Journey of FAITH

01/06/2026

24/04/2026

Did you know there was 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗱 in the Bible? Yes, he ran so fast he left his clothes behind. It sounds crazy, but in the chaos of Gethsemane—after the kiss of betrayal and the slashing of an ear—Mark records a strikingly odd detail: a young man was following Jesus, clothed only in a long linen shirt.

When the mob tried to grab him, he didn’t stay to fight. He slipped out of his shirt and ran away naked (𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝟭𝟰:𝟱𝟭–𝟱𝟮).

The event looks awkward and almost funny, but it carries a powerful lesson for us today: it was a humiliating moment indeed, but if we’re honest, we have to admit that we are no better than that young man.

We’re brave until it costs us something. We’re "all in" until the pressure hits—real pressure, public pressure, and painful pressure. And when it does, we don’t always stand. We run. We run from our faith and convictions, we run from serving the Lord, and we run from our Christian family and we end up "naked"—stripped of our image, our strength, and our pride.

Two things stand out from this story:

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆
The story vividly illustrates the total abandonment Jesus faced. Jesus faced the cross alone. While the disciples had promised never to desert Him, this young man's flight shows that even those who try to follow closely eventually give in to fear. We often mirror this by making big promises to God when life is easy, only to see our loyalty evaporate the moment a crisis hits. We realize too late that our own willpower is insufficient to keep us standing when the world starts "grabbing" at us.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘃𝘀. 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵
In first-century Jewish culture, public nakedness was deeply humiliating. The young man chose the extreme shame of fleeing naked rather than being arrested with Jesus. Similarly, we often choose self-preservation over commitment, preferring to hide our faith or blend into the crowd rather than face the social "arrest" of being labeled a devoted Christian. Like this man, we prioritize our temporary reputation over our eternal identity in Christ.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

The young man’s flight highlights the isolation of the cross. While everyone else—even the most devoted—eventually reached their limit and ran to save themselves, Jesus stayed. He faced the cross alone. He didn't flee from the mob, the shame, or the coming pain. Instead, He stood His ground in Gethsemane so He could stand in our place on Calvary. He allowed Himself to be stripped and shamed so that He could cover our failures with His grace. In the end, the story isn't about our ability to stand, but about the fact that Jesus stood His ground for us when no one else would.

11/04/2026

[09/04, 04:15] +254 721 216785: *THIS GATE WILL OPEN! -PRAYER POINTS*

THE GATES THAT MUST OPEN ON THEIR OWN ACCORD!

D. *THE GATE OF DELIVERANCE*

Act 12:7 .. Then he said, “Quick! Get up!” The chains fell off his hands,

16. The gates of bondages tying me to my past – open! In Jesus' name!

17. The gates of cultural bondages that is limiting me – lose your hold! In Jesus name!

18. The chains that is tying me to floor – break on your own accord! In Jesus name!

19. *That word that breaks chains permanently in the life of men – release into my life! !* In Jesus name!

20. *From today, I will not be deaf to your instructions and guidance!* In Jesus name!

*FOR WE HAVE PRAYED IN JESUS NAME.*
[10/04, 06:21] +254 721 216785: *THIS GATE WILL OPEN! -PRAYER POINTS*

THE GATES THAT MUST OPEN ON THEIR OWN ACCORD!

E. *THE GATE OF PROTECTION AND COVERING UP – TO REMOVE NAKEDNESS AND LACK*

Act 12:8 and the angel said, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” Peter did what he was told. Then the angel said, “Now put on your coat and follow me.”

21. Every force(s) or power(s) that has kept me naked – I command your hold to be broken!
22. Every gate of nakedness that has kept me hiding for years – open up so that I will receive my covering!
23. Father – financially, emotionally – CLOTHE ME UP!

24. For these coming breakthrough – CLOTHE ME AND DRESS ME UP!

*FOR WE HAVE PRAYED IN JESUS NAME.*
[11/04, 03:17] +254 721 216785: *THIS GATE WILL OPEN! -PRAYER POINTS*

THE GATES THAT MUST OPEN ON THEIR OWN ACCORD!

E. *THE GATE OF VISIONS AND DREAMS*

Act 12:9 Peter left with the angel, but he thought everything was only a dream.

25. FROM NOW, (INSERT NAME) GOD WILL CAUSE YOU TO DREAM AGAIN! In Jesus name..

Interceed for someone or something!

EMPLOY AIRPOWER – I decree concerning you – new dreams, new visions! In Jesus name..

I COMMAND THAT when God finishes with you – IT WILL LOOK LIKE A DREAM! In Jesus name..
Psa 126:1 When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
Psa 126:4 Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south in Jesus name.
25. LORD – TURN IT! TURN IT LORD! TURN IT ! In Jesus name..

*FOR WE HAVE PRAYED IN JESUS NAME.*

09/03/2026

Proverbs 10:16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. 10:17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

12/02/2026

*DAILY VERSE 📖💫*

*Dare You Be Different? February 12*
> Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.
*1 Peter 2:9.*

_*This distinction will be more marked, more decided, as we near the close of time. It is not a profession of faith, or a name registered in the church-book, that constitutes us children of God. We must have a vital connection with Christ; we must be one with him, imbued with his Spirit, partakers of the divine nature, crucified to the world with its affections and lusts, renewed in knowledge and true holiness. Paul wrote to the Colossians, “Ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.” This is true of all real followers of Christ. They walk in humble obedience to the requirements of God. While in the world, they are the light of the world.*_
`Review and Heralds January 8, 1884, par. 6`

01/02/2026

Deuteronomy 32:35 To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

28/01/2026

Psalms 114:1-4
[1]When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
[2]Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.
[3]The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
[4]The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.

27/01/2026

Psalms 73:6,17
[6]Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment......
[17]Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.