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26/07/2024

BLESS ME FIRST DEVOTIONALS

BEFORE YOU SAY YES, I DO
1. don’t be in a rash to say “yes I do”
—At times, in a situation where someone is in long expectation over something, and luckily the thing that has long been expected just come up one day, it always feels like to quickly get the grab of that thing so that the expectation could quickly come to an end and be no more. Yes, many of us feel this way, especially if the thing expected is very important to us. But let me tell you here, your journey to marriage is not like this—it’s a matter of being slow and steady and study to discover the true-life partner! Though you have been expecting—perhaps for so long—a real and dependable life partner to come on your way, a person who surely will come if you exercise patience and pray very well. But, don’t because of the long expectation say “yes I do” in a rash to any man who approaches for marriage proposal just because you are very much in need of a life partner if you want to succeed in choosing a life partner. No matter what, be slow, steady and study to discover the truth about whom you are going to have the whole rest of your life shared with.
2. Don’t fall in love head over heels at first sight to say “yes I do”
—This is one of the common mistakes I have found so many youths (most young women) making today. The habit of completely falling in love for man at first sight without even thinking twice about who the man could really be has caused many young women to fall for wolfs in sheep’s clothing men, who are full of deception, and they (these young ladies) are by this way making themselves appeared so cheap before men. Please don’t hear me wrong: there is nothing bad in that you, as a young woman, see a man and love him, but it shouldn’t happen to the extent of losing control to say irrational “yes I do” at first sight of the man maybe because he appears to be within your taste: or maybe he possesses some qualities you desire and like to find in any man that will be the father of your children (your life partner). Though you love him, and you are happy as he has come to you for proposal, but I advise that you hide your feelings first in the moment that you both meet until you see genuine reasons to say “yes I do” to him. Note: it’s because once you are in, to get out will not be that easy! The journey to marriage is not all about having a taste or loving at first sight, but it’s all about finding a partner who would give you rest and happiness and help your destiny till the end of your life.
3. Don’t be deceived by his outward appearance to say “yes I do”
—It’s found out that there are many a young woman who has fallen for men irrationally just because of outward appearance, perhaps, because the man is tall, handsome, clever, cute, fluent in speaking and presentable in the society. Outward appearance is not at all one of the perfect ways to discovering a desired life partner, but it’s sure way to making wrong choice. The Bible says: “Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the LORD will be greatly praise“—Psalm 31: 30. Note: as the verse quoted here is applicable to woman so it’s applicable to man.
4. Don’t be deceived by his sweet words to say “yes I do”—
Today’s young women should be very careful as there are many young men who are so clever in fabricating lies to make them look like they are saying the truth before any woman they happen to find themselves, which make them seemed to be—a serious person who is really looking for a woman to marry—ready for marriage before women. These type of men have sugarcoated lips to deceive a women into their net effortlessly and so easily. Don’t quickly say yes to this type of man, but instead try to study and confirm the truth about him before ever you say “yes I do”.
5. Don’t be carried away by his status/position to say “yes I do“—”
All that glitters is not gold”, they say. I said in the above number three point that you should not say “yes I do” to a man’s proposal just because of his outward appearance, and also here I will tell you that you shouldn’t be carried away by any man’s status or position to rashly say “yes I do” to his proposal because success in relationship and marriage does not depend on and is not calculated and determined by position/status at all.
6. Don’t say “yes I do “because your friends recommended him without your personal conviction—
There are two basic types of marriage proposal under which all other forms of proposal fall: 1. Direct, and 2. Indirect proposal. I will explain these in full latter in the next post. This number six-point falls under the indirect marriage proposal, where a friend has accepted to talk to her friend proposing her on behalf of the man who has interest in marrying her friend in order for her to accept the man in question. In a situation like this, you must be very careful not to make a serious mistake in your life—as some ladies have made in the past—to say yes, I do rashly and irrationally to this kind of proposal. You have to open your eyes wide to see the reality about the man before you say “YES I DO”. I am not saying your friend can’t talk to you over a man who is interested in you, but you have to take caution before you say “yes I do”.
7. Don’t say “yes I do” because of your parents’ pressure, but say “yes I do because you have the reality about him yourself”—
Note: your parents are not going live with you when you marry. The only thing they can do for you is carry out their own responsibility to accede to your marriage, and nothing more! This is another form of indirect marriage proposal where parents have decided that their child must marry their friend’s child, perhaps, purposely because they are doing the same business or running the same company (maybe they are having something done in common because of the depth of their friendship/relationship), or because they have bound themselves with a kind of covenant because of their relationship that their children must marry each other so that things could work out well for them. This is commonly practiced in African countries, especially Nigeria where I come from. Young lady, in this kind of situation, young lady, please don’t dare say yes, I do unless you yourself see no regret in it. Marriage can’t succeed by this kind of proposal. This happens, and I have been an eyewitness of many cases like this.
8. Don’t say “yes I do” because you merely dream or see vision about him, but say “yes I do” because you have confirmed that the dream and vision is from God—
I have seen so many youths making this particular mistake when making a choice, saying yes, I do to marriage proposal just because they have seen a vision or have had a dream about a man ahead of time the man walk up to them for marriage proposal. This is foolishness. Dream or vision is not enough for you to know who would be your life partner. Even if you truly you have dream or see vision about the man, you must also try to work hard to discover the real fact, the truth because Satan is cunning in his activities to mislead you by any means. Therefore, young lady, open wide your eyes before you say yes, I do.
9. Don’t say “yes I do” because you have met him somewhere before, but say “yes I do” because you have found out facts about him—”
Someone say I know that guy when we were in school, and I know what he can do, so don’t waste time giving him way into your life!”. I say you are making a real mistake. Why? It’s because a person you saw yesterday may have changed before today. So, don’t say yes, I do because you have known, met or seen somebody somewhere in the previous time. And that the person is good the time you first know or met him does not say you should say yes, I do. If you do this, it will be a serious mistake for you!
10. Don’t say “yes I do” because you feel to do, but say yes, I do because you have personal conviction—
You don’t feel to get married (it’s not a matter of feeling but a matter of real personal conviction) but you must be convinced, you must see and discover who he is before you say yes, I do.
11. Don’t say “yes I do’’ because of your situation, but say “yes I do” because it’s right time for you—
You don’t yes, I do because of your situation, but you say yes, I do because you know you are ripe, and that it’s right time for you to have someone in your life to get married to.
12. Don’t say “yes I do” because of his family background, but say “yes I do” because it’s the will of God—
Don’t yes, I do because of your family background or his family background, but say yes, I do because it’s in the sight of the living God, and that you want to fulfill destiny in life.

