Reno Omokri

Turn On The Word Before The World

There are devices called surge protectors that businesses and homes use to protect their electrical and electronic equipment from power surges. For the surge protector to work, it must be put on before the device is put on. In the same vein, Yeshu’a warned us that “In the world you’ll have trouble . But cheer up! I have overcome the world”-John 16:33. Now, this verse makes us understand that Yeshu’a is our Surge Protector from the world. Just like with electronics, the only way this Protection works is if we put turn on our Surge Protector before we turn on our daily lives. When you wake up in the morning, don’t turn on the world before you turn on The Word of God. Yeshu’a is The Word of God. Before you answer a phone call, read newspapers or do anything that pertains to this world make sure you have turned on The Word by first reading Scripture and praying. Only then can you “overcome the world”!

With Faith in Who?

The word of God says “the whole world is under the control of the evil one”-1 John 5:19. However, it also says “His banner over me was love”. This is a word with deeper meaning than is apparent. The definition of God in The Bible is that “God is love”-1 John 4:8. Since His banner (a big umbrella) over us is love, this means that God covers those who believe in Him from the effects of living in a world that is under the control of Satan. To understand what is going on here we need to go to the root of the Latin word con-fidei which is expressed in English as confidence. Con-fidei means with (con) faith (fidei). Therefore the word confidence is incomplete. With faith in who? In yourself? In others? Or in God? To activate God’s banner over you, you need to consciously have faith in Him as you go about your life and when you do the world which is under the power of satan may rain around you, but it will be as if you have an umbrella that protects you from the rain. The rain might be expressed via wars, Ebola, recession, joblessness and other ills in the world, but your Banner will protect you from them.

Reno Omokri is the pastor of the Mind of Christ Christian Center and the author of Shunpiking: No Shortcuts to God. 

The Root of Happiness

Let us do an experiment that will bypass the devil’s manipulation of our minds. Close your eyes and think of the happiest person you know. Then think of the saddest person you know. If the happiest person you know is not the richest person you know and the saddest person you know is not the poorest person you know, what this experiment would have proven to you is that happiness and sadness are not as connected to wealth as they are to attitudes. The deciding factor for happiness and sadness is something called contentment. Contentment will make a poor man feel rich while discontentment will make a rich man feel poor which is why Paul advised Timothy in 1 Timothy 6:5-6 to avoid men who suppose that “Godliness is a means to financial gain” and to understand that “Godliness with contentment is great gain”.

Reno Omokri is the pastor of the Mind of Christ Christian Center and the author of Shunpiking: No Shortcuts to God. 

Recharge Your Spirit

I was at a funeral today and my phone was losing battery power. The entrance and exit to the venue was blocked because of VIP movements which meant I could not charge my phone. The thing is that my physical phone was very much with me but because it had no power it was useless and I lost ability to receive communications. After the event I charged my phone and messages and alerts started coming in. And it hit me! When we don’t charge our spirit man by prayer, it shuts down and we are not able to receive communications from our Spiritual Father, God. Just as the physical phone was with me but was powerless, our physical body can be with us and even be thriving and getting fatter and more muscular, but without spiritual power it is powerless! It is not until you charge your spirit man through prayer which connects you to the God of power that you receive prayer and restore your ability to receive from God! “repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of The Lord”-Acts 3:19.

Reno Omokri is the pastor of the Mind of Christ Christian Center and the author of Shunpiking: No Shortcuts to God.

The Right Response to Terror

Fear is the result of believing the propaganda of the enemy. The enemy is never as strong as he says he is. However, he needs you to be afraid otherwise he cannot capture you. Let me go deeper. When Sennacherib, the King of Assyria, wanted to capture Israel, he sent messengers to Israel and of them 2 Chronicles 32:18 says “then they called out in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to terrify them and make them afraid in order to capture the city”. Consider that last part “in order to capture the city”. In other words, Sennacherib knew that he couldn’t capture Jerusalem if he didn’t first terrify them. So when next the enemy subliminal places terrifying thoughts about your future in your mind know that he is doing this not because those thoughts are true, but because he wants to capture you. Now which enemy wants to capture something worthless? The mere fact that he wants to capture you should fill you with praise to God that you are so valuable. That attitude will drive out fear and terror from your heart and frustrate the plans of the enemy.

Reno Omokri is the pastor of the Mind of Christ Christian Center and the author of Shunpiking: No Shortcuts to God.

Co Creators With God

When Genesis 1:26 reports God as saying “let us make man in our image, after our likeness”, many mistakenly think those two words refer to the same thing. Not so. God made us in His image meaning that we have a physical image that is a reflection of His spiritual image. He also made us in His likeness meaning that we are like God. How? God creates with His words. He speaks of things that be not and they become. He gave man this creative ability such that man speaks and it comes to being. The difference is that God is a spirit thus He operates in simultaneous time such that His words immediately take form. However, humans live in Chronological time such that our words only take form in the process of sequential time not immediate time. If then we want positive things to happen to us and around us, we must speak only positive things about ourselves and our environment. Never use negative words even if it is only to describe things. Describe negative things positively. For instance, if your head aches, don’t say ‘I have a headache’, say instead ‘I will soon feel better’. That way, you have responded to negativity instead of reacting to it.

Reno Omokri is the pastor of the Mind of Christ Christian Center and the author of Shunpiking: No Shortcuts to God.

Come Boldly Not Fearfully

Revere God with an awesome respect but don’t be afraid of God. Don’t misunderstand Scriptures. Yeshu’a told us in Matthew 22:38 that the greatest commandment is to “Love the Lord your God”. We understand from 1st John 4:18 that “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear”. When the King James Version of The Bible was written the English people used fear and reverence interchangeably. So when the translators used fear they meant reverence. We know this because Scripture teaches that when you become born again God gives you a new spirit that is fed by His Holy Spirit and of that spirit, 2 Timothy 1:17 says “God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind”. Can you go boldly into the presence of one of whom you are afraid? But God expects us to “come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need”-Hebrews 4:16.

Reno Omokri is the pastor of the Mind of Christ Christian Center and the author of Shunpiking: No Shortcuts to God.

The Cycles of Favour

Beauty attracts favour, talents sustains it but character retains favour. Confidence will boosts it arrogance repels favour while pride destroys it. “Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins”-Esther 2:17 (beauty attracting favour). “But Mordecai found out about the plot and told Queen Esther, who in turn reported it to the king, giving credit to Mordecai”-Esther 2:22 (Esther sustained her favour with King Xerxes because she was tactful to give him the right information but she retained and increased the favour she had with Mordecai by refusing to take credit for the discovery. She had enough good character to give the credit to Mordecai.

Reno Omokri is the pastor of the Mind of Christ Christian Center and the author of Shunpiking: No Shortcuts to God.

Humility is not Timidity

So many people are cheating God out of His praise by refusing to let their talents shine. They have been taught false humility such that they feel they must value their talents less than it is. People tell them you are very beautiful and they say ‘no I am not’. People say they are very hardworking and they say ‘oh no, I really am not’. That is not humility. Humility is acknowledging your talents and character improvements but giving God the credit for it. How many times have you heard people say ‘thank God for that man’? If that man had hidden his talents, or character who would have said that? Yeshu’a put it best in Matthew 5:16 “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven”. Note the words “before others”. You are not meant to hide your light. That is not humility it is timidity!

Reno Omokri is the pastor of the Mind of Christ Christian Center and the author of Shunpiking: No Shortcuts to God.

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