THE CONTRITE APPROACH

2011 has been a year in which The Lord has taught me what true repentance is. Yesterday when I was communing with The Lord, He told me repentance must start from the heart and it must be backed by action. What was so unique about King David? The Lord referred to him as a man after His own heart. David loved The Lord with all his heart. David knew contrition which made him different from those around him. David had deep regret anytime he transgressed. He knew the consequence of sins in his walk with God. He had to adopt the contrite approach to keep him walking with The Lord.

2 Samuel 12:7-13(AMP)
7Then Nathan said to David, You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I anointed you king of Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.
    8And I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added that much again.
    9Why have you despised the commandment of the Lord, doing evil in His sight? You have slain Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your wife. You have murdered him with the sword of the Ammonites.
    10Now, therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because [you have not only despised My command, but] you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.
    11Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your a own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
    12For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.
    13And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.


When David committed adultery with Bathsheba The Lord sent Nathan to convict him of his sin. When David fell under the conviction of The Lord he got broken. Psalm 51 shows the heart of David. He knew what true repentance meant. What does The Lord require from us when we sin?
Psalm 51: 17.
My sacrifice [the sacrifice acceptable] to God is a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart [broken down with sorrow for sin and humbly and thoroughly penitent], such, O God, You will not despise.
He requires we bring sacrifices of brokenness of heart and a spirit of contrition. Often we become so infatuated with a particular sin which makes us insensitive to His conviction. As we continue to ignore Him our hearts become numb.
Isaiah 66: 2
For all these things My hand has made, and so all these things have come into being [by and for Me], says the Lord. But this is the man to whom I will look and have regard: he who is humble and of a broken or wounded spirit, and who trembles at My word and reveres My commands.
The Lord is looking for people who have contrite spirit. A person with a contrite spirit is quick to repent when he sins. He knows the effects of sins in his walk with The Lord.

Let us look at the city of Nineveh. The Lord had planned to destroy the city because of their sins. When Jonah went to preach to them, their hearts were cut. They had great remorse over their sins. They demonstrated their remorse through fasting, wailing and the wearing of sackcloth.
Jonah 3: 5- 10.
5So the people of Nineveh believed in God and proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth [in penitent mourning], from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
    6For word came to the king of Nineveh [of all that had happened to Jonah, and his terrifying message from God], and he arose from his throne and he laid his robe aside, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
    7And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh, By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed nor drink water.
    8But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth and let them cry mightily to God. Yes, let every one turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands.
    9Who can tell, God may turn and revoke His sentence against us [when we have met His terms], and turn away from His fierce anger so that we perish not.
    10And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God revoked His [sentence of] evil that He had said that He would do to them and He did not do it [for He was comforted and eased concerning them].
Anytime The Lord sent Israel into captivity for their disobedience, He was patiently waiting for them to admit their sins and turn back to Him. When they realized their transgression The Lord heard them and brought them out of their bondage.

What does The Lord require from this generation? The Lord has been teaching me a lot on repentance and confession of sins. Often we rush when confessing our sins. We should be specific in our confession. If you told a lie and you are confessing your sins don't generalize . Tell The Lord the lie you told. If genuine confession is not made, how can The Lord deal with us? Daddy is merciful to forgive but He is also interested in dealing with our sins.
2 Corinthians 7: 10.
For godly grief and the pain God is permitted to direct, produce a repentance that leads and contributes to salvation and deliverance from evil, and it never brings regret; but worldly grief (the hopeless sorrow that is characteristic of the pagan world) is deadly [breeding and ending in death].
Today call out to Daddy to pour out a spirit of repentance upon your life. Call upon Daddy to break you so He can fix you. Call upon Daddy to pour out meekness upon you. His yoke is easy and His burden is light. He will chastise you to make you better. He loves us so much and He desires we become more like Him. When Daddy uses His rod to discipline us we should thank Him. He says He will look at the man who has a contrite spirit.
                                                          Glory To Daddy King Jesus

