Emeka Anslem's Blog... Bringing knowledge to the people

TIMELY NOTES! Appreciate people; it would put a smile on their face. Every man wants to know how he looks or how well he is doing, even though we may not often express it in words. From experience, a person with a sad countenance would always cheer up when he's told how good he looks. One of the most effective ways to tell people that Jesus loves them is to tell them how beautiful they look. I've done it over and again, and the result is always the same. I've not seen a person that hates to be appreciated. God understood this principle when He said "if we need favour from a wicked person, we should go to him with a gift". Appreciation is a most treasured gift to any man, no matter his calibre. If you want to know the degree at which God can bless a man, develop an habit of appreciating God. Appreciation isn't just about acknowledging people for what they've done for you, it's also about acknowledging the hand of God in the lives of others. That...

TIMELY NOTES! Where have you been? That must be the question that Pharaoh asked Joseph when his dream was interpreted. Let your life become a relief to others; let people see hope when they see you. No matter what may have transpired between us, I won't let you see me as an obstacle. I won't let you hide yourself when you see me coming; neither will I let you change direction just because I'm heading your way. Oftentimes, those who hurt us the most appear to be those who helped us the most. Potiphar could have easily defended Joseph - knowing that Joseph would never sin against God; but he chose to put him in prison for an offense he did not commit. While Joseph was in the prison, he had an encounter with two palace servants - of which one of them recommended him to Pharaoh three years later. Since Potiphar was in charge of the prisoners, he could have easily denied the fact that Joseph could interpret dreams. But because Joseph remained faithful - even in the prison, P...

TIMELY NOTES! Words are abstract, yet they have physical effects. Words can start a fire in your heart, just as they can also put it out. They can make you feel like a prisoner, while they can also make you feel liberated. They can make you feel like a slave, just as they can make you feel like a king. Most of the challenges that people go through are usually the products of what they've said to themselves, or what someone else had said to them. The bible says "as a man thinks in his heart, so he is". That could also mean that "a man is compelled to live or act according to the words that he constantly think about". Don't be deceived, there is a word for everything you think about. The bible didn't say we'd be judged by the things we like or the things we lust for; rather, it says we'd be judged by our words. Remember also that the world in which we live today was created by words. That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note. ...

TIMELY NOTES! Do you have doubts? When you begin to doubt the occurrence of what you've believed, then you really need to pray. Doubts are like weeds, they grow wherever they see an empty land. Faith is like a land, and prayer is the material that builds on faith. If you want to make the most of your faith, then you must buy more prayer time. A building project will naturally stop if the supply of the required materials stop. Doubts may be unwanted, but you can't stop them from growing - just as you can't stop weeds from growing on an empty land. Prayer clears doubts from what you believe, just as a cultivator uproots weed from a land. That also means that prayer can both clear your doubts, and build your faith. In my opinion, anybody who has developed doubts for what he believed - has not been praying. That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note. But take these last words; SATAN IS SO DECEPTIVE THAT HE CAN CAUSE YOU TO DISBELIEVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. IF...

TIMELY NOTES! What do you have? If all you have are things you can physically see, then you really don't have anything. According to scriptures, physical things are subject to change; and they can change at any moment. Job was the wealthiest and most protected man in his time; but in a moment, he became the poorest and most feeble person in his time. Strange, right? Spiritual things lasts forever. The bible tells us that "whatever the Lord does shall be forever". Spiritual things have capacity to transcend different times and seasons. If Job had refused to pray for his friends, he would have died in that affliction. But his spiritual action towards his friends changed his physical condition. You must have heard that "if God is all you have, then He is all you need to have all your needs met". That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note. But take these last words; SPIRITUAL INVESTMENTS ARE THE PRESERVATIVES OF PHYSICAL THINGS. IF YOU WANT YOUR...

TIMELY NOTES! Keep going! Your oppositions cannot cross the Red Sea with you. If Moses and the people of Israel didn't cross the sea, Pharaoh would have killed all of them. Oftentimes, the oppositions that are coming behind us are stronger than the ones ahead of us. In the journey of life, we're not permitted to stop. But if you must stop, your reason for stopping must be to re-strategize on how to go forward. The oppositions ahead may appear impossible, but if you will not surrender, you'd cross over! Elisha was in-between fire and the Jordan river; and he had no choice but to cross the river - because the fire was fast approaching him. The bible recorded that he took the mantle which fell from Elijah and smote the Jordan river. The moment he did that, the river created a passage for him. Oppositions are opposite-positions to the intended position. And If you'd add a little more effort, the oppositions ahead will let you take your proper position. My father has oft...

TIMELY NOTES! The life of a christian is like that of a man who decides to visit a zoo. As long as he doesn't brake into the domain of the wild animals, he is safe. The bible says that "those who are born again do not continue in sin, but they keep themselves, and the evil one cannot touch them". As long as the man is within the zoo, he must abide by the Zoo Access Rules. Also, as long as we're born again, we must abide by the rules that govern our Christianity. You can't consciously enter the lion's den and expect not to be devoured. Also, you can't consciously continue to sin against God and not expect the devil to torment you. God is merciful to forgive, but the only way we can prove His mercy is to first detest sin. God is faithful and just to forgive; but the fact that He is just to forgive doesn't mean He'd just forgive you. Many believers are suffering demonic torments because they live in the assumption that God has forgiven them; meanw...