POWER THROUGH THE SPIRIT

But ye shall receive power, after that, the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth (Acts 1:8).

Some Christians assume and believe that prayer produces power. So, they say, “a prayer-less Christian is a powerless Christian,” but that’s not stated anywhere in the Bible. 
Notice our theme scripture; Jesus didn’t say you’ll receive power after you’ve prayed. I believe in prayer, but prayer doesn’t bring power. Power comes from the Holy Ghost.

Power is the dynamic ability to cause changes. That means we can effect changes in our lives and that of our loved ones, and even in places where we desire to see changes. We’re not supposed to be victims in the earth, but many Christians live as victims; they’re captives of adverse circumstances. But Jesus said you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you. Jesus was never a victim, yet many of God’s children have been victims in one way or the other.

1 John 3:2 says, “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” When you were born again, you were born as an offspring of God; through the Holy Spirit, you have power. No need to ask Him for power, for the power is already resident in you. All you need to do for the power of God in you to be manifested is to stir it up (2 Timothy 1:6). Glory to God!

Energized For The Glory life

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily (Colossians 1:29).

In 2 Corinthians 3:5, the Apostle Paul alludes to the same thought he parallels for us in the opening scripture when he said, “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God.” The word sufficiency is the Greek “hikanotes” and it means ability – divine energy. There’s an ability working in you, and its supernatural, being the ability of the Spirit. It doesn’t burn out and it doesn’t need replenishing.

Consequently, your physical ability should no longer limit you or dictate just how much you can do. As one who’s born again and has received the Holy Spirit, you’re anointed with power to live the glorious life of Christ and do the impossible. Acts 1:8 says, “You shall receive power – divine ability and enablement – after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you.” That ability came into you when the Spirit of God took up His abode in you. In Colossians 1:12, the Word says He’s qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in His glorious Kingdom of light.

The Old Testament folks didn’t have it as good as we do in the New. The Holy Spirit didn’t live in them, but only came on them from time to time, yet they did supernatural things.

For us, it’s even better, because the supplier of that divine energy, the Holy Ghost lives in us. That means our potentials are limitless! We’re divinely endued to live the life of glory, according to God’s mighty power which works in us mightily. There’s a divine ability working in you, helping you achieve results that are beyond your physical ability. Be conscious of this divine ability today, and it will make the difference in everything you do.

CONTROL THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF YOUR LIFE

“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” 1 John 5:4

When you study Jesus and the way He responded to different circumstances, you’ll discover He was always in charge. His language was that of faith and absolute mastery. He was always in control, unperturbed by anything. His words were faith-filled, and He displayed an attitude of rest in the midst of turmoil. This is the life He’s given us; a life of absolute mastery, where you cease from all worries and express your faith unperturbed.

Even when He was told His friend Lazarus had been dead and buried four days, Jesus remained unruffled. Instead, with all calmness and assurance, He told Mary and Martha, Lazarus’ sisters: “…I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live” (John 11:25). Nothing could shake Him; He was the picture of supreme confidence! He stood at the entrance of the sepulchre, uttered a simple prayer of thanks to the Father, and called out: “Lazarus, come out!” The man that had been dead for four days came hopping out of the grave alive! (John 11:41-44).

That was faith functioning from a place of rest and absolute mastery. Faith recognises no fear, because it trusts in the ability of God. When you’re faced with challenges, don’t cower or become frightful or fretful. Be in charge, irrespective of what happens around you. If you receive negative news from afar, maintain your composure and declare God’s Word. Take charge. Refuse to worry; just give the Word and effect a change. Hallelujah!

Your Testimony!

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony... (Revelation 12:11).

A testimony is a statement or affirmation of a fact. In a court of law, for instance, a testimony is the aggregate of proof offered in a case; it’s the statement of a witness. Our opening scripture says, “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony.”The question is, “What’s your testimony?” Your testimony is your witness of Christ. It’s your declaration of the activity of His Word and grace in your life.

What’s your testimony of Him? For me, I testify that I’m walking in His grace and in His victory! I testify that I’m winning in everything that I do! I testify that I’m excellent all the way! I testify that His grace is working in, for, and through me! I testify that the Lord is my Rock and my Strength! I testify that I’m more than a conqueror; greater is He that’s in me, than he that’s in the world!

