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THE DECEITFULNESS OF RICHES.

Pastors are called by God to guard and protect the flock and to lead them to salvation in Christ Jesus . Pastors are called to lead and teach the church according to (Titus 1:5-9; 2:12-15; John 21:15-19).

Our main priority in the kingdom of God is to steer the congregation away from danger and pitfalls life of sin but what happens when the danger we are facing comes from the pulpit. Men teaching to seek God for financial gain, seeking God for men position or money? No matter how popular it may seem, we need to follow God’s word because it is a safety net.

What does God’s word say what example are we to follow. God’s word gives us warnings of the-deception of riches today we can attest to many things going on in the world in the name of serving the lord God, some go to church because is their family church or to seek access for young ladies or young lady's seeking for men and forget to seek God who is the foundation of the church some will ask, “Is God against prosperity, wealth, happiness or marriage?” absolutely not. He has continually blessed His people with wealth and has made promises concerning wealth.

God is not against people gaining wealth he said in the book of Ephesians 1:3-4. blessed be the God and father of our lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ 4 just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.

Friends God has already blessed us he just want us to be blameless in our relationship with him. My reason for writing this post is to lead men to be aware of false teaching surrounding money, to repent and follow God.

Loving money or the world more than God is idolatry and there are many false teachings today surrounding us some even open church just to win the heart of people and get money, they can't even preach the word of God to win soul to be conscious of heaven that is why many christian only speak what their pastor said instead of what the bible said. Are we serving God or money?

We are living in a new error of deception in which the bible continually warns us of men posing as Christians, many of them claim to be sent by God and we must know that what seems real, may not be real in the sight of God.

We look at these men and they seem appealing to the eyes. Could we actually be the people with itching ears the bible warns us about in 2 Timothy 4:3-4 it said, for the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turn aside to fables, 5 But you be be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. Why not?

How do we know unless we examine ourselves? because some of what they preach is true? My friends, unless you let go of what you’re holding on to you will miss the big picture of heaven. You might indeed lose your soul. You want to grab something, grab a hold of Jesus ( The God of the Bible ) now and hold on tight because without him you most certainly will be deceived that is why the bible said let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written.” Romans 3:4"

ABIDING IN GOD'S WORD

There are more bibles in print today than ever before, but a bible on the shelf without reading is worthless. Millions of believers are plagued with spiritual anorexia, starving to death from spiritual malnutrition. To be a healthy disciple of Jesus christ feeding on God's word must be your first priority. Jesus christ called it "abiding. He said, if you abide in my word, then you are truly disciples of mine.

In day-to-day living, abiding in God's word includes three activities. I must accept its authority. The bible must become the authoritative standard for my life, the compass i rely on for direction, the counsel i listen to for making wise decisions, and the benchmark i use for evaluating everything.

The bible must always have the first and last word in my life. Many of our troubles occur because we base our choices on unreliable authorities: culture oh everyone is doing it. tradition we've always done it, reason it seemed logical, or emotion it just felt right. All four of these are flawed by the fall. What we need is a perfect standard that will never lead us in the wrong direction and only God's word meets that need.

Solomon reminds us, "every word of God is flawless and Paul explains, everything in the Scriptures is God's word. All of it is useful for teaching and helping people and for correcting them and showing them how to live.

The most important decision you can make today is to settle this issue of what will be the ultimate authority for your life. Decide that regardless of culture, tradition, reason, or emotion, you choose the bible as your final authority. Determine to first ask, "What does the bible say?" when making decisions.

Resolve that when God says to do something, you will trust God's word and do it whether or not it makes sense or you don't feel like doing it adopt Paul's statement as your personal affirmation of faith:

I believe everything that agrees with the law that is written in the Prophets."I must assimilate its truth. It is not enough just to believe the bible; i must fill my mind with it so that the holy spirit can transform me with the truth. There are five ways to do this: You can receive it, read it, research it, remember it, and reflect on it.

You receive God's word when you listen and accept it with an open heart and receptive attitude. The parable of the sower illustrates how our receptiveness determines whether or not God's word takes root in our lives and bears fruit.

Jesus christ identified three unreceptive attitudes-a closed mind ( hard soil ), a superficial mind ( shallow soil ), and a distracted mind ( soil with weeds )-and then he said, "Consider carefully how you listen.

Anytime you feel you are not learning anything from a sermon or a bible teacher, you should check your attitude, especially for pride, because God can speak through even the most boring teacher when you are humble and receptive.

