Keep company with Him

On April 24, 2021 By Jesus ExpressedLeave a comment

Some days it feels you’ve got it all figured out, some other days it feels like everything in and around your life is falling like a pack of cards. If this is you, follow through. It’s not as if what I am about to share with you isn’t something you know or have always known but you do know that sometimes we need these reminders because it’s very easy to forget.

“From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭61:2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

The view is different on the Rock, you get a clearer view and perspective to things. Many a times all that you are overwhelmed with just needs you to see better, needs you to have a right perspective to it. You’ll learn not to magnify issues or let it get at you when you see from His perspective.
How do you see from His perspective? By keeping company with Him. In Matthew 11:30 (MSG), Jesus says, ”Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”
Fellowship with Jesus relieves you of every weight you might be carrying, yes! That’s how to live unbothered, freely and lightly.
You see better when you are in constant fellowship with Jesus.

Jesus is the Rock! Your faith in God is solidified when you are with Him, you see clearly when you are with Him, He gives you strength to keep on when you are with Him, you operate in the wisdom of God when you are with Him. Everything you need is in Him, everything that will keep you from being overwhelmed is in Him.

Today and always keep company with Him!
You are blessed.

Mercy Adesanwo.

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DO YOU SEE IT AS LITTLE?

On April 3, 2021 By Jesus ExpressedLeave a comment

John 6:1-13. The multitudes had gathered and considering the fact that they were going to embark on a long journey, Jesus thought to himself, “it wouldn’t be good to dismiss them without giving them anything edible”.

He went to seek Philip’s opinion to test Him, even though He knew what He would do. Philip’s response? He magnified the impossibility of feeding the people because they were many.

Andrew on the other hand said, “Master there’s a little boy with just 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes”. Andrew also must have felt that what was available might not do anything but decided to tell Jesus about it to fulfill all righteousness.

“What a perfect meal!” Jesus thought. He went ahead to give thanks and ask that the meal be shared among the 5,000 people. The people ate to satisfaction and there were still 12 baskets left.

See what five loaves of bread and two fishes did!

Dear friends, I’ve come to realize that God only needs us to surrender whatever we have so that He may multiply it for the blessing of the nations. This is what Jesus did: He offered Himself as a seed for the rise (multiplication) of saviours (John 12:24).

Do not ever feel like what God has placed in your hands is insignificant and little, and cannot bless lives.

What you have has been strategically given to you by God to bless nations that He has sent you to.

Who would have thought that five loaves of bread and two fishes would feed multitudes talk less of having leftovers?

God is the God of abundance and He is willing to trade what He has placed in our hands for more if we allow Him.

You are blessed!

Mercy Adesanwo.

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The NEW

On March 27, 2021 By Jesus ExpressedLeave a comment

Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well.

Jesus had just asked the Samaritan woman for a drink and had said to her “if you knew the gift of God in your presence, you’ll ask for living water”. The woman, in reply, made a statement saying;

“Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then will You get that living water? Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?” John‬ ‭4:11-12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

This was what the woman was used to. She knew the history behind Jacob’s well. She had fetched from it for years and to her, it felt like there was nothing better than Jacob’s well and all she had known all her life.

Jesus was offering something better, but what she had always been used to was an hindrance.

This is really how it is with many believers. We cling to history, experiences we and others have had. We hold onto past issues, pressures and so on, more than anything. So, when Jesus is offering something better, we can’t even recognize how amazing it is!

Knowing that we can’t put new wine in an old wine skin because it would waste (Mark 2:22), we all have the responsibility as God’s children to yield to the new.

Jesus bids us to let go of the former so that we can have the new. It has to be new wine in new wine skin.

You are blessed!

Mercy Adesanwo.

Here’s an invite to be part of the feast Jesus has prepared for you, you will only partake of it by being washed in His precious blood that was shed for you. Today choose Jesus!

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LESSONS FROM SIMON PETER

On March 20, 2021 By Jesus ExpressedLeave a comment

The story of Simon Peter’s first encounter with Jesus Christ is one that many are familiar with. Still, it’s good to refresh our minds from time to time with this story and lessons that can be gotten from it.

The attitude of Simon Peter, who prior to that time didn’t know anything about Jesus, is worthy of note and I believe that such attitude is important in the life of anyone who truly wants to walk with the Messiah and be used by Him.