Testify of your victories; testify of what He’s done in your life. Sometimes, the problem is that some people want to feel or see it first before they testify. But it’s not so. Testify! Don’t wait to feel or see anything; His Word is real; that should be the basis of your testimony; and that’s what overcomes the enemy, Satan.

When people are crying, “Life is very hard these days,” you should declare, “I’m highly favoured and abundantly blessed of God!” That becomes your testimony, and with it, you overcome limitations. When you speak God’s Word and testify of Him, you bring His presence into the situation. Let His testimony be on your lips always—the testimony of His Word and efficacy of the Spirit to put you over and above every situation.

Maintain God’s testimony of you; His testimony is that you’re a new creation in Christ Jesus! His testimony is that you’re more than a conqueror! Affirm the same things in consent with Him. Every day, say what God has said about you: “...He hath said…so that we may boldly say...” (Hebrews 13:5-6). The glorious things He has spoken about you in His Word (Psalm 87:3) are your testimonies! Proclaim them boldly.

God Bless You.

Don't forget to share your testimonies with us!

Choose To Win

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 (Psalm 1:3).

The future belongs to those who prepare for it. There’re lots of good things that can happen to you and for you along the path of life without you preparing for them or doing anything for them to happen. However, God’s best isn’t that you wait for good things to "fall" on you. For example, the Bible tells us that Jesus Christ died for the whole world. The work of salvation has been consummated; it’s been made available to everyone in the world

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But sadly, there’re people who’ll still go to hell. Is it God’s fault, or was the salvation inadequate? Certainly not! It’s because they chose not to accept His salvation; it’s the choice they made that’s taking them to hell. Some others never heard of Christ’s salvation, and it’s our responsibility to tell the untold.

In the same way, you’re the offspring of success; therefore, you can’t and shouldn’t be anything less. Success is your birthright. However, just because you’ve got the genes of success in you doesn’t mean you’re going to live up to your calling. You’ve got to do something about it; you must choose to win. Choose to be a success. Organize yourself for it. Plan for it and work towards it.

Success and failure are neither accidental nor mysterious. If you consistently practise the principles of success according to God’s Word, you’re guaranteed to experience good success in every area of your life. On the other hand, the one who lives without vision, purpose and a sense of direction will fail miserably in life. It’s still early in the year, a good time to organize and strategize by the Spirit to win and be a victor on every count. Remember, it’s not enough to hope for success; you make it happen. It’s a choice that you must make.

Influence Your World With The Christ-life

You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on your hearts, to be known and read by all men; and you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts (2 Corinthians 3:2-3 RSV).

Many people have the wrong perception about Christianity. Some say it’s the worship of God. Others say it’s the belief in Jesus Christ; and some others say it’s going to church. Though Christians worship God, believe in Jesus Christ, and go to church, none of these really define Christianity.

Christianity is the out-working of the Christ-life in a human being. It’s the manifestation of the righteousness of God in a human person. It’s the daily walk of divinity in humanity; God’s daily walk in a man; that’s Christianity! Christianity is the Word of God in manifestation; Christians live-out the Word of God.

Your life, as a Christian, is the expression of the Word of God; you’re the epistle of Christ. Therefore, your lifestyle should reflect who you really are; you’re a true witness, a living proof that Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, and is alive today. The Apostle Paul, in explaining this, said we’re living epistles (letters).

Your life is being read by all; therefore, your words, actions, and attitude should transmit, and transfer, the Christ-life to the people around you. Influence your world with the grace and glory of God’s Kingdom. Impact those in your world with the Christ-life! That’s your calling; that’s your purpose; that’s your life!

The Theory of Nations

What do you have in yourself? Do you have something in yourself? There are many who cry for help and because there are no answers to their call for help they feel the pains in the pangs of neglect,  No, refuse to give up, believe in what God made, God made you and He never made a failure, believe that God has a purpose for your life you are not an accident in the world, your parents may tell you that they were not prepared for you and you just came,  well you are here now, you may have been born as a parental accident but you are not a divine accident.  God knew you were coming and he made sufficient provision for you, there's a place for you in the world and I'm helping you find that place, there are certain things you must do for all of what we have discussed to be a reality.

