Sunday, September 26, 2010
LIVING IN THE PRESENT IN HIS PRESENCE
God is present all the time even when you are unconscious of His presence. When you walk in the consciousness of His presence then you become one with Him. All the forms of life take new meaning because you are aware of His presence. When you are lost in thought then you become unconscious. The key to living in His presence is to walk in the light as He is in the light. What does this mean but to be conscious of His presence. It is this consciousness that needs to increase in the world. Many are caught up in the newest thought or invention. This is to be taken up with the form of things then the presence. To die to self is to be conscious of His presence. This is abundant life. All you problems are in your mind. You perceive the world through you narrow mind and judge it. When you are dead to yourself then you are aware of others and their divinity. You become aware of nature and you live in the present in His presence. This is to live life in eternity because you are now free from the concept of psychological time. You have entered into the realm of spiritual time where there is no beginning and no end. You live in God’s time and there are no limits in His time frame. What liberty there is in knowing that you are a beloved child of His creation. He created you and knew you even before you were born. This is what liberates and empowers and not you own puny little thinking of what is.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
ACCEPTANCE
Happy is the man who trusts in the Lord. Commit all your ways to the Lord and He will guide you. You are what you are and God made you this way. You have been wired in this way for a purpose. The purpose only God knows. You may stand apart from the crowd but you must be sincere in the way you are. Many reject the way they are because of non acceptance. This is a sure way of killing yourself. You kill yourself by non acceptance. God accepts you the way you are. Do not try and please others, for in this way you fail to accept yourself. Loving others is to accept them as they are. They have their own history and experience that has moulded the way they are. It is not for you to judge them but to love them. When you impose your ways on others then you are manipulating or forcing them to accept your way as the best way. You have the right to provide information but it is up to them to choose. God is the judge. Therefore stand up to what you believe. When people confuse information with direction then it becomes a battle. Information like good news is just that. Now a person can choose what he does with that information. Everyone has to make their own choice and no one should be forced to make a choice. If a person chooses to suffer then it is their right to do so. However if they are vulnerable and need protection then the law provides safeguards for such situations. You are free when you can accept yourself as you are and not when you become perfect. There is no such thing as perfection in this fallen world.
Friday, September 24, 2010
LIFE IS IN THE NOW
Happy is the man who is blessed by the Lord. He will live like a saint and enjoy the fruits of his labour. The Lord will shield him and keep him in His green pastures. He will be like a watered garden, evergreen and full of strength. He will be like a tree that bears good fruit all year round. He will be like a well watered garden that never seems to lack anything. This is the blessing of the Lord. How good it is to be called His child. He will always come to the banquet table and feast with you on His riches. He is the ever present Saviour of your soul. In Him you have all you need to live life to the full. He is in the present and life is in the present. There is no tomorrow to fear for everything there is, is in the present. This is what the enemy of your soul wants to rob you off, by keeping you in the past or the future. What a evil, deceitful and conniving enemy to your soul he is? Whenever he takes you to your past or fills you with fear about your future, remind him that all you have is the present! In this way you cast him out and he loses control over you. The only way he can control you is through guilt for your past and fear of your future. The Lord is Lord over all and He is in your present, to give you the victory you need over the enemy of your soul. Hallelujah.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
REST IN HIM
Precious is the Lord and mighty is His Name from whom all blessings flow. He is in me and with me and I love Him so. He is the first and the last and in Him is joy everlasting. I love the Lord and He is my everything. Morning, noon and night I worship Him. I am nothing without Him. He is in the DNA of my being. Every cell within me praises Him. Therefore every cell in me is blessed. All my organs are functioning well because He nourishes them day and night. I am alive in Him and His Spirit lives in me. What more can I ask. His Spirit within my spirit and I am one in Him. I am drawn to the things of God. I live and breathe His Name which is above all other Names. Jesus is the Name above all other names and in Him I am blessed. His Name bears all things and all things are in Him. How blessed it is to know the Lord and be in Him. This is the most secure place to be in and there is no danger in Him, only love and peace. He is the peace centre of my life. Even though everything around me is breaking down I am at rest because He is my rest.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
IN HIM
My God is able to do much more then I can imagine or think. How good is that? When I am connected to Him and He is connected to me then anything is possible. All the darkness around me cannot stop the light of His presence. He is in me and with me and this is what matters. Now I can walk with my head high and believe that He is able. I only need to look at the past to see His faithfulness. This gives me confidence for the future. Now all I need is to live in the present, in the light He has given me. There are many that know more then me but I don’t I have to feel threatened by them. I need to be and do the best in the position I am in. God who created me knew what he created. He created me with the gifts and talents and a work that only I can do. Now He has sent me into the world to be His hands and feet. I am totally His because there is no better place to be, then in Him. Today I will excel in Him, for I live only for His glory. How good it is to live in the power of His Name. His Spirit gives me the power to operate His gifts and fruits. I am in Him and in Him I am in control of all my faculties. Without Him I am a mess and therefore I rather be in Him. In Him I am free to be who I am in Him. Hallelujah what a life and what a destiny I have in Him.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
STAND
Happy is the man who trusts in the Lord. The Lord is good and he who trusts in the Lord will find good things. Life is just a moment in God’s time line. He is and therefore you are. He is the One who gives you life. In Him you are present and all the chaos around you is nothing in Him. You can rest in Him in the midst of the chaos. The winds and storms may rage but you can be still in Him. Jesus in the boat, while the storm rages, is a picture of what it means to be in Him. These storms will pass and you will be left standing. This is the mark of a Godly man who remains standing whilst all else fades away around Him. So also in your walk, you will remain standing and your enemies will fade away. They come like roaring lions but the lion of Judah in you will roar them away. Truth spoken in love will last the test of time. Finally He has the last word. Therefore remain fixed in Him and you will stand tall on the day of reckoning. Knowledge of the end will keep you steady while you go through the storms.
Monday, September 20, 2010
BEHAVIOUR VS ATTITUDE
I like you is a powerful statement to anyone. I like you is more specific then saying I love you. I like you means I like what you like and vice versa. Like is to do with behaviour, love is to do with attitude. When I say I like you, I mean I like the way you behave. Your behaviour is to do with your personality. If you are a clean and tidy person then I like that. If you are laid back and easy going then I like that too. Likes and dislikes are to do with one’s behaviours. They say nothing much about the person. A person is known more by his reactions. This says more about the person’s inner workings then just behaviour. Jesus revealed His inner workings when He gave the beatitudes. These are to do with attitudes. When you can love your enemies and pray for those who curse you, then you know that you are operating like Jesus. I may dislike a behaviour but still love the person. I may dislike the behaviour because it puts someone down in front of others. Behaviours can be modified. Attitudes have to be learnt. I learn to love, give and respect by cultivating this attitude. A bad attitude like prejudice cannot be changed but can be replaced by a new attitude of understanding. This change of attitude will change your behaviour. Change of behaviour on the other hand may not change your attitude. I may not react in anger but still harbour hatred. One is cosmetic change, the other is inner change. Jesus came to change our heart from one of hatred to self and others to love for God and others.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
RISK TAKING= FAITH
The flesh will give you all the excuses not to take risks. The flesh is always careful not to progress, but to be careful, for it is more interested in protecting itself. One must be prepared to take risks if you want to advance the Kingdom. Those who are more interested in their own welfare will never go far. When you live in the moment then all those fears that bombard and restrict you will melt away. When you believe in God more then the fears, then all those fears which are in your imagination will melt away. The only counter measure to fear is faith. Faith has paralyzed you from action. Most people are restricted by fear. Faith is spelt risk. You prove your faith by taking risks. When God brings an opportunity to you it means that He is going to anoint you to achieve it. You will be faced with opposition but you must exercise violent faith to stand. This is the only way to move forward. Violently pray, violently love, violently move out in faith.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
OVERCOMING THE FLESH
Help me Lord to overcome the flesh and to move in the Spirit. The flesh is weak but the spirit is strong. The same battles that the saints before faced, you too will face in the flesh. The flesh is dead but still torments you with its desires and urges. They are just an illusion. The devil will make you think the flesh is still alive but you know that you are dead in Christ by faith. As long as you operate in faith then the flesh cannot have dominion over you. The ego is strong but melts when you enter His presence. This is the only way to walk the talk. The Spirit in you will help you for He is alive and lives in the present. The ego is not interested in the present but only in the past and in the future. This is why it is an illusion. The illusion seems real because you identify with it. You fight the ghosts of the past and the future because they are all an illusion. When you recognise this then you become conscious of this and in that instant your ego melts and gives way to your spirit. Hallelujah, glory.
