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OCCUPY TILL I COME

June 5, 2021 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

OCCUPY TILL I COME: Earthly Useful And Heavenly Minded – LIVING & WALKING IN LOVE!

Talking about LOVE! Here is a didactic sense of measure, such that we don’t just say we have love, but we do LIVE and WALK in LOVE, knowing that love is of God; and it’s the lubricant for our life in Christ Jesus and for all mankind. Upon this we can Occupy In Christ by ‘Being Earthly Useful while Heavenly Minded’.

Love is an attitude, a deliberate choice, an exercise of the will, a choice of life and is not just a feeling, it is an expression of the nature of God. It is spiritual, divinely inspired and imbedded in the very hearts of all God’s human creation, and more importantly in the very nature of the redeemed child of God. Hence it’s not a doctrine, creed and dogmas. It outlived generation because it’s timeless and of God’s. God is love – 1 John 4:7–10.

Love is a FRUIT and not a GIFT. FRUITS are GROWN while GIFTS are IMPARTED. Genuine Bible love – Agape – is born and is a product of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 5:5; Galatians 5:22-23; Ephesians 5:9).

Let’s consider love in diversity for a clearer understanding of the kind of love being implied in this context.

DEFINING THE THREE KINDS OF LOVE:

*1. PHILEO: Grk (of the soul) – Love relationship in family – between parent and child. The Family kind of love. It also embodied love relationship towards friends and colleagues. It means to be fond of; it is based on FEELINGS and not on PRINCIPLE. It’s never used of man’s love to or for God. This is human or natural kind of love. (Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Genesis 8:19; Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21). This kind of love is however essential and crucial for a family bonding and wellbeing.

*2. EROS: Grk (of the Physical body) – Sexual love; purely reserved for the married – within the bond of marriage. It’s based on PHYSICAL ATTRACTION. It’s neither for fornication nor adultery. Lust and immoral desires have gotten some into it, hence there’s a great act of PERVERSION in our societies today – and we are paying hugely for the consequences across the board. (Hebrews 13:4; 1 Corinthians 7:1-9; 1 Corinthians 6:15-20).

*3. AGAPE: Grk (of the spirit) – God kind of love; unconditional, limitless, divine, spiritual. It transcends race, gender, generation, culture, family, physical, personal (self) etc. 1 Corinthians 13. It’s built on PRINCIPLE. Agape love even helps to ensure, STRENGTHEN and MAINTAIN the Phileo and Eros kind of love in all life endeavours. Agape love is based on PRINCIPLE – be it towards things or people.

Notably, the PHILEO OR EROS kinds of Love need to be controlled by AGAPE kind of love or else it will hinder our fellowship with God and leads to SIN acts. (E.g. EROS – 1 Corinthians 13:5; PHILEO – 1 Samuel 2:22-36).

Let’s not just say we have love, lets LIVE and WALK IN LOVE, for love is of the Spirit – Romans 5:5.

IT’S BY TIME TO LIVE AND WALK IN LOVE. LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN.

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“If we LIVE in the Spirit, let us also WALK in the Spirit” Galatians 5:25.

“Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 2 and WALK IN LOVE, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour” Ephesians 5:1-2.

“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being ROOTED and GROUNDED IN LOVE, 18 may be able to COMPREHEND with all saints what is the BREADTH, and LENGTH, and DEPTH, and HEIGHT; 19 and to KNOW THE LOVE OF christ, which PASSETH (TRANSCENDS, SURPASSED) KNOWLEDGE (SENSE), that ye might be FILLED with all the FULNESS of God” Ephesians 3:17-19.

REV CHUKIE MORSI

June 2020 – SINGING THE SONGS OF TRIUMPH

June 2, 2021 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

June 2020 – SINGING THE SONGS OF TRIUMPH: THE SONGS OF REDEMPTION

May You Sing A New Song – In Month June. The Redeemed sang a new SONG – the New CREATION song. The SONG of TRIUMPH. No more SONGS of failure, sickness, disease, setbacks, frustrations, curses, defeat, oppression, unbelieve and such likes. They rather SANG the SONGS of royalty and priesthood that they BECAME in Christ Jesus, affordable to all across every tribe, tongue, kindred and nations – colour and race.

The Church is you, the TRIUMPHANT CHURCH, the NEW CREATION, the REDEEMED of God. You are by the Redemption did, deed of Christ Jesus, to live TRIUMPHANTLY in everyway and every place. No more LIMITS. You are DELIVERED and RESCUED from the POWER of DARKNESS and had been TRANSFERRED and TRANSLATED not REFURBISHED, into God’s OWN. YOU ARE GOD’S OWN. SING A NEW SONG.

