WHEN A MAN LOSES GOD'S VISION FOR HIS LIFE

     Vision is the ability to look beyond what is and to visualize what could be and should be. vision is the bridge between the present and the future. Vision gives pain a purpose. The level of sacrifice that a vision requires will determine the size of people who follow. Vision is the lens that interprets the event of our life, the way we view people and our concept about God.
       Vision is a principal thing. Vision announces you and puts you above your competitors. Vision creates passion for productivity. Vision gives you a horse to Ride. Vision lead you from Crawling to walking and from walking to Running and From running to flying and from flying to cruzing stages of life. Vision is a propeller to higher ground.
        God created every man with a purpose on earth, no man is born of mistake. God has a wonderful and great vision for every man on earth. Samson was concieve in-order to set Israel free from the Philistines
''Some time later, the Israelis again practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, so the LORD handed them over into the domination of the Philistines for 40 years. There was one man from Zorah, from the family of the descendants of Dan, whose name was Manoah. Since his wife was infertile, she hadn’t borne children.  One day the angel of the LORD presented himself to the woman. “Hello!” he greeted her. “Though you are infertile at this time and haven’t borne a child, you’re about to conceive and give birth to a son. So be sure that you don’t drink wine or anything intoxicating, and don’t eat anything unclean because—surprise!—you’re going to conceive and give birth to a son! Don’t put a razor to his head, because the young man will be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from inside the womb. He will begin to deliver Israel from domination by the Philistines''
           When Samson has a Vision He defeated the Philistines with a jawbone of a lion but when he lost the vision He went to make friends with the enemy, sleeping with harlot in the camp of the enemy, a judge that forget his position and went down to his own peril, an army that leaves is duty post to attend to vanity of life, He lost the vision of God for his life and continue to live a miserable life of adultery. when He lost the vision of God for his life the enemies removed his two eyes, a predator become a prey. A ruler becomes a laughing stock, a might man becomes a mere sprint man that entertain the enemy.
         '' So she enticed him to fall asleep on her lap, called for a man to shave off his seven locks of hair from his head, and so began to humiliate him. Then his strength abandoned him. When she cried out, “The Philistines are attacking you, Samson!” he woke from his sleep and told himself, “I’ll go out like I did at other times like this and shake myself free.” But he didn’t know that the LORD had abandoned him. Samson is Imprisoned by the Philistines. Then the Philistines grabbed him, gouged out his eyes, brought him down to Gaza, tied him up in bronze chains, and made him grind grain in their prison. But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved off.  Some time later, the Philistine officials got together to present a magnificent sacrifice to their god Dagon, and to throw a party, because they were claiming, “Our god has given Samson into our control!” When the people saw Samson, they praised their god, claiming: Our god has given our enemy into our control; the one who was destroying our land, and who has killed many of us.''
         The person that needs to see his enemy die, mock them and celebrate their death becomes a mocking topic for the enemy. A great man that loses it value by losing God's vision. when a man loses God vision for his life, he/she will live in regrets at the end of the day, he may end up dieing with the enemy. Samson last prayer was for him to die with his enemy because he loses that great vision.
       'then Samson cried out to the LORD, “Lord GOD, please remember me. And please strengthen me this one time, God, so that I can repay the Philistines right now for my two eyes.''
       ''Then Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” He strained with all his strength until the building collapsed on the officials and every person in it. As a result, the dead whom he killed at his death were more than those whom he killed during his lifetime.''
      I pray for you today, you will not die with your enemy. You will not lose focus and God's dream for your life.
       When David had the Vision He Became a young king of Israel but when He lost it He slept with Uriah wife.
       Be careful, be determined, be purposeful, maintain your boundaries/ limitation and standing with God not to lose his vision for your life, when you do, you become an outcast, cursed soul and lives in regret and pains. When Adam and Eve lost God vision they were driven away from their place of comfort and lives in throngs and their sweat.