Friday, September 17, 2010
FRIENDS
Friends are the source of stress and happiness. Friends are a company of people that one shares joy and sadness. This is why you need friends. It is not just the happy times but also the sad times you need friends. Sharing is the heart of the gospel. Jesus spent time with his disciples and they grew up with Him. He was their source of knowledge about God and His ways. Then when the Holy Spirit came He was their source of life. Knowing about God is not the same as knowing God. Knowing about your friend is not the same as knowing him. So knowledge is good but only when it is applied that it is of any use. Having knowledge alone does not solve anything. Having medicine and not taking it is useless. The medicine needs to be taken to benefit from it. Friends need to be together and learn from each other. Therefore friendship with God is the means of knowing Him.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
SIGNS AND WONDERS
Prepare the way of the Lord and be bold. You have entered into the realm of the supernatural and today you will see signs and wonders manifest in your midst. God has heard the cry of your heart and is pleased with you. He will answer your cry and enter your realm and manifest Himself. Signs and wonders are for the heathen to see and believe. The faithful will believe even if they do not see. Faith is a heart matter and the head cannot have faith. The head only thinks and analyses what is seen. This is why you cannot enter the Kingdom with only knowledge. Knowledge alone does not save you. You need faith and knowledge to be saved. You hear the word and this stimulates faith and then you enter in through the door by faith. Look out and see as your faith taps into the invisible world and sees the supernatural. The supernatural becomes natural and this is how miracles occur. The dead come alive and the sinner becomes a saint. Hard hearts melt and the devil is defeated.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
NO HEAVEN WITHOUT THE CROSS
Keep yourself pure and clean and holy. The Lord cannot stand sin of any form or colour. Sin is sin and it is only when you hate sin for what it is that real change will take place. You have hurt others and this is sin. There is no excuse for hurting others. Each soul is precious to the Lord and he/she must always be seen in the light of the Cross and eternity. The Cross is the only hope for the sinner and salvation is only through the Cross. Where there is no Cross there is no heaven. Heaven is a reality only because of the Cross. The Cross divides heaven from hell. Knowledge of heaven and hell comes from the Cross. It is because of hell that the Cross became necessary. Now man makes his own cross but the Cross of Christ is sufficient for all. Come to the Cross of Jesus and be saved, healed and restored for eternity.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
SACRIFICE
Blessed is the Lamb that came into the world to be slaughtered. What a sacrifice, what a surrender to love. Only love can surrender to such a destiny. He knew before He came that this would be His destiny, yet He willingly submitted to His Father’s will. He said not my will but thine be done. In this He surrendered to Him who knew the end from the beginning. He willingly embraced suffering knowing that it was His mission on earth to accomplish. Only the spotless sinless Lamb of God could do this. You also have been called to suffer for the sake of the gospel that many may enter through the narrow gate to eternal freedom. This kind of love is of the Father in heaven. He wants us to be filled with His love so that other kinds of love cannot take His place. His love is unconditional pure and holy. His love heals all disorder and disease and brings wholeness. How does this fit in with the western presentation of the gospel which seeks to satisfy the flesh rather then the spirit? No wonder you see the excesses and the falling away when those props are removed. A gospel without the suffering Christ will not last. The Cross is central and all the benefits that flow from it are secondary. Focus on the Cross and be delivered for the world and its temptations. The apostle Paul said it well when he said I glory only in the Cross. This is to die daily to the flesh so that His Spirit can fill to the maximum my being.
Monday, September 13, 2010
HOPE
Restless is the man who has no hope and despair will engulf him in no time. Hope is what will steady the hand of any man who is faced with situations beyond his control. Faith in a God who controls the Universe and everything in it is the key to hope. Hopelessness is a powerful motivator to give up and give in. This is the state of no return and once that captures a person the end is usually nigh. Many live in a hopeless state of mind because they do not have an anchor for their soul. Their soul wanders seeking for water to quench their thirst but all they find is a desert. Jesus said He will give water that will never fail. His water is an eternal spring that is not dependent on circumstances or situations. Once your soul is anchored to a source that is eternal then this is what will keep your mind at rest. Peace that passes all understanding will engulf you and you will be a spring of living water to quench the thirst of others.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
TROUBLES TIMES AHEAD
Precious are the moments with the Lord. He comes like a wind and blows His kisses over you. You feel His presence and you feel loved. This is how His Spirit ministers to your soul and spirit. He is a lover of your soul. He is the great I am. He loves to bestow His blessings upon you. He moves gently over you. He is a fire to those who fear Him. He is a God of justice and He will bring the wicked to justice. At His judgement seat no one will be able to pass His righteousness. All have sinned and fall short of His glory. Yes the Lord is a lover but also just. Oh how I worship the Lord for He is my security at all times. In Him I am on a firm foundation. Without a firm foundation the house will not be able to stand. The Lord is your foundation and in Him no storm will be able to rock you. He is the Rock on whom the church is built and on this rock the church will survive the storm. The storm of affliction is increasing around the world. Only those whose life is on the rock will be able to stand the coming persecution. Religion will be seen as evil and governments will try to close all religious facilities. Like the communists, God will be seen as a figment of man’s imagination. Woe to those who live like them with no God and no hope.
Friday, September 10, 2010
PEACE
Many are the ways of man to bring peace but it is only when peace enters the heart that real peace will be possible. Real peace is when the Spirit of the Lord comes and resides in a man’s heart. Jesus promised peace when He said ‘Peace I bring to you, not as the world gives. My peace is eternal and will be with you because I am in you’. Any kind of peace based on human agreement will not last for people keep changing their minds. Real peace is only possible when men’s hearts are at peace. What is reflected in the world is a reflection of man’s state of heart. Where there is turmoil in the heart there will be unrest. Philosophies and beliefs are content issues and therefore divide rather then unite people. Political parties fight over content and therefore can never agree. Real peace is a heart matter and not a content or space matter. Real peace is only possible in Jesus who came to unite the Jew and the Gentile and make peace in one new man.