For Moses and Marian the Sister lead the song of the glorious TRIUMPH out of the bondage and hardship of their taskmaster in Egypt. They sang their Redemption songs with graciousness and gracefulness. They dance and celebrated their redemption. Why not you of today, born of God and filled with the enabling and indwelling Holy Spirit which they wish and earnestly desired – Hebrews 11:32-40. I guess they would have dance daily and more.

What sorts of SONGS are you into as a REDEEM child of God. Is it the FEAFUL-HALLELUJAH songs, the COMPLAIN-HALLELUJAH songs, the TRANSFER-AGGRESSION songs, the UNFORGIVING and UNFORGETTABLE Songs, the REGRETTABLE songs, the SELF AFFLICTED Songs, the FEAR-PHOBIAS songs, the songs filled up with CURSES, the BLAME OTHERS songs, the VICTIM songs, the DEPRESSING songs, the NEVER do well songs, the SELF DEFEAT songs, the SELF-PITY songs, the RACE CARD songs and other such likes songs.

God wants you, the REDEEMED you, to know that it’s time to sing the REDEMPTION Songs of TRIUMPH in all our declaration, proclamation, announcing, confessions, professing and such likes. Songs from our lips now need to be that of the glorious TRIUMPH from the GRIPS and POWER of darkness into the realm of our dear Saviour and Lord, Christ Jesus. It’s time to ENACT and AUTHENTICATE our REDEMPTION DEED in Life and Godly Living.

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING:

“Now thanks be unto God, which ALWAYS CAUSETH us to TRIUMPH in Christ, and maketh manifest the SAVOUR of his knowledge by us in EVERY PLACE” 2 Corinthians 2:14.

“Who hath DELIVERED us from the POWER of darkness, and hath TRANSLATED us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 in whom we have REDEMPTION through his blood, even the FORGIVENESS of sins” Colossians 1:13-14.

“For He has RESCUED us and has DRAWN us to Himself from the DOMINION of darkness, and has TRANSFERRED us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption [because of His sacrifice, resulting in] the FORGIVENESS of our sins [and the CANCELLATION of sins’ penalty]” Colossians 1:13-14 (Amplified)

“And they SUNG A NEW SONG, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast REDEEMED us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 and hast MADE us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth” Revelation 5:9-10

“And they SANG a NEW SONG [of GLORIOUS REDEMPTION], saying, “Worthy and deserving are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slain (sacrificed), and with Your blood You PURCHASED people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. 10 “You have MADE them to be a kingdom [of royal subjects] and priests to our God; and they will reign on the earth” Revelation 5:9-10 (Amplified).

“Then SANG MOSES AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL THIS SONG UNTO THE LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath TRIUMPHED GLORIOUSLY: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

2 The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

3 The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.

4 Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.

5 The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.

6 Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.

8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

11 Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.

13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.

14 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.

18 The Lord shall reign for ever and ever.

19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

20 And MIRIAM THE PROPHETESS, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; AND ALL THE WOMEN WENT OUT AFTER HER WITH TIMBRELS AND WITH DANCES.

21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath TRIUMPHED GLORIOUSLY; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea” Exodus 15:1-20.

REV CHUKIE MORSI

AFD JUNE 2021 EDITION

June 1, 2021 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

WELCOME TO MONTH JUNE: MONTH OF – “OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE” UPON YOUR LIFE!

MONTH JUNE, is the sixth month and end month of the first half of the year, in the Gregorian calendar Month; and it’s the 2nd of the 4th in number, of the months of 30days in the annual calendar.

JUNE is also a lovely given name to the female gender of the sexes.

Month JUNE in essence, expresses FULLNESS of life, profound FULFILMENT of desires and vitality.

God wants us to THRIVE, live PURPOSEFULLY and MEANINGFULLY. And the best place of having the FULNESS of Life and profound FULFILMENT of desires and vitality, is by engaging and following in obedience, God’s plan PATH for your life as it’s written – (Psalms 16:11; Proverbs 4:18-23; Colossians 4:17; Romans 8:28-30; Philippians 2:1-18).

Jesus Christ is our living example of obedience, concerning following God’s planned PATH to ensure fulness and FULFILMENT. He live to fulfill the CAUSE and PURPOSE for which He was in humanity, leaving us by His life and living, an example to follow in following God’s lead as written – (John 18:37; 1 John 3:8; Philippians 2:1-11; Hebrews 5:7-9)

And knowing that God’s thought in His GRACE and BLESSEDNESS towards you is sure and true, and of hope today and a future, you need to get engaged in following His kingdom mandate concerning you. For therein you can find FULNESS and FULFILMENT as He is FAITHFUL in your start up and able to see it complete in ALL, as it’s written – (Philippians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:24; Hebrews 10:23; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Romans 8:28; Jeremiah 29:11)

FULNESS and FULFILMENT is in continuous obedience. And OBEDIENCE Is Better Than Sacrifice. Isaiah 1:19; Job 36:11-12; 1 Samuel 15:23.

