HAMMER WORD BIBLE CHURCH, ABAK ⛪Morning Devotion ⛪🌈♨️🔑🍎💚☀️”Then all the disciples forsook him and fled” — Matthew 26:56He never deserted them, but they in cowardly fear of their lives, fled from him in the very beginning of his sufferings. This is but one instructive instance of the frailty of all believers if left to themselves; they are but sheep at the best, and they flee when the wolf cometh. They had all been warned of the danger, and had promised to die rather than leave their Master; and yet they were seized with sudden panic, and took to their heels. It may be, that I, at the opening of this day, have braced up my mind to bear a trial for the Lord’s sake, and I imagine myself to be certain to exhibit perfect fidelity; but let me be very jealous of myself, lest having the same evil heart of unbelief, I should depart from my Lord as the apostles did. It is one thing to promise, and quite another to perform. It would have been to their eternal honour to have stood at Jesus’ side right manfully; they fled from honour; may I be kept from imitating them! Where else could they have been so safe as near their Master, who could presently call for twelve legions of angels? They fled from their true safety. O God, let me not play the fool also. Divine grace can make the coward brave. The smoking flax can flame forth like fire on the altar when the Lord wills it. These very apostles who were timid as hares, grew to be bold as lions after the Spirit had descended upon them, and even so the Holy Spirit can make my recreant spirit brave to confess my Lord and witness for his truth.What anguish must have filled the Saviour as he saw his friends so faithless! This was one bitter ingredient in his cup; but that cup is drained dry; let me not put another drop in it. If I forsake my Lord, I shall crucify him afresh, and put him to an open shame. Keep me, O blessed Spirit, from an end so shameful, in Jesus mighty name Amen.Evening Devotion ⛪🌈♨️🔑🍎💚☀️”And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” — Matthew 15:27This woman gained comfort in her misery by thinking great thoughts of Christ. The Master had talked about the children’s bread: “Now,” argued she, “since thou art the Master of the table of grace, I know that thou art a generous housekeeper, and there is sure to be abundance of bread on thy table; there will be such an abundance for the children that there will be crumbs to throw on the floor for the dogs, and the children will fare none the worse because the dogs are fed.” She thought him one who kept so good a table that all that she needed would only be a crumb in comparison; yet remember, what she wanted was to have the devil cast out of her daughter. It was a very great thing to her, but she had such a high esteem of Christ, that she said, “It is nothing to him, it is but a crumb for Christ to give.” This is the royal road to comfort. Great thoughts of your sin alone will drive you to despair; but great thoughts of Christ will pilot you into the haven of peace. “My sins are many, but oh! it is nothing to Jesus to take them all away. The weight of my guilt presses me down as a giant’s foot would crush a worm, but it is no more than a grain of dust to him, because he has already borne its curse in his own body on the tree. It will be but a small thing for him to give me full remission, although it will be an infinite blessing for me to receive it.” The woman opens her soul’s mouth very wide, expecting great things of Jesus, and he fills it with his love. Dear reader, do the same. She confessed what Christ laid at her door, but she laid fast hold upon him, and drew arguments even out of his hard words; she believed great things of him, and she thus overcame him. She won the victory by believing in Him. Her case is an instance of prevailing faith; and if we would conquer like her, we must imitate her tactics.⛪🌈♨️🔑🍎💚☀️HammerWord Cares
Hammer Word School of Mysteries, Abak begins classes for 2022/2023 Academic Session March 7, 2022. Classes hold every Monday from 5.00-7.00 pm. Who to attend? * Those that God has called but don’t know how to begin. *Ministers of the Gospel who needs basic knowledge of Christ to begin *Church Leaders and workers who want to walk in victory while serving the Lord *Believers that are under the influence or torment of Satan * Church members who wants a walking knowledge of victory *Those that want to learn the Mysteries of Kingdoms… *Requirements for Admission- *Tuition is free *Textbooks/ study materials are free *Registration is free *Two passports photograph, a file jacket, and academic qualifications *All levels of academic qualifications is acceptable but graduation grading is base on your entry level. *Admission is open to all believers and church leaders. *Come and learn the secret of Kingdoms and mysteries of the Godhead. Lecturers-Seasoned Academic Experts with Holy Ghost Empowerment. *Institution Phone Number:+2348058614045 *Email: schoolofmysteriesabak@gmail.com. *Website: https://schoolofmysteries.school.blog. *Provost: Dr. Francis Harry *Come and experience His presence, power and grace. *Motto: Sow a seed today (SAST)
