Inspired to inspire: ‪#‎Determined_To_Seek_And_Praise_LORD_To_My_TRIUMP...

Inspired to inspire: ‪#‎Determined_To_Seek_And_Praise_LORD_To_My_TRIUMP...: Nzaku Nashipae Just now  ·  2 Chronicles 20 It happened that a great multitude of enemies came to make war agains...

‪#‎Determined_To_Seek_And_Praise_LORD_To_My_TRIUMPHANT_VICTORY

Nzaku Nashipae

Just now · 

2 Chronicles 20

It happened that a great multitude of enemies came to make war against Jehoshaphat (Vs.1). This matter was reported to him and he was greatly afraid but he set himself (determinedly) to SEEK the Lord and he proclaimed a fast in Judah. So they all came together to seek help from the Lord (vs. 2-3). Verses 5-13, highlights the content of Jehoshaphat's prayer; he acknowledged God's sovereignty; ruler over nations; all-powerful and undefeated; the victory giver. He then presented his plea to God saying, "We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you" (Vs. 12).

In the midst of prayer, the Spirit of God came upon Jahaziel, a Levite, saying, "Be not afraid or dismayed at this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's. ...go out against them. You need not to fight this battle; take your position; stand and witness the salvation of the Lord who s with you.... Do not fear or be dismayed"(vs. 14-17). Then the Levites stood up to PRAISE the God of Israel, Jehoshaphat and all the inhabitants of Judah bowed down before the Lord, worshiping Him (vs. 19-18). the following morning they went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa and Jehoshaphat encouraged them saying, "Believe and trust in the LORD your God and you will b secure"(vs. 20). After consulting with the people, he appointed singers who praised the LORD in their holy attire (vs 21).

When they began singing and praising, the LORD set ambushes against the multitudes, so they were struck down (in defeat), they destroyed each other. The people of Judah went into their camp and took the spoils.

Who is like Jehovah Nissi? He fights our battles and reigns in victory. He has never lost any battle. Praise the LORD to your triumphant victory because the battle is His. I prophetically declare VICTORY in my life. I am determined to SEEK the LORD. I am determined to Sing PRAISES to Him even in the wilderness.
The battle belongs to the LORD.

Regards,
Kachel

Inspired to inspire: Does God really Love Me?

Inspired to inspire: Does God really Love Me?: Nzaku Nashipae 15 hrs  ·  From the heart of a scribbler: I have realized that before I can love me and love my neighb...

Inspired to inspire: ‪#‎DivineVisitation‬

Inspired to inspire: ‪#‎DivineVisitation‬: Nzaku Nashipae May 17 at 2:28pm  ·  Genesis 18:1-15, Three men visited Abraham and prophetically he was promised a s...

‪#‎DivineVisitation‬

Nzaku Nashipae

May 17 at 2:28pm · 

Genesis 18:1-15, Three men visited Abraham and prophetically he was promised a son in due season. In verse 3, 13 and 14, Abraham understood that one of the three men was God Himself. In verse 10, God spoke to Abraham, "I will surely return to you at this time next year; and behold, Sarah, your wife will have a son." Hehe, Sarah was eavesdropping and when she heard that she laughed because she knew she and her hubby were advanced in age and she was past the age of childbearing. But the Promise-keeper is well able! In verses 13-14, He asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh...? Is anything too difficult for the LORD (YAHWEH)? At the appointed time, when the season comes, I will return to you and Sarah will have a son."

My friend, is there a barren situation in your life? Is there a difficult issue in your life? Do you feel like you are past the age of childbearing or getting married? With the power and authority vested in me in the name of Jesus, I prophetically declare to myself and to you that it's my/your season of divine visitation. God Himself will visit you and you will never be the same. He will fill your heart with joy and your mouth with laughter and a new song. A time like this in 2017, in due time the LORD will divinely visit you. Starting today begin to declare the thing you need from the Lord and in accordance to His divine will in Jesus name. Don't ever think that it is too difficult for YAHWEH (I Am).

Regards, 

Nzaku

Delight Yourself in the LORD, Psalm 37.

Nzaku Nashipae

May 19 at 10:55pm · 

Here's one of the greatest Psalms that exhorts us on how to conduct ourselves under certain dispensations. Have you ever found yourself apt to fret at God and yourself with vexation at the success and prosperity of corrupt and godless men and women?