Conclusion
Choice-making, discovering a real-life partner is not a child’s play at all. Therefore, you must understand that any mistake you ever make here will definitely have a serious effect on your life and marriage. Therefore, before you say yes I do to a marriage proposal, open your eyes wide so that you will not fall into a wrong relationship or rather I say into the hand of wrong man. Should you ever say yes I do to a proposal at all, please apply the wisdom you have received here before you do!

Justus Mutua Muti
FRIDAY 26TH JULY 2024

24/07/2024

BLESS ME FIRST DEVOTIONALS
What does 1 Peter 2:18 mean?
JUST BE SO
After commanding all Christians to submit to every human authority, including emperors, kings, and governors, Peter specifically says the same to Christian servants (or slaves) about their masters. The word used here is not the Greek douli, the classic term for "slaves." Rather, it is oiketai, probably best translated as "servants." That being said, the line between servants and slaves was blurry in Peter's time. Slavery had little to do with race, as modern readers often process the idea, and more to do with economics and social class.

Slaves consisted of those captured in war, those born into slavery as children, and those who had sold themselves into servitude for a set time. Some "slaves" were highly educated and served as artists, accountants, skilled craftsmen, etc. Others worked under terrible conditions (in mines, for example). Many suffered significant abuse; few reasonable legal restrictions existed about the treatment of slaves. Slavery in this era was completely normalised, and a large percentage of Peter's readers in the early Christian church were slaves and/or servants of one kind or another.

It's important to recognise here that God's commands to slaves about submission are not an endorsement of slavery as an institution. It was simply a reality of the day. As someone who was now "free in Christ" by the grace of God, how should a Christian slave live in the world? Peter insists that God's will for slaves is the same as His will for everyone under any kind of human authority: Don't make it about your master; make it about God.

This command is to demonstrate reverence for God by giving respect and submission to one's master, no matter how fair and kind or harsh and unreasonable he may be. In fact, the term translated "respect" in translations such as the ESV and NASB is phobō, from the same root word used to describe a respectful "fear" of God in verse 17. Those who are truly free aren't dependent on any human authority to determine their actions or attitudes. We submit to human authority for the Lord's sake (1 Peter 2:13) and, as Jesus did, trust our Father to provide for us (1 Peter 2:23)

15/07/2024

BLESS ME FIRST DEVOTIONALS
WALKING THE WINNING WAY
Okay now, let’s get practical. It’s one thing to know that God wants you to be a winner, but it’s quite another thing to know how to become one. Philippians is a book about winning written by a winner – the apostle Paul. Though Paul experienced many difficulties in his life, he never lived under his circumstances. Instead, he lived above them and controlled them.

