SECURE IN UPHEAVAL

The world is in turmoil as events of doom explode around the globe. This shaking is a warning that things are not right. All creation mourns because of the turmoil caused by moral decadence. What is wrong is right and what is right is wrong. Man has lost his way as he has wandered away from the word of God. Compromises split the church and many are wandering lost and homeless. Only those who have a home know where they are going. Only those who know their end know what eternity holds for them. Each event causes man to ponder his own destiny. This is a wakening call. What happens now affects the whole world. A child murdered, earthquakes and tsunamis. Everything goes round the world in such speed that all creation mourns. The devil and his hordes know that their days are numbered and will wreak havoc before their time is up. But those who fear the Lord will remain fixed in their course. They will not shake but be strong for they know their destiny is assured. Come to Him who has the key to eternal life and be secure. In Him you are safe and secure and nothing can move you. You are kept in the Rock of Ages.

PROMISES OF GOD

Now is the time to rise up and to claim the promises of God. He is faithful to provide. The enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy. God comes to give life and that abundantly. When you are filled with His Word then you will think and speak His Word. This is what makes you a new creation. It is not indoctrination but life. Life is in the Word. Jesus meditated on the Word till He was so filled with His Word. His Word is the face of God. God speaks through His Word. When you hide His Word in your heart then it begins to give birth to fruit. His Word is like seed that when watered through washing of His Word in your heart begins to grow and bear fruit. Your life is hid in Him and therefore He works through you. Now do not listen to the negative voices of the world and the devil that bring you down. Listen to His promises in His Word and be refreshed. When you speak His Word then you become His voice that goes forth and bears fruit. Man will water down His Word but the watered down word has no life in it. It is like a copy of the real. Only the real will bear fruit. What is a replica only bears the image and does not give life. What you see in the world is replicas of the real. It is all an illusion. Yet man rather worship the replicas seen in movies rather then the real in the Spirit. Today bask in His Word and rejoice.

FEELINGS

Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord. He will be blessed and be a blessing to many. Many are those who call on the Name of the Lord but their hearts are far away. Only those whose hearts are in Him will hear Him and know Him. It is a heart to heart communion not a head to head communion. The head decides but the heart discerns. To live your life in your head is a futile exercise. It is like living in facts and figures and not really experience life. Distancing is the same thing, in that you choose not to feel by cutting yourself off from feeling the pain of the other. It is a good coping mechanism. However you will then not feel for others. It objectifies others. You will be able to see things in perspective and not be swallowed up by the feelings of others. A sensitive heart gets affected by the feelings of others. You lose objectivity and therefore become confused and powerless. To be objective is to be able to see from a distance and therefore to think clearly and decide rightly. Feel with your heart then think with your head and decide. This is why it is important to be able to feel the pain of the other but not be swallowed up by it. To be helpful to others you need to feel their pain but also be able to separate their feeling from your own. Action requires a clear vision not tainted by feelings but decision.

GOD IS

God is at work around the world. He is in the disaster zone and in the peace zone. He is everywhere because He is the God of the poor and the rich. He is always there and He never sleeps. He is at work around the world. He allows evil for a time. He will come in the storm and in the quiet. He is present where ever you go. He is your Comforter and friend. He is always there and His presence is felt by those who are conscious of His presence. Those who know Him feel Him and get excited about this. This is why you can rejoice at all times and in all circumstances. When you realise this then you do not fear but trust. God is faithful and He will come through for you. His time is not your time. He is eternal and He will always be there even when you don’t feel Him. He will never leave you or forsake you. Trust Him and you will grow in love and patience. In Him you are complete. In Him you are known and will know. To know Him is to love Him. His Word will remind you of His will for you. His Word will set the limits to what you can and can’t do. His Word will be your light and His light is what will lead you to Him. Therefore be encouraged and be bold as you walk today in His ways.

FIX YOUR EYES ON JESUS

Precious is the Lord and precious His saints. Many are the trials and tribulations in this world but the Lord is with you. He will lead you and guide you through the stormy waters. He is available to all but only a few will acknowledge Him as Lord. Many would like to make Him Lord but the pressures of this world distract them from giving their all. Only those who have been touched and changed in His blood are able to stand the course. Only His blood is sufficient to cleanse and change and restore. No other way but His way. Many are going down the road of no return. The devil is on the campaign to take as many as he can to hell with him. He knows his destiny and his mission is to thwart the purposes of God. You will find this in every area of life. For every positive there will be an equal negative force that will be sent to discourage and frustrate your plans. It’s only those who have their eyes on Jesus and not on man can stay the course. Fix your eyes on Jesus and He will see you through to the end. Praise God for Jesus.