WHEN GOD USES THE UNFANCIED TO SET US FREE

2Kings 5:. 1- 14.(AMP)
 1NAAMAN, COMMANDER of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, accepted [and acceptable], because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
    2The Syrians had gone out in bands and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid, and she waited on Naaman's wife.
    3She said to her mistress, Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.
    4[Naaman] went in and told his king, Thus and thus said the maid from Israel.
    5And the king of Syria said, Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he departed and took with him ten talents of silver, 6,000 shekels of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
    6And he brought the letter to the king of Israel. It said, When this letter comes to you, I will with it have sent to you my servant Naaman, that you may cure him of leprosy.
    7When the king of Israel read the letter, he rent his clothes and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? Just consider and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me.
    8When Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, he sent to the king, asking, Why have you rent your clothes? Let Naaman come now to me and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
    9So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stopped at Elisha's door.
    10Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored and you shall be clean.
    11But Naaman was angry and went away and said, Behold, I thought he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place and heal the leper.
    12Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? May I not wash in them and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
    13And his servants came near and said to him, My father, if the prophet had bid you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much rather, then, when he says to you, Wash and be clean?
    14Then he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, as the man of God had said, and his flesh was restored like that of a little child, and he was clean.

Often, we get so familiar with a condition or a lifestyle which causes us not to discern the direction The Lord is leading us. From the scripture above, it can be seen that Naaman the commander of the Syrian army was so used to the rivers Abanah and Pharpar that he despised the idea of washing himself in the river Jordan when the man of God instructed him to. Again it can be seen that the genesis of Naaman's deliverance came from an unlikely source i.e the Hebrew slave girl. There are moments in life that God requires us to stoop low before He brings deliverance in our lives. God's ways are higher than our ways. So are His thoughts. The way God sees situations is different from the way we do.

Naaman was a prominent member of the Syrian army. He was a man of integrity but he had to live with a shameful disease. In our walk as believers, there are moments in our lives in which we face unfriendly circumstances. There are moments in which we fight battles which seems unending. These circumstances sometimes dents our image and causes us to recoil in our shells. The Lord requires us to see things just as He does. We may be used to (Abanah and Pharpar) the luxurious lifestyle. We may be used to a particular prayer topic but God requires us to turn to the direction which He is leading us. He may lead us to(Jordan) the unattractive places but we must learn to trust in His leading. The Lord does not follow logic. He requires us to let go of our pride, humble ourselves and follow the direction He desires us to go.

There will be instances where He will lead us to the unlikeliest of counsel like the Hebrew slave girl to bring deliverance. All He requires from us is our humility. The Lord is not so much concerned about the comfort you have in (Abanah and Pharpar). Abanah and Pharpar can be things in our lives that hinders us from seeing the fullness of His power. It is prudent we humble ourselves and follow where He wants to lead us. God is not a mechanical God. The way He works today is different from how He will work tomorrow. He requires us to humble ourselves and trust Him. The path He leads us may not be what we want, we should learn to follow the Lord closely and humble ourselves. He is able to use what we disregard to our advantage. Let us always ask for His will for our lives. Let us always ask Him the direction He wants us to go. Let us let go of pride and humble ourselves before the King. The Lord always gives His grace to the humble. He is able to manifest His power mightily in us if we let go off pride and allow meekness to rule our hearts. May The Lord grant us the grace to walk in the humility which He requires of us. Until we realise this truth, we will always be in bondage.               
                                                                                                            Glory to Daddy King Jesus

I HAVE BEEN JEALOUS FOR THE LORD GOD

The life of Elijah was one of zeal and demonstration of God's power. He was living in an era where the people of God( Israel) had forsaken His ways. He was living among people who had stopped following the Lord and had turned to Baal. Although God had chosen Israel as His own special people, yet they rebelled against Him and followed Baal. During Ahab's reign He did what was evil in the Lord's sight. He followed his wife Jezebel to serve Baal. Elijah aroused with jealousy for the Lord chose to contend with Ahab and the worshipers of Baal.