It’s my earnest PRAYERS, that as you follow to OBEY God’s plan PATH for your well-being in LIFE and GODLY LIVING, that you by MONTH JUNE will expresses FULLNESS of life, profound FULFILMENT of desires and vitality in all that pertains to doing LIFE and GODLY LIVING. 2 Peter 1:2-4.

God loves and cares about you, so much do I in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.

Shalom & Blessed regards.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I WAS NOT DISOBEDIENT UNTO THE HEAVENLY VISION: 20 but shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance” Acts 26:19-20

“If they OBEY and SERVE him, they shall SPEND their DAYS in PROSPERITY, and their YEARS in PLEASURES. 12 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge” Job 36:11-12.

“If ye be WILLING and OBEDIENT, ye shall EAT the GOOD of the land” Isaiah 1:19.

“You will SHOW me the PATH OF LIFE; In Your PRESENCE is FULLNESS of joy; In Your RIGHT HAND (RIGHTEOUSNESS) there are PLEASURES forevermore” Psalms 16:11 (Emphasis Mine).

“But the PATH of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn, That SHINES brighter and brighter until [it reaches its FULL STRENGTH and GLORY in] the perfect day” Proverbs 4:18 (Amplified).

“. . . by whom (Christ Jesus) we have RECEIVED GRACE and apostleship, for OBEDIENCE TO THE FAITH among all nations, for his name: 6 among whom are ye also the CALLED of Jesus Christ . . .” Romans 1:1-12 (Emphasis Mine).

REV CHUKIE MORSI SNR

WELCOME TO MONTH JUNE

June 1, 2021 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

WELCOME TO MONTH JUNE: MONTH OF – “OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE” UPON YOUR LIFE!

MONTH JUNE, is the sixth month and end month of the first half of the year, in the Gregorian calendar Month; and it’s the 2nd of the 4th in number, of the months of 30days in the annual calendar.

JUNE is also a lovely given name to the female gender of the sexes.

Month JUNE in essence, expresses FULLNESS of life, profound FULFILMENT of desires and vitality.

FULNESS and FULFILMENT is in continuous obedience. And OBEDIENCE Is Better Than Sacrifice. Isaiah 1:19; Job 36:11-12; 1 Samuel 15:23.

God loves and cares about you, so much do I in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.

Shalom & Blessed regards.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“If ye be WILLING and OBEDIENT, ye shall EAT the GOOD of the land” Isaiah 1:19.

“You will SHOW me the PATH OF LIFE; In Your PRESENCE is FULLNESS of joy; In Your RIGHT HAND (RIGHTEOUSNESS) there are PLEASURES forevermore” Psalms 16:11 (Emphasis Mine).

REV CHUKIE MORSI

MONTH JUNE – OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE

June 1, 2021 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

MONTH JUNE – OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE: When You Preach & Live CHRIST, Preach & Live THE WORD – There Would Be JOY In The City & The Desert Of Your Being!

Whether you ARE in the CITY CHURCH or in the DESERT (VILLAGE) LOCAL CHURCH, you shouldn’t be mistaken on the GOSPEL MESSAGE – for it is the POWER and ANSWER to all HUMAN INNERMOST QUEST – for yesterday, today and tomorrow. Romans 1:16-17; Hebrews 13:8; 1 Corinthians 3:10-13; 1 Corinthians 15:1-19.

We live today in the times of pendamic, trials, brutality, bitterness, greed, persecutions, evils, denials, wickedness, hatred and poverty in our worlds; while there’s yet in the midst of all these happenings are God’s abundant provisions of DELIVERANCE, PROSPERITY, HEALTH, HOPE, FAITH, LOVE and such like the more – for all the hopeless, faithless and loveless challenges and circumstances in our world. Colossians 1:13-14; Galatians 1:3-5; Hebrews 2:14-15; Luke 2:68-75.

The likelihood of the challenging times today is for most people to blame or curse or accuse or transfer aggressions to others. While some will take advantage of others by appealing to their emotions, sentiments and fears in other to have holds over them in their vulnerability.