There are things that are not in abundant supply they are limited, one of them is time save time, keep track of your time, the bible says for us to redeem the time because the days are evil you don't have extra time life is not a game if you play a game they may  give you extra time but life is not a game, therefore, make everyday count for your life. Improve yourself every day, introduce something into your life that counts, choose to be a success become inspiring.  Be a lawyer with a difference, a police man with a difference, a soldier with a difference, a politician with a difference a school teacher with a difference a tailor with a difference a driver with a difference a cleaner with a difference a messenger with a difference a Governor with a difference a Senator with a difference, distinguish yourself with  excellence, if you're a musician be a musician with a difference, become inspiring , whatever you do, do it with excellence put yourself and your best into what you do and change your world.

Remember there's no extra time, therefore whatever you do now do it the best way the first time.  Success is waiting for the man who says yes to success, success is waiting for the man who plans for it who reaches out for it who says I will wake up and he wakes up, who says I will read this book and he read it, who says I'll go to school and it goes, success is waiting for the man who makes the decision, time is important don't spend your time watching television 24 hours a day, don't spend your time watching video 24 hours a day, those that you're watching have put their best into what you're watching, change the position, say to yourself I will be watched. Sometimes I'm concerned there are those who only think about designers perfume designers clothes designers shoes, where are your own designs? Challenge yourself for the future there's room for you,  there's a place for you at the top,  train your mind and use it, give yourself to a tutor, train yourself, train your mind and if you train your mind it will be ready to deliver to you  the right thoughts and ideas that will earn you commercial value.

There is no poverty for the man who has made an investment in his mind and is willing to act, there's no hunger for the man who has trained his mind to think through on every problem to solve every problem, train yourself think through a problem, and lender a solution. Let men come to you for advice decide to be a problem solver if you make that decision that's what you will be, problems solvers are in short supply in the world there's a place for the man who chooses to be one, engage yourself in national issues, some of you are the best writers in the country, but where are your writings? maybe you are sleeping too much, maybe you are resting too much, maybe you're playing too much, it's time to put your best into that writing let the country read your writings. It has been said that evil prevails when good men do nothing, it is also true that mundanity and mediocrity prevail where excellence is absent express your thoughts, act on the gains and provisions of democracy, the right of expression, express yourself express your thoughts speak up speak out and be heard, your society need you, contribute your ideas, you say nobody will listen to you, they will sooner or later, just keep talking just keep writing and constantly perfect your work improve yourself sooner or later they will listen to you. Last year I told you something, I told you, you are quotable.  Did you forget that? when I look at you I see extraordinary resources, when I look at you, I see wealth, I see greatness, that's what I see in you. I see the best doctors the best sportsmen the best engineers yes that's what I see in you, you must begin to see the same thing. The bible says let no man despise your youth, I know you can, you have it in you.

 In America the black boys who were picked from the slums became some of the best basketballers; they have largely left that game for the black tall boys, the stout ones went into wrestling and boxing and became the best, they have left spots for the black for the African. Let me tell you a secret; your excellence is not limited to sports, your abilities are not limited to sports. In Europe some of the best footballers are from this country, the secret is this, our excellence is not limited to football, all of those sports are the result of mental work it proves we can do something with our minds, we can include the discipline to go further beyond the sports and produce the best books, the best schools, the best hospitals, we can set the pace and grow an extraordinary economy  in Africa. Translate and transit from the third world to the first world we can do it and we will.

I have explained to you that the micro ethno systems within sovereign nations are not only inter-related they are inter-dependent that means we need one another, I need you, you need me and because you need me I want to give you the best, I will improve myself so that when you require my abilities you will get the best of me, you must also improve yourself so that when I need u I can get the best of you together when we put the best together we can have a thriving nation, the key right now is education. let us all invest in education, let us all get concerned about education if you haven't gone to school go to school don't stop until you have done it, don't let poverty stop you, don't let lack or want stop you let nothing discourage you, go to school if they will not give you admission to any school go and buy books and start reading,  make that choice. The next five years the next 10 years, you will be ready, if you make that choice now in five years time the opportunity will be there and you will be ready. God has told me that the next few years, let me tell you exactly what he said,  he said son the next few years those that will matter in your nation will be those that you have influenced with the message that I gave you,  I believe him, in government, in politics, in academics the leaders of industry will be those that we have touched with the word of God, those  that we have been influenced with the word of God.