What is it that made Paul such an outstanding winner? How did he learn to walk the winner’s way? Look at Philippians 3:12-14:
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Look at the phrase, “…that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.” Paul knew he had been apprehended by God for a special purpose. Likewise, you too have a unique, divinely appointed destiny. If you want to a winner, you must purpose in your heart to pursue that divinely ordained destiny.

Paul also said, “…I count myself not to have apprehended.” In other words, “I haven’t arrived yet.” We should have this same attitude. When it comes to enjoying everything God wants you to have, you haven’t arrived yet. So don’t ever get satisfied with the states quo.

Finally, Paul goes on to say, “I press toward the mark for the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” This is a crucial phrase. It contains four terms that represent the keys to finding and fulfilling God’s destiny for your life – “press,” “mark,” “prize,” and “high calling.”

The Press
Let’s first examine the word “press”; it means to expend maximum sustained effort. As a pastor, I continually see good Christian people who are failing in their relationships, in their finances, and in their careers. There are only two reasons for that kind of failure in the life of a believer. The first reason is misdirection. In order to be a winner, you must press toward a particular mark. Believers who press toward the wrong mark never make it to the winner’s circle. We will discuss this in a moment.

The second and perhaps most common reason believers lose is that they fail to press at all. Remember, to press means to make an all-out effort. Non-winners don’t press. They routinely fail to make maximum effort to reach their goal or they are unwilling to continue giving the amount of effort needed to win.

When you think about what makes a person press, you’ll realize it is belief. Before we’re willing to press, we must believe the effort is worth the result it is going to produce. If you don’t believe that your effort is going to be rewarded with a worthy result, you’ll never press long enough or hard enough to arrive at the goal.

This is the way God has designed us, we are motivated by rewards. The religious mindset often has a hard time with this, but believers, who consistently win don’t. They have recognized the importance of fulfilling their divine destiny and believe it is a high calling. But they also realize it comes with a prize worth pressing for!

The Prize of the High Calling
What is the prize of the high calling of God? In a nutshell, it is life – eternal life! The Greek word the New Testament uses to describe this kind of life is Zoe. It’s a word that refers to the very life of God Himself. And God’s Word says you have that life inside you if you’re born-again believer.

Too often, we think of eternal life as beginning in heaven. Our eternal life, however, has already begun. It is here and now. Furthermore, Zoe refers to a quality of life as well as quantity or a forever length of life. It literally means: life as God has it. Does God experience sickness, poverty, strife-filled relationships, unforgiveness, or bitterness? Of course not.

Zoe life is the prize Paul is talking about. It is the prize God has made available to us, not just in heaven but right here on earth. It can be ours now! (1 Timothy 4:8)

To really experience the fullness of Zoe life this side of heaven, you’ll have to lay hold to God’s high calling. It’s different for each of us. Basically, your high calling in God’s perfect will for your life. It is your divine destiny and it touches every area of your existence – your vocation, your relationships, your health, your physical well-being, and your material wealth as well.

God’s high calling is a wonderful place to be. It is a place of all-sufficiency. It is a place of great influence. It is a place of supernatural and harmonious relationships. It is a prize worth pressing toward, but in order to arrive, you must direct your press toward the right mark.

The Mark
In many respects, the concept of the mark is the most important of all the keys found in this passage. Did you notice that Paul didn’t say, “I press toward the prize.” Nor did he say he was pressing toward the high calling. The prize is his motivation but it is the mark that he sets his sights on. I define the mark as an intermediate goal or objective, and if you’ll focus on and move toward it, it will keep you on course.

Let me illustrate the importance of the mark with the example of bowling. If you know anything abut bowling, you know that each lane has on it a series of marks that lie just a few feet in front of the bowler. Good bowlers don’t aim at the pins – they focus their aim on the marks.

In essence, that’s what Paul meant when he talked about pressing toward those intermediate “marks” to obtain the “high calling of God.” The dream that God has placed in your heart may not be well defined enough for you to know what to do next. But praise God, His Word has given a mark you can press toward. As you do, ultimately God’s dream or high calling for you will come into view.

The Winner’s Mark
What is this mark that we must press toward? In a word, it is servanthood. Remember when the disciples were arguing about who among them was the greatest? Jesus told them that the greatest among them was he who would be the servant of all. Later, He demonstrated that principle by washing their feet. (Matthew 18)

Service is the key to becoming a winner. It’s the mark by which we should measure our every decision, every action, and every thought. When you begin serving with your money (in other words, giving), you’ll soon find yourself winning in the area of finances. Start serving in the area of relationships (loving), and you’ll soon reap a winning harvest of love in your own life.

