ELIZABETH ABAYE BLOG

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 ...