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DISCIPLINE & CHASTISEMENT – ARE GOD’S LOVE PACT – FOR HIS REDEEMED CHILDREN

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DISCIPLINE & CHASTISEMENT – ARE GOD’S LOVE PACT – FOR HIS REDEEMED CHILDREN: BEING DISCIPLINE THROUGH GOD’S MIRROR OF LOVE WORTH IT – DON’T RUN AWAY! 

“Better is an OPEN REPRIMAND [of LOVING CORRECTION] than LOVE that is HIDDEN [CONCEALED]. 6 Faithful are the WOUNDS of a friend [who CORRECTS out of LOVE and CONCERN], but the KISSES of an ENEMY are DECEITFUL [because they SERVE his hidden agenda]” Proverbs 27:5-6/Amplified 

I want to believe you know God has your best interests at heart – any day, anywhere, and anytime. And that God LOVES you unconditionally, too, and irrespective. And so, be good and godly towards others in every respect, in Christ Jesus stead. And we ARE only being DISCIPLINED and CHASTISED and REPRIMANDED and REBUKED by God in Christ Jesus stead, ONLY on matters that are unscriptural, and of naughtiness, and of foolish behavioural manners contrary to the context of His will for us as His dear children, in order to bring about the good and goodness out of us. Therefore, DON’T RUN AWAY FROM GOD LIKE ADAM AND EVE, BUT RUN TOWARDS GOD EVEN IN DISCIPLINE. Running away is what Satan and cohort’s wants you to do – that’s worse for you because you will fall into the wickedness of satanic traps. Running towards God will provide safety. Be as the prodigal son and return home to your Father God and be as David to be at God’s gatehouse rather than in satanic domain of wickedness. 

“. . . 7 They go from STRENGTH TO STRENGTH; Each one appears before God in Zion . . . 10 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a DOORKEEPER in the house of my God Than dwell in the TENTS OF WICKEDNESS. 11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly . . .” Psalms 84:1-12/NKJV. 

“. . . 17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 18 I WILL ARISE AND GO TO MY FATHER, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, [19] and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants . . .” Luke 15:11-32/NKJV. 

And our ability to ENDURE God’s DISCIPLINES and CHASTISEMENTS when it SHOWS up – is for our OWN good and eternal VIRTUE in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. God’s discipline [chastisement] is one aspect of the Christian faith in Christ Jesus, that many so called Believer’s doesn’t want to reckon with; and especially when matters of LOVE pops up about them. And, when God have to use their heartfelt loving friends or colleagues or parents or any avenues deemed fit by Him to help them stand upright and strengthen up for their own good and goodness – they can’t and won’t fathom it until they found themselves in a messy place – because of their leaning on the deception and deceitfulness of the enemy and cohorts that only appeals to their sentiments, prejudice and dissimulation. 

“And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: My son, do not DESPISE the CHASTENING of the Lord, Nor be DISCOURAGED when you are REBUKED by Him; 6 For WHOM the Lord LOVES He CHASTENS, And SCOURGES every son whom He RECEIVES. 7 If you endure CHASTENING, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not CHASTEN?” Hebrews 12:5-7. 

Living and walking in God’s love also connotes, endorses, embraces and embodies the act of being DISCIPLINE and CHASTISEMENTS. Meaning, God will discipline any of His REDEEMED children whom He LOVES, in order to bring out His very best in them and to give them the living worth they crave. This is part of the LOVE PACT of God. 

The reason being that the redemptive LIBERTY, that is, the FREEDOM in Christ Jesus is not an OCCASION for one to live and walk in the flesh or sin, instead, it’s to LIVE and WALK in GOD’S LOVE. Simply put, there’s nothing like or as ‘it doesn’t matter what I do, as long as God loves me’. NO, it DOES matter what you do privately and publicly, because those that God LOVES, He DISCIPLINE and CHASTISES them, except they choose to be bastards or illegitimate children, which you ARE not. 

“If you endure CHASTENING, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not CHASTEN? 8 But if you are without CHASTENING, of which all have BECOME PARTAKERS, then you are ILLEGITIMATE and not sons” Hebrews 12:7-8. 

It’s my earnest PRAYER that you live within the LOVE of God in Christ Jesus’ stead; and for any reason that you detail anyway, may you be able embrace the discipline of God without a fight, so that you can have the fulness of God that’s at work for your good in every way. 1 John 1:5-10. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK . . . 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“For if we would JUDGE (EXAMINE) ourselves, we should not be JUDGED (EXAMINE). 32 But when we are JUDGED (EXAMINED), we are CHASTENED of the Lord, that we should not be CONDEMNED with the world” 1 Corinthians 11:31-32 (Emphasis Mine). 

“For consider Him who ENDURED such HOSTILITY from sinners against Himself, lest you become WEARY and DISCOURAGED in your souls. 4 You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin. 5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: My son, do not DESPISE the CHASTENING of the Lord, Nor be DISCOURAGED when you are REBUKED by Him; 6 For whom the Lord LOVES He CHASTENS, And SCOURGES every son whom He RECEIVES. 7 If you endure CHASTENING, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not CHASTEN? 8 But if you are without CHASTENING, of which all have BECOME PARTAKERS, then you are ILLEGITIMATE and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we have had HUMAN fathers who CORRECTED us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more READILY be in SUBJECTION to the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they indeed for a few days CHASTENED us as seemed best to them, but He for our PROFIT, that we may be PARTAKERS of His holiness. 11 Now no CHASTENING seems to be JOYFUL for the present, but PAINFUL; nevertheless, afterward it yields the PEACEABLE fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it” Hebrews 12:3-11. 

“STAND FAST therefore in the LIBERTY wherewith Christ hath MADE US FREE, and be not ENTANGLED again with the YOKE OF BONDAGE . . . For, brethren, ye have been called unto LIBERTY; only use not liberty for an OCCASION to the flesh, but by LOVE serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt LOVE thy neighbour as thyself. 15 But if ye BITE and DEVOUR one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. 16 This I say then, WALK in the Spirit, and ye shall not FULFIL the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law” Galatians 5:1, 13-18. 

