Focus

You have to master the discipline of 
keeping your focus on the power of God!
After being commissioned by God to 
deliver Israel from slavery
Moses gathered the elders of Israel 
and did the signs he was directed to do. 
He laid his rod down and it became a 
serpent; he put his hand into his bosom 
and it became leprous; and he took 
water from the river, poured it on the 
dry ground and it became blood 
(See Exodus 4:1-9). 
Such mighty acts wrought by 
God's power!
The people saw this and believed. 
They were glad that God had sent 
Moses to deliver them. 
They worshipped God (Exodus 4:31). 
Now, when Moses appeared before 
Pharoah and demanded for their release, 
Pharoah refused to heed and rather 
increased the burden on the Israelites. 
They had to work even harder and 
still had to meet their daily targets. 
Their trouble became even more severe.
How did the Israelites respond to this?
They turned on Moses and Aaron. 
They blamed them for instigating 
Pharaoh against them. 
They must have said things like:
Did we send a delegation to complain 
to you that we didn't like our suffering?
Is it such a big deal for you to mind 
your business?
Busybody. Poking your nose into matters 
that doesn't concern you.
These guys actually said, Moses, 
God will judge you. 
In today's parlance, it will sound 
like God punish you.
Really? 
These are the same guys who just 
rejoiced that God sent Moses to 
deliver them! 
They just saw mighty acts of power 
wrought by Moses. 
Just one bully-act from Pharaoh, and 
they forgot everything they saw 
Moses wrought.
Aren't we often like this too?
We receive words from God concerning 
certain matters of our lives or His plan 
for our life, but when life begins to 
throw its arrows at us, we begin to 
suffer from amnesia. We forget all 
that God has said. 
We forget how we rejoiced when 
those words came to us. 
We forget how we glowingly told it 
to friends. 
The troubles of life takes it from our 
consciousness.
Or times when we put God's power 
to work and it appears as though 
things are just getting worse, so 
we give up on God's power and allow 
ourselves to get overwhelmed by 
the situation.
Are we behaving any better than 
that generation of Israel?
Keeping your focus on the power of 
God is a discipline you will have to 
master. 
Knowing that God's power always works 
should birth that rugged consistency 
and unrepentant loyalty to its workings 
even if things appear to be taking an 
ugly turn.
Insist on God's power, dear friend.
Stay with it. Keep your focus on it.

WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE?

What is your message?
One day a lady was preaching to me
Telling me things that can lead me to hell,
Things I need to stop,
Things I need to do to "make heaven"
......
I asked her: ma, how can I be saved?
Lady:apart from believing in Jesus
Me:
Lady: because many claim to believe 
in Jesus but their lifestyle doesn't show it
So it's not about believing in Jesus
It's about your lifestyle
Me: still in shock
Lady:because even 'me' I'm not sure 
of my making it
......
She told me of a vision, how she couldn't 
make heaven because of her character......
....
Me: Acts 16:30
[30]And brought them out, and said, 
Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
This is the same question I asked her
And her response ought to be from 
the Scriptures
.....
See the response
Acts 16:31
[31]And they said, Believe on the 
Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be 
saved, and thy house.
Some will say; "just believe in Jesus "?
Yes! Believe in Jesus and you will be saved.
What should I believe in Jesus
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
[1]Moreover, brethren, I declare unto 
you the gospel which I preached unto 
you, which also ye have received, and 
wherein ye stand;
[2]By which also ye are saved, if ye 
keep in memory what I preached 
unto you, unless ye have believed 
in vain.
[3]For I delivered unto you first of all 
that which I also received, how that 
Christ died for our sins according 
to the scriptures;
[4]And that he was buried, and that 
he rose again the third day according 
to the scriptures:
Believe Jesus died for your sins
He was buried for your sins
He rose without your sins
Hence your sins are taken care of 
because of Christ sacrifice
......
Your are saved
Christ now dwell in you
You're righteous, Jesus' sacrifice took 
away your sins and made you righteous
.....
Romans 10:9-10
[9]That if thou shalt confess with 
thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt 
believe in thine heart that God hath 
raised him from the dead, thou shalt 
be saved.
[10]For with the heart man believeth 
unto righteousness; and with the 
mouth confession is made unto 
salvation.