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Strategies for Spiritual Warfare: Do not go beyond what is written

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬ “Now, brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, “Do not go beyond what is written.” Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over against the other.” (NIV‬‬)One key principle for victory during spiritual warfare is this- do not go beyond what is written. “What is written” refers to the scriptures. When soldiers are out in war, their comma...

Clean the Pulpit: Why compromised Kenyan pastors should learn from Rwanda 🇷🇼

Two weeks ago, I was preaching in Kigali, Rwanda . I preached in the country’s biggest English speaking congregation. It’s called Christian Life Assembly (CLA) church. The church is located in the city and attracts many wealthy individuals and expatriates. The church also attracts many politicians. I had done preachings on Friday and Saturday because of the Father’s Day weekend and on Sunday I was set to speak to more than 6000 people. The Sunday I preached happened to be a week after some new ...

CLEAN THE PULPIT: WHY COMPROMISED KENYAN PASTORS SHOULD LEARN FROM RWANDA 🇷🇼

Two weeks ago, I was preaching in Kigali, Rwanda . I preached in the country’s biggest English speaking congregation. It’s called Christian Life Assembly (CLA) church. The church is located in the city and attracts many wealthy individuals and expatriates. The church also attracts many politicians. I had done preachings on Friday and Saturday because of the Father’s Day weekend and on Sunday I was set to speak to more than 6000 people. The Sunday I preached happened to be a week after some new ...

The Fool in Proverbs

The Bible dedicates a whole book to specifically call out foolishness. I have attempted to draw out every portion of Proverbs that addresses the fool. I will summarise the lesson for each mention of the fool and leave the reference. This list can help you run a quick self-diagnosis to see if you are a fool in the eyes of God the Creator of the heavens and the Earth. Let’s begin.

You are a fool if you despise wisdom and instruction from experienced and godly people (Proverbs 1:7).

You are ...

The Passive and Active Wrath of God

Bible history teaches us that the wrath of God is often preceded by a lull. Before Noah’s ark was filled and sealed, the people on earth were consumed with the everyday activities of life- marriage, work, entertainment etc. Then the flood came.

Before the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the people were in deep self indulgence and consumed with their own priorities. Then the sulfur rained.

Before the Promised Land was invaded by the Israelites, the Canaanites had a 400 year lul...

God-given Identity

When David came to the battlefield and found all the men shaking in their boots because of Goliath, he inquired about the reward for slaying the Nephilim offspring. This inquiry was met by hostility from David’s eldest brother, Eliab. Eliab calls David proud and wicked of heart (1 Samuel 17:28). David rejects this false identity label and insists on his quest to find out why Goliath is unchallenged. What makes him brush off the insults of His brother and advance? His God-given identity. David h...

Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices

In 2 Corinthians 2:11 Paul says that believers should not be ignorant of Satan’s devices. The word Satan means adversary. His other name the Devil means a liar. To put the two together (adversary and liar), it is axiomatic that our enemy opposes us through deception. This is also evident from scripture.

 

Revelation 12:9 ”So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him...

Pride and Salvation

The pride of Namaan in 2 Kings 5 almost cost him his healing. Naaman came all the way from Aram to Israel to have his leprosy cured because he heard a witness speak of the power of God to heal him. He was directed to meet Elisha the prophet. Elisha did not meet the dignitary. He sent out his servant with prophetic instructions on what captain Naaman needed to do to receive his healing. “Dip yourself seven times in the River Jordan,” came the instruction. But Naaman rejected the solution.

2 K...

Sukkot- The Feast of Tabernacles

I know it is not Christmas time, but I have to share a Christmas testimony because of something that happened to me last week on Friday. On the night of Friday the 29th of September 2023, I was seated in my living room. I was then overcome by a sudden compelling urge to sing the song “O Holy Night.” I rarely get such strong compulsions in my spirit, and when I do, I often feel unsettled until I attend to them. And that’s what I did. I opened the YouTube app and searched for the song’s rendition...

Jesus and Joseph of the Old Testament

The story of Joseph in Egypt teaches us that what seems like unanswered prayers from God, a life of seemingly unending pain, unjust suffering and uncertainty about our future could very well be the ingredients to the right life and God’s perfect plan for our lives. Joseph’s greatest prayers are answered exceedingly, abundantly and beyond what he could ask or imagine. The unjust suffering of Joseph is justified. The uncertainty future of Joseph is assured. The story of Joseph in Egypt also mirr...