“This is the message [of God’s promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection]. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness [of sin], we lie and do not practice the truth; 7 but if we [really] walk in the Light [that is, live each and every day in conformity with the precepts of God], as He Himself is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another [He with us, and we with Him], and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin [by erasing the stain of sin, keeping us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations]. 8 If we say we have no sin [refusing to admit that we are sinners], we delude ourselves, and the truth is not in us. [His word does not live in our hearts.] 9 If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just [true to His own nature and promises], and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose]. 10 If we say that we have not sinned [refusing to admit acts of sin], we make Him [out to be] a liar [by contradicting Him] and His word is not in us” 1 John 1:5-10 Amplified. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

YOU’VE BEING MADE A MORE THAN CONQUERORS IN CHRIST JESUS

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YOU’VE BEING MADE A MORE THAN CONQUERORS IN CHRIST JESUS: THAT’S ONLY MADE POSSIBLE – BY GOD’S LOVE THAT’S EMBEDDED IN US! 

“And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is SHED [SPREAD, POURED] ABROAD [LAVISHLY, ABUNDANTLY] in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us . . . 8 But God COMMENDETH [CLEARLY SHOWS, CLEARLY PROVES] HIS LOVE TOWARD US, in that, while we WERE yet sinners, Christ DIED for us” Romans 5:5, 8. 

There’s the need today to go back to the basic foundation and fundamental principles of the kingdom of God for the NEW CREATION in Christ Jesus. This is important, in order to advance in God’s cause on earth and to enjoy His BLESSEDNESS. And this is good, especially in our path of doing life and living godly; otherwise, life MATTERS will be an ILLUSION, UNSTEADY and very much FRUSTRATING, even when we have concluded we ARE born of God in Christ Jesus stead. 

And one aspect of the great basic principle of strength to being a MORE THAN CONQUERORS IN CHRIST JESUS STEAD, is we knowing we ARE what we ARE by God’s LOVE; and it’s in our LOVE for Him in His principled LOVE definition and not our made up definition – I mean His love and not in our self-made love that’s built on sentiments, prejudice and dissimulation. For in God’s Love, His PURPOSE in us is fulfilled, complete, whole, matured and such like. Hence, there’s the need to stir up our innermost spirit being, as Apostle Paul instructed Timothy, in order to appropriate this basic principle, upon which WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS, in Christ Jesus stead, in Father God. Amen. 2 Timothy 1:6. 

And herein lies, not limited to, the basic principle to uphold God’s LOVE for us, to MAKE us MORE THAN CONQUERORS in Him, in Christ Jesus stead: 

  • That all things will work together for the good of those who LOVE God in His LOVE for His PURPOSE. Romans 8:28. 
  • And because of God’s LOVE that’s embedded in us to LOVE in His LOVE, we ARE enshrined as the CALLED, FOREKNOWN, JUSTIFIED, PREDESTINED, CONFORMED and GLORIFIED people of God, in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. Romans 5:5, 8; Romans 8:28-30 
  • And God REVEALS all things to them that LOVES Him in His LOVE by the Holy Spirit, which is given to us and embedded in us. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10; Romans 5:5, 8; John 14:16-17. 
  • And God only CHASTISES those He LOVES and cares about, in order to make them BECOME who they OUGHT to be in Him; otherwise, one is a BASTARD and ILLEGITIMATE child in Him, if no chastisement in LOVE. Hebrews 12:5-11. 
  • The LOVE of God in Christ Jesus, TRANSCENDS and SURPASSED the sense knowledge of limitations. Ephesians 3:17-20. 
  • We are INSEPARABLE by God’s LOVE, and we are persuaded by God’s LOVE. Romans 8:35-39. 
  • We are FREE from CONDEMNATION by God’s LOVE. Romans 8:31-34; Romans 8:1-5, 6-17. 
  • We ARE indeed a MORE THAN CONQUERORS through Him that LOVED us. Romans 8:37. 
  • We ARE MADE to be a people that are CHARACTERISED by God’s LOVE in every way of doing life and living godly in Christ Jesus stead. 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 5:43-48. 
  • The LOVE of God in Christ Jesus MADE us MORE THAN CONQUERORS over earthly elements of limitations that challenges our FAITH, that tends to SEPARATE us, CONDEMN us, in doing life and living godly in the world. Romans 8:35-39.  

Such elements but not limited are: 

  • Condemnation 
  • Tribulation 
  • Distress 
  • Persecution 
  • Famine 
  • Nakedness 
  • Peril 
  • Sword 
  • Death 
  • Life 
  • Angels 
  • Principalities 
  • Powers 
  • Things present 
  • Things to come 
  • Height 
  • Depth 
  • Any other creature 

I PRAY that you give yourself to LOVE God by walking in His LOVE in Christ Jesus stead, as He has loved us, so that you can comprehend in fullness and totality His love, that TRANSCENDS and SURPASSED the SENSE Knowledge LOVE, that is only within the bonds of how and what you – feel, taste, hear, see and smell. Ephesians 3:17-19. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10; Romans 8:28. 

WE ARE BEING MADE MORE THAN CONQUERORS IN CHRIST JESUS; IT’S ONLY BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY GOD’S LOVE THAT’S EMBEDDED IN US. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!  

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“And we know that ALL THINGS WORK together for GOOD to them that LOVE God, to them who are the CALLED according to HIS PURPOSE. 29 For whom he did FOREKNOW, he also did PREDESTINATE to be CONFORMED to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did PREDESTINATE, them he also CALLED: and whom he CALLED, them he also JUSTIFIED: and whom he JUSTIFIED, them he also GLORIFIED. 31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be FOR us, who can be AGAINST us? 32 He that SPARED not his own Son, but DELIVERED him up for us all, how shall he not with him also FREELY give us ALL things? 33 Who shall LAY any thing to the CHARGE of God’s ELECT? It is God that JUSTIFIETH. 34 Who is he that CONDEMNETH? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is RISEN again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh INTERCESSION for us. 35 Who shall SEPARATE us from the LOVE of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS through him that LOVED us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to SEPARATE us from the LOVE of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” Romans 8:28-39. 

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that LOVE him. 10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God” 1 Corinthians 2:9-10. 

