OUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST :: Shared By Salf

I will start with a short testimony. Somehow God has been reviving my prayer life. So last week on one of the weekdays I woke up asubuhi to pray. And as I prayed, I felt quite a conviction that without God I don't have any strength to carry on in his assignment over my life. As I prayed, it's like God was telling me that he's my strength. So I kept confessing that God you are my strength. Then, in just a bit I opened the scriptures, opened the verse psalms 27 which I have always known to be "The Lord is my light and my salvation. Well, the second bit of that verse is what amazed me. Coz it goes "The Lord is the Strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?"

Immediately I knew God was confirming that he's my/our strength. The testimony here is that, He will speak to you a Word in season. And I have been encouraged as a result to pray forth the scriptures. Because God will follow his Word to perform and confirm it.

Number 2: As in second thing I want to share before we read the scriptures

Pambio yenye I have been singing is; - Just the chorus. Every praise, is to our God. Every word of worship in one accord, every praise, every praise, is to our God. Amen. Now today i wish to share with us a message" Our identity in Christ"

Our verse for the day is 1 Peter 2:10: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.[King James Version]
What makes us different from our friends, family members and colleagues who are not yet born again?

It's not that we are better, but God's mercy has rescued us. The bible says that it's Him who chose us. And he knew us even before the foundations of the world. Now, our identity in Christ is that we are here on earth with a divine assignment, chief of which is to worship and glorify God.

God has quickened us by his Spirit, so that even as we live, we bear in mind that we are sons and daughters of the Most High. Does it mean we are perfect? By no means. But God has taught us to always call on Him and he will be our help in time of need. We are in this world and God has promised us victory in every area of our lives, yet the chief victory is that our names are in the book of heaven.

It reminds me of when disciples were excited that they could do miracles and cast out devils but Jesus told them to rejoice not in that the spirits are subject to them but that their names are in the book of life. And this identity in Christ is irrevocable. So we are in this permanently. Even though the enemy seeks around like a roaring lion to seek saints he may devour, we have the victory in Christ. It's God who preserves us.

In conclusion, I wish to say: That the place where we are with Christ is: A place of hope, a place of forgiveness of sins, a place of healing, a place of restoration. The righteous are as bold as a lion, and knowing that Christ in us has made us righteous, let us go forth boldly and live as God intended us to. We are a peculiar people, lets have our joy full. We are kingdom people, God is the bishop of our souls. We know who we are and him who has called us. So may he be glorified in our lives, now and forever more.

Amen.

WHY ME? :: Shared By Jane L

I’ll share today about sailing through tough and painful times by God's grace!

We all have at one time or another gone through a difficult or painful season where it just didn’t make sense as to why all this pain Or maybe you have struggled with something n keep asking God to help you stop but it’s just hard n doesn’t happen as fast as you want and wonder isn’t God listening. Addictions, Sickness, Loss of a job, Financial issues, Loss of a loved one and many others.

How do we get through these tough painful seasons without blaming God or feeling sorry for ourselves? And asking why me?

From the above verses we take perfect examples of Paul and Jesus. Jesus knew he was going to die when faced with tough painful times. Instead of feeling sorry for ourselves n asking why me? We can by God's grace embrace the season and focus our prayer n life on the end result which is glorifying God and growing in our faith. When God doesn’t seem to take it away....hang in there pray for grace n strength n wen u look back.....you can only say LOOK WAT THE LORD HAS DONE! It will be almost impossible to fathom how you got thru it but you will have coz God is faithful to the end. Personally i have learnt n still learning to look unto God for tough times n the amazing thing is he gives grace and peace beyond our understanding if we look at the tough times with the right attitude and faith.

Be blessed.

RELAX! God's Got You :: Shared By Kasherry

So in today's sharing just thought I’d encourage us. Hebrews 3:13 reminds us to encourage one another daily, as long as it’s called today.

For the past couple of months, life has been quite a roller-coaster emotionally and had left me feeling like God was so far from me. Things weren't working out the way I wanted and I kept hitting a dead end time and time again.

It was in the process of feeling so down & out that God reminded me that He knows I exist, in fact He knows my name. He knew me before I was even born and whatever direction my life is going, He set it that way.

Ephesians 1:11

Jeremiah 1:5

Nothing that I am facing takes Him by surprise....even the tantrums I throw once in a while He knew they would come.

Through this season God has taught me to let go and let Him. Align myself with His will. Tough lesson but worth it. Maybe there are some of us here going through this typa season...where nothing is making sense and God seems so far away.

Read through Psalms 139: 1-18 Encourages me all the time.

So just as a reminder, God knows your name He has you engraved on the palm His hand. You are the apple of His eye! No matter what it is we face, He has promised to carry us through.

Closing the message with Isaiah 46:4 Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you: I will sustain you and rescue you.