I have some words of caution, today's politics seems to me to be too dirty, listen you must make a difference don't practice politics of insults, don't use abusive language it is not right for politicians to insult themselves, never use insultive and abusive language against leaders it is wrong whether you're journalist or politicians never use insulting language, when you use insultive language it means you are of a poorer breed you are of a lesser quality, the excellent minds never insult, excellent minds never abuse there are higher words of communication never defame, never repeat a scandal you should have too much rank for that, you  should have too much excellence for that, train yourself to use excellent language to speak in praiseworthy terms use helpful and comforting words, leave the dirty job to others leave it to those who are untrained who are uncivilized practice high ideas, you can make a difference. You can run campaigns without being abusive, we must remember all of us may not join PDP or AC etc. all of us at the end of the elections will still be Nigerians.  

No matter  your political ideas or the groups that you favour, you may not always be in such groups but you'll always be a Nigerian, therefore we must have mutual respect for other Nigerians if you don't respect him because he's in another party at least respect him because he's a Nigerian, is that important? you think that's important; yes it is, we can change our methods we can change our ways of doing things the future belongs to us, can you see the future? it's bright, lift your hands for a moment and I want you to pray for the Federal Republic of Nigeria, pray for this country, The future is yours.

The Theory of Nations

Remember the Words of Jesus in (Matthew 28:18) Go ye therefore and teach all nations, by the word nations he referred to these micro-ethno systems. It means going into every man's world with the message of life, it is our responsibility, therefore, to take lights to our world, every man's world.  Where there is darkness we are the light of the world. True nations by their very definition must inter-relate. As this is true of nations, it is also true of their micro-ethno systems. And these systems are inter-related and inter-dependent. It is important to know that each of us functions with one or more of these sub-nations, without which our relevance in the larger society will be grossly impaired. Individuals and indeed nations attain financial and economic independence through these relationships that nurture demand and supply. Your ability to analyze, interpret and apply these simple principles is your opportunity in today’s world. Most African countries are built on ideas and ideals of yesterday’s philosophies. We Need today’s thinkers for tomorrow’s visions.

I call on you to locate yourself within a functional group this may be defined by the school, work, family, profession, sports or trade.  The unemployed mind is the burden of society and remember this, there is a man or woman of substance hidden in each one of you and you must discover that inner person and unveil him. You have ability nature never created a failure there are no naturally born failures, failure is self-made you have an ability for something that no one else has exactly like you, begin today in your journey of self-discovery locate that ability and develop it.  Maybe you love to sing you said I would have like to sing, train your voice and give it commercial value, look inside you and find out what you have inside because within each of us there is an ability, there is a gift, there's something you can do. It's inside you no one else has the responsibility to find it for you, you are the one to locate it. Find it bring it to light and let it shine. The Bible declares that in all labour there is profit, no matter what work you're interested in, no matter what abilities you have, no matter what gift you have if you put yourself into it and discipline yourself with it, it will produce results.  I have just explained to you the importance of micro-ethno systems without these sub-nations you cannot function.

Foundations or autarchy is not acceptable every nation that has attempted such economic conditions of autarchy has failed, if that is true for nations it is true for individuals, you cannot stay alone and function as a human being.  You are a social creature you must belong in a group you must relate with others, relate with those who have the same mind, who have the same purpose of progress,  impact, dignity or responsibility. Choose the right part when you are young you have your whole world before you, you have a whole future in front of you, you have the ability to dream, you can talk about tomorrow the old can only talk about yesterday the aged talk about the past the youth talk about the future, you cannot change yesterday but you can do something today that can change tomorrow. It doesn't matter how you were born, that was yesterday it doesn't matter what happened last 5 years the last 10 years it doesn't matter what happened last week you may not be able to change that but you can reposition yourself today you can make new decisions today that'll change what tomorrow will bring.

Invest in your future refuse to be a mental hobo, refuse to end your life on the sidewalk, every time I tell you something I tell you that I believe in your future there is a reason I believe in your future I believe that if you hear this words you will act on them and they will change your future, none of you was born to be poor you may have been born poor but you were not born to be poor,  you may have been brought up poor but you were not brought up to be poor understand this, the definition of adulthood is responsibility when you become an adult you take responsibility for your future become responsible. 

To be Continued...

The Theory of Nations

We are grateful for the opportunity and the privilege that we have had as a nation to

transit from military regimes to becoming a democracy. Democracy is beautiful, if and

when a State achieves nationhood. Until and unless a State has transited from statehood to nationhood, the gains of democracy if at all present, will be minimal. And this is the dilemma of many African countries who have embraced democracy. Many in their bid to salvage their situation championed nationalism instead of pursuing nationhood. It is made clear that nationhood and nationalism are neither synonymous nor do they serve the same purpose. 

