Tuesday 31 May 2016
BE ABOUT HIS WORK, BY PASTOR CHRIS
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES **Be About His Work** Tuesday 31st May . Pastor Chris
...This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven (Acts 1:11).
More than ever, you must take your participation and involvement in the things of God very seriously. Commit yourself to God’s vision. His vision is soul winning; He wants the whole earth to be filled with the knowledge of His glory as the waters cover the sea. Hence, everything you do must be geared towards winning souls for Jesus Christ; it’s your calling. Stay focused and committed to it
Make no mistakes, He’s coming back again, and He needs to find you busy, doing what He told you to do. He said to His disciples, “If ye love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15). If you truly love Him, do His will; live for Him. Don’t let your life be conditioned to this earth. Let Him come and find you doing what He’s called you to do.
You may ask, “How soon is He coming?” Very soon! It doesn’t matter if it’s in a matter of days, weeks, months or years; as long as you’re in fellowship with Him, walking in the light as He is in the light (1 John 1:7), when He comes, you’ll be ready. You might just be winning souls on that day, or distributing Rhapsody of Realities when that trumpet sounds, but you’ll hear it. The Bible says, “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” (1 Corinthians 15:52).
Put away every distraction and be afire for the Lord, fulfilling the ministry of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18-19). Let God, and His work of kingdom expansion, be all that you live for. One day, you’re going to stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ, and give account for everything He instructed you to do (2 Corinthians 5:10). Let Him say to you at the end, “...Well done, thou good and faithful servant...” (Matthew 25:21).
PRAYER
Precious Lord, your zeal and passion have consumed me, and like never before, I’m spreading the message of the Gospel of Christ into the nations of the world. I’m enabled by the Spirit, to proclaim the Word with power and boldness, turning many from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, and into their inheritance in Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Matthew 28:19-20
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Luke 21:25-27
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 15:18-16:1-16
1 Chronicles 5-6
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Corinthians 14:31-40
Proverbs 27
Leave comments on today's devotional www.rhapsodyofrealities.org
...This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven (Acts 1:11).
More than ever, you must take your participation and involvement in the things of God very seriously. Commit yourself to God’s vision. His vision is soul winning; He wants the whole earth to be filled with the knowledge of His glory as the waters cover the sea. Hence, everything you do must be geared towards winning souls for Jesus Christ; it’s your calling. Stay focused and committed to it
Make no mistakes, He’s coming back again, and He needs to find you busy, doing what He told you to do. He said to His disciples, “If ye love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15). If you truly love Him, do His will; live for Him. Don’t let your life be conditioned to this earth. Let Him come and find you doing what He’s called you to do.
You may ask, “How soon is He coming?” Very soon! It doesn’t matter if it’s in a matter of days, weeks, months or years; as long as you’re in fellowship with Him, walking in the light as He is in the light (1 John 1:7), when He comes, you’ll be ready. You might just be winning souls on that day, or distributing Rhapsody of Realities when that trumpet sounds, but you’ll hear it. The Bible says, “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” (1 Corinthians 15:52).
Put away every distraction and be afire for the Lord, fulfilling the ministry of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18-19). Let God, and His work of kingdom expansion, be all that you live for. One day, you’re going to stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ, and give account for everything He instructed you to do (2 Corinthians 5:10). Let Him say to you at the end, “...Well done, thou good and faithful servant...” (Matthew 25:21).
PRAYER
Precious Lord, your zeal and passion have consumed me, and like never before, I’m spreading the message of the Gospel of Christ into the nations of the world. I’m enabled by the Spirit, to proclaim the Word with power and boldness, turning many from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, and into their inheritance in Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Matthew 28:19-20
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Luke 21:25-27
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 15:18-16:1-16
1 Chronicles 5-6
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Corinthians 14:31-40
Proverbs 27
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Tuesday 24 May 2016
SICKNESS; BLESSING OR CURSE
Sickness: Blessing or Curse?
Is sickness a blessing or a curse?
God's Word declares it is a curse. Some people would have you believe God "blesses" His children with sickness and disease. (If He does, I would prefer to let someone else have that "blessing.") But, according to God's Word, sickness is a curse, and health is a blessing! Disease is broken ease. Sickness is pain and suffering. It makes slaves of family and friends who must care for sick loved ones. Disease and sickness are enemies of mankind. Sickness is a thief and a robber. It has robbed many a young mother of her health, beauty, and joy. It has robbed her husband of his wife, and has deprived her children of their mother, for she is no longer able to fulfill the duties of a wife and mother. Disease has robbed many young men, coming upon them in the midst of young manhood, filling them with anxiety and fear, robbing them of faith. Sickness and disease rob people of happiness, health, and money which is needed for other things. Sickness: Is It God's Will? Sickness and disease are not the will of God for His people. He does not want a curse to be upon His children because of their disobedience; He wants to bless them with health. "Oh, yes," some people have said to me, "I believe God was Israel's Healer under the Old Covenant, and He wanted the children of Israel to have health, but we're not living under that covenant." That's true. But if the Old Covenant provided for healing and the New Covenant (or Testament) does not, I wonder if the New Covenant is as good as the old? Thank God, the Bible says that the New Covenant is better: HEBREWS 8:6 6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a BETTER covenant, which was established upon BETTER promises. Let me remind you that our text is from the New Testament: "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us" (Gal. 3:13). It is not the will of God that we be sick. In Bible days, it was not God's will for the children of Israel to be sick, and they were God's servants. Today, we are God's children. If it was not His will for even His servants to be sick, it could not be His will for His children to be sick! Sickness and disease are not of love. God is love. In Luke 13, Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. A woman came in who was bent over. She could have had arthritis or something of that nature, because her body was bent in a stationary position. Jesus called her to Him and said, "Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity" (v. 12). When the ruler of the synagogue became angry because Christ healed the sick woman, Jesus said, "Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?" (v. 16). Jesus said it was Satan who had bound woman. Redeemed In preaching to Cornelius' household, Peter said: ACTS 10:38 38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. This Scripture makes it clear that the people Jesus healed were oppressed by the devil. Some people today would have you believe that God sends sickness upon people to bless them. They'll tell you, "Stay away from those meetings where they pray for the sick to be healed. That's of the devil." If they are right, then God and the devil must have swapped jobs lately! Two thousand years ago, Satan was oppressing people and Jesus was healing them. The Bible tells us, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever" (Heb. 13:8). Jesus never changes! From the beginning to the end of His public ministry, Christ was combating Satan. His battle was not with men, but with demons who indwelt men. Don't ever tell anyone sickness is the will of God for us. It isn't! Healing and health are the will of God for mankind. If sickness were the will of God, heaven would be filled with sickness and disease. Remember, Jesus in His earth walk was the will of God in action. He came to unveil the Father to us. He is the Word of God. He is God speaking to us. (See John 1:14; Heb. 1:1,2.) If you want to know what God thinks about sickness, look at Jesus! He went about healing the sick! ISAIAH 53:4,5 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs [sicknesses], and carried our sorrows [diseases]: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. this 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Matthew quotes a portion of these Scriptures: MATTHEW 8:17 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. The Holy Spirit, looking back at Calvary, wrote in the past tense through Peter: 1 PETER 2:24 24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. I read from the pen of Dr. John Alexander Dowie about how he received light on the subject of divine healing.1 Dr. Dowie was pastor of a Congregational church in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, when the bubonic plague struck there around 1875. People were dying like flies. Dr. Dowie buried 40 members of his congregation in less than a month. Four more died and were yet to be buried, and many more were stricken with the plague. There was no cure. After visiting the many sick members of his flock one day, Dr. Dowie returned home and sat in his study, his arms folded upon his desk, his head upon his arms, weeping before God. "God, is everybody going to die?" he cried. "Are You going to take everybody? Where did this plague come from? Are You the author of this?" He was heartsick at the thought of the families that would be torn apart by the plague; at the children who would be left orphans. "Then the words of the Holy Ghost inspired in Acts 10:38 stood before me all radiant with light, revealing Satan as the Defiler, and Christ as the Healer," Dr. Dowie wrote many years later. "My tears were wiped away," Dr. Dowie said, "my heart was strong. I saw the way of healing, and the door thereto was opened wide, so I said, 'God help me now to preach the Word to all the dying around, and tell them how 'tis Satan still defiles, and Jesus still delivers, for "He is just the same today."'" He did not have long to wait. Within minutes, two young men burst into his study, pleading breathlessly, "Oh, come at once. Mary is dying!" Dr. Dowie ran down the street after them, not even pausing to take his hat. He was furious that Satan should have attacked this innocent young member of his flock. Dr. Dowie entered Mary's room and found her in convulsions. Her medical doctor, having given up on her, was preparing to leave. He turned to Dr. Dowie and remarked, "Sir, are not God's ways mysterious?" The revelation Dr. Dowie had just received from the Word of God was burning in his heart. "God's way!" he thundered. "How dare you call that God's way! No, sir, that is the devil's work!" He challenged the physician, who was a member of his congregation, "Can you pray the prayer of faith that saves the sick?" The doctor replied, "You are much too excited, sir, 'tis best to say God's will be done," and he left. "Excited! The word was quite inadequate for I was almost frenzied with Divinely imparted anger and hatred of that foul destroyer, Disease, which was doing Satan's will," Dowie wrote. "'It is not so,' I exclaimed, 'no will of God sends such cruelty, and I shall never say "God's will be done" to Satan's works, which God's own Son came to destroy, and this is one of them.'Oh, how the Word of God was burning in my heart....'" Furious at Satan's attack, Dr. Dowie prayed the prayer of faith for Mary. Years later, he said he prayed something like this: 23 "Our Father, help! and Holy Spirit, teach me how to pray. Plead thou for us, oh, Jesus, Saviour, Healer, Friend, our Advocate with God the Father. Hear and heal, Eternal One! From all disease and death deliver this sweet child of Thine. I rest upon the Word. We claim the promise now. The Word is true, 'I am the Lord that healeth thee.' Then heal her now. The Word is true, 'I am the Lord, I change not.' Unchanging God, Then prove Thyself the Healer now. The Word is true, 'These signs shall follow them that believe. In My Name, they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.' And I believe, and I lay hands in Jesus' Name on her, and claim this promise now. Thy Word is true. 