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VICTORY OVER THE FLESH

I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.  For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. Galatians 5:16&17 REFERENCE Galatians 5:16-25 There is an on-going battle between the Spirit and the flesh in every believer; both are contrary to each other. The Spirit opposes the flesh and its evil influences and the flesh resists the Spirit and His good influence. Whoever wins the conflict between the flesh and the Spirit will determine...
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EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS

Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eye service, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. – Colossians 3:22   REFERENCE Colossians 3:18-4:1   A bondservant is someone who has pledged to serve others voluntarily with all their heart; not for profit or gain. For usage purposes, we will exchange the word “bondservant” with “employee” because of its use in our contemporary times. God expects you as a Christian employee to do your work with all your heart because you are doing it ultimately unto Him. You are admonished not to work...
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CHILDREN AND PARENTS

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. – Colossians 3:20&21   REFERENCE Colossians 3:18-4:1 Just like wives to husbands, children are supposed to submit to their parents; that is the first commandment with a promise, and they are doing it unto God. A child’s Christianity starts from how he/she honors and obeys his/her parents, as an act of submission to God’s order in the family. Children, who find it difficult to submit to and obey their parents, will find it difficult to have...
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WIVES SUBMIT TO YOUR OWN HUSBANDS

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. – Colossians 3:18   REFERENCE Colossians 3:18-4:1   As a wife, God does not expect you to submit to every man you see, but to your own husband, and that, as it is fitting in the Lord. That is, you do it in honor to God…and it is pleasing to Him. In the military, a Captain must submit to a General, irrespective of whether he is more educated, more exposed or older than the General. He is not submitting to the person, but to the office the General...
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HUSBANDS LOVE YOUR WIVES

Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them. Colossians 3:19 REFERENCE Colossians 3:18 - 4:1 One good measure of a married man is how he treats his wife. I like to say, “That man is a successful failure, who succeeds on his job, but fails in his marriage.” Every Christian man has been called to be a reflection of Christ to his wife. The word “Husband” is from an old English word, meaning, “House bond.” It supposes that the man is like the mortar that holds building blocks together; that is, the ‘bonding’ of the family depends...
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CHRISTIANITY IS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS

And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’  Matthew 22:39 REFERENCE Matthew 22:35-40 Christianity is a religion of relationships. The very root of Christianity is in God’s great love for humanity, which motivated Him to send His Son to die for us (John 3:16). In fact, looking at the Ten Commandments, one notices that six of them deal with relating with people, i.e. not steal, kill, covet their properties, etc., but rather, to respect and treat them right. The heart of the New Testament church, likewise, is one of relating well with others, for Jesus...
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I CAN – Part 2

 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”. – Exodus 3:11   REFERENCE Exodus 3:7-11, 4:1-10 We left off yesterday with the thought that many people believe God can do great things, but aren’t sure He will do it through them. God has to address the mindset of this class of people in order to do anything meaningful in their lives. A case in point can be seen in today’s passage. God gave Moses an assignment – ‘Deliver the children of Israel from their...
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I CAN – PART 1

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. – Philippians 4:13   REFERENCE Philippians 4:13   It is possible to succeed in life if nobody believes in you, but it will be difficult to if you don’t think you can. You (working with God) must take your destiny in your hands. Putting Philippians 4:13 in context, Paul was speaking of God’s ability in him to go through times of plenty or lack without any change in his determination for the work of the Kingdom. However, I use the phrase ‘I can’ as today’s topic to reveal God’s ability in...
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LEAD LIKE A PRO: PROBLEM SOLVING

When a dispute arises, they come to me, and I am the one who settles the case between the quarreling parties. I inform the people of God’s decrees and give them His instructions. Exodus 18:16 REFERENCE Exodus 18:13-27 A leader’s primary job is to provide solutions to the many leadership challenges that arise in the course of dispensing his tasks. It is a function of thinking. It is because there are problems to be solved that there is a need for leadership. If a person cannot solve problems, he cannot be a leader. Ultimately, A LEADER IS A PROBLEM SOLVER....
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LEAD LIKE A PRO: DISCIPLINE

A man without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls. Proverbs 25:28 (TLB)   REFERENCE Proverbs 25:28 (TLB) If a leader lacks the indispensable quality of ‘discipline’, all other leadership gifts he may have will never fully develop. Before one can conquer the world, he must first conquer ‘himself.’ Jackson Brown, Jr. said, “Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates; there is plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.” To be a successful leader, you must submit yourself to some imposed discipline from without (demands...
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