Thursday, September 09, 2010
GOD IS FORMLESS
9/9/10 GOD IS FORMLESS
God is and therefore He can. He can do anything and He will. He will hear the cry of His people. The broken, outcast and disempowered are His. The slave and the servant are His. The black, yellow, red and white are His. It is not the form but what is formless that is more important. The form will never last while the formless is for eternity. So why do you worry so much of the form when it is what is not seen that matters. Why are you so blind and taken up with your thoughts and opinions when what matters is love, peace and joy. These are the formless attitudes that matter and will last. No one can rob you of these yet these are what the world craves for. They try and get it through the form. How can the things of the spirit be understood through the form? The spirit world belongs to the formless yet man has tried to give form to it and thus devolved it of its substance. Faith is the substance of things not seen, the formless. Only through faith can you receive love, peace and joy. Yet God took the form of man so that we could understand Him and be with Him. Yet God is formless and is everywhere. He is in you and outside you. He does not exist in form yet He communes with you who is spirit. Your spirit is able to commune with His Spirit and this makes you one with Him. Focus on the formless and see the form take a new form.
God is and therefore He can. He can do anything and He will. He will hear the cry of His people. The broken, outcast and disempowered are His. The slave and the servant are His. The black, yellow, red and white are His. It is not the form but what is formless that is more important. The form will never last while the formless is for eternity. So why do you worry so much of the form when it is what is not seen that matters. Why are you so blind and taken up with your thoughts and opinions when what matters is love, peace and joy. These are the formless attitudes that matter and will last. No one can rob you of these yet these are what the world craves for. They try and get it through the form. How can the things of the spirit be understood through the form? The spirit world belongs to the formless yet man has tried to give form to it and thus devolved it of its substance. Faith is the substance of things not seen, the formless. Only through faith can you receive love, peace and joy. Yet God took the form of man so that we could understand Him and be with Him. Yet God is formless and is everywhere. He is in you and outside you. He does not exist in form yet He communes with you who is spirit. Your spirit is able to commune with His Spirit and this makes you one with Him. Focus on the formless and see the form take a new form.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
AUTHORITY WITHOUT POWER
Confusion reigns in the land. When morals slide then the people will do as they please. This is repeated in history from the days of Israel in the wilderness. A nation will reap what it sows. A divided government will not be able to withstand the pressures of the day because division undermines the power base. Authority and power have to go together. One may have authority but no power. You need power to execute. Authority alone does not give you the power to execute. This is why many organisations fail to execute because their power base has been cut. You need power to light a house. Just having the house wired does not produce light. Therefore you can have a government but if it lacks power to rule then it will not be able to rule. This is the present state of this nation. You have a government that is divided and will not be able to rule because it is divided. What a state of affairs and this does not bode well for the nation. Divide and rule is a state that enables the rebels to take hostage a nation. Unity is the only way to rule. There is power released through unity. This is why families are divided because there is no unity. One can stand any change when one is united. Therefore this is a key value to uphold at all times if you want to move forward.
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
UNITY
Many are the ways of understanding a person or situation but only the Lord knows the truth. This is why it takes many minds for a proposal to work. Just like the blind men and the elephant it is the different parts that make the whole. So also when you work as a team, you see different parts and the solution is in bringing the whole together. It is the process of combining the parts that results in wholesome living. No part on its own is sufficient to achieve the task. No one is better then the other. The small toe is as important as the big toe. This is the way the body operates as a whole. It is because man wants to operate on his own that results in strive. Competition is good but many times it is at the expense of the some other part. When there are winners and losers then the body competes with each other part. It is when you keep the whole in mind that you are able to see the vital role of all the parts. When there is a split then this is at the expense of the whole. Any organisation that does not think of the whole will not do as well as one which operates as a whole. Unity is vital for survival. This is why many have to give up their small ambitions for the sake of the whole. If any one part decides to go on its own it will separate and come apart from the whole. Many organisations break up because of this. In the body it is important to keep the peace for the sake of unity. Unity in the Godhead should reflect in the unity of the body. If the head is divided then the body will crumble.
Monday, September 06, 2010
ONLY LOVING THOUGHTS ALLOWED
The Lord is good and His banner over you is love. Therefore only loving thoughts are admissible under His banner. All thoughts contrary to love needs to be banished. They belong to the flesh or the devil. Why entertain those thoughts or give them time and space? Godly thoughts lead to contentment in all things and all circumstances. If you realise that it is your thoughts that condemn you or free you, then you will stop entertaining negative thoughts. You can never blame another or circumstances for your thoughts. Own them as yours and you will then have control over them. People whose locus of control is external will always blame others or circumstances for their dire straight. Godliness with contentment is great gain. Therefore today rejoice in your position under God’s banner of love and entertain only loving thoughts. Your thoughts will influence your feelings and state of mind. Positive thoughts will arouse positive feelings and attitudes. Take control of them today and see how your talk and walk will change. Now your whole being will be affected and your immune system will get stronger as stress diminishes and strength increases. In Him you have a inbuilt filter system which will only allow positive, encouraging, up building and Godly thoughts to control you. Anything else needs to be exterminated in Jesus Name.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
WALK BY FAITH
Speak the word of the Lord in boldness. Confusion arises when you question your own thoughts. When you speak from your heart, fully surrendered to the Lord, then you can speak with boldness. You are not concerned about your own reputation or ego needs but the Lord’s. He is Lord of your life, so what the crowd thinks does not matter. You represent the Lord and therefore you can be sure that He will speak through you. Your responses will also similarly be from the Lord. Believe this and then act accordingly. This is the only way to be free from yourself. Your oppressive self will always doubt but your confidence is that you desire to please the Lord and walk in His ways. Therefore be bold as you walk by faith. Faith lives in the moment for the moment and in this way is freed from the past and free from the oppressive forces that want to destroy you. In Him you are free. Abide in Him and He abides in you. In Him you have all the power you need to live a free life. Freedom is what He has called you to and in Him you are free to be. In this way you will be led by His Spirit and not by your thoughts. In this way you set yourself free from your self. Your ego needs become secondary to His will.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
THE EARTH SHAKES
The hour of reckoning has arrived. There will be big movements on the earth as fires and flood waters rise. This is the earth groaning under the heavy assault it is suffering from man’s abuse. The land is reflecting what is happening in the atmosphere. All creation groans and trembles in the final hour. These are all signs of the suffering ahead before the second coming. This is the time to fast and pray for God’s mercy. It will take shock waves like these to awaken man from his slumber. The devil has bewitched man to thinking and feeling safe under the cloak of material security. All these will be shaken in the final hours before His second coming. The material world and all that is in it will be shaken and the very foundations that man has built for himself, will crumble and quake. God have mercy will be the cry, as man turns from his wicked and selfish ways, to cry unto God to save them from the coming tribulation. So do not be surprised but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.