'The prayer of faith shall save the sick.' Trusting in Thee alone, I cry, oh, save her now, for Jesus' sake, Amen!" The girl's convulsions ceased immediately, and she fell into such a deep sleep that her mother feared she had died. "She isn't dead," the triumphant Dr. Dowie assured them. "I saw that Christ had heard and that once more, as long ago in Peter's house, 'He touched her and the fever left her.'" After several minutes, Dr. Dowie awakened Mary. She turned to her mother and exclaimed, "Mother, I feel so well!" Remembering how Jesus had ministered to the little girl He had raised from the dead in Bible days, Dr. Dowie asked, "And you're hungry?" "Oh, yes," she agreed. "I'm so hungry." Dr. Dowie instructed Mary's nurse to fix her a cup of cocoa and some bread and butter. Quietly thanking God, he went into the next room, where her brother and sister lay sick with the same plague. After prayer, they, too, instantly recovered. "As I went away from the home where Christ as the Healer had been victorious," Dr. Dowie recalled, "I could not but have somewhat in my heart of the triumphant song that rang through Heaven, and yet I was not a little amazed at my own strange doings, and still more at my discovery that HE IS JUST THE SAME TODAY." From that day on, Dr. Dowie ministered to his flock on divine healing and prayed for their healing. He never lost another member to the plague. But isn't it strange that the doctor, who was a member of Dowie's church, would treat people and give them medicine, but when they got beyond the aid of medical science, he called it the will of God? It puzzles me that people will take medicines and do everything they can to get well, but if you suggest they have someone pray for their healing, they'll say, "It may not be God's will to heal me." Why didn't they question the will of God in the first place? If it isn't God's will for them to be well, they shouldn't take any medicine or treatment. They would be out of God's will trying to get well! I do not mean to discredit the medical profession. Doctors are fighting the same devil we are. I merely want to point out that this is human reasoning and wrong thinking, and it has robbed many people of the blessings of healing and health...Kenneth E. Hagin
Is sickness a blessing or a curse?
God's Word declares it is a curse. Some people would have you believe God "blesses" His children with sickness and disease. (If He does, I would prefer to let someone else have that "blessing.") But, according to God's Word, sickness is a curse, and health is a blessing! Disease is broken ease. Sickness is pain and suffering. It makes slaves of family and friends who must care for sick loved ones. Disease and sickness are enemies of mankind. Sickness is a thief and a robber. It has robbed many a young mother of her health, beauty, and joy. It has robbed her husband of his wife, and has deprived her children of their mother, for she is no longer able to fulfill the duties of a wife and mother. Disease has robbed many young men, coming upon them in the midst of young manhood, filling them with anxiety and fear, robbing them of faith. Sickness and disease rob people of happiness, health, and money which is needed for other things. Sickness: Is It God's Will? Sickness and disease are not the will of God for His people. He does not want a curse to be upon His children because of their disobedience; He wants to bless them with health. "Oh, yes," some people have said to me, "I believe God was Israel's Healer under the Old Covenant, and He wanted the children of Israel to have health, but we're not living under that covenant." That's true. But if the Old Covenant provided for healing and the New Covenant (or Testament) does not, I wonder if the New Covenant is as good as the old? Thank God, the Bible says that the New Covenant is better: HEBREWS 8:6 6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a BETTER covenant, which was established upon BETTER promises. Let me remind you that our text is from the New Testament: "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us" (Gal. 3:13). It is not the will of God that we be sick. In Bible days, it was not God's will for the children of Israel to be sick, and they were God's servants. Today, we are God's children. If it was not His will for even His servants to be sick, it could not be His will for His children to be sick! Sickness and disease are not of love. God is love. In Luke 13, Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. A woman came in who was bent over. She could have had arthritis or something of that nature, because her body was bent in a stationary position. Jesus called her to Him and said, "Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity" (v. 12). When the ruler of the synagogue became angry because Christ healed the sick woman, Jesus said, "Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?" (v. 16). Jesus said it was Satan who had bound woman. Redeemed In preaching to Cornelius' household, Peter said: ACTS 10:38 38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. This Scripture makes it clear that the people Jesus healed were oppressed by the devil. Some people today would have you believe that God sends sickness upon people to bless them. They'll tell you, "Stay away from those meetings where they pray for the sick to be healed. That's of the devil." If they are right, then God and the devil must have swapped jobs lately! Two thousand years ago, Satan was oppressing people and Jesus was healing them. The Bible tells us, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever" (Heb. 13:8). Jesus never changes! From the beginning to the end of His public ministry, Christ was combating Satan. His battle was not with men, but with demons who indwelt men. Don't ever tell anyone sickness is the will of God for us. It isn't! Healing and health are the will of God for mankind. If sickness were the will of God, heaven would be filled with sickness and disease. Remember, Jesus in His earth walk was the will of God in action. He came to unveil the Father to us. He is the Word of God. He is God speaking to us. (See John 1:14; Heb. 1:1,2.) If you want to know what God thinks about sickness, look at Jesus! He went about healing the sick! ISAIAH 53:4,5 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs [sicknesses], and carried our sorrows [diseases]: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. this 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Matthew quotes a portion of these Scriptures: MATTHEW 8:17 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. The Holy Spirit, looking back at Calvary, wrote in the past tense through Peter: 1 PETER 2:24 24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. I read from the pen of Dr. John Alexander Dowie about how he received light on the subject of divine healing.1 Dr. Dowie was pastor of a Congregational church in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, when the bubonic plague struck there around 1875. People were dying like flies. Dr. Dowie buried 40 members of his congregation in less than a month. Four more died and were yet to be buried, and many more were stricken with the plague. There was no cure. After visiting the many sick members of his flock one day, Dr. Dowie returned home and sat in his study, his arms folded upon his desk, his head upon his arms, weeping before God. "God, is everybody going to die?" he cried. "Are You going to take everybody? Where did this plague come from? Are You the author of this?" He was heartsick at the thought of the families that would be torn apart by the plague; at the children who would be left orphans. "Then the words of the Holy Ghost inspired in Acts 10:38 stood before me all radiant with light, revealing Satan as the Defiler, and Christ as the Healer," Dr. Dowie wrote many years later. "My tears were wiped away," Dr. Dowie said, "my heart was strong. I saw the way of healing, and the door thereto was opened wide, so I said, 'God help me now to preach the Word to all the dying around, and tell them how 'tis Satan still defiles, and Jesus still delivers, for "He is just the same today."'" He did not have long to wait. Within minutes, two young men burst into his study, pleading breathlessly, "Oh, come at once. Mary is dying!" Dr. Dowie ran down the street after them, not even pausing to take his hat. He was furious that Satan should have attacked this innocent young member of his flock. Dr. Dowie entered Mary's room and found her in convulsions. Her medical doctor, having given up on her, was preparing to leave. He turned to Dr. Dowie and remarked, "Sir, are not God's ways mysterious?" The revelation Dr. Dowie had just received from the Word of God was burning in his heart. "God's way!" he thundered. "How dare you call that God's way! No, sir, that is the devil's work!" He challenged the physician, who was a member of his congregation, "Can you pray the prayer of faith that saves the sick?" The doctor replied, "You are much too excited, sir, 'tis best to say God's will be done," and he left. "Excited! The word was quite inadequate for I was almost frenzied with Divinely imparted anger and hatred of that foul destroyer, Disease, which was doing Satan's will," Dowie wrote. "'It is not so,' I exclaimed, 'no will of God sends such cruelty, and I shall never say "God's will be done" to Satan's works, which God's own Son came to destroy, and this is one of them.'Oh, how the Word of God was burning in my heart....'" Furious at Satan's attack, Dr. Dowie prayed the prayer of faith for Mary. Years later, he said he prayed something like this: 23 "Our Father, help! and Holy Spirit, teach me how to pray. Plead thou for us, oh, Jesus, Saviour, Healer, Friend, our Advocate with God the Father. Hear and heal, Eternal One! From all disease and death deliver this sweet child of Thine. I rest upon the Word. We claim the promise now. The Word is true, 'I am the Lord that healeth thee.' Then heal her now. The Word is true, 'I am the Lord, I change not.' Unchanging God, Then prove Thyself the Healer now. The Word is true, 'These signs shall follow them that believe. In My Name, they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.' And I believe, and I lay hands in Jesus' Name on her, and claim this promise now. Thy Word is true. 'The prayer of faith shall save the sick.' Trusting in Thee alone, I cry, oh, save her now, for Jesus' sake, Amen!" The girl's convulsions ceased immediately, and she fell into such a deep sleep that her mother feared she had died. "She isn't dead," the triumphant Dr. Dowie assured them. "I saw that Christ had heard and that once more, as long ago in Peter's house, 'He touched her and the fever left her.'" After several minutes, Dr. Dowie awakened Mary. She turned to her mother and exclaimed, "Mother, I feel so well!" Remembering how Jesus had ministered to the little girl He had raised from the dead in Bible days, Dr. Dowie asked, "And you're hungry?" "Oh, yes," she agreed. "I'm so hungry." Dr. Dowie instructed Mary's nurse to fix her a cup of cocoa and some bread and butter. Quietly thanking God, he went into the next room, where her brother and sister lay sick with the same plague. After prayer, they, too, instantly recovered. "As I went away from the home where Christ as the Healer had been victorious," Dr. Dowie recalled, "I could not but have somewhat in my heart of the triumphant song that rang through Heaven, and yet I was not a little amazed at my own strange doings, and still more at my discovery that HE IS JUST THE SAME TODAY." From that day on, Dr. Dowie ministered to his flock on divine healing and prayed for their healing. He never lost another member to the plague. But isn't it strange that the doctor, who was a member of Dowie's church, would treat people and give them medicine, but when they got beyond the aid of medical science, he called it the will of God? It puzzles me that people will take medicines and do everything they can to get well, but if you suggest they have someone pray for their healing, they'll say, "It may not be God's will to heal me." Why didn't they question the will of God in the first place? If it isn't God's will for them to be well, they shouldn't take any medicine or treatment. They would be out of God's will trying to get well! I do not mean to discredit the medical profession. Doctors are fighting the same devil we are. I merely want to point out that this is human reasoning and wrong thinking, and it has robbed many people of the blessings of healing and health...Kenneth E. Hagin
DON'T DELAY, BY PASTOR CHRIS
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES **Don’t Delay** Tuesday 24th May . Pastor Chris
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work (John 9:4).
