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JULY2019 – KEEP AWAY FROM IDOLS

July 9, 2019 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

JULY2019 – KEEP AWAY FROM IDOLS: What’s An IDOL/IDOLATRY – It’s ANYTHING!

Idol and Idolatry are nouns. Meaning they are personified – which indicates they have characteristics and behavioural acts and effects. And are not just demonic but spirits at work passively in some people and places, thereby creating the essence of addictions, suffering, poverty, setbacks and such likes, that leads to further bondages. Their likeness and difference can be connotes as this:

** An IDOL is a graven image or representation of ANYTHING that is REVERED, or BELIEVED to convey spiritual power, essence and being.

** An IDOLATRY is the worship of IDOLS. It connotes the WORSHIP and SERVING (rendering services) of SOMETHING or SOMEONE other than God as if it were God.

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!

“Little children (believers, dear ones), guard yourselves from IDOLS—[false teachings, moral compromises, and ANYTHING that would take God’s place in your heart]”1 John 5:21 (Amplified).

“Consider the people of Israel; are those who eat the sacrifices not partners of the altar [united in their worship of the same God]? [Indeed they are.] 19 What do I mean then? That a thing offered to idols is anything [special or changed simply because it is offered], or that AN IDOL IS ANYTHING? 20 On the contrary, the things which the Gentiles (pagans) sacrifice, they sacrifice to DEMONS [in effect], and not to God; and I do not want you to become partners with demons [by eating at feasts in pagan temples] . 21 You CANNOT drink [both] the Lord’s cup and the cup of DEMONS. You cannot share in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons [thereby becoming partners with them]. 22 Do we [really] provoke the Lord to jealousy [when we eat food sacrificed to handmade “gods” at pagan feasts]? Are we [spiritually] stronger than He? [Certainly not! He knows that the idols are nothing. But we deeply [a]offend Him.]” 1 Corinthians 10:18-22 (Amplified).

“IT WAS FOR THIS FREEDOM THAT CHRIST SET US FREE [completely liberating us]; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery [which you once removed]” Galatians 5:1 (Amplified).

Rev Chukie MORSI

Keep Yourself From IDOLS

July 9, 2019 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

Keep Yourself From IDOLS: What Is It About IDOLS And ICONS – The Relationship Between IDOLS And ICONS!

I believe in life, there’s the goodness, graciousness and gracefulness to look up to people or someone you admire to learn of them and to be challenged and charged up to become what you wants to be for yourself in LIFE and GRACE in Christ Jesus. But to REVERED and BELIEVED in them firstly to be above and equal to God, and secondly to loose the essence of your own well being and WORTH, in order to BECOME whom God made YOU to BE, is not only fallacy, ignorance and foolishness but bondage, demonic and satanic.

Why so, or such a fuss? – it’s purely for the reason that sometimes you hear someone say – that’s my IDOL and or that’s my ICON. And overtime it has become a norm in our worlds especially now in the Christian FAITH where many have replace God with human’s and things; and some sects hardly READ their BIBLE regularly anymore for self KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING in order to save them from the deceptions in our worlds and Churches today as Bereän Christian’s did to save their days in honour and dignity – Acts 17:10-12.

And for these deceptions in IDOLS and ICONS, many have given REVERED and BELIEVED as to what they SAY or DO as the norms or more important to them. And this have influenced our worlds and Churches in many ways. It’s effect has led many to all forms of BELIEVE and bondages with little or no self WORTH anymore except what the adored IDOL and ICON signifies directly or indirectly.

Herein is a likely knowhow to their likeness and representations:

** An IDOL is usually from my previous post a STATURE but could be a PICTURE or IMAGE or PERSON, and is REVERED and BELIEVED to have an actual link to the ENTITY it DEPICTS – in power or and essence.

** An ICON is similarly looked up to and at, in representation as an IDOL; as a result in this wise – When you look at an ICON while COMMUNICATING (say PRAYING) in picture or mind, it seems you are praying to god, but if you PRAY looking at the IDOL directly (in STATURE), you are PRAYING to the IDOL. In either ways you attributes an essence of praying to gods – which scripturally is demonic and spirits (spiritism).

“For [God does not overlook sin and] the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who in their wickedness suppress and stifle the truth . . . 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree and His judgment, that those who do such things deserve death, yet they not only do them, but they even [enthusiastically] APPROVE and TOLERATE others who PRACTICE them” Romans 1:18, 32 (Amplified).