“So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love, 18 be fully capable of comprehending with all the saints (God’s people) the width and length and height and depth of His LOVE [fully experiencing that amazing, endless love]; 19 and [that you may come] to know [practically, through personal experience] the LOVE of Christ which far SURPASSES [mere] knowledge [without experience], that you may be filled up [throughout your being] to all the fullness of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself]” Ephesians 3:17-19 (Amplified). 

“God is faithful, by whom ye were CALLED unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord” 1 Corinthians 1:9. 

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that LOVE God, to them who are the CALLED according to his purpose. 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did PREDESTINATE to be CONFORMED to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also CALLED: and whom he called, them he also JUSTIFIED: and whom he justified, them he also GLORIFIED” Romans 8:28-29 

Further Scriptural Reading in Context: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; 1 John 2-5:3; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 5:43-48. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

THE DIVINE LOVE OF GOD – VERSUS – THE LOVE OF THE FIVE SENSES! 

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THE DIVINE LOVE OF GOD – VERSUS – THE LOVE OF THE FIVE SENSES! 

“Now we have RECEIVED, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. . . 14 But the NATURAL MAN receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are SPIRITUALLY DISCERNED” 1 Corinthians 2:12, 14. 

There’s THE DIVINE LOVE OF GOD, which is of God and God PERSONIFIED; and there’s THE LOVE OF THE FIVE SENSES which results from and it’s about what we SEE, HEAR, TASTE, SMELL and TOUCH/FEEL to know and understand it, in its context. And such sensual or senses love can’t fathom THE DIVINE GOD, and His divinity as THE GOD OF LOVE and LOVE PERSONIFIED. Neither can it be compared by any measure to THE GOD KIND OF DIVINE LOVE irrespective. 

Hence, there’s the need to KNOW The LOVE of Christ, which SURPASSES, SUPERCEDES and TRANSCENDS SENSE KNOWLEDGE; and that’s if you must make sense of God’s default and personified divine LOVE. The divine love of God gives and serves – it’s a GIVING love and serving love, meaning, it does not DEMAND to be loved because the embodiment is love and love personified, and it lavishly gives and serves LOVE unconditionally. And divine love in virtue, is a COMMENDED love because of what Christ Jesus is done for us by His love in our REDEMPTION in Him. 

“For God so loved the world, that he GAVE his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” John 3:16. 

“And hope maketh not ashamed; BECAUSE THE LOVE OF GOD IS SHED ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God COMMENDETH HIS LOVE TOWARD US, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5: 5-8 

The FIVE SENSES love speaks of the NATURAL – SENSUAL man who operates by material sensory of FEELING/TOUCHING, TASTING, SMELLING, HEARING and SEEING, to make a concise conclusion in order to ensure its definition in love. It tends to demand and fight to be loved; otherwise, it goes into a mood or mode of irreparable returns at some point. 

This FIVE SENSES LOVE requires laboratory test of men for approval, and as such: 

  • It’s limited and 
  • It’s subject to change depending on the public poll of acceptance. 
  • It’s always awaiting all the time for the acknowledging and approval in – friendship, family, work and in places of governance, doing life and such like. 
  • It’s built of and on human selfishness even though it’s not easily acknowledged or spoken of as if it is or not. 
  • It’s based on conditionality in expression 
  • It’s based on sentiments in nearly all its intent. 

And because the five senses love is natural and sensual, it can’t fathom the divine God of love nor God personified in His divine kind of love, hence – LAWS and RULES are made to regulate it with CHANGES in times to suit the human demand and supply. 

And unfortunately, the SENSE love kind, could be deadly when not fully actualised, as many have been disappointed, derailed, depressed, suicidal and some even passed on untimely, when the expected expectations didn’t materialised and or come to fruition. 

Divine Love is Good and is of God. And is lavishly given to all who comes to God in Christ Jesus by the Blessed Holy Spirit that dwells within a born-again child of God. Romans 5:5-8. 

For more on this [free download and not to be printed and sold], follow this link for your perusal: 

 https://www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com/…/AFD-February… 

SELAH-PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Now we have RECEIVED, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. . . 14 But the NATURAL MAN receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are SPIRITUALLY DISCERNED” 1 Corinthians 2:12, 14. 

“. . . 17 So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in LOVE, 18 be fully capable of comprehending with all the saints (God’s people) the WIDTH and LENGTH and HEIGHT and DEPTH of His love [fully experiencing that amazing, endless love]; 19 and [that you may come] to know [practically, through personal experience] the LOVE of Christ which far SURPASSES [mere] (SENSE) knowledge [without experience], that you may be filled up [throughout your being] to all the fullness of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself] . . .” Ephesians 3:14-21. Amplified. Emphasis Mine. 

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath PREPARED for them that LOVE him. 10 But God hath REVEALED them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God” 1 Corinthians 2:9-10. 

“And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] CAUSES ALL THINGS TO WORK TOGETHER [as a plan] for good for those who LOVE God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose” Romans 8:28. Amplified. 

“And hope maketh not ashamed; BECAUSE THE LOVE OF GOD IS SHED ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS by the Holy Ghost which is GIVEN unto us. 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God COMMENDETH HIS LOVE TOWARD US, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” Romans 5:5-8. 

Further Scriptural Reading: 1 Corinthians 13. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

LOVING GOD IN HIS LOVE TERMS 

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LOVING GOD IN HIS LOVE TERMS: FOR GOD’S LOVE – IS THE ‘LOVE’ OF THE SIXTH SENSE – CALLED AGAPE! 

“. . . 8 The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], FOR GOD IS LOVE. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.] . . . 16 We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. GOD IS LOVE, and the one who ABIDES in LOVE ABIDES in God, and God ABIDES continually in him . . .” 1 John 4:8, 16 [7-21]/Amplified. 

There’s the LOVE of God which operates and lubricates by FAITH in God’s Word – it’s called AGAPE LOVE [Galatians 5:6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13]. This love of God is pure, excellent, spiritual, likeable, loveable, liveable and practicable; and this love of God is inspired, revealed and empowered by the indwelling Holy Spirit [Romans 5:5, 8; John 14:16-17]. And this love is sustained and maintained by the Holy Spirit, hence it knows no stress, weakness, tiredness and weariness; and it doesn’t fade and weathered out with times, with changes, and it’s not limited or conditioned by any ‘nesses; and there’s NO ROOM for selfishness, wickedness, manipulation, controlling, maliciousness and greediness. It’s the love that transcends, surpasses and supercedes all human reasoning – meaning, there’s no room for prejudice, sentiments and dissimulation. 

