fellowship near you for support and your spiritual growth.

#Prayerfortheweek

Almighty Father, thank You for the gift of my salvation and the Holy Spirit. In the mighty name of Yeshua Christ Jesus. Thank you for my new life in Yeshua. May I be renewed as I learn more about and grow in him. I give my body completely to You. I renew my mind to that of Yeshua. I am free from the power of sin. Amen.

If you accepted Jesus or turned back to him, please get in touch. I am so excited! You give me hope and joy and are my proud reward and crown when I stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns. Yes, you are our pride and joy. (1 Thessalonians 2:19-20 NLT)

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Sunday 23 May 2021

#WordfortheWeek 2021 Week 20 Change (1)

“The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you.” Genesis 12:1 NLT

Every day we go through a change or the other, some temporary, others permanent. Some are life changing but most are not.

The moments of big changes in my life:

When I went off to university,

When I got married,

When I had my first daughter,

When I accepted the amazing gift of salvation and dedicated my life to Yeshua, at about age 40.

Every change since then has to do with my new life in Christ.

Many people do not like change because we are very comfortable in our familiar. Anything unfamiliar brings fear.

COVID 19 pandemic has brought transformation to our way of life, living and working. The way we socialise is now with limited hugging or even no touching. We called it social distancing. The way we work is more remotely and less mass congregation in a physical space. The use of technology is now global, for the young as well as the elderly. No longer can anyone claim too old to use communication tools, WhatsApp and many social media platforms. The way we do fellowship is church without walls.

All these changes impacted us directly. Most people easily adapted, many struggled and are still struggling. Many people think one day, things will go back to the way it was before. Some might even try to force things back to the way it was.

Change could be both good and bad; positive or negative. Change could be willingly or enforced. Change might not be sustained, or it could lead to a new way of life.

When we accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour, we began a change. A transition from an old state of being into another . Our old life - the old man has gone. Or has it?

Are we still trying to adapt to the new life? Do we still go back to the old one, to feel that familiarity again?

Let us use a case study of the Life of Patriarch Abraham. The man Elohim saw fit to take out from all human beings and set apart to showcase Himself.

Abraham was a man that went through a transformational change. He had to leave everything that was familiar to Him. Although he took his father, wife and nephew with him. But he left the known for the unknown. People will say he took a risk. But he took a risk on God. The best guarantee ever.

On this change he had to depend on God all the way. Prayer altar became a lifestyle on his journey of transition, Abraham built altars, four were recorded. Altar symbolises sacrifice and worship.

Praise /dedication

“Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants. ” And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the Lord, who had appeared to him.”

Genesis 12:7 NLT

Prayer/Worship

“And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.” Genesis 12:8 NKJV

After that, Abram travelled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord.” Genesis 12:8 NLT

Separation unto the Lord

“After Lot had gone, the Lord said to Abram, “Look as far as you can see in every direction—north and south, east and west. I am giving all this land, as far as you can see, to you and your descendants as a permanent possession. And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of the earth, they cannot be counted! Go and walk through the land in every direction, for I am giving it to you.” So, Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the Lord.” Genesis 13:14-18 NLT

Faith in (sacrifice) of Yeshua

“Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So, he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son. Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means “the Lord will provide”). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.” Then the angel of the Lord called again to Abraham from heaven. “This is what the Lord says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed—all because you have obeyed me.””

Genesis 22:13-18 NLT

As believers, we have two sections of life: Before Christ / in our old man and After Christ / in our new man

Christ has called us out of the Kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of light. Though it is not like the physical journey Abraham took, but for us it is a spiritual journey. The spiritual things Abraham did are examples for us, of things that are integral part of our journey.

Where we are going is the New Man nature. Our Chaldean is the Old man nature

“Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him...Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tender-hearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience...Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.” Colossians 3:10, 12, 14 NLT

Change to the new man is deliberate. Yeshua has done his own part. We must do ours.

To be continued…

#Prayerfortheweek

If you accepted Jesus or turned back to him through, please get in touch. I am so excited! You give me hope and joy and are my proud reward and crown when I stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns. Yes, you are our pride and joy. (1 Thessalonians 2:19-20 NLT)

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Sunday 16 May 2021

#WordfortheWeek 2021 Week 19 Mindset

“Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory... Put on your new nature and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.” Colossians 3:1-4, 10-11 NLT

For believers in Yeshua Christ, we depend on two things - the word of Elohim and the help of the Holy Spirit. When we relegate Christianity to set of rules and activities, we miss the amazing truths that transforms life through a renewed mind.