NOURISH AND FLOURISH

Pleasure is temporary but joy is eternal. Why exchange the permanence of joy for pleasure which is passing. Man puts value on pleasure but God on things eternal. Therefore what is passing is not of any value to God. Place your value on things eternal and your life will be of substance. Substance is important for on that day of reckoning it is only that which is of substance that will not be burnt up. If you want to be fireproof then you have to build on substance. The values that undergird your life are what will last. Love, joy, peace and righteousness are eternal values to be nourished. When you nourish them then you will grow in them. What you nourish will flourish.

HIS PRESENCE

Presence is what makes the difference between power and no power. His presence is powerful to heal, deliver and restore. His presence is what changes you and your circumstance. His presence brings in the heavenly powers that can change even mud into gold. It has effect on the material and spiritual realm. This is why His anointing is what you need to live a powerful life. His anointing is His presence. He resides in you but He needs to invade your life not just occupy a room. The more rooms He invades the more His powerful presence will be felt. Even your clothes will be affected. This is why people used to take clothing that was touched by the anointing to clothe those who needed His healing. The shift is from I to He. When He is Lord then the I will decrease and He will increase. This is how His presence will increase and pervade all areas of your life. You will then be a vessel of His presence carrying His presence wherever you. Then you become His healing presence and everyone will want to be near you. His peace will spread as many come into His presence and in this way you usher His Kingdom where you are. Come Holy Spirit and invade my life today.

EMPOWERED IN HIM

Blessed He who calls you into His Kingdom of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. He comes to reign and rule in you. Come therefore and be filled. He knows the hunger of your heart and knows your desires. He has put these desires within you and He is able to help you meet them. In fact He is the only one who can meet those desires. He put them in you and then He meets them. What a God, what a Saviour. He is able to do anything through you because he lives within you. This is the key for your deliverance. He is in you to do it. He is not outside you but within you. This is like putting the skills and intelligence within you so you can perform. It is His gifts and fruits. This is the difference. You can walk in the flesh, in your own strength or in the Spirit, in His strength. What a marvellous work. You are a new creation in Him. This means you have the potential within you to walk like Jesus. This means that you can do what Jesus did and more because He lives in you. Hallelujah.

LIVING OUT HIS CALLING

Beauty and majesty belongs to Him. When you operate in Him you become beautiful and majestic like your King. You will sing and praise and be a vehicle of praise and glory to His mighty Name. He is in you to make you a beautiful emblem of His grace and mercy. You are His representative on earth to publicise His glory. He works through you to light up the world, to push back the forces of darkness and to usher in His light. This is your calling and responsibility. He has called you for a purpose and He will equip you to make it possible. Therefore rejoice and be glad and live your life for the sweet Name of Jesus.

WALK BY FAITH

Blessed is the Lord who calls you to be bold and to take risks in His Name. He is able to hold you up when the storms come. You are able to do this only because He lives in you. His life in you enables you to have hope and to press forward. He will give you ideas and impressions that will help you to plan ahead. Yet He wants you to live today and not tomorrow. Living for today is the best way to live. You have faith to trust Him with your tomorrows. Each day brings its challenges and all you need is faith to live for today. See how He opens the doors and keeps you looking upward. When you walk by faith the Spirit will enable you to take risks. These are challenges that you need to overcome with His help. You can live a victorious life in Him because He lives in you. Walk today with this calling in mind that He is in you. Now walk like a prince and see the mountains reduced to the size of a molehill.

POWER TO TRANSFORM

The Lord will lead you and guide through the maze of life. When you put your trust in Him then He will release His gifts and fruits through you. You will eat of His fruits. Remember these are all His fruits and His gifts. You are just a channel and no more. The gifts and fruits can stop flowing at anytime. This is why He demands complete surrender and then you change into His glory. His glory is like the sun shining brightly on your face. You are changed from glory to glory in His presence. This is why prayer is such an important key to transformation. A lot of thinking does not produce this change. It is to be still in His presence and one word from His mouth will transform you from within. There are mighty hurdles and rocks to overcome but H e is able who called you. Nothing is too big for Him. He is in you and you can trust Him to transform by His power and grace. Therefore go forth in the power of His Name and live each day to glorify His Name.

SURRENDER

God is in you to enable you to conquer and rule in the spirit. He is in you because this is the only way He can defeat sin in you. What a marvellous work to rule in you and to overrule sin. There is no one else who can do this . All other teachers operate from without while Jesus operates from within. He has sent His own Holy Spirit to reside in you. This is why you need to be filled every day so that you can be ruled by Him. This is what it means to acknowledge Him as Lord. There is no one else that can take His place once He is in residence within you. Everything is by His grace alone. It is His work in you. Therefore just be a vessel for His residence and He will cleanse you and make you an acceptable residence for His dwelling. Come Holy Spirit and do your work as I surrender all to you.

