THE PROOF OF GOD

GROW IN GRACE

From Sam-Best Ewruje, an able minister of the New Testament, not of man nor by man, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but by the will of God through the Grace and Mercy of Christ given unto me. Abundance of Grace and Gift of righteousness by Grace be unto you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please be patient to read. It will set you free for life!

In part one of proving God we see that God does not need to prove Himself but we shall see what He does in our lives and on earth today. There is none like Him, He is before all. He is above all. However, God has tried to reveal Himself to man in various ways and in diverse manners in the past as He works to reconcile man back to Him, which is His ultimate purpose. This is so that man can know Him, that He exist, that He is our Creator for good not for evil and to fellowship with man eternally. Having tried to do this in many ways, He finally at the appointed time decided to reveal Himself in the flesh in the person of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God. While God Almighty does not need to prove Himself, He does reveal Himself to man doing things in our lives and on the earth to fulfil His original plan, purpose and objective not for the self aggrandisement of anyone but for His glory alone. As He does these things we become beneficiaries of these mercies, favours and manifold grace. Ours is simply to be grateful for such mercies and manifold grace lavished on us through Christ. This is necessary so that all can see the great mercy of God in Christ Jesus and receive and accept such mercies so we can be saved from sin and its consequences of hell. Jesus is the infallible proof of the person of God in the flesh.

Hebrews 1

¹God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

²Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

³Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:

Romans 9

¹⁵For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

¹⁶So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

Romans 11:32:

³²For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

The only infallible proof of God is Jesus though He has manifested Himself at various times in diverse ways on the earth. Jesus said no man has seen God the Father except the Son. God revealed the Son and the Son revealed the Father. No man has been given the power to do that. Jesus said the Father reveals the Son and the Son the Father and to whosoever He wills. When Peter knew that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the living God, Jesus told him that flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but the Father in heaven. The manifestation of Jesus in the flesh by a virgin birth is the one sign that God said He will show to Israel.

Hebrews 1

³Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:

Isaiah 7:14:

¹⁴Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Matthew 16

¹⁵He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

¹⁶And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

¹⁷And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

¹⁸And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

This old trick of Satan challenging God to prove Himself has crept in to the church and we tell people, God did it for me and He can do it for you. Some parts of science, philosophy, atheism, religion, have tried to prove God or to prove that there is no God for ages. We as Christians have also bought into this by advancing our achievements, successes, fulfilments and progress what we call testimony as proof or evidence of God in our lives eg happy marriage, job, career, big house, children, happy family etc. This makes our gospel to be self obsessed rather than Christ centred. So people go around looking for miracles so they can prove that God is in their lives. Please get the point here. Those things are good and the Lord does them in our lives but that is not the gospel. The Gospel as Paul stated by the Holy Spirit in Romans 10 is CHRIST. The gospel which is the good news is Christ, who he is, what He did, what He is doing and what He will do. The gospel or good news is that Christ died on the cross for our sins, He was buried, He rose the 3rd day and that He is coming back again. In this gospel of Christ we find ourselves and by it we encourage the whole world to be aware and partake of this. It is the same Gospel that saved you and will continue to save you and keep you until Christ comes. Never deviate from it as Paul warned the Galatians who after they received Christ began to follow their works because some men came from Jerusalem.

1 Corinthians 15

¹Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

²By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

³For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

⁴And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Some people have left fellowship and even stopped following Christ because they ask for something and did not get it or tragedy happened to them when they expected “God’s goodness or intervention”. God is God all the time. He is good all the time. He is good when it seems pleasant and smooth, He is good even in rough and thick. He is good in the valley, He is good on the mountain top. He is good all the time and everywhere. The question is do you believe Him? He does not have to prove Himself. Will you let your circumstances disprove Him. Will you let the burning furnace disprove Him and you will take your stance like Shedrack Mishack and Abednego. He does things in our lives and on the earth because He has plans, purposes and objectives. He does not just do things because He wants to prove Himself, but rather He wants to reveal Himself to us for an eternal relationship through Christ Jesus His Son. He also wants to reveal Himself on earth by His children who are in Christ Jesus not to prove Himself as if in a contest but through His children to restore the earth. God is not for debate or analysis or argument. He is God. He is to be declared, preached and proclaimed. Jesus said we are responsible for what we hear and what we do with what we hear. Every one great or small will appear before God at the end and give account to Him. Then every man will be for Himself. Did you hear the gospel or good news of Jesus Christ? If so what did you do with it? God is a just God, that is why Jesus said that the Gospel MUST be preached until everyone on the earth hears it. This is a major key to the end time. Though Jesus gave hints about disasters, wars, famine, earthquakes as sign of the end time, but the ultimate one He homes on is that everyone will have opportunity to hear so there will be no excuse.

