ABIDE IN ME

Jesus said that if I abide in you and you abide in me then you can ask anything and I will grant it to you ( john 15:7). This is so powerful that we can ask anything and He will grant it to us! All I have to do is let Him abide in me and let His words abide in me. How foolish we are not to heed His call. The Creator of the world wants to abide in us. Imagine that. He does abide in us because we have asked Him to. Yet He chose us and called us to be His own. Now we can ask anything in His Name. Is anything too hard for The Lord? No nothing is impossible to Him and to him who believes in Him. Therefore let us abide in Him for it is this union that leads to answered prayer. It is not just the prayer but the union with Him that results in answers. This is the key to answered prayer, our union with Him.

ASK AND RECEIVE

God is at work in you and He will complete His work. All you have to do is to rest in His presence. Resting is not work. To rest is to be in His presence in constant communion with Him. Ask and you will receive.When you ask believe that you will receive what you ask for.God is a generous giver and He will give freely who did not spare His own son for you. This is the God we worship. He is a Father and He delights in His children . You are never alone because He is always with you and lives in you. His purpose is to bring many into His kingdom of righteousness, peace and joy. His everlasting Kingdom will one day be seen on earth as it is in heaven. Rejoice and be glad that your name is written in heaven.

FULL OF FAITH, FULL OF POWER

Who would desire to operate like Stephen in Acts 6 who was full of faith and full of power. He served God and signs and wonders followed him everywhere. These are the days when we need to move in that fullness to move the world to God. We have compromised with the world and in this process lost our influence. We need to stand back and see how we can regain what we have lost through compromise. The devil's strategy is for us to compromise with the world. The world is going to hell and we need to gather as many as possible into His Kingdom. The only way is to be filled in Him.The Holy Spirit will fill us and we can operate in the supernatural. Come brethren and let us pursue Godliness for in this is our salvation and the salvation of the world.

GOD'S TRANSFORMING WORD

Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word of God. God's word is like manna to the soul. Without His word people die of hunger. Hunger for His word is a sign of health. His word nourishes your soul like food nourishes your body. His word is a light to my path and a guide to my life. His written word needs to become His rhema word before faith can take hold of the promises that dwell in it. His written word is like any other word till it transforms you from within. It is His rhema word that has power to transform . It is when the heart is affected that change occurs. Mere intellectual accent does nothing to the heart. A heart that receives His word is transformed and lives are changed. This is how the Spirit works through His word. You hear the word and the spirit then transforms it to His rhema word which then changes lives and situations. You can speak to the mountain and it will move.

FAITH IS THE KEY THAT OPENS DOORS

Faith is the door to all the provision God has for you. A man who knows God knows how to unlock the doors to His riches. Faith enters through the door and takes what it expects from God. There is no other way to reach God then through faith. God is always available as the Keeper of your soul never sleeps. He is waiting for you to come by faith and to ask that you may receive. What is stopping you from asking? Doubt is the enemy that robs you of your inheritance. Cancel doubt by believing in the said word of God. The written word becomes the now word when you exercise faith in it. His word is fulfilled in Christ and therefore what He says is done. Now tap into His riches and you will never lack anything.

GOD LOVES YOU

Whosoever calls on the Name of The Lord will be saved. Call on The Lord in the day of trouble and He will answer you. He is more near you then you think. He is closer to you then a brother. He bought you with a price, His very own life. What mother who lays down her life for her child will reject the child? He is the lover of your soul. In Him you have what you need to live a righteous and holy life. He has given you His own Spirit who dwells within you. Nothing in this world can compare with His love and care for you.

GOD'S WAY OF LIVING

God sets the pace and we just follow. This is the new way of living. The old was based on us doing and keeping the law. Now God has sent His Spirit that we may just follow Him. He does the work in us. We just follow. This the perfect union between God and man. We look to Him to do His will. We have abandoned our old ways and follow the new way. Jesus said He is the way, the Truth and the life. We want to follow Him because He is the leader and author of our faith. He bought us with His own blood and saved us from our sin. His way is the only way because He knew we could not please the Father by doing good. Our goodness is like filthy rags. God established a new way, the way of the Cross. All who believe will be saved.

LET GO AND LET GOD

God has a purpose in everything. He is purposed in His plans for you. I need to be mindful of His plans. His plans are good for me. I need to know how to flow with His plans. I can plan but finally God decides what will come to pass when I commit my plans to Him. We are here to fulfil His plans. We were born to do His will . We pray this everyday Your will be done yet we do our own thing. Why pray Your will be done if that is not what we really mean? We think we know it all but really we don't. Our days are in His hands and all our plans will be brought to nought if we think we are in control. None of us are in control. Man desires to be in control only to be faced with changes in weather that sends tsunamis and earthquakes to remind man that God is in control. These reminders serve to lead us back to God. Commit all to Him and be mindful of Him in your daily walk. Life becomes so much more enjoyable when we let go and let God.