It reminds me of the times my friend and i go like, "Where was my grandpa when other grandpas were grabbing chunks of land in some fertile locations for their grandchildren?" I don't know about you but there times I have found myself fret and envy people, some who are godless, corrupt and mischievous yet they seem to flourish, prosper and live in pomp. They roll out in big cars and I live in pomp. Thanks be to God for this Psalm

When we fret and envy, we are apt to fret at God and ourselves. Fretting and envying are unhealthy to th spirit and the rottenness of the bones. A fretful discontented spirit is open to temptation. Once we indulge in the fretting we are in danger of doing evil. Many end up shaking off their restraints of conscience to be mischievous in order to gain riches and live in pomp.

So what does this Psalm teach us?

It forbids us from fretting at the prosperity of the wicked nor envy their scandalous character (vs.1, 7, 8); you can be sure they'll be cut off; they'll come to ruin (vs. 2).

Instead of fretting and being envious:
1. Trust in the Lord and do good. By doing so, you will dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture (vs 3, Psalm 23).

2. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart (vs. 4) i.e.a desire to please God and to be pleased by Him. He'll be your exceeding joy (Psalm 43:4).

3. Commit your way to the Lord, trust Him (vs. 5-6). By so doing, He'll make your light shine like the dawn. He'll roll away your reproach. You don't have to cumber and trouble yourself with a load of care. Submit all your intricate and perplexing issues to God. Sit still and see how the matter rolls (Ruth 3:18).

4. Be still and wait patiently for the Lord and refrain from anger (vs. 7-8). Rest in th Lord. Fret not. Be satisfied with what God is doing.

As a child of God you have no reason to fret at the occasional successes of the designs of the wicked. The way to our happiness is this:
1. Render to all their dues. Repay what you have borrowed (vs.21).
2. Generously give and be a blessing to others (vs. 26).
3. Depart from evil and do good (vs. 27).
4. With your tongue glorify God, speak wisdom (vs. 30)
5. Subject your will to God and His word (vs. 31)

Wait in the Lord. Fret not. Delight yourself in God. Commit every thing in Him. Trust in Him. Be still. Refrain from anger.

Have a delightful life
Kachel Nzaku Nashipae

Inspired to inspire: Galatians 4:15, “What happened to your joy?"

Inspired to inspire: Galatians 4:15, “What happened to your joy?": Joy is defined as a feeling of great happiness. It is an expression or exhibition of delight. However, based on personal experience, Christ...

Galatians 4:15, “What happened to your joy?"

Joy is defined as a feeling of great happiness. It is an expression or exhibition of delight. However, based on personal experience, Christian joy is not like happiness which is based upon what happens around you. Christian joy remains even amidst suffering. It cannot be faked. You either have it or you don’t have it! In Galatians 5:22-23; 1 Thessalonians 1:6, we learn that Joy is a result of having the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Its source is God Himself. Psalm 43:4, for God is my exceeding joy. Nehemiah 8:10, the joy of the Lord is my strength.” Psalm 16:11, In God’s presence there is fullness of joy and pleasure ever more. While happiness is fleeting as it is based upon happenings, the Joy of the Lord is a permanent possession. I love the adjectives that go with joy such as: exceeding joy, great joy, unspeakable joy.

In conclusion, indeed, God wants us to have exceeding joy; unspeakable joy, inexpressible joy; fullness of joy; great joy. And it is important to know that Joy is an evidence of God’s presence in your life. As a fruit of the Spirit, it doesn’t grow over night! You have to cultivate it. You have to abide in the Vine (Jesus) so that your joy be made full and complete and overflowing (John 15:11). God will fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with joyful shouting (if you are found blameless) (Job 8:21).

Dear friend, no matter your circumstance, choose to have a rejoicing attitude. “Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice,” (Philippians 4:4). Count it all pure joy when you meet trials of various kinds (James 2:1).

Have a joyful life,

Kachel Nzaku Nashipae

‪#‎Related_By_Blood_But_With_No_Fellowship‬

Nzaku Nashipae

2 mins · 

‪#‎Related_By_Blood_But_With_No_Fellowship‬
From the chronicles of a scribbler,
Mother’s Day was on Sunday and our social media accounts were awash with collages and awesome messages in honour of our mothers. Now, mother’s day is past and at the end of that day, a post by Gitonga George G G inspired me to write this note, I quote, “Ok. After all the updates of the mother’s day, please call your mothers now, send them airtime and mpesa and relax feeling fulfilled.” This post got me curious! Did we have time to fellowship with our mothers? It is very possible to be related by blood yet have no fellowship. It is possible that some of us posted great messages and beautiful collages in honour of our mothers on social media but never made an effort to practically fellowship with them. Gitonga called on us to be practical by calling our mothers and share something with them. I assume most of us did that.