And what people needs today in the midst of the current situations, circumstances and challenges before them is the UNSPEAKABLE and INDESCRIBABLE JOY of the Lord in their hearts, family and communities; much more, they need HOPE, FAITH and LOVE that can WELL them out of THAT life darkness in exchange with the fountains of peace, personal worth, blessedness, graciousness, gracefulness and dignity. And it will take a person OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE, which is YOU, to make it possible; that’s why you ARE of a great need and demand for today’s challenges and changing times. And your OBEDIENCE is PARAMOUNT to it all. 2 Corinthians 4:6; Proverbs 4:18; Job 36:11; Isaiah 1:19.

And a person OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE indeed, will do only one thing: PREACH and LIVE CHRIST, PREACH and LIVE THE WORD in the midst of the irrelevancy of personal and or people challenges and circumstances; this is the order to trigger the needed JOY and PEACE that the individual, family, community and nations might need, in times of today’s challenges and changing times.

In the Apostolic days, all that was needed to bring OVERWHELMING JOY to the City of SAMARIA in the midst of persecution, evils, wickedness, falsehood, sorcery and divining, satanic cohorts preachers was to preach Christ, who is – The Living WORD. And the needed JOY came and took hold of the people while evil, hatred, falsehood and satanic cohorts and such likes, were silently KEPT AT BAY as God’s Kingdom and intent of overwhelming Joy advance to flood in the hearts of the Samaritan City. Acts 8; Philippians 1:15-18.

I make bold to say that if you must keep your enemy at bay and keep the kingdom of God and intent advance in your life and those about you, PREACH/LIVE CHRIST and PREACH/LIVE THE WORD; Preach Not Sentiments, Not Denomination, Not Self egotism, and more importantly not Religion and not rudiments and traditions of this world. For that will create more conflicts than solving human needs and QUESTS.

I am been emboldened to make known to you that there will be a miracle of change in your life and godly living, because – THERE’S A MIRACULOUS POWER IN THE WORD, when CHRIST is PREACHED. The SALVATION that you, family and community you care about needs, is in The WORD, which is the GOSPEL OF CHRIST. Preach it! Live it!! And Joy Overwhelmingly will come!!! AMEN.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“For I am not ASHAMED of the GOSPEL OF CHRIST: for it is the POWER of God unto SALVATION to EVERY ONE THAT BELIEVETH; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For THEREIN is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH” Romans 1:16-17

“And Saul was CONSENTING unto his death. And at that time there was a GREAT PERSECUTION against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. 3 As for Saul, he made HAVOCK of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. 4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where PREACHING THE WORD. 5 Then Philip went down to the CITY OF SAMARIA, and PREACHED CHRIST unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, HEARING and SEEING the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was GREAT JOY in that CITY . . . 25 And they, when they had TESTIFIED and PREACHED THE WORD of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and PREACHED THE GOSPEL in many VILLAGES OF THE SAMARITANS. 26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, WHICH IS DESERT. . 27 AND HE AROSE AND WENT: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 28 was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet . . .” Acts 8:1-40.

“Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins, that he might DELIVER us from this PRESENT EVIL WORLD, according to the WILL of God and our Father: 5 to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen” Galatians 1:3-5.

“Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath MADE US MEET (QUALIFIED) to be PARTAKERS of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 who hath DELIVERED US from the POWER OF DARKNESS, and hath TRANSLATED us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins” Colossians 1:12-14.

“For God, who commanded the light to shine OUT OF DARKNESS, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us” 2 Corinthians 4:6-7.

“And Jesus went about all the CITIES and VILLAGES, TEACHING in their synagogues, and PREACHING THE GOSPEL of the kingdom, and HEALING every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with COMPASSION on them, because they FAINTED, and were SCATTERED abroad, as SHEEP HAVING NO SHEPHERD” Matthew 9:35.

“And THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM shall be PREACHED in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come” Matthew 24:14.

REV CHUKIE MORSI

DARE To DREAM

May 28, 2021 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

DARE To DREAM: DARE To BELIEVE – DARE To BECOME!

It’s time to – Dare To DREAM . . . Dare To BELIEVE . . . and to DARE TO BECOME YOUR BELIEVED DREAM.

When you DARE dream to BELIEVE, you can BECOME what you BELIEVE. The Scriptures of John 1:12 did indicates that as many as RECEIVE Jesus, and DARE BELIEVE in Him to BECOME, to them He gave the POWER (right, enabling and privilege) to make them BECOME in LIFE and GRACE.

Do you BELIEVE to be of WORTH to THRIVE and ACHIEVE anything in life? Then DARE to step out of your comfort zone to the earnestly desired zone, with the BELIEVE to BECOME, for you will and can BECOME indeed!