Avoid procrastination. Don’t delay in the things you should do. Act at the right time; act while you can, because the opportunity may not always be there. What’s that vision the Lord laid in your heart at the beginning of the year? How far have you fulfilled it? It could be about your evangelical work as a Christian or a minister of the Gospel. It could be about your job or family or even your health. Don’t delay. Be about what He asked you to do, and refuse to be distracted.
Oftentimes, when you don’t do what you should do at the right time, your inaction could prevent you from getting to the next level of your life. So, do the right things at the right time. It’s one of the benefits of yielding yourself to the Holy Spirit, and the Word of God; His wisdom propels you to do the right thing at the right time, the right way, for the right purpose.
Sometimes, the consequences of delay could take several years to correct; so, take action now. Don’t delay in doing the Lord’s bidding. Once you take the step and put the required effort into that which He has inspired you to do, His miracle-power comes upon your efforts, and His glory is revealed in what you do. So, don’t delay to act on His Word. Don’t delay to act on His instructions and the inspirations that come to you.
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work (John 9:4).
Avoid procrastination. Don’t delay in the things you should do. Act at the right time; act while you can, because the opportunity may not always be there. What’s that vision the Lord laid in your heart at the beginning of the year? How far have you fulfilled it? It could be about your evangelical work as a Christian or a minister of the Gospel. It could be about your job or family or even your health. Don’t delay. Be about what He asked you to do, and refuse to be distracted.
Oftentimes, when you don’t do what you should do at the right time, your inaction could prevent you from getting to the next level of your life. So, do the right things at the right time. It’s one of the benefits of yielding yourself to the Holy Spirit, and the Word of God; His wisdom propels you to do the right thing at the right time, the right way, for the right purpose.
Sometimes, the consequences of delay could take several years to correct; so, take action now. Don’t delay in doing the Lord’s bidding. Once you take the step and put the required effort into that which He has inspired you to do, His miracle-power comes upon your efforts, and His glory is revealed in what you do. So, don’t delay to act on His Word. Don’t delay to act on His instructions and the inspirations that come to you.
Some people get the prompting of the Spirit to do something, but they
ignore that prompting, because they want to pursue some other things
first. Sadly, they often never get a second chance. It pays to know the
voice of the Lord and respond promptly when He speaks. It pays to do
what He wants you to do when He wants it done.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for your wisdom, glory, grace, power, and the divine enablement you’ve imparted to my spirit so as to live the victorious Christian life, every day. By your Spirit, I’m divinely positioned to fulfil my destiny in Christ, fruitful in the ministry of reconciliation, to the glory of your Name, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Proverbs 22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business?
he shall stand before kings;
he shall not stand before mean men.
Proverbs 28:19 GNB
“A hard-working farmer has plenty to eat. People who waste time will always be poor.”
Psalms 90:12
So teach us to number our days,
that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 11:17-57 2 Kings 13-15
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Proverbs 20
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PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for your wisdom, glory, grace, power, and the divine enablement you’ve imparted to my spirit so as to live the victorious Christian life, every day. By your Spirit, I’m divinely positioned to fulfil my destiny in Christ, fruitful in the ministry of reconciliation, to the glory of your Name, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Proverbs 22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business?
he shall stand before kings;
he shall not stand before mean men.
Proverbs 28:19 GNB
“A hard-working farmer has plenty to eat. People who waste time will always be poor.”
Psalms 90:12
So teach us to number our days,
that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 11:17-57 2 Kings 13-15
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Proverbs 20
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BIBLE VERSES ON ASKING AND RECEIVING, KJV
Bible verses related to Ask And You Shall Receive from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance
Mark 11:24 - Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them].
Matthew 7:7 - Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Matthew 7:7-11 - Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: (Read More...)
James 4:3 - Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts.
John 14:13-14 - And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (Read More...)
Philippians 4:6-8 - Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (Read More...)
Luke 18:1-8 - And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; (Read More...)
Luke 11:13 - If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
John 15:7 - If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Matthew 21:22 - And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Matthew 7:1-29 - Judge not, that ye be not judged. (Read More...)
1 Kings 3:5 - In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
Matthew 7:7-12 - Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: (Read More...)
Matthew 7:11 - If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Friday 13 May 2016
SEEKING FORGIVENESS OF SINS, WITH FASTING
(Job 42:5-6) "I have heard of you by the hearing of the ear: but now my eye sees you. Therefore I hate myself, and repent in dust and ashes."
(Joel 2:12-13) "Therefore also now says the LORD, turn yourselves to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
And tear your heart and not your clothes, and turn to the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and he repents of the evil."
(Jonah 3:5-8) "So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
6 For word came to the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: do not let them feed, nor drink water:
8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yes, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands."
(Luke 1:13) "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they would have a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes."
(Acts 9:9) "And he was three days without sight, and did not eat or drink."
(Joel 2:12-13) "Therefore also now says the LORD, turn yourselves to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
And tear your heart and not your clothes, and turn to the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and he repents of the evil."
(Jonah 3:5-8) "So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
6 For word came to the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: do not let them feed, nor drink water:
8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yes, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands."
(Luke 1:13) "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they would have a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes."
(Acts 9:9) "And he was three days without sight, and did not eat or drink."
Thursday 12 May 2016
THE PILAR OF JUSTIFICATION
FEBRUARY 2016",
THE PILLAR OF JUSTIFICATION, BY PASTOR VICTOR JEREMIAH ,
The word inheritance actually means the right to receive that
which is rightly yours by birth. That is clearly seen in the life of the
children of Israel in the promise land, after their fathers has fought
in the war of possession and had succeeded to dispossess the possessors.
Deut7:1 “When the lord thy God shall bring thee into the land, wither
thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations, before thee,
the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites,
and the PERIzzITES, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations
greater and mightier than thou”. These nations were initially the
possessor and occupier of these lands, but in their dispensation, the
Israelites fathers had to fight them with the help of God in the war of
genocide and annihilation, and then possess their land.But the sons and
daughter of these Israelites, doesn’t have to fight the same people all
over again, to possess the same land, but they simply devised a method
that was almost cheating free, to divide the land amongst themselves,
thereby releasing everyone’s inheritance into his or her hands by
casting lots. Jos18:8. “and the men arose, and went away; and Joshua
charged them that went to describe the land, saying go and walk through
the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that i may here cast
lots for you before the lord in Shiloh.To cast lots have, depict some
element of divine touch, which is to say that whatsoever is inherited by
anyone, group or family is purely by divine arrangement. So that in our
dispensation, which is an improvement of the dispensation of the sons
of the Israelites fathers, our inheritance has been kept for us by
Christ who actually fought to dispossess the possessor , who is the
devil because unto him Adam handed over his authority as the lord over
the earth to, and since then the devil has been the god of the earth,
and therefore he has the jurisprudence of the earth’s wealth, and the
devil is so much aware of it that he was bold enough to even promise our
Lord Jesus that he will give Jesus the jurisprudence over the wealth of
the earth if only Jesus will bow down to worship him. 1Cor2:6”Howbeit
we speak among them that are perfect; Yet not the wisdom of this world,
nor of the princes of the world, that come to naught”The reference to
the prince of this world is certainly the devil, Math4;8 “And again the
devil taketh Him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showed Him all
the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them and saith unto Him, all
these will give thee, if thou will bow down and worship me” And this
story was repeated in the book of Luke, as thus , Lk4:5-6 “ And the
devil taking Him into an high mountain, showed unto Him all the kingdoms
of the world, in a moment of time, and the devil said unto Him, all
these power will I give thee, and the glory of them; for that is
delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it” Did you notice
what the devil said to Jesus?, he said that it was delivered unto him I’
am sure he must be referring to Adam, who must have given it unto him.