May we all be encouraged that even through those dark and tough times, God has us.

WHO DID YOU GET SAVED FOR:: Shared By Shish

Do you remember when you gave your life to Christ?  Were you excited? Were you scared? Did you cry at the convictions of your sins? Did you shout in joy at the realization that you have been freed?

I remember my day of salvation but will save that story for another day, but you can be assured that at 13 years of age I welcomed salvation  with  waterworks.

So years later you and I are all saved, sanctified, Holy ghost filled, some of us are certified tongue speakers, demon chasers, redeemed, we have done Mizizi, we even went for a retreat J…….. the list goes on.

Today I want to take us back to the beginning of the church and to remind us of our core mandate.

Lets look at Matthew 5: 13 You are the salt of the earth……..

Matthew 5: 14 You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden

This was Jesus  teaching his disciples, he was defining to them the nature bestowed on them. The disciples were young men who had heeded the call just like us, to leave their fishing nets to stop going by the name fishers of fish but fishers of men.  They were young men who Jesus ‘saved’.

So this is what Christ is saying to us. “I have saved you,” and this is how I am defining you:  you are the salt. You are the light.

Let’s fast forward to today: we are saved, we are the salt and we are the light. I would like to ask us to reflect deeply on those things. Let’s each think of all the qualities of salt and light, let us look at our individual qualities? Is Shish salt at her office? Is she a light in the youth ministry where she serves, can her sisters testify to those qualities? Can Jesus who saved her call her my salt, my light in the world?

Lets read the text together with the consequences
Matthew 5: 13-15  You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. 14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

There is a warning that if we lose our saltiness, we will be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

Let me take this home;

Christ in the same Matthew 5 in verse 16 encourages the disciples to let their light shine before others, that others may see their good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Christ before leaving the first church commissioned it in Matthew 28: 9 to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

It is for this reason that we got saved. To draw others to Christ, to witness with our actions and deeds.

Today is the 28th Day of May 2016 and I would like to ask you and I, have you been letting your light shine or are you hiding it? Have you intentionally shared Christ or do you want to keep your saltiness to yourself? Have you ever led anyone to Christ?

We may not all go preach in church but our offices give us great pulpits, our families are great places to plant the seed.

Christ promised to be with us to the very end of the age.

FAMILY, FRIENDS & GOD'S FAITHFULNESS:: Shared By Tattu At The Relaunch Of Mwaibada On WhatsApp

I'm really honoured to be sharing on this very 1st Mwaibada in a looong time. And it is a privilege because I am going to share what God has put in my heart. Family, Friends, and above all Gods faithfulness.

This is going to be interactive so walio hapa... Ecc 4:9-12 9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! 11 Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? 12 And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

A little history of where we have been with the Lord ndio tufikishane Ecc 4:9-12

I've been going through a phase of questioning my relationships Family, Friends even Him. At some point I had chujad peeps from my life. There are those who didn't go, including Him. They just refused to let me go. And a majority of these resilient peeps are here and PBN - Peeps I met online.

While I had one foot in depression, they had me. If it wasn't for them and Him, I'd probably have stuck the other foot in – My friends who are my family. Two are better than one.

My roho juuness said I can do it on my own. The Lord said no you can't! 'That is why you have me and I have placed people in your life'. He promised to never leave nor forsake me. He kept that promise.

'Woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up'. A three fold cord is not quickly broken.

I joined Mwafrika in 2009 - What I didn't know is that God had a family for me in you guys! You may not know this but you peeps keep me strong, straight. Some here have literally stayed up ALL night to listen to me - Family, Friends! 2015 and we are still here. ALL of us.

We have been there for each other - God has held us together! And all I can see is His faithfulness. So my peeps I wanna thank you all for being here and being you. and as we revive Mwaibada, I would like us each to say a kind word to your family member and your entire family - we can't wait for Christmas to do this.

We'll start by appreciating each other and being nice to each other like we always are ... HAYA ...

-----------> and on to the interactive part!

THE POWER OF PRAYER:: Shared By Arms

Matthew 6:6

The bible says.....When you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

What is Prayer?

To a Christian, the meaning of prayer is to communicate to the Lord about everything. It is a daily part of life, just like breathing or walking. It's not a necessity, but a desire to talk to the Lord, praise Him, thank Him, and ask His Blessing on us or others. There are many ways one can pray - silently, publicly, privately, and in meditation. Each of them has their own purpose, whether it be for rejoicing, praising, asking blessing, or confessing.

A Christian looks to the Lord as a friend who is there for them day or night. The belief is that He is their companion and therefore involved in every aspect of their life, good or bad. A Christian also then has the desire to please God in their service to Him, whether it be in helping others physically or spiritually, or asking God to help them through prayer.

