"...I love you more than anything"

Good morning Readers,

How are you all doing today?? I believe your week is going on well. Well, mine has been good so far...thank God. Wow, what am I still doing up this early??? I seriously don't know o (in my Naija accent). Although my eyes are so heavy and the next thing on my mind now is sleep...I guess not.

Thank God the 61st RCCG Convention is over, it was a glorious time in His presence. It was time of reflection and re-evaluation of my Spiritual walk with God. God has been dealing with me recently with different message centered on my love for him & relationship with Him. 

Oh seriously though, why am I still up?? Well, I got the answer...about to shut down my computer and sleep off but I guess not yet. A song just came to my mind (...I love you Jesus song but that's not the title though...lol). Oh yes...I found the real title and song lyrics (thanks to Google #smiling ). The song title is "More than anything" by Lamar Campbell and lyrics is below

I lift my hands in total adoration unto you

You reign on the throne for you are God and God alone

Because of you my cloudy days are gone

I can sing to you this song

I just want to say that I love you more than anything

Love me in your arms

You were my shelter from the storm

When all my friends were gone

You were right there all along

I never knew a love like this before, oh

I just want to say that I love you more than anything

I love you Jesus

I worship and adore you

Just want to tell you

Lord, I love you more than anything

This is just a way of saying I love God more than anything. Jesus, you first loved me even in my darkest times. I know I am not perfect, I know I have some weakness but you have made those things to be my testimony. I can look back today & really say it is you in my life. IT IS REALLY YOU, JESUS!!!!!!!!! It is only you that brings a change to my life.

 I am what I am by your grace. Lord, I desire for more of you in my life. I receive grace and wisdom to love you more and more daily in Jesus name (Amen). 

I thank God for calling me out of darkness into His marvelous light to show forth His praise as a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation and a peculiar person (personalizing 1 peter 2:9). 

I love You fervently and devotedly, O Lord, my Strength.
The Lord is my Rock, my Fortress, and my Deliverer; my God, my keen and firm Strength in Whom I will trust and take refuge, my Shield, and the Horn of my salvation, my High Tower (Psalm 18:1-2; AMP).

Yes, you can receive the kind of unconditional love for God. All you need to is invite him to make your life is home. You can say this wholeheartedly: Jesus I need you and I surrender everything (ministry, my career, finances, health, marriage, family and future) to you. Come into my life this moment and I help me to love you more than anything in this world in Jesus name (Amen). I believe God will answer your prayer. 

Thank You Jesus

Have a great day & Stay blessed!

Are my motives right with God??

Hello Readers,

Happy New Month of August! May you receive a august visitation from the Lord in every aspect of your life this month in Jesus name (Amen). The month of August is special in it's own way in few ways. 

1. It's my spiritual birthday. It reminds me of the month I finally decided to say Yes to Jesus in my life (Hallelujah).
2. It reminds me of another academic year, school preparation: back to school shopping, planing & evaluation of past years and what to do better in this new year. 
3. It reminds of the RCCG worldwide convention. The convention actually started few hours ago in Nigeria and it will end on Sunday. The theme this year is 'JESUS'.

Anyways, my devotion today was actually on-point. (don't get me wrong, everyday with Jesus is usually great time). However, the topic of the study today was "Godly Motives" and it was just on-time for me. The bible verse for study is from Psalm 139:23; AMP  Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! This bible verse got me thinking about my motive. 

A spiritual motive check is required daily for every child of God. I actually think this is fading away nowadays. We are now taught of teachings that says 'do this and you'll get that'. What about do this because  it is right and it honors God?? Our motives in the kingdom as Christians has been shifted from God to ourselves. We are more 'self-centered' than to be 'heavenly-centered'.  The bible gave us a good example in Daniel 3:1-30 where the three Hebrew men (Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego) choose to stand for God. The part that was mind-blowing when they said they won't bow down to the graven image even if God will not save them from  King Nebuchadnezzar's hand (Daniel 3:16-18, NIV) Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us[c] from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up".  These men decided to be heavenly-centered and not self centered. Their motive was based on God and not on what they will receive from him.

 The questions are:  how many of you are like these men?? Are you doing those good deeds because you want receive it in returns or is it because it honors God?? Do you have your own agenda for going to church or you are going to meet with God?? Is the time you spent in fasting and praying for your own selfish desire?? What about the time you spend helping that fellow through that challenges, do you expect the same from the person or you did it because God told you to help those in need?? 

The list of questions can go on and on, but the point is: let your motive be centered on God and not on what you will receive from him if you do that thing. Today, I am imploring you to 'make a wholehearted commitment to serve God for the right reasons'. 

Prayer: Heavenly father, search my heart and expose any area of my life wherein my motives are not true. Have mercy on me and give me the grace to serve you for the right motive in Jesus name (Amen)

I strongly believed that the Lord will answer that prayer and he will give you the grace to serve him wholehearted. Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Stay Blessed!