“We know [for a fact] that WE ARE OF GOD, and the whole world [around us] lies in the power of the evil one [opposing God and His precepts]. 20 And we [have seen and] know [by personal experience] that the Son of God has [actually] come [to this world], and has given us understanding and insight so that we may [progressively and personally] know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. 21 Little children (believers, dear ones), GUARD YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS—[false teachings, moral compromises, and anything that would take God’s place in your heart]” 1 John 5:19-21 (Amplified).

Rev Chukie MORSI

JULY2019 – FREEDOM FROM IDOLS – And Their Effects

July 4, 2019 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

JULY2019 – FREEDOM FROM IDOLS – And Their Effects: Your Earnest Expectations In REDEMPTION!

There’s no place and room for IDOL and IDOLATORY in the services of God in the Kingdom.

An idol is ANYTHING – person’s and or materials – that takes the place of God in Christ Jesus in our causes on the face of God.

It robs one of the pure and genuine acts to WORSHIP God WORTHILY and to SERVE Him ACCEPTABLY in LIFE and GODLINESS.

As the redeemed of God, born of the precious blood of Christ Jesus; and made to be a chosen generation, a perculiar people, a royal priesthood and a holy nation; and to offer unto God the marvelous, gracious and graceful acts of worship and service unreservedly with our being – (1 Peter 2:9); it’s imperative that we do not let any man make an idol god out of us nor make an idol god out of any man for whatsoever in LIFE and GODLINESS. For our God is Holy, Just and Jealous over us in all things.

Therefore look within you – in hearts and thoughts, for God searches the hearts, mind and thoughts every man to know if genuinely by His WORD, you are free indeed from idol and idolatry.

You can be FREE today and now.

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING:

“Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? THOU THAT ABHORREST IDOLS, DOST THOU COMMIT SACRILEGE?” Romans 2:21-22.

“And WHAT CONCORD HATH CHRIST WITH BELIAL? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 and what agreement hath THE TEMPLE OF GOD WITH IDOLS? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18 and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty” 1 Corinthians 6:15-20.

“WE KNOW that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. 19 And WE KNOW THAT WE ARE OF GOD, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. 20 And WE KNOW that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. 21. Little children, KEEP YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS. Amen” 1 John 5:18-21.

“Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar? 19 What say I then? THAT THE IDOL IS ANY THING, or THAT WHICH IS OFFERED IN SACRIFICE TO IDOLS IS ANY THING? 20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils” 1 Corinthians 10:18-20.

“Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be PARTAKERS of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 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 1:12-14.

“The HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 10 I THE LORD SEARCH THE HEART, I TRY THE REINS, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings” Jeremiah 17:9-10.

“And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: FOR THE LORD SEARCHETH ALL HEARTS, AND UNDERSTANDETH ALL THE IMAGINATIONS OF THE THOUGHTS: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever” 1 Chronicles 28:9.

“. . . and all the churches shall know that I am he which SEARCHETH THE REINS AND HEARTS: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works” Revelation 2:23.

“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.

Further Scriptural Reading Text: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; 1 Corinthians 10:1-33.

Rev Chukie MORSI

HIS LIGHT IN OUR DARKNESS

June 26, 2019 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

HIS LIGHT IN OUR DARKNESS: He’s The LIGHT To DISPEL Every Darkness!

LIGHT indicates and signifies the hallmark of Development, Progress, Freedom, Victory, Triumph, Illumination, Enlightenment, Productivity, Fulfilment, Colourful and Meaningful Living and more.

When one gets into the LIGHT that Christ is and provides, and start acting on His WORD in that LIGHT, it’s apparent, one will receive illumination and enlightenment against all forms of DARKNESS as it’s written:’

“Then spoke Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the LIGHT of the world; he that follows me shall not WALK in DARKNESS, but shall have the LIGHT of LIFE” – John 8:12.

“But the PATH OF THE JUST is as the SHINING LIGHT, that SHINETH MORE AND MORE unto the perfect day” Proverbs 4:18.

Until one finds light in the light that Lord Jesus Christ is and provides, there can’t be true illumination and enlightenment from darkness.

You are as FREE from any forms of DARKNESS by the illumination and enlightenment you have RECEIVED in you of Christ Jesus, who is the Saviour, Lord and King. Amen.

