You will always have the poor with you but not Jesus

You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”
John 12:8

Glory and honour be unto God for this beautiful day and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad in it.

Today is a remembrance of the Holy Wednesday and a significant day on which Jesus spoke about preparations for His death.

As the disciples had gathered with Jesus, Mary came with an expensive alabaster jar of perfume, broke it and washed Jesus’ feet with them and wiped with her hair. Judas Iscariot was offended by that act and stepped forward to indicate that the expensive oil should have been sold and the proceeds used to help the poor.

Jesus’ response to Judas is our scripture for today. Jesus made that statement to try and explain that Mary’s action was significant towards His death and the poor will always be with them to help. Judas Iscariot then took offence and went to betray Jesus Christ to the religious leaders. These 3 activities were all confirming Jesus was going to die to save us-The religious leaders were looking for Jesus to crucify Him, Judas Iscariot went to assist by betraying Him, Mary had anointed Jesus’ feet as preparation for His death.

May we acknowledge Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, may we make His death on the cross beneficial to us and all mankind. May the Lord help us to live completely for Christ all the days of our lives in Jesus Mighty name. Amen
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God’s Hand will always lead and guide us

Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will take hold of me.
Psalms 139:10 AMP

Glory and honour be unto God for this beautiful day and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad in it.

In this beautiful psalm King David talks about the omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient God. Our God know everything is everywhere and is not limited in His abilities.

There comes a time in life when one feels like all your world has come crumbling and all hope is lost. This morning the scriptures give us that assurance that even in that difficult moments God’s hand is there to direct us and hold us.

The Psalmist wrote that even if you go to the ends of the ocean, God is still present to uphold us. What is your situation today? Is it the by force “haircut”, the rising cost of living, all the uncertainty starring at us, God’s hand is not too short, He is leading us and guiding us.

May the all knowing and powerful God we serve lead and uphold us at all times. May His presence be with us throughout our lives and may His mighty Right hand be our covering in Jesus Mighty name. Amen
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Rejoice in the Lord Always, again I say rejoice

Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, take pleasure in Him]; again I will say, rejoice!
PHILIPPIANS 4:4 AMP

Glory and honour be unto the King of Kings for this beautiful day, this is the day that the Lord has made and we should be glad in it and rejoice.

Rejoice today and forever more. Let nothing cut short your rejoicing. The joy of the Lord is our strength. This is a directive from Apostle Paul for us to continually rejoice in the Lord! Rejoice and rejoice again! Happiness is derived from the happenings around us but joy is found in Christ Jesus.

May we walk in this strength, rejoicing and celebrating the goodness of the Lord.

May we be filled with the joy of the Lord.May nothing stand between us and our rejoicing in the Lord. May His endless joy fill us now and forever more. Hallelujah!
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Walk in Love Always as Jesus Did

And this is love: that we walk in accordance with His commandments and are guided continually by His precepts. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should [always] walk in love.
2 JOHN 1:6 AMP

Glory be to God for this beautiful day and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad in it.

God is love and His Word today says that we should walk in love. The Love of God is felt and seen, and the believer is a direct beneficiary. By love He gave His only begotten son to die to set us free from sin and death.

Today’s scripture as captured by Apostle John says that as we walk in accordance with the Word of God, that is His precepts and commandments we are walking in Love. God is Love so when we are guided by His precepts, we walk in Love.

As we walk in Love we see the goodness of the Lord, we experience His loving kindness and others get blessed through us also. Let’s endeavour to walk in Love!

I am a child of the Most High God and I choose to walk in Love. His Word is my guide and I will walk according to His commandments all the days of my life so that I will abound in His Love so help me God. Amen.
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Always seek to do Good to ALL people

See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek that which is good for one another and for all people.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:15 AMP

Praise, glory and honour be unto God for this beautiful day and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad in it. Thank you Lord for granting us another blessed day.

Apostle Paul charged the Church at Thessalonica to treat one another kindly and in love. In his ministry he once told the people of God that they should imitate him as he imitated Christ.

This is certainly one of the patterns of Christ that we need to emulate. Even on the cross, Jesus was forgiving those who were mocking Him. He did not allow Peter to physically fight for Him when He was arrested but rather showed love by fixing the ear that was cut off back.

The standard is therefore set for us to follow since we have taken after His name! The Holy Spirit that dwells in us is our Helper, we cannot do this on our own. As human beings we tend to take stock of wrongs people have done to us. This builds up as toxic waste in our system and should not be encouraged.

The charge today is that do not pay back the evil others have done to you but pay back with love. Let your words be a blessing to those around them.

Help us Lord Jesus to love and do good to all people irrespective of what we may have gone through. May we never harbour any evil with the intention of paying back.Holy Spirit lead us and strengthen us to do your will. Amen
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