Friday, September 03, 2010
TURNING TO GOD
Maybe the Lord is waiting for a people who will tarry night and day till they see a break through in the heavenlies. The land lies deserted because the people have forsaken it and left it to go barren. The land needs rain to water it and fresh crops will emerge. This is how the Kingdom of God works. Prayer soaks the land with rain and good fruit then emerge. Instead of weeds which thrive in barren land, good fruit will arise. Prayer will lead to good vibrations and all creation will respond to the heavenly vibrations. God is looking for a people who will seek Him for all their needs. In this materialistic age we have become too comfortable, depending on earthly resources. We can see these resources rather then seek for things in the unseen world. Faith believes and therefore prays for rain and depends on God. The time has come when men have lost faith in the material and will look to God to save them.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
CHANGE
This is the day the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it. Yes the Lord makes everyday and we will rejoice each day for His manifold blessings. The Lord is good and when you venture out in faith, He makes all things new. Today let go of the past and focus on the present. Now is the only time you have to rejoice. The past is a memory, a fiction, a mist, an illusion of the mind. Now is reality and today you can do things to effect change. Involvement is the path to change. When you avoid situations and circumstances then you allow what is, to determine the outcome. When you are involved then you are able to influence the situation through your presence and input. A kind word, gesture or just your presence may influence a good outcome. This is why it is more important to be present then absent. Avoidance does not change things as it only maintains the same. No change occurs when all is the same. The same repeats itself when there is no new input. Change occurs when the circumstances change or when the thinking changes. Change occurs when the players change positions. Any change is better then no change. Change means that there is life and any movement is better then no movement. Therefore today be an agent of change for good.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
PRAY
Pray for this is the only way to have break throughs. Pray for this is the only way to walk by faith. Pray for this is the only way to move mountains. Pray for this is the only way to move forward. Pray in the Spirit for this is the way to enter the throne room with your prayers. Pray day and night. Praying is a lifestyle. Praying in the Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. Jesus spent a lot of time in prayer. This was not just for Himself but because this is work in the spirit realm. When you pray you are releasing the heavenly powers to work on earth to bring salvation to man. When people pray they invite heavenly powers to enter into the affairs of men. You are not praying your will into existence but God’s will. Man works to earn a living. When you pray you cooperate with heavenly powers to bring His will to pass. Therefore praying is to be like breathing. You need to pray with every breath that you have. In this way you breathe in heavenly air and influence the earthly realms with heavens breath. Prayer should be the breath of a Christian. This is the only way heaven can become a reality on earth. There is no escape from this work. This is the time for Christians to pray. There is much more achieved through prayer then through work. The Spirit is at work through you but the hindrances to the work are the spiritual forces ganged up against you. These can only be overcome through victorious prayer. This is the way you violently overcome the powers of darkness and bring in the light. This is the light of His presence. Therefore pray till His will is done on earth as it is in heaven
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
DEAD IN CHRIST
What does it mean to be dead in Christ? To be dead means there is no response to the lusts and desires of the flesh. The flesh stands for the desires of the body and the soul. I am dead in Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I but Christ lives in me. The flesh is very much alive even though I reckon it dead. This is why we need to walk in faith all the time and reckon myself dead and alive in Christ. This is the state of consciousness in Christ that frees us from past programming and the power of sin. Consciousness delivers from the unconscious drives of the flesh life. The flesh seeks for itself and therefore will not be conscious of Christ in me. I become conscious of Christ in me when I surrender to His Spirit within me. By faith I now operate in the consciousness of His Spirit in me. This consciousness then makes me alive to His gifts and fruits in me. I can now operate in His gifts by faith. Whatever is not done in faith is sin. If I am not walking in faith then I am walking in the flesh. Faith is the air I breathe and by faith I walk to bring the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. I bind the forces of evil and release the Spirit of love and grace and mercy and liberate the captives. This is my mission, this is my calling.
Monday, August 30, 2010
NEW LIFE IN HIM
For the Lord is Mighty and His right hand holds you. He is your rear guard and van guard. He surrounds you with His angels and guards your foot steps so that you don’t trip and fall. How good is the Lord that He protects His own. Even in times of danger He is with you. Death is just a window to another stage of life. In God there is no death, only life. This body is just housing for your spirit and soul. It will age and decay and will suffer pain. But your soul will get stronger and stronger. It is your soul that finally finds rest in Him. Your body will be transformed just as Jesus was transformed when He rose from the dead. You new body will be free from the burdens of sickness and disease. Yes you will finally be totally free and can be anywhere at anytime. No need for jet planes or transportation of any kind. What a life, what a destiny. Who would want to be limited by this body then? Yes those who have tasted heaven will never want to return to this life again with all its trials and limitations. You can now experience something of the life to come when you graduate from this life. In the Spirit you can taste some of this. This is why you need to be filled in the Spirit daily to experience this new life. The Spirit lives in you and will work through you. Come Holy Spirit and fill me now.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
LIMITED BY YOUR PAST
The impossible is made possible in Him. When you have Him in your life then anything is possible. This is the hope we have, that Christ in me is my hope of glory. He lives and therefore I have hope for tomorrow. Tomorrow can bring a new thing on the scene which can change everything. The change in me is the change that will change the world. I change and will see the world differently. Nothing changes without me changing. Therefore I am the author of change. What happens to me is not as important as what happens in me. My perceptions ultimately determine the outcome. If I see things as negative then I will produce negative outcomes. If I see things as positive then I will bring positive outcomes. This is why Jesus said if you tell this mountain to move, it will move. You have power within to move mountains. When you know that He lives in you, then you will see through His eyes. This is why you need to separate yourself from your natural history and begin to see yourself as a new creation in Christ. In Him you are writing a new story each day and wiping out the old story. Those who hold on to the old story will be limited in their vision. A limited vision will only produce a limited future. Now see yourself as a new creature in Christ and see how your today becomes a new story.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
MY PEOPLE NEED TO PRAY
The Lord is God and there is no one who knows more then Him. He roams the earth and sees what is happening. He listens to the prayers of His people and answers them. The devil listens to the prayers of his people and answers them. What is planned for evil will be destroyed by the prayers of God’s people. When My people who are called by My Name will humble themselves, turn from their wicked ways and pray, then I will hear from heaven and answer their prayers. God’s people moved by the bad news need to pray for mercy so that the land will not be devastated but be renewed and refreshed. All creation waits for the revelation of the sons of God. We are children, sons and daughters of God and we need to pray. We prayed for the rains and the land has been watered after 10 years of drought. This has happened in the past and this is the way to progress into the future. Many will connect with the people of God as they get serious about His ways of doing things. Prayer is number one on God’s agenda because He moves through His Spirit. Man can only see the physical manifestations of God’s interventions. Only the spirit of a man can discern spiritual things. Tap into God’s Spirit and listen to Him so you know how to pray God’s mind into existence. This is how you do His will on earth as it is in heaven. First you must know God’s will and then you must do it. The knowing comes before the doing. The knowing comes through prayer.