In 1kings 18: 20-40 Elijah executed 400 prophets of Baal. He could not stand the people's harlotry. He demonstrated God's power by commanding fire from heaven. He had to wipe evil among God's people. After executing the prophets of Baal, Jezebel sought to kill him. He had to run for his life.
1 Kings 19: 1- 3.
1AHAB TOLD Jezebel all that Elijah had done and how he had slain all the prophets [of Baal] with the sword.
    2Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.
    3Then he was afraid and arose and went for his life and came to Beersheba of Judah [over eighty miles, and out of Jezebel's realm] and left his servant there.
He looked weary and depressed. The Lord appeared to Him in the cave to strengthen Him. He pleaded His case before The Lord. He was the only one who stood tall in fighting against Baal. Elijah had been driven by passion.
1 Kings 19: 10- 14.
10He replied, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, thrown down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I, I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
    11And He said, Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord. And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake;
    12And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire [a sound of gentle stillness and] a still, small voice.
    13When Elijah heard the voice, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him and said, What are you doing here, Elijah?
    14He said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts, because the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, thrown down Your altars, and slain Your prophets with the sword. And I, I only, am left, and they seek my life, to destroy it.


How can we relate this to our generation? We are also God's chosen people by reason of the fact that we have believed in Christ.
1 Peter 2: 9- 10,
9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God's] own [a]purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
    10Once you were not a people [at all], but now you are God's people; once you were unpitied, but now you are pitied and have received mercy.


  We have been called to lift high the banner of Christ. Today many of God's people still follow Baal. Baal in our age is not a physical idol erected which people bow to. Baal in our dispensation is anything worldly. Remember Baal was the god of the gentiles. In our era we are spiritual jews and the gentiles are those who belong to the world. Baal in our age could be anything of the world that the children of God crave for. It could be fashion,entertainment,,music. Many of God's people still have Baal in their closets. They have  held unto to it and are not ready to release it.

The worship of Baal has also been introduced in our churches. Many churches have introduced practices which belong to the world. The power of the cross is not preached in many of our churches. Many preachers have resorted to sermons of convenience. They preach sermons that will entice people to their auditoriums. Many churches have lost their true identity. The Lord's glory has left many churches. His power is not fully manifesting because His people are harboring Baal. His people are entertaining world in their midst.

Numbers 25 : 1- 12
1ISRAEL SETTLED down and remained in Shittim, and the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab,
    2Who invited the [Israelites] to the sacrifices of their gods, and [they] ate and bowed down to Moab's gods.
    3So Israel joined himself to [the god] Baal of Peor. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
    4And the Lord said to Moses, Take all the leaders or chiefs of the people, and hang them before the Lord in the sun [after killing them], that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.
    5And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Each one of you slay his men who joined themselves to Baal of Peor.
    6And behold, one of the Israelites came and brought to his brethren a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and of all the congregation of Israel while they were weeping at the door of the Tent of Meeting [over the divine judgment and the punishment].
    7And when Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from the midst of the congregation and took a spear in his hand
    8And went after the man of Israel into the inner room and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman through her body. Then the [smiting] plague was stayed from the Israelites.
    9Nevertheless those who died in the [smiting] plague were 24,000.
    10And the Lord said to Moses,
    11Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my wrath away from the Israelites, in that he was jealous with My jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My jealousy.
    12Therefore say, Behold, I give to Phinehas the priest My covenant of peace.


When the people of God were in the wilderness, they provoked the Lord to jealousy by going after Baal. The Lord told Moses to hang those who transgressed against Him. Even in the event of the death sentence some didn't not repent. Zimri chose to sin against The Lord by fornicating in the presence of Moses and the congregation. Phinehas who was aroused with zeal thrust Zimri with a javelin. Phinehas' act pleased The Lord. It also caused The Lord to relent the punishment on His people. We are living under grace now and as a matter of fact The Lord will not permit instant justice as in the case of Phinehas. But the question is does grace give us the license to rebel against Him? Does grace permit us to follow the world? Who will stand up and preach uncompromised truth? Who will be moved by zeal to pull down the altars of Baal among His people? Who is willing to stand in the gap and pray against the spirit of Baal among His people? Are His people willing to expose the prophets of Baal in their midst? The Lord is looking for people who will stand up and deliver His oppressed children from the grip of Baal. He is looking for people who have kept themselves pure like the remnant church in Sardis.
Revelations 3: 4.
4Yet you still have a few [persons'] names in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes, and they shall walk with Me in white, because they are worthy and deserving.

Until we stand up and pull down Baal in our midst we cannot see the fullness of His power. It is sad to see unbelievers attributing His power to the devil's works. Why? Because His people still play with Baal. So when a miracle is performed even His own people doubt it. Why are we stealing His glory. Children of God arise, be quickened by The Lord to go on rampage. May you be filled with His zeal to pull down Baal.