The same principle applies to any and every area of your existence. The more you press toward the mark of service, the more you’ll find yourself moving into God’s marvelous Zoe life, because servanthood releases the very power of God in your life.

As you press toward the mark of servant hood, the power of God will open doors of opportunity you never dreamed existed. He’ll exalt you and give you visibility and influence in your community. He’ll keep on propelling you toward your dream until one day, you’ll look around and find that you’ve arrived at the high calling of God for your life.

Justus Mutua Muti
MONDAY 15TH JULY 2024

05/07/2024

BLESS ME FIRST DEVOTIONALS
God Wants You to Succeed
God designed you for success. He made you to be a winner. This is true for every person, regardless of what has happened in the past. God has never destined anybody to live a mediocre life.

Jeremiah 29:11 says,

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

This verse says that God knows His thoughts toward you, and His desire is to give you an expected end. That end is promised in the Word of God. You can walk in victory like Moses. He was 120 years old, and his eyesight wasn’t dim nor his natural force abated (Deut. 34:7). He actually climbed a mountain the day he went home to be with the Lord.

These things are in the Word, and God is no respecter of persons. What we have today is superior to what Moses had in the Old Testament. We can be guaranteed success. Now, I’m not saying success can always be achieved without a fight or without effort, but we were destined for great things.

God created every one of us to be something special, but I also feel that we live in a culture that has totally misrepresented true success. As a matter of fact, I looked up the meaning of the word. The American Heritage Dictionary (AHD) defines success as “The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted.” That’s a pretty broad definition. I mean, some people are aiming at nothing and hitting it every time. The second definition I found is “The gaining of fame or prosperity” (AHD) of which i disagree with. That is not a godly definition of success at all. Lots of people have fame and prosperity, but they do not have true success.

In my opinion, success needs to be redefined. It’s not just doing something grand or big. In fact, not everybody is called to do something big. I try to get this across to our staff all the time. We have 300 people on staff here in the U.S. alone, and if it wasn’t for every one of them, we couldn’t do what we’re called to do. They may never be the one in front of the camera, but they are still a big part of what we’re doing. We really count on and appreciate those who keep our facility clean and looking good. And without the individuals who keep the roads plowed and sanded in the winter, we would be in trouble. We need all of these people to help us be good stewards of what God has given us. Their jobs may not seem as significant as others, but they are being faithful in what God has called them to do. That’s what I call a success. Those who are faithful in a few things will also be faithful in much.

Matthew 25:23 says,

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

If we are good stewards of what God gives us, He’ll increase us and give us more. The way that success has been presented is not a godly concept at all. I want to encourage anyone who feels like they haven’t done much: God’s got something more for you, and you can succeed. Your faithfulness will be rewarded. And for those of you who think you’re awesome, I hope I can help you recognize that success is not based on all of these temporary things that will pass away. God judges things differently than we do.

First Samuel 16:7 says,

For man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

Many people look amazing on the outside, but in their hearts, they’re miserable—they don’t have joy or peace and certainly don’t have success. Understand this: There is nothing in this world that will minister to you or satisfy you more than knowing that you are in the direct center of God’s will.

Many of you reading this can’t say for sure that you know you’re doing what God has called you to do. You may love God and want Him to use you and bless you, but you don’t know for certain that you’re where you’re supposed to be. This is one of the reasons people aren’t happy and satisfied. In some cases, I believe God has given certain people a holy dissatisfaction. He’s trying to stir them up. This is one of the ways God motivates you and lets you know that there’s something more.

According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. [11] For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. [12] Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; [13] Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.

1 Corinthians 3:10-13

This is describing that as we go through life, we are either building with gold, silver, and precious stones or with wood, hay, and stubble. It does not say that everybody is building with gold, silver, and precious stones or that everybody is building with wood, hay, and stubble. We have a choice. The sad fact is that many of us build things in our lives and accomplish things that aren’t what God intended for us. And we count these things as a success. But one day, we’re going to stand before the Lord, and He is going to put a fire to everything. It says in Matthew 12:36 that we’ll give an account of every idle word that we speak. So, God will hold us responsible for every action and for every word that comes out of our mouths. Anything of wood, hay, or stubble—even if it looks good to man and conforms to the world’s standard of success—is a work of the flesh and will count for nothing.