Friday, August 27, 2010
CALL FOR RIGHTEOUS RULERS
This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. How good it is to see the full moon and marvel at His creation. How stupid can man be that he sees the moon, sun and stars and all the planets and galaxies and does not marvel at all creation. It is so true that man has made himself wise in his own eyes and has become a fool in rejecting God. God is the Creator and the creation story is the only plausible explanation for all that exists. Man can make things but never can he create from nothing. The foolishness of man will be his down fall. It is time the people of God took their place as leaders and rulers and rule on earth as it is in heaven. We are the hands and feet of God. Where our feet touch the ground, there we should possess and rule. If we don’t, then the devil will rule. Too many have given into fear and allowed fear to dictate rather then faith. The only remedy to fear is faith. A faith filled, Spirit filled Christian has the power of all creation to enable him to overcome all fear and obstacles. God is looking for righteousness on earth and it is like in the time of Abraham on the earth, where there were only a few righteous men. Pray for more Christians to enter the foray and take their place as rulers and to rule the land God has given them. We need a revival that will bring the holy fear of God into the hearts of men to enable them to resist evil and live holy lives.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
MARRIAGE VOWS
Precious are the moments that enable the Lord to sow His thoughts into my mind. It liberates and extinguishes all other thoughts. God reveals His mind and it cancels the power of all other thoughts. You know it is the Lord because something in you lights up and you know. This inner knowing is what makes the difference. The witness in your spirit is one of the marks of guidance. The witness in His word and from others is another. Therefore you have 3 witnesses to judge your word - spirit, word and others. Just like a 3 string rope cannot be easily broken so also these 3 witnesses are a solid foundation. The counsel in heaven is the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. How wonderful to have communion with all 3. In a marriage it is the 2 joined together by the Spirit that makes the union strong and resistant to pressure. This is why the marriage vows are a covenant and not just an arrangement. In the world marriages are seen as an arrangement to fulfil the law of man. In God it is a covenant relationship where the two become one for eternity sealed by His blood and blessing. God is the creator of marriage and only He can break it. Man will break it at his own cost and will reap the consequences. What God has joined let no man put asunder is the command. Too many commands have become suggestions and therefore lose the power to last the course. In God a relationship bound in heaven by oath lasts forever.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
ABUNDANT LIVING
The Lord will come and assure you of His presence and goodness in your time of need. He is always present and is accessible at anytime anywhere. This is why He is called omnipresent. How good is to know He is available in time of need. Yet we need to exercise the consciousness of His presence all the time. The consciousness of His presence will drive out all evil from your midst. Being full of His Spirit is to be conscious of His presence. We are most of the time unconscious as if driving in automatic mode. The routine of life imposes a sense of security so that we do things in automatic mode. Being conscious is to be aware of every moment of our waking time and to be present. This is to make every moment count in the present. The now is more important then the past or the future. How you live in the now is what will matter for the future. There is no past or present in the now. It is all now and there is so much freedom in this, as you are free from the past and future. This is the way to live life to the full. Living in His presence, conscious of His presence, is the most fulfilling way to live. Come Holy Spirit and help me to live out this abundant life here and now.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
HOPE FOR THE HOPELESS
Help is on the way. You can never lose hope for the Giver of hope lives in you. Christ in you is the hope of glory. Therefore when you feel down or depressed look to Him within you to come through for you. Because He lives I have hope for tomorrow. Hope is a life giving fruit of the Spirit. Therefore there remains faith, hope and love and greatest of these is love. Let His words fill you with hope. He comes through in hopeless situations and injects hope and brings new life. Watch the plants which look dead and withered in winter, spring to life in summer. It is the same experience when hope comes alive within you as you hear His now word. It is like new wine poured into you and you become filled in the Spirit and your soul cries out in adoration and praise. This is what He brings when all hope is lost. He is a living Saviour, a present King and a lover of your soul. There is no one else who can fill the gap that sin produced. He fills it with Himself and now you feel cleansed and whole in Him. He replaces the old with the new and the new wine of the Kingdom releases the joy in you. The blind see, the deaf hear and the captive is set free. Hallelujah.
Monday, August 23, 2010
BROADCAST THE GOSPEL
Lord you are so wonderful and I am so privileged to be called your child. What this world needs is to know you as Father God. The church has misrepresented you and made you look like a distant father figure who is only there to judge and not to love. This image has so tarnished the people’s minds that they want nothing to do with you. It is only a personal relationship with you that will change this perception. Your unconditional love is so deep and wide that there is nothing to compare with. Your love seen through your Son is the only way that the world will be won over. Your love will melt hard hearts and change a sinner into a saint. The gospel has the power to convert and redeem and no philosophy is sufficient to compare with it. The good news of the gospel needs to be broadcast everywhere and it is an urgent command. Jesus said, ‘Go into the entire world and preach the gospel’. This is not a request but a command. Salvation is through no other Name. Religions prove that man is made for God and God for man. Interfaith discussions will only compromise the truth. A compromise will not do when men are going to hell. The solution cannot be a compromise. A compromise never promises anything. Why invest in something that promises nothing. We are called to be peace makers and not peace keepers. You make peace by introducing the One who gives peace. Peace keepers are compromisers.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
MOVING FORWARD
Surprises from the Lord are truly exciting. He comes in at certain times for He loves to surprise. He brings gifts to enthral you and to make you feel precious. God is the Lord of the Universe. In Him you have all things you need and more. He sustains you with His right hand and He delivers you from the Tempter of your soul. He is a righteous God and in Him there is no sin. He loves to give and forgive. Forgiveness is at the heart of the gospel. God forgives those who repent and turn from their wicked ways. He loves to bless His children. Keep a positive stance always for you know you are on the winning team. God and you are a majority. There is no lack in Him. There is no negativity in Him. He is all you need and in Him you are complete. Yes we are complete in Him. Now all you have to do is praise him. Praise Him, for His abundant love will sustain you and keep you moving forward. There is no sliding back in Him. It is forward gear all the time. What seems as a block is just a pause. You pause to let the enemy pass. Then you move forward, on your way to heaven as your destiny.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
FREEDOM IN CHRIST
Precious are the moments with the Lord when it is just you and Him in close encounter. He is with you and He is always there. He loves these encounters when His child comes to listen to His now word. His now word is the word of revelation and insight. His now word is the word for you now, to help you to know His will and His mind for you now. It is not a word for tomorrow but for now. God is in the now always, for there is no beginning or end, only an eternal now. When you realise this then you become free from the past and the future. Most people live in the past or the future. They never enjoy the now experience, for they are always living in a cloud of unconsciousness. This cloud is infiltrated by worries and cares that keep you unconscious to the now. What a useless way to live and die? Yet many think they are living a full life. What a travesty of justice to be robbed of a life free and full. This is what the devil wants, for his mission is to steal, kill and destroy. Jesus came to set you free from his devilish devices and to be free to be. God accepts you as you are and total freedom is only possible in Jesus, for He only can wipe your slate clean and assure a bright future, filled with hope and joy. What redemption, what a salvation, what a destiny in Christ. Hallelujah
Friday, August 20, 2010
CHOOSE TO BLESS
The Lord is God over all. He plans the days and times of His coming and going. He controls the planets and the Universe. He is in charge of everything. Man is just a dot in the vast creation of His making. He is yet mindful of man and his doings. Man made in the image of God is placed in a position no other creation is. He can think like God and feel like God. He can imagine and speak a creative word like God. God has given man power in his tongue so that he can have what he says. God spoke and He created the worlds and all that is in it. So when you pray, believe that you are praying His plans into existence. This is the power of prayer. When you believe you have what you say, then you are like God. This is a mystery beyond imagination, yet it is true. God says if you say to this mountain, move, it will move. This means that you have the power in what you say to move problems and speak solutions. What a marvellous mystery that God should choose man to be His mouth piece! You choose to curse or bless. Choose to bless and be an extension of God rather then curse and be an extension of the devil.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
RIGHTEOUS RULE
