ELIZABETH ABAYE BLOG

YOU ARE INDESTRUCTIBLE The  scripture says,   "Except a seed of corn goes to the ground and die, it abides alone" Jn 12:24. The seed when it goes to the ground it gets the best opportunity to become useful in its possible way and become greater than it was when it went in. The soil is always a place of it to maximize its potentials. So even if an enemy tries to silent it by burying it, they end up putting it in the right prospective to become better and greater. Before the seed goes into the ground it abides alone,  unproductive, inactive, unfruitfull, etc but when it goes into the soil,  everything changes. The seed begins to do well,  it begins to germinate,  grow, produce and becomes very great. It produces many of its kind. You are a seed because you are born of God's incorruptible seed,  "Being  born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever". I Peter 1:23. ...

YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR STORY In Philippians 4:6-7  Paul says, "Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus." (NLT)  Alot of us live the worrying  kind of life, and in the place of worrying is where you find confusions, fear, unbelief, double mindedness, distraction etc.  One cannot think right in the place of worry. We can't commune with God in the place of worrying and so Paul admonished us to not worry but to  make our request known to God. This brings us again to what Jabez did...... Jabez had a situation at hand, He knew that his name was drenched in the word ‘pain’ and he wanted nothing to do with pains in his life anymore, he was done with it, wearied and tired of all the pains he has gone thru, he had experienced enough ...

GOD'S ENDURING MERCIES    “For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations"(Psalm 100:5).  Through this Psalm we have been reminded again of God's goodness and eternal love towards us. Indeed God is good, His nature is goodness,  His character is goodness, in and out of Him flows goodness. Yes God is good and all he does is good. Hallelujah!!! Also God's mercies endures forever. It flows from one generation unto another. God's mercies never ceases nor run dry. God’s mercy is not like the weather for It does not change with the seasons. God's mercy does not depend on you or on anything you may do. His mercy is so great and his love so free that it is truly infinite and everlasting. Through God's everlasting mercies, we drink from His well of goodness. Thus we can declare like David did, "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house ...

  THE REIGN OF GOD IN BELEIVERS’ LIFE  “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever." [Revelation 11:15]. What is “THE KINGDOM OF OUR GOD” in this passage? This is the reign and rule of God, it is God having influence – power – control and dominion in the life of his people. Jesus brought into our lives the power and glories of the kingdom of God.   Thus it is written,   “But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you..” [Matt. 12:28].  The song writer wrote, "heaven came down and glory fills my soul......" Yes we can sing that song over and over again because heaven has filled our longing soul with glory and rest. Beloved of God, let it be known to you that Heaven came  in the person of our LORD Jesus Christ and dwelt in us that He may cause us to live out the kingdom life here on earth. Whenever heaven comes down upon one...

  BE COURAGEOUS  “This is my command--be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9   What is courage?  Courage is Bravery, it is Fearlessness, it is Boldness and it is the strength to speak and act without fear when we are in difficult and dangerous situations.  To have courage is to be confident and even willing to suffer for what we believe.   A courageous person is not afraid of challenges, NO, not atall: they are “not afraid of adversity; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord”. Psalm 112:7 ESV  Furthermore, Jesus said, “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 ESV.   To take heart is to be courageous; it is telling us to be strengthened in our hearts no matter the challenges that may arise. Therefore in times of adversity one...

  LIGHT OF THE WORD Psalm 119:105 says, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."  David use the same word interchangeably... Lamp and light are same word however, he is teaching us the power of the word in a man's life how it can do diverse things for us The word directs man's steps and makes their way right, prosperous, successful and fruitful. The scripture says, I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn't always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn't always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don't always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time. Eccl. 9:11 (NLT). The word of God directs us in our work and way, Thus those who delights in it do not stumble. Oh how dark and terrible our world would be without the light of the word. But with the ligh...

GOD'S GOOD WILL TOWARDS MEN.... Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:14. KJV. And NIV and some other versions tells us "..... and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests." Grace brings God's good will, peace and favours to mankind. In the place of worry, anxiety, confusions, restlessness comes in the grace of God. He who taps into the grace in him or her lives a worry free life, they rest in Christ love and promises, they trust in his power of grace to take care of things for them...... Thus they harvest the benefits of his good will. Who are those that can enjoy this good will, peace and favour of God? They are those washed by the blood of the only begotten son, they are those who believe in him, those  who have turn their lives over to him, those yielded to him, those who have deny ungodliness and have embraced his righteousness. Yes the peace and good will of God has come for all men to en...

