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MY SOUL MAGNIFIES THE LORD!

For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. - Luke 1:49   REFERENCE Luke 1:39-55   Hooray, ILCC is 2 years today! God is indeed faithful, and like He did with Mary the mother of Jesus, He has done something spectacular, outstanding and noteworthy for ILCC. This Scripture expresses how we share the same spirit of awe and gratitude with Mary, Jesus’ mother. We can confidently say that God has regarded our lowly estate and done great things for us that will make all generations to call us blessed. He has shown...
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GROW IN THE GRACE TO GIVE

But as you abound in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us— see that you abound in this grace also. - II Corinthians‬ ‭8:7‬ ‭   REFERENCE II Corinthians 8:1-7   When someone has grace for something, doing that thing becomes easy for them. Like the Corinthian church, a lot of Christians have grace in many areas of their lives – singing, poetry, praying, knowledge, faith, etc…but when it comes to giving money, it’s a struggle – ‘no Grace’ there. However, true religion must touch your pocket, so you must also abound...
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TRULY GOD IS GOOD TO YOU

Truly God is good to Israel… - Psalms‬ ‭73:1‬ ‭ REFERENCE Psalm 73:1-3   Your knowledge of God determines your relationship with Him. Nobody can fully know or comprehend God, because it will take eternity to study infinity; but knowing Him as a good God is a powerful tool against life’s circumstances. But unfortunately, it is easy to forget God’s goodness when you are going through tough/challenging times; when things aren’t going according to your plans. You begin to doubt His goodness, compare yourself with others and dwell on what is not working, whilst forgetting all the gains you’ve experienced...
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SERVANT-LEADERSHIP

No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. - John 15:15   REFERENCE John 15:14-16   Jesus is the best leadership example there ever was or is. He called His followers (surbordinates) friends and commits into their hands everything He has and knows; by doing that, He brought them to the same level as He is and that did not reduce the fact that He is Jesus the Son...
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WHY PRAY AND WORRY?

And she said; 'Let your maidservant find favor in your sight.' So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad. - I Samuel 1:18   REFERENCE I Samuel 1:1-20   When Hannah received a prophetic word of assurance from the priest of the temple; she received it in faith, for her face was no longer sad and she went and ate. She didn’t fret, panic or even consider the possibility or impossibility of what the priest told her. The word of the priest was good enough for Hannah, hence, the change in her countenance....
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THE WORK OF GRACE

So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table. And he was lame in both his feet. - II Samuel‬ ‭9:13‬ ‭   REFERENCE II Samuel 9:1-13   The verse above is a summation of a story of a man who had been disfavored all his life, had been unpopular, exiled and before now, actually referred to himself as a dead dog. He was also crippled on both feet – he did not qualify for what the verse above says, “to eat continually at the king’s table.” What are the chances that such a man would...
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YOUR MOUTH CAN OPEN DOORS

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. - Proverbs‬ ‭18:21‬ ‭   REFERENCE Proverbs 18:20-21   The mouth is the most powerful weapon God gave mankind. In it lies the power of life and death, i.e. the mouth can open doors of peace, joy & prosperity; and if misused, it can open the door of misfortune and losses. God created the world with His spoken words and He made us in His likeness, so we can also use words to frame our world. Words are containers of power....
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IF GOD BE FOR YOU…

And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, 'Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines?…' - I Samuel‬ ‭4:3‬ ‭   REFERENCE I Samuel 4:1-3   It is interesting to note the kind of understanding Israel had in this verse – that their military success or defeat was in the hands of the Lord and never in their enemy’s. It can be further postulated that they understood also that it didn’t depend on the size of their army or the enemy’s, their strategy or the enemy’s, their weapon of war or...
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WHAT IS IN YOUR HAND?

So the LORD said to him, 'What is that in your hand?' He said, 'A rod.' - Exodus‬ ‭4:2‬    REFERENCE Exodus 4:1-5   When God encountered Moses, he had a shepherd’s rod in his hand. He was tending his father-in-law’s flock. However, the rod in his hand became the starting point of all that God did in his life. Although he looked at the rod as an ordinary stick. In life, no man’s hand is empty; God Himself sees to it that either by birth or through the process of life and living, every man soon finds something in...
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SEEK GOD’S ACCEPTANCE

I will come upon him while he is weary and weak, and make him afraid. And all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike only the king. - II Samuel‬ ‭17:2‬ ‭   REFERENCE II Samuel 17:1-4   People are so quick to turn against their heroes when fortune has first turned against them. Those who once shouted “Hosanna, will soon shout, ‘crucify Him!” The praise of man is transient and is only bestowed on their hero, when they have a present benefit in them or in their exploits. The plan to strike King David...
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