“That Christ may DWELL in your HEARTS [SPIRIT-BEING] by faith; that ye, being ROOTED and GROUNDED in LOVE, 18 may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the BREADTH, and LENGTH, and DEPTH, and HEIGHT; 19 And to KNOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST, which PASSETH (TRANSCENDS, SUPERCEDES, SURPASSES) KNOWLEDGE (Human Senses), that ye might be FILLED with ALL the FULNESS of God” Ephesians 3:17-19/Emphasis Mine. 

HEREIN ARE FEW THINGS TO NOTE OF – GOD’S LOVE: 

  • It’s the LOVE that the embodiments for functionality are HOPE and FAITH. 
  • It’s LOVE that’s built on principles, and it’s intentional, unconditional, and boundless. 
  • It’s the LOVE that transcends, supercedes and surpasses the natural or material worlds love of the Five Senses that’s of – smell, see, taste, hear feel/touch. 
  • It’s the LOVE that’s of a more excellent way to communicate to God and man in God’s terms in Christ Jesus stead. 
  • It’s the LOVE that enriches all things and transcends – culture, religion, colour, tradition, generation, gender and dispensation. This is simply because this LOVE is of God, is God and God personified. 
  • It’s the LOVE that answers to every quest of man, and it’s yet not fathom by the five senses or limited by it in every measure of doing life and living godly by God, in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. 
  • It’s the LOVE that treats others with respect and dignity; and it takes no advantage on people nor of people; it tends to give and serve than to demand and to receive the attention of love and or to be loved. 
  • It’s the LOVE that transcends any form of sentiment, prejudice and dissimulation, and it’s irrespective of all.  

I, therefore, sincerely and honestly recommend this LOVE of God for your good, goodness and wellbeing. For this LOVE is pure, spiritual, likeable, loveable, liveable and practicable; and it’s the LOVE that’s inspired, revealed and empowered by the indwelling Holy Spirit. It’s the more excellent way to do life and live godly with God in Christ Jesus stead [1 Corinthians 12:31]. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“And we know that ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER for good to them that LOVE God, to them who are the CALLED according to his purpose” Romans 8:28. 

“God is FAITHFUL, by whom ye were CALLED unto the FELLOWSHIP of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord” 1 Corinthians 1:9. 

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, THE THINGS which God hath PREPARED for them that LOVE him” 1 Corinthians 2:9. 

“And hope maketh not ashamed; because the LOVE of God is SHED ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS by the Holy Ghost which is GIVEN unto us. 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God COMMENDETH HIS LOVE TOWARD US, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” Romans 5:5-8. 

“And to KNOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST, which PASSETH (TRANSCENDS, SUPERCEDES, SURPASSES) KNOWLEDGE (Human Senses), that ye might be FILLED with ALL the FULNESS of God” Ephesians 3:19 (Emphasis Mine). 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

DELIVERING THIS GENERATION: THE MANIFESTATION OF SONSHIP SPIRIT! 

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DELIVERING THIS GENERATION: THE MANIFESTATION OF SONSHIP SPIRIT! 

“Shall the PREY be taken from the MIGHTY, or THE LAWFUL CAPTIVE DELIVERED? 25 But thus saith the Lord, Even the CAPTIVES of the MIGHTY shall be TAKEN AWAY, and the PREY of the terrible shall be DELIVERED: for I will CONTEND with him that CONTENDETH with thee, and I will SAVE thy children . . .” Isaiah 49:24-26. 

Redemption is a done complete work in Christ Jesus; so also, is our DELIVERANCE and transformation [translation, transfiguration, predestination and conveyance] from darkness to light. And it’s of us, the Believer’s in Christ Jesus, in manifesting and revealing the fullness of the nature of the Sonship spirit of God in us by the given Holy Spirit of promise, then shall this generation be DELIVERED (RESCUED, EMANCIPATED] from the evil and corruption that’s in the world as written: 

“Giving thanks to the Father who has QUALIFIED us to be PARTAKERS of the INHERITANCE of the saints in the light. 13 He has DELIVERED us from the POWER of DARKNESS and CONVEYED us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have REDEMPTION [b]through His blood, the FORGIVENESS of sins” Colossians 1:12-14/NKJV. 

“Grace to you and PEACE [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who GAVE Himself [as a sacrifice to atone] for our sins [to SAVE and SANCTIFY us] so that He might RESCUE [DELIVER] us from THIS PRESENT EVIL AGE [WORLD], in accordance with the WILL and PURPOSE and PLAN of our God and Father— 5 to Him be [ASCRIBED all] the glory through the AGES of the AGES. Amen” Galatians 1:3-5/Amplified. 

God’s earnest intent is to see this generation DELIVERED and EMANCIPATED from the clutches of darkness as we advance the Kingdom cause of God and keep the enemy and cohorts at bay in every measures. However, the question requiring an answer today and now, is if you are willing and ready to arise and be resolved in pursuit to see a generational deliverance in your time? 

“. . . 6 And because ye ARE sons, God hath SENT forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father . . .” Galatians 4:1-7. 

“. . . 19 For the earnest EXPECTATION of the CREATION waits for the MANIFESTATION [REVEALING] of the sons of God . . .” Romans 8:9-21. 

Therefore, let’s make it all good in goodness, that our manifestation and revealing do happen for the good of the kingdom and humanity in such a time as this generation. You can kick start today within your circus of friends, and community. And together with God in Christ Jesus stead, your generation shall come to know God as I do ensure mine too. And may all come to stand in grace, wherein they WORSHIP our God in Christ Jesus WORTHILY and correspondingly SERVE Him in Christ Jesus ACCEPTABLY. Amen. 

SELAH – PAUSE and THINK!  

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Shall the PREY be taken from the MIGHTY, or THE LAWFUL CAPTIVE DELIVERED? 25 But thus saith the Lord, Even the CAPTIVES of the MIGHTY shall be TAKEN AWAY, and the PREY of the terrible shall be DELIVERED: for I will CONTEND with him that CONTENDETH with thee, and I will SAVE thy children . . .” Isaiah 49:24-26. 

