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Living The Blessed Life: Mary Noticed And Favoured Amongst Others

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  Mary, Favoured Amongst Women  Luke 1:28 "And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." Picking a person in the crowd for special purpose is not something we can easily throw away. People are selected for various reasons. You never know when you will be selected and for what purpose. It is up to you however to be ready when you are selected. First, get it that you are noticed in many different ways from many sources. What matters is that you are at the right place at the right time doing the right things for the right purpose. What is considered right depends on your relationship with God and man, the rules and laws that governs your life and the purpose of your existence. God has a special eye on you. All power belongs to Him and He can cause anything to happen in your favour. Does God have favourite? It all depends on from what perspective you are looking at things. You and every other p...

Living The Blessed Life: God Blessed Jabez

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  God Blessed Jabez 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 " And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested." There is the tendency to be so used to a situation so much so that a change is not welcomed. This syndrome is what makes some prisoners to return back to prison once released. The mind cannot let go of the old life. Accepting change should be normal but change to most is difficult to be accepted especially if the condition that demands change comes from parents or some people we so much respect. Parents tell their children how they suffered without telling the children that change is possible and how that it can be made possible. To accept change in this...

Living The Blessed Life: God Blessed Solomon

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  God Blessed Solomon  1 Kings 3:3-5,9-10,13 "And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar. In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee... Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.... And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days." King Solomon was known for his wisdom, wealth, and building projects, including the First Temple in Jerusalem. His father was King David and mother was Bathsheba, and he ru...

Living The Blessed Life: Blessed Abraham

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  Blessed Abraham  Genesis 24:1 "And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things." It is a good ending when a man started somewhere small and kept the focus until his life was spent ending somewhere greater than where he started. Abraham stayed with God all through the journey of life starting from the time God spoke to him until his dieing days. It is said of him  "And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things."   To be blessed in all things should be the desire of every man. From the age of 75 to 175, Abraham was faithful and kept to the terms of the covenant with God. Human error crept in along the way but he was able to retrace his steps. God bless Abraham and he stayed blessed till the end. The same testimony awaits you if you will keep to the terms of God's covenant till the end. Few people will have the same testimony like Abraham for many reasons. There will dis...

Living The Blessed Life: Agreements In The Blessing

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  Agreements In The Blessing  The Blessed Amongst Others  In Agreement  Amos 3:3 "Can two walk together, except they be agreed?" No man can live alone like an island. Trying to build walls to keep people away will not change much, you must live with people whether you are blessed or not. It is better to learn how to live with them than to burn bridges that connects with them. Building walls will need people, living within the wall need people whether inside the wall or outside. The blessing will attract people who will want to be partakers of the blessing either as dependants or partners. It is wisdom to know how to walk and relate with people. Even if you part ways with people, they or you may have some measure of influence. Comments about you by people who knew you can influence a lot about you. One of the many ways to increase your chances of success with your walk with people is your agreement with them. How you agree can make or mar your relationships. Agreement...

Living The Blessed Life: Capacity For The Blessing

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  Capacity For The Blessing  1 Chronicles 4:10 "And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested." When a child asks his parents to buy an aeroplane for him, what do you expect the parents to do? Even if the parents were rich, they will not buy the plane as requested, the will rather buy a toy plane. This is because the child does not have the capacity to own or to drive a plane. Capacity says a lot about readiness to hold and manage anything. It is the maximum amount that something or someone can contain just as a container can contain only a certain amount of liquid and not more than it's capacity. It is also the maximum amount that something or someone can produce just as a farm can produce only amount of crop based of it's size and fertility. The child does ...

Living The Blessed Life: Blessings And Favour

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 Blessings And Favour Genesis 30:27 "And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake." To be favoured is to have the tendency to be accepted or liked by another person. If you are favoured by someone, the person will have a soft heart towards you which will result to the person be willing to help you in ways that he or she will not normally help others. If you are favoured you could be given opportunities out of the normal without coarsiion. You can be given audience, a job, gifts, preference and preferred more than another (or others). Favour could make you exert very little energy and get a lot more out of the little. To be favoured is part of the blessings of God. While others have to use all kinds of tricks and gimmicks and remote control measures to get what they want, the favoured person finds himself or herself getting things done with much ease. Sometimes, it...

Day 23: Healing And Health

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             30 Days With Jesus Healing And Health Day 23:   "And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, 'Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.' And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, 'I will; be clean.' And immediately his leprosy was cleansed." Matthew 8:2-3  Jesus is ever willing to heal. Are you willing to believe? He will stretch out His hand to heal you today. The disease and affliction will drop off your life forever. Believe it and receive it.

Authoritative Words About Jesus

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  Authoritative Word About Jesus Matthew 1:21 "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins." Authority gives reliability and stable foundation to trust a person or an idea. If two people speak about a matter and both contradict themselves about the matter, the most likely person to be considered is one with established reliability over time. This person is considered as authority. There are Bible scriptures about Jesus that are considered authoritative referring to the belief that these scriptures carry weight and are considered reliable, foundational, and divinely inspired within the Christian faith. Christians view the Bible as the authoritative source of their religious beliefs and teachings. The authority of these Bible verses means that they are regarded as authentic and trustworthy accounts that convey essential truth that can be trusted. The first thing to note is that the Bible itself is an authorit...