IT IS TIME

     What time are we? the time of peril (serious and immediate dangers, troubles and difficulties). The Lord Jesus Himself spoke of these time in Luke 31:26a ''Men will faint from terror; apprehensive of what is coming to world".
Apostle Paul also said in 2tim 3:1-7, what this time will be 

''You must realize, however, that in the last days difficult times will come. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unfeeling, uncooperative, slanderous, degenerate, brutal, hateful of what is good, traitors, reckless, conceited, and lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.  They will hold to an outward form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people.  For some of these men go into homes and deceive foolish women who are burdened with sins and swayed by all kinds of desires.  These women are always studying but are never able to arrive at a full knowledge of the truth.  Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and their faith is a counterfeit.  But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those two men, their stupidity will be plain to everyone."

Answer within your heart, are you not fainting as a Christian of this time towards the worldly system? are all these filthiness not seen in you? worldly civilization is the process of decline in God's word, deed, status, and commandment. It is time to know where we came from, where we are, and where we are heading to. We must not live a life without God (a reckless life of vanity), our life should not be like a car without fuel to move, our life must preach the good tidings yet in this perilous time of today's world.
    How often did you check time because is is time to turn from filthiness, immorality, deception, secret sin, worldly behaviour e.t.c and some other character of the world. Therefore you have to wake up, be aware, pick up yourself and move with determination and focus that there is no time to waste anymore. God is calling you today and He will be counting on you  not to compromise your faith. no more time to waste accept and believe in Jesus today. And always remember that never start a journey without a purpose or goal to achieve in mind cos if you do, you'll find yourself fulfilling another persons dream. Be precise, clear, plan and have a good
understanding of the journey, once you are certain about it never give-up, no matter what you face and don't look for short cut when the battle is getting stronger. Keep call, hold on to your path. So be precise this time Eternity is also calling you.

ALL IS VANITY. JUST TAKE IT EASY

I vividly recall the story of a man who became popular for engaging in money rituals just to buy the 80's edition of the Honda Prelude; you wouldn't buy that car for 50k today.

A guy brutally murdered his brother, just because he wanted to acquire the rave of the moment - Pathfinder Jeep. That same vehicle is now better described as a coffin.... Vanity

I remember as a kid, my whole street gathered at a neighbour's house to watch a"drama" shown on a "double-door black & white television". Today there is plasma television and its almost found in every student's room..... Vanity

Some ladies left their true loves because some rich guy then persuaded them with a Benz 190, which turned out to be the only car they ever owned till date. They found out too late that true love is invaluable..... Vanity

What about Santana, Mercedes Benz V boot, 505 Evolution, Toyota Crown?... All overtaken by latest models of Camry, Honda, Bugatti, Bentley, X6, Acura and Infinity.... Vanity!

A guy declared drinks because he launched the Nokia-3310 phone in 2002. Today that phone would embarrass the owner and is a joke compared to the low cost and everyday phones..... Vanity

What about the MTN SIM card that many people went extra miles before they bought for over 30k, today you will not buy it anywhere because all networks are begging people to even take it for free.... Vanity

People are still making the most horrific sacrifices over 'vanity' and make enemies over worthless material things. What can I say? Look back at that one thing you want to kill or die for today, and see what becomes of it tomorrow. There is absolutely nothing you can't achieve. ... Take it easy!

All you need is a little time and PATIENCE and you would thank God without regrets. There is actually nothing in this world that is worth going to Hell for, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

TAKE IT EASY!

