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Apostle by the Will of God

Apostle by the will of God These days, we receive so much junk mail through email and also through the post office. If it is email, my first instinct is to browse and look for the personal emails of people I know and especially loved ones. If it is a bunch of mails through the post office, I quickly go through the pile looking for the hand addressed envelopes with return addresses of people I know. Basically we read a letter based on how much we know about the writer. As we get to study the Epistle to the Ephesians, it would be good to know the author and who he is writing to. Have you ever considered your profession as per the will of God? Regardless of what we are currently doing, we must see it as Apostle Paul saw his – as per the will of God. Listen to Paul in Ephesians 1: “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”. Apostle...

2014 - A Year to Know Our God

2014 – A Year to Know Our God Here is Apostle Paul’s Prayer: “My prayers: 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him” Ephesians 1: 16-17. It is also my prayer this year for me and for you. Why is it so important this year that we should know and grow in the knowledge of God? I submit to you that the number one need in our lives is to know God through an intimate relationship with Him. For the Scriptures says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children” Hosea 4:6. Also, In Daniel 11, it says, “32 Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits. 33 And those of the people who understand shall instruct many”. Danie...