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20/03/2024: Christian WATCH Exposition. Topic: Testimony Killers.   Text : ```John 12:9‭-‬11 NIV Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.```   COMMENTARY A large crowd of Jews followed Jesus with negative intention to destroy his evidence. When they have learned that Jesus raised Lazarus from dead, they sought to kill Lazarus in order to silence Jesus and diminish His glory and popularity. Certain people might have suddenly become your followers online and offline. You need to distinguish between the following of these kind of Jewish crowd and genuine followers. At your last improvement in your ministry, career or financial growth, you may have witnessed more people around you than the usual handful of friends. ...

19/03/2024: Christian WATCH Exposition. Topic: Humility & Holy Spirit. Text : ```James 4:10 KJV Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.``` COMMENTARY Humility here has been construed by believers to mean suppression of the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit does not have pride, arrogance. Perhaps apostle Paul noticed a similar thing in the Thessalonian Church when he warned them not to quench Holy Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:19).  Humility as taught in the epistle of James does not relate to spiritual manifestation but self. James rather wanted to teach about how to limit Self and magnify the Spirit.  You might discipline yourself not to talk or raise voice in order not to be noticed. You might be doing that in good faith but in so doing many people have shut up the Holy Spirit. When the Spirit of God want to find expression through you, open your mouth and speak up. Many people have received the Holy Spirit but it's not showing in their Pray...

18/03/2024: Christian WATCH Exposition. Topic: Fleshly desires. Text : ```Galatians 5:16‭-‬17 NIV So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.```   COMMENTARY As long as one is in the flesh, desires which shows that you are a living would constantly hit you. Desires to eat, desires to have changes of clothes, desires to get married and many more. There are several desires and cravings but how do we know fleshy desires?  Desires is the several suggestions within our conscience. It is impulsive responses to our daily needs.  The difference between flesh and the Spirit is that while flesh seeks for immediate pleasure and gratification, spirit seeks solution and permanent joy. The Holy Spirit living in you brings you God's presence, and that presenc...

17/03/2024: Christian WATCH Exposition. Topic: Praises, a perfect response to Spiritual siege and hostility .   Text : ```Acts 16:23‭-‬27 KJV And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.```   COMMENTARY Arrested, chained up and thrown into the inner prison. What a great tragedy? Someone is in a tragic situation, perhaps the next sentence wo...

16/03/2024: Christian WATCH Exposition. Topic: Man is weighed by his words. Text : ```Luke 6:45 KJV A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.```    COMMENTARY Proverbs 21:30 states that there is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD. Believers should be mindful that God’s omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent power eradicates all attempts to conceal truth before Him. God is aware of your heart, intentions, and words. God even knows what you are going to say before you say it. (Psalm 139:4) Our hearts and mouths are closely interconnected and require constant inspection to ensure acceptability in God’s sight.  Our words reveal what our heart is full of, which is either the fruit of goodness or wickedness. God hears and discerns the heart of individuals wh...

15/03/2024: Christian WATCH Exposition. Topic: Degree of love. Text : ```Matthew 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.```   COMMENTARY For all of us who lived the Christian faith, we have definitely heard the phrase “Love Your Neighbor As Yourself.” But what does it really mean to love your neighbor as yourself? Do we truly understand the way Jesus Christ intended? If you are not wishing yourself accident or evil of any kind you should not also wish same to your neighbor. To what extent do you suppose to love? Our prayers are characterized by Self. If you want your prayers to start working, commit some of your good time of prayers to pray for your neighbors and our distressed society and you will see your own cases being taken care of without you mentioning them. The greatest tragedy of a believer is self. Thought of self, love of self, care for self have made many believers miserably poor, wrenched, hungry and haggard. We are m...