A lot of people think wood, hay, and stubble are referring to adultery, fornication, and drug addiction. But did you know that people have done things that would appear to be godly—started churches, been in a foreign mission field, and written worship music—but none of it was led by God? For instance, my good friend Arthur Meintjes recently shared with me on an episode of The Inside Story that he once pastored a church and later realized he was doing it in his own strength. His life became so difficult that he was ready to take his own life. That’s when God taught him grace and really turned his life around.

It doesn’t matter whether the end result is good or not. God wants you to do what He has called you to do, and He wants you to do it out of His ability. I think what some call burnout is just people doing good things in their own strength and power. God’s never had anybody qualified working for Him yet, so stop relying on your own ability. If you don’t trust in the Lord, you can’t accomplish the things He’s planned for you and you won’t be a godly success.

Justus Mutua Muti
Friday 5th July 2024

03/07/2024

BLESS ME FIRST DEVOTIONALS
WALKING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS

Good morning and welcome.
Walking in Righteousness
Romans 14:17 tells us that the Kingdom of God is about living in righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Today we will discuss righteousness. When Jesus speaks about the abundant life of the Kingdom of God, He is not talking about achieving material prosperity, although it does not preclude it. Jesus Himself stated in Matthew 6:32 that He knows that we have need of things. After stating that, Jesus went on to say, “…but in order to acquire these things, you must seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness,” and then the material things that you need will follow.

What is righteousness? The Bible tells us that outside of God, no one is righteous (Romans 3:10), but that righteousness comes through faith in Jesus Christ (Romans 3:22). You are righteous when you live your life in line with God’s will, because His righteousness is expressed through you. None of us lives completely without sin while on this earth, but once saved, you can live by His power in such a way that He is pleased. His righteousness working in you causes you to please God through your actions, thoughts, and behavior. This righteousness is a manifestation of having your existence in Christ. When you live and move and have your being in Him (Acts 17:28), one of the fruits that you bear is a righteous lifestyle.

There are two types of righteousness: righteousness which is of God and our own standard of self-righteousness. Unfortunately, many of us who have a zeal for the Lord and are serving Him in the marketplace fall prey to walking in self-righteousness. The Apostle Paul emphasized in Philippians 3:9 that his desire was “to be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith.”

He also stated in Romans 10:2-3, speaking of the Israelites, that they had a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. In their zeal, they established their own righteousness, because they were ignorant of the righteousness of God. What is this righteousness that is “of the law”?

It is actions and behaviors that are based on the letter of the law but ignorant of the Spirit. This zealous self-righteousness is using God’s Word to realize one’s own will and desires without taking into account the effect on others. It is a stubborn pursuit of one’s perceived rights, based on a legalistic interpretation of Scriptures, but at the expense of love. This is in contrast to the Apostle’s Paul’s beautiful summation of what truly matters when he said, “the only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.” (Galatians 5:6b (NIV))

Those who have their own standard of righteousness may not be involved in immoral acts such as murder, adultery, and so forth, but their actions do not please God, because they are based on their own sense of righteousness rather than God’s.

How do I know if I’m walking in my own righteousness?

I always justify my own position
I am not operating out of love
I am seeking more to be understood than to understand
I am fighting for my ‘rights’ rather than for what is right
I am not being led by the Holy Spirit
I lack compassion
I am presumptuous
Unfortunately, as Christians, some of us have earned a reputation for self-righteousness. This means that we are living according to our own standards of righteousness, not God’s. As a result, the message of the Good News of the Gospel has at times been lost, and often falls on deaf ears, because we are perceived to be more concerned about our agenda than we are about genuinely caring for people.

As a Kingdom business steward, if you are not careful, you may fall into this trap. This trap of self-righteousness will impact the success of your business. Or, even if your business succeeds financially, you will lose your ability to transform the marketplace because of your self-righteousness.

How can you ensure that you are operating in God’s righteousness?

Do not justify yourself
Operate in love
Seek to genuinely understand others
Focus on what is right and not who is right. (lay down your personal ‘rights’)
Be led by the Holy Spirit
Be compassionate
Do not make assumptions about others
Remember Paul’s statement in Philippians 3:9. Faith in Christ enables us to lay aside worldly self-righteousness that is based on performance, self-sufficiency, maneuvering, and conniving. Instead, we trust God and His goodness to justify and cover us. We rest in the love of Jesus Christ, and live by faith, expressing His love and His righteousness through all that we do.

Walking and resting in God’s righteousness demonstrates that your existence is in Christ. Once you have established the foundation of His righteousness working in your life, you are ready to build toward the subsequent steps of peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Justus Mutua Muti
Wednesday 3rd JULY 2024

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