*FLOURISH'19 (3)*

You are made to...
*Shoot Up here Not to Shoot down there....* 

*Made to Bloom Not Gloom...* 

*Made to Blossom Out Not Bottle Out...* 

*To be Fruitful not Fruitless...* 

*To Burst forth Not To Bust up...* 

*To Run Riot Not To Dilly-Dally*

This is what *To Flourish* means& as a writer I chose to do what *Words* love to be done to them- *To Play with them.* Beloved, You are made to Flourish and so he gave you the capacity to....(Read Deut 8:18)

I say this&i am sure you are looking at yourself(I am too), your current predicament,you look at the times, seasons and the era we find ourselves where evil abound, the end near and hardship continue to harden us...Your one innocent *word* is Survival but God's Gracious *Words* to you is to *Thrive...Prosper...Flourish.*

 

-When has evil not permeated this world?(Ask Cain& Abel from the beginning)
-When has it ever been 'sooo' rossy and trouble-free (Jesus himself said, in this world you will have trouble...)
-And the end has always been near right from the time our Great Grannies Adam&Eve ate to SIN.

So,it doesn't matter what was and what is now, your destiny is in the hands of the Lord of Hosts and he says *If Only you will continue to Abide in me,Open your hearts,Patiently Wait on Me and Avail yourself for full use, you shall definitely flourish beyond measure.* 

*SO I SAY:*FLOURISH 2019(as FLOURISH'19)- _Flourishing it doth flourish, and rejoice,Yea, with joy and singing, The honour of Lebanon hath been given to it,The beauty of Carmel and Sharon, They-they see the honour of Jehovah, The majesty of our God.(Is. 35:2)_*

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So if you are in a church after one year [and ] you are not a choirister, you are not an usher , you are not a counselor,  you are not a prayer warrior, they ask you; What are you doing in the church? You say ; nothing , [as for] me I am just a member. No! You are an enemy. If you are not gathering,  you are a scatterer. If you are not helping , you are making matters worse.
-- *Rev. Eastwood Anaba* 

Me:  He who is not pushing or pulling is only adding his weight to the load for those who are pushing or pulling.

Beloved, we need your 'force' and not your 'weight'.

He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. Luke 11:23 KJV #TangibleWord #Keeploving 

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*MEDITATE*(Eph. 5:11-16)

It is Meditate. Spare a thought this morning.

*_Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness but instead expose them. For it's shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret.But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, 'Awake, o Sleeper and arise from the dead and Christ will shine on you. Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.(Eph. 5:11-16)_*

*SO I SAY:As you Meditate, Know that we have an Onerous duty as Christians to discharge, a weight that has already been taken care of by his matchless Grace for us...COUNT ON IT!*

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*YOUR MARCHING ORDERS*

In the Military quarters, the expression Marching Orders is commonly used, well understood and strictly adhered to. It simply means 'A command or instruction from Authority on exactly what to do or the next specific move to make. 

Failure to respect and Obey this leads to another meaning of Marching Orders which is notice of dismissal or sending off for doing something wrong.

So i ask here, As Christians What is our Marching Orders especially relating to the former definition since we have an all Gracious&Merciful Father who doesn't throw us away when we wrong/sin against him.

_Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing....and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”(Matt. 28:18-20)_

*Beloved, This is our marching orders as Christians. To Spread the Gospel,To Win Souls,To Save Lives, To Nurture and Raise Disciples to Continue thereafter...*

 

 It is a command, One that has to be obeyed. As a result, we are given  Authority from the 'Authority' himself(JESUS) over every& any force that seeks to derail our mission.Then, in all these he says i will be with you till the end.(That is UNFAILING)

And so, this is our Evangelism Call. One, that he just does not Command us to but empowers us to. (Phil.2:13- For it is God who is at work in you....) 