TOTAL COMMITMENT

God expects 100 percent commitment and nothing less. The devil will take opportunity to attack any bit that remains secret or uncommitted to Him. It is for our safety that we need to acknowledge His Lordship in all areas of our life. Many are weak and sick due to the lack of total commitment to Him. The Holy Spirit will help you in your commitment. We cannot do this by ourselves as the flesh is too weak to handle the offences the evil one sends our way. Total commitment will result in total power over the evil one and his works. Come beloved and give all to Him for this is the way to live an abundant life. In these days we need the full power of God to live victorious life. He will not withhold His power to those who give their all.

LEAVING AND CLEAVING

It is difficult to leave and to cleave for individuals from close families. This is because what has been developed over the years from childhood is programmed into the hard wiring and anything different is experienced as alien. People who are distant from their families will find it easier to leave but cleaving becomes difficult because of their difficult childhood experiences. There are strengths and weaknesses in each but the strength of a close relationship with families of origin usually trumps the other because of the inner security from families of origin. Finally the individuals involved will have to make their own home with the resources they have. There is no value in blaming each other for what is being built is the future and not the past. The only way forward is to look up and forward and never backward. The only way to live life is in forward gear.

PRAYER

What a friend we have in Jesus all our sins and grieves to bear. What a privelege to carry everything to God in prayer. Prayer is the vehicle for communion and answers to prayer. Prayer is the way to God and the way to receive from God. God is our Master and in Him we have all things we need to do what He commands us to do. He will not allow us to bear more then we can carry. He carries all our cares and burdens and in Him we are safe. He is our burden bearer. In Him we breathe and move and have our being. Words cannot express the magnitude of His work in our lives to prepare us for what is to come. He will come and save all those who are in Him. He has marked us as present in Him. We feel His presence and in Him we are sanctified and glorified.

GOODNESS

God is work in you to desire and to do. God 's work is a new work each day. You are His hands and feet. You represent Him on earth as He represents you in heaven. Each day look for opportunities to serve Him. Consciousness of His presence in you will enable you to do things beyond your abilities and expectations. This is how you prove that God is alive in you and project His presence to others. God's work is a good work and He will bring to pass all things in His time. Time is not a limitation for God. God operates by faith and He responds to your faith in Him. God is good and He loves to respond to your faith. Pray at all times for this will prepare you for the opportunities that will come to you. You will attract good when you are in God. Goodness is part of Godliness. In God all is good. He perfects those who are in Him. Now lavish His love on others for there is no limit to His love. Never operate in the flesh which is limited by your senses. Always operate in the spirit.

MERCY AND GRACE

Mercy and grace triumphed at the Cross. Jesus wore these on His mission on earth. He was merciful to us sinners and gracious as He saved us from our good works. Man was designed for worship and not for works. The law demanded good works but God knew that our good works were like filthy rags. There was no way any man could attain salvation through good works. All our good works are but to please our own conscience. The mercy and grace of God achieved what no man could do and God gave it as a gift. Salvation now is free but it cost Him much. Today receive His gift of salvation and live.

WORSHIP

Man was made for worship. God created man to worship Him. Why does God need to be worshiped? The Creator created you to worship in spirit and in truth. When I worship God I give Him the honour due to Him. God knows that in this submission to Him is the clear way to blessing. He established this in the garden of Eden. Yet He gave man the choice to do so. Worship must be free to be called worship. Worship in the Spirit is being in tune with God's Spirit. Man can worship in anyway he desires but it is only through Jesus that the Father has access to us and we to Him. Wow what a transaction took place at Calvary that man is now free to worship. Worship Him with all your heart, mind and strength. Lord come and help me to worship in spirit and in truth.

PERSPECTIVE

Blessed is the man who walks in the ways of The Lord. He will have a restful sleep. His barns will be full. His wife and family will bless him. He chooses to praise The Lord then curse his lot. He blesses all who come to him because he is so blessed by The Lord. His joy is in serving The Lord and others. He puts everything in perspective and is not distracted by the immediate. The immediate always demands our attention but with perspective they do not have a hold on us. Perspective is what makes life tolerable. The immediate just demands your attention now. High emotions are involved. Do not let emotions make your decisions. Always let your head rule your heart. This year Lord I choose to make you Lord and to live life in perspective.