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PASSING FROM DEATH TO LIFE

   Death is the permanent end of the life of a biological organism. Death may refer to the end of life as either an event or condition. In many cultures and in the arts, death is considered a being or otherwise personified , wherein it is
usually capitalized as "Death".  
    Death naturally didn't out of breath or existence. carnality and worldliness id death.  Death can also be attributed to a state of unfruitfulness, unfulfillment, barrenness; a state of much effort but little or no result; a state of closed heaven; a state of frustration and suicide;  a state where a man is prone/ open to the attack of the enemy (a state of no security or covering).
     A man of unfulfilled destiny is a dead man already. Many people are only a walking corpse because their life is full of darkness, bitterness, unproductiveness, pains, agony and are under the influence and power of darkness.
    Any man that is not saved (that as yet to confess and accept Jesus Christ has is Lord and savior) and be born again into the new life of Christ is dead man waiting for the day of judgement and condemnation.
    For a man to pass from death to life, there are going to be some process to pass through e.g
* must have confess Jesus Christ has is Lord and saviour
* must be genuinely born again
* must forsake his/her old path of living
* must disconnect from every fetish and family idols
* must turn from darkness to light and from power of Satan to God
*  must tell other people the good news of good works that God had done
* must have daily communion and fellowship with God in
   - prayer and fasting
   - daily studying of the word of God
   - read Christian literatures
* must love your neighbour as yourself
* his/her lifestyle and words must change and should longer be like that of unbelievers.
       When you passed from death to life; your name is in the book of life; Jesus Christ has known you as the heir of his father kingdom; every hindrances has been removed from your life; your life is refined by the Holy Spirit, word of God, prayer and fasting, praises and worship to God in truth and spirit. Now you are no longer meant for judgement and condemnation but eternity reign with Christ.
      So brethren, turn from your evil way today and come to the marvelous light of Jesus Christ, accept him as your saviour; believe in him and allow him to rule and reign in your life as your Lord. Today salvation he offers to you.

REDEMPTION OH, WONDERFUL STORY
Redemption oh, wonderful story
Glad message for you and for me
That Jesus has purchased our pardon
And paid all the debt on the tree

Believe it, O sinner, believe it
Receive and glad message 'tis true
Trust now in the crucified saviour
Salvation he offers

From death unto life He hath brought us
And made us by grace Sons of God;
A foundation is opened for sinners;
oh, wash and be cleansed in the blood

No longer shall sin have dominion
Though present to temp and annoy;
For Christ, in His blessed redemption,
The power of sin shall destroy

Accept now God's offer of mercy
To Jesus, oh, hasten today,
For He will receive him that cometh
And never will turn him away. Amen

DEALING WITH THE SPIRIT OF LUCIFER AND THE LEVIANTHANS

    As violence as the warfare between good and evil has been, as long as it has been going on, it is not eternal. God is eternal, He has no beginning nor end, He is from everlasting to everlasting while Satan is not; Satan has only a limited time to perform is magic, mystery and cunning activities till eternal judgment and death catch up with him.
    Satan's beginning was a heavenly being created by God not as bearded caricature we often seen pictured by artist, but as a glorious creature of much magnificence in the heavenlies. His name at that time was LUCIFER, which literally means "light bearer", we can see what God says about Lucifer in Ezekiel 28: 12-15
      ''son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God: You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering: the sardius, Topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes was prepared for you on the day you were created.
          'You were the anointed cherub who covers; i establish you; you were on the holy mountain of God; you walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. You are perfect in your ways from the day you were created, till iniquity was found in you''
        Because of Lucifer pride, self- exaltation and rebellious, he came under God's judgement and was cast out of heaven. These events also were described by Ezekiel. Ezekiel 28: 16-17 " by the abundance of your trading you became filled with violence within and you sinned; therefore I cast you as a profane thing out of the mountain of God; and i destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the midst of fiery stone. Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, that they might gaze at you."
        The main purpose of this study is to trained, equipped and mobilized us for the battle he has called us to since inception in the garden of eden. And one of the very first rules of successful warfare is that we must know our ENEMY. We must locate him and concentrate our fire power and prayer weapons against him otherwise our efforts will be dissipated and ineffective. The world today is filled with a cup of trembling, people are afraid, they know there are powerful enemies of work but they do not know, who or what these enemies are and how to overcome them, such as Jesus prophesied in Luke 21:26. The bible itself dearly teaches that Satan is an entity, a being, a real personage:
      Put on the whole armor of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against the rulers of darkness of this world against spiritual wickedness in high places. Eph 6: 11-12
These impenetrable shield can be seen in Mark 10-15, Mathew 28: 10-20; John 14:6; Isaiah 54:17; 2tim 1:7; Act 19-13-10; Heb 11:6, Job 13:15.
THE LEVIATHANS REV 12
     There are three types of Leviathans
* Leviathans that work in the sky Rev 12:1-10; Eze 28
    Signs to identify them are: They are very aggressive
They always want disorganization
They are mostly ladies and want to rule over men
They command and it will happen.
They do not allow prayers to reach heaven
How to overcome them
- By praises because God will never share his Glory with any one
- Being born again
- Fasting and prayer