James advises, "In a humble gentle, modest spirit, receive and welcome the word which implanted and rooted in your hearts contains the power to save your souls.

GOD GIVE YOU MIRACLE'S IN HUMAN WILL.

2 kings 4:13 And he said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Look, you have been concerned for us with all this care. What can I do for you? Do you want me to speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?’ ”She answered, “I dwell among my own people.” 14 So he said, “What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, “Actually, she has no son, and her husband is old.” 15 So he said, “Call her.” When he had called her, she stood in the doorway. 16 Then he said, “About this time next year you shall embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord. Man of God, do not lie to your maidservant!” 17 But the woman conceived, and bore a son when the appointed time had come, of which Elisha had told her.

God is a spirit and for him to bless you, he needs to pass through a man, if you lack good relationships with men, you'll hardly be blessed God works with relationship you must learn to treat people with courtesy and love. The Shunammite woman would have been praying for a child all through her life I'm sure she was a prominent woman and surely she had money but she couldn't buy a child you know what made her have a child? She took care of Elisha, a man of God. She respected him, she was hospitable, she was kind, she had character for God servant it's today that men of God don't have it value for God and his word that people can't trust them again.

Elisha, spoke into her womb and in a year, she had a child assuming she wasn't hospitable? Polite, and kind? She would still been praying and fasting, binding and casting demons that don't exist. Sometimes, we are our demons. Our attitudes are our destiny killers that is why many people life will not change because they have abuse some men of God without knowing some of you have insulted people that were divinely orchestrated to help you. Some of you are keeping malice with your destiny helper.

Some of you are still suffering, not because you lack talent but because you lack character. Talent is attractive anyone can be talented, but character is a proof of discipline, a proof of responsibility. Character sustains the attraction talent gives you character is virtue, and sometimes what we call favor is triggered by virtue.

Mary was a Virgin she had virtue which attracted the favor of being the mother of the saviour of the world!! The bible said in all thy getting, get understanding because understanding will teach you good behavior and character to respect people.

Treat strangers with courtesy be kind sometime your angel won't always come like an angel, don't look down on nobody, anyone can change your life it was the maid of Naaman, that told him where to get healing. Naaman was a great man but had leprosy. He must have visited the greatest hospital in the world as of that time. Who would've ever thought that the solution to his problem was in the mouth of his maid? Sometimes the solutions of our problems are trapped in the mouths of mere people, but many of us are not humble enough to see it.

You think you are rich today, but you never can tell if that young girl or boy you look down on today can make you wealthy tomorrow your miracle may be in that young boy you see today like nothing.

GOD WANTS YOU TO GROW UP.

Your heavenly father's goal is for you to mature and develop the characteristics of Jesus Christ. Sadly, millions of Christians grow older but never grow up. They are stuck in perpetual spiritual infancy, remaining in diapers and booties the reason is that they never intended to grow.

Spiritual growth is not automatic but it takes an intentional commitment. You must want to grow, decide to grow, make an effort to grow, and persist in growing. Discipleship is the process of becoming like Christ-always begins with a decision. Jesus calls us and we respond: "Come be my disciple, 'Jesus said to him so Matthew got up and followed him.

When the first disciples chose to follow Jesus, they didn't understand all the implications of their decision, they simply responded to Jesus Christ invitation that's all you need to get started so decide to become a disciple.

Nothing shapes your life and make you more unique than the commitments you choose to make to your life. Your commitments can develop you or they can destroy you, but either way if you're not doing the right thing, they will define you because time doesn't change things it only reveals what you are committed to with your life.

Tell me what you are committed to, and I'll tell you what you will be in twenty years. We become whatever we are committed to. It is at this point of commitment that most people miss God's purpose for their lives. Many are afraid to commit their lives to anything they just drift through life others make half-hearted commitments to competing values, which leads to frustration and mediocrity while others make a full commitment to worldly goals, such as becoming wealthy or famous, and end up disappointed and bitter.

Every choice has eternal consequences, so you had better choose wisely. Peter warns, "Since everything around us is going to melt away, what holy, godly lives you should be living!"

Today many assume that spiritual maturity is measured by the amount of biblical information and doctrine you know while knowledge is one measurement of maturity, it isn't the whole story.

The christian life is far more than creeds and convictions; it includes conduct and character. Our deeds must be consistent with our creeds, and our beliefs must be backed up with Christlike behavior.