“Who hath DELIVERED us from the POWER of DARKNESS, and hath TRANSLATED us into the KINGDOM of his dear Son: 14 in whom we have REDEMPTION through his BLOOD, even the FORGIVENESS of sins” Colossians 1:13-14. 

“But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead DWELL IN you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 14 FOR AS MANY AS ARE LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD, THEY ARE THE SONS OF GOD. 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have RECEIVED the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17 and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 FOR THE EARNEST EXPECTATION OF THE CREATURE WAITETH FOR THE MANIFESTATION OF THE SONS OF GOD. 20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21 because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God” Romans 8:9-21. 

“For the EYES of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself STRONG in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him . . .” 2 Chronicles 16:9. 

“Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, 2 but is under GUARDIANS and STEWARDS until the time appointed by the father. 3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. 4 But when the FULLNESS of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, BORN of a woman, born under the law, 5 to REDEEM those who were under the law, that we might RECEIVE the adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has SENT FORTH the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ” Galatians 4:1-7/NKJV. 

“The Lord said to my Lord, sit at My right hand, till I make Your ENEMIES Your footstool.” 2. The Lord shall send the ROD OF YOUR STRENGTH out of Zion. RULE IN THE MIDST OF YOUR ENEMIES! 3 Your PEOPLE shall be VOLUNTEERS in the day of Your POWER; in the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, you have the dew of Your youth” Psalms 110:1-3/NKJV. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

YOU ARE GOD’S BATTLE AXE AND WEAPONS OF WAR

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YOU ARE GOD’S BATTLE AXE AND WEAPONS OF WAR: TO ENLIGHTEN AND ILLUMINATE YOUR WORLDS – IN LIFE AND GRACE! 

“Thou art my BATTLE AXE and WEAPONS OF WAR: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms . . .” Jeremiah 51:20-24. 

You ARE God’s battle axe and weapons of war, to advance the kingdom cause of God while you keep the enemy and cohorts at bay; and to shape and keep the world upright, from evil to good in every phase of doing life and living godly of God in Christ Jesus. You must know and understand, that you ARE not just engaged in spiritual warfare, and fighting the GOOD fight of FAITH respectively as enjoined by the scriptures [1 Timothy 1:18-20; 1 Timothy 6:12], but you ARE to hold on and hold up the mystery of the Faith of God in Christ Jesus, in all good and pure conscience [1 Timothy 1:19; 1 Timothy 3:9]; for you ARE the VESSEL in use of God to enact and authenticate the fulness of His redemption in humanity while you are here in this part of His creation as Jesus Christ was in humanity [John 1:1-5, 14; 1 Timothy 3:16; Revelation 4:11; 2 Timothy 2:19-21], to fulfil the Father God’s intent – plan, purpose and pursuit. 

“You ARE the LIGHT of the world. A CITY that is SET on a HILL cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives LIGHT to all who are in the house. 16 Let your LIGHT so SHINE before men, that they may SEE your good works and GLORIFY your Father in heaven” Matthew 5:14-16. 

You are the light of the WORLD. It’s time to ENLIGHTEN and ILLUMINATE your WORLDS, more and more, by your LIGHT. For the path of the just, the righteous in Christ, is as a shining light, that shines brighter and brighter, that is, more and more, until the dawn of a NEW day. 

“But the path of the just (righteous) is like the LIGHT of dawn, That SHINES BRIGHTER and BRIGHTER until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the PERFECT day” Proverbs 4:18. Amplified. 

However, you can only ENLIGHTEN and ILLUMINATE others by the enlightenment and illumination, that you have RECEIVED in you of God in Christ Jesus stead. And only by the ENTRANCE of the WORD in you can you be able to give LIGHT for ENLIGHTENMENT and ILLUMINATION to others. Therefore, be ENGROSSED with the WORD, that you might both RECEIVE light and be able to ENLIGHTEN and ILLUMINATE others – in and out of darkness and evil in our WORLDS. Amen. 

For MORE on your being God’s battle axe and weapons of war, follow this link for a – [free download and not to be printed and sold] – AFD FEBRUARY EDITION for your perusal: 

https://www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com/…/afd…/ 

SELAH -PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“But the path of the just (righteous) is like the LIGHT of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day” Proverbs 4:18. Amplified. 

“You ARE the LIGHT of the world. A CITY that is SET on a HILL cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives LIGHT to all who are in the house. 16 Let your LIGHT so SHINE before men, that they may SEE your good works and GLORIFY your Father in heaven” Matthew 5:14-16. 

“Your WORD is a LAMP to my feet and a LIGHT to my path . . . 130 The ENTRANCE and UNFOLDING of Your words give LIGHT; their unfolding gives understanding (discernment and comprehension) to the simple” Psalms 119:105, 130. Amplified. 

“For God, who commanded the LIGHT to SHINE OUT OF DARKNESS, hath SHINED in our hearts, to give the LIGHT of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ” 2 Corinthians 4:6. 

“In the beginning was The Word, and THE WORD was with God, and THE WORD was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the LIGHT of men. 5 And the LIGHT shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not” John 1:1-5. 

“Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins, that he might DELIVER us from this present EVIL world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5 to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen” Galatians 1:3-5. 

“Thou art my BATTLE AXE and WEAPONS OF WAR: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; 21 and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider; 22 with thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid; 23 I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers. 24 And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the Lord” Jeremiah 51:21-24. 

Follow the link here for more expository insights and printable PDF free [not to be sold] copy for your perusal: 

 https://www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com/…/afd…/ 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

FEED HEALTHILY YOUR SPIRIT-BEING

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FEED HEALTHILY YOUR SPIRIT-BEING: IT’S GOD’S SEARCHLIGHT AND BEAM LIGHT – ON YOU, OF YOU, THROUGH YOU AND FOR YOU! 

“The spirit of man is the CANDLE of the Lord, SEARCHING all the INWARD PARTS of the belly” Proverbs 20:27. 

“The spirit (conscience) of man is the LAMP of the Lord, SEARCHING and EXAMINING all the INNERMOST parts of his BEING” Proverbs 20:27 Amplified. 