This nation needs to wake up or lose out. The people are being swayed by the left to liberal views and going down the road of destruction. There is destruction within and without. Without a moral compass the nation will have nothing to keep it afloat in times of crisis. Christians need to wake up to the call to prayer for the needs of the nation. The soul of the nation is in the psyche of the people. A people that have lost their way will give in to every whim and fancy. Each new ideology gives rise to hope but unless it can last, it is an empty hope. People are promised this and that but these are empty promises built on false hope. A materialistic society will be tempted by this and that but lasting hope is built on good values. Strong values are the backbone of a nation. These values keep the nation on the straight and narrow. They are a guide to good behaviour. Without values the nation will be swayed this way and that by the wind of change. The Ten Commandments are God’s value system which works today as it did yesterday. They are the basic premise of conduct for any nation and people group. They have stood the test of time. Violating them is to violate your conscience and give in to the spirit of rebellion. It is this spirit of rebellion that is at work to tear down these sepulchres of righteousness and replace them with lasciviciousness. Pray for a spirit of holiness to invade the nation so the spirit of rebellion will be bound and righteous rule will prevail.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
HAPPENINGS
Precious are the times and places when the Lord reveals Himself to you. He comes in a still small voice or in happenings. Happenings are things that happen that amaze you as you did not expect them. You say something and you marvel at what you said. You have a new thought which excites you. You have a new feeling that suddenly comes over you. Joy bursts from within you suddenly. These are precious moments sent by God to comfort and strengthen you. Watch and listen and see the hand of God in the small things. These happen to you everyday when you notice them. Most of the time you are lost in a fog and therefore do not see. Now watch for those small things and be amazed. This is the hand of God dealing with you and showing His love for you through these happenings. God is good and His favour is upon you. Never grumble and give in to haste. Patience is a virtue seen most amongst saints. Cultivate this fruit of the Spirit knowing that your times are in His hands. I am most blessed because He blesses me with His abundance.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
PEACE
Peace is the mark of one who knows how to rest in the Lord. This is a rest that comes from a daily walk with the Lord. The peace that passes all understanding will gird your heart and mind and nothing can disturb it. This is a peace that Jesus promised and it comes from deep within. Money cannot buy this peace. This peace is the fruit of the Holy Spirit who lives in you. The world talks about peace as if it is something you can buy. Such a peace is temporary for it is man made peace. The peace of God is sealed with His Name. In His Name all peace is eternal. It will never change despite the circumstances. It is a peace that is grounded in Him. What a peace, what a salvation, what a Saviour.
Monday, August 16, 2010
PERSEVERANCE
Glory to the Lord who keeps on keeping on till the day of His return. He never rests for He has eternal power and never tires. He is always positive and encouraging. He never fails for He believes in success. He does not shy from opposition and adversity for He knows this is the lot of a fallen world. There will always be resistance for not all believe in Him. Even those who believe in Him have different views and desires. Very few live to please him. Most are caught up in pleasing themselves. For many God is a cover for achieving their own selfish ends. This is why there is so much division in His church. People are constantly caught up in doing their own thing. Many have stepped off this race and gone into recession. They have got tired of all the bickering and back biting. The strong will hang on for they rely on their God and not in their own cleverness or strength. The only way to beat the opposition is to stand till they bow out. No one can stand the might of God. God is with the man and woman who will stand to the end. Jesus went all the way to the Cross. He was cursed all the way yet He stood the course and won. Resurrection power is released as you stand and do not relent. God is here for the long haul and only those who are prepared to stay the course to the end will inherit the crown. Persevere to the end and you will never grow dry.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
PRAYER
The Universe is upheld by prayer. Most are only aware of the visible world. The invisible world holds the visible. What happens in the invisible transmutates into the physical. When men pray, then the invisible is moved to transform into the visible. This is why prayer can move mountains through faith. Without faith it is impossible to change anything. The whole world is held by faith. Whether you acknowledge it or not, your life is held together by faith. We think we know what forms the body but what holds it together? The glue factor which some call the God factor is faith. From the beginning God revealed His will through Abraham by faith. He walked by faith not knowing where he was going. All the men of faith brought heaven down to earth and performed sign ands wonders on the way. Therefore signs and wonders can be expected when you walk by faith. Those who walk by sight are fooling themselves. They think they know when they really don’t know but fool themselves. They are surprised that things don’t work out as they planned sometimes. They then lose heart and some suicide as the only option to their perceived failure. Nothing is a failure for those who walk by faith, for all things work together for good, for those who love God and are called according to His purpose. So pray and see how He will work through you to answer your desires in the heavenly and earthly.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
SUBVERTING THE ENEMY
Helpless and lost are the people who chase after other gods. The world is possessed by the media that is controlled by the devil. The media manipulates the populace and the spirit behind it is evil. Therefore be careful what you watch and hear. Those who are not submitted to the Lord will be influenced by another spirit, the spirit of the world. This is the spirit Jesus came to dispossess of its power and influence. He did this on the Cross. However His people must take their place and rule, otherwise the spirit of the world will rule. This is to take place in families and governments and in all places of influence. For too long His people have given in to the spirit of the world, for the sake of so called peace. This is not peace but compromise. Compromise with the devil is like sleeping in bed with your enemy. This will not work. This is why most peace treaties do not work. The spirit behind these need to be confronted boldly and not compromised with. Stay in the spirit of the Kingdom and not in the spirit of the world. This is the only way to subvert the ways of the evil one. Pray in the Spirit and in this way you can cancel his influence and usher in God’s influence.
Friday, August 13, 2010
ANOINTED WORKS
Consider the lilies of the field and how they bring glory to the earth. So also you are a lily planted on earth to show forth His glory. You are to shine for Him where you have been planted. You show forth His glory when you let His love shine through you. One can do a lot of things but it is only love that will be felt. A deed without love can be done by anybody. Love is the vital ingredient that will bind others to you. Without love the world will be filled with automatons that go about doing good deeds that does not last. Love is like a bond that glues what you do for eternity. Think about it. The things that last always left a mark on you and you yearn for that again. Lust takes while love gives. Today as you go about doing things, infect it with love. Let love be the anointing force that delivers what you do. Many are caught up in greed and power and these drive them to do things for others. This is not love but lust, as it always thinks about what it is for me. Manipulation is the name of the game where you are driven to distraction by false goals. Only love will ultimately count in eternity. Therefore store up treasure for eternity and not for treasures on earth which will rot and decay.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
COMPASS
Many are the ways of the Lord and He will direct you through the forest and bring you to the garden. How good it is to know the Lord and know that he knows the way through the forest. I will get lost on my own but with my hand in His hand I will never get lost. He is my guide and I look to Him to guide me daily through life. He is the Giver of living water and I choose to drink from His well. His well fills me up and refreshes me. I am filled in Him to overflowing. I lack nothing because in Him I have everything. I will stand up and be counted for what I believe in. People are lost in this generation because they do not have a compass. The Bible was a compass to many at one time. Now science is the compass. However science does not have the answer to death and eternal life. Only He who has the answer to eternal life can give eternal life. He is my compass. The Word directs me to Him. When He is my compass then my compass will always be directing me to Him. How wonderful that His Spirit dwells in me to direct me to Him. He has filled me up with hope that never says die. His life has given me hope everlasting.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
EYES OPEN
Many are the sorrows of the lost and some can’t bear it. Never judge a person by the cover. They hide a lot of things. This world majors on covers. A good cover up can fool many. One day the cover will have to come off and all will see the real. The world is dominated by sensual experiences. When one loses sight of the invisible then all that is left is the visible. It is the ability to see behind the visible into the invisible world that will propel you into the world of the spirit. The spirit world controls the physical world. Those who are blind to the spirit world cannot see. This is why Jesus said they are like the blind leading the blind. He came from the spirit world to reveal the Father who is spirit. He awakened my spirit so that my eyes were opened to see. Now I see and I believe. Now I have a hope that will never perish for it is founded on the Rock that never moves. Jesus is the Rock of our salvation and in Him I have access to the heavenly realm of wisdom and knowledge. Now I can do anything He calls me to do because He will give me the ability to do it. Now nothing is impossible for everything is possible in Him.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
PRAYER
Prayer is the way to intercede for your needs and the needs of others. The God who answers prayers will intervene through your prayers. Prayers that are repetitious get no where. It is believing prayer that will get to the throne. Faith in a prayer answering God will determine the answers. God answers through the prayers of His people. A Christian on his knees in prayer is more powerful then a nuclear bomb. It blasts through the heavenlies to bring about changes on earth as it is in heaven. When you pray ask that His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. We are to implement what is already done in heaven on earth. This is the prime role of a Christian. I am here to finish the task apportioned to me to do. I am not here to do another’s job. God has a plan for each one and only I can do what has been apportioned to me to do. I am an agent of heaven to fulfil God’s plan on earth. This is the royal commission and it is a command and not a suggestion.