Though nationalism in its true and positive sense is laudable, it is important for us to realize that in our world today, savage nationalism is the same spirit of racism, resulting in such despicable acts of the American black history, South African Apartheid, and ethnic cleansing of Eastern Europe, and [Central] Africa’s Rwanda. These evil are the result of nationalism where it is defined by blood, language, culture, and history. We have to realize that nationalism, where it is so defined by our relationship through language, or culture or blood, has only led men to their untimely graves and fractured societies. Our nation will not escape such fractures if we define ourselves according to our historical origins rather than our purpose, our vision. This perversion of Nationalism is the absence of national purpose; in many nations today, through Nationalism, we have a disguised resurgence of medieval tribal wars. Nationhood is different. In Nationhood, there’s mutual respect and respect for citizens’ rights. 

We must remember that democracy is borne of the idea that citizens have a right to choose by whom and how they should be governed. And at this particular time in our country, it has become so important that we realize what democracy has granted us: the right to decide who governs us and how we shall be governed. Of course, it has been a slow journey, a slow process, because most of us are children and grand-children of military officers, and we were brought up to be militant in nature. But the time has come for us to settle for the change that has come upon us, the change that we have all embraced. And by that change our language must change; our perceptions must change; our respect for law and order must change; and of course, the law must change to favour its citizens. 

Democracy comes with a citizens’ Bill of Rights, even though ours remains largely undeclared. But I call on every smart thinking person to study the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, so at least you understand what your rights are; what you can do and what you may be forbidden to do. Democracy thrives in informed and educated and enlightened societies. Dictatorship thrives in ignorant societies. We must, therefore, embrace education. We cannot wait until we have the best of situations. We cannot wait to have the best of conditions to read a book. We must choose to be informed; we must choose to open our minds and get educated. There is the ‘do-it-yourself’ attitude that we must have. Each one of us must be willing to educate himself, only that way can we be involved in nation building. No one else will build Nigeria for us; Nigeria will be built by Nigerians. To build a nation, we must recognize the concomitant sub-nations; these are the micro-ethno systems that function within the sovereign nation. It is the development of these micro-ethno systems that increases a nation’s gross national product, its per-capita income, and therefore its citizens’ standard of life. Micro-ethno systems are usually frustrated in States that are yet to understand, much less metamorphose into, nationhood.

To Be Continued...

21 Days Of Prayer and Fasting

21 DAYS PRAYER AND FASTING FOR NIGERIA PRAYER POINTS FOR WEDNESDAY 7TH FEBRUARY 2018

1. Pray for the vision and message of our ministry to continue to prevail and gain access and acceptance in every nook and cranny of this nation, bringing hope to the peoples of Nigeria, and empowering them to arise and be a blessing to the nation, rather than looking to the government as their source. LUKE 8:40 – And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him. ISAIAH 60:3- And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

2. Pray for our civil service across the nation, that bureaucracy and apathy be completely extinguished from all parastatals of government at all levels.
Pray for a change of attitude for our civil servants, that there would be new zeal, inspiration, and patriotism in their hearts to do their work with diligence and commitment , thereby contributing to nation-building. PROVERBS 18:9(TVC) – Those who slack off at work are no different from vandals. ECCLESIASTES 10:18(AMP) – Through indolence the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

3. Pray and declare a renewed commitment to infrastructural development across the country by government from the local councils to the federal level.
Declare that in this new day, because of our prayers, it is not business as usual, but available resources are applied wisely and judiciously to meet the most pressing needs, while the leaders explore innovative and viable avenues to generate more revenue to undertake further projects in order to create an environment and provide amenities that foster growth of the local economies and encourage investment and development. NEHEMIAH 2:17-18 - Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem liethwaste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach...And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for thisgood work.

4. Pray specifically against corruption in our nation, declaring a complete change in the mindsets and orientation of our leaders and populace in the direction of true patriotism and selfless love for our nation.
Pray for the anti-corruption agencies of state, that they would function without bias or partiality, diligently and conclusively prosecuting all who have soiled their hands with public resources.
Declare that all corrupt officers in these agencies are exposed and shamed, from the least to the greatest, and all those whom they have helped to escape justice are speedily apprehended. PSALM 64:5-7[TLB] – They encourage each other to do evil. They meet in secret to set their traps. “He will never notice them here,” they say. They keep a sharp lookout for opportunities of crime. They spend long hours with all their endless evil thoughts and plans. But God himself will shoot them down. Suddenly his arrow will pierce them.