In Matthew 9:27-30, two blind men dare beat the crowd to reach Jesus with their EARNEST DREAM that they might SEE. Knowing full well as Abraham once experience with God (Genesis 15 and 18), that AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE – that is, to PERCEIVE, YOU CAN POSSESS WITH GOD. They wanted to receive their lost SIGHT and SEE beyond visualising. They knew that a mere dream is nothing until there is a manifestation of grace to show forth. They then took a step on their BELIEVE which is called FAITH. For BELIEVE is PASSIVE, while FAITH is ACTIVE. Hence FAITH is ACTING on what you BELIEVE. And when the two blind men acted out of their comfort zone to their desired zone, they BECAME what they DARE to BELIEVE.

Jesus said to them, ‘Do you BELIEVE that I am able to do this for you’?, they said, yea we DO. He then reached out to them saying (paraphrase) – ‘ACCORDING TO YOUR BELIEVE (BELIEVING), ACTED IN FAITH, BE IT UNTO YOU’, in other words, BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE. And they BECAME what they BELIEVE, that is, their DREAM to have SIGHT and SEE into a new world of reality – to THRIVE and not SURVIVE!

It doesn’t matter how long and what it takes, they held tenaciously to their DREAM to BECOME and they BECAME in their DARING.

Dare to Believe in your Dream, see you Become whatever you Believe in Christ Jesus. Amen.

There was famine – austerity measure, that was very severe in the days of Isaac as in Genesis 26. He intend backsliding from his faith in God instead of walking with God as his father Abraham did to believe and served God by Faith. He was tending his trajectory towards the path of the unbeliever without God hoping to learn of their way to become great as many have done and are doing today. It mean he wants to go in the path of hopelessness, faithlessness and lovelessness of God’s enabling to help him out as in Genesis 26:1-5; but when he heard the word of God concerning his case, he changed his trajectory and choose to dare toward God. And in obedience to act on his believe that God can make it possible for him, he BECAME what he BELIEVED of God. And he went forward to be great of God and never again backward; he BECAME what he was supposedly in purpose of God to BECOME as he DARE to act on what God’s WORD says concerning his situation and circumstances.

Genesis 26:12-14 (1-33). Will you DARE today to BELIEVE to BECOME or work away from God’s BLESSEDNESS in His WORD in Christ Jesus stead?

I PRAY YOU EVERY GRACE! BE BLESSED – BE EMPOWERED TO SUCCEED . . . AND DARE TO BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“But as many as RECEIVED him, to them GAVE he POWER to BECOME the sons of God, even to them that BELIEVE on his name” John 1:12.

“And when Jesus departed thence, TWO BLIND MEN FOLLOWED HIM, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. 28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, BELIEVE YE THAT I AM ABLE TO DO THIS? They said unto him, YEA, LORD. 29 Then touched he their eyes, saying,

ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH BE IT UNTO YOU. 30 And their EYES were OPENED; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it” Matthew 9:27-30.

“I will STAND upon my watch, and SET me upon the tower, and will WATCH to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall ANSWER when I am reproved. 2 And the Lord ANSWERED me, and said, WRITE THE VISION, and MAKE IT PLAIN UPON TABLES, that HE MAY RUN THAT READETH IT. 3 For THE VISION is yet for an APPOINTED TIME, but at the END IT SHALL SPEAK, and not lie: though it tarry, WAIT for it; because it will SURELY come, it will not tarry. 4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: BUT THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY HIS FAITH” Habakkuk 2:1-4.

“And there was a FAMINE in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. 2 And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, GO NOT DOWN INTO EGYPT; DWELL IN THE LAND WHICH I SHALL TELL THEE OF: 3 sojourn in this land, and I will BE WITH THEE, and WILL BLESS THEE; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; 4 and I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; 5 because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws . . . 12 Then Isaac SOWED in that land, and RECEIVED in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord BLESSED him. 13 And the man WAXED great, and went FORWARD, and GREW until he BECAME very great: 14 for he had POSSESSION of flocks, and POSSESSION of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines ENVIED him” Genesis 26:1-5, 12-14

Further Scriptural Reading In Context: Genesis 26:1-33

REV CHUKIE MORSI

THE EFFECTUAL FAITH: THE FAITH THAT WORKS

May 27, 2021 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

THE EFFECTUAL FAITH: THE FAITH THAT WORKS – Is Acting Correspondingly On Your Believe On & In God’s WORD!

Faith in the Word or sayings of God makes all the difference. Faith is acting correspondingly on your believe on and in the Word or sayings of God. FAITH is not BELIEVE and there’s no FAITH at work until you act on that which you believe of God. Meaning NO ACTING ON THE WORD, NO FAITH, hence NO RESULTS!

