MIZPAH HEIGHTS

Growing up we saw apprentices do all manner of things for their bosses. I personally have seen an apprentice who did almost everything for her master; she cleaned her home, washed her children's clothes, cooked, went to the market and ran all manner of errands. Does that still happen today? Not really. I must admit that the case I portrayed is a little extreme but it showed the level of humility of the apprentice. Today people want to learn the work, make money but do not want to pour water on their bosses hands. I also have been guilty of this at times. Somebody goes on IT and squeezes the face when it is lunch time because he/she has to buy food for the bosses. It's not necessarily right but it is unescapable in certain places. During my own IT, I was lucky my boss was quite well to do so I always bought food from notable fast foods but some others weren't so lucky, they had to queue at Mama Put. The point is this, if you want to learn from someone you will hav...

BEYOND THE GRAVE A woman called Mary Mary Magdalene sat still in the mud with the other women as they beheld the Savior on the cross. She was now exhausted from crying, all that she did was let out continuous sobs. The soldiers had hit them about in attempts​ to keep them quiet and out of their way. With both eyes now swollen red, lips peeled from impeding dehydration and exhaustion, Mary sang a hymn. The other women joined in the hymn, as they sang tears flowed freely. From the cross, Jesus looked at them and smiled. Mary could feel the warmth of His love in her heart. The women smiled to one another as they held themselves closer and sang louder. Within a few minutes, Jesus said "It is finished" and released His Spirit. One of Jesus' disciples, Joseph of Arimathea, demanded His body​ and He was buried. On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb but the stone was rolled away. The body of Jesus wasn't there. "Someone must have taken Hi...

BEYOND THE GRAVE A man called​ Joseph. Joseph was born and bred in the city of Arimathea. He, like his fathers before him, was a leader of the Jews. He was respected and loved by the people. One could tell from a mile off that he wasn't a man of titles but one desirous to see the kingdom. Despite his enormous wealth, his humility and simplicity was unparalleled. Joseph was a disciple of Jesus. The words Jesus spoke gave him assurance that the Messiah had come. He followed Him secretly, if he had openly confessed his faith in Jesus there would have been an uproar among the Jewish leaders. His life and family would have been endangered. Joseph loved Jesus and followed Him even up to the place of His death. As events at the cross unfolded, Joseph couldn't contain himself anymore. He ran to corner of the street, weeping. Joseph couldn't help blaming himself for not doing enough when the plots to crucify Jesus was being raised. "I should have fought them, I should ha...

God is our Father and as reasonable children we ought to seek to be in His presence and good books. How can we continually live in harmony with God? Praise:   Is the  expression one's respect and gratitude toward God. God does not joke with praise. He will not share his glory with anyone. If we are to continue to please Him, we must continue to praise Him. When you praise God, do it with all your heart. Give all the glory to God in praises. Adoration : Is the expression of love or admiration towards God. Adoration is a deep feeling of love, you just love Him regardless of whether what you are passing through is favourable or not.  Singing:   There is no doubt that God loves music. Can you image what gathering of believers would be like if we didn't sing? If we are truly desirous of the presence of God, a rich blend of spiritual songs must never be far from our lips. Service: G od is interested in what you can do for Him. It is falsehood to say we can ...

The soul that sinneth, it shall die.." - Ezekiel 18:20 God has already said what His standard of righteousness is, and almost all men, if not all men, are now aware of God's gracious redemptive package available only the LORD Jesus. God has already given His best to mankind, there is nothing more to give for the salvation of men. In John 3:16, we see that "God so loved the world, that He GAVE His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have e verlasting life." He has already given Himself for us, what more can we demand of Him? The beauty of the price Jesus paid is in the fact that He did not go to the cross to condemn sinners, rather His motive is to save all provided they believe on Him (John 3:17). All He is asking of us is to believe Him. Why do people believe men who have failed them and will still fail them than to believe their maker who has never failed and will never fail them. Sinners will die, belie...

