Tongue of Discoveries

An Emoji devotion for Tue, 15th December, 2020

Topic: Tongue of Discoveries

Highlights:
For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit. But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort. 1 Cor 14:2-3

You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. Matthew 5:13

There are two things in between the realms of the spiritual and physical and they are positioning and Discoveries. There are so many examples in the Bible but let us consider these three examples as the Spirit leads.

First example is found in 1 Kings 7:1-3

Elisha replied, “Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord says: About this time tomorrow, a seah of the finest flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.”

The officer on whose arm the king was leaning said to the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord should open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?”

“You will see it with your own eyes,” answered Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it!”

The prophecy came to pass in 2 Kings 17:17-18

The officer in question positioned himself as an unbeliever and was discovered to damnation through his words.

The second example is found in Luke 23:38-43

There was a written notice above him, which read: this is the king of the jews.

One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”

But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”

Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”

Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

The other criminal in this case did positioned himself well and was discovered to justification through grace.

The third example is found in Act 6:15
All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

Stephen was discovered with a face like the face of an angel because He was full of the Holy Spirit Acts 7:55.

Final words

We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. Apostle James in James 3:2-8

When God's presence is near you and you don't know what to say, speak in tongues to Glorify God. When you are in front of men and women and you don't know what to say then Prophesy to encourage others.

Prayer: create in me a clean heart oh God and renew a right spirit within me in Jesus name. Amen

The Eyes of the Spirit

An Emoji Devotions for Mon, 14th December, 2020

Topic: The Eyes of the Spirit

Highlights:
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. Psalms 18:11

God made his angels spirits, and his servants flames of fire." Hebrews 1:7

After he drove man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. Genesis 3:24. It is okay for things to be that way. Man could see but should not see the tree of life. Mind you God will not want anyone to interfere with this matter anymore until redemption through the second coming of Jesus Christ.

One day Peter rebuked Jesus that he would not die. Let's read it, Matthew 16:22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. "Never, Lord!" he said. "This shall never happen to you. He was spiritually blind. He could not see what Jesus saw!

Well Jesus rebuked the devil instantly for causing spiritual ignorance in Peter mind. How many times have you hindered a Christian brother or sister because of your spiritual ignorance. The devil is watching through the human brain to appropriate things in selfish order but it takes divine grace to enter into consciousness of having spiritual eyes and to not interfere in God's affair with rude questions. Luke 1:18-20

Do you know that God has a good plan and if you believe him than you need to believe and keep quiet until He works things out? Right? He  says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." Luke 46:10

Peter didn't know (we all don't need to know) the purpose of God but we must believe that it's all for good.

Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns." Matthews 16:23

If you have the eyes of the spirit you need to keep quiet and let God do his job. When you keep talking in your ignorance you might give the devil opportunity to speak through you and attract punishments.

Luke 1:20 But now, since you didn’t believe what I said, you will be silent and unable to speak until the child is born. For my words will certainly be fulfilled at the proper time.”

That's how to be a spiritual gentleman. All you need to say is "Thy will be done Lord" in your heart.

When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. James 4:3

When you have something to say, speak with wisdom of God. A functioning eyes of the spirit should see the will of God and praise God. If you possess such eyes, you are advised to trust in the Lord with all your heart without leaning on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5-6

Prayer: Therefore will I give thanks unto you, O Lord, among the people, and sing praises unto thy name. Praise the Lord.

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Frequency of Faith and Miracles

 An Emoji devotions for Sun 13th December, 2020

Topic: Frequency of Faith and Miracles

Highlights: 

Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. James 2:17

We are not learning some deep spiritual theology today. We just want to talk about frequencies. Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time.

Let us look at two examples of David and Elisha with two different types of miracles.

In 1 Samuel 17:37 The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.”

Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you.”

The first frequency of faith did not start that day. Faith was building up from past in David's life. David's life was full of faith based memories. The first wave starts from Memories of the things God has done for David which boost his confidence towards what is going to happen.

There is another frequency. Let us see what happened during Elisha's time.

2 Kings 6:5-7 But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Alas, master! For it was borrowed.”
    So the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” And he showed him the place. So he cut off a stick, and threw it in there; and he made the iron float. 7 Therefore he said, “Pick it up for yourself.” So he reached out his hand and took it.

The frequency in this case is divine knowledge. No need for trial and error, no need for dumbness. This is what to do and when I do this, I will get result. If you follow through those who had invoked miracles in the Bible you will see that their faith started from either those two frequencies.

Even the angels fought using these frequencies

And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death. Revelation 12:11

Performing miracles is a seal that cannot be open by the flesh, guess work, idolatry or trial and error. In Revelations 5:5, you can only open this seal by connecting yourself back into to the root of David who is the divine wisdom and knowledge himself and will open the seal for you.

Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals." Rev 5:5

How has your past been, are there things you can remember to build these frequencies. If there are not much. You must be born again.

John 3:3 -5 Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again."

How can someone be born when they are old?" Nicodemus asked. "Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother's womb to be born!"