Faith is the only legal and vital tender to obtain from the Father God, any other process or means is illegal, counterfeit and criminal. Faith is not a doctrine or creed or dogmas or philosophy. It’s not an assumption or presumption, it’s acting trust on God’s Word or sayings.

If you believe and don’t act on it, you’ve not endorse faith. If you confess or declare as religion enjoins us and you don’t act accordingly, there’s no faith and you receive not from God. You may receive from men, but not from God.

The faith that works and that’s effectual (effective & efficient) is the faith communicated in hope. Hence communicate your faith in hope. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” Hebrews 11:1.

Also, the faith that works and that’s effectual (effective & efficient) is the faith communicated in hope through love – “. . . But faith which works by love” Galatians 5:6.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, 5 hearing of thy LOVE and FAITH, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; 6 that the COMMUNICATION OF THY FAITH may become EFFECTUAL by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus” Philemon 1:4-6.

“But without FAITH (acting on what you believe of God’s WORD) it is impossible to please (receive answers from) Him (God), for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” Hebrews 11:6 (Emphasis mine).

Further Scriptural Read – Hebrews 11:1-3; Habakkuk 2:4; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Romans 14:23; Proverbs 4:20-23; 1 Corinthians 13.

REV CHUKIE MORSI

CHOSEN AS A SPECIAL PEOPLE

May 24, 2021 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

The knowing that God loves you should propel you to have faith and be faithful in God. His love for you is irrelevant and irrespective of who you are, where you are, what you are in life. He just loves you. Life is about living in the acknowledgement that God loves and loved me in spite of all things.

The Biblical definition of love is God, as written – ‘FOR GOD IS LOVE’. Therefore, let love be your propellant in the way you do & live life, day to day in Christ Jesus. Amen.

You are God’s CHOSEN – His LOVE made it possible. Keep GLOWING and REFRESHING in God’s LOVE.

Life is WORTH living, and living it in – LOVE, now and always.

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!

“Beloved, let us LOVE one another: for LOVE is of God; and every one that LOVETH is born of God, and KNOWETH God. 8 He that LOVETH not KNOWETH not God; FOR GOD IS LOVE” 1 John 4:7-8.

“Ye have not CHOSEN me, but I HAVE CHOSEN YOU, and ORDAINED (APPOINTED) you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you” John 15:16 (Emphasis Mine).

“For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath CHOSEN thee to be a SPECIAL PEOPLE unto himself, ABOVE all people that are upon the face of the earth. 7 The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor CHOOSE you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: 8 BUT BECAUSE THE LORD LOVED YOU, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 9 Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations” Deuteronomy 7:6-9.

Further Scriptual Reading: 1 Peter 2:5, 9.

REV CHUKIE MORSI

THE CHARISMATIC GIFTS

May 20, 2021 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

THE CHARISMATIC GIFTS: GIVEN TO EDIFY – BUILD UP, MATURE AND PROFIT ALL IN THEIR RESPECTIVE – CALLINGS, SKILLS/TALENTS (ABILITY)!

About a week ago, I went out to get a replacement Iron for the house while on my way to doing the set day activities. My natural instinct was to go to the same shopping centre where we bought the last one, knowing it was good and had lasted in use for a while. And as I drove into the parking lot of the shopping mall, I heard a voice within me as always, the Holy Spirit sayings that I should check an APP of another shop in another shopping centre which wasn’t an intended plan by me. So I did check the app as instructed, to see the kind of the Iron I intended to buy as I have heard. And when I have done so, I went into the shopping mall that I have parked, while the app was still active on my phone to see reasons. Lo and behold, the exact intending Iron was there but there was a problem – 10% difference in the prices and warranty in comparison to the shop that I was instructed to check by the Holy Spirit while at the parking lot. As prudence is the scriptural essence, I left to the shopping mall of the App as I was informed of the Holy Spirit while at the parking lot. I found PEACE at such obedience and SAVINGS in cost of buying and ASSURANCE of the needed warranty to my purchase. THE CHARISMATIC GIFTS ESSENCE AT WORK. This is just about living life and obeying the instructions of the Holy Spirit as given through the CHARISMATIC GIFTS within of Him – 1 John 2:20, 27.

Why is this said storylines above? Does it matter? Won’t common sense would have told me that obviously or what to have been done earlier and anyway? The whole sum answer in essence, it’s to indicate that the ever presence of the CHARISMATIC GIFTS of the Holy Spirit within us does works and it’s presence in our Christian life is to help build up and mature our being in Christ Jesus, while we make daily decisions in our callings, skills/talents (ability), in doing LIFE and LIVING GODLY.