5. Pray fervidly against violent attacks on churches and places of Christian worship in this country. Declare heightened activity of angels in and around all church auditoriums and Christian gatherings everywhere in this nation, beyond the physical security arrangements made, such that nothing and no one shall be able to cause hurt or harm to the saints by any means. We are not victims; the power of the Holy Spirit intervenes through us; the church is marching on, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. GENESIS 19:10(MSG) – But the two men (angels) reached out and pulled Lot inside the house, locking the door. 11. Then they struck blind the men who were trying to break down the door, both leaders and followers, leaving them groping in the dark.

6. We declare today that everyone in government who secretly or openly sponsors or promotes violence and hostility against Christians and the church is removed by the hand of God. Men of violence and all who hate the church will proceed no further in our nation. As God’s voice in this land, we declare their offices vacant; they are speedily removed and replaced by men of peace who favour the church and seek her good. As was the case with Haman, who hated the Jews without cause, so shall their end be, unless they repent and accept Jesus as Lord. ESTHER 3:6 – “...wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews...” ESTHER 7:8, 10 – As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face. 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.

PRAYER THAT WORKS

“Elijah was as completely human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for the next three and a half years! Then he prayed again, this time that it would rain, and down it poured, and the grass turned green and the gardens began to grow again.” (James 5:17-18 TLB)

When the children of Israel descended into idolatry, Elijah wanted to teach them a lesson and get them back to God. So he prayed for the rain to stop, and it didn’t rain in Israel for three-and-a-half years. When the people repented, Elijah prayed again for rain to fall, and the Lord said to him, “Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth” (1 Kings 18:1 RSV). Elijah knew God had answered his prayer, but he didn’t just sit there twiddling his thumb and waiting for the rain to fall. He went back on his knees and continued in fervent prayer (1 Kings 18:41-45).

There may have been times the Spirit of God let you know He already answered your prayer, and so, in excitement, you made it public. But when things didn’t turn out the way you expected, you asked, “What did I do wrong?” Well, it wasn’t so much what you did wrong, but what you stopped doing— you left off praying!

Your prayer is required to remove every obstacle and bring God’s Word to pass in your life! There are things you may not know to do until you spend time in prayer; then, God can reveal to you the steps you need to take. Christianity is a life of faith alright, but fervent prayer has its place. Don’t be perturbed by the things that appear unfavourable at the moment. Continue to pray in faith until you see the desired result. Press on in prayer!

The Effect Of The Blessing

When God blesses a man there’s really no word to describe it. I’ll call it the supernatural elixir. Everything you do just turns out right; everything you touch turns to success. When that blessing is on you, favour will come to you and you can’t help but succeed in everything you do. This starts up in your life when God visits you. Now you can understand something of the force field we talked about earlier.

Everybody desires to be successful in whatever they do; and this is perhaps why some people look for charms to help them. Some go to the extent of traveling to other countries to get these charms. Everybody wants that supernatural ‘thing’ that can open up doors everywhere. When the anointing settles on you, as the dew of hermon, its effects are beyond human description. Everything you touch starts prospering as that anointing keeps working.

When God gives the word for your blessing, it settles on you like dew, and prospers you in every way. This comes from the Presence of the Lord. When Hannah prayed, she got that force field set up all around her. It was at this point that the priest of God blessed her, saying, “…Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.” (1 Samuel
1:17); the force field around her attracted the blessing of God. The dew of God came upon her and she was blessed. She had a son, and she called him Samuel, but she didn’t stop there; she fulfilled her vow to God by bringing the child to the house of God. She went back home and had more children, though she had been called barren. Glory to God!


Barrenness could touch your life, your business, your body, your education, even your home, and it could touch you in so many ways. But when God visits you, it doesn’t matter how many people don’t like your face, they just don’t have an option, but to see you go up the ladder of success and victory because God has commanded His blessing upon you. Halleluyah!!

Your Set Time To Laugh!

He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision (Psalm 2:4).

Sadness, Sorrow and regret are inconsistent with the Life that God has given to you in Christ. You were born into a life of unending joy, victory and advantage, thus laughter ought to be an integral part of your daily routine. People who don't laugh are usually weighed down by the cares of this world. They believe life is "serious business" and as such, they hardly find any reason to smile, let alone laugh. But laughter is therapeutic as well as spiritual.