                                                                                                                                Glory To Jesus

NARROW ROAD INDEED!

The disciples of Jesus asked Him will there be any who will be saved? Jesus replied what is impossible with men is possible with God. The disciples of Jesus had been stunned by Jesus' teaching on the narrow road. Only few find it though many try to look for it yet they miss it. They look for it their own way. Many Christians have been made to believe that it is only unbelievers who have lost their way. Well is true but its just a side of the coin.
How about Christians? Many are not finding the way either because they have double standards. They think as their minds lead them. It is not about reciting the sinner's prayer. What about the new life? Are many living the new life? Are many confessing and repenting daily.


What did Jesus say? He said strive to enter the narrow gate. Its like a race. If you dont run with urgency you cant achieve anything. In my sober moments I tell God how difficult it is to make it to heaven but I'm not discouraged once I'm still alive.
The kingdom of heaven is a holy place and only the holy will enter there. We may have an external form of piety. We may not commit the so called lewd acts but what about our hearts. Sins like envy and lust cannot be seen by others. Sins of presumption are neither known to others. All these stain our garment. Sometimes our sins are so many that we don't know what to do. When we confess one sin, another pops up in the mind. Our sins can be numerous. Sometimes our sins makes us feel like throwing in the towel. Sometimes we ask questions like is there any who can be blameless before Him?


Yes, He has made a way out for us. God has made provision for our sins. If we acknowledge our sins, confess and forsake our sins He forgives us of all our sins and His blood washes us. Our circumstance can be likened to the parable of the servant who owed the king 10000 denari ($10million). He had no option than to cry to the king for mercy. Sometimes that's how much our sins are worth. Its so heavy that we cant help ourselves. The only option available to us is to humble ourselves and ask for His mercy. Lets assume this guy was charged for adultery, murder,gossip,cheating,lying,arrogance,slander,idolatry. It was just too much for him to bear. He was guilty before the king. Jail was his next destination. He sought mercy and the king forgave him all his debts. We all know what he did afterwards. That's a story for another day.
Sometimes when we appear before God we realise there is so much to confess and we don't even know where to start. We should humble ourselves and confess bit by bit. He really forgives. It is His nature to pardon iniquity.


Every day the road gets narrower. Many have so much baggage(sin) thus they cant continue their journey. Be humble, lay the luggage at His feet and walk the narrow path. If you want to know how well you are travelling on the narrow road check how you recover when you fall into sin. If you keep falling back into the sin same then probably your walk was not steady. You didnt have enough fuel to travel.


In late 2011 I had a dream about the two gates of eternity. First I stood before a narrow gate. Only few could enter. It was difficult to enter. If one tried out of his volition it was shut on him.
Secondly I saw the broad gate. It was so easy to enter. I went into it. As I entered I descended. I saw a woman who was in so much discomfort. She needed help. Later I was given understanding that for one to enter that narrow gate he needed to be purged.
This is the truth friends. If we want to enter heaven we need to be washed clean. We need to be transparent. Many Christians miss heaven due to petty sins.


I had another vision of the narrow gate. It was a bit similar to the parable in Matt 22:1-13. I saw people entering a place like the ticketing boot of a stadium. People were entering freely. Then I saw one guy in white shirt also enter. As he entered he was thrown out. Although his shirt was white he wasnt well dressed. He didnt meet the requirements.
As Christians we are not to think as we like. The road to life is indeed narrow. We should be conscious of eternity. We shouldn't overlook the so called little sins in our lives. About two months ago God brought certain sins to my attention which many of us ignore. The Lord once made me warn someone that if she continued in gossip she will miss His kingdom. Here are some of the sins He drew my attention to

1. Careless speeches(evil speaking of others,gossip,sharing,listening and laughing at foolish jokes)

2. Examination malpractice(cheating)

3.Lateness to work. Working lesser hours but receiving more wages (unfaithness and cheating)

4. Lateness to church

5. Prayerlessness

6. Unfulfilled promises to God and neighbors ( making promises but never fulfilling them)

7. Laziness and procrastination

8. Unfaithfulness in witnessing to the lost

9. Neglecting the poor on the street


10. Impatience and intolerance. ( trying to impose your will on others)