JOSEPH OLAREWAJU

JOSEPH OLAREWAJU

The People that Know Their God

“But the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits” (Daniel 11:32). Strength and exploits belong to those who know God. This chapter begins with the new birth as the start of knowing God, then follows…

Out of Slavery – III

“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and, behold, the bush was not consumed” (Exodus 3:2).…

Out of Slavery – II

“Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia” (Acts 7:2). Stephen begins the story, and God has a purpose in each part. This second part follows Stephen’s survey of…

Out of Slavery

“I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments” (Exodus 6:6). Israel’s deliverance is…

Grow in Your Daily Walk With God

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16). The Father invites His children to come to Him themselves. This chapter teaches that…

I am Jumping In – III

“And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live” (Ezekiel 47:9). Where the river of God flows, there is life. This closing section of the series describes the deep…

I am Jumping In – II

“Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over” (Ezekiel 47:5). The river grows deeper with…

I am Jumping In – I

“There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High” (Psalm 46:4). In Ezekiel’s vision, a river flows from the threshold of the house of God.…

Press Toward the Mark II

“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high…

Press Toward the Mark I

“Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:12). Paul never stopped pressing on, and the Lord…

Abide With Me

“And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them” (Luke 24:15). The risen Lord joined two grieving disciples on the road to Emmaus, and they did not know Him.…

Putting the Old Behind Us

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). God is always doing a new thing, and He asks us to leave the…

More Than a Conqueror

“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses” (1 Timothy 6:12). Every overcomer has a fight to fight. This article names the enemies…

LORD, We Give Thanks

“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name” (Psalm 100:4). Thanksgiving is the way into the presence of God. This is a prayer of thanksgiving, built on the…

Exhortation

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart (Jer 29:13). O Give Thanks Unto the Lord edit post SEEKING_HIM LORD, We Give Thanks November 14, 2022 edit post SEEKING_HIM More…

Entering Into His Rest – II

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1). Those who dwell with God find their heritage there. This second part goes through Psalm 91 and other Scriptures…

Born Into an Inheritance – II

“To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you” (1 Peter 1:4). Your inheritance is secure. This article shows that our inheritance is kept in a safe place, that Christ is the executor…

Born Into an Inheritance – I

“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will” (Ephesians 1:11). We have obtained it already. This article asks what an inheritance…

A Goodly Heritage Indeed – II

“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the…

A Goodly Heritage Indeed – I

“The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot” (Psalm 16:5). The Lord Himself keeps what He has given us. This article looks again at the word “goodly” in Psalm 16:6, and at…

The Fire of God

The Bible describes God as a consuming fire, and that is a sobering truth: “Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our…

Set Me on Fire

“Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love” (Revelation 2:4). The Lord asks for our first love. This article tells of the fire of the Holy Ghost in prayer and worship, and what it means…

Set Me on Fire

Jesus said, “I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?” (Luke 12:49). The two disciples on the Emmaus road knew something of this fire afterward: “Did not our heart burn…

Baptism with Fire

John the Baptist pointed to Jesus and said, “he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire” (Matthew 3:11). That promise was fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost, and it did not end there. The Bible still commands…

Through the Fire

Every believer will face the fire of testing at some time, and Scripture does not hide it: “we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place” (Psalm 66:12). The promise is not that…

The Living Fire

A bush that burned and was not consumed drew Moses off the path and into the presence of God. “And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush:…

Fire Upon the ALTAR

On Mount Carmel, after the prophet Elijah had prepared the altar and prayed, “the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice” (1 Kings 18:38). Fire from heaven has always been God’s answer to an altar laid down…

A Living Sacrifice

When God asked Abraham for his son, He said, “Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest… and offer him there for a burnt offering” (Genesis 22:2). The test was not about the knife; it was about…

MAJESTY

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Overcomers

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The ALTAR

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INHERITANCE

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Seeking HIM

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Shine As Lights in the World

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 5:16). The Light is Christ in you. This article teaches that the light we shine is the…

The New Physician is Here

“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases” (Psalm 103:2-3). Healing is one of the benefits God has given. This article presents Jesus as the Physician…

Behold, I Make All Things New

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). The new birth is a real creation by God. This article looks at what…

A New Creation- I

“And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:6). What God did for Christ, He did for His Body. This article shows that the Church is raised and seated with…

Renew Your Mind

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” (Romans 12:2). The new birth changes the spirit,…

It’s By Grace Through Faith

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). Salvation is God’s work from first to last. This article follows the grace of God from Israel’s deliverance out…

The Old is Gone, The New Has Come

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). In Christ, God has made something new. This article explains what died with Adam…

Pray Without Ceasing

“Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Prayer is the believer’s daily way of life with God. This article teaches how to pray: alone in your room, with the Word, in the Spirit, with the pattern the Lord gave, and with…

Let The Word Dwell in You Richly

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord” (Colossians 3:16). God’s Word is meant to…

Ye Shall Receive Power

“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth” (Acts…

God’s Family

“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God” (Ephesians 2:19). The new birth brings us into a family. This article welcomes the new believer into the Family of…

The Gospel- Good News

“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved” (Romans 10:9). The Good News is simple enough for anyone to…

Get Your Hopes Up II

“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:18). The unseen…

Get Your Hopes Up!

“Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be” (Romans 4:18). Some people will tell you not to get your hopes up. This…

New Creation

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come! (II Cor 5:17 BSB). I am a New Creation in Christ edit post NEW_CREATION The Gospel- Good News November…

Entering Into His Rest – I

“Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it” (Hebrews 4:1). The writer warns us not to fall short as Israel did. This article…

Heirs of God

“And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ” (Romans 8:17). New birth makes us heirs. This article traces the blessing of Abraham from Isaac to Jacob to Christ, and then to us. It reads Jacob’s ladder…

How to Cast Out Fear

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7). Fear is not from God, and He has given us what we need to resist it.…

Hosanna in the Highest

“Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest” (Matthew 21:9). The crowds welcomed Jesus as King, and when the children kept singing in the temple, Jesus answered…

Both Lord And Christ

“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ” (Acts 2:36). Peter said this on the day of Pentecost, and it names two things about…

Overcome By the Blood of JESUS

“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony” (Revelation 12:11). The blood of the Lamb is the ground of every victory. This article follows the Passover night in Egypt to the…

Touch Not My Anointed – II

“The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed” (Psalm 28:8). The Lord is a refuge for those He has anointed. This article shows that God defends His anointed, and why there is no enchantment…

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