* Leviathans that works on the ground (earth) Rev 13: 11-13
    These are deceitful spirit Gen 3:1-6;
     They have also almost all the attributes of the leviathans that works in the sky
How to overcome them
- By obeying God's word
- Fasting and prayer
- Evangelism

* Leviathan that works in the sea Rev 13: 1-8
       They are the most powerful of all the leviathans,
       They have all attributes of the leviathans both is sky and on the ground
       They seduces
       They are proud
       They are poisonous snake Mark 16:17-18; Psm 89: 9-10
       They are always wanting to be domineers Eccl 7:26; Eze 32:2-8
How to overcome them
- Put on the whole armor of God
- The body of God righteousness
- put on the shoe of evangelism
- Read, study, absorb the word of God,  make every word your own, it will be creative, victorious force in your mouth as you speak it out and confess Gods word. Satan must and will surely flee in the face of this effective sword wielded by the power of God.

      

WHEN HEAVEN IS CLOSED

       Heaven is often referred to the paradise of the afterlife in certain religions, considered to be the home of God; a blissful place or experience. Christianity has taught Heaven as the location of the throne of God as well as the Holy angels. It is also known as a sacred place of God where there is abundance, where hope of eternity lies and where good thing that the world can not comprehend. Its beauty is said to be beyond expression.
      Closed means to sealed up; made inaccessible or impassable; not open; what is lacking free variable.
      When heaven is closed: it means God is inaccessible; no communion or fellowship with God; no answer to request; it means there is no dew or rain to wet the dry land, at this point life becomes miserable, unpleasant and every effort becomes a waste. Men are just working like an elephant and eating like ants.; they sow much but reap little; eat but do not have enough; drink but are not filled with drink; cloth themselves but no one is warm; He who earn wages, earn wages to put into a bag with holes (Haggai 1:6). When heaven is close famine is inevitable (2King 24-30); drought comes into play.
      When Heaven is closed, destiny lies in ruin; every effort becomes fruitless; every attempt becomes a waste of time.
    WHAT CAN CLOSE AN HEAVEN
* Disobedient: This is an act of not willing to do what one is commanded to do; it is not hearkening to God's word and commandment. Disobedient is a grate sin; Adam and Eve were thrown out of God's garden and become a wanderers in a world of unknown full of struggle, pain, tilling and hard labour because of their disobedient to God simple command.' thou shall not eat of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil' in which they did (Gen 2: 16-17)
     King Saul kingdom was torn apart and a new king was anointed in his place when still alive because of his disobedient to God command (1sam 13: 8-10; 15:9)
* Sexual immoralities: taking canal knowledge of opposite sex; adultery and fornication; gay and lesbianism (abusing the use of man and woman and abnormality is sexual attraction). God is so much displease with this act that makes Him to destroy a whole nation that is filled with milk and honey, great potentials and destinies (Gen 18: 1-25)
* Pride: act of being full of one's self; the quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank e.t.c; a sense of one's own worth, abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self- respect; elevation of character.   This act was what brought Lucifer down from his rightful position and make him an outcast in the kingdom of God, when he think he can exalt his thrown above his creator because of what is made up of, his rank and beauty.
* Unholy: a life of filthiness; unworthy; stain and disgrace to the kingdom and act of God
* Worldliness
* Impatience
* Perilous time 1tim3:1-5
* perverseness e.t.c

WHAT CAN OPEN AN HEAVEN WHEN CLOSE
- Separation from worldly pleasures, alliances and companion
- Dedication to God; His word, work and act
- Filled with the Holy Spirit
- Put on the shoe of evangelism

       When we separate ourselves from worldliness, evil pleasure and associate, worldly alliance (both in business and relationship); evil companion; disobedient; sexual immoralities and dedicate our life to Jesus Christ, acknowledging his as our Savior and Lord, doing His will; living a life of faith, total dependence on him, holy and righteous life and a life worthy of  emulation; not forsaking the garden of the brethren; having fellowship and communion with him everyday that is when our Heaven can open and we will live to enjoy God's grace, favor, mercy and abundance He has in stock for us.