So Satan was not actually lying when he said that the riches and glory
of this world was delivered unto him, and that he was in the position
to hand it over to whom ever he pleases, most especially tho9se who will
worship him. And it is a fact, but there is the present truth, which is
where we gained our authority to access our kingdom. Rev3:7 “And the
Angel of the church in Philadelphia, write; These things saith He that
is holy, He that is True, He that hath the key of David, He thatopeneth,
and no one shutteth; And shutteth and no man openeth” This is the
present truth 2nd Peter 1:12 “for this reason you know and are
established in the present truth.” Thispractically revealed to us that
our wealth, inheritance and blessings are not in the hand of the enermy
or opposition, but in the hand of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1pet1:3-4.
“Blessed be the lord God and father of our lord Jesus Christ which
according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively
hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an
inheritance, incorruptible and undefiled and that fadeth not away,
reserved in heaven for you. So it is very correct to say that your
wealth, marriage, children, breakthrough, greatness, and success, Glory,
Strength ,Blessings, Might, and Power, which are some of the things
in your inheritance are in heaven, and in the hand of Jesus Christ, it
does not decay, or go out of fashion, it is renewed and modernized with
time, so that if you have a car in your inheritance and you are able to
locate the right key or wisdom to unlock and access it and lay hold of
it in 2015, it will be the car in vogue in 2015, because it is in the
past, present participle. This was what John the beloved was saying in
Jn3:27 “John answered and said a man can receive nothing except it is
given him from above’’.1cor4:7. “ For who maketh thee to differ from
another? And that hast thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if
thou hadst not received it.” what so ever you have and shall have, is
given to you by God from heaven, so in this kingdom we are company of
inheritors and not possessors
Abrahamic
connections.It is a relationship to Abrahamic connection in our
inheritance that the pillar of justification will be properly understood
and put into maximum use In order for us to gain access into our
inheritance inthis kingdom in Gen13:14-16.“And the lord said unto
Abraham, after that lot was separated from Him: lift up now thine eyes,
and look from the place where thou artnorthward and southward, and
eastward andwestward: for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I
give it, and to thy seed forever,and I will make thy seed as the dust of
the earth: so that if a man cannumber the dust of the earth, then shall
thy seed also be numbered.This vision of Abraham where he heard God was
in the day light, because you certainly cannot see the sand at night
and it is referring to the biological and physical sons of Abraham which
is the present day Israelite. Again in the book of Gen15:5-6 “And He
brought him forth abroad, and said look now towards heaven, and tell the
stars if thou be able to number them; And He said unto him so shall thy
seed be, and he believed God and it was counted unto him for
righteousness” This surely is a night vision, because you only see the
stars at night , and it was referring to the spiritual sons, and
daughters, of Abraham by through faith, which includes the body of
Christ. Again after Abraham had sacrificed his beloved son Isaac to God
on mount Moriah, God blessed him, with the combination of both the
biological ,and the spiritual sons, Gen22:17 “That in blessing I will
bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seeds as the stars of
heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; And thy seed shall
posses the gate of their enemies” We are the star of heaven, that
means that our Lord Jesus Chest is our senior brother of whom we are co
heirs with Him , and He is also rightly referred to as the bright
and the morning star. Apostle Paul was more explicit in his writing to
the Galatians church Gal3:16-18:24 “Now to Abraham and his seed were the
promises made, He saith not and to seeds, as of many; But as of one,
and to thy seed, which is Christ, and this I say, that the covenant
which was confirmed, before of God in Christ, the law which was one
hundred and thirty years old, after can not disannul, that it should
make the promise of no effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, It
is no more of promise; But God gave to Abraham by promise; Therefore the
law was our school master, to bring us unto Christ, that we might be
justified by faith”The law came four hundred and thirty years the
promise was made, and it was confirmed by the person of the mediator
unto us, Gal3:19 “Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added, because
of transgression, till the seed should come to whom the promise was
made, and it was ordained by the Angels, in the hand of a mediator” For a
mediator to be involved it must be a paramount issue, and for this, we
must understand and appropriate the wisdom of the justification.
JUSTIFICATION:
Justification is almost the same
as qualification; to be declared qualified for a place, decoration,
promotion, and being legally permitted to lay hold on inheritance in
Christ. To be justified means to have a right of existence before the
presence of God, to have a right standing with God, to e reconciled to
God as a son , and to be lifted into the realm of the supernatural, as a
Spirit, and as one with Christ as co heir, co judge of the sprit world.
But many don’t understand it, so their conscience is always bowed with
guilt, which disqualified them from accessing their kingdom heritage.
Because they don’t exercise the right to judge issues, and
circumstances, unto their favor. The Lord by the Spirit said in the book
of Col1:12 Giving thanks unto the father, which hath made us meet to be
partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light” The word meets
here means to be qualified, in the sight of God, with the right
spiritual standard, as demanded by the supernatural authority.. In the
other word God qualified us to be partakers of the kingdom heritage
through our Lord Jesus Christ. And it is not by our work but by His
work:
WHY DO WE NEED JUSTIFICATION:
A sin was committed either by
our parents, or even by our selves, and even in our generation past, and
it has been a debts on our part, Eph2:11-12 “Wherefore remember ye
being in the time past, gentiles in the flesh, who are called
uncircumcision, by that which is called circumcision in the flesh, made
by hand that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens to the
common wealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenant of promise,
having no hope, and without God in the world”And this iniquity,
trespass, and sin, is a nature in man that is fallen, having the form of
Adam the fallen man. This nature created a partition between God and
man, Eph2:2-3,“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of
the world, according the prince of the power of the air, the spirit
that now worketh in the children of disobedience, among whom also we had
our conversation In times past in the lust of our flesh, fulfilling the
desire of the flesh, and of the mind, and were by nature the children
of wrath, even as others.”So that justification is needed to bring us
back into a relationship with our inheritance. Justification gives us
boldness to enter God’s presence. It is a spiritual work that gives you a
right standing with God. A justified person does not have the
conscience of guilt; so He has the boldness to approach the father for
his inheritance. THE BENEFIT OF
JUSTIFICATION TO ACCESS OUR INHERITANCE.
The inheritance of the
kingdom is only for the justified. Until you are spiritually justified
and you are consciously aware of its implication, you will never gain
access into your inheritance. Rom8:28-30 “we know that all things work
together for good to them that love God, to them who are called
according to His purpose: For whom He did foreknow, He also did
predestinate to be conformed to the image of His son, that he might be
the firstborn among many brethren, moreover whom he did predestinate,
them He also called, and whom He called, them He also justified: and
whom He justified, them He also glorified: blessed with beautiful and
wealthy inheritance.”All things, all situations, all circumstances, and
in all areas of life must turn out to your favor, and become a
testimony, to every one who are called according to Gods purpose. So
there is a purpose of God behind every one who is called into kingdom of
Christ, and every one that is called into the kingdom of Christ is
actually called according to a particular purpose. This is to justify,
and to qualify them to enter into their glorious inheritance, which
includes, power, riches, honor, glory, blessings, strength, and wisdom.
This was the reason God said that every one that is called by His name
are to manifest and display His glory. Therefore the purpose of God for
justifying us is to qualify us to inherit His glory package. Let’s
consider these three scriptures, for proper analysis, and clearer
insight into the mystery of justification, so that we can deduce the
spiritual benefit behind it. 1Cor6:9-11 “Know ye not that the
unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived,
neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor
abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor
drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of
God. And such were some of you. But ye are washed, but ye are
sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by
the Spirit of our God” It is for the purpose of making us meet to be
partakers of inheritance of the saints, in the light, that is why we
are washed by the blood of Jesus Christ, and sanctified by the truth,
and now we are justified and qualified , and sealed for approval in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ, by the Holy Spirit of promise, our
enabler, this is sweet, and deep. What a God of mystery, what a God of
wisdom that we serve? And the second scripture is Eph5:5 “For this ye
know that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, nor
idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ, and of our God.
Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were sometimes
darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord. Walk as children of
light”.And also consider that the Holy Spirit has to make you a child of
light in order to make you meet to be partakers of the saints, in the
light. These are the justified people. And the third scripture is
1Pt1:3-4 “Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which
according to abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope,
by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead to an inheritance,
incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in
heaven for you”. So, His resurrection from the dead is to begat us into a
living hope, and this hope is unto an inheritance that is reserved in
heaven , and does not have the ingredient of decay, because it is not
subject to time factor. And you know what? When He ascending unto heaven
He lifted us with Him after resurrection, so that we are seated in this
same place where our inheritance is situated, in this kingdom, and
these includes, wealth, health, fruit of the womb, peace, glory, and
beauty, strength, power to overcome and tame the enemy, success in all
our endeavors, marriage fulfillment, and marital pursuit, and all kinds
of break through in life and godliness. We are justified to be
qualified, to be endorsed, and to be enabled, to access our kingdom
heritage. That means by justification we can approach the throne of
justice, to demand our heritage without a sense of guilt or conscience
of condemnation. We are washed to be identified, identified to be
sanctified. Sanctified to be justified, justified to be reconciled,
reconciled to be translated, translated to be related, and related to be
a delightsome personality. And as we please the Lord just as Jacob
pleased Isaac, and he was blessed with the blessings of the heavens and
the earth, so much so that he became greater than the man he worked for.
The moment God justifies you, nobody and no situation can do other
wise. And to make this point clearer lets look at the inter play of
these scriptures, Math7v7 “Ask, and it shall be given unto thee. Seek,
and ye shall find. Knock and it shall be opened unto you. For every one
that asketh ,receiveth and he that seekethfindeth, and to him that
knocketh, it shall be openeth” So that to lay hold on your inheritance
asking is one of the means, and the scripture said something very
striking. To every one that asketh shall receive, this means that what
so ever is your desire, the moment you open your mouth to ask from God,
your father, in the name of Jesus Christ, you shall receive. And now
let us consider another, scripture, in 1Jn5v14-15 “And this is the
confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His
will, He heareth us, and if we know that He heareth us whatsoever we
ask, we know that we have the petition that we desired of Him” That
means that even if we have properly analyzed our desire to be genuine,
we must ask according to the will of God for us to be granted an
audience with God, which is the only hindrance to our receiving our
answers. If that is the case, how do we pray according to the will of
God? And the bible said that even God works out everything in agreement
to the counsel of His will, including releasing answers to our various
prayers, and petitions. Therefore to lay hold on your heritage through
prayer, and petition, you must understand how to address your petition
in agreement , to the will of God, and to buttress the truth further the
Holy Spirit gave me an insight on how to always pray according to the
will of God, and I titled it the prayer that can not fail. It is based
on the quadruple stand of some scriptures, and one of which is
1Jn5v14-15, this scripture has been quoted earlier, and the second one
is Isa1v18-19 “Come now and let us reason together, saith the Lord.
Though your sin be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though
they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and
obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.” To pray according to the
will of God, you come with reasons to justify yourself before God, in a
manner and attitude of some one who wants to discuss issues of great
significance, so that you must come with genuine reasons why you must
have what you are asking for. The second scripture is Isa41:21 “Produce
your cause. Saith the Lord, bring forth your strong reasons. Saith the
king of Jacob” Remember that in the earlier scripture, He said come and
let us reason together, and now again, He said to bring forth your
strong reasons, which means that to reason with the all knowing God of
wisdom , you must come forth with very strong reasons, and not just
mumble jumble. And it was concluded with the fact that if we are willing
to come forth with a very strong reason and obedient to that
instruction we will inevitably lay hold on our kingdom heritage as the
fruit of the land. And again the Holy Spirit also made me to understand
from Isa43:26 “Put me in remembrance. Let us plead together, (reason
together) Declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.” You can deduce
from these analysis that your argument must be backed with scriptural
provisions, in order to justify your claim, and your desire. This is
what our father in heaven desires to hear and He will respond with the
release of our kingdom heritage. From all these analysis it has come to
this wonderful conclusion that the purpose of all prayers is to be able
to receive justification , and secure divine approval to access your
kingdom heritage The Holy Spirit told inspired me with this insight on
how to pray according to the will of God when I was inspired to write
one of my Christian classic on prayer that can not fail.
ACTS OF
JUSTIFICATION
Declare thou that thou mayest be justified. Our
justification therefore the recognition w placed on the finished work of
the cross, and subsequent resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. And
it also demands that if you understand these phenomenons, you must
declare your justification effectively. What you cannot declare with
boldness, you are not qualified to partake of it or inherit. That is why
Prophet Isaiah said, declare thou that thou mayest be justified, and
again Apostle Mathew saith thus. Math12v37 “For by thy words thou shIall
be justified, and by thy words, thou shalt be condemned”.So that to be
justified and to layhold on your kingdom heritage, your tongue is a very
important, and relevant key. Lk21:15 “For I will give you a mouth and a
wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gain say, nor
resist” Until you enforce your authority over your kingdom heritage with
your mouth, you stand to lose it to usurpIers. Therefore address your
situations, circumstances, desires, and oppositions with the sword of
the Spirit, which is also known as the rod of your mouth and see your
kingdom heritage, come cheaply into your hand. Num14:28 “Say unto them,
as truly as I live, saith the Lord, as you have spoken to mine ears, so
will I do unto you” And again it was stated in the book of
Ecc5:6“Suffer not your mouth to cause your body to sin. Neither say thou
before an Angel. It was an error. Wherefore God should be angry at thy
word and destroy the works of thy hands”Your voice plays a significant
role in your destiny, because it was stated in the book of the Apostle
James that it is the driving force of your destiny.Jam3:2-6”For we all
often stumble anId fall, and offend in many things. And if any one does
not offend in speech by not saying the wrong things, he is a fully
developed character and a perfect man, able to control his whole body to
curbI his entire nature. If we set bit in the horse’s mouths, to make
them obey us, we can turn their whole bodies about. Likewise look at
theps. Though they are so great, and are driven by rough winds, there
are steered by a very small rudder wherever the impulse of the helmsman
determines. Even so the tongue is a little member and it can boast of
great things. See how much wood or how a great a forest a tiny spark
can set ablaze! And the tongue is a fire, the tongue is a world of
wickedness, set among our members, contaminating and depraving the whole
body, and setting on fire the wheel of birth, the circle of man’s
nature, being itself ignited by hell” Did you see the account of Apostle
James, on the significance of the tongue to the entire destiny of a
man., and even his accessing his kingdom heritage? Therefore it is not
enough to know that you have a heritage but to lay hold on them you have
to put your tongue to a judicious use. The bible said that though the
tongue is a little member yet it boast of great things. It compels the
Angels to work on your behalf or rather it is the instrument that
activates the Angel to work on your behalf. Ps103:20. “Bless the Lord
you His Angels you mighty ones, who do His commandments, hearkening to
the voice of His Words” And you know that you need the service of the
ministering Spirits to be able to lay hold on your kingdom heritage. The
work of your hands also responds to the produce for you according to
the words of your mouth. Prov12:14 “Man shall be satisfied with good by
the fruit of his mouth. And the recompense of a man hand shall be
rendered unto Him” Your State of health which is also one of your
kingdom heritage is driven to a state of divine health by the power of
your tongue. Prov18:20 “Life and death are in the power of the
tongue”What so ever is the promise to what you have discovered and it
applies to your situation, keep saying it until it starts manifesting,
because as the word of your mouth increases, it will surely overcome and
prevail over the situation and circumstances you find your self, and it
will produce your desired result. Acts19:20 “So mightily grew the word
and prevailed” therefore don’t talk about failings, weaknesses, lack,
frustrations, and sicknesses, no matter what it appears to look like.
You must exercise God’s kind of faith which calls the things that be not
as if they were. Know for sure that all things are certainly going to
be working out for your own good according to the will of God. The bible
said that the house of the righteous shall never lack treasures,
because that is the lot of the righteous, so that if for what ever
reason the situation is contrary in the physical, don’t ever give it a
voice, because that is the signature that the ministering Spirits are
waiting for, to go to work on your behalf. You can not be poor because
He took your poverty in order to make you rich, so that to say that you
are poor is to deny the works of Christ that was perfected on the Cross.
He also took your sickness; therefore you are not permitted to be sick,
because the sicknsses He took, no body have the authority to bring them
back to your body. So with all boldness shout at the roof top, I’ am
rich in all currencies, I can not be sick, I’ am the righteousness of
God in Christ Jesus. And all these are your rightful inheritance as a
son and daughter of God. You are intelligent because you have s a sound
mind; your business is prospering and successful, because what ever is
born of God overcomes the world, which includes your business, and all
your enterprises. To be justified therefore means that we should seat on
the chair of judgment empowered by the Spirit of justice and declare
what we desired in a situation, and that’s how it must be, because we
have heavens backing. Eph 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead
in trespasses and sins;2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the
course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air,
the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:3 Among whom
also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our
flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by
nature the children of wrath, even as others.4 But God, who is rich in
mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,5 Even when we were dead
in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are
saved;) 6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in
heavenly places in Christ Jesus:7 That in the ages to come he might shew
the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through
Christ Jesus.8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God:(KJV) To be lifted up to heaven means
to be given heavenly backing, and authority, and seating position,
indicating the position of power of judgment without being questioned or
challenged, Isa 28:6 And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth
in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
(KJV) This judgement was actually given to Jesus Christ, Jn5:22”For the
Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgments unto the Son”
and Jesus Christ sad that He has sent us as God has sent Him. Joh 17:18
As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into
the world.(KJV)
JUDGEMENTAL
AUTHORITY OF THE SAINTS; The actual
meaning of the saints being lifted up with Christ and being made to seat
in heavenly places with Christ Jesus, is to be given heavenly authority
to judge situations and circumstances, Eph2:6:” And hath raised us up
together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus”
Did you see the scripture as it said that we are lifted up with Christ,
it actually does not mean that we are literarily lifted up physically
above the sky but in reality we are given heaven authority to decides
issue here on the earth, and because it is a heavenly seat of authority,
the Spirit of justice comes upon the saints as they embank upon such a
venture. Isa28:6 “And for a Spirit of judgment to him that sitted in
judgment “Heavenly authority is that Spirit of justice, As you can
deduce from this scriptural analysis , we are not just lifted up to
heaven for showmanship , but it carries a heavenly responsibility, , and
amongst which are to Lord it over the earth with heavenly authority.