Here are four lessons to learn from Simon (Luke 5:1-11):

HE RELEASED WHAT HE HAD WILLINGLY FOR JESUS TO USE. Jesus needed a ship to stay in to teach multitudes and decided to use Simon Peter’s. Simon didn’t even know Jesus but he allowed Jesus to use his ship.
He could have refused on account of not knowing Jesus. Besides, Simon had had an unpleasant fishing experience. He had toiled all night but didn’t catch any fish. It’s easy to be in a bad mood when such a thing occurs and because of that refuse to release what one has to the Lord. Not Simon! Although his all night fishing experience was fruitless, he didn’t let that discourage him from allowing Jesus use his ship.
HE TRUSTED JESUS. What does the bible say about trust? Many things. There is particularly one I love: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding…” (Prov. 3:5). Simon had toiled all night without catching any fish. Jesus told him “let down your net” . Simon replied stating his all night experience but he went further to say “nevertheless, at Jesus’ word, he’d let down his net”. The result? A great catch of fish.
It pays to trust God beyond what past experiences have shown and even beyond the way we understand things.
HE WAS OBEDIENT. This goes in line with trust. You naturally obey anyone you trust. Simon trusted Jesus and so he obeyed Him when Jesus said “let down your nets”. He could have used logic or experience as an excuse to disobey. He had toiled all night without getting any fish. Logically it seemed impossible to get anything. But Simon chose to obey instead. He also obedient to Jesus’ call to follow Him and be fishers of men.
HE WAS HUMBLE. The reaction of Simon to the multitude of fish that was caught reveals his humility. He immediately got down on his knees and told Jesus to depart from him because he saw himself as someone unworthy of Jesus.
What does the bible say about humility? God exalts the humble and He gives more grace to them.

Simon was one who had a close walk with Christ and was used powerfully by Him. The lessons above from his life, I believe, are essential to note for a close walk with the Lord and to be used mightily by Him.

Tomi Kayode.

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RESTORATION

On March 13, 2021 By Jesus Expressed1 Comment

One evening while worshipping, God’s word struck me in a different light and I began to ask God for a restoration of innocence and wonder.

In Nigeria, when a man or woman is still virgin or has never had sexual intercourse with anyone, he or she is most times termed innocent but when sexual intercourse happens it is said that the innocence they once had is lost.

The Lord began to liken this with our walk with Him, when we first caught the fire for Jesus, we always loved fellowshipping with Him and other believers but at some point, we hit certain depths in God that made us feel like we have arrived. Pride got into the picture and what used to be like a life on fire for Jesus became so cold, we gradually began to romance the world and its ways because there was no hunger again.

Then I realized something, revival can never be seen when believers who are supposed to experience it are “wild”, it takes innocence, humility, wonder to experience Jesus over and over again. Jesus speaking in the book of Matthew 18:2-5 about having a child-like heart where we never question Divine orders or think our ways are super perfect than God’s and feel like our limited knowledge can take us anywhere in Him.

While I prayed, the Holy Spirit dropped this scripture in my heart, Joel 2:25-32.

25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

²⁶And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.

²⁷And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

²⁸And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

²⁹And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

³⁰And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

³¹The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come.

³²And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.

Now He has promised to restore what we might have lost because we felt we had “arrived”, He says we will have plenty to eat right in His presence, as we hunger, He’d continually feed us with the meal of the Spirit that brings true satisfaction. He said thanksgiving will come forth from our lips and as a result there will be multiplication of what we’ve experienced here on earth which means He will without reserve pour out His Spirit on all flesh, not some but all and because of these mighty things will happen.

The reality of the earth being the Lord’s will be seen! Hallelujah!

Mercy Adesanwo.

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Walking with my Limp

On February 27, 2021 By Jesus Expressed2 Comments

Anyone who knows me would probably know how much I love music, or more appropriately put, Christian Contemporary Music. I also have a couple of gospel musicians that I listen to and one of them is Jonathan McReynolds.
So, there is this song that J. McReynolds sang titled ‘Limp, and it’s a song with some thought provoking lyrics. I’d like to share the message I’ve gotten from the song.

Below are extracts from the lyrics:
_”The devil thought this injury would make me stop and take defeat, but I know Jesus walks with me. So, I’ll just keep on walking with my limp”_
The song is tailored for Christians (it is a gospel song after all) and the message is that, there are times, as Christians, when we may err against God’s will and then have to face a repercussion for a sin that we committed (the repercussion is the injury being described in the lyrics above).

In these kinds of circumstances, the enemy can try to harden our hearts against repentance or he might even make us feel that we are beyond repentance (he wants us to take defeat). Instead of accepting his lies, McReynolds sings that he will walk with his limp (the limp is the consequence of an injury); because, according to him, Jesus walks with him to help him heal.