That's why the Bible declares that "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones" (Proverbs 17:22). Why wouldn't you laugh when you know that you're more than a conqueror? Why shouldn't you laugh when you know that all things work together for your good?

It doesn't matter what comes against you in life, learn to laugh your way to victory. Refuse to allow circumstances to dictate your happiness. The opening Scripture shows us that God laughs at the rantings of His enemies. Like your heavenly Father, learn to laugh the enemy to scorn when he starts throwing his tantrums at you. When tough times come, that's the time to laugh, for there's absolutely nothing the enemy could do to harm you.

No wonder Apostle James admonished that you ''count it all joy when you go through diverse tests"(James 1:2). If you've been facing trying times, I recommend to you ''laughing sessions." Sit all by yourself and meditate on the victorious life Christ has brought you into and begin to laugh! At first, you might even look ridiculous to yourself, but keep at it. It won't be long before the anointing comes on you, and you'll find yourself declaring the Word of God that'll change things.

Refuse to allow the circumstances of life to control your happiness; it's your set time to laugh your way to victory.

Justified To Reign

 

For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ (Romans 5:17).

A righteousness which is without the Law; that’s the righteousness which is by the faith of Jesus Christ (Romans 3:21,22). That righteousness has been credited to your account as a child of God. This had nothing to do with your actions: what you did, or didn’t do; it’s the grace of God! Ephesians 2:9 says, “Not of works, lest any man should boast.” It’s therefore pointless to try to impress God with your “works.”

Acts 13:39 tells us, “And by him (Jesus Christ) all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.” Meaning that if you believe in Jesus, you’ve been accounted righteous and declared not guilty: that which couldn’t be achieved by keeping the Law with its ordinances has now been perfected by the faith of Christ. Romans 4:24-25 says, “But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.” This is a legal or formal declaration of innocence. Jesus was delivered to death for your offenses, and raised back to life for your acquittal; you’ve been formally declared not guilty. God is not charging you with any wrong, because to Him, you never sinned. How could this be?

The reason is that, being born again, you’re now a new man, with the life and nature of God, having no past. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” You have a new life in Christ; the resurrection life (Romans 6:4); you’ve been justified by faith, to reign and rule in life: “…they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:17).

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GIFT OF PROPHECY

“David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying…” 1 Chronicles 25:1 (NIV)

The Bible tells us that the gift of prophecy is the most important gift in the Scriptures; it is the number one gift of the Spirit.

Prophecy is the only gift God says you should desire, even if you didn’t have any other one. Why? We are made by prophecy. The gift of prophecy is God’s material for building His house. Your life and ministry are constructed by the gift of prophecy; your future is designed by it. This means, the vision that God has in heaven about your life and the church is only brought to this earth through the gift of prophecy, and that gift is what inspires you to get in line with the vision.

Remember, God said to Moses, see that you build the sanctuary according to the vision that was shown to you; see that you do it accordingly. So that gift of prophecy tells you of your future: God’s plan for your life, and once you get a hold of it, you must keep saying it; don’t stop talking it, and walk in the light of it.

We are a people of prophecy; prophesy today. Hallelujah!

God’s Gift of Eternal Life

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23).

Have you ever asked yourself what righteousness, by God’s standard is? Romans 6:23 gives us an idea. Notice it doesn’t say, “One of the gifts of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Eternal life is not one of the gifts of God; it is THE gift of God. It encapsulates all the other gifts of God. When God gives you eternal life, it means you’ve got everything else.

In Romans 5:17, Paul declared, “For if by one man’s (Adam) offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.” Observe the term “the gift of righteousness.” It’s the same gift he referred to as “the gift of God” in Romans 6:23. This immediately lets us know righteousness is eternal life.

Eternal life doesn’t only mean an unending life where you live on forever. The English rendering didn’t have a better way to express it than to call it “eternal” or “everlasting” life, but it’s the life that God has as God. Now we’re made to understand that that life is righteousness. Righteousness is the nature of God that qualifies Him to be who He is. You can’t really know what’s right till God does or approves it, or what’s wrong till He says no to it. That’s because He’s the standard for measuring rightness; He is perfection personified.

Now, God’s life cannot fail or be wrong. It doesn’t know any defeat and cannot be put down or crack under any pressure. No wonder Paul says if you’ve received abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness—the very nature, life and character of God—you’ll reign in life. When you have and are fully conscious of the life of God, you can’t live any other way than to reign. It is what gives you the boldness to stand in the presence of God without guilt, inferiority, or condemnation, and also before Satan and the cohorts of hell without fear but with authority and dominion, Hallelujah

Your Set Time for Progress and Advancement

“Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him. And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great“ (Genesis 26:12-13).

As a child of God, you’ve been called to the upward and forward life. There are those who still say that life is full of ups and downs, but that’s not what the Word teaches. I’ve never known the down life; I’ve only journeyed in one direction, upward and forward only; and there’s no option to that. That’s the life to which you’ve been called; a life of progress and advancement. This month is your set time to move forward and make progress in life!

The Bible says Isaac waxed great, went forward, and grew until he became very great. In other words, he made progress and became successful in every area of his life. There was famine in the land of Gerar and Isaac’s friends and neighbours had journeyed away to Egypt where there was plenty of corn and wine. It made sense to go there since Egypt’s economy was the best in the world at the time. But as Isaac was about to head for Egypt, God spoke out of heaven instructing him to stay in Gerar, where there was famine, and sow in that same land.

Isaac obeyed, and his obedience paid off as he “got richer and richer by the day until he was very wealthy. He accumulated flocks and herds and many, many servants, so much so that the Philistines began to envy him (Genesis 26:13-14 MSG). Learn to listen to the Spirit of God for direction. Wherever He tells you to go is where you should go, and whatever He tells you to do is what you should do. Isaac became very great because he followed God’s instructions. It didn’t matter that there was famine in the land, his results turned out differently.

The set time for your advancement is now. It doesn’t matter how things may look around you; if you would let the Holy Spirit guide you in the affairs of your life, like Isaac, you’ll wax great, move forward and grow until you become very great! This month, your life will be a story of unending progress. This is the plan of God concerning you in this season of favour. Expect to make progress. See yourself taking giant strides and accomplishing supernatural feats this month, because the set time for your progress is now. Hallelujah

SEPARATED UNTO BLESSINGS

Over the years, Christians have been erroneously taught that many of their problems are connected to generational, family, or ancestral curses. But that’s not true! In as much as these curses exist and can influence one who isn’t born again, they ought not to affect a Christian. Some Christians have nevertheless found themselves victims of so-called ancestral or generational curses because they lack knowledge of their new identity in Christ.

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Create Your Thoughts

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. (Proverbs 4:23).

Some define thoughts as imaginations, but thoughts are more than imaginations.  imaginations are pictures or images of the mind that interpret your thoughts.  thoughts are powerful; they can deliver to you a glorious life, or keep you on the sideline of life.  the Bible says as a man thinks in his heart, so is he (Proverbs 23:7).  You're the character of your thoughts.

If you'd let the Word dominate your thinking. it'll give you the right mindset of victory, success, and dominion, with visions of limitless possibilities.  Romans 12:2 says, 'And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of our mind.... 'When your thoughts are consistent with the provisions of God's Word, your life will be a reflection of His Glory, for the glory is in the Word.

Consider Joshua; the Lord said to him, "...See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour" (Joshua 6:1-20.  How was he supposed to see the victory ahead of the battle? It was with the power of His mind, his thoughts and imaginations.  if Joshua hadn't seen the victory in his mind, Israel would never have possessed Jericho.  what does that tell you? It means, the extent of your vision is the boundary of your blessing.  How far you can see with your mind, through the power of thoughts, is how much you will possess.

Powerful, Loving, And Sound

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7)

As Christians, we have an extraordinary amplitude of comprehension because the wisdom of God is in our spirits.  Our minds are anointed to produce excellence.  We've also been anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power, and the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts (Romans 5:5).  All these are by the Holy Spirit.  He has made you powerful, loving and sound.  What an excellent life!

Some people are powerful, but not loving.  For us Christians, these three qualities are complete.  Acts 1:8 says, "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you... "Every Christian who has received the Holy Spirit has received power, because the Holy Spirit is the power of God. 1 John 4:4 says, "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. "The One who resides in you is greater and more powerful than all the forces in the world! Therefore, be bold to say, "...truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD..."(Micah 3:8).

The same Holy Spirit has caused the love of God to be shed abroad in your heart.  it's natural for you to walk in love, because love is the life of the new creation.  The Bible says God is love (1 John 4:8); and as He is, so are you (1 John 4:17).

Declare always that you're full of power, love, and have a sound mind; and use your sound mind for excellence in all you do