Jesus answered, "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.

You need to be saved by Believing in the Lord Jesus, be baptized by water and be filled with the Holy SPIRIT.

Hint: Let your frequency continue in line with faith based expectations

Prayer: I need you now Lord Jesus. I believe that you can link me to the root of victory through your blood. Please Lord reborn me through the blood of Jesus and fill me afresh with your Holy Spirit in Jesus name.

Faith and Miracles

An emoji devotions for Sat 12 December, 2020

Topic: Faith and Miracles

Highlights: For we live by faith, not by sight. 2 Cor 5:7

The Just shall live by faith. What is faith? It is the mode of being spiritually convinced that something is possible. What you hope for but not seen and yet convinced that you can have. Faith is the reward of hope.

Jesus called some "people of gray faith" because the sincerely trust him for miracles. Miracle on the other hand is the friend of faith. Miracle is the response of God to faith. Without miracle faith will wait in patience until miracle happens.

David had faith, He made moves to fight Goliath by faith, he mentioned past testimonies which happened as a result of faith and miracle. Then He believed and waved a stone to the direction of Goliath's head. He could have aimed the head and hit the chest but he believed he will definitely wave that stone and subdue Goliath.

Miracle handled the rest of the story, David had faith, he believed and miracle hit Goliath on the fore head and the giant fell and died.

1 Samuel 17:49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.

To have faith you must be real. It must be a belief that miracle will come in the ending from God. Your faith must not be based on imagination or assumption. It is not a joke. It must be natural and final.

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6

Remember that without Jesus in your faith you can do actually nothing.

"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5

Believe in the Lord Jesus today. Act 16:31

Prayer: Lord please give me the real faith and add supernatural Belief and miracles in end of my faith in JESUS name. Amen

Automatic defilements

 An Emoji devotions for Thu, 10 December, 2020

Topic: Automatic defilements

Jesus said "A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” Matthew 15:11. 

I am not here to condemn. You might have been defiling yourself in a certain way or have been defiled by others through their actions.  

A person who smokes could defile you into smoking, a person who speak perverse words could defile you when you into listen to them daily and think in their directions once you take their filthy words as sense of humour and comedy. Following perverts on Instagram while watching their post can defile you. Going to night clubs can defile into riotous and drunkenness lifestyle.

Some times we want to behave like others and think like them because we like their style. We believe they do certain things wrong and go Scot free (that's for the camera) so we also take our body for granted by copying them. It's like a thief who was conversant with stealing and going Scot free and one day got caught and was treated with brutality. 

"Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them". Romans 1:32. 

Genesis 19:26 But Lot's wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.

"Remember Lot’s wife! Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it" Luke 17:32-33

Finally, "abstain from all appearances of evil". 1 Thess 5:22

Prayer: Help me spirit of the living God. Give me oil in my lamp and keep me burning for you everyday in Jesus name. Amen

The Easy Way or The Hard Way

 An Emoji devotions for December 9th, 2020

Topic: The Easy and the Hard way

 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Matthew 7:13-14

There are two ways in life. The braodway with wide gate and the narrow way with narrow gate. One leads to life and the other leads to destruction.

In the Broadway there are no principles, no discipline and many freedoms to give up. While in the narrow way there are principles, discipline and no freedom to give up.

It's very simple, people love to live simply and today there are diseases and challenges because people will not discipline themselves with principles to healthy living. Some make rash choices and decisions based on impulses but not on moral principles these are the people walking the path of the Broadway. Many mental illness, social menaces, juvenile delinquencies, rape, drug and alcohol abuses due to freedom to the Broadway. The Bible says they all lead to destruction.

Only few can walk the narrow way. It is filled with discipline, a never-give-up spirit, a high moral standard of others-may-but-I-will-not because I-am-a-child-of-God attitudes. The narrow way walkers have love and forbearance and high perseverance to withstand life challenges. Only few ply the narrow way.

So if you are there and you are finding it difficult to move on in life, or you are about to give up to life challenges then you are walking the Broadway if you do. 

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Daniel 1:8

Today is a day of consciousness. Get ready to move through the narrow way that leads to eternal life.

Prayer: God please add eternal values to my life in Jesus name. 

God of Thunder

An Emoji devotions for Tue 8th December, 2020

Topic: God of thunder

Highlights:

Just as Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines arrived to attack Israel. But the LORD spoke with a mighty voice of thunder from heaven that day, and the Philistines were thrown into such confusion that the Israelites defeated them. 1 Samuel 6:10

As we serve the living God in our daily lives we must not forget He is the God of thunder, fire, rain, wind and everything. Today I want you to know that there is thunder, fire and wind in nature and God can use these things to fight for His children. From now on whenever you pray, ask for God to send his thunder to help you in life's battles and He will gladly do.


1Samuel 12:17-18
Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call to the Lord, that He may send thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that your wickedness is great which you have done in the sight of the Lord by asking for yourselves a king.” So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.


Prayer: O Lord send your thunder to fight my life's battle for me in Jesus mighty name.