LIFE IN THE SPIRIT

Praise God who prepares you for great things as you wait on Him and depend on Him. He is worthy and He alone is able to give you the sustenance you need to live a full life. He is in you to lead you and guide you through the day. Precious are His thoughts and there is nothing that can beat Him. He is in you and so is available at all times. This is why monastic’s could spend hours in His presence and glow in His presence. This is not to isolate oneself but to be in love with the One who owns your soul. He loves you and in His love there is no better place then to be in His presence and in communion with Him. You can be in communion whenever and wherever you are. You are never alone and He loves to commune with you. You are transformed in His presence and His presence gives you life. This life is in the spirit which never stops. You live in the spirit whether in the flesh or in the spirit. When your flesh dies you continue your journey in the spirit. This is why the spirit life is essential as it outlasts the flesh life.

WALK IN THE SPIRIT

Praise God who gives you all you need for this day. He comes to you in the early hours of the morning to minister to you. This sets the tone for the whole day. You then step out into the day and realise you are not alone. You have a companion who walks with you through the day and helps you on your way. The Holy Spirit will give you the strategy to manoeuvre every hurdle and hindrance and overcome mightily. He is the source of your knowledge and wisdom. The world operates on physical data that can be seen. God works through the invisible realms of the Spirit and makes known to you the mysteries of the universe. Not everything is known but the Spirit knows everything. Therefore be led by the Spirit and grow. How good it is to attend to the school of the Spirit. He is in you and by faith you tap into His vast knowledge of wisdom. Wisdom to be able to discern and to judge and then to make choices that will enable you to overcome. Therefore walk by faith and see how your walk and talk will mirror your communion with the Spirit.

PREJUDICE

Prejudice is like cancer. It divides and separates and never unites. Prejudice is a big problem that can only be cancelled by repentance from it. In the Name of Jesus you can be delivered from it. It is how the ego is strengthened because it supports separation. Any form of separation serves the ego. The ego will defend its position because separation is what identifies it. Mankind is obsessed with the ego and its needs. You are trapped when you are ruled by your ego. Your ego is a slave driver. It will have its needs met at any cost. Its modus operandi is separation and identity through separation. Therefore prejudice serves to support the egn in its need to be different. To be different serves to strengthen the ego. Only through surrender can you defeat the ego. Therefore when you surrender your ego becomes powerless. The spirit becomes powerful and you are freed from the sin of prejudice. Lord I repent of my sin of prejudice.

FAITH IN THEETERNAL GOD

Many are the woes of those who are in the world. Their troubles multiply and their hope is in this world. However their hope does not last as their hearts will fail them. It is only those who hope in the Lord will live to enjoy the fruits of life. Those whose end is death have nothing to look forward to. They have their fear that they will be finished in time. Therefore the focus on keeping young and pretty. All their beauty will fade away as they lose heart. This is why the material world and all its systems will fade away. It is only the strong of heart will live in times of trouble. Trouble truly shows up those who trust in the Lord and those who trust in man. Wealth and popularity cannot stand in the day of trouble. It is what you have built internally that will stand in the day of reckoning. Everything else will be burnt up to cinders. The fires in Victoria are a call to the people to repent and turn from their wicked ways. Yet people are cold and they are not moved. Their hearts are so hardened that death and decay are a passing phase and does not move the heart. God is waiting for a people who are receptive to His heart and will turn to Him. Therefore do not be distracted by the city lights but be firm in your faith and be encouraged.

LIVING BY FAITH IN THE NOW

Now is the only time to rejoice and be glad. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is an illusion. Living in the now by faith is the only way to live a fruitful life. Mind patterns will keep you focussed in the past or the future. You must separate from these patterns. This is the only way you can change. As long as you are locked into the past you will never change. These past patterns are so powerful because they have been programmed into you over your life time. Now when you separate yourself from those past patterns they become like old friends who you refuse to associate with now. They become like old habits that are worn off and belong to yesterday. Now this is the way to break habits. Break them by separating your identity from them. By conscious presence you separate from their pattern and so from their power to control. Now only the present is of any use. Each minute becomes so precious for the now becomes everything. You feel and you see and you hear with a freshness devoid of past muck. You feel and you live like a saint. Your robes are washed clean and you wear the robe of righteousness in Christ. Now you know His presence with you and walk with Him and talk with Him. You become alive in Him. This is how you become a new man in Him. The old has past away behold the new has come.