Isaiah 49:6:

⁶And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

So what is my role?

This is good news. You can rest on it. So you do not have to argue with any one about what they believe or do not believe. You don’t have to force any one to believe what you believe. Just tell them the Gospel of Christ as you have the opportunity. Let them hear it. God is not to be proved or made to prove Himself but He is to be proclaimed or declared or preached in Christ Jesus. He is to be believed in or trusted in. Trust that He is and that He is good always, He has done all things well and make all things beautiful in its time. He is active on the earth today more than He has ever been trying to save souls from the hold of Satan. He is a Spirit. He does not come by observation to be seen by our five senses. He is doing things daily that we do not acknowledge Him for. Those who want Him must first believe that He is. That is a pre requisite for experiencing God and He will do everything in His power to let you know that He is but you must believe it.

Hebrews 11:6:

⁶But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Hebrews 11 is what is popularly called the hall of fame. However it says that all these people, our fathers, the prophets and all of them who believed did not receive that promise. In other words, they were looking for the time of Jesus. This tells me that Jesus was the undisputable and infallible proof of God. However what we have today in Christ they embraced by faith from far. Christ is now here with us fulfilling His name Emmanuel or Immanuel.

Hebrews 11

¹³These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

¹⁴For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

¹⁵And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

¹⁶But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

³⁸(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

³⁹And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

⁴⁰God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

So what is God or Christ for?

Good question. Christ is not a means to an end but He is the end. He is not a way maker, He is the way. The summary is that God has a plan, a purpose, an objective in mind before we were even formed in the womb and that is to bring all things under Christ. So He does some things in our lives and on the earth not to prove Himself but to FULFIL these plans. The major one is salvation so that the totality of what you do as a Christian should be targeted towards this. Not that we should go Bible bashing but that we should walk in and with the Holy Spirit and be conscious of this until God’s purpose is fulfilled and come to light. It is very essential to grasp this. God was not pleased with some of His people in the wilderness when they left Egypt because He said they tempted and provoke Him to perform mighty signs and wonders such as has not been seen on earth today apart from Salvation. Though the Lord performed so many signs and wonders which they even testify of by themselves and to their children, the Lord was not pleased with that generation because they hardened their hearts and tempted God and did not hear His voice. God says this generation that experienced so much power of God did not know Him!!! God says this generation tempted Him and provoked Him to do so many unimaginable miracles – parting the red sea, manna, water from the rock, crossing Jordan etc. God used some serious words to describe this generation. God says that this generation, provoked, PROVED, tempted, grieved Him and harden their hearts to Him because they were incessantly demanding proof of the God who saved them and took them out of Egypt by mighty signs and wonders. He said their hearts were far from Him, probably dwelling more on His performance than knowing Him intimately, that they erred in their hearts and that “they have not known my ways”. Wow! This is serious. In summary our faith is the person of CHRIST or Christ is the basis of our faith. There is no other foundation and nothing to prove. No other ground. All other ground is sinking sand. Rather, kindly believe, receive,  accept God and His Christ and begin to fellowship with Him daily, and walk with Him. God confirms that He did mighty works in them and for them but He concludes that they did not know Him. Wow!!

Hebrews 3

⁶But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

⁷Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

⁸Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

⁹When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

¹⁰Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.

¹¹So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

So we can see that Christ is the ultimate of God and our faith should be grounded in Him. Indeed while we are the flesh, he is our faith. We live by the faith of the Son of God who gave Himself to substitute for our sinful old nature. We now have the Mind of Christ and we are the body of Christ. Praise God.

Halleluya. How can you neglect so great a salvation! If you are not saved, why don’t you receive what Jesus says.