TRUE FAITH “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world – our faith.” (1 John 5:4) “Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” (Mark 9:23) It is important we understand What faith is all about before we go further in this teaching. So then, what is faith?  The dictionary defines faith as “belief in, devotion to, or trust in somebody or something, especially without logical proof.” It also defines faith as “belief in and devotion to God.” The Bible has much more to say about  faith and how important it is.  Faith is to believe and to think, talk and act on what you believed When you do that then what you believed will  become a material reality.  Simply put, the biblical definition of faith is “trusting in something you cannot explicitly prove.” This definition of faith contains two aspects: intellectual assent and trust. Intellectual assent is believing ...

GRACED WITH GOODNESS AND MERCY. Jesus gave himself for us as a ransom so that we may have the right kind of life that God has ordained for us before the foundation of the world. What kind of life is it that we are talking about? It is His “Good life” (GOODNESS). David said , “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life…” [Psalm 23:6a]  The word, ‘surely’ in Psalm 23:6 means, ‘certainly’. It’s 100% guaranteed. It is undisputable that God’s goodness and mercies will always be there with you. When God promises us that goodness and mercies will follow us all the days of our lives, it means every day, in our entire or whole life that what will continually be with us are His goodness and mercy. This is our portion in Christ. What is goodness?  Goodness in this verse means “a life filled with good things, beauty, and favour.” It also means fortune, riches, abundance prosperity or wealth. No wonder Jesus said, “But I came so that my sheep will hav...

GOD WILL MAKE A WAY Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;  Isaiah 43:16-19   These words by Don Moen came to mind as am writing this: God will make a way  Where there seems to be no way; He works in ways we cannot see, He will make a way for me. Truly  God always makes a way for His people. Sometimes when we are going through some tough times in life, we tend to forget that God will make a way of escape. We forget the record of Scripture, that God has never forsaken His people, and that in the darkest of hours He has always made a way. You may be facing a dead end right now and you feel helpless and are loosing hope and giving up. Everything around you may look gloomy and difficult and you can't seem to see a way out, but if you will trust God and keep on moving in faith, even when you don’t see a way, he will make a way. At the time you feel that you can’t go any further, when you are pr...

WONDERFULLY MADE " I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well." Psalm 139:11. God is a great Designer he has designed you so uniquely and made you valuable, thus your tremendous worth is more than you can imagine. You are not a mistake, you are not inferior, you are a special specie made to reveal the glory of God and to glorify Him. You are not ordinary, you are more than who you see in the mirror, you are so precious and valuable, you are God's unique child made in the image and likeness of God. You are loaded, yes so loaded with greatness: thus GREATNESS IS IN YOU. God has created us in such wisdom, power, and glory, the only proper response we can give to him is to appreciate who we are and praise, honour and glorify His name. Therefore no matter the situations that may be surrounding you, just stay positive and refuse to allow it to cast you down knowing who you are and who...

FROM BITTERNESS TO SWEETNESS When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means "bitter"). Ex. 15:23 The Israelites having journeyed for days without water in the wilderness was exhausted. The entire area is a wilderness and no water. Suddenly there is hope, they see water before them. On sight of the river, after three days of thirst, they heaped a sigh of relief. At last there is water before them...  Oh how joyous they must have been to find a relief.... But wait a second, their joy quickly turned sour, the blessing of the water was not what they expected, it is a bitter water. The only water turned to be “bitter”; bitter is form the Hebrew word for “marah”. Their joy turned to sorrow, their soul was in pains, "how could God do this to them", they must have thought. They all complained and murmured as a result of the bitter water. This showed that their hopes were dashed. They wo...

  PROSPERING  IN  ALL THINGS The scripture in Psalm 1:3 says, " And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." Here we see the life of the new creation man in Christ, it is living the kingdom life of prosperity in all his or her ways in this world. It says "WHATSOEVER he does shall prosper" not some things.... We are to experience prosperity in every path of life. The new creation man have been uprooted from the realm of the life of unfruitfulness and unproductivity unto the realm of prosperity in all things. This is because they have been chosen,  cultivated and secured through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. We where told of Abraham that " The LORD blessed him in all things" (Genesis 24:1).  This is because God indeed blesses those who are his. No one in him lacks anything good. He makes all provision avai...

