Are you ready to meet your Maker?
In our last blog we dealt with (Matthew ch;25:1-13), today we are moving on from verse 14.
Here, Jesus continuing with the parables, told of a man who before embarking on a journey into a far country, called his servants and delivererd unto them his goods.
The Bible recorded that he gave five talents to one and to another two, and to another one. These talents were given to each according to his ability.
This master must have been with his servants for a reasonable amount of time, to know their abilities. He left on his journey immediately.
Verse:16; tells us that he  who was given five talents went and traded with it and made five extra talents. Likewise he who was given two talents made two talents extra, but he that was given one talent went and buried his in the earth.
Wow! Quite interesting! I wonder how many of us today have buried our talents in the earth or hidden them under the cloak of fear, I can't, it's too hard, I'm too young, I'm too old, there's still time, it can wait till tomorrow or next week or next month or next year.
Let's continue reading, verse:19; "After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them" 
I'm using king James version(kjv) for anyone who is not familiar with the cometh/ reckoneth.
During the time of reckoning he that received five talents presented to his master five extra talents making it ten, and his master of course was happy and congratulated him with such beautiful words,
vs21; "well done thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord".
He that was given two talents also told his master that he made two extra talents, a total of four talents, this also impressed his master who also congratulated him with similar words as of the first, then came the servant that received one talent and said to his master,
Vs 24-25, "I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown and gathering where thou hast not strawed: and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo there thou hast that is thine".
Here was a servant who was an employee that didn't trust his master at all, he is in it for the monthly paycheck.
How many of us are truly enjoying our jobs?
I will be honest, I have been in one those jobs where you are there for the pay check at the end of the month, every day you say to yourself, if I have an alternative I will not go back there.
My consolation in those moments was to encourage myself in the Lord like David did and Ask God for strength and courage for the day ahead.
We are told  in Matt:24; 13, that he that endures to the end, the same shall be saved.
Sometimes it's easy to sit in one's comfort zone and pass judgement on others. Earlier in the chapter we read about the five wise and the five foolish virgins. It's easy to say I won't do that if I was there. I would have taken everything I needed. Let me ask you one question, how ready are you now for the second coming of Jesus Christ? The answer to this question, gives you a better understanding.
I have heard preachers condemn Sarah for trying to help God fulfill his promise to Abraham, some blame Rebecca for preferring Jacob over Isau.
Don't get me wrong, I agree hundred percent that the birth of Ishmael has wrecked havoc on earth and we Christians are still suffering tremendously as a result, but life goes on, we need to do our best by God's grace to make it into heaven and perhaps when we get there we can question them starting from Eve, why they put us in so much pain, that's if the joy of being in the presence of our father will allow us to remember such. I believe once we enter heaven the sufferings we encountered on earth will not matter any more.
Facing life's challenges and frustrations daily, we need to rely on the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Let's read the master's response to this servant.
Verse 26; "...... Thou wicked and slothful servant,........... 27; thou oughtest to have put my money with the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury".
After this, the master ordered that his talent be taken from him and be given to the one with ten talents, and that he should be cast into outer darkness, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, life is full of challenges but please don't give up, don't compromise at all, yes there is suffering and pain in this world but the Bible tells us in the book of Rom: ch8;18,".......the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us". 
Jesus said, we shall have tribulation in this world but we should be of good cheer because he already overcame the world.(John: 16;33). We must not give up.
I pray we will not regret when it is already too late saying if only I had known, I would have done things differently. Remember there is no repentance in the grave. We have all the time now to make things right with God and with our fellow human beings, while we are in this mortal body relying absolutely on the Grace of almighty God.
Hebrews:12;1 tells us, " ........ let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, vs 2; Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. "
Let's make good use of our God given talents in Jesus name.
With God all things are possible. Matthew: 19;26b.
We shall make it in Jesus mighty name.
As you read feel free to add your comments.
God bless you in Jesus name.

Are you ready to meet your Maker?

Are you ready to meet your maker?
I want to start by reading the book of Matthew ch 25.
In this chapter of the book of Matthew, Jesus told different parables starting with the parable of the ten virgins of which five of them were ready and prepared to meet the bridegroom, while the other five were unprepared, and when the groom came the five virgins who were prepared went with him while those five who were not prepared were left behind.
Jesus called the five who were prepared the wise virgins and the other unprepared five, foolish.
The wise virgins took their lamps with oil in their vessels while the foolish virgins took their lamps but no oil with them.
While waiting for the groom, they all fell asleep and at midnight there was a cry that the bridegroom had arrived and the ten virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The Bible recorded that the five foolish virgins asked the five wise virgins to give them some of their oil.
What intrigues me in this parable is the answer given by the five wise virgins, they said,
Verse; 9: "Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves".
Someone might say, the wise virgins were mean, why didn't they share their oil. That's where the greater wisdom is manifested, not only that they took enough oil but their refusal to share at this crucial moment because  it would have resulted in all of them not having enough at the long run.
How do you measure the amount of oil to pour into their vessels?
We are on a heavenly race, we are to help one another while the training/preparation is going on, we encourage one another, we advise one another, we motivate one another,  but a time will come when everyone will have to face their individual race, make their own decisions, how to proceed, depending and relying absolutely on the power of God almighty and the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
It's like studying for an examination, you may have study partner or group but on the day of the actual exam, you are on your own. You go into that exam with confidence having prepared well or you go in nervous expecting the worst depending on how much effort you put into it.
In all things we depend absolutely on almighty God through His Son Jesus Christ.
Verse; 10: "And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut"
When the foolish virgins returned, the door was already closed and they said, "Lord, Lord, open to us".
What was the bridegroom's response? "Verily I say unto you, I know you not"
In verse 13,, we are told to watch because we don't know what day or hour the Son of man, Jesus Christ will come.
Let's watch and pray my brothers and sisters because we don't know when Jesus will return for His Bride the church. May none of us be left behind in Jesus mighty name.
God bless you.
To be continued.

Do you care enough, do you love enough?

My dear brothers and sisters in  Christ, I greet you all in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Yes, I am serious and passionate about this title.

Many of us so called Christians have been playing church. We think because we go to church every sunday or saturday as the case may be, we are good christians, and if we happen to attend any extra midweek service, we pat ourselves on the back and announce to the world that we are ready for heaven.
May God help us!
The book of James ch 2:17  reminds us that "..faith without works is dead"
 If we back up a bit to verse 14 it says, "... what does it profit my brethren, though a man say he has faith, and have no works? Can faith save him?
The truth is that there are many out there suffering in silence, even in the churches, yet nobody is taking note of them. They struggle to go to church, they struggle to go home back to their pain and lonliness. Nobody notices their pain and yet we are quick to label them 'antisocial or weird'
It is time for us to wake up and love like Jesus would want us to.
I know you have heard it all before. Yes the pastor preached about caring, the evangelist talked about it even the deacon mentioned it too but what have you done about it?
There are a lot of starving and hungry people all around us.
It may not be hungry for food alone, perhaps they may need someone to talk to, to pray with, to hear an encouraging word, to have the scripture read to them.
One phone call, maybe once a week to say, Im thinking of you, Im praying for you.

Back to our text, James ch 2:15-17; "If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16: And one of you say unto them, depart in peace, be warmed and filled; nothwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what does it profit?
Verse 17 says, "Even so faith without works is dead being alone".

 Do you care enough for the destitute of our society, for that poor neighbour?
Are you busy criticizing them that they are poor because of their laziness?
May God help us all.

I pray that we will be awakened to start caring and loving like we should, starting from our Jerusalem, that means those around us.
Be blessed in Jesus mighty name.