{"id":34,"date":"2007-08-01T20:21:08","date_gmt":"2007-08-01T20:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/?p=34"},"modified":"2007-08-01T20:21:08","modified_gmt":"2007-08-01T20:21:08","slug":"afd-august-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/afd-august-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2007 AFD"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUGUST 2007<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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An Awesome Month of: <\/span><\/strong>ADDING TO YOUR FAITH<\/span><\/em><\/strong> in Christ JESUS in achieving your desired goals in life. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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2 Peter 1:1-11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1<\/span>. Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like PRECIOUS FAITH<\/strong> with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

2. Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

3. According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain<\/span> unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue<\/strong>:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

4. Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

5. And beside this, giving all diligence, ADD to your FAITH virtue; and to virtue knowledge;<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

6. And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

7. And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity<\/span><\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

8. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you<\/span> that<\/span> ye<\/span> shall<\/span> neither be<\/span> barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

9. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

10. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

11. For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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The above scriptures highlight some spiritual additives. These spiritual additives in verses 5 \u2013 7 i.e. virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and charity,<\/em><\/strong> are vital in our faith in Christ Jesus in order to partake fully in the blessings of verses 1 \u2013 4 and 8 \u2013 11. As Achievers with a great destiny in and ahead of us, we cannot afford to be lukewarm in our faith walk in an ungodly, unbelieving and spiritually decaying world as the Laodicea\u2019s did.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Revelations 3:14-19<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>And<\/em><\/span> unto<\/span> the<\/span> angel<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> church<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Laodiceans<\/span> write;<\/span> These things<\/span> saith<\/span> the<\/span> Amen,<\/span> the<\/span> faithful<\/span> and<\/span> true<\/span> witness,<\/span> the<\/span> beginning<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> creation<\/span> of<\/span> God;<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

15.<\/span><\/em> I<\/span><\/em> know<\/span> thy<\/span> works,<\/span> that<\/span> thou<\/span> art<\/span> neither<\/span> cold<\/span> nor<\/span> hot<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span> I<\/span> would<\/span> thou<\/span> wert<\/span> cold<\/span> or<\/span> hot<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

16<\/span><\/em>. So then<\/span><\/em> because<\/span> thou<\/span> art<\/span> lukewarm,<\/span> and<\/span> neither<\/span> cold<\/span> nor<\/span> hot,<\/span> Iwill<\/span> spew<\/span> thee<\/span> out of<\/span> my<\/span> mouth.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

17.<\/span><\/em> Because<\/span><\/em> thou<\/span> sayest,<\/span> I<\/span> am<\/span> rich,<\/span> and<\/span> increased with goods,<\/span> and<\/span> have<\/span> need<\/span> of<\/span> nothing;<\/span> and<\/span> knowest<\/span> not<\/span> that<\/span> thou<\/span> art<\/span> wretched,<\/span> and<\/span> miserable,<\/span> and<\/span> poor,<\/span> and<\/span> blind,<\/span> and<\/span> naked:<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

18.<\/span><\/em> I<\/span><\/em> counsel<\/span> thee<\/span> to<\/span> buy<\/span> of<\/span> me<\/span> gold<\/span> tried<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> fire,<\/span> that<\/span> thou<\/span> mayest<\/span> be rich;<\/span> and<\/span> white<\/span> raiment,<\/span> that<\/span> thou<\/span> mayest<\/span> be<\/span> clothed,<\/span> and<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> shame<\/span> of<\/span> thy<\/span> nakedness<\/span> do<\/span> not<\/span> appear;<\/span> and<\/span> anoint<\/span> thine<\/span> eyes<\/span> with<\/span> eye salve,<\/span> that<\/span> thou<\/span> mayest<\/span> see.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

19.<\/span><\/em> As many as<\/span><\/em> I<\/span> love,<\/span> I<\/span> rebuke<\/span> and<\/span> chasten:<\/span> be zealous<\/span> therefore,<\/span> and<\/span> repent.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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The scriptures say that Jesus came to deliver us from the evil\u00a0of this world. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Galatians 1:3-4<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/span>Grace be<\/span> to you and peace from God the Father, and from<\/span> our Lord Jesus Christ<\/span><\/em>,<\/span><\/p>\n

Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world<\/strong>, according to the will of God and our Father:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Luke 1:68-75<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/span>Blessed be<\/span> the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

To perform the mercy promised<\/span> to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The oath which he swore to our father Abraham,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered<\/strong> out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Colossians 1:13 <\/span><\/strong>\u2018\u2019<\/span><\/em><\/span>Who hath delivered <\/strong>us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us<\/span> into the kingdom of his dear Son\u2019\u2019<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Hebrews 2:14-15 <\/span><\/span><\/strong>Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