For your wellbeing in GRACE and LIFE, there’s the need to feed healthily your SPIRIT-BEING with the Word of God if you must keep your triune being – spirit, soul and body – actively engaging with God keeps you rejuvenating and revitalising in your daily life dealings and godly living. Feeding your spirit-being healthily, is building faith in God in Christ Jesus stead. And building faith gives you the enabling to live JUSTIFIED, have ACCESS to Gods enabling GRACE in Christ Jesus, and to live and thrive in the OVERCOMERS life that gives leverage in an ONWARD and UPWARD trajectory, over the world system of the enemy and cohorts, bondages and indoctrinations as written in the Holy writs. 

“Therefore, being JUSTIFIED BY FAITH, we have PEACE with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 by whom also we have ACCESS BY FAITH into this GRACE wherein we STAND, and REJOICE in HOPE of the GLORY of God” Romans 5:1-2. 

“Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY HIS FAITH” Habakkuk 2:4 [Romans 1:16-17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38]. 

When you Feed healthily your SPIRIT-BEING, you become engrossed and loaded to deal with all the wiles of your FAITH challenges, being lavished with the grace to assure, insure and ensure your total-being triumph, victory and dominion in life and grace. 

FEED YOUR INNER BEING HEALTHILY – YOU CAN’T LIVE BEYOND YOUR FEEDING – TO BELIEVE AND EXERCISE FAITH. 

This current circumstance of life we are all going through shows and tells fully the reason for various behaviours during this challenging and difficult times. You are either REACTING or RESPONDING. And it all depends on if you have truly fed or been feeding Healthily your SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING against the daily and days of challenges, difficulties and evils as we are dealing with presently in various ways as it affects each other respectively. God has promised in His WORD to deliver us from the evils of this present world and age, but we need to feed healthily in order to know the ways of God in fulfilling His promised word. 

“Grace to you and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave Himself [as a sacrifice to atone] for our sins [to save and sanctify us] so that He might RESCUE US FROM THIS PRESENT EVIL AGE, in accordance with the WILL and PURPOSE and PLAN of our God and Father— 5 to Him be [ascribed all] the glory through the ages of the ages. Amen” Galatians 1:3-5/Amplified [Jeremiah 29:11; Jeremiah 17:12]/Amplified. 

Be Blessed as you FEED your SPIRIT-BEING healthily in doing life and godly living in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. 

SO, PAUSE AND THINK BEFORE YOU ACT. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“For whatsoever is born of God OVERCOMETH the world: and this is the VICTORY that OVERCOMETH the world, even our FAITH. 5 Who is he that OVERCOMETH the world, but he that BELIEVETH that Jesus is the Son of God?” 1 John 5:4-5. 

“But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy MOUTH, and in thy HEART: that is, THE WORD OF FAITH, which we PREACH; 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 . . . 17 So then FAITH COMETH BY HEARING, and HEARING BY THE WORD of God” Romans 10:8-10, 17. 

“Now FAITH is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through FAITH we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear . . . 6 But WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE HIM: for he that cometh to God must BELIEVE that he is, and that he is a REWARDER of them that DILIGENTLY seek him” Hebrews 11:1-3, 6. 

“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [that is, separate you from profane and vulgar things, make you pure and whole and undamaged—consecrated to Him—set apart for His purpose]; and may your SPIRIT and SOUL and BODY be kept complete and [be found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” 1 Thessalonians 5:23. 

“For THE WORD of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account” Hebrews 4:12-13. 

“But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every WORD that proceeds from the mouth of God” Matthew 4:4. 

“But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding” Job 32:8. 

“The Spirit of God hath MADE me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life” Job 33:4. 

“The spirit of a man is the LAMP of the Lord, 

Searching all the inner depths of his heart” Proverbs 20:27. 

“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and BREATHED into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being” Genesis 2:7. 

“The spirit of a man will SUSTAIN him in sickness, But who can bear a BROKEN spirit?” Proverbs 18:14. 

“A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a BROKEN spirit dries the bones” Proverbs 17:22. 

“I have not departed from the COMMANDMENT of His lips; I have treasured the WORDS of His mouth More than my necessary food’ Job 23:12. 

“The HORSE IS PREPARED for the DAY OF BATTLE, But DELIVERANCE AND VICTORY belong to the Lord” Proverbs 21:31 (Amplified). 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE

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SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE: THE HALLMARK OF PERFECTING YOUR BEING IN JESUS! 

“. . . 15 But SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE [in all things—both our SPEECH and our LIVES expressing His truth], let us grow up in all things into Him [following His example] who is the Head—Christ. 16 From Him the whole body [the church, in all its various parts], joined and knitted firmly together by what every joint supplies, when each part is working properly, causes the body to grow and mature, building itself up in [UNSELFISH] LOVE” Ephesians 4:11-16/Amplified. 

BEING AUTHENTIC in doing life and living godly in the grace, is a hallmark to the call of grace upon every believer of God in Christ Jesus stead. And SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE, is the earnest HALLMARK of perfecting our being and relationships towards God firstly and other fellow humans that we do life within our day-to-day earthly endeavours, in the grace in Christ Jesus. 

So, SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE is not only by the living but in every medium of communication, be it by the: Spoken, Written, Audio, Video, Graphic and such like. It signals maturity in the grace and in the faith that one upholds the principle of being responsible, being accountable, being honest and of repentance to a fault. This hallmark indicates the status of a GENUINE person to take a stand in leadership. 

“Therefore become imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father]; 2 and WALK CONTINUALLY IN LOVE [that is, value one another—practice empathy and compassion, unselfishly seeking the best for others], just as Christ also LOVED you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God [slain for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance” Ephesians 5:1-2/Amplified. 

“Therefore become imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father]; 2 and WALK CONTINUALLY IN LOVE [that is, value one another—practice empathy and compassion, unselfishly seeking the best for others], just as Christ also LOVED you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God [slain for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance” Ephesians 5:1-2/Amplified. 

Speaking the TRUTH in love, gives the ability to return, apologise and undo the wrong with the good – hallmark of genuine path to being authentic and acceptable to all irrespective. 