Why is it that Christians cannot seem to please the world? Everything we do is met by the world's distatste. It's simple, the world loves its own and promotes it. Christian ideals are fast losing popularity in the world, in fact before what you are doing as a Christian can get substantial recognition it must have passed through fire from all quarters. That is why as Christians we should stand firm. Christianity is not of the world, it is from above, and cannot be promoted by the world. When Christians begin to seek approval from the world, destruction becomes imminent. Our testimony is to do the will of the Father not the will of our friends. Jesus knew exactly what He was doing, He did not need the approval of men and didn't seek to please them. Why then should we as faithfuls to the faith not follow our Leader faithfully. In our walk with God and work for Him we must be weary of the dangers of loving the world. Popularity and wealth should never be our motive for ...

Grace is the touch of God upon a man’s life that turns his ordinary results into supernatural results. Grace saves from disgrace and elevates from the dunghill of life to palace of life. Grace yields more results than hard work can produce. Grace cannot be bought in silver nor gold, neither does it come has a family inheritance. Good works does not qualify you for grace. Grace is an offshoot of God’s divine love. God’s Grace is in Christ alone. Want to know the secret of men of exploits? Find Grace. May the Lord give you more grace this May in Jesus name. Amen.

Revelation 1:8 - "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, saith He, which is, which was, and which is to come, the Almighty." What is time? Time is existence. Only the living can appreciate or know what time is. When death comes, time stops. Time has three phases: Past, Present and Future. But there is One who is time Himself. He is now, He was yesterday and He will be tomorrow. There is no where you find Him that He isn't. We have heard it said that no man can change the past, this Man can. He can make old things pass away like they never occurred. He is able to change records, He is the Almighty. Psalms 31:15 says "My times are in thy hands..." Whether you acknowledge Him or not, your times are in His hand. Note it says TIMES not TIME. Everything you were, are and will be is in His hands. He alone has the power to release your appointed time. Abraham probably would have died without a Isaac if He did not entertain the Man that issued the pro...

"Faith without works is dead". Prayer without works is mere exercise. The blessings of God are pronounced upon us in fellowship with Him (in prayers) but they are manifested when we work. The harvest will rotten in the field no matter how bountiful if the farmer does not go to reap it in. We all have a major role to play if our appointed time must come as it shall. Yesterday we noted that anything we accept as the will of God will maintain its course. To produce a desirable change we must CRY OUT. We must be aware of the fact that anchoring the release of the appointed time of our breakthrough on God alone is a pointer to a sense of irresponsibility. The appointed time will not materialize unless you DO SOMETHING. Exodus 3 chronicles the conversion between God and Moses. God had heard the cry of the Isrealities and He purposed to send the man Moses. Note that every move of God on the earth is always tied to a human vessel. God will not literally come down to bring a c...

You listen to some preachers and you are gripped with terrible fear. All one thinks about is what the devil can do, what hell will be like etc (This shouldn't be!) The gospel is to make you SEE JESUS not the devil. SEE HEAVEN not hell. The mind works on what it hears. When a preacher keeps hammering on the dangers of hell and not on the love of Christ, the congregation see fear and not salvation. Sooner or later they out grow their fear and then it becomes dangerous living since they have been taught too little about the One they should have been focusing on. What was God's motive for giving us Jesus? It's LOVE! "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." - John 3:16 Why did God do it? LOVE! (We shouldn't emphasize death over life(love)]. The result of His love is salvation from sin and death. The dangers of hell (though dreadful and true) is not t...

Glory to God. It is day twelve already in this remarkable new year. There is a lot of promise for this year 2016 and it is certain that lovers of God will enjoy favours that will cause the world to envy them. I want to thank you for your friendship and love in the previous year. Thank you for reading the stories, thank you for learning from them and thank you for your remarks. This year there will be more great stories that will help shape a godly generation. All stories promise to be fresh. Mizpah Heights this 2016 will feature more of inspiring articles that will help lift our walk with God. We will be sharing the mind of Christ direct with you. May we find life in every post in Jesus name. Amen. I want to encourage you to draw much more closer to God this year. The time of Jesus' coming is closer now than when we first believed. The pervasiveness around us may increase but we shouldn't be partakers of evil. " Let your light so shine before men, that they may see y...