Check this link to help you know Jesus and give your life to him

http://www.gracecovenantministries.org.uk/2010/10/08/salvation-a-simple-mystery/

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THE PROOF OF GOD

MINISTER

From Sam-Best Ewruje, an able minister of the New Testament, not of man nor by man, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but by the will of God through the Grace and Mercy of Christ given unto me. Abundance of Grace and Gift of righteousness by Grace be unto you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please be patient to read. It will set you free for life!

Introduction

When you mention the proof of God, theologians and Bible scholars flex their muscles for a long drawn eternal debate and write volumes trying to prove or disprove the existence of God. I have very good news for you so be patient to read and it will set you free for life.  There are some things in life like achievement, success, fulfilment, progress, which we call testimonies or proof of the works of God in our lives which are sometimes tainted by our old mindset of modern world eg happy marriage, job, career, big house, the car, money, children, happy family etc. These are the things we experience in life that we sometimes give as proof of God in our lives. That may be true that the Lord gives us these things to us and to even those who do not believe but those are the very things the Lord said are additions to seeking the Kingdom. The old trick that Satan used on Jesus which is to paraphrase “if you are the Son of God, prove yourself” is still the same today. Even ministers try to prove that there is God in their lives and further make their followers to follow suite always trying to prove God in their lives everyday rather than rest by believing Him absolutely and trusting Him.

Matthew 4

¹Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

²And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

³And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

What about Doubters and Sceptics

This is the truth. When the devil try to tempt the Lord Jesus saying “if you are… Jesus simply referred the devil back to God who said “you are my beloved Son”. It is an eternal declaration not just one momentary gratification of the flesh just to turn stone to bread because of hunger in the flesh let alone as a proof that He is the Son of God. Moreover, even many try to hold God responsible especially when there are disasters, or suffering or acts of evil that is beyond human explanation often saying “if there is God why did so and so happen”. In some context, some even refer to disasters as “Acts of God”. There it is. The word “if” shows outright that you do not believe He is. As you will see later, a major pre-requisite to walking with God is that you must believe that He exists. That is one major aspect of faith – Believe whether you see or do not see Him with your natural eyes!! This is exactly what Jesus told the man we call doubting Thomas today! Trust Him.

God does not need to prove Himself. He is God. God says Men already can discern that He exist just from the works of His hands around us and in the heavens. He says though men already know, they have refused to believe, acknowledge or accept Him. They cook up philosophy, psychology, theories, some aspect of science and vain jangling to explain Him away and follow other convenient ways instead of accepting what He, the only true God has done in Christ Jesus for all mankind. Rather, the Lord says people preferred to respect men’s opinion than the Almighty God, so He left them to their own depraved minds.

Romans 1

¹⁶For 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.

¹⁷For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

¹⁸For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

¹⁹Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

²⁰For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

²¹Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

²²Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

²³And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

²⁴Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

²⁵Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

So you did not need to prove God to any man, not even a Christian. God says all His children will eventually know Him. What we need to do is to seek God together to know Him for personal and corporate relationship and be privileged to be a part of what He is doing in our lives and on earth today Halleluya! Jesus concluded that this is eternal life – that they may know you the only true God and Jesus Christ you have sent.

Hebrews 8

¹⁰For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

¹¹And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

¹²For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Please read part 2 of this series.

How can you neglect so great a salvation! If you are not saved, why don’t you receive what Jesus says.

Check this link to help you know Jesus and give your life to him

http://www.gracecovenantministries.org.uk/2010/10/08/salvation-a-simple-mystery/

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MINISTER

GOD’S PLAN IN WEIGHT, DIET AND GYM

From Sam-Best Ewruje, an able minister of the New Testament, not of man nor by man, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but by the will of God through the Grace and Mercy of Christ given unto me. Abundance of Grace and Gift of righteousness by Grace be unto you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please be patient to read. It will set you free for life!

To really grasp the issue of food diet and gym from this try read phases 1 to 3.

So now that Jesus has made the perpetual decree how do we deal with the weight diet and gym issues:

ACCEPTANCE OF YOURSELF IN CHRIST:

First accept yourself as you are now and see yourself as God sees you in Christ and His love – fearfully and wonderfully made including all your members. No need to enhance any part of your body. Some of us look down on people doing body jobs to enhance themselves, but you fall into the same condemnation when you do your bits and bobs to shape your body because you think you are too fat, too thin, too tall etc because it is exactly the same motive.

It is only human that do not like the way God created them. The short want to be tall, the big want to be small, the cuddly (what the world call fat) want to be thin. I am yet to see a hippopotamus as fat as they are want to lose weight. Animals just do what they are created to do. It is the domesticated ones we call pets that become obese. I have seen most Jews, it is rare to see a practising Jew that is very obese because I believe their act of praying alone bopping back and forth in prayer can make them lose any fat. When we do things of God actively (eg passionate vibrant praise, passionate boisterous prayer (Jesus in Hebrews 5:7) and eat in moderation, we will be healthy and fit. For instance try active fasting (not this present day cop out psychedelic miss a chocolate or TV modernised fasting) and you will see how wonderful it is. He renews our youth – Ps 103. Godly exercise profiteth unto all things. I am not saying gym is not good but being in the gym with the Holy Ghost in prayer, praise, fasting etc will profit you better the word of God says.  Scripture is not of any private interpretation, I take God’s word as it says, They are his thoughts and the Holy Spirit will get it inside us very well as we meditate on it not to change it or interpret it our own way. It is good to say like Paul – “not I but the Lord” or “not the Lord but me” because once God says it, no more private interpretation or analysis but it is as God said it and the Holy Spirit will give your personal revelation (not interpretation of that word. Some of the things we do like diet and physical exercise are in themselves borne out of fear of dying, fear of weight gain, fear of sickness, but if we focus on loving God, His perfect love will cast out fear of dying because we are in His presence and His love by spiritually exercising daily in God’s gym with the Holy Spirit – Amen!!

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE:

Engage in daily fellowship with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit through the Word and prayers, thanksgiving, Praise etc.  Note that going to gym is not bad but God says spiritual exercise will profit you more when you rather exercise unto Godliness.  Vs 9 below also says worthy of all acceptation. So everyone should accept this scripture as it is hook, line and sinker.

1 Timothy 4

⁷But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

⁸For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

⁹This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.

SPEAK THE WORD ONLY:

In Mark 7 vs 6-23 note words like all, any and cannot. God has programmed it as default. I choose to believe God’s word, God now commands us to eat everything eatable, nothing to be refused but the key is it must be with thanksgiving in moderation and nothing should overtake us or put us in bondage that we become addicted to it.

Speak – that is how God created and he has not changed, Catholic got it right. “As it was in the beginning so it is now ever shall be …. Gospel is simple. Speak good words only not because you deserve good but because Jesus paid for the good. Speak to your body that you are fearfully and wonderfully made. Speak good about the food you eat and not curse it even before it goes into your body.

Philemon 1

⁶That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus

BE MODERATE

Do all things eg eat in moderation

Philippians 4

⁵Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

1 Corinthians 10

²²Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

²³All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

Some may stone me if I say this – Drinking in moderation is not bad – Paul said “take a little wine for thy stomach” (The French do this with their meals) – Don’t think this is ordinary grape juice. There were not many medications in those days and alcohol was used for medicinal value. Might as well tell the French to throw their food out of the window or say that the French will go to hell because they drink wine with their food.

However I am a teetotaller with a difference as I do not also smoke because I respect the temple of God which is my body not because God will condemn me if I drink in moderation

LIVE LONG – SPEAK GOOD THINGS ONLY

See long days. Keep your mouth from speaking guile and speak well of the Lord, yourself and others

Psalm 34

¹¹Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

¹²What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

¹³Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

¹⁴Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Halleluya. How can you neglect so great a salvation! If you are not saved, why don’t you receive what Jesus says.

Check this link to help you know Jesus and give your life to him

http://www.gracecovenantministries.org.uk/2010/10/08/salvation-a-simple-mystery/

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NOTE: THOSE WHO ARE ILL SHOULD TAKE TREATMENT, LET GOD HEAL.

This is the end of the series on Weight, Diet and Gym. Be loosed from the bondage weight, diet and gym. Trust the God and walk in His truth.

GOD FOOD IS GOOD FOOD

WEIGHT, DIET AND GYM – PHASE 3

From Sam-Best Ewruje, an able minister of the New Testament, not of man nor by man, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but by the will of God through the Grace and Mercy of Christ given unto me. Abundance of Grace and Gift of righteousness by Grace be unto you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please be patient to read. It will set you free for life!

Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free

BIBLICAL LAWS JESUS SHOWED THE DISCIPLES ABOUT FOOD THAT WILL AMAZE YOU

We will have to go line upon line precept upon precept to get it. This ensued from a scenario when the Pharisees condemned the disciple for eating without washing their hands.

Matthew 15

¹⁰And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

NOTE: THIS MESSAGE IS FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION!!! He spoke to the multitude not disciples or some special groups. He spoke to those who may not be able to afford healthy foods. THIS IS GRACE IN ACTION. GOD is Grace On Duty.

¹¹Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

¹²Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

Now, this still happens today to try to dispel the message of the extravagant grace of God. No grace, no salvation. Some today still get offended at the message of GRACE in Christ because they feel it encourages people to do what they like. NO!! It is only grace and not your will power that will help you overcome any vice or sin. Grace also enables you to do God’s will. Not only that, where sin abound, grace much more abound ie Grace will be so much that it will be stronger than any sin or vice when you trust God. Grace is the message that the bible asked us to constantly affirm (Titus 3:1-8) but it is the least preached or taught today but the Church is coming back to basics. Instead, we spend all our time preaching works and legalism eg 10 ways, 13 steps to getting things from God or 14 ways to holiness etc

¹³But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

¹⁴Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

Note plant not plants. Without grace, most things will be impure, dark and blinding. The gospel without grace  brings legalism. It is either the plant of grace or the plant of works. Now see the perpetual GRACE Jesus laid down about food and drink including poisons. I believe this is why our Lord said if you mistakenly take in poison or any deadly thing, it will not harm you because He made that perpetual spiritual decree that altereth not and cannot fail. We need understanding here.

¹⁵Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

¹⁶And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

¹⁷Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

Peter as usual wanted to understand better how something can enter the body and not defile it – I don’t know, ask Jesus as Peter did, but I take this word hook, line and sinker! You also just do the same. Vs 17 says WHATSOEVER ………………. is CAST OUT. So every excess food you think you have eaten that will defile your body, make you fat or ugly, Jesus says it is cast out. Have faith and trust Him. If he said it then it is so. That is not to say you should be greedy or over eat, but that grace is there for you to be at peace to eat what our God has created to be eating freely.

¹⁸But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

Now get the understanding here. Jesus places more emphasis on the words we speak from our mouth than what we eat. It is the words ( I am fat, there is too much fat here, I am short, my breast is not big enough, I am too tall, too fat, too thin etc) that is the major problem. Jesus says such things come from your heart which has not been renewed by the word I AM FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE. If it is not the word of grace, then it is evil thoughts, don’t say them!!! Do not take the thoughts and say them even when outward evidence is contrary!! Whom the Son set free is free indeed – Glory to God!

¹⁹For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

²⁰These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

Halleluya. How can you neglect so great a salvation! If you are not saved, why don’t you receive what Jesus says.

Check this link to help you know Jesus and give your life to him

http://www.gracecovenantministries.org.uk/2010/10/08/salvation-a-simple-mystery/

Pls when it blesses you pass it on for others to subscribe. Freely we have received, freely give.

Comments, questions, love motivated corrections.

We will preach to the world free of charge but we welcome generous donations.

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WEIGHT, DIET AND GYM – PHASE 2

From Sam-Best Ewruje, an able minister of the New Testament, not of man nor by man, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but by the will of God through the Grace and Mercy of Christ given unto me. Abundance of Grace and Gift of righteousness by Grace be unto you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please be patient to read. It will set you free for life!

Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free

You can diet and exercise but I beg you in the mercies of God, do not use it as important doctrinal matter. A Christian who is hungry for God, waiting on the Lord in fasting and prayer will not only renew their strength and reap the benefit of 1 Tim 4:8 but according to Psalm 103, God will renew his or her youth like the eagle. Also, this disciplines the flesh and therefore stops you from indulging in gluttony or letting food dominate you. Note that some illness like Diabetes can cause people to eat much more than they should normally consume. We pray for deliverance and healing from this but do not stand in condemnation if you have diabetes. God will help you. However many times, we try to solve spiritual matters by the flesh. Note from 1 Tim 4:8 says that when you fellowship with the Lord daily, it profit unto ALL things including weight problem which bodily exercise can do little about. Paul knows what he is talking about because in the ancient days of gladiators and strong men, well built muscular and strong men are a relish and they can spend considerable time training to acquire big muscles. However spiritual exercise during the day, wherever you are and whatever you are doing will take care of even your diet and weight issues.

EVERY CREATION OF GOD IS GOOD. Let no man, whatever calibre deceives you. All foods that have been identified are good but you do not have to eat all things. If you feel that you cannot eat something try not using it as a yardstick for all others or go condemning those who eat what you have chosen not to eat. However, eat with thanksgiving to God before and after meal or drinks if you can. I have put 1 Timothy 4:1-8 in KJV, Message and Amplified for people to emphasise and make clear the salient truth about diet and gym. Note that God’s ways in Christ are foolishness to worldly wisdom. To the pure all things are pure. So walk by faith, not by sight. Wait for Phase 3

1 Timothy 4:1-8 - KJV

¹Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

²Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

³Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

⁴For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

⁵For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

⁶If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

⁷But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

⁸For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

⁹This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.

The message bible nails it on the head

1 Timothy 4:1-8 – The Message Bible

^{1 -5}The Spirit makes it clear that as time goes on, some are going to give up on the faith and chase after demonic illusions put forth by professional liars. These liars have lied so well and for so long that they’ve lost their capacity for truth. They will tell you not to get married. They’ll tell you not to eat this or that food—perfectly good food God created to be eaten heartily and with thanksgiving by believers who know better!!! Everything God created is good, and to be received with thanks. Nothing is to be sneered at and thrown out. God’s Word and our prayers make every item in creation holy.

^{6 -10}You’ve been raised on the Message of the faith and have followed sound teaching. Now pass on this counsel to the followers of Jesus there, and you’ll be a good servant of Jesus. Stay clear of silly stories that get dressed up as religion. Exercise daily in God—no spiritual flabbiness, please! Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever. You can count on this. Take it to heart. This is why we’ve thrown ourselves into this venture so totally. We’re banking on the living God, Savior of all men and women, especially believers.

1 Timothy 4:1-8 - Amplified

¹BUT THE [Holy] Spirit distinctly and expressly declares that in latter times some will turn away from the faith, giving attention to deluding and seducing spirits and doctrines that demons teach,

²Through the hypocrisy and pretensions of liars whose consciences are seared (cauterized),

³Who forbid people to marry and [teach them] to abstain from [certain kinds of] foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and have [an increasingly clear] knowledge of the truth.

⁴For everything God has created is good, and nothing is to be thrown away or refused if it is received with thanksgiving.

⁵For it is hallowed and consecrated by the Word of God and by prayer.

⁶If you lay all these instructions before the brethren, you will be a worthy steward and a good minister of Christ Jesus, ever nourishing your own self on the truths of the faith and of the good [Christian] instruction which you have closely followed.

⁷But refuse and avoid irreverent legends (profane and impure and godless fictions, mere grandmothers’ tales) and silly myths, and express your disapproval of them. Train yourself toward godliness (piety), [keeping yourself spiritually fit].

⁸For physical training is of some value (useful for a little), but godliness (spiritual training) is useful and of value in everything and in every way, for it holds promise for the present life and also for the life which is to come.

⁹This saying is reliable and worthy of complete acceptance by everybody.

Praise God! I am not sure why people will so clearly see a picture from the word of God and choose their own interpretation either because of position or influence or status or whatever their position. The word of God is not for private interpretation and cannot be explained away by philosophy or science or psychology or any such things. Please believe what God says and walk in it.

Halleluya. How can you neglect so great a salvation! If you are not saved, why don’t you receive what Jesus says.

Check this link to help you know Jesus and give your life to him

http://www.gracecovenantministries.org.uk/2010/10/08/salvation-a-simple-mystery/

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JESUS SAID AS YOU GO PREACH

GROW IN GRACE

From Sam-Best Ewruje, an able minister of the New Testament, not of man, nor by man, not of blood, nor the will of the flesh, nor the will of man, but by the will of God through the Grace and Mercy Christ given unto me. Abundance of Grace and Gift of righteousness which is by Grace be unto you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please be patient to read. It will set you free.