Monday, August 09, 2010
THE POWER OF THE CROSS
Righteousness in Christ is imputed righteousness. It is not based on my good deeds. It is based solely on His deed. His death on the Cross for my sin makes His righteous act, mine. This alone is sufficient sacrifice for my sinfulness. Nothing but His blood is able to cleanse me and make me whole. This is the heart of the good news of the gospel. Yet the world refuses to accept this, for the world can’t see how this is possible. The sin of one man infected the whole human race. Now the death of one man absolves man of this sin. Sin like a virus affects our whole being. We are never free from its tentacles but we can be free from its judgement, because of His sacrifice. Many are taken up with working out your salvation. This working out is something you do after having been saved. This is a working out to confirm your freedom from sin rather then a working out to be free from sin. The Cross is my only hope and in it I will rejoice and like Paul, I no nothing other then the Christ and Him crucified. This is not religion but life. The Cross brought death to One, that many may have life through it. Thank you Lord for your life giving power that is released through your resurrection power because of the Cross.
Sunday, August 08, 2010
BE STRONG IN THE SPIRIT
Power is released as you focus on His presence in you. The sure way to overcome the wiles of the flesh is to focus on His presence within you. He will give you the power to overcome all weaknesses of the flesh. God not only saves you but gives you the ability to live the saved life. Too many rely on their flesh to live the spiritual life. Only the Spirit is able to live the spiritual life. Just as you need tools to equip you to do a physical task so also you need the gifts of the Spirit to live a spiritual life. In Him you have all you need to live this life in the Spirit. The Spirit covers the flesh and controls the flesh. When you by faith reckon your flesh life dead then the Spirit will lead you in a path that enables you to forsake all and follow Him. This is why Jesus commanded us to forsake all things, take up our cross and follow Him. This kind of life is not for the weak but for the strong in faith. He will make you strong by His Spirit who dwells within you. When you walk in ignorance then you become weak and allow the devil to molest you. In His Word you become strong, for His word contains the life and the spirit to walk the walk.
Saturday, August 07, 2010
SHINE JESUS SHINE
Hallelujah what a day to be alive. He is in me to help me through the day. I am connected with all things and all things are connected to me. Jesus said He is the Light of the world. Jesus said you are the light of the world too. This means we are lights in this dark world and as lights we shine to show the way to Him. One light joins with another till the whole world is lit up for His glory. Today walk as a light in this dark world. Each time you give something to someone you shine your light. You cannot hide your light for that will only plunge the world into darkness. Hiding the light is a selfish thing to do. So shine your light and let others see your light and be drawn to Him. This is our purpose in this world. He came as a light and one day you saw the light and became the light. What a world we live in and as the day approaches for His return, the light will shine brighter but also the darkness will grow deeper. Therefore let your light shine as you recognise His light in you. Do not hide it. Take off the cloak hiding it and let it shine through the window of your soul.
Friday, August 06, 2010
JESUS, SAVIOUR, REDEEMER AND FRIEND
Happy is the man who trusts in the Lord and not in his own strength. The Lord loves those who are His and desires that all should come to Him and none should perish. All have access to His love but only a few choose to follow. The devil and his demons conspire to keep them blind to His purpose. The world is in the control of the devil but he does not have total control. His control is limited and he knows his time is up. He rules to kill and destroy. The world loves negative news because it is wired for this. God hates evil of any kind. What you see of death and destruction is the work of the evil one who works through his followers. They have been blinded by him. He has sowed his destructive seeds into them and all they can do is carry out his evil deeds. No one wants to kill and destroy but something in them causes them to do it. What is this something? It is the evil seed planted in them through hurt, offences and acts. Some have walked into his net and others have wilfully chosen to do so. Sin always opens one into his den of mischief and lust. Only the blood of Jesus can cleanse you from sin and its effects. There is no other remedy that is an answer to sin. No amount of penance or self flagellation can wipe out the stain of sin. Come to the Cross of Jesus and let Him take your burden of sin and set you free.
Thursday, August 05, 2010
JESUS IS ALIVE
Is Jesus dead or alive? This is the question that will determine your destiny. If He is dead then what you believe in is also dead. If He is alive then what you believe will revolutionise your life. Dead religion, is just that, dead. Jesus came to revive the world from its dead religious ways to a life of everlasting love and vigour. Where He is, there is life. This is resurrection life which has the power to raise the dead. Only those who believe can avail of His power. His power is given to help you achieve the utmost for His highest. Now you live in the realm of the supernatural. In Him you have the power to heal and deliver. In Him you have all the resources you need to overcome. He is in you and with you. The Holy Spirit never left Jesus on the Cross. He was with Him all the way and suffered with him. The travail of His soul was the anguish He felt in that dark time of His life. Your soul also will go through dark times but His Spirit is always with you. When you shift your focus to His Spirit within you, then your soul comes to rest. Your soul is battered by forces that are out to destroy you. However in the Spirit you are free from the tangles of your ego that strives against these forces. Your ego cannot stand the pressure and will buckle under pressure. However in the Spirit you have the power to overcome, what your flesh cannot do. In Him alone is your salvation. In Him alone is your hope of glory. Praise His Name always.
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
OVERCOMING IN HIM
Blessed is the Lord who makes me praise Him all day. He gives me joy and He puts a sprint in my step. He is my everlasting joy. He ordains times and places to achieve His plans. He is my everlasting father and I love Him so. I will rejoice in Him. All my enemies will turn to be my friends. They will see you in me and the Cross has the power to change the worst sinner into a saint. God is in the business of plundering hell and populating heaven. I am His agent of salvation as I have the pearl of great price in me. He lives in me and moves through me to attract all things to Himself. He is the Alpha and the Omega and there is no end in Him. I will operate in His Spirit and in His Spirit I can overcome all things. He will overcome through me. Praise the Lord for His manifold mercies.