Now come to think of it. Why did God through Christ sufferings on the
cross, and subsequent resurrection, cleanse us by the blood from all
sins, and He justified us to have a right standing with Him.Eph2:2-5 “
Wherein in time past, ye walked according to the course of this world,
according the Prince of the power of the air, the spirit that worketh in
the children of disobedience; Among whom also we all had our
conversation, in times past in the lust of our flesh, fulfilling the
desire of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature `the children of
wrath even as others; But God, who is rich in mercy for His great love
where with He loved us; Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened
us together with Christ, ( by grace ye are saved), God does not make
mistakes, so that He dealt with our sin nature before lifting us into
the judgmental seat with Christ to pass judgment over the issues upon
the earth as the Spirit of judgment moves, and inspires us. God our
Father’s greatest desire is to see that we prosper in wealth and flow in
divine health, but it has to be in accordance to the level of the
prosperity of our soul. 3Jn2 “ Brethren , I wish above all things that
ye mayest prosper and be in health even as thy soul prospereth” That is
to say that our Lord Jesus Christ did not go to the cross and
subsequently the grave for nothing, because the bible said that His
resurrection was for the purpose of birthing us in to an everlasting
kingdom heritage, and the scripture can not be broken.1Pt1;1-4 ”Peter an
Apostle of Jesus Christ, , writing to the elect, exiles of the
dispersion, scattered, sowed abroad in Pontius, Galatia, Cappadocia,
Asia, and Bithynia. Who are chosen and foreknown by God, and
consecrated, sanctified, made Holy by the Spirit of God to be obedient
to Jesus Christ, to be sprinkled with His blood, May Grace, Spiritual
blessings, and peace be given you in increasing abundance, that
spiritual peace to be realized through freedom fears, agitating
passions, and moral conflicts; Blessed be the God and father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, by His boundless mercy, we have been born again to ever
living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;
Born anew into an everlasting inheritance which is beyond the reach of
change, and decay, (imperishable) unsullied, and unfading, reserved in
heaven for you.” This is the will of God our father for every sons and
daughters of God through Jesus Christ. But it is in our own spiritual
interest to access these kingdom heritages, through the wisdom that is
revealed through justification for honour. This is why you must
understand the mystery of justification by your utterances, which also
must follow the due process. We all know from scriptural insights that
our mouth plays a major role in our justification, because Jesus Christ
said that with the word of our mouth we shall be justified or be
condemned, Math12;37 ”For by your words you will be justified, and
acquainted,and by your words, you shall be condemned and sentenced” and
another scripture said that we should declare that we may be justified,
and we also know from scriptures that the moment you are justified you
are glorified, which means that you lay hold on your kingdom heritage
which release the glory of God upon your Christian journey, but the
truth is that for your word to be acceptable with the right effect, it
must come from a heart that has spent some time meditating on the
relevant scriptures.
DUE PROCESS:
The
bible said in the book of Lam3:37” Who is he who said and it comes to
pass when the Lord has not authorized and commanded it?” therefore for
your word to carry the reasonable spiritual power for effect, it must be
as God commanded it, and this is only possible when and only when your
words agree with what the Lord is saying over a particular issue. And
this is made possible if we engage our heart to meditate on the word of
God, To meditate on the word of God is a process of thinking through
the word of God on the what, where, who, whom, when and how of the word.
The book of Psalms says that to meditate on the word of God day and
night is likened unto a tree planted by the rivers of living waters,
that brings forth it’s leaves in due season, Ps1:1-3 “ Blessed is the
man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, following their plans
and their purpose, nor stands submissive and inactive in the path where
the sinners walk nor sit down to relax and rest where the scornful and
the mockers gather: But his desire and delight are in the law of the
Lord, and His law and His precepts, the instructions and teaching of
God, he habitually meditates, ponders, and studies, by day and by
night: He shall be like a tree firmly planted and tended by the streams
of waters, ready to bring forth it’s fruits in it’s season, it’s leaves
also shall not fade or wither, and every thing he does shall prosper,
and come to maturity,” This is same was repeated clearly in the books
of Ezek31:3-7 “Behold I liken you to Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with
fair branches, and forest like shade, and of high stature, with it’s top
among the thick boughs, even among the clouds: The waters nourished it,
the deep made it tall, it’s rivers ran round aboutit’s planting,
sending all it’s streams to all the trees of the forest: Therefore it
towered higher than all the trees of the forest, it’s boughs were
multiplied, and it’s branches became king, because they was much water
where the shot forth: All the birds of the heavens made their nest in
the it’s boughs, and under it’s branches all the wild beast of the field
brought their young ones, and under it’s shadow dwelt all the great
nations: Then was it beautiful in it’s greatness, in the length of it’s
branches, for it’s root was by many and great waters” This is the great
insight that is derived from the trees that is beside great waters, and
it is likened unto anyone who meditates on the scriptures, which goes
to establish the truth that meditating on the word of God is the
drawing the water of the life of God embedded in the word into his
spiritual tentacles. And as you engage in this hot room of meditation
you will inevitably come out with inspired understanding of the
scriptures you have subjected unto deep thought. This inspired
understanding is the same as the voice of the Lord which comes to us as
in the night as one who keeps a solemnity, waiting for the voice of the
Lord which is upon many waters, or multitude of words. and is also
likened unto Ps 29:1 Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the
LORD glory and strength.2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his
name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.3 The voice of the LORD
is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many
waters.4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is
full of majesty. 5 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the
LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.6 He maketh them also to skip like a
calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.7 The voice of the LORD
divideth the flames of fire.8 The voice of the LORD shaketh the
wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.9 The voice of the
LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his
temple doth every one speak of his glory.10 The LORD sitteth upon the
flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.11 The LORD will give
strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with
peace.(KJV) And this comes as an inspired understanding, or an unusual
understanding as we engage in the meditation of the word of God. This
inspired understanding is known as rhema, which involves the process of
bringing the logo of eternity into your time and space for your use, in
according to the issue at stake per time. And as you receive the
understanding of this particular scripture through meditation in the
night watches, the voice that you receive is the voice of God which is
the foundation for God’s kind of faith, because the bible said that
faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God, so that it is
not just hearing , but hearing by the word of God, that generates
faith.This voice from the scripture is the same as the one our Lord
Jesus was saying in the book of Math10:27, “What ever I tell you in the
dark, say it in the light, and what ever I tell in your ear, declare,
proclaim and shout at the roof top” What ever you command in this
situation it as if God Himself is the one giving the command, because
you have the heavens backing, at your disposal. This is the answer to
the question in the book of Lam3:37, this is also given credence in the
book of Math16:18, “Whatever you bind here on the earth is bound in
heaven, and whatever you declare to be improper here on the earth is
also declared to be improper in heaven”. And again there are two ways to
this issue, the declaration and the aspect of the decree that must be
established. And there are certain details that must be properly
understood, for you to be in the right position to benefit from this
insight in full measure, because the bible said that not knowing how to
use our mouth is the reason why we are called babes. Heb5:11-14
“Concerning this, we have say, which is hard to explain, since you have
become dull in your spiritual hearing, and sluggish, and even slothful
in achieving spiritual insight: For even though by this time you ought
to be teaching others, you actually need someone to teach you over again
the very first principles of God’s word; You have come to need milk and
not solid food: For every one who continues to feed on milk, is
obviously inexperienced and unskilled in the doctrine of righteousness,
of conformity to the divine will, in purpose, thought, and action: But
solid food is for full grown men, for those whose senses and mental
faculties, are trained by practice, to distinguish between what is
morally good and noble, and what is evil and contrary to either divine
or human law”And these are all proves of the usage to which we put our
mouths. This must be what Apostles Paul was clarifying in the book of
Gal4:1-4 “what I mean is that as long as the inheritor (heir) is a child
and under age, he does not differ from a slave, although he is the
master of all the estate; But he is under guardians and administrations
or trustees until the date fixed by the father: So we also when we were
minors were kept like slaves, under the rules and subject to elementary
teachings of a system of external observations and regulations No
wonder Jesus said in the book of Mt 12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be
justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.(KJV) you are
justified by the word of your mouth, because your mouth is your pen with
which you sign your checks of life withdrawer. Ps45:1 My heart
overflows with goodly theme; I address my psalms to a king; my tongue is
like the pen of a ready writer This shows that we must be careful with
the kind of words that comes out from our mouth, and if we actually need
that our words carry the right effect with desired result, then we must
follow this insight with absolute doggedness. And that bring us to
these two fundamental issues of declaring or proclaiming, and decreeing
to be established. To declare anything requires that you lift up your
voice and declare it whether publicly, or alone, but it is much more
effective when you declare it publicly, just as Jesus declared before
His disciples that no body will eat of the tree that did not bear fruit,
and it happened as He said it. So long as you have taken time to
meditate on the relevant scriptures, declaring it should not be a
problem, because you must declare it with expectation of an accompanying
signs, Prov24:13-14 “My son eat thou honey, because it is good, and the
drippings of the honeycomb which is sweet to thy taste: So you shall
know skilful and godly wisdom to be thus to your life; if you find it
then there shall be expectation, and your expectation shall not be cut
off” The voice of rhema gladdens the heart as if one is eating a very
delicious meal, Jer15:16 “Your word was found, and I did eat them , and