Weekend Counsel⛪🌈♨️🔑🍎💚☀️STOP FORCING YOUR PARTNER TO CHANGEIt’s mostly common with those dating, where you find one partner forcing the other to change at all cost, by thunder or by fire. As if they have no life without the one they are studying for marriage. It’s a total mistake trying to force someone to change to fit you. The fact that they are not willing to change whatever they are doing which you are not happy with, shows clearly they can’t fit into your life.Instead of spending that amount of energy, time and effort on someone without success, why don’t you spend that amount of energy or effort on yourself. The only person you can change is you, that is the reason your effort aimed at changing your partner or the one you are dating is pointless.These traits, habits, behaviours, character, attitude that you are not comfortable with, which the one you are dating exhibits and is not willing to change are red flags or warning signs. They show that you are heading towards danger, it’s not safe and you need to advice yourself before it’s too late.Most often Singles are praying to God to show them if the one they are dating is the right person, but on the other hand they ignore the signs that God reveals to them. God does not reveal those signs to you for you to fix them. He does that for your safety and to protect you from the trouble ahead. Changing people is the business of God not you.One sign that shows your partner is not willing to change is that each time you talk about their behavior or actions, they don’t admit it or accept it is a problem or issue. Some even believe you are the problem because you pointed out things they needed to change.Another evidence that shows they are not willing to change is that, they apologize for their actions but do nothing to change it, yet continue to repeat it over and over with the promise that they will change.Don’t get married to anyone who promises to change their bad behaviour; even if the pastor of their church pleads with you on their behalf that they will talk to them and even assure you of change in the futureIt doesn’t matter if the assurance is coming from the parents or close friends, please don’t go ahead with such a marriage. It is better to delay the marriage, see the evidence of the change or experience the change before you agree to get married to them.If you met him drinking, it’s not your duty to force him to stop drinking, the question is are you willing to be with someone who drinks? If you met him as a womanizer, it’s not your duty to force him to stop womanizing, the question is can you live with a womanizer?If she was lazy when you met her, it is not your duty to force her to stop being lazy, the question is, can you live with a lazy wife? If she was disrespectful when you met her, it’s not in your place to force her to stop that, the question is can you live with someone who disrespects you?We can complain about what we don’t like about our partner but we cannot force them to please us in the name of marriage. They must be willing to do that without being forced. In the future you don’t want your partner to bounce back to their old habits or behaviour because you fought or had a disagreement or simply because they are not happy with you in the marriage.Don’t waste your time on someone who doesn’t take their personal development seriously. Don’t rush into any marriage. In life its always better to take the long route because you learn more and also pick up more experiences on your way, than taking the shortcut which may lead to regrets.In conclusion, “And let us not get tired of doing what is right, for after a while we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t get discouraged and give up” – Galatians 6:9 (TLB).⛪🌈♨️🔑🍎💚☀️ Hammerword Cares
Our Life Target⛪🌈♨️🔑🍎💚☀️MUST READ: THE POWER OF CHARACTER IN MARRIAGE÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷Number one determinant of the success or failure of marriage is the character make-up of the parties in the marriage.People marry because of beauty, but enjoy or endure the marriage because of character. 👇👇Nobody has the gift of good character, neither is anyone unlucky to have bad character. Character is not a gift, but a choice.If you want to have a blissful marriage, cultivate good Character. Build good, strong character. 👇INTRODUCTIONOne important area of a man’s life that requires serious attention is his character. Your character will either make or break your marriage. Your character will either promote or demote you. This is why good character can never be substituted for anything. Character determines how our marriage turns out to be.Work on your character!CHARACTER: THE MAKER OR SPOILER OF MARRIAGEThe biggest problem of marriage is that people fail to deal with their character before going into marriage.Marriage can only be good if the people in the marriage have good character.Deal with your character and your marriage will be beautified!CHARACTER PICK UP!!!How do people pick up their character?1. FAMILY PICK UP: The family has the biggest influence on one’s character. There is that possibility for a lady raised in a violent family to become cantankerous. However, there are few exemptions.There are families where everyone is a pathological liar.2. ASSOCIATIONAL pick up: One of the greatest self-deception is to think that you can relate with bad people and not be affected. You are as good as your friends no matter how you see it.The easiest way to be foolish is make friends with fools.Marriages have been destroyed by bad associations. Be careful!3. AIRWAVES PICK UP: There are two types of airwave pick ups:a. Electronic airwaves: Social media has influenced many people negatively.b. Demonic airwaves: Sometimes, you can see heavy wave of immorality when you step into a particular community.N/B: Create your own environment so that your character can be under check.4. PERSONAL DECISION: You can decide to be good or bad. Decide to be a virtuous wife to your husband and vice versa. Decide to be a great blessing to your spouse. Don’t make your spouse feel that it was a great mistake to marry you.I decided to be a great blessing to my wife and children. Make the same decision please!Don’t follow chemistry, follow character.Chemistry is as a result of chemical reaction while character is as a result of destiny position.”He is so charming” The difference between CHARMING and HARMING is letter C which stands for CHARACTER. Remove C – CHARACTER, he is HARMING. Without character, he will harm you.