*It is Marching Orders not to scare us but just because souls are perishing and as a loving and merciful God, he wants us to understand the gravity of the situation(the world we live in now speaks volume) *

Ooh but how we've normalised it and made it as one of those convenient options. Can we learn from the Military on how they do not joke with this since a life or a nation is at stake...and here we are looking at OUR LIFE NOW AND EVEN THE LIFE AFTER MOST IMPORTANTLY.

*SO I SAY: LET'S RISE UP...FOR IT IS MARCHING ORDERS... NOT A LAXITY..  FOR SOULS ARE PERISHING*

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Creation Speaks...Listen!

 Simple here today but deeply cause you to call out to the deep of God through his Creation.

*SO I SAY, THE MESSAGE: 

 *_Creation Speaks...Listen-Otuosquotes_*

REVIVAL(NII OKAI -Song Message)

Ernest Nii-Okai Okai popularly known as Nii Okai brings us our powerful song message today from his collections titled- *REVIVAL*

Straight let's go for it. The link is below. Be Blessed.

" *Holy..... Spirit, we need your Revival again*

We are in the last days. Sin is the order of the day.

The love of many waxing cold, Wolves are devouring in thy fold.

We are the church you promised to build and the gates of hell shall not prevail.

Lord, remember your heartfelt prayer that we may be one as we tarry...

*Holy Spirit, we need your Revival again*

Selfish Ambition, Narcissism, Materialism, Activity No Devotion, 

I don't Carism for the Perishing Soul, Abandon the Mission

Prosperity is all we are preaching, the elders are dying, the body divided,

We don't seem to care about sinners again..

*Holy Spirit, we need your Revival again*

We are busy building altars to our golden calves...HAVE MERCY ON US AND SPARE OUR LIVES.

Lord, purify us with your fire day by day and send us your latter rain

*Holy Spirit, we need your Revival again*

Lord, purify us with your fire day by day and send us your latter rain.....

LET IT FALL LIKE FIRE... " (Sweeping across the Church(YOU) and all the Churches all over)

*SO I SAY:REVIVAL(By NII OKAI)*

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*RIDDLE...RIDDLE*

There is someone who anyone can easily have. He opens that door  to easily grab him in. In fact, he is ready to take you ASAP....ooh Forget about who you are and what you have done.

He is Enough for everyone yet you can never know him ENOUGH. That is why he is...

 So, Who am i?

*SO I SAY: Lord , I can never know you enough but you are Enough for me-Otuosquotes*

_(These verses to read-Psalm 46, Matt.6:26, 1Pet.5:7, Eph.3:20,Phil.4:19,Zeph.3:17)_

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*TERSE STORY* *3nti )d) wo? (Check the Love)😉😆*

‘Hey, you do know I love you?...right?...See, for all the people in my life, you top them all.Why don’t you do this one *thing* for me.’_ ....Akwasi rapped Akosua as she responded. 

_"Ra-ly,...I mean Really... aww, Akwasi, do I mean so much to you?...over everybody?_.... _You see I don’t mind giving you that whooping amount  *BUT* first listen to the same thing you told Ama in this recording…”_

SO I SAY: 3nti )d)  wo?....Check the Love...May God help us to know(discern) *the real people in our lives* & *those who only claim to love us*

 

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*Our Weakness, His Strength*

_A group of young ones I interacted with shared these traits and principles with me- Disciplined, Determined, Just, Strong-willed, Lively and Carefree._

_One confessed -“These are some of the personal attributes and principles we live by yet we can attest to the many times we have failed at it. I used to think I was strong-willed until something little I thought could never break me did._

_Sometimes, what we consider our strengths tend to become our weaknesses. Our righteousness is indeed a filthy rag.” she ended_

 

  *_Therefore, whenever my weakness shows its strong weakening self, I know I can fall on this mantra of the Lord’s- Your Weakness...My Strength!!!_*

SO I SAY(on God's Behalf):
*Humans have always needed more than what is human in order to BE. Therefore, bask in this continual Exchange I give- ‘For your every weakness, I give you strength’.*

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