your words were the rejoicing of my heart, for I’ am called by your
name, oh Lord of Host” Any time you catch a real rhema it rejoices your
soul, it gladdens your heart, because it carries the very presence of
God which the bible said that in His presence there is fullness of joy,
so that your declaration is accompanied with so much joy and gladness of
hart, this joy is the acid text of a true rhema. And again to decree it
is different ball game altogether, Job 22:21 "Agree with God, and be at
peace; thereby good will come to you.22 Receive instruction from his
mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.23 If you return to the
Almighty and humble yourself, if you remove unrighteousness far from
your tents,24 if you lay gold in the dust, and gold of Ophir among the
stones of the torrent bed,25 and if the Almighty is your gold, and your
precious silver;26 then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and
lift up your face to God.27 You will make your prayer to him, and he
will hear you; and you will pay your vows.28 You will decide on a
matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your
ways.(RSV) 27 You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you;
and you will pay your vows.28 You will decide on a matter, and it will
be established for you, and light will shine on your ways. Look at the
highlighted word, which says that when we pray unto Him, He will hear
us, and when we decide a matter it will be established. Let us look at
the same word from King James version. Job 22:21 Acquaint now thyself
with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.22 Receive,
I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine
heart.23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou
shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.24 Then shalt thou lay
up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.25
Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of
silver.26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and
shalt lift up thy face unto God.27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him,
and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.28 Thou shalt also
decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light
shall shine upon thy ways.(KJV) 27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him,
and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.28 Thou shalt also
decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: And the light
shall shine upon thy ways. Therefore to decree a thing is to actually
decide how the matter will certainly go.This is one of the greatest
mystery of the bible, on how to empower the words of your mouth, for a
fulfilled Christian race, and to enjoy the best that is available in
your kingdom heritage, from God through Jesus Christ., It means that
before you decree any thing and expect the almighty to establish it in
your favor, you must do your home work very well, such as, putting
iniquity far from your tabernacle by becoming a child of God through the
completed work of the cross, which is why God Himself justified us by
the work of the cross, and subsequent resurrection of Jesus Christ, then
let the Lord Himself be your gold, silver and treasure, be contented
with you have per time , and having located a rhema through meditation
of scriptures with the attendant evidence of joy as a proof that what
you have located is a rhema indeed, then take a precious and costly
sacrifice on behalf of the rhema, lay it before the alter of God as a
sacrifice, and make your decree , giving it time and space. , the bible
said that in the book. Isa 58:1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice
like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of
Jacob their sins.2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways,
as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of
their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight
in approaching to God.3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou
seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no
knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact
all your labours.4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite
with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to
make your voice to be heard on high.5 Is it such a fast that I have
chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head
as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou
call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?6 Is not this the
fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the
heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every
yoke?7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring
the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that
thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?8
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall
spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the
glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.9 Then shalt thou call, and the
LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou
take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the
finger, and speaking vanity;10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the
hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in
obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:11 And the LORD shall
guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat
thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of
water, whose waters fail not.(KJV) It makes your voice to be heard on
high. You need to meditate on the relevant scripture that applies to
the situation at hand, and then make a commiserate level of sacrifice
before you decree anything, because it enforces what ever you have
decided, and surely heaven will back you up with speed and effect.
Wednesday 11 May 2016
ARE YOU BUILDING BARNS OR YOU'RE BUILDING LIVES?
Believers love boat - Festus Omorusi
ARE YOU BUILDING BARNS OR YOU'RE BUILDING LIVES?
"...you fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?" - Luke 12:20
ARE YOU BUILDING BARNS OR YOU'RE BUILDING LIVES?
"...you fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?" - Luke 12:20
“A fool is a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person.
Some might refer to a fool as a blockhead. Jesus Christ tells of someone
who acted like a huge fool. “A certain rich man was very productive and
he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do since I have no place to store
all that I have?’ He decided to tear down his barns and build larger
ones and then store all his grain and goods. Then he said, ‘I have many
goods laid up for years to come; now I’ll take it easy and eat, drink,
and be merry!'”
“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is required of you and now who will own all that you have?’ So is the man who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
Question: When are you going to pause long enough from pursuing bigger barns and dreaming of how to fill them up, to start thinking about your soul? All that counts is “Do you know God?” and “What have you done for God and your fellow man?” Don’t be a blockhead. Affect a life with what you have, touch someone's life with your resources, don't wait to be cajoled or sweet tongued by a preacher, cultivate the habit of deliberately being a blessing to somebody else as regularly as possible.
Quit acting foolish and get things right with God through Jesus Christ. And do it today!
Pray with me; Lord activate your compassion within me afresh and teach me to be a blessing in Jesus name!
May your day be filled with peace and gladness in Jesus name!
“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is required of you and now who will own all that you have?’ So is the man who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
Question: When are you going to pause long enough from pursuing bigger barns and dreaming of how to fill them up, to start thinking about your soul? All that counts is “Do you know God?” and “What have you done for God and your fellow man?” Don’t be a blockhead. Affect a life with what you have, touch someone's life with your resources, don't wait to be cajoled or sweet tongued by a preacher, cultivate the habit of deliberately being a blessing to somebody else as regularly as possible.
Quit acting foolish and get things right with God through Jesus Christ. And do it today!
Pray with me; Lord activate your compassion within me afresh and teach me to be a blessing in Jesus name!
May your day be filled with peace and gladness in Jesus name!
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The corporate anointing is the most powerful type of anointing,it is
released when two or more believers worship the Lord in one accord..
Agoha Obed
Tuesday 10 May 2016
WE ARE THE TEMPLE OF GOD
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"Know ye not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?" [1 Cor:3:16]
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"Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?" [1 Cor:6:19]
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"In whom you also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit." [Eph:2:22]
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"But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house we are..." [Heb:3:6]
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"You also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." [1Pt:2:5]
YOU RULE ON HIS BEHALF
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES **You Rule On His Behalf** Tuesday 10th May . Pastor Chris
The LORD will send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thy enemies (Psalm 110:2).
Talking about the Lord Jesus, the Bible says, “...he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet” (1 Corinthians 15:25). This isn’t about Him reigning in heaven, but in the earth. Legally, God has put all things under His feet. Ephesians 1:22 says, “And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church.” So, Jesus is the head over all things.
Isaiah 9:6 says, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder....” Notice, it doesn’t say the government shall be upon His head, but upon His shoulder. Jesus is the head; the government is upon His shoulder, that is, His body—the Church. Therefore, when the Psalmist declared, “The LORD will let your power reach out from Zion, and you will rule over your enemies” (Psalm 110:2 CEV), it’s through the Church—His body that He rules. He rules through us.
As a member of the body of Christ, you rule on His behalf. Even if you thought you were the smallest toe in the feet, you’re still above all things, because you’re seated with Christ, “far above all principality and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come” (Ephesians 1:21). Glory to His Name forever!
What this means is that in these last days, as a child of God, you’re expected to arise and take your place of dominion, and reign in the Name of Jesus over circumstances. Romans 5:17 says, “...they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.” The actual Greek rendering of the word “reign” in the verse above is the verb “to king.” You’re called “to king” (reign) in life. Kings make decrees. So, speak the Word and see it happen.
The world and the fullness thereof has been given to you; so, be bold to take possession because you have the rulership. Command every contrary storm to be still in the Name of Jesus. Refuse to be sick, refuse to be poor. Be in charge and in control, winning every day. Reign and rule in life as the king that you are.
CONFESSION
I’m what God says I am. I’m a member of His body, of His flesh and of His bones, reigning, ruling, and prevailing over circumstances. By the power of God’s Spirit, I take possession of all that belongs to me in Christ, enjoying my life to the full, to the glory of His Name. Blessed be God!
FURTHER STUDY:
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 5:1-30 1 Kings 4-6
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Corinthians 7:1-9
Proverbs 6
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The LORD will send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thy enemies (Psalm 110:2).