Our faith is based on what we believe and hope. As we study the word of Elohim God, we can either believe it or not. What we believe can either become our prison or our freedom. Our mindset can either become a transformative agent or a mind trap.

The book of Colossians was written by Apostle Paul to Christians in Colosse (in modern day Turkey). Paul addressed issues of false teaching which had infiltrated the Church - combining philosophy, Judaism and Christian ideas. What he taught are vital for our own mindset today. What we believe or disbelieve shapes our behaviour and approach to life.

Sometimes what we experience, what we are taught in school of the world and our intellect can come into conflict with the word of God. It is easy to say that we should just accept the word. This won’t have any effect if our mind is not in agreement.

The good news about the wonderful grace of Elohim God should lead to a mindset of knowing and growing in knowledge of the Lord; honouring and pleasing Him. We have been rescued from the kingdom of darkness and been transferred into the Kingdom of Yeshua, who purchased our freedom by his death. Our sins are forgiven - wiped out. Our mindset should be that of a citizen of the Kingdom of Yeshua.

We should not have the mindset of a sinner, of condemnation, bowed down in shame and guilt. We must understand and accept what Christ has done for us and our new identity, not what people say we are.

Yeshua Jesus Christ is the visible image of the Father. He came to us as God in the flesh. He is eternal, existed before and hold all creation together. Through him the Father created all things in the heavenly realms and on earth, even thrones, kingdoms, rulers and authorities of the seen and unseen world. Yeshua Jesus have dominion overall.

Our mindset is that Jesus is the fullness of God the Father. The only access and relationship with the Father. This mindset will prevent us from looking for other gods/alternatives to the Almighty.

Jesus was real on earth. He died physically to pay the price of our sins. We have been made holy, blameless and above reproach in his sight. If we continue in the faith!

My mindset is that there is no condemnation for me. My sins have been forgiven. My mindset is that of a new creature in Christ. My sinful nature is no more. I believe it. accept it. Sin has no power over me.

In Christ lived all the fullness of God in a human body. We are complete through our union with him who is the head over every ruler and authority. When we came to Christ, he performed a spiritual circumcision - cutting away our sinful nature. When we were baptised, we went through spiritual rebirth to a new life. We became alive in Christ. Every charge against us was taken away and nailed to the cross. Hallelujah! (Colossians 2:13-14).

Jesus defeated all spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. He died and he rose again. Our mindset is that no spiritual power, rules, principalities nor authorities have any power over us.

Christ is the reality of spiritual rules and regulations (Colossians 2:16-23). Rules that make activities a means of relationship with the Father is no longer valid. Christ is the only means of relationship with the Father. Self-denial, worship of angels, rules of the world, severe bodily discipline - all the things that do not take away evil desires are of no effect.

Our mindset is Christ our reality, not rules and regulation. Our life is hidden in Christ in God the Father.

Our eternal destination is sure, so heaven should fill our minds and mindset. As we have accepted Christ Jesus as our Lord, we must continue to follow him. Our roots must grow down into him and our lives must be built on him. We must be mindful of human thinking and spiritual powers of this world. We must set our sights and mind on the realities of heaven where Christ sits in the place of honour at God’s right hand. We must constantly think about the things of heaven.

Our mindset must be about heaven not the things of earth. We shall share in Christ’s glory when he is revealed to the whole word.

I believe it. My mind is transformed by it. How about you?

Do you know something? This wonderful mindset is available through a relationship with Yeshua Christ Jesus. If you do not have this relationship, why not give it a go today?

It’s simple to do this; believe in your heart that Jesus is the son of God, raised from the dead. Accept him as your Lord and Saviour by confessing him with your mouth. “For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved (Romans 10:9,10 NLT)

And start that wonderful journey with Him immediately. I encourage you to search for a bible teaching fellowship near you for support and your spiritual growth.

#Prayerfortheweek

Almighty Father, thank You for the gift of my salvation and the Holy Spirit. In the mighty name of Yeshua Christ Jesus. I pray that I may grow in the complete knowledge of Your will my Father. Grant me spiritual wisdom and understanding that the way I live will always honour and be pleasing to you Lord. May my life produce every kind of good fruit as I know You better and better. May I be filled with spiritual strength, endurance and patience, joy, always thankful in all things.

If you accept Jesus or turned back to him breading this, please get in touch. I am so excited! You give me hope and joy. You are my proud reward and crown when I stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns. Yes, you are our pride and joy. (1 Thessalonians 2:19-20 NLT)

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Have a wonderful week ahead.

I pray that this inspire you to reflect on your relationship with Elohim and be determined to be more and do more for Him each day.

