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  Genesis 1:2-3  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness   was   upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. God spoke his desire into the world he created. There was something missing, so God spoke what was missing into reality. The presence of another thing was depriving God’s desire of coming into reality- Light was absent because darkness was there. Thereofre, God spoke his words.  Psalms 90:2  Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou  art  God. God formed the world with His spoken word. God never doubted His words because He is omniscient and omnipotent. Today, 2026 lies before us, void and empty, waiting for you to speak the words of faith into it. 2026, awaits us to speak our desire into it like a farmer plants his desired seed into the gro...

  Matthew 16:15-18. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not Revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.The church is the body of christ, and HE is the head of that body. Every creature has eyes near its head. Iesus Christ is the head and the eyes, and therefore, HE it is that gives the church wherein Jesus is the author and finisher shall base its continuity on revelations from the Holy spirit which He promised and indeed, happened on the day of Pentecost. We can deduce, therefore, from this statement that the church shall experience firstly opposition and secondly there is a continuity of the church despite the persecutions it will face. Thi...

  Psalms 51:11   Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.[kjv] King David had the honor of being the first person to make known to us the intention of the Godhead to send the Holy Spirit to dwell within us in a permanent state, which was fulfilled after the resurrection of Christ . This was only revealed to King David. This eventually took place at the cross of calvary where the price for your sin and mine was paid.  Romans 6:23 says,  For the wages of sin  is  death; but the gift of God  is  eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord . And the triumphant resurrection of the Lord had occurred. The Holy Spirit was a promise made to the believers by Christ in the book of  Luke 24:49   And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you:  but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem , until ye be endued with power from on high . It was a priceless honor given to all who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ....

  With upheavals here and there, with many Christians expressing frustration with their government, some view these outright expressions of opinions as ‘getting involve; in politics, which they think contradicts the position of Christ when in said, ‘ John 8:23   And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. And Paul’s admonition in the book of  Colossians 3:1   If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.[KJV] Today, Sapphire Strokes feels a sense of fulfilment to extract and publish the opinion of a respected evangelist in the world who holds sway all over the world with signs and wonders following, yet, without being loud. Titled”  A genuine believer in Christ will not ridicule those in power “. General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry , Pastor William Kumuyi , has advised Nigerians against criticising tho...

 In the first article on this important subject, we talked about faith and that faith brings out an action in us; it moves us to the road we will encounter Jesus. The beckoning within us does not bring God to us, but brings us to God. Now, this kind of faith is common to all men because all men have faith. Believe, for without believe, in something we can not live in this universe. For example, if i do not believe that i will get to my destination if i take a flight, i will never board that flight. If i do not believe that the surgeon standing before me can give me a successful surgery i can not give me consent. Not the kind of faith God gives us when we become christians, this one is already inborn in us; to believe in something. This faith, which all men have, is what also brings us to God. It is this faith that preachers, pastors, evangelists appeal to in our lives, therefore, it is possible to believe in God no matter who you are the message of salvation is to all humankind. He...

  Deuteronomy 32:19-20 ”  And when the LORD saw   it , he abhorred   them , because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end   shall be : for they   are   a very froward generation, children in whom   is   no faith”. There is a new way of living when you become a Christian. The bible says when we become a christian, all things become new. see 2corinthians 5:17.And the way of life now that we are Christians is the way of  living by faith . When you become a christian, you automatically have an opposition from your mind and from the world. Your mind does not want a change from the old ways it is used to and the otherworld comprising your social connections and others will also oppose your new way. Sometimes this opposition is very strong and threatens your very peace of mind. This is because in the world we have all that do not want you to live this way, this ...