The resolve to SPEAKING TRUTH IN LOVE – is the medicine that everyone wants but unwilling to swallow. Let’s bring it back and uphold it again in life and grace. To being honest to a fault is a pure medicine for leadership that indicates that repentance works for the good of all in the grace. Our redemption is as authentic as the blood that cleanses us when SPEAKING TRUTH IN LOVE is rooted and grounded in our walk and work with God, in the grace in Christ Jesus. Amen. 

“This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is LIGHT and in Him is NO DARKNESS AT ALL. 7 But if we WALK IN THE LIGHT as He is in the LIGHT, we have FELLOWSHIP with one another, and the BLOOD of Jesus Christ His Son CLEANSES us from ALL SIN. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we DECEIVE ourselves, and THE TRUTH IS NOT IN US. 9. If we confess our sins, He is FAITHFUL and JUST to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and HIS WORD IS NOT IN US” 1 John 1:5-10/NKJV. 

Endeavour to listen and learn of God in Christ Jesus, – that being humble and pure in whether you are in spiritual leadership or not – the TRUTH is your medicine – this is very important in our today and tomorrow good and goodness. Our redemption has no place for any that’s not SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE. 

Blessed regards. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Therefore become imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father]; 2 and WALK CONTINUALLY IN LOVE [that is, value one another—practice empathy and compassion, unselfishly seeking the best for others], just as Christ also LOVED you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God [slain for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance” Ephesians 5:1-2/Amplified. 

“. . . 15 But SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE [in all things—both our SPEECH and our LIVES expressing His truth], let us grow up in all things into Him [following His example] who is the Head—Christ. 16 From Him the whole body [the church, in all its various parts], joined and knitted firmly together by what every joint supplies, when each part is working properly, causes the body to grow and mature, building itself up in [UNSELFISH] LOVE” Ephesians 4:11-16/Amplified. 

“See what an incredible quality of love the Father has shown to us, that we would [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God! And so, we are! For this reason, the world does not know us, because it did not know Him . . . 13 Do not be surprised, believers, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed out of death into Life, because we love the brothers and sisters. He who does not love remains in [spiritual] death. 15 Everyone who HATES (works against) his brother [in Christ] is [at heart] a murderer [by God’s standards]; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. [Matt 5:21-23] 16 By this we know [and have come to understand the depth and essence of His precious] love: that He [willingly] laid down His life for us [because He loved us]. And we ought to lay down our lives for the believers . . .” 1 John 3:1-24/Amplified. 

“Beloved, let us [UNSELFISHLY] LOVE and seek the best for one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves [others] is born of God and knows God [through personal experience]. 8 The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.] 9 By this the love of God was displayed in us, in that God has sent His [One and] only begotten Son [the One who is truly unique, the only One of His kind] into the world so that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation [that is, the atoning sacrifice, and the satisfying offering] for our sins [fulfilling God’s requirement for justice against sin and placating His wrath]. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us [in this incredible way], we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has seen God at any time. But if we love one another [with unselfish concern], God abides in us, and His love [the love that is His essence abides in us and] is completed and perfected in us . . . 16 We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him. 17 In this [union and fellowship with Him], love is completed and perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him]; because as HE IS, SO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD. 18 There is no fear in love [dread does not exist]. But perfect (complete, full-grown) love drives out fear, because fear involves [the expectation of divine] punishment, so the one who is afraid [of God’s judgment] is not perfected in love [has not grown into a sufficient understanding of God’s love]. 19 We love, because He first loved us. 20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates (works against) his [Christian] brother he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should also [UNSELFISHLY] LOVE his brother and seek the best for him” 1 John 4:17-21/Amplified. 

“This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is LIGHT and in Him is NO DARKNESS AT ALL. 7 But if we WALK IN THE LIGHT as He is in the LIGHT, we have FELLOWSHIP with one another, and the BLOOD of Jesus Christ His Son CLEANSES us from ALL SIN. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we DECEIVE ourselves, and THE TRUTH IS NOT IN US. 9. If we confess our sins, He is FAITHFUL and JUST to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and HIS WORD IS NOT IN US” 1 John 1:5-10/NKJV. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

 

LOVING IS LIVING

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LOVING IS LIVING: DIVINE LOVE – GIVES A MORE EXCELLENT WAY! 

“But covet EARNESTLY the BEST gifts: and yet shew I unto you A MORE EXCELLENT WAY . . .” 1 Corinthians 12:31 – 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. 

Stop struggling to love. You are not born of God to SURVIVE or be a SURVIVAL in love. You are born of God to THRIVE, BLOSSOM and COLOUR your worlds of doing life and living godly in love. We are born of God in Christ Jesus by the WORD, to radiate His LOVE that He lavishly shared and poured into our hearts [the human spirit], by the Holy Spirit that dwells in us. For GOD IS LOVE and as such, LOVE is of God. And LOVING is LIVING. And LIVING is EMPOWERED by the Holy Spirit of LOVE.  

“And hope maketh not ashamed; BECAUSE THE LOVE OF GOD IS SHED ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS BY THE HOLY GHOST WHICH IS GIVEN UNTO US” Romans 5:5. 

“The one who DOES NOT LOVE has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for GOD IS LOVE. [He is the ORIGINATOR of love, and it is an enduring ATTRIBUTE of His NATURE.] . . . 16 We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] THE LOVE which God has for us. GOD IS LOVE, and the one who ABIDES in LOVE ABIDES in God, and God ABIDES continually in him” 1 John 4:8, 16/Amplified. 

The most excellent way to enjoy and express God’s love, is the resolve to be the love GIVER than to DEMAND for love. Genuine LOVE GIVES, it doesn’t DEMANDS, and what makes a unique or the unique difference between anyone is this knowing and understanding – IT’S MORE BLESSED TO GIVE [LOVE] THAN TO RECEIVE [LOVE] – that’s why our God is outstanding in all His ways – ever loving even when He’s unloved and unaccepted. CAN’T YOU LIVE IN SAME LIKE SPHERE AS HIS OWN IN CHRIST JESUS? [Romans 5:5, 8; Acts 20:35; Ephesians 3:17-19; John 13:34-35; John 15:9-16; 1 John 3:11-24; 1 Corinthians 14:1; 1 Peter 4:8]. For God so LOVE, He GAVE love without prejudice, sentiments and dissimulation in Christ Jesus – [John 3:16; Romans 12:9]. 

