{"id":7,"date":"2008-05-01T17:17:23","date_gmt":"2008-05-01T21:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/?p=7"},"modified":"2012-03-13T17:36:53","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T17:36:53","slug":"may-2008-afd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/may-2008-afd\/","title":{"rendered":"AFD May 2008 EDITION"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong><\/span><\/span>Maximising Every Opportunity<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Towards <\/em>Building Your Precious<\/em> Faith\u2019\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2 Peter 1:1 \u2018<\/strong>Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have<\/strong> obtained<\/strong> like PRECIOUS FAITH<\/strong> with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ<\/span><\/em>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Matthew 13:44-46<\/span> \u2018<\/span><\/strong>Again,<\/span><\/em> the kingdom of heaven<\/strong> is like unto a treasure<\/strong> hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field<\/strong>. Again, the kingdom of heaven<\/strong> is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls<\/strong>: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price<\/strong>, went and sold all that he had, and bought it\u2019<\/strong>.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ecc. 9:11-12 <\/strong>\u2019<\/em>I returned, and saw under the sun<\/strong>, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance<\/strong> happeneth to them all. For man also knoweth not his time<\/strong>: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them\u2019<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I<\/strong> perceive strongly in my spirit to specially WELCOME you into this Month Achievers\u2019 Faith theme: Maximising every opportunity towards<\/em> \u2018Building Your PRECIOUS FAITH\u2019<\/strong>. How precious<\/strong> is your Faith<\/strong> in Christ to your wellbeing. For a man can only treasure what he values and has respect for. How valuable is your faith in Christ then? Have you ever read or considered that you can\u2019t purchase or exchange your Faith for wealth, money, career, fame etc.?<\/span><\/p>\n

Psalm 49:6-9 <\/strong>\u2018<\/em>They that trust in their WEALTH, and boast themselves in the multitude of their RICHES; None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth forever:) That he should still live forever, and not see corruption\u2019.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Prov. 23:5 <\/strong>\u2018Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for RICHES certainly make themselves WINGS; they FLY AWAY as an eagle toward heaven\u2019<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We<\/strong> live in the time of life and in a generation in which many have no understanding of the times in which we live. Unlike the Children of Issachar<\/strong> who understood their time – 1Chronicles 12:32<\/strong> \u2018And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had UNDERSTANDING OF THE TIMES, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment\u2019<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> For us, we live in the last days and a lot of \u2018\u2019Last Days\u2019\u2019<\/strong> events as in the scriptures are daily fulfilled before our eyes positively and negatively. How much more shall we see reasons to continuously and constantly make every effort to treasure our Precious Faith<\/em><\/strong> as a Vessel not as an Ornament <\/em>as in<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2Tim. 2:19-21<\/strong> \u2018<\/em>Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. But in a great house there are not only VESSELS of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work\u2019<\/span><\/em>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For as a Vessel<\/strong> we can become more<\/strong> to our generation as God\u2019s Achievers. For success without a successor is failure in disguise just as prosperity without posterity is a complete Failure. Our God wants us to be a plus to our generation \u2013 Meaning to our Family, Church, Career\/Work, Community and Society in general \u2013 He wants our life to count in every phase of human endeavour, hence the scripture declared us as a message to one, a people or a generation.<\/span><\/p>\n

2 Corinthians 3:2-3<\/strong> \u2018Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart<\/span>\u2019<\/span>.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

We are God\u2019s own and an extention of His goodwill to mankind.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/strong> book of Jude 20 \u2018<\/strong>But ye, beloved, BUILDING up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost\u2019, <\/span><\/em><\/strong>encourages us to build and how to build our Precious Faith. Also, Colossians 2:6-7 \u2018<\/em><\/strong>As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving\u2019 <\/span><\/em><\/strong>speaks of us being rooted, built up and established in our Precious Faith. Apostle Paul knowing the value of building Faith request the Ephesus Church Elders to what they should do to build their Precious Faith as in Acts 20:32<\/strong> \u2018<\/em><\/strong>And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified\u2019.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

To<\/strong> build is to make progress, develop, edify, rise like an edifice higher and higher in every areas of our life. We need to make an effort to build and not stagnant because we are engaged daily in spiritual warfare 1 Timothy 1:18<\/strong> \u2018<\/em>This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare<\/span><\/em>\u2019 <\/span>we are engaged in a Fight of our Faith as in 1 Timothy 6:12 \u2018<\/em>Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses\u2019<\/span><\/em>. <\/span>God wants us to fight a good fight of Faith, some fights are just not worth the aggro, hence we have complexity in our family\/marital life, career, Christian life, social life resulting in many emotional breakdowns. Apostle Paul fought a good Fight of Faith (2 Timothy 4:7)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Building<\/strong> our Precious Faith in Christ is the only way to keep ourselves alive and awake in this time of all sorts happening around us. For when we BUILD, we are INSPIRED, and when we are inspired we will not EXPIRE. Meaning our inspiration from God will not go dim – 1 Samuel 3:1<\/strong>. The Bible wants us to be inspired and not to sleep in order to have a positive effect on our generation. (Ephesians 5:14, 1Cor. 15:34, Romans 13;11, Proverbs 20:13, 10:5, 6:10, 24:33, 1 Thessalonians 5:6)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

We<\/strong> need to keep building up our Precious Faith, for we can\u2019t live our life in the past or experiences of old. What may have been relevant yesterday may not be as relevant in today\u2019s affairs to enhance our Precious Faith in order for us to live a triumphant, victorious and an overcomer life style. (1 Corinthians15:57, 2 Corinthians 2:14, Romans 8:37).<\/strong> In Romans 10:17)<\/strong>, the scripture tells us how our Precious Faith which is spiritual can be built, lest we become a people of no faith (2 Thessalonians 3:2)<\/strong>, carnal (1Cor. 3:1-3)<\/strong> and\/or natural (1 Corinthians 2:14-16)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

We<\/strong> need to build our Precious Faith, because it\u2019s the only spiritual tender of obtaining or having any form of deal or exchange in the shop of Heaven (Heb.11:6, 2Cor. 5:7<\/strong>). The book of Hebrews chapter eleven summarises what Faith does through the life of those that are mentioned.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally<\/strong>, can you please read and meditate on Matt13:44-46. It sums up a Heart Attitude for Heart Altitude of one who quests to treasure what is precious, valuable and priceless. Every opportunity and chance is maximised to obtain the treasure (Ecc. 9:11-12).<\/strong> You can begin today and through the Month of MAY to seek for all it takes to build your precious Faith to enhance and increase your WHOLESOME life in fulfilling your kingdom mandate (1Thess. 5:23, Heb.4:12-13, Lk. 2:52).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

May the good Lord grant you abundance of grace in maximising every opportunity to build your precious Faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

BE AMAZINGLY BLESSED!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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Note:<\/em><\/strong><\/em>All scriptures are in King James Version except otherwise indicated.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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