James 5:16b The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Prayer is the most powerful spiritual steroid in the divine pharmacy. Not all prayers are heard or answered. It is the prayer of the righteous that would be heard and answered. The righteous are in right standing with God and their sins have...
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07 September 2024 – Spiritual Steroids – Part 6
Psalm 34:2 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. The simplest spiritual steroid to cheer our soul is thankfulness. Gratitude and thankfulness will change the tapestry of our soul from dark and dull to bright and beautiful. The quick remedy to sadness, sorrowfulness and grumpiness is...
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06 September 2024 – Spiritual Steroids – Part 5
1 Kings 19:7-8 The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain...
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05 September 2024 – Spiritual Steroids – Part 4
Esther 9:1 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned and the Jews got the upper hand over those who hated...
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04 September 2024 – Spiritual Steroids – Part 3
2 Chronicles 20:21 After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying, “Give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever.” An experience that makes our faith grow stronger and...
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03 September 2024 – Spiritual Steroids – Part 2
2 Samuel 6:7 The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah because of his irreverent act; therefore God struck him down, and he died there beside the ark of God. Experiential knowledge of the Lord which is not supported by theological truth is dangerous and can be disastrous. “Non-Technical Skills”, that is, experience without a technical qualification...
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02 September 2024 – Spiritual Steroids – Part 1
Exodus 2:2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. ‘Theoretical theological knowledge’ without ‘experience’ would be ‘information-overload’. On the other hand, ‘experiences’ not backed with the Word of God would make...
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01 September 2024 – Metabolism – Part 7
James 2:17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. Metabolic detoxification is a process of getting rid of the small amount of toxins that accumulate overtime in our body causing fatigue, weight gain or digestion issues. The natural way of detoxing the body is by drinking...
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31 August 2024 – Metabolism – Part 6
John 7:37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.” A journal published by Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found that drinking 500ml of water, especially on an empty stomach, boosts metabolism by 30% within 10-40 minutes...
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30 August 2024 – Metabolism – Part 5
Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Stress elevates cortisol levels in our body and lowers metabolism. Cortisol is released by the adrenal glands and alerts the body into fight-freeze-flight mode slowing down metabolism. One of the noticeable effects...