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  Ayoola Fakeye Esteeming the reproach of Christ by Faith.   “ By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh ’ s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. ”  Hebrews ‬ ‭ 11:24-26 ‬ ‭   Let me ask you a question,  “ which one would you prefer? That your name is engraved upon the stone tomb of Egypt and her history book, or that your name is written in God's Holy book. ”   Apart from Jesus and David, Moses ’  name appears the most in the bible because He yielded in faith to God and God used him powerfully. By God's grace, we have also been  impacted by the wonderful working of God through this man — Moses.   Initially, from a natural standpoint, it doesn't look like Moses was making the right decision. I am sure a lot would hav...

  Ayoola Fakeye Faith of the Fathers “By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.” Hebrews11:24-26‬ ‭‬‬ Moses esteemed the reproach of Christ's greater riches than the treasure in Egypt. The treasures of Egypt are what is referred to as the pleasure of sin in vs. 25. The pleasure of sin there is not in the sense of fornication, or adultery, but just means enjoying the privileges Egypt afforded him.  Apostle Paul also calls this pleasure as weight that besets us ( Hebrews 12:1 ). These are things, opportunities, placed on the way to obstruct us from walking the path of Faith. These are the strategy of the devil which he gives us every day in the form of temptation to play God in our lives; to make decisions, fight and defend ...

 Ayoola Fakeye DECISIONS MADE BY FAITH   “ choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. ” ‭‭ Hebrews ‬ ‭ 11:25-26 ‬ ‬‬   In the previous articles, we have considered Moses ’  refusal. Therefore, we must also consider what He chose.   The fact remains that you can't be on the fence. You will always have to refuse God for the devil, or refuse the devil for God. And the truth is, you can't accept God because you wanted to. Nope! Therefore, to decide for God requires Faith.   “ For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith. ”‭  I John 5:4 ‬ ‭   Our faith is the Victory that overcomes the world. When we interpolate this statement with other Scriptures such as Colossians 2:15 ; then I can say our faith is ...

Ayoola Fakeye  FAITH LEADS TO RENUNCIATION 2 In the prevous article , we started seeing Moses' deliberate refusal to be called Pharaoh's Son. This is a serious act of faith!  “By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,” Hebrews 11:24‬‬ It could have been faith alone in the covenant-keeping God that would have inspired Moses to refuse forty years of kingly enjoyment in the pursuit of God’s will and purpose. This is a strong deliberate decision. During this period in Egypt, history made us aware that they worshiped over 1,400 different gods and goddesses in their shrines, temples, and homes. This tells us the condition of the environment Moses was in at that time. He was exposed to corruption, profanity, and different kind of vices. Yet in the midst of them, he could decide for God. This decision could only be influenced by Faith. In our society today, we have plenty of indecencies, immorality, and similar vices crusading all aroun...