Christianity is not a religion or a philosophy, but a relationship and a life style of change who are ready to change others with the lifestyle of Jesus Christ in our behaviors.

The core of that lifestyle is thinking of others, as Jesus did, instead of ourselves. The Bible says, "We should think of their good and try to help them by doing what pleases God even Christ did not try to please himself.

Thinking of others is the heart of Christ likeness and the best evidence of spiritual growth. This kind of thinking is unnatural, counter-cultural, rare, and difficult. Fortunately we have help: God has given us his spirit that's why we don't think the same way as the people of this world think.

I CHANGE MY MIND TO HEAR GOOD NEWS.

If you can keep your mind clearly focused on what you want, and refrains from thinking about what you don’t want, you will attract everything you need to achieve your goals, exactly when you are ready but you have to change your thinking and you'll change your life.

What are you going to left behind for the next generation by just thinking of what is going all over the world without finding solution to it, some people just get up in the morning and start thinking about what Donald trump or muhammadu Buhari has been saying without improving their own life.

When was the last time you share something that make someone try to improve his life, we spend time thinking of what is going wrong in our life and forget what has being going right. The law of attraction says that you are a “living magnet” and that you invariably attract into your life the people, ideas, opportunities, and circumstances in harmony with your dominant thoughts.

When you think positive, optimistic, loving, and successful thoughts, you create a force filled of magnetism that attracts, like iron filings to a magnet, the very things you are thinking about. This law explains why it is that you don’t have to be concerned where your good is going to come from the very best proof for you is that something can be done is that others have already done it.

In the new testament, Jesus taught the way to measure the truth of any principle: “By their fruits, ye shall know them.” In other words, the only question you need to ask about any idea is, “Does it work?” Does it bring about the results that you desire? Nature plays no favorites. Nature treats everyone alike either black or white.

Whatever seed you plant in the ground, nature will allow it to grow. Whatever thought seeds you plant in your mind, nature will grow it as well it is entirely up to you.

Successful people are those who think more effectively than unsuccessful people. They approach their lives, relationships, goals, problems, and experiences differently from others.
They sow better seeds of belief in a better future and as a result they reap better lives. If you learn to think and act like other successful, happy, healthy, and prosperous people, you will soon enjoy the kind of lives they do and when you change your thinking, you'll change your life.

DON'T FOCUS ON YOUR OBSTACLES

As soon as you say what you want, the next thing that you are going to experience is the feeling that it can't be done. "I don't know how to do it. I don't know how it is going to work. I feel helpless. Who is going to help me? Where am I going to get the money? What if this doesn't work? What of if i fail?" This is your subconscious mind trying to protect you from an imaginary loss. When you say you want to do something, everything that could possibly go wrong will come up for you to evaluate and refuse yourself.

All your fears and doubts will surface. If you will center your thoughts on what you want to happen, which is the goal, instead of what you don't want to happen, which is the obstacle, you will overcome this negative feedback.

Remember that the successful accomplishment of any task is determined at the bringing level prior to the actual beginning of the task. In other words, believing that it is yours before you take the first step because we cannot sustain a mental image of a goal that is inconsistent with our beliefs.

Be realistic about the possible obstacles and roadblocks ask yourself, "what circumstances or conditions may prevent me from achieving this goal?" Your answer to that question will outline what you will have to overcome to obtain what you want.

Some of the obstacles and roadblocks may be simple; some may be more complex. So goals are not promises, but commitments. They are not wishes, but visions. We do not hope our dreams are going to find us; we find them.

How goals don't start in our brain; they start in our heart. We are not going to be committed to our goal one hundred percent until we are clear on the benefits. The critical difference between those who achieve their dreams and those who don't is desire. Rewards create desire. So spend a lot of time outlining benefits and rewards.

DON'T LET MEN DETERMINE YOUR PURPOSE.

Discovering your purpose will create displacement to some people all of us need a place that keeps us safe! It’s wise to remain unfamiliar with people you don’t have to do anything wrong for some people to dislike you and you are more than what people see, to discover your purpose is to lose your home of inferiority. It’s on this displacement that pushes you into your purpose.

The moment you find out who you are you will also discover that you don’t fit into some people, sometimes people will only know how you where born, when you where born and describing everything about you and become offended without helping you but they don't know where you are going because they think they know you. That is why Jesus Christ has to put himself into the disciples lives and started doing great things through them in his name to as many that receive them in his name.