ETERNITY IS YOUR DESTINY

God is at work in you to bring you to a place of power and excellence. See how He will give you the thoughts to overcome then to be overcome. When you focus in the now then the past and future cannot oppress you. He is in you all the time especially when you are feeling down. It is easy to feel good when you are feeling good. God is especially near when you are feeling down. Remember it is a feeling and it will pass. Everything that is tangible will pass. Only that which is eternal will last. Therefore focus on the things that are of eternal value. He is eternal and when you are in Him you have the things of eternal value within you. These are what belong to the Kingdom of God, love, joy, peace and righteousness. This is what will hold you together and in this there is no change. What is tangible is changeable. Therefore do not be surprised by change. Change can be for the better or worse but change is constant in a tangible world. You change and this is part of the course. However one day all this will pass and you will enter in His presence never to change again. In your eternal home you will be with your Saviour forever. This is your destiny and for your loved ones in Him. This is the joy that led people to suffer for a time for what is eternal. Therefore rejoice and be glad today as you face the day in resurrection power.

PRAISE THE LORD

Praise God who causes me to look up and not down. He makes me a warrior for the things that are good and right. He is my Lord and He causes me to do things that are right. He works in me and I am in Him. He protects me from the devil and his works. He gives me a heart of flesh. He gives me His heart of compassion and love. All I have is from Him and in Him I am glad. Precious is the Lord and I am complete in Him. I love Him so and in His hands I am blessed. Blessed is the Lord and blessed the works of His hands. I will bless the Lord at all times and in Him I will be glad. I will not turn to the right or to the left. I will look straight ahead and not be deviated from His plan for my life. In Him I know all His plans will be fulfilled. I live for the praise of His glory. I only live to praise Him for in Him alone is my being. Everything else is as nothing compared to Him. Praise the Name of the Lord.

MOMENT BY MOMENT

Power is released when you move out in faith. Faith in action releases the power to become. This is how God works from the heart and not the head. The head is to control the actions of the heart. Love without power is useless and power without love is dangerous. So come to the Cross where faith and love kiss and leads to resurrection life. It is through His resurrection that mankind will be saved through the power of His love. There is no love like His love which is eternal and has the power of eternal life behind it. It never wanes and never loses its power but is fresh all day and night to deliver what it promises. Come to the river of life and be refreshed. Live each moment as a new moment, never been there before. This is to live in intense awareness and purpose. Each moment comes as a new beginning as it is now and fresh and vital. Never let the new be taken up by the past. The past is past and never will be again. It is the present that is important and comes fresh as a new and fresh moment.

THE CROSS THE ONLY LASTING HOPE FOR HUMANITY

Many are the follies that follow the path of the world which is empowered by personal egos on the quest for fame and popularity. Once you step out of this race then you are able to set a new path in the service of humanity. This is the way of the Cross which is death to the selfish ego and oneness with Christ. You can only be one with Him when you have crucified self on the Cross. This is the holy transaction that occurs by faith and He transfers His life into yours. You are now free to be the person you were created to be and not a fabrication of your mind. All pain and suffering is caused by the mind in pursuit of freedom and power in its own way. When it can’t have it then suffering and pain is the result but this also gives the ego a purpose in the illness or sickness. Diseased organs continue to provide a purpose in the sickness of the mind. All disease is a succumbing to forces that prevail to support sickness rather then health. On this basis health is freedom from the pressures of the ego to survive in the social and family forces that control the individual. Powerful forces are at work to destroy you because negativity is the primary force that is at work in the world. People try to counteract this through positivity which works for a while but has no long term consequence because this is the answer of the ego. As long as the ego is in charge then all you are doing is to meet its need for survival whether through health or sickness. Come to the Cross which will set you free from this cycle of life.

MOVING IN THE MIRACULOUS

Praise the Lord for what He is going to do through you today. Everyday live in expectation of His miraculous power working through you. He will manifest His power through you as you walk in expectation of His manifest presence. When you walk in the consciousness of the Almighty you can expect anything. He moves through you and those surrendered to Him. He manifests Himself through you and brings about healing and restoration. Do not let evil threaten you because you have overcome the evil one through Jesus. He lives in you to perform His works. He works wonders and He is a wonderful Lord. Come into His powerful presence and expect miracles to manifest.

ETERNITY YOUR DESTINY

Another day another month. Time waits for no man. However time is only important for those limited by the dimension of time. Those who have eternity as their destiny don’t let time bother them. Time and space are non issues when eternity is your destiny. How liberating to be free from two forces that threaten mankind. Only in Jesus is this possible for He conquered death by rising from the dead. His resurrection power now works in you so that you can achieve the impossible. Nothing is now impossible as all is possible when time and space are not limitations. Your mind begins to work on a different plane and in God’s dimension anything is possible. What is not today is possible tomorrow. So be empowered today and live like a king for the King is in residence in you. His Kingdom is within you. Therefore come to His banqueting table and be glad.