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Saturday 8 May 2021

WordfortheWeek 2021 Week 18 The Good News

Then he said, “When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. 46 And he said, “Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. 47 It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations,[f] beginning in Jerusalem: ‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’ Mark 18: 44-47

Some years ago, I started writing about the resurrection to Jesus. I wanted to write about his death, power of his blood, and his resurrection. These three things that are critical to our whole salvation experience.

For you and me to be saved, Jesus had to die. He shed his blood because there is no forgiveness of sin without the remission of blood. The life is in the blood. There was a spiritual exchange that took place on the cross.

We can never fully comprehend the extent of this salvation process without faith - the power of the cross, the shedding of blood and the death of Yeshua requires faith. I wanted to dwell, through my writing in that place of revelation, understanding and being able to accept the exchange that took place for me.

Three days after his death, Jesus resurrected. Without the resurrection we would have had no Christianity. Our faith is in the resurrected Yeshua. The proof that Jesus is Son of God who came from heaven and has returned to heaven:

“...concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.” Romans 1:3-4 NKJV

As a believer, I am assured that he will return, and I too will resurrect to eternal life.

“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus, we shall always be with the Lord.” I Thessalonians 4:14-17 NKJV

I am assured that he is alive and advocating for every believer.

“My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.” I John 2:1-2 NKJV

And knowing he is alive gives us confidence. He is alive. He confirms everything we say about him. We have access to power and victory.

“...and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.” Ephesians 1:19-23 NKJV

The good news is that we have access to all these great promises and hope. Only through a relationship with Yeshua Christ Jesus.

Would you like access to the promises of this good news? It’s simple, believe in your heart that Jesus is the son of God, raised from the dead and confess with your mouth that He is Lord. “For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.” Romans 10:9,10 NLT. And start that wonderful journey with him immediately. I encourage you to search for a bible teaching fellowship near you for support and your spiritual growth.

#Prayerfortheweek

Almighty Father, thank You for the gift of my salvation and the Holy Spirit. I believe in my heart that Yeshua is Your Son, raised from the dead and alive, seated on your right Hand in heaven. I confess Yeshua is Lord of my life. Amen.

If you accept Jesus or turned back to him through reading this blog, please get in touch. I am so excited! You give me hope and joy. You are my proud reward and crown when I stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns. Yes, you are my pride and joy. (1 Thessalonians 2:19-20 NLT)

Inbox me, email me, just get in touch. I want to join you in prayers every day

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Have a wonderful week ahead.

I pray that this inspire you to reflect on your relationship with Elohim and be determined to be more and do more for Him each day.

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Saturday 1 May 2021

WordfortheWeek 2021 Week 17 Encouragement (Part 2)

This is what the Lord says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you,” says the Lord. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.” Jeremiah 29:10-14 NLT

Elohim relates with us through our decisions and actions. And He has told us how to do it. “In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you,” says the Lord. Jeremiah 29:113

Pray and seek God with all your heart. In Daniel chapter 9 verse 2, Daniel prayed and sought the Lord when he calculated that the seventy exile years was over. There was no new prophecy. Daniel understood from the Scriptures the number of years Elohim had already specified through Prophet Jeremiah.

Personally, I believe the Holy Scriptures are complete. Everything we need to know about the present and the future is already written. Christ the Word is in our heart. The Holy Spirit is in our heart. The revelation of the mind of Elohim is accessible for us when we, like Daniel search the Scriptures. And not wait for a ‘prophet’ to ‘prophecy’.

Daniel prayed the word of God back to God. He set his face towards the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications with fasting. He prayed, made confession and sought God with all his heart and God answered. In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, the exiles started returning to the Promised land (Ezra 1:3).

There is an end to challenges. Joy will come. Whatever challenges we are going through, it shall end. I don’t know when for your own particular situation, but I know we must encourage ourselves in the Lord. It is up to us to make the decision to believe and have faith. His purpose will be fulfilled even when it does not look like it. God preserved the line of David even in their captivity. Challenges will run its course, according to God’s purpose.

The reason why we go through challenges is known by God and sometimes known by us as well (unless we are not truthful with ourselves). There is a beginning and an end of things.

What we have gone through in the last year was a crisis at personal and societal level. It might not have been an invasion of war, but the outcome was similar – millions of people dead, lives and ways of living changed. Many have gone through so much pain they are wondering where is our God? He called us His people. We bear His name. Where is our Father?

The society we live in has turned back from God. We have replaced Him in our hearts and lives. There is always a repercussion for sin and those who turn their back on Elohim. Our sins might be forgiven but there is always a price to pay. The life of David after murder and adultery is a perfect example. Unfortunately, even the innocents are caught up in the repercussion one way or the other.

