“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God- this is your true and proper worship” - Heb 10:1 (NIV).
It might come as a surprise to some to find the largest church in the world is based in Africa. The Basilica of our Lady of Peace is found in Ivory Coast built by President Felix Houphouët-Boigny. It can fit a crowd of 300,000 and is believed to have cost $300 million!
Building churches is long part of our Christian tradition. “He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever” (I Cor 17:12, NIV). This was true of King Solomon who built a temple for the Lord, an ambition that had started with his father David. Where the latter was unable the son achieved the task.
Building churches like the Basilica in Ivory Coast is a good thing but then also we need to be reminded that our father is most pleased when we offer our lives to Him. After all what is a church empty of worshippers? All over Europe as we know there are many magnificent churches built in the past but which are today empty of worshipers.
Prayer for today: Lord Father in heaven, today I pray in the mighty name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, that I live to offer my body as a living sacrifice of worship to you.
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23/04/2024 - 24/04/2024 All day“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31)
There are many instances we find in the scriptures where God came and told a person, “I will come!” It was quite difficult to comprehend then and the waiting took a bit of time, but the Lord came through.
We find so in Gen 18:10, how the Lord spoke to Abraham, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” And surely at the right time the Lord came through.
The prophet Isaiah did long before the birth of Christ prophecy, “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (9:6-7).
Well, it took a bit of time; but it surely came to pass. There is here a remarkable fact about knowing God which none of us should ever lose sight of. As He once spoke through the prophet Balam, “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” ( Numbers 23:19).There is a world of difference between God and man! If He has promised; He will fulfill. The Lord’s “Yes” is truly “Yes;” and His “No,” quite frankly, “No! “ Listen to God. If He has said, “I will come”, just wait, for as with the prophets, the Lord is not in the business of falling back on His own word!
Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, as you word says, you are not a human that you should lie, and for this, I hold on to your promises over my life, as I wait on you, this I pray in Jesus’ name!
