HOGA Aposte Dr John Mokele,PhD

The episodes endeavors to highlight the significance and benefits of a Divine Encounter With God in the life of a Christian.Encounter with God as referenced in the book of John chapter 15 verse 17 ellumine a life possible living in fellowship with God,a lifestyle of taking to Him and communing with Him. A living connection with God that produces the anointing that enables us to lay hold of all wonderful things God has provided us through Jesus Christ. Divine encounter with God positions us to experience God personally, not just to know about Him, but to know.The encounter at the "Ford of Jabbok," produced in Jacob a life filled with the Word and the voice of God, a life that abided in God every day and feasted on His promises,a life that dwells in His presence. But most importantly an encounter with God that allowed a safe space for Jacob to empty and pour out a tormenting and besetting sin of more than twenty years which could be summed up in one word: Esau! for his passing over.

Forgiveness is a source of emotional health and freedom. It has the power to set us free from hurts of the past, whether we are talking about ten years.Forgiveness is key to Christian lives.

We can only love others by receiving and expressing God's love.Expressing radical love that is both patient and kind unsettles the Kingdom of darkness and the Devil himself. The world is seeking after and crying for the goodness and kindness of the LORD, and this requires Christians who are addicted with love in their walk,talk and therefore blessing it with kindness.Expressing patience and kindness as Christians in the way we talk to people, how we treat them,what we do or don't do for them expresses fuller comprehension and understanding of who God is in our lives. Giovanni Papini in quote said; "There are those who have a desire to love,but do not have the capacity to love." Thank that we have the "capacity to love" through the enabling power of God the Holy Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 3:12

We are to love one another as Christ loved us and this means not by our will power but by abiding in the light - Christ the source of power. In Leviticus the ability to love was punctuated on man's will power which often times proved to be difficult because we come to realize that there are certain people who are impossible to love.In Romans 5:5 we learn that the new life a believer receives includes a new capacity to love like Christ loves,for a believer now has living within him the unconditional, sacrificial, forgiving, eternal and holy love of God.

Salt preserves, purify,causes thirst and Christ using metaphor "Salt" is exhorting His disciples to preserve, season and purify

Unpreparedness and lack of perseverance caused the five foolish virgins not to partake in the wedding feast, the door to be shut on them and being denied by the Lord. The church needs to guard against false security as we see in Revelation 3.Many are lulled by their reputation and walk large and tall but yet no fruit of righteousness, many are defiled and their names not found in the book of life.The church of Jesus Christ universally need to be ready for the second coming and not found not occupying their space just like the five foolish virgins.The church need to take heed,watch and pray against Sanballat and Tobiah spirit (spirit of distraction and destruction and its accusatory nature)