Nevertheless, Yahweh is a loving, compassionate and merciful Father.

First, we must be repentant, for ourselves as individuals and for our nation. We must pray for our leaders. Their acts and actions affect the society as a whole. There is no point expending energy to curse them when we should be praying for them.

As individuals, let us not be like a petulant child that blame other people and God when things do not go as we expected. Before I complain about things, let me check my life first and ensure there is nothing I should have done, avoided or continue.

Let us be real with ourself. God’s standard and principles are clear. Search the Holy Scriptures to hear the Lord. His words are encouragement. We must hold unto it.

God demands obedience and faithfulness. Our heart must belong to Him

Let us not make of no effect the blood of Jesus shed to pay the price for our sin.

Do you need to repent today and turn to him as Lord and Saviour?

It’s simple to do this; believe in your heart that Jesus is the son of God, raised from the dead and confess with your mouth that He is Lord. “For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved” (Romans 10:9,10 NLT). And start that wonderful journey with Him immediately. I encourage you to search for a bible teaching fellowship near you for support and your spiritual growth.

#Prayerfortheweek

Almighty Father, thank You for the gift of my salvation and the Holy Spirit. I pray in the name of Jesus. Help me to keep my eyes and heart on your no matter what is going on around me and how I feel. Help me to seek you and be encouraged in your word Lord, Amen.

If you accept Jesus or turned back to him through listening to this programme, please get in touch. I am so excited! You give me hope and joy. You are my proud reward and crown when I stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns. Yes, you are our pride and joy (1 Thessalonians 2:19-20 NLT).

Inbox me, email me, just get in touch. I want to join you in prayers every day

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Have a wonderful week ahead.

I pray that this inspire you to reflect on your relationship with Elohim and be determined to be more and do more for Him each day.

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WordfortheWeek 2021 Week 16 Encouragement (Part 1)

Jeremiah lived and prophesied during the reign of at least five Israelite kings before the exile of the Southern Kingdom. These were times of idolatry worship and wickedness in the land. The Israelite were Elohim’s people, but their hearts were far from him. They were in ‘name only’.

In the books of the prophets, we know Yahweh warned the leaders and the people, but they refused to listen. Or they made tokenistic and shallow attempts. Until Jehovah fulfilled His words and sent them into captivity for seventy years. Innocents were caught up in the suffering, nevertheless Yahweh preserved and protected them – like Daniel, Ezekiel, King Jehoiachin. Nevertheless, the compassionate Father encouraged His children. He punished them with the right hand and gave them hope with the left.

Elohim encouraged them - to get used to their new living arrangement. “Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit. Take wives and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may bear sons and daughters—that you may be increased there, and not diminished.” Jeremiah 29:5-6 NKJV

He assured them that His thoughts towards them was for good and not evil. Sometimes we don’t understand why the innocent suffer with the evil doers. Seriously, I don’t know. Look at what happened to Prophet Jeremiah. This man suffered for preaching and communicating the word of God. Even he was taken to Egypt without his consent.

Elohim’s plan is to give us a hope and a future. A future - eternal life. A hope - faith through Yeshua. We must remember, this world is not our home, we are in transit to our eternal home. Irrespective of what is going on in my life I encourage myself with the word of Elohim.

It is in times of challenges that we need to find strength in the Lord through His word.

We need to ask Him for direction, not react with our feeling. Even in the midst of our challenges and captivity, Elohim is saying: “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Even though it does not look or feel like it, have faith - the evidence of things not seen and the assurance of things hoped for.

To be continued…

#Prayerfortheweek

If you accept Jesus or turned back to him reading this blog, please get in touch. I am so excited! You give me hope and joy. You are my proud reward and crown when I stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns. Yes, you are our pride and joy (1 Thessalonians 2:19-20 NLT).

Inbox me, email me, just get in touch. I want to join you in prayers every day

My email is info@adeolaakintoye.com

Have a wonderful week ahead.

I pray that this inspire you to reflect on your relationship with Elohim and be determined to be more and do more for Him each day.

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Monday 24 May 2021

#WordfortheWeek 2021 Week 21 Change (2)

Sunday 23 May 2021

#WordfortheWeek 2021 Week 20 Change (1)

Sunday 16 May 2021

#WordfortheWeek 2021 Week 19 Mindset

Saturday 8 May 2021

WordfortheWeek 2021 Week 18 The Good News

Saturday 1 May 2021

WordfortheWeek 2021 Week 17 Encouragement (Part 2)

WordfortheWeek 2021 Week 16 Encouragement (Part 1)