When you get born again (giving your whole being to believe in God through the redemption act of Christ Jesus as your Saviour and Lord) and be baptised with the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit in essence comes along with His CHARISMATIC GIFTS to dwell in you the believing one, to help and mature your well-being in humanity, in respect of doing live and living godly through any and all of these:

***A. Your Spiritual CALLINGS (Ministerial/Others) – Romans 8:28-30, 1 Corinthians 1:9; Romans 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 12:27-30; Ephesians 4:11. Numbers 11:24-30; 1 John 2:20, 27.

***B. Your Human SKILLS/TALENTS (ABILITY) – Daniel 1:17; Ecclesiastes 9:11; 2 Chronicles 34:12; 2 Chronicles 2:7-8; Nehemiah 5:8; Proverbs 18:15-16; 1 John 2:20, 27.

Just for clarification, each and everyone of the believing ones in Christ Jesus is given the charismatic gifts by THE MEASURE of God’s grace and not by A MEASURE, according to the given callings and skills/talent (ability) that we are respectively involved in our doing life and godliness. Romans 12:3; Ephesians 4:7; 1 John 2:20, 27. It thus means you have all it takes within you by the Holy Spirit to do life and live godly unlimitedly, except you chose to frustrate such endowed grace that’s given to you to be built up and mature in humanity as some who misuses their opportunities for righteous cause. Galatians 2:21; Romans 1:18.

Now, know that when Christ Jesus led CAPTIVITY CAPTIVE in His ascending to the heavenly, in the CAUSE of our REDEMPTION, He RECEIVE gifts and GAVE these gifts to us (as explained in some of my past post). Psalms 68:18; Ephesians 4:8-10; Revelation 12:9-12. One aspect of the GIFT is the gift of the comforter, teacher, helper and more – the blessed Holy Spirit – Ephesians 1 :11-14; John 14:15-17, 26; Luke 24:49; Joel 2:28-32; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:1-20; Acts 10:44-48; Acts 19:1-7; Romans 8:26-27. And the Holy Spirit comes with the CHARISMATIC GIFTS which could be called SPIRITUAL GIFTS. I used the CHARISMATIC GIFTS to differentiate because everything God gave us in Christ Jesus comes spiritual, which by our act of FAITH in obedience to such gifts, are then made physical – tangible, touchable and reachable. Ephesians 1:3, 20; Ephesians 2:6; Proverbs 10:22.

CHARISMA could be defined as the ability or synergy within that gives one the enabling to attract, charm, booster and influence others towards a given driven CAUSE – Plan, Purpose and Pursuit. CHARISMA is often said to be a mysterious ineffable quality, you either have it or don’t have it, but however everyone needs it to do life in their CALLINGS and Talent to be fulfilled in God. For the term charisma (/kəˈrɪzmə/; pl. charismata, adj. charismatic) has two senses: COMPELLING ATTRACTIVENESS or charm that can inspire devotion in others; also, a DIVINELY CONFERRED power or talent to make you be what you wants to be in LIFE and GODLINESS. And all these by the Holy Spirit through the WORD makes one to be fulfilled meaningfully in Christ Jesus stead.

The Holy Spirit is the personality that ENABLE God’s GRACE to activate a genuine CHARISMA and CHARACTER. Therefore, to ensure a genuine CHARISMA and CHARACTER in life and godliness, you need to be BUILT UP by the Holy Spirit in the WORD of God as it’s written:

“But you, beloved, BUILD yourselves UP on [the foundation of] your most holy faith [continually progress, rise like an EDIFICE higher and higher], pray in the Holy Spirit, 21 and keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously and looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ [which will bring you] to eternal life” Jude 1:20-21 (Amplified).

And for the BELIEVER’S in Christ, our CHARISMATIC or CHARISMA life which is as a results of SPIRITUAL GIFTS (endowment) cum TALENTS are sustained in grace by the SPIRITUAL FRUIT (Character) of the Holy Spirit. It must be noted that the sustainability of your CHARISMA or CHARISMATIC life, is by the CHARACTER you exhibit in and through it. Otherwise it becomes a CARICATURE in every respect of manifestation and operations. These spiritual fruit that formulate ones character to uphold integrity and etiquette of one’s charisma or charismatic gifts and acts are but not limited as in these Scriptures: Galatians 5:22-23; 2 Peter 1:5-8; Philippians 4:8.