To HAVE and WALK in Christ Jesus LIGHT is to WALK in His WORD. And when you find the LIGHT of Christ Jesus in you, ‘THAT’ DARKNESS in your – Marriage, Marital Choices, Relationship, Finance, Career, Ministry, Leadership and more – will disperse and dispel with ease by the power and grace in Christ light. And you will know and experience what it means to have a life without sweat, stress, pressure and depression. Christ light indicates God’s favour, wisdom and speed to thrive, succeed, triumph, overcome and win victoriously in His leisure and with meaningful fulfillment.

When you resolved even now, being today, to allow and follow Christ Jesus light, you will never walk in darkness, but His light will illuminates and enlighten every darkness, so that you can see all about you that pertains to doing life and living godly in God’s divine Plan, Purpose and Pursuit in you.

It’s time to COLOUR and RAINBOW your life with the LIGHT that’s in and of Christ Jesus. Be Blessed in Life and Godliness in the LIGHT of Christ Jesus. Amen.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING:

“Thou wilt shew me the PATH OF LIFE (ILLUMINATION): in thy PRESENCE (LIGHT) is FULNESS of joy; at thy RIGHT HAND (RIGHTEOUSNESS) there are pleasures (FULFILMENT) for evermore” Psalms 16:11 (Emphasis/Paraphrase Mine)

“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

“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore CAST OFF THE WORKS OF DARKNESS, and let us PUT ON THE ARMOUR OF LIGHT. 13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying” Romans 13:11-13.

Further Scriptural Reading: 1 John 1:5-10.

Rev Chukie MORSI

PASTORAL MINISTRY

June 26, 2019 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

PASTORAL MINISTRY: It’s A SHEPHERD & SHEPHERDING Ministerial Calling!

You are either CALLED or NOT. Everyone CALLED is a MESSENGER. And every MESSENGER is GIVEN a SPECIFIC and SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT with a MESSAGE to FEED the FLOCKS – God’s own Heritage – with the needed KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING towards God and His Christ – John 17:3/Jeremiah 3:15.

Those NOT CALLED, are not MESSENGERS but HIRELING – Thieves and Robbers – John 10:8, 12-13. And with such there is NO MESSAGE nor any specific given assignment of God but that of their self indulgence, gratification, men applaud and egotism under the influence of satanic/demonic and cohorts mission. This is the reason for – Adulteration, Schism, Bewitching, Robbery, Dogmas, Sorcery, Falsehoods, Confusion and such likes in the body Ministry of the Gospel – Philippians 1:15-18.

These sets of self-made up called Pastors, are full of fables, philosophy of men, endless genealogies, vain jangling, teachers of idealism and realism, denominational made up creeds, man-made tradition and dogmas that leads people to further bandages and hence makes God’s WORD of no effect in the Gospel.

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING:

“And I will GIVE you PASTORS according to mine heart, which shall FEED you with KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING” Jeremiah 3:15.

“And I will SET UP SHEPHERDS over them which shall FEED them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord” Jeremiah 23:4.

“The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: 2 FEED the FLOCK of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for FILTHY LUCRE, but of a READY MIND; 3 neither as being lords over God’s HERITAGE, but being ENSAMPLES to the FLOCK. 4 And when the CHIEF SHEPHERD shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away” 1 Peter 5:1-4.

“I am the GOOD SHEPHERD: the GOOD shepherd giveth his life for the SHEEP” John 10:11.

“Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that GREAT SHEPHERD of the SHEEP, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen” Hebrews 13:20-21.

Further Scriptural Reading: John 10:1-18; Psalms 23; Ephesians 4:7-16; Isaiah 44:24-26.

Rev Chukie MORSI

God HEARS And ANSWERS PRAYER

June 24, 2019 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

God HEARS And ANSWERS PRAYER: PRAYER – It’s More A FELLOWSHIP – The COMMUNION To CHANGE Your WORLDS!

Stop COMPLAINING and PROCRASTINATING your WHATEVER, and the piling up of your Mountain, Valley, Crooked Road and Rough Places in pains. You Can Change Your WORLDS Atmosphere In PRAYERS.

God HEARS and ANSWER Prayers. PRAYER – It’s more a FELLOWSHIP – to enhance and influence our RELATIONSHIP with God – It’s the COMMUNION to CHANGE your WORLDS in LIFE and GODLINESS in Christ Jesus stead.