THE WORD MADE FLESH   “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” John 1:14. In order word the word became a being that can be seen and touch. He was made real. Who is this word that became flesh? He is in the person of Jesus Christ, thus the word is a being not just a spoken word. Every promises of God to you is to become flesh in your life and not to remain in the spiritual realm. But this can only happen when you take your place in the word, declaring him day and night. Every promises of God to you is to become flesh in your life and not to remain in the spiritual realm. But this can only happen when you take your place in the word, declaring him day and night. The word is ever living and its ever active, he  always brings about changes in the life of those who declares him and make him manifest in their lives The word is full of glory, thus anyone...

ENJOYING GOOD LIFE IN CHRIST David in Psalms 23:6 proclaimed, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.” God wants you and me to enjoy good life everyday in Christ, it gives him pleasure when we are living out his abundance here and now. The good life is a life where you can daily experience God’s best in everything you do. It is a life if honour and virtue.  In such life, the ordinary people who are in Him becomes extraordinary by His nature impacted in them thus they live the extraordinary life. They experience heaven on earth. They reflect the glories of God in their life and their life show forth the praises of God. When you look at your life right now does it reflect the glory of God? Does it seem exciting? Would you boldly recommend your type of life to someone else?  There is no complex in a life in Christ. A believer is to enjoy the goodness of God all the days of hi...

DAYS OF VISITATION “THE LORD JEHOVAH has done these things for me in the days in which he regarded me to take away my reproach among the children of men” Luke 1:25. There is always a time of remembrance, a period when the LORD looks upon us with favour and begin to bring into our lives uncommon blessings. A time when the LORD says enough to the manipulations and reproaches of the wicked ones, a season when he says no more misfortune. Certainty situations are never forever for those who are rooted in Christ Jesus, those who call upon him day and night for surely he will arise and avenge their case in the day of his visitation. In the days wherein he will looked on them with a favourable eye, with a look of love and mercy thus he will remove shame and disgrace. When this was done to Elizabeth, she exclaimed “ Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.” (ESV).  You also will experience the day of the L...

THE VICTORY OF FAITH “…..And this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith”.  I John 5:4. John clearly states that the believer overcomes the world. but how do they overcome? It is through FAITH. Through faith we conquer, we subdue, We daily live victoriously as we exercise our faith. Faith is our anchor, our strength, our drive. There can be no victory outside faith. We came into the kingdom by faith, we are also sustained by that same faith. Faith is a product of God’s consciousness in us. It is the response of the heart to God. Faith is knowing who God really is; and that he will do it. Faith is a force that keeps you going even when everything around you is proving impossible to reach your gaol. The strength of the believer is in their faith. Faith takes you to the undeserved, unqualified, and unusual position. A man or woman of faith does things in an unusual way, even when everything around them is saying no.

"THE ALL-SUFFICIENT GOD. Gen 17:1 ...Jehovah appeared to Abram and said to him, I am the All-sufficient God; Walk before Me, and be perfect. There are two words  in "ALL-SUFFICIENT" first God is our all in all, the complete, the fullness, the overall. Secondly he is "sufficient" If you have a sufficient amount of something, it's enough —  just right. 1. as much as is needed; equal to what is specified or required; enough 2. competent; well-qualified; able . Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified ; fit. Therefore God being our ALL-SUFFICIENT God it means he is possessing adequate ability, he has as much as its needed to provide for us all. He has all that we require to achieve all that is expected of us to achieve. Thus is is well able, more than able to accomplish what concerns our daily needs.

FROM GLORY TO GLORY Elizabeth I. Abaye But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Over times, there have been a misconception about the glory of God in the believer. Some said it is entered into when we die, thus when people die they say they have been called to glory, however, the scripture told us otherwise. Peter made us to understand that we have been called in Christ to glory. "Seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence". 2 Peter 1:3 In this passage, Peter wasn't talking about a glory that is attainable in death but is letting us know what is ours in Christ in this life. We are giving spiritual birth by a glorious God, thus we inherited his glorious nature in us, we have His DNA. And th...