🤔🤔🤔CHARACTER DEVELOPMENTHow to develop a positive character:1. DETERMINE TO BE DIFFERENT: Until you are different, you can make a difference.2. IDENTIFY AND FIGHT YOUR FAMILY “DEVILS”: What you can’t identify, you can’t rectify. The bad character associated with your family, you MUST fight it. Don’t say, “That is how we are in my family”. You can change!3. FIGHT AGAINST IGNORANCE IN YOUR LIFE: I say this very often: “Ignorance is not a demon; you cannot cast it out. Deliverance from ignorance is by knowledge. Read great books in the area of your challenge.4. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH GREAT FRIENDS: Friendship is not for management; it is for development. Choose your friends carefully. “Iron sharpeneth iron”. Make friends with people with good character.5. GET A COMPETENT MENTOR: There is no star without a coach. If you try to become a star without a coach, you will end up in reproach. Get a competent mentor, so that you don’t end up in the hand of a tormentor.A mentor helps you to minimize your errors in life.…to continue⛪🌈♨️🔑🍎💚☀️HammerWord Cares
Our Daily Confession⛪🌈♨️☀️🔑🍎💚”For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12Heavenly Father, empower me this day with thy strength, strengthen me with thy might and fill me with thy Holy Spirit to fight the fight of my destiny.I know that my victory is rooted in Christ Jesus according to 1 Corinthians 15:57, Lord Jesus grant me today all round victory.As I step out this day, may I be celebrating in the victory of Jesus Christ, Amen.⛪🌈♨️☀️🔑🍎💚 HammerWord Cares
Hammer Word Bible Church, Abak.Morning Devotion 🌈⛪♨️☀️🔑🍎💚His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. — Luke 22:44The mental pressure arising from our Lord’s struggle with temptation, so forced his frame to an unnatural excitement, that his pores sent forth great drops of blood which fell down to the ground. This proves how tremendous must have been the weight of sin when it was able to crush the Saviour so that he distilled great drops of blood! This demonstrates the mighty power of his love. It is a very pretty observation of old Isaac Ambrose that the gum which exudes from the tree without cutting is always the best. This precious camphire-tree yielded most sweet spices when it was wounded under the knotty whips, and when it was pierced by the nails on the cross; but see, it giveth forth its best spice when there is no whip, no nail, no wound. This sets forth the voluntariness of Christ’s sufferings, since without a lance the blood flowed freely. No need to put on the leech, or apply the knife; it flows spontaneously. No need for the rulers to cry, “Spring up, O well;” of itself it flows in crimson torrents. If men suffer great pain of mind apparently the blood rushes to the heart. The cheeks are pale; a fainting fit comes on; the blood has gone inward as if to nourish the inner man while passing through its trial. But see our Saviour in his agony; he is so utterly oblivious of self, that instead of his agony driving his blood to the heart to nourish himself, it drives it outward to bedew the earth. The agony of Christ, inasmuch as it pours him out upon the ground, pictures the fulness of the offering which he made for men.Do we not perceive how intense must have been the wrestling through which he passed, and will we not hear its voice to us? “Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.” Behold the great Apostle and High Priest of our profession, and sweat even to blood rather than yield to the great tempter of your souls.Evening Devotion 🌈⛪♨️☀️🔑🍎💚I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. — Luke 19:40But could the stones cry out? Assuredly they could if he who opens the mouth of the dumb should bid them lift up their voice. Certainly if they were to speak, they would have much to testify in praise of him who created them by the word of his power; they could extol the wisdom and power of their Maker who called them into being. Shall not we speak well of him who made us anew, and out of stones raised up children unto Abraham? The old rocks could tell of chaos and order, and the handiwork of God in successive stages of creation’s drama; and cannot we talk of God’s decrees, of God’s great work in ancient times, in all that he did for his church in the days of old? If the stones were to speak, they could tell of their breaker, how he took them from the quarry, and made them fit for the temple, and cannot we tell of our glorious Breaker, who broke our hearts with the hammer of his word, that he might build us into his temple? If the stones should cry out they would magnify their builder, who polished them and fashioned them after the similitude of a palace; and shall not we talk of our Architect and Builder, who has put us in our place in the temple of the living God? If the stones could cry out, they might have a long, long story to tell by way of memorial, for many a time hath a great stone been rolled as a memorial before the Lord; and we too can testify of Ebenezers, stones of help, pillars of remembrance. The broken stones of the law cry out against us, but Christ himself, who has rolled away the stone from the door of the sepulchre, speaks for us. Stones might well cry out, but we will not let them: we will hush their noise with ours; we will break forth into sacred song, and bless the majesty of the Most High, all our days glorifying him who is called by Jacob the Shepherd and Stone of Israel. May the Lord, the shepherd of our souls Empower and bless you all in Jesus mighty name Amen.⛪🌈♨️☀️🔑🍎💚HammerWord Cares
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