Talking about the Lord Jesus, the Bible says, “...he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet” (1 Corinthians 15:25). This isn’t about Him reigning in heaven, but in the earth. Legally, God has put all things under His feet. Ephesians 1:22 says, “And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church.” So, Jesus is the head over all things.
Isaiah 9:6 says, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder....” Notice, it doesn’t say the government shall be upon His head, but upon His shoulder. Jesus is the head; the government is upon His shoulder, that is, His body—the Church. Therefore, when the Psalmist declared, “The LORD will let your power reach out from Zion, and you will rule over your enemies” (Psalm 110:2 CEV), it’s through the Church—His body that He rules. He rules through us.
As a member of the body of Christ, you rule on His behalf. Even if you thought you were the smallest toe in the feet, you’re still above all things, because you’re seated with Christ, “far above all principality and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come” (Ephesians 1:21). Glory to His Name forever!
What this means is that in these last days, as a child of God, you’re expected to arise and take your place of dominion, and reign in the Name of Jesus over circumstances. Romans 5:17 says, “...they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.” The actual Greek rendering of the word “reign” in the verse above is the verb “to king.” You’re called “to king” (reign) in life. Kings make decrees. So, speak the Word and see it happen.
The world and the fullness thereof has been given to you; so, be bold to take possession because you have the rulership. Command every contrary storm to be still in the Name of Jesus. Refuse to be sick, refuse to be poor. Be in charge and in control, winning every day. Reign and rule in life as the king that you are.
CONFESSION
I’m what God says I am. I’m a member of His body, of His flesh and of His bones, reigning, ruling, and prevailing over circumstances. By the power of God’s Spirit, I take possession of all that belongs to me in Christ, enjoying my life to the full, to the glory of His Name. Blessed be God!
FURTHER STUDY:
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 5:1-30 1 Kings 4-6
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Corinthians 7:1-9
Proverbs 6
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Monday 9 May 2016
Saturday 7 May 2016
YOU ARE THE SYMBOL OF PROSPERITY
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES **You're The Symbol Of Prosperity** Thursday 5th May . Pastor Chris
And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise (Galatians 3:29).
Psalm 1:3 says concerning the one who delights in the Word and meditates on it day, and night: "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."
And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise (Galatians 3:29).
Psalm 1:3 says concerning the one who delights in the Word and meditates on it day, and night: "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."
In the world today, many are confused, not knowing which way to go. For
example, people switch jobs and businesses, looking for the one that's
more "lucrative." As a Christian, you should be led of the Spirit,
because you're the seed of Abraham. Anything you touch is blessed.
Everything you do prospers. Your decisions or choices shouldn't
primarily be motivated by financial factors, but by the wisdom and
guidance of the Holy Spirit. Your success or prosperity is about who you
are, and not about what business or job you do. You carry a blessing.
When you step into a place things start working!
Don't say, "I want to travel to such-and-such a place, because it's a good place;" no, you're the good place. You're a delightsome land! You're the symbol of God's blessings wherever you are, for you're the carrier of His presence and His grace. When you show up, blessings show up, like Joseph, in the house of Potiphar. The Bible says Potiphar recognized that the Lord was with Joseph, and that all he did prospered. Therefore, he placed Joseph in charge of his entire household and estate, and God blessed him for Joseph's sake (Genesis 39:1-5).
It's your heritage as the seed of Abraham, not only to be blessed, but also to be a blessing. Those around you—your friends, colleagues, neighbours, etc.—should notice that because of you, favour has come to them; there's expansion in their business, and progress in the entire city.
PRAYER
Dear Lord, I thank you for your wisdom that guides me, causing me to walk in your perfect will always, prospering in all that I do. Thank you for the impact of your Word in my life, and the understanding of the realities of your Kingdom, made possible by your Spirit that lives in me, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Further Study: || Deuteronomy 1:10-11 The Lord your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. 11 (The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!) ||
|| Galatians 3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. ||
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: John 2:1-18, 2 Samuel 20-21
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: 1 Corinthians 4:1-10, Proverbs 1
Don't say, "I want to travel to such-and-such a place, because it's a good place;" no, you're the good place. You're a delightsome land! You're the symbol of God's blessings wherever you are, for you're the carrier of His presence and His grace. When you show up, blessings show up, like Joseph, in the house of Potiphar. The Bible says Potiphar recognized that the Lord was with Joseph, and that all he did prospered. Therefore, he placed Joseph in charge of his entire household and estate, and God blessed him for Joseph's sake (Genesis 39:1-5).
It's your heritage as the seed of Abraham, not only to be blessed, but also to be a blessing. Those around you—your friends, colleagues, neighbours, etc.—should notice that because of you, favour has come to them; there's expansion in their business, and progress in the entire city.
PRAYER
Dear Lord, I thank you for your wisdom that guides me, causing me to walk in your perfect will always, prospering in all that I do. Thank you for the impact of your Word in my life, and the understanding of the realities of your Kingdom, made possible by your Spirit that lives in me, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Further Study: || Deuteronomy 1:10-11 The Lord your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. 11 (The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!) ||
|| Galatians 3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. ||
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: John 2:1-18, 2 Samuel 20-21
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: 1 Corinthians 4:1-10, Proverbs 1
Tuesday 3 May 2016
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Let Christ be your mirror. The degree you know Christ is the degree to
which you are able to live, move and have your being. When you are
conscious that you are IN Christ and you walk in that consciousness, the
devil is no match for you - Pastor Paul Adefarasin #HOTRService
IT'S A GLORIOUS LIFE
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES **It's A Glorious Life** Monday 2nd May . Pastor Chris
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue (2 Peter 1:3).
Christianity isn't a life without challenges, and oppositions, yet it's a glorious life indeed, because irrespective of the tests, trials, and persecutions, you're always triumphant. 2 Corinthians 2:14 says, "Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place." The Bible says ...we're more than conquerors through Him that loved us (Romans 8:37).
Therefore, count it all joy when you go through diverse tests (James 1:2). The Lord has said that when you go through the fire, you shall not be burnt, neither is there any flood severe enough to drown you (Isaiah 43:2). You're not an ordinary person. You're a victor everyday, and at every count, and that makes you a "wonder" to the world. David said, "I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge" (Psalm 71:7).
Some Christians think that living victoriously every day is some kind of utopia or a farfetched phenomenon; so they say, "Well, let's live in the real world!" They believe that their problems are more real than the fantastic "dream life" of the Bible; but they're wrong. Christianity is a call to the triumphant life; a perpetual walk in victory, dominion, righteousness, success, progress, peace, joy, health, and prosperity. This is the heritage of every child of God.
You have authority in Christ Jesus to reign and rule over the devil and the circumstances of life. Jesus said, "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you" (Luke 10:19). He lets you know that you're indestructible. Nothing, and no one, can hurt or destroy you, because Christ lives in you! Hallelujah!
CONFESSION
My life is for the glory of God! His beauty, wisdom, grace, and righteousness are expressed in, and through, me. I'm a wonder to my world. I'm more than a conqueror, a victor, and a success forever! Greater is He that's in me than he that's in the World. I'm living the beautiful life in Christ. Glory to God!
Further Study: || Isaiah 54:17 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 Lord. ||
|| Romans 8:35-37 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. ||
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 24:36-53, 2 Samuel 12-14
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: 1 Corinthians 2:12-16, Psalm 145-146
EXTRACT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue (2 Peter 1:3).
Christianity isn't a life without challenges, and oppositions, yet it's a glorious life indeed, because irrespective of the tests, trials, and persecutions, you're always triumphant. 2 Corinthians 2:14 says, "Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place." The Bible says ...we're more than conquerors through Him that loved us (Romans 8:37).
Therefore, count it all joy when you go through diverse tests (James 1:2). The Lord has said that when you go through the fire, you shall not be burnt, neither is there any flood severe enough to drown you (Isaiah 43:2). You're not an ordinary person. You're a victor everyday, and at every count, and that makes you a "wonder" to the world. David said, "I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge" (Psalm 71:7).
Some Christians think that living victoriously every day is some kind of utopia or a farfetched phenomenon; so they say, "Well, let's live in the real world!" They believe that their problems are more real than the fantastic "dream life" of the Bible; but they're wrong. Christianity is a call to the triumphant life; a perpetual walk in victory, dominion, righteousness, success, progress, peace, joy, health, and prosperity. This is the heritage of every child of God.
You have authority in Christ Jesus to reign and rule over the devil and the circumstances of life. Jesus said, "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you" (Luke 10:19). He lets you know that you're indestructible. Nothing, and no one, can hurt or destroy you, because Christ lives in you! Hallelujah!
CONFESSION
My life is for the glory of God! His beauty, wisdom, grace, and righteousness are expressed in, and through, me. I'm a wonder to my world. I'm more than a conqueror, a victor, and a success forever! Greater is He that's in me than he that's in the World. I'm living the beautiful life in Christ. Glory to God!
Further Study: || Isaiah 54:17 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 Lord. ||
|| Romans 8:35-37 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. ||
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 24:36-53, 2 Samuel 12-14
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: 1 Corinthians 2:12-16, Psalm 145-146
EXTRACT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional
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