I have close relatives who I do not have fellowship with. Some who will never call me unless I call them. Yesterday I had a conversation with a friend of mine and I found myself petulant about my blood relatives who won’t spend a dime to check up on me unless I call them. As I rant about this, I’m consciously aware that I have not made any initiative to call/fellowship with them either. What happened to family? When is the last time I had fellowship with my siblings? Okay, I usually call and sms my parents, brother and sister’s family at least weekly and frequently mama comes for bonding sleepover and of course I had wonderful fellowship with her just a day before mother’s day.

Alright, fast-forward, John 1:11-13 says, “11 He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive Him. 12 Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” For sure salvation is being accepted in the family of God through faith in Jesus. But fellowship is being in a relationship with God. Like I said earlier, it is possible to be related by blood yet be out of fellowship. In like manner, we can be in the family of God yet be out of fellowship with the heavenly Father. As a child of God, it is of paramount importance to build a constant fellowship with the Father through prayer, studying and meditating on the scriptures and worship. It is possible to be awash with mere words yet our relationship and fellowship with our heavenly Father is severed. It is true that some of us get to fellowship with our parents and siblings when there is an issue that bring us together-like end year family get-together; weddings; burials and other unavoidable circumstance. Our social media accounts can be awash with collages of happy moments with family, great messages in honour of our parents and siblings yet be without fellowship. The same way, we can easily talk about our relationship with God yet be out of fellowship with Him. It’s easy to quote the Bible and post messages of hope yet our relationship and fellowship with our heavenly Father is severed. It is also very possible to fellowship with God only when we have troubles and problems and in need of His help. We can find ourselves call on Him only when we have difficult issues or when we need some favour from Him. Other times our fellowship with God can be occasional-only on Sundays, over the Easter or during Christmas services.

One of the reason God created man was for fellowship. When Adam and Eve sinned in the garden of Eden God came looking for them for their usual fellowship but they were ashamed and his from Him. Since then our fellowship with God was disconnected but all for love God gave His son Jesus to die for us so that our relationship and fellowship with God could be restored. 1 John 1:1-10, our relationship and fellowship with the God is predicated on His character-Light. In Him there is no darkness. So to maintain our fellowship with our heavenly Father, we must walk in light. Sin disconnects us from fellowshipping with God but through repentance and confession, our relationship and fellowship will be restored (1 John 1:9).

My prayer is that our relationship vertically (with God) and horizontally (with our family and neighbour) will thrive in Jesus’ name. Purpose to make an effort to build the fellowship. Don’t just be related, fellowship is vital.

Regards,
Kachel Nzaku Nashipae

Does God really Love Me?

Nzaku Nashipae

15 hrs · 

From the heart of a scribbler:

I have realized that before I can love me and love my neighbor as myself, I first must learn to receive God's love for myself. I have had moments where I doubted God's love for me. I have found myself asking, "Does God really love me?" Jeremiah 31:3 speaks to me, "I (God) have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving kindness." Through experience I know too well that the devil capitalizes on my doubts. It's worse especially when it's during some, painful and trying time. The devil tends to show up especially at the height of my weaknesses. He is savvy enough to know that his lies are less effective during times of prosperity, perfect health, and so on. He waits until life is hard and I am vulnerable then suggests that God doesn't love me and suddenly it sounds compelling and I end up drifting into questioning God for who He is-is He really good to me? Does He care? Well, let's just say that's my world. Lynda Randle sings, "Life is easy when you up on the mountain. You've got peace of mind like you've never known; but things change when you're down in the valley; don't lose faith for you're never alone. You talk of faith when you're up on the mountain; oh, but talk comes easy when life is at its best..." But she reminds me that the God of the good times is still God in the bad times and the God of the day still the God in the night. No matter the situation and circumstances God's love is real.

When I find myself down in the valley I seemingly doubt His love. However, deep inside I know He loves me. Let me say, His love for me is sophisticated. I cannot understand this irrefutable love that He displayed when Jesus Christ laid down His life for me at the cross. This love is relentless and sacrificial. All for love, the Father (God) gave His Son Jesus to die for me so that I'd have eternal life (John 3:16); While I was still a sinner Christ died for me (Romans 5:8); Love comes from God, He is love. He loved me first (1John 4:7-9).
"O God, teach me to receive your love and help me to love my neighbor as I love myself. As I exercise the Fruit of the Spirit-Love, may your Grace be sufficient."