Why am I writing this? I don’t want anyone who reads this post to fall into the trap of believing the lies of the enemy and take defeat of past sinful actions.
How do I know that the enemy is lying? The devil’s language is to tell lies. Jesus said this. In fact, Jesus called him “the father of lies”. If the devil is not lying; then he is probably being deceitful with God’s word like he did to Jesus in the wilderness where Jesus was tempted.

Also the devil’s words do not correspond with God’s truth as found in God’s word; therefore, he is a liar. God’s word is truth and it has been tested and trusted. And God’s word says that God does not want any man to perish. It also says that if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. It does not say that we are beyond repentance.

Peradventure there is a reader of this post that has fallen into a sin, and thus has to pay the consequences for one’s actions, please don’t be tempted to take defeat, I encourage you to accept the truth of God’s word and come to Jesus for healing. If it helps, talk to a Christian or a spiritual leader about it. Yes, there may be for your but walking with Jesus will make your healing process more bearable.
Walk with your limp, and watch as you’re healed in the process.

Tomi Kayode.

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Not in Vain

On February 13, 2021 By Jesus Expressed1 Comment

Luke 19:1-10
Zaccheus was a chief tax collector, short and rich, a man that would have been tagged goals in our present age, but the Bible says something special about him. Despite the fact that he had all these qualities, he sought to see Jesus.

Jesus always had a crowd with Him, Zaccheus figured he was short and people might hinder him from seeing Jesus, so he climbed the sycamore tree to see Him. This act, I believe, was something special because Jesus noticed him immediately He got to the tree.

This only emphasizes one thing: every effort we make to seek Jesus is not in vain. The word of God tells us that God is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6.

In an age where many times the world makes it seem like you are wasting time seeking Jesus when you should be pursuing personal goals, remember that God is a rewarder of those who seek Him diligently.

You can never go wrong seeking Jesus. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst (SEEK) after righteousness, they will get their reward, which is being filled.

Prioritise seeking Jesus above anything else in life. God created you for this purpose.

See the latter end of Zaccheus’ encounter with Jesus: Salvation came into his household! It was strange, for a man who was seen as a sinner because he was chief tax collector; yet, the Lord was gracious to Him because he sought Him.

Friends, don’t stop seeking Jesus! Receive grace to seek Him in the name of Jesus.

Mercy Adesanwo.

Here’s an invite to be part of the feast Jesus has prepared for you, you will only partake of it by being washed in His precious blood that was shed for you. Today choose Jesus!

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How to make your Faith work (Part 2)

On August 9, 2020 By Jesus Expressed2 Comments

Matthew 9:20-22
And Behold, a woman which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him and touched the hem of his garment. For she said within herself if I may but touch the hem of His garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned Him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

This woman with the issue of blood had bled for 12 years and it was not without medical treatments. According to the account of Luke, she had suffered alot from physicians all in the bid to get a solution, she probably had been scammed on a number of occasions and here comes a man who shows up healing the sick, raising the dead and doing all sorts of miracle, she says to herself if I can touch Him I know I’ll be fine.
Making this statement with so much faith in Jesus’ ability to heal her could only have come from the stories she heard about what He was doing.
She probably had a neighbor who was healed by Jesus or a friend who was healed by Jesus or a relative healed by Jesus and all of them told her one thing we have seen him heal many diseases at no cost and we also have been healed, all you need do is believe He is able to do it.

All the information she received about Jesus helped her faith rise and she said to herself if I can touch his garment, I’ll be well. This emphasizes what we hear as children of God, it can advance the miraculous power of Jesus in our lives. We must guard what we hear from the Lord for it has the power to produce fruits in our lives.
Don’t joke with what the Lord tells you or faith-filled words that is being contacted by association for it has the power to bear fruits. The woman with the issue of blood received her healing through faith in Jesus’ healing that she heard of.
Faith comes by hearing and by hearing the word of God. Hearing is a continous tense, so it simply means it’s a forever thing, you never stop hearing.

Here’s how to make your faith work; Be deliberate about hearing faith-filled word or stories.

You are blessed!💕

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Jesus knows what you need.

On April 5, 2020 By Jesus ExpressedLeave a comment

In Matthew 9:2, A man was brought to Jesus by his friends, he could neither walk nor move his legs and was lying on a mat. Jesus took a look at his friends who brought the man to him and He could tell that they truly believed in Him. Note that it wasn’t the man on the mat who had the illness that believed in Him but his friends.

