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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...

    Ayoola Fakeye FAITH LEADS TO RENUNCIATION OF THE WORLD “ By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king ’ s command. By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh ’ s daughter, ”  Hebrews 11:23-24 ‬‬‬   Generally, there is a lot of renunciation to do if we will be able to live in God's divine destiny.  Renunciation simply means the act or practice of renouncing something, a position in which you are before, a title, a right, and the likes. It also means abandoning your position most times for a lower stake. Renunciation has to do with our will bending to God's will   Jesus, Himself, practices this. If Jesus did not, he will not have died for us. The bible made us understand that He didn't consider Himself to be one with God, instead, He considered the Father's intention of saving us, and so He hum...

Ayoola Fakeye THE RESPONSE OF FAITH PART 3 “ By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king ’ s command. ”  Hebrews11:23 ‬ ‬‬   Moses' parents  could  respond in faith because they saw God's sign on their baby. They saw the beauty and the grace of God upon Him.  So they protected the baby.   Also, they could respond in faith because they did not consider the instructions of Pharaoh. One thing you must know is that your mind cannot be empty. It is either you are considering the word that is true about you in Christ or the words of Pharaoh. We have the words of Pharaoh being passed on all around us, such as the Doctor's report, lecturer's report, the economist report, and the likes.   The two points above are what has been considered in the previous article.   Another reason why they responded in faith was that they were...

  Ayoola Fakeye THE RESPONSE OF FAITH PART 2 “By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command.” Hebrews‬ ‭11:23‬ ‭ In the last article, we saw the first reason why Moses’ Parents could act in faith and hid their child for three months. To have a brief review of the last article, you can click here .   The second reason why Moses’s parents could respond in faith is that they were not afraid of the King’s command.  This is also a similar situation while Jesus was born. Herod made a decree to kill newly born babies during the time of Jesus. But the angel told Joseph and Mary to take Jesus to Egypt so that Jesus would be safe from Herod’s hand. Matthew 2:13  I want you to know for every difficult situation, as in the case of Herod and Pharaoh's decree, God always comes with wisdom to subdue such challenges or difficulties. The bible tells us in Corinthians...

Ayoola Fakeye  Hebrews 11:23   In Egypt, God's hand was on the children of Israel, being the chosen nation, and as a result, they were multiplying in all forms. Therefore, Pharaoh feels threatened by the people of Israel, and then he made a decree and published an edict; ordering every male child who has just been given birth to be thrown inside the river. This period was when Moses was born. Exodus 2   When Moses was born, the bible tells us that by Faith his parents hid Him. They were hiding the baby, not because they are afraid of the king's edict. Assuming they were afraid of the king’s ordering, they won’t have saved the baby, instead they will be conscious that they are not killed. Fear makes a man think and act selfishly, but faith makes a man act accordingly to God’s purpose and grace.   Let’s see the reason they took such a bold step of faith to save the child.  They hid the child because they saw he was a beautiful child. In Act 7:20 , the B...

 FAITH BRINGS CLARITY TO VISION (PART 2) Ayoola Fakeye  Over time I have discovered, particularly in my life before I begin to walk the path of faith that we find it very difficult to cast the net. We find it difficult to take a step of faith because we don't have the curriculum for such steps.  In the bible, the dealings of God with man have been progressive, as well as His revelations to man have been progressive. So, if you are going in a direction in life, and you have it all figured out, then I believe it's not God that is leading you ( Hebrews 1:1-2 ; 2 Peter 3:18 ) Genesis 27 ; Hebrews 11:20 Looking into the text, I see that Isaac’s dealings with His sons were carnal. He was thinking about culture and tradition; because thus says culture, “the firstborn child is heir to the inheritance.” He was so carnal in His judgment, not considering how God wanted the lineage of promise to continue. Although, despite his carnality, what motivated him was Faith in God's promise ...

  GRACE ABOUNDS BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 42) TOPIC: Faith brings Clarity to a vision SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF)  The problem of many people is not a lack of vision or purpose. But most times, the concern is that many people lack clarity in the vision. This happens when God has given us vision, and we take it from Him and start using self-effort to get things done. So, we will be seeing from the scriptures how we can have clarity of vision through faith.  Hebrews 11:20, Genesis 27 The Bible tells us that it was in faith Isaac blessed His sons. What was about his Faith? His faith must have been in God and what He has promised him and his father Abraham, that in their seed shall the entire world be blessed. So, he knew he is going to die soon, and he needed to pass this vision and blessing to one of his sons.  Assuming Isaac didn't have faith in the word God has spoken to Him and his father, and he didn't believe in the aut...

GRACE ABOUNDS BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 41) TOPIC: Faith affects reasoning SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrews 11:17‭-‬19  From the text above, we’ll see Abraham was aware of what Isaac is to be in his life. He understood that this is the promise they have waited for, and now he was on the line to be sacrificed.  So, if I may ask you; can we take the step Abraham took? Although, no one is asking you to offer Isaac, hasn't God deposited unto you His measure of grace? He has blessed you with resources, talent, and time. Have we not been shying back?  Abraham could take this step because it concluded in his mind that God would raise his child even when he is dead. He reasoned those words in his mind. If we will also be able to offer ourselves as living sacrifices, then we need to allow to engage our minds with what relates to Christ and what the Holy Spirit could achieve in us and through us. Abraham didn't go about the mission wi...

 ​ GRACE ABOUNDS BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 40) TOPIC: God has confidence in you 2 SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) In the previous article , we saw that God has confidence in you as believers because He has given us His life.   The problem we have is that we don't see ourselves the way God sees us. God sees us in Christ, so also, we need to start seeing ourselves in Christ.   Hebrews 11:17 ; I Corinthians 10:13   If you don't know what God has given to you; if you don't know the joy, peace, grace, and love of God for you which is Christ, then you will be subjugated by the enemy's rant, roar, and deceit.   We can hear the roaring of the devil loud and clear in our generation, but he cannot attack someone who is already died and now living with eternal life. This truth needs to sink in our hearts if we won't be carried away by the activities of the wicked one.   Therefore, The reason God has great confidence in you is t...

​ GRACE ABOUNDS BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 39) TOPIC: God has confidence in you  SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF)   By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only-begotten son.  Hebrews 11:17    In the previous article , I shared that God does not expect to trip, fall, or falter because He sees us through, Christ. Can Jesus fall or fail? When Jesus was here below, He didn't fall or falter, how much more, now that is glorified. Therefore, God has so much confidence in us because of our faith in Christ   1 Corinthians 10:13 The Bible makes us understand that God is faithful, and will not allow you to be tempted beyond your ability. Whenever we talk about God being faithful, then we are saying God is the one that will always come through for us.    Thus, the Apostle must remind us of God's faithfulness so that the next phrase can make great sense ...