You’re only comfortable when you’re doing the thing that you were created to do It may be more in a person that you haven’t seen yet but your faith in God will affect them all., God is shocked that you didn’t do more with what He gave you! Why do we push away from what we need and keep what we don’t need ? people dont know where you came from but they don’t know where you’re going.

How can you be so familiar with something and have no faith? Jesus Christ says oh ye men of little faith the more you become familiar with people you will become their options but God will make you more valuable to some people and do great things through you before the people who think the know you more their mistakes.

When you are new to some people the value you. When they get use to you then you become an option! Sometimes GOD kept you lonely so that you can be exclusive! When you’re on your way up you can’t let everybody touch you to drag you down but be in your purpose if you feel it the way GOD feels about it, how could you go wrong.
I pray may God keep blessing you to disgrace those doubting the purpose of God in your life in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN TO GOD'S MERCY.

Move into the zone of your gifting in life if really you want to buy your future. Be determined to do something beyond the “regular”. You must be willing to serve God’s purposes for your life. When you do, your gift will make room for you.

It's time to stop celebrating other people more than yourself believe in yourself because you have the yes of God. If your life isn’t going well in the direction you want, it’s because you’ve conceived it in your imagination to be bad, satan is not against you it's your own thought that is against your feelings.

The good news is that you get to choose whether your thoughts are full of hope or doubt. Hope will motivate you and ultimately bring you closer to God!

Your track record of surviving bad days is 100%. You have survived every hater, every eviction, and firing now you need to protect yourself from negativity, block all the negative thoughts by starting your day with gratitude.

Gratitude erases negativity, anger, frustration and retrogration in life. Yesterday morning i was at Baylor university hospital in downtown a thought came into my mind you don't need to be born in the Hospital for you to become a medical doctor, you don't need to be born in on top of money to be wealthy most of the rich people in the world where all born in poverty they choose to follow their own dreams with passion.

I want you to know you are great child of God born into this world with a purpose don't put yourself down refuse to accept defeat as your family name you will not look like what you have been through because God is working out something great with your name on it right now when you see a need in people choose to do something different about it that is why we have people to be doctors.

Your failure is not final decide to bring something good out of your pain someone's need to hear your testimony one day regardless of your situation right now you are a living testimony in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

YOU HAVE THE KEY TO YOUR DESTINY.

God is too big that he didn't need human approval, you are not going to bankrupt God by thinking big, friends expect big things from God. The bible is the standard of heavenly menus that contains everything your heavenly father has for you on this planet like when you enter into a restaurant they will present to you the menus of what they have to serve your needs. in psalms 115:14-16 said, May the Lord give you increase more and more, You and your children. May you be blessed by the Lord , Who made heaven and earth. The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord ’s; But the earth He has given to the children of men.

God has already given to children of men the entire earth not some people so if you don't get focus on your vision and prayers to understand your purpose in life you will keep looking to people for what belong to you the above bible verse said may you be blessed by the lord, who made heaven and earth, your blessings is already here on earth because he has given the earth to the children of "men" including the rich and the poor families nobody's is excluded from the blessing.

So what you do with your life will determines your blessings here on earth, that tomorrow you where waiting for yesterday is here now make that decision to make your life count here on earth don't spend all your time on makeup and watching tv news without adding value to your life do something with your life. Ask yourselves where I'm going with my life, what is my purpose here on earth and what I am not doing right, You can create that silver spoon your daddy didn't give you by discovering your original purpose in life, stop looking for what didn't happen yesterday -yesterday is already gone make today count think differently about life what you want to be in life.

If you don't do something about your life you will still end up like everyone else that you know. Where you stand in life will determines where you will seat down in life if you believe God and stand in his words his words will build you up while others are blaming the government officials why things are not working, there is potential in you the whole world has never discover yet.

No man has ever start from the top to go to the top the only thing that starts from the top is grave; so start with anything as part of your testimony, you don't need to go heaven to have your airplane is already here on earth or you don’t need to go to heaven before you can fly first class those who have it do not have two head I believe you and me will have it when we work with our brain and mind together, education qualifications without skill and purpose in life is equal to zero qualifications try and learned something everyday and stop committed your time in watching movies those who act on movies are working on their own purpose and vision to fulfilled their destiny.

Friends where you stand determines where you will seat down in life. Deploy yourself the world need what you have to offer being white can't give you a seat in the white house some of them are homeless opposite the white house don't ever devalue yourself because you are not a white or you don't know your father or mother your destiny was not tie to anyone else entirely but thank God they bring you here on earth you have the will of God to discover your purpose.

