“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” Romans 8:18 

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.” Psalms 23:1-6.

Revelation 3:1-6 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, ‘These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: “I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God. Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you. You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’”

Revelation 3:1-6 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, ‘These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: “I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God. Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you. You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’”

I began to ponder on the life of Paul and how faithful he was in being fervent with the gospel - that the good news should be preached to all. Paul loved the Lord, and planted churches amongst the Gentiles so that all were aware of the gospel. He was bold for the Lord, despite opposition and persecution.

“The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.” Psalms 34:15

1 Corinthians 1:3-5 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.”

Job was a blameless man, feared God and shunned evil. Everything he did was to glorify God. He recognised who God was, he knew his wealth, his family, his wife, everything he owned was from God. He never took for granted the blessings that came from Him. He would offer burnt offerings to the Lord on behalf of his children in case they sinned within their hearts against the Lord, Job was a faithful man.

As we celebrate the Easter weekend, I thought it fitting to write about Jesus Christ. I don’t profess to know all there is about him, because truthfully, I’m still building my relationship with Him (as we all are), and as days, weeks, months go by, I pray that the Lord will still deem me worthy enough to continue to reveal his secrets too. We the Christian community say a lot, Jesus calls me friend, based on the scripture John 15:14, however, we seem to forget the rest of that verse “you are my friends if you keep on doing what I command you.”

James 4:5 ‘Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously?”’

I recently read Psalms 136 to 139 followed by Hebrews 7 to 8:7 and whilst reading it, I pondered on a question that I had and wondered if I should ask the Lord. However, I conceded because the bible says he knows our thoughts - so I entered into a dialogue with the Lord which I will share shortly. 

Since reading Deuteronomy, the Lord revealed to me there are similarities between what Moses was commissioned to do vs what Jesus came to do. Moses was instructed to take the Israelites out of Egypt to show them the way through the wilderness to the Promise Land Exodus 3. We see that Pharaoh wants to keep the Israelites enslaved but God said No! God showed miraculous signs for Pharaoh to let go of His children, so much so that the Egyptians had to experience pain and suffering before they would release the Israelites (Exodus 6 - 10). This was an indication to not only show the Egyptians that Yahweh is real but to ensure the Israelites knew they are His chosen people, a special nation (1 Peter 2:9, Deuteronomy 7:6).