And deliver<\/strong> them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>This<\/span><\/strong> is a done work but we need to enact our faith with some spiritual principles that enhance our faith in order to achieve our desires in life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Therefore<\/span><\/strong> arise and <\/span>ADD to your FAITH<\/span><\/strong> these spiritual additives to enable you to avert avenues of spiritual barrenness, blindness etc, that hinder one from achieving goals in the knowledge of Gods\u2019 Word for ones blessings. It is when man sleeps spiritually that the enemy of our faith comes in to sow tares, leaving one spiritually blind and ignorant to ones position, rights and privileges in Jesus Christ. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Matthew 13:24-30<\/span><\/strong>,<\/span><\/span> Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The<\/span> kingdom<\/span> of<\/span> heaven<\/span> is<\/span> likened unto<\/span> a<\/span> man<\/span> which<\/span> sowed<\/span> good<\/span> seed<\/span> in<\/span> his<\/span> field:<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

25. But<\/span><\/em> while<\/span> men<\/span> slept,<\/span> his<\/span> enemy<\/span> came<\/span> and<\/span> sowed<\/span> tares<\/span> among<\/span> the<\/span> wheat,<\/span> and<\/span> went his way.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

26. But<\/span><\/em> when<\/span> the<\/span> blade<\/span> was<\/span> sprung up,<\/span> and<\/span> brought forth<\/span> fruit,<\/span> then<\/span> appeared<\/span> the<\/span> tares<\/span> also.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

27. So<\/span><\/em> the<\/span> servants<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> householder<\/span> came<\/span> and<\/span> said<\/span> unto<\/span> him,<\/span> Sir,<\/span> didst<\/span> not<\/span> thou<\/span> sow<\/span> good<\/span> seed<\/span> in<\/span> thy<\/span> field?<\/span> from whence<\/span> then<\/span> hath<\/span> it<\/span> tares?<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

28. He<\/span><\/em> said<\/span> unto<\/span> them,<\/span> An<\/span> enemy<\/span> hath<\/span> done<\/span> this.<\/span> The<\/span> servants<\/span> said<\/span> unto<\/span> him,<\/span> Wilt<\/span> thou<\/span> then<\/span> that<\/span> we<\/span> go<\/span> and<\/span> gather them up?<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

29. But<\/span><\/em> he<\/span> said,<\/span> Nay;<\/span> lest<\/span> while<\/span> ye<\/span> gather up<\/span> the<\/span> tares,<\/span> ye<\/span> root up<\/span> also<\/span> the<\/span> wheat<\/span> with<\/span> them.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

30. Let<\/span><\/em> both<\/span> grow together<\/span> until<\/span> the<\/span> harvest:<\/span> and<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> time<\/span> of<\/span> harvest<\/span> I<\/span> will<\/span> say<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> reapers,<\/span> Gather ye together<\/span> first<\/span> the<\/span> tares,<\/span> and<\/span> bind<\/span> them<\/span> in<\/span> bundles<\/span> to<\/span> burn<\/span> them:<\/span> but<\/span> gather<\/span> the<\/span> wheat<\/span> into<\/span> my<\/span> barn.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Proverbs 13:15<\/span><\/strong><\/span> Good understanding gives favour: but the way of transgressors is<\/span> hard.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Its<\/span><\/strong> time to make our calling in Christ Jesus sure, in order to enable our access into the abundance of the Kingdom of God and the promises in:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2 Pet. 1:1-4<\/span> <\/span>\u2018\u2019<\/span><\/span>Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like PRECIOUS FAITH<\/strong> with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, \u00a0<\/span>According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain<\/span> unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue<\/strong>: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust\u2019\u2019<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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and<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2 Pet. 1: 8-11<\/span> <\/span>\u2018\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/span>For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you<\/span> that<\/span> ye<\/span> shall<\/span> neither be<\/span> barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.\u00a0 <\/span>But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:\u00a0 <\/span>For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\u2019\u2019<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is your month to reign form your <\/span><\/strong>POSITION<\/span><\/strong> in Christ Jesus and not from your <\/span><\/strong>CONDITION<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Be Augustly Blessed!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In His World For His Glory<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pst<\/span><\/strong> Chukie MORSI<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Publishing The WORD . . . REDEEMING The Whole-man<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

From The Chains of POVERTY, SICKNESS & SPIRITUAL DEATH<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Note:<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong> <\/span><\/em>All scriptures are in King James Version except otherwise indicated.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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