It doesn't mean to be white to look good. You are where you are and who you are for a purpose don't limit yourself you are value to someone.

I pray may the scale coverings your purpose and vision in life be removed right now in the mighty name of Jesus Christ Amen.

GET OVER YOUR DISCOURAGEMENT.

2 kings 7:4 "If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. Now therefore, come, let us surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they keep us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall only die.”

The light of God's vision in your heart is more stronger and brighter than any darkness in this world; may the light begin to shine now in Jesus name, get encouraged let every opposition strengthen you rather than stop you.

Life is tough even at the start for some of us, but believe me fear is a positive thing that give birth to courage. If you are afraid to step out in your vision because it is so big, then let your courage come to life as you trust God. Maybe you came from a family where they is no one else to help each other your father is an alcoholic and your father and mother are drug addict.

Remember Jesus Christ know what it feels like to have a difficult family background, because he was called "illegitimate." He was born under what the world considered "questionable circumstances. ( see Matthew 1:18-25 ) yet that did not stop him from knowing his relationship with his heavenly Father and fulfilling his purpose as a son of God.

I want you to know no matter what your circumstances or your background is, your relationship with your father in heaven will help you overcome your difficult circumstances and fulfilled your purpose on this earth as a child of God.

I have a deep feeling that something is going to break fort for someone here today. Fight until you see the joy of victory, fight for your children, fight for your husband and wife, fight until you see the chain of confusion, anger, drug addiction break in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

CULTIVATE YOUR MIND WITH PURPOSE.

What you believe in creates your environment in your life and in your heart. It also creates how you see things. There are thousands and thousands of dreamers but there are very few people who have dreams and there’s a world of difference between them dreamers talk too much but do little.

A person who has a dream talks little but do much. You may not hear all about the dream, but if you watch, you’ll see it happen. This kind of person is driven by the dream.

Purpose makes the difference between the ordinary and the extraordinary person, purpose does things out of the ordinary, above average. Personality doesn’t make a person extraordinary neither does intelligence nor education what makes a person extraordinary is purpose the consuming desire to accomplish something in life.

The difference between leaders, followers, and losers. Leaders stretch with challenges followers struggle with challenges. Losers shrink from challenges most of our problems are in our heads. It’s not what happens to us; it’s what happens in us just like joy is a by-product of following right principles.

We can either work with people or war against them we can be plows or bulldozers: The plow turns over the earth, stirring it up, cultivating it, making it a good place for seed to grow the bulldozer scrapes the earth, pushing obstacles aside both plows and bulldozers are useful instruments, but one wrecks while the other cultivates.

The plow type of leader sees in people riches waiting to be uncovered and cultivated the bulldozer type of leader sees in people obstacles to be destroyed so be a cultivator!”

IT SHALL TURN TO YOU FOR A TESTIMONY

Genesis 21:7 She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.”
Have you write yourself off because of what people said? Have you conclude that your situation cannot be better again? Are you in the point of thrown off your gift because it has not produce result? Are you thinking that your age is not useful again because of what your circumstances has become? I have a good a news for you today you will soon share your testimony. In Luke 21:13 But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony. Just as Jesus assured His disciples in Luke 21:13 that whatever they may be going through it shall turn to them for testimony, I am also telling you that whatever you may be going through at the moment ,friend it shall turn to you for a testimony.

Without trials there will not be a testimony. Without big challenges, there will not be big testimonies. Without fire, there will not be gold. Are you battling with the repossession of your house? It shall turn to you for a testimony.

Is your child’s behavior or conduct at school causing you to worry? It shall turn to you for a testimony. You may be going through unusual pain, disappointments or hardship today, I prophesy peace into your life and upon that situation now and I boldly declare ‘It shall turn to you for a testimony.

You have weeped for so long, but right now the sun of righteousness has arisen and brought you morning and healing in His wings. Mal. 4:2.
Cheer up dear, no more tears for it is well with you in Jesus name. Suddenly, this week, you’d get the phone call of joy.

This week, i speak peace over the cares and the concerns of your heart. I decree and declare your promotion is fast tracked and your benefits are paid in a hurry. That Egyptians you see today, you shall see them no more. I declare peace over you now in Jesus name. Amen! Whatever problem, whatever odds, whatever notices, whatever medical condition or the contrary report I declare to you as God’s vessel of power, from today It shall turn to you for a testimony in Jesus name Amen.