Prayer is like talking to your best friend, someone whom you trust and can tell anything in confidence without the fear of it being repeated to anyone else.

A true friend is one you don’t fear to face day or night….

It is the ability to honestly let go off your inhibitions and feel comfort, knowing that no matter what, God is listening and will be there for you. Therefore prayer is many things, including peace, security, fellowship, guidance, worship and love.

I requested several people to engage into a midnight prayer for Kenya n the President from
yesterday night btwn 12 and 3am.

I personally set my alarm for 1.30am and i was up in prayer...

God never sleeps so anytime u can knock and enter.

Jesus did not say, "Dream about your Father who is in the secret place," but He said, ". . . pray to your Father who is in the secret place. . . .
Prayer is an effort of the will, and we must be willing to pray.
After we have entered our secret place and shut the door, the most difficult thing to do is to pray.

We cannot seem to get our minds into good praying order, and the first thing we have to fight is wandering thoughts.

The great battle in private prayer is overcoming this problem of our idle and wandering thinking.

We have to learn to discipline our minds and concentrate on willful, deliberate prayer.

We must have a specially selected place for prayer, but once we get there this plague of wandering thoughts begins, as we begin to think to ourselves, "This needs to be done, and I have to do that today. ....wandering.

" Jesus says to "shut your door.

" Having a secret stillness before God means deliberately shutting the door on our emotions and remembering Him.

God is in secret, and He sees us from "the secret place"

He does not see us as other people do, or as we see ourselves.

When we truly live in "the secret place," it becomes impossible for us to doubt God.

The bible says "All things are Possible to them that believe"
Believe what? That God is able to perform a miracle.

We become more sure of Him than of anyone or anything else.

Enter into "the secret place," and you will find that God was right in the middle of your everyday circumstances all the time.

Get into the habit of dealing with God about everything.

Unless you learn to open the door of your life completely and let God in from your first waking moment of each new day, you will be working on the wrong level throughout the day.

But if you will swing the door of your life fully open and "pray to your Father who is in the secret place," every public thing in your life will be marked with the lasting imprint of the presence of God.

Remember that every day we are praying between 12midnight and 3am.

Schedule your sleep and set time in btwn to pray for PBN, Kenya, Family n church in the world.

May God bless His word today...

Shared by Arms At the Mwafrika chatroom on Friday Mar 19, 2010

GOD IS IN CONTROL:: Shared By Arms

Rev 12:17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman,and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Note: The woman here stands for the church...

The other day the Lord spoke to me...
He said, His bride the Church has been tried and tested in these last days..
Disunity amongst the church leadership, Compromise of faith and believe with the political waves…

God said….

There is the next well planned tactic from the enemy’s camp to bring about if the church continue sleeping. Satan will cause a spiritual dust n smoke to blow that will bring blindness in the body of Christ.
The same spirit mentioned in the book of Samuel.....About Eli the High Priest
That things may happen and the church fails to see..
He became old and blind..

There is a reason -- a very good reason -- why the devil is angered at the Church. He wanted to destroy Israel, but he couldn't. He thought he had destroyed Israel when he sent them into exile, but Israel survived and returned to their promised land. He thought he had finished them off with the death of the last prophet of God about 400 BC. He was sure he had done it when he killed their Messiah in 33 AD. Having failed in all those attempts, he left little doubt when Titus over ran Jerusalem in 70 AD.

But God had other plans. He sent Israel into exile again -- and this was a protection plan for them. Not that it was pleasant.

Notice something in life, when satan plans for your destruction, God plans for ur prosperity.

The chosen of God were so scattered that satan had no focal point to attack. He could never destroy them all. They were too numerous and too scattered.

Satan chose to war with those of Israel's offspring who not only kept God's commandments, but clung tightly to their faith in Jesus, the Christ, their Redeemer and Savior -- that's the Church -- you and me.
Our believing family members and fellow saints around the world.

I honestly don't believe satan thinks he can destroy the Church. If God protected Israel by
Scattering, the Church is even more so. No, he may make war against the saints, but he does not expect victory there. He still has his sights set on Israel -- the new Israel -- the reborn Israel (The Church)

The Israelites were inhabiting the land given to them by God through Abraham many centuries ago.

Church, Kenya is our land.........

Satan thought he would marshal all of his efforts on their destruction.
The Palestinians can't do it.
All of Islam can't do it.
But he thinks all the forces of the East can.
It's a shame that satan can't read, because the end of the book says that God wins, he loses, and Israel and the Church live on forever!

In all of this, whether peace for you and me, or persecution, or rapture, or suffering, remember that GOD IS IN CONTROL!

There is no doubt about it.
You can read! Read the end of the Book!
All is well as long as we are in the palm of God's hand!

Amen

God bless you all.

Shared by Arms At the Mwafrika chatroom on Friday Mar 12, 2010