And until you resolve to be the love GIVER, rather than the one that DEMANDS for love, you will struggle to express love in an EXCELLENT way. And the EXCELLENT way of genuine living is emboldened in DIVINE LOVE. And it’s WORTH, SURPASSES and TRANSCENDS way beyond all human reasoning – SENSES – by what you do smell, see, taste, hear and feel/touch. [Ephesians 3:17-19]. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you A MORE EXCELLENT WAY . . .” 1 Corinthians 12:31 – 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. 

“For God SO LOVED the world, that HE GAVE his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” John 3:16. 

“I have SHEWED you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is MORE BLESSED to GIVE than to RECEIVE” Acts 20:35. 

“Beloved, let us LOVE one another: FOR LOVE IS OF GOD; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; FOR GOD IS LOVE. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might LIVE through him . . . 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. GOD IS LOVE; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 HEREIN IS OUR LOVE MADE PERFECT, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: BECAUSE AS HE IS, SO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD. 18 There is no FEAR IN LOVE; BUT PERFECT LOVE CASTETH OUT FEAR: BECAUSE FEAR HATH TORMENT. He that feareth is not made perfect in love . . .” 1 John 4:7-21. 

“For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but FAITH WHICH WORKETH BY LOVE . . . 13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, BUT BY LOVE SERVE ONE ANOTHER” Galatians 5:6, 13. 

“And hope maketh not ashamed; BECAUSE THE LOVE OF GOD IS SHED ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS BY THE HOLY GHOST WHICH IS GIVEN UNTO US” Romans 5:5. 

“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may ABIDE WITH you forever; 17 even the Spirit of truth; whom the world CANNOT receive, because it SEETH him not, neither KNOWETH him: but ye KNOW him; for he dwelleth WITH you, and shall be IN you” John 14:16-17. 

“Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having LOVED his own which were in the world, he LOVED them unto the end . . . 34 A NEW COMMANDMENT I give unto you, That ye LOVE ONE ANOTHER; as I have LOVED you, that ye also LOVE one another. 35 By this shall all men KNOW THAT YE ARE MY DISCIPLES, if ye have LOVE one to another” John 13:1, 34-35. 

“So that Christ may DWELL in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] ROOTED and [securely] GROUNDED in love, 18 be fully capable of comprehending with all the saints (God’s people) the WIDTH and LENGTH and HEIGHT and DEPTH of His LOVE [fully experiencing that amazing, endless love]; 19 and [that you may come] to know [practically, through personal experience] the LOVE of Christ which far SURPASSES [mere] knowledge [without experience], that you may be filled up [throughout your being] to all the FULLNESS of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself]” Ephesians 3:17-19. Amplified. 

“LET LOVE BE WITHOUT DISSIMULATION. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10. Be kindly affectioned one to another with BROTHERLY LOVE; in honour preferring one another . . . 19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good” Romans 12:9-21 [Proverbs 25:21-22; Matthew 5:38-48]. 

“Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so, shall ye be my disciples. 9 As the Father hath LOVED me, so have I LOVED you: CONTINUE YE IN MY LOVE. 10. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall ABIDE IN MY LOVE; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and ABIDE IN HIS LOVE. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12 THIS IS MY COMMANDMENT THAT YE LOVE ONE ANOTHER, AS I HAVE LOVED YOU. 13 Greater LOVE hath no man than this, that a man LAY DOWN his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. 16 Ye have not CHOSEN me, but I have CHOSEN you, and ORDAINED you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you” John 15:8-16. 

Further Scriptural Reading Text: 1 John 3:11-24; 1 John 5:1-5. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

FAITHFUL SAYINGS – FOR LIFE AND GODLY LIVING 

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FAITHFUL SAYINGS – FOR LIFE AND GODLY LIVING: UNDENIABLE VIRTUES – CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY! 

“And then you need to keep a sharp eye out for COMPETENT men—men who FEAR God, men of INTEGRITY, men who are INCORRUPTIBLE—and APPOINT them as LEADERS over groups organized by the thousand, by the hundred, by fifty, and by ten” Exodus 18:21. 

Herein are some common sayings as well as some scriptural sayings, that are worth pondering – meditating and thinking – about and through, in cause of doing life and godliness in times and in matters of CHARACTER and INTEGRITY. 

  • “People of genius are often admired. 

People of wealth are envied. 

People of power are feared. 

But only people of CHARACTER are TRUSTED” 

– Arthur Friedman 

  • Be it known that the good of riches, friends, certificates, politics, charisma, enterprise and such like the more, may take you to the top, but only INTEGRITY will keep and sustain you there. 
  • And CHARACTER and INTEGRITY are made possible by the indwelling precious, gracious and graceful Holy Spirit, which is given to us in the WORD. John 14:16-17; Romans 5:5. 
  • “When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when CHARACTER is lost, ALL is lost” 

– Billy Graham 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“And then you need to keep a sharp eye out for COMPETENT men—men who FEAR God, men of INTEGRITY, men who are INCORRUPTIBLE—and appoint them as LEADERS over groups organized by the thousand, by the hundred, by fifty, and by ten” Exodus 18:21. 

“Finally, brethren, whatever things are TRUE, whatever things are NOBLE, whatever things are JUST, whatever things are PURE, whatever things are LOVELY, whatever things are of GOOD REPORT, if there is any VIRTUE and if there is anything PRAISEWORTHY—meditate on these things” Philippians 4:8. 

“Therefore, I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 11 This is a FAITHFUL SAYING: For if we died with Him, We shall also live with Him. 12 If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us” 2 Timothy 2:10-12. 

“But reject profane and old wives’ fables, and EXERCISE yourself toward godliness. 8. For BODILY exercise profits a little, but GODLINESS is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. 9 This is a FAITHFUL SAYING and worthy of all acceptance. 10 For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe” 1 Timothy 4:7-10. 

“That having been JUSTIFIED by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 8 This is a FAITHFUL SAYING, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to MAINTAIN good works. These things are GOOD and PROFITABLE to men” Titus 3:7-8. 

“But the FRUIT (CHARACTER) of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such, there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit” Galatians 5:22-25. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI