December 2022 - Sanctified By christ

Seek to excel

By Evangeline unity Esaaba Folson 1 Corinthians 14:12 Eve so ye, for as much as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. Another translation (Weymouth New Testament) says Therefore, seeking that you are ambitious for spiritual gift, seek to excel in them so as to benefit the church. The scripture quote above seeks to advise us on issues concerning spiritual gifts. Many Christians are obsessed (do anything good or bad) with obtaining spiritual gifts....

Fight the good fight

By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson 1 Corinthians 9:27 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air. But I keep under my body and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway There is a hymn that say: Fight all thy fight With all thy might Christ is thy strength And Christ thy right Lay hold on life And it shall be Thy joy and crown eternally Faint not, nor...

Count your blessings

By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson 1 Thessalonians 5:18 In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Most of the times, the challenges we face, clouds our memory, such that we forget all the good things God has done for us. The verse above says in everything, whether we have challenges and trial or success and victory. We should thank God for everything because, no matter what happens, He can work it out for...

Better days ahead

By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Haggai 2:9 The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former days, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace saith the Lord of hosts. A similar message is given in Jeremiah 30:18. The silver is mine and the gold is mine, declares the lord of hosts. The later glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. Matthew 6:31-32 reads therefore take...

Take nothing in exchange for your soul

By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and loose his own soul The apostle Judas Ischariot is a major example of a person in the bible who exchange his soul for wealth by betraying Jesus with 30 pieces of silver. Later Judas regretted and returned the silver but it was too late. Matthew 27:3-6 There is a song that say: Silver and gold, I gain in exchange for my soul. s-i-l-v-e-r...