There are nine (9) major of these charismatic gifts that are given to us to be BUILT UP and MATURED to HELP us to live in the realm of being ABOVE ONLY, meaning, from the ordinary common realm in cause of doing life and living godly. So the believing ones have no excuse of living a limited life by any measure or be subjected or controlled or dominated by any as a helpless one. Each is to use the charismatic gifts to PROFIT and EDIFY – BUILD UP – and MATURE each order in Christ Jesus and not the other way round as we see some today: ROBBING, CONTROLLING, SUBJECTING, DOMINEERING OTHERS, who are less or and in a vulnerable state by their CHARISMATIC GIFTS; while they are OTHERS who used theirs to create SCHISM – DIVISION, CONTENTION, ENVY, STRIFE and such like, in the local and collective BODY MINISTRY of Christ Jesus – Philippians 1:15-18; 1 Corinthians 1:10-17; 1 Corinthians 14:12, 26, 33; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27. And for such that cause schisms, contentions, disorders and such like, you need keep away and at bay, as Apostle Paul warns too – Romans 16:17-18; Timothy 1:18-20; 1 Corinthians 11:17-19; 1 Corinthians 3:2-9; 1 Corinthians 1:10-17.

However, these NINE (9) CHARISMATIC GIFTS can be classified in this context of 1 Corinthians 12:9-11 in this principle:

The REVELATION Gifts – The gifts that reveals things: THE WORD OF WISDOM; THE WORD OF KNOWLEDGE; THE DISCERNING OF SPIRITS.
The POWER Gifts – The gifts that does things: THE GIFT OF FAITH; THE WORKING OF MIRACLES; THE GIFTS OF HEALINGS.
The INSPIRATIONAL Gifts – The gifts that Inspire things: THE GIFT OF PROPHECY, THE INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES; THE DIVERSE (DIFFERENT) KINDS OF TONGUES.

Each of the above gifts are given to everyone severally by the Holy Spirit as one earnestly desire their PRESENCE in one’s work and walk with God in Christ Jesus stead. Whether is about your ministerial calling and or to others as business and entrepreneurship, family, marital and friendship relationship, career pursuit, leadership and governance at any level, matters of creativity, innovation, exploring and such like, the CHARISMATIC GIFTS are here for your well-being to grow, thrive and to be fulfilled meaningfully. 1 Corinthians 12: 1; 1 Corinthians 14:12, 39-40.

I pray that you find the reason not to depend on yourself, but on the Holy Spirit of promise, that He might gives you the needed CHARISMATIC GIFTS, in order to fulfill PURPOSE, in LIFE and GODLY LIVING, in God’s BLESSEDNESS, in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast RECEIVED GIFTS FOR MEN; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them” Psalms 68:18.

“And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast REDEEMED US to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 and hast MADE US unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth . . . 12 saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was SLAIN TO RECEIVE power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing” Revelation 5:9-12.

“But unto EVERY ONE OF US IS GIVEN GRACE according to THE MEASURE of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and GAVE GIFTS UNTO MEN. 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)” Ephesians 4:7-10.

“As for these four children, God GAVE them knowledge and SKILL in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams” Daniel 1:17.

“For I say, through THE GRACE GIVEN unto me, to EVERY MAN that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man THE MEASURE of faith” Romans 12:3.

“Now concerning SPIRITUAL GIFTS, brethren, I do not want you to be IGNORANT: 2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are DIVERSITIES OF GIFTS, but the same Spirit. 5 There are DIFFERENCES OF MINISTRIES, but the same Lord. 6 And there are DIVERSITIES OF ACTIVITIES, but it is the same God who works all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is GIVEN to each one FOR THE PROFIT OF ALL: 8 for to one is given THE WORD OF WISDOM through the Spirit, to another THE WORD OF KNOWLEDGE through the same Spirit, 9 to another FAITH by the same Spirit, to another GIFTS OF HEALINGS by the same Spirit, 10 to another THE WORKING OF MIRACLES, to another PROPHECY, to another DISCERNING OF SPIRITS, to another DIFFERENT KINDS OF TONGUES, to another the INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES. 11 But one and the SAME SPIRIT WORKS ALL THESE THINGS, distributing to each one individually as He wills”

“But ye have an UNCTION from the Holy One, and ye know all things . . . 27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him” 1 John 2:20, 27.

“In Him also we have received an inheritance [a destiny—we were claimed by God as His own], having been predestined (chosen, appointed beforehand) according to the purpose of Him who works everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ [who first put our confidence in Him as our Lord and Saviour] would exist to the praise of His glory. 13 In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were STAMPED with the SEAL OF THE PROMISED Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God]. 14 The Spirit is the GUARANTEE [the first installment, the pledge, a foretaste] of our inheritance until the redemption of God’s own [purchased] possession [His believers], to the praise of His glory” Ephesians 1:11-14 Amplified.

Further Scriptural Reading In Context: Numbers 11:24-30.

REV CHUKIE MORSI