Therefore, give it a GO today – even now.

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!

“O thou that HEAREST PRAYER, unto thee shall ALL FLESH come” Psalms 65:2.

“Thus saith the Lord the maker thereof, the Lord that formed it, to establish it; the Lord is his name; 3 CALL unto me, and I will ANSWER thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not” Jeremiah 33:2-3.

“And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to PRAY. 29 AND AS HE PRAYED, THE FASHION OF HIS COUNTENANCE WAS ALTERED (TRANSFORMED, TRANSFIGURED, DAZZLING), and his raiment was white and glistering” Luke 9:28-29 (Emphasis Mine).

Full Detail Further Reading: Luke 9:28-36.

Rev Chukie MORSI

Scriptural UNDERSTANDING For Wisdom

June 22, 2019 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

Scriptural UNDERSTANDING For Wisdom: Get The UNDERSTANDING In ALL Your KNOWING!

I have always said, and will always say: “Until You UNDERSTAND What You Claim To KNOW Or To Have KNOWN In Any Matter Of Life And Godliness, You Are Not Better Than The IGNORANT”

Having an idea is good, UNDERSTANDING your idea is another ball game. I have seen the assumed rich fall from the penthouse glory to be a beggar and have seen the one time poverty stricken rise to grace from grass. All because the assume rich just landed into wealth by a mere knowledge and zeal, without understanding what’s the take on and know-how to sustain the position; while the once poverty stricken took to knowledge know-how along with understanding of the journey, arrives there, lives to sustain it, in spite of all changes in weather conditions to the set matter.

Knowing your spouse is good, but if you don’t understand each other, there’s going to be a bomb explosion one day.

Being educated in a career or trade is good, but not understanding your career or trade will cause a problem to you and others probably one day.’

Being a Gospel Minister is a gracious privilege. But not understanding the etiquette of being a Shepherd of looking well over God’s heritage will make you a hypocrite and wolf in sheep clothing.

Being a leader in private, non-governmental or government or other public position of making decision is good, but if you lack the understanding for leadership and governance, you will destroy the people’s invested TIME, EFFORTS, MATERIAL & FINANCE under your watch.

More so, a lack of understanding will cause you to always REACT, make excuses and blame others for your inadequacy; It will cause you not to take RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY for your actions; and a lack of PURPOSEFUL UNDERSTANDING to achieving meaningful RESULTS.

UNDERSTANDING the PURPOSE of a thing, is the needed enabling grace in order to achieve meaningfully and be fulfilled in any driven cause. A lack of ALL NEEDED understanding makes people live a life without meaningful PURPOSE and FULFILMENT for themselves and others.

WISDOM – KNOWLEDGE + UNDERSTANDING – It’s based on PRINCIPLE, which is GOOD and PROFITABLE and a DEFENCE, GIVING one’s LIFE an ESSENCE!

“Wisdom is GOOD with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. 12 For wisdom is a DEFENCE, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom GIVETH life to them that have it” Ecclesiastes 7:11-12.

“WISDOM is the PRINCIPAL thing; therefore get WISDOM: and with ALL thy getting GET UNDERSTANDING” Proverbs 4:7.

Rev Chukie MORSI

Stop Playing Dice With Your Life – Endeavour To Be A Reader

June 17, 2019 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

Stop Playing Dice With Your Life – Endeavour To Be A Reader: It Emancipates, Gives FREEDOM And TRIUMPH – And Saves You From Errors And Being Mistaken!

Ignorance of the Scriptures breeds falsehoods, counterfeits, fake news, perversions, religious sectarianism, adulteration and more.

Jesus will ANSWER most times His enquirers in this wise: ‘Have You Read’ or Have You Not Read’ and ‘What Have You Read’ (Matthew 12:3, 5; Matthew 19:4; Matthew 22:31). In other words, the quest or enquiry they sought an answer are already available and made plain if only they are taking (or have taken) time to READ. Stupid quests are birthed and breeds from ignorance and perversions.

And it’s difficult and cumbersome to READ and get an ANSWER to DIRE NEED when you are in crises or mess or bad circumstances. That’s the reason you need to READ and start READING again ahead of life time challenges. Otherwise you might end up with PERVERSIONS or PERVERTED ANSWERS. There’s already an ANSWER and direction to take for a wholesome solutions to that dire needs you are worrying or depressed about or may likely encounter in time to come. READ I genuinely RECOMMEND as Jesus told His enquirers.