Jesus goes on to say, “Do not be afraid my friend, I forgive you for the wrong things you’ve done” (Easy to read Version). This statement made by Jesus caused an uproar and opposition amongst the Teachers of the law, they said who does He think he is? Is he trying to say he has power to forgive? Mortal Man that is like us, when we ourselves who have been deep in the law of Moses have not even assumed the position of God, this man is saying he forgives sins. A lot was going on in their minds and Jesus knew it

Jesus a man of wisdom responded appropriately to them in verse 4 and 5. knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? ⁵Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? ⁶But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.

One thing stands out in this scripture, Jesus knew what that man needed and wasn’t about to just give quick fixes but to deal with the root. Jesus knew this man had been cringing under the weight of sin, he was afraid that nemesis was catching up with him for all of his past wrongs so if He (Jesus) had just said to Him “Rise up and be healed”, tendencies are the devil would come again with condemning thoughts because of His past and because there is already a satanic opening because of the wrongs.

Jesus needed to give him a greater revelation to confront the devil with or else the devil will push him in such a way that might ruin his precious destiny in Christ Jesus.

Another thing that stands out in this scripture is to never expect that people will always know and understand your need like Jesus. The teachers of the law expected Jesus to only heal this man probably but they didn’t know that he needed more than Just being healed, he needed mercy and grace.

Could it be that you feel you know what you need in that life’s challenging situation but you honestly don’t know? Could it be that you have been cringing under the weight of guilt and shame but all you think you claim you need are ephemeral stuffs to make you forget the past? Could it be that you need a greater revelation to navigate a particular challenge from its roots and not quick fixes?

Man’s greatest need was love, it was forgiveness from all of the weight we bore because of our wrong choices and that’s why Jesus came and shed His precious blood on Calvary’s tree for us. He saw our need and He still sees our need.

He calls you to leave the devil’s coven to dine with Him at His table, He beckons through salvation for if any man be in Christ He is a new creature, old things have passed and behold all things are new! 2 Corinthians 5:17. This is where your rising comes from. That man went double sure He was forgiven, free in Jesus, free to live without the fear of condemnation forever, free to move

He wants you to surrender over and over again as His own, saying Lord you know what I need, let your light shine upon my heart so that I’d know too and be divinely aligned. Grant me a greater revelation that silences every need that I do not know I have.

Remember that in the light of His face, all our questions fade away because He meets what He knows is our need.

God bless You!

We invite you to journey with the Lord Jesus as you ask Him to take rest in your heart by saying this prayer;

Dearest Jesus I thank you for your death, burial and resurrection, you did all of this for me. I know I have lived my life without you in it but today I surrender all to you, forgive my sins and take over my life. Thank You for Your LOVE towards me Jesus. In Jesus name. Welcome to God’s family!

Has your Vision been blurred by Pain?

On February 16, 2020 By Jesus ExpressedLeave a comment

One of the most precious gifts that any man can have in life is the gift of seeing right, seeing as the Father sees. Why? Because it helps you focus on that which the Father majors on and minor on what He minors.

What happens when your heart and eyes are blurred by the pain of the current season you are in? One thing God wants to help you and I do, is to see correctly when pain knocks hard.

At Gethsemane, Jesus bared out His heart to the Father, pouring out the anguish and pain of his soul. He prays 3 times for long, just pouring out His heart before the Father and at every point He says “If You will, let this cup pass over me but nevertheless not as I will but as You will Lord”. You will think this was easy for Him to say because He was the son of God until you are down in similar situation.

While He prayed, he knew the pain wasn’t going to get any easier or better but there was something that he saw that made him say “you know what I’m doing this, come what may”.

Fast forward to the Cross, this same man was called all sorts of name, he was despised, afflicted, name it but He knew it was for the best, it was for the Salvation of humanity. He remembered you and I and said I’m going to damn the shame and do this!

Notice that at all this points, he was seeing correctly just as the Father would see not allowing pain to blur His vision because to be honest pain can blur anyone’s vision. In such moments or season, you begin to yearn for the nearest escape route, you are pressured on all sides and most times feel alone.

God’s word tells us that our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory 2 Corinthians 4:17

Friends! When you walk through such season of pain, in fact when you sense such seasons near, Pray! Pray!! Pray!!! Ask God to help you see correctly what He’s doing in that season of your life, Ask him to help you respond correctly. I’m telling You God answers and I am a living testament to it.

Be encouraged! Your season of Refreshing is here!

We invite you to journey with the Lord Jesus as you ask Him to take rest in your heart by saying this prayer;