With love,
Kachel Nzaku Nashipae

Inspired to inspire: Who can/will lift me if I fall?

Inspired to inspire: Who can/will lift me if I fall?: Nzaku Nashipae 10 hrs  ·  From the heart and the chronicles of a scribbler.... Today I saw an adult trip and fall, to...

Who can/will lift me if I fall?

Nzaku Nashipae

10 hrs · 

From the heart and the chronicles of a scribbler.... Today I saw an adult trip and fall, to my disappointment the typical Nairobians were unmoved. First, let me say that it is not funny to see an adult literally fall down. The thud of the fall depends on the weight of the individual, but that is not the subject matter today. As I was going about some errands today in the afternoon I saw a lady stumble and fall. She was carrying a baby on her back and some luggage on her hands. A few people were around her but no body dared lift her or assist her. I reached out to her and tried to pull her up and almost lost the grip and balance, her weight was overwhelming but I still managed to get her up and helped her to sit somewhere. I collected her stuff and gave them to her. The several people who were there started asking her those silly questions such as, "ni nini mbaya na wewe?" They saw her stumble, so why ask her questions before helping her to get up on her feet first? Oh sorry, am judging them harshly when I know too well I have witnessed people fall but was too afraid to help them! I have witnessed people fall in our streets some who were sick and others stumbled by something on their way but most of the time I see people crowd the person, give them a look and leave without a care! So what is the issue? Whenever that happens I feel guilty because I didn't help the person. So when every person doesn't want to be caught in the scene just in case something worse happens, as a Christian what can I do? I believe I should be the hands and the feet of Jesus in practice but has the society taught us, "Go about your business! It's never that serious! Someone else will save the situation?" Why are we so indifferent?

As I helped this lady up, I remembered the story of the "Good Samaritan" in Luke 10:25-37. A man had been beaten and left half dead. A priest and a Levite saw him and instead of helping him they passed on the other side. A Samaritan took pity on th man, went to him and bandaged his wounds, brought him into an inn and took care of him. Well, are there Good Samaritans in this generation? Am I one?

Let me look at it in a different perspective. When a brother or sister stumbles and falls in to sin, what am I (you) supposed to do? Help them to get up or condemn them?

For now let me chew on that!

Good night East Africans, and good morning/afternoon/evening to the rest of the world.
Kachel

Inspired to inspire: Whose opinions should matter?

Inspired to inspire: Whose opinions should matter?: From the heart of a scribbler, my earlier years weren't so rosy. I had become a product of public opinion. I used to get depressed o...

Whose opinions should matter?

From the heart of a scribbler, my earlier years weren't so rosy. I had become a product of public opinion. I used to get depressed over what people said of me. I was unhappy and always suspicious. As a result, my self esteem was poor in quality.

Is it important to measure yourself by the standards of other people? When everyone thinks ill of you, even if they are not necessarily people you admire, do you feel depressed? In psychology, I found this hierarchy of opinions worth pondering on:
--What matters most is the opinion of immediate family: a spouse, children, and parents.

--The opinion of a boss and of close friends should matter a lot, although not as much as family.

--The opinion of colleagues and of neighbors should matter somewhat less.

--The opinion of acquaintances should not matter very much.

--The opinion of people you encounter in the street or casually at a party should not matter at all.

For me the most important opinion is what God says. Remember, Sinach's popular song, I know who God say I am....?" That's what should matter most.
I remember one time I heard a sermon titled "Am not a Product of Public Opinion" and that became a turning point for me. Today I am selective about public opinion. I am choosy about criticism, I only take what's valuable; that which brings out the best in me. I no longer allow any garbage to poison me. I don't let toxic people rob me my confidence. I have had people who try to intimidate me by saying mean things to me and by calling me names. But I have refused to give such people the privilege of making me feel sad and depressed. Some years back I was a product of public opinion but not any more. I am a confident woman. I am precious and I am what the Lord says I am. The joy of the Lord is my strength.
Isaiah 43:1-5, "This is what the Lord says, He who created you, O Kachel, He who formed you, O Elizabeth: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine."
I am not afraid for the Lord is with me. That's the best opinion for me direct from the heart of my Creator.

Regards,
Precious Nzaku Nashipae

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