UNDERSTANDING GOD'S WILL.... PT1 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.  Ephesians 5:17 (ESV). God has a will for your life; your whole life has been settled in heaven before you were conceived. You are not here by chance; there is a “WILL”, there is always a “WILL”. You have been per-destined by God. It is important that you discover what His will is for you and be totally dedicated to that will and reign in life. What is the WILL of God? The will of God is His divine purpose or plan. It is what God has determined to be done or what God wants us to do. It is the concept of God having a plan for humanity, and desiring to see this plan fulfilled. God’s divine will is absolutely in contrast to the human will. In Matthew 6:10 Jesus ask us to pray for the Father's WILL, "Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Jesus through this prayer of God’s will being done, has revealed to us the need to de...

GOD’S LOVINGKINDNESS "Thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name." (Psalm 63:3, 4). The word “lovingkindness” is two English words joined together “LOVING” and “KINDNESS.” We know that "God is love" (1 John 4:8). This means He is Affectionate, Caring, Passionate, and Tender hearted. He loves us beyond reasonable doubt and beyond our imaginations.  God proved His love and care for us when He gave up His only begotten son “JESUS CHRIST”. God is kind. In order word, He is merciful, compassionate, kind-heartedness, benevolent: thus He continually show us kindness, hence we are not consumed in spite of our short comings. Therefore God’s lovingkindness toward us is a prove of His divine perfections. Why is God’s lovingkindness better than life?" Because God is life in Himself and all life comes from Him. Life is material and nothing that is material c...

DARKNESS HAS NO POWER OVER LIGHT And the light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out. John 1:5 There is no believer  who hasn't faced some kind of opposition or challenges in life. But however darkness tries to oppose us, our light is never put out as long as we stay in the one (Christ) who is the true light. The darkness in our text has to do with the devil and his evil works. He try to put out our light by his numerous attacks but Christ light in us outshines his darkness.  The truth is that darkness does not have the power to overcome nor put out light. It cannot stand before light. Darkness is always a deception which cannot stand before the truth of God's promises to us. Every believer can overcome any attack if he or she does not quit first, because Light triumphs over darkness. FOR MORE INFO CONTACT US @ Elizabeth Abaye media outreach........ E-mail awakemove@gmail.com Blog: elizabethabaye.blogspot.com LinkedIn.com/eliz...

  CHOSEN AND APPOINTED. Child of God, it's important you know that you are more than who you see in the mirror, you need to realize just how special you are, and how much you are loved by your Father? Yes the heavenly father loves you so much that he is ever willing to take you to the next level. People may have laughed at you and talked you down, they may have try to hurt you because they don't think you have any worth or value. They may have  try to steal away your dream, and and joy by discrediting you, and treating you as weak and small in the eyes of the world. But God will frustrate and disappoint them by turning things around in your life suddenly: because you are CALLED, CHOSEN AND APPOINTED by the Sovereign LORD. For it is written, "You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain...." John 15:16. Therefore child of God, know that you are of great worth to God, you are not j...

Add caption WHEN GOD IS        YOUR            SOURCE Psalm 84:11, says: “No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.” At the time when I and my family were going through some very difficult time, a period when all hopes was lost, and all was gloomy it seemed as though God has forgotten us and that God does not give good things to His children.  But in the midst of it all, we never lose our trust in God, we continued to ask of Him in prayers that our situation may change and He did not disappoint us. We made Him our source of supply for every need, we trusted Him for every detail of our life and we are still doing that till date. This is because we have come to know that God gives the best and His gifts has eternal value and anything the world didn't give you, it can't take from you. But whatever the world gives you does not have eternal value and it can be taken away. Thus we made God our source. Beloved, ...

GOD HAS A PURPOSE Through God’s Word, we are made to understand that “There is a purpose to every thing under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). In order words, there is a purpose for the existence of all created things on earth, and not just for the created things on earth, but also for the things created in heaven. Thus, there is a purpose to life. It’s important that we understand purpose and how it is applicable to us.  Without a purpose, life is meaningless, hopeless, insignificant, and worthless. The epitome of life is purpose. What justifies life is purpose. What gives real meaning to life is purpose. What drives life is purpose. You are created for a purpose, thus you need to live out your purpose that you may be fulfilled.