ELIZABETH ABAYE BLOG

  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...