Wherever we are and whatever we are doing we are to preach the gospel. This is called preach as you go. Jesus even tells us what to preach and whenever we preach the gospel, the Kingdom of God (KOG) will manifest. Not only that, you do not do anything or pay anything for all the manifestations of the KOG. Above all, God pays and provide for you when you preach the gospel. This should make us preach the gospel with passion. Preach as follows: The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand (TKOHIAH). Matthew 10:8 is the manifestation of the KOG. It was the same message Jesus told the women who came to seek Him on resurrection morning saying “GO TELL”.

I believe God wants us to preach the gospel everywhere and in every place. You do not have to go shouting in the street or Bible bashing but you can preach by your lifestyle, words, deeds and the difference that Christ’s life in you brings to a situation. Jesus said GO ye into the world and preach the gospel to EVERY creature. It can’t be simpler than that. So you do not have to wait on the Lord for that, you just go knowing that the Lord wants people saved because Jesus has shed His blood to save them. People need to know the gospel so they can be saved. The Bible says how can they believe in whom they have not heard. The Bible also declares that the gospel is still the power of God unto salvation. If people are to be saved, it is the power of the gospel that will do it. We are praying all right but we need to put into action what the Lord says for the fruit to be made manifest – PREACH AS YOU GO

Matthew 10

¹And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

⁵These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:

⁶But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

⁷And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

⁸Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

⁹Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,

¹⁰Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.

¹⁴And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Halleluya!! How can you neglect so great a salvation! If you are not saved, why don’t you receive what Jesus says.

Check this link to help you know Jesus and give your life to him

http://www.gracecovenantministries.org.uk/2010/10/08/salvation-a-simple-mystery/

Pls when it blesses you pass it on for others to subscribe. Freely we have received, freely give.

Comments, questions, love motivated corrections.

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NOT THE TALENT BUT THE USE OF THE TALENT

GROW IN GRACE

From Sam-Best Ewruje, an able minister of the New Testament, not of man, nor by man, not of blood, nor the will of the flesh, nor the will of man, but by the will of God through the Grace and Mercy Christ given unto me. Abundance of Grace and Gift of righteousness which is by Grace be unto you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please be patient to read. It will set you free.

We should walk in the Spirit when it comes to giftings and not use the world’s criteria. It has come to a point when people now do talent shows like X-factor in the church. Such shows though they improve the lots of few, it leaves many frustrated and dejected and actually damage them for life as they go away with some rejection, low self-esteem and even outright looking at themselves less than who they are and basing their whole existence in show acting style competition. These shows compare people. The word of God says those that compare themselves by themselves are foolish. In the Kingdom of God (KOG), all are equal. It different from famous George Orwell’s animal farm where it says some are more equal than others. Not so in the KOG. At the cross all are just equal. That is the simplicity of Christ. He gave gifts or talents to ALL men. No one is better than the other. In the KOG what matters is the use of the talent rather than the number of talents or even the quality of the gifts. Indeed, God says those parts of the body that are not exposed to the limelight are more precious in the sight of God – ouch!! God’s ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts. For instance if somebody can sing like Pavarotti or play like Mozart in the church and they are not available for their talents to be used, then such talent is useless before God and He will train someone who has less talent to be able to use that talent to His glory. The Lord says we should not conform to this world but be renewed. It is about transformation rather than conformity. Much of the confusion is that people want to duplicate themselves instead teaching the basics and letting the Holy Spirit help others develop in line with what the Lord has for them. For those who watch football, this is one my strong point against making somebody what they are not. For instance, football is team game. Somebody has to be in goal and others have to play their position. So if in a 90 minutes game the keeper has made many saves, and Wayne Rooney scores the only goal of the match, he is regarded as the man of the match (MOM). Rooney plays position 9, his job in the team is to score goals. Do you expect the keeper to come from his post and score goals? This rarely happens except in penalties. So how is Rooney the man of a match because he scored a goal? So you see Rooney being bought or sold for millions more than the keeper or back players whose role are to defend which most of them do very well. If Rooney scored 2 goals in a match and the keeper let in 3 goals, they will usually not mention any man of the match because the whole team has lost. There are certain criteria that the society use which just promote unnecessary hierarchy and categories which make others feel less than themselves eg status, education, achievement, wealth etc. The Lord says a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possession. In the KOG, the Lord says that the leaders should not exercise authority over their flocks but that those in authority should protect, feed and nourish the flocks under them. Wow! We need to be walking in the wisdom of God. Note that exercising authority is different from discipline which is done in love with the motive of improving a person’s life or future. Exercise of authority is motivated by the ego of the person exercising the authority. The effect of this is that people do not discern by the spirit anymore but they put 2 and 2 together and arrived at conclusion based on what they see, hear, smell, feel or touch. The only way that John the Baptist could identify Jesus was by the Holy Ghost. Let us walk in the spirit as the Bible says. Praise the Lord

Matthew 25

¹⁵And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

¹⁶Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

¹⁷And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

¹⁸But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.

¹⁹After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

²⁰And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

²¹His lord said unto him, Well done, thou 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.

²²He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

²³His 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.

²⁴Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

²⁵And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

²⁶His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

²⁷Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

²⁸Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

²⁹For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

³⁰And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Halleluya!! How can you neglect so great a salvation! If you are not saved, why don’t you receive what Jesus says.

Check this link to help you know Jesus and give your life to him

http://www.gracecovenantministries.org.uk/2010/10/08/salvation-a-simple-mystery/

Pls when it blesses you pass it on for others to subscribe. Freely we have received, freely give.

Comments, questions, love motivated corrections.

We will preach to the world free of charge but we welcome generous donations.

For Counselling and prayer, call the minister

Sam-Best Ewruje – 07957708126. Invitations are welcome apart from Sundays except local around the North East of England

CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS

YOU ARE A SHINING STAR

As we have seen and learnt in CHRISTMAS 2 Cybergospel article, the STAR of Jesus appeared when He was born and God revealed it to a few wise men. However, they were distracted from following the star for a brief period and conferred with flesh and blood. Not only that it distracted them for a while, it put Jesus in danger as Herod plan to kill Him. Also the whole region was in trouble because the devil fights ruthlessly and so all the young children 2 years and below according to the time that the religious leaders of the day explained to Herod from the scripture were killed. It was a vicious period with wailing, mourning and shouting but we thank and give glory to God that He has turned that to time of great joy and good will towards men. Halleluya! Now how does this apply to us today? When you receive Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, you are a star. Not only that the whole of heaven rejoice but they of the household of faith will also rejoice. However, there will also be those that the devil will use likr Herod to oppose, criticise or even try to kill the star in you. The devil can also use situations, circumstances, sickness, persecution, joblessness, war or even disaster to try and kill the star. You may ask, how a whole nation can go to war because of a star. Well it is the way the devil fights. He can use a sledge hammer to kill a fly. Herod killed all the children in a country just to ensure Jesus is killed. All male babies were also condemned to be killed in Egypt but God intervened in the case of Moses. Wise men still seek Jesus because the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. As a wise person seeking after the STAR of Jesus, become kingdom of God minded, preach the gospel wherever you are and whatever you do. Keep seeking the Lord and take your pulpit with you everywhere. The church is not the four walls but the people. So when I say pulpit, I do not mean that you have to be in four walls with congregation and a pulpit in front but you can take the church in you to the community, work, shopping centre, school, parks, hotel, pubs, homes, street anywhere and everywhere. When the apostles were persecuted and scattered, the bible says they went everywhere preaching the good news of the Kingdom of God. So the church is not just when people gather in a building under one roof. So as they were persecuted and scattered, what they meant for evil caused the gospel to be shared abroad. See the star in others and win souls to the Lord. As a star, no scheme of the devil or wickedness can stop the plan and purpose of God I your life as you continue to stick to the Lord because He is holding you in His hands. As the popular song says “He’s got the whole world in his hands”. So as you worship and celebrate Jesus at Christmas, follow the STAR Jesus by faith and by faith see the star of Christ in everyone especially believers in Christ and give gifts and cards and greetings in whatever way and every way. If you have not received Jesus Christ Lord and Saviour, o to the bit in the website that says “Do you know Jesus”. Have a blessed Christmas season. Pls read the other Christmas newsletters sent in Cybergospel to follow the flow.

Daniel 12:3:

   ³And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

2 Peter 1:19:

   ¹⁹We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

Philippians 2:15:

   ¹⁵That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

Pls when it blesses you pass it on for others to subscribe. Freely we have received, freely give.

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