PASTOR AUSTIN A ADEWUNMI's Blog – February 2010 Archive (9)

The Bible says, '...Jericho was tightly shut up... No one went out and no one came in' (Joshua 6:1 NIV). Have you ever heard of the 'Jericho syndrome'? It's when you're on emotional lockdown. You're afraid to reach out or let anybody in. You've built a wall so you can't be hurt again. Look out, because that wall can imprison you, and everybody else in your life. You can get married in Jericho, say the vows, wear the dress, exchange the rings, go on honeymoon, and still have the walls… Continue

"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my

anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in

the everlasting way!" Psalm 139:23-24



It will be worth our while--to think seriously of the things in

us--that only God can see. There are sins which are hidden from

ourselves, of which our conscience is not aware--our unknown

errors. The evil in us which lies too deep to be discovered.… Continue

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He who must make a difference in his/her generation must be selfless, give selflessly and serve selflessly! Jesus had a main purpose on

earth, to reconcile man to God, to change man's course of destiny, He

did it, selflessly! He gave all not expecting return but because

whatever a man sows he reaps, God so highly exalted Him!

Martin Luther King fought for Liberation in America selflessly not for

personal gain but for the benefit of all. Today, His dreams… Continue

Manasseh was one of the worst kings in the history of Judah or Israel - a man who constantly did "evil in the sight of the LORD." He "misled" his people to do evil, brought idols into God's house, and practised witchcraft, sorcery, and divination.God tried to warn him to change, but he "paid no attention." Finally, he had to face the consequences of his sin, and he was captured by the Assyrian army and taken to Babylon.But this judgment changed Manasseh. For the first time, he seemed to take… Continue

Meditation for the week: 'BE GRATEFUL"



When you’re grateful to God for the things He has done for you, be sure that greater miracles are on the way. Apart from showing gratitude to God, be grateful to those around you. Always say, thank you for what they do for you. It pays to be a grateful person. For example, one day in the bible, the Lord Jesus had an encounter with ten lepers. They cried out to Him to have mercy on them, and the Lord told them to go and show themselves to the… Continue

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." Matthew 5:6 (NIV)







Devotion:



I sat down with my cup of green tea and breathed a sigh of relief. My kids were occupied for the morning and I was looking forward to the brief respite that I had coming. Three hours of quiet—no one asking me for anything, no one fighting, no one complaining. Just some good old-fashioned peace and quiet. I planned to make good use of my time by… Continue

The story, “God Sees the Truth, but Waits” by Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) depicts the sufferings of a truthful merchant, Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov of the Russian City of Vladimir. He left his family on a business tour. On the way he shared an inn during night with a fellow merchant. He left the inn before dawn and continued his journey. He was chased and stopped by a police officer and two soldiers. They questioned him about his role in the murder of the merchant who shared the inn with him. Aksionov… Continue

"He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."



Micah 6:8 (NIV)







Devotion:



My brother got off the plane with a child in each arm, and two trailing behind. He'd gone to Africa for three children - orphaned by civil war in Liberia - and came home with four.







A chance encounter in a poverty stricken village left him with a choice to… Continue