Therefore, to stop complaining, blame gaming, walking in ERRORS and being MISTAKEN, why not start Reading the Holy Scriptures afresh today and or likely Books that answers to the dire needs and quests in your life. For freedom can only apply with ease, where knowledge and understanding rules. And true TRIUMPH and FREEDOM are birthed from KNOWLEDGE, otherwise it’s PERVERTS.

Be BLESSED – Be Empowered To Succeed, Thrive, Achieve, Triumph and Become – as you make a refreshing starts ups to READ. Selah.

“Let no man DESPISE thy youth; but be thou an EXAMPLE of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 13 Till I come, give ATTENDANCE to READING, to exhortation, to doctrine” 1 Timothy 4:12-13.

“Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do ERR, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God” Matthew 22:29.

“But Jesus said, “Your error is caused by your ignorance of the Scriptures and of God’s power!” Matthew 22:29 (Living Bible).

“Jesus answered and said to them, “You are MISTAKEN, not KNOWING the Scriptures nor the power of God” Matthew 22:29 (NKJV).

Further Scriptural Reading: Acts 17:30-31; 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:14-17; Psalms 1:1-3; Joshua 1:8.

Rev Chukie MORSI

FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY IS COMING

June 15, 2019 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY IS COMING: THIS SUNDAY – FATHER’S DAY (UK) LOADING!

Are you a FATHER? Intending To BECOME? Yes You CAN! But know full well that ANY MAN can be a DAD or DADDY, but to be a FATHER, it takes a heartfelt Labour of LOVE, Work of FAITH and Patience of HOPE through Diligence, Services, Sacrifices, Commitments, Dedications, Tolerance, Patience, Goodness, Compassion and many more such likes.

“We give thanks to God ALWAYS for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; 3 remembering without ceasing your WORK OF FAITH, and LABOUR OF LOVE, and PATIENCE OF HOPE in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; 4 knowing, brethren beloved, your ELECTION of God” 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4.

More importantly, being a FATHER it’s about being the VOICE of God in the child or children life’s as the Patriarch Father of Faith (Abraham) was to theirs, as affirmed of God, in God’s eternal PLAN, PURPOSE and PURSUIT. As such, being a Father it’s much more than the material, physical, social and emotional provisions and supports, but also involve the gracious and graceful spiritual support in these wise:

1** You are God’s PRIEST to stand in the gap in prayers before God, and to minister to God for family in all things;

2** And as a PROPHET to hear from God on all matters of life and godly living for family;

3** And as a KING to protect and defend your family from the enemy and cohorts against your family good and goods on earth, in Christ stead.

May our God, the Father of all flesh and spirit, Father you to father all that concerns you in Life and GODLINESS.

Have a wonderful & blessed Father’s Day celebration – comes Sunday (UK).

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING:

“Fathers, do not PROVOKE your children to ANGER [do not exasperate them to the point of resentment with DEMANDS that are trivial or unreasonable or humiliating or abusive; nor by showing favoritism or indifference to any of them], but bring them up [tenderly, with lovingkindness] in the DISCIPLINE and INSTRUCTION of the Lord” Ephesians 6:4 (Amplified).

“Buy the truth and do not sell it— wisdom, instruction and insight as well. 24 THE FATHER OF A RIGHTEOUS CHILD HAS GREAT JOY; A MAN WHO FATHERS A WISE SON REJOICES IN HIM. 25 May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful” Proverbs 23:23-25.

“As a FATHER has COMPASSION on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him” Psalms 103:13.

“For I know him, that he will TEACH and COMMAND his children and household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do what is JUST and RIGHTEOUS that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he has SPOKEN and PROMISED him” (Genesis 18:19).

“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 of whom the WHOLE FAMILY in heaven and earth is named” Ephesians 3:15-15.

“Fathers, do not PROVOKE or IRRITATE or EXASPERATE your children [with DEMANDS that are trivial or unreasonable or humiliating or abusive; nor by favoritism or indifference; treat them tenderly with lovingkindness], so they will not lose heart and become discouraged or unmotivated [with their spirits broken]” Colossians 3:21 (Amplified).

Rev Chukie MORSI