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The Lord Remembers

The word “remembers” in this context means “divine attention”. Thus, when God remembers He accords one a divine attention. Ordinarily, being remembered is to bear in mind or simply recalling that which had been stored or forgotten. However, we know God does not have a memory issue and this is why we have understood "The Lord remembers" from a spiritual perspective to mean the "Lord granting someone a divine attention". The Lord is always mindful of each of His creation and He takes note of every thought, utterance action or intention. This is followed by His attention at His appropriate time which is evident to man hence the understanding that God remembers. Psalm 115:12 (NIV) The Lord remembers us and will bless us: He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron   It is no doubt that God has remembered Kenya. Revival is here with us because God has remembered Kenya. In the recent past, the churche has been battling with deception

Giving: First Fruits, Pt 2

As I promised, let us finish by talking about why Cain’s offering was rejected.  Genesis 4:3-4 And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the LORD. 4 Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the LORD respected Abel and his offering, but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. 6 So the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?   7 "If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it."   8 Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. We see verse 6 telling us that God asked Cain why he was angry. This means that Cain deep inside knew why his offering was not accepted. This is subject to d

Giving: First Fruits

Last week we started to talk about giving, and looked extensively at tithing. I believe we now have more knowledge on this topic, and we will enjoy tithing and the benefits of the same. Today I want us to look at first fruits as a type of giving, and then later look at giving as a whole and learning about how to give cheerfully. If you missed on the teaching on tithing, I would urge to go back to the blog and read it, as most of the principles we will be talking about today will be a build-up to what we shared on regarding tithing. 2.      First fruits This is simply the first increase of produce. Despite being extremely important to us and to God, it is also one of the most ignored areas of giving. For many, it is the same as tithing, and for others it is optional. Though it shares some similarities with tithing, it is not the same as tithing.  Let us learn more about first fruits from the scriptures. Genesis 4:3-4 And in the process of time it came to pass that Cai