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
REALITY IN HIM
Blessed is the Lord who gives me strength each day to face the day. He energises me and gives me a boost to my walk. He fills me up with His power and I operate on supernatural power. His supernatural power propels me forward and advances me into unknown territory. It is an adventure to walk with the Lord. He opens up new doors yet to be open and enables me to walk through it. He is the one who gives me new ideas and keys to understanding. He knows how I tick and He enables me to use my talents for His higher purpose. I just relax in His presence and learn to allow His Spirit to flow through me. He cleanses me and empowers me to excellence. He will never leave me or forsake me. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He appoints people for a certain time for a particular purpose. He has appointed me for a time like this to proclaim His Name and advance His cause in this world. He has positioned me for breakthrough deliverance from the evil of this world. Only in Jesus Name is there true deliverance. Everything else is maya, an illusion of the real. I will trust Him and enter the reality of heaven on earth.
Monday, August 02, 2010
WHAT YOU SOW IS WHAT YOU REAP
Blessings follow the man who trusts in the Lord and not in his own strength. God loves to bless those who put their trust in Him. He is the everlasting Father and He loves to give. He does not withhold from those He loves. Giving is His privilege. We deprive ourselves when we choose not to trust Him. The law of attraction surely works here. The Father’s heart is to give and when you give you lose His hands to give. This is what it means when His word says that what you loose on earth is loosed in heaven. When you open your heart and hands and give, then the Father’s hands are loosed to give. What a principle to emulate. Test me says the Lord and see if I will not prove it. What you hold will be withheld. If you withhold love then you will not receive love. It applies in all areas of your life. Love gives and does not withhold. Selfishness withholds. Therefore whether in the spirit world or material world the same principle works. What you sow is what you will reap.
Sunday, August 01, 2010
EL SHADDAI
In His presence is everlasting joy. Joy comes in the morning as you awake and praise Him for the new day. He is in you and works through you. He loves to talk and minister through you. He is El Shadai the God is in this place. He is present where you are. You are His temple and He resides within you. Imagine the God of the universe resides in you. What can you not do now? Yes anything is possible because the miracle working God dwells in you. He is and was and is to come. Glory in His Name always. His name is Jesus. He has a name and through His name you can do all things. This is why you pray in His name so that you seal what is in His name. Seal to day Lord your mission you have placed in my heart.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
DIVINE APPOINTMENT
Find God and find life. Only in God do you have real life. Without Him you are lost and wandering in a desert without hope and without life. With God you have a hope that lasts forever and a life that is eternal. Yes eternal life is only possible in God. He planned from the beginning that you should live in Him and move in Him. His design from the beginning was for a people born to love and serve Him. You have the God gene in you and all you live for is to glorify His Name. You yearn to be in His presence all the time for this is the only place for true living. In Him you live life to the full. Without Him you are nothing. Like a fatherless child, you are, without God. God is the Father and those who know Him know what it means to be a child. A son is one who is secure in the love of His father. This is how Jesus was on earth with His heavenly father. You too can have the same relationship with the Father that Jesus had. Come Holy Spirit and burn this message into my heart.
Friday, July 30, 2010
GLORIOUS SALVATION
Praise God for He is the greatest of all. He is my Redeemer and Friend and I will exalt His name always. He is my present Comforter and He knows everything about me and still loves me. How can a holy God accept a sinful man? This is only possible because He sees the righteousness of Jesus imputed on me. I am covered by His blood continuously and so I am accepted in His presence. Sin no more has power over me. I may live in a sinful world but I am clean in His presence because I have been redeemed. This is the Good News and this news needs to be spread around the world so that all may come to the knowledge of His salvation. Is there anything greater then this? He loves you so much and there is no love like His love. Therefore praise Him and adore Him and give Him thanks. You will never be alone for He is where you are. He has possessed you for Himself and this He does for each of His possessed ones. Glory to God and hosanna in the highest.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
GOD'S VISION
God will enable you to do anything He has called you to do. He sows His vision into you. He then feeds your vision by confirming it in you. You rise to the challenge and make it your mission. He supplies for the mission. He initiated it and He will provide. All you need to do is keep your eyes fixed on the goal. The vision will take form. Help will come from all directions as the vision impacts on others. You begin to see your whole life being shaped by the vision which finally takes you over. You dream, eat and sleep the vision. This is the way goals are attained and the impossible becomes possible. God is the supplier for all your needs. You started in faith and you will finish in faith. The flesh will oppose any move in faith for it seeks comfort in its senses. Therefore trust the Lord all the way and He will get you through to the end.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
SUPERNATURAL COVER
Supernatural cover is the covering of His cloak over you. You have supernatural covering as a protection from all the evil forces that are geared against you. Supernatural covering involves the angels who guard you 24/7. Angels have been sent to protect you. They guard your thoughts and filter them so that you will never give up. Once you have been redeemed you have the power of a redemptive life within you. This redemption is forever. The Lord knows those who are His. He has planned an eternal destiny for you. No moth or rust can take this away from you. You are eternally secure under His supernatural cover.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
IN HIM
O Lord how magnificent is your love and greatly to be praised are your ways. You lead me and guide me and give a spring to my step. I love your words of life which you whisper to me. You have freed me from bondage to the flesh. You have liberated me from the distractions in the world and set me free to live life to the full. Your Holy Spirit within me leads me and guides me. You share your thoughts with me and I just stand amazed at your wisdom. You make things possible that seemed impossible. How good it is to sit at your feet and listen to your words of life. When a man has discovered the source of his life, he becomes like God. God is the source of his life and from this source flows all the issues that pertain to life. He has the answers to these issues and so when you tap into His source you have the answers to the issues.
Monday, July 26, 2010
ABIDE IN HIM
The Lord is good and His banner over me is love. He is my rear guard and vanguard. He looks after me 24/7 and never rests from His labours. He is full on to me and cherishes fellowship with me. This is my God and I love Him so. When the two are in such close communion then nothing can come between. This is the love God demands and wants because this is what is best for me. He knows what is best for me. He knows the end from the beginning. Who else can I entrust my life to but Him. A foolish man seeks his own way of salvation but only death will be his counsel. Why follow a man who will die one day. Follow the One who has risen from the dead and who lives to tell the story through you and me. I love Him better everyday will be my song and abiding in His presence is my privilege and right. All doubts vanish in His presence. I am made whole in Him while I abide in Him. Lust will beget lust and love will beget love. In Him alone is there true love, the God kind of love that never fades.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
CENTRED IN HIM
There are so many distractions that keep you from being in your centre. Your centre is the Kingdom of God within you. Jesus is King and when you are distracted then He goes into the background. How to keep Him central while still going about your daily business is the challenge. The only way to do this is to be conscious of His presence all the time. When you are conscious of His presence, this will enable you to consult Him and be in constant communion with Him. This ensures that you don’t easily get trapped into fleshly ways again. Your battle with the flesh is ongoing although it is reckoned dead. There are too many distractions that demand your attention. They bombard you with information and tickle your senses. However they are only distractions and don’t mean much in the light of eternity. What matters is your consciousness of His presence in you. He will commune with you and give you the words of direction and encouragement you need when you need it. When you centre in Him then all these distractions will melt away and you will experience the peace of heaven within you. This is the peace promised to you which is beyond understanding. How do you explain peace in the presence of death and destruction? This is the peace of the peace giver who lives in you. Christ in you the hope of glory.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
IN HIM
When you are feeling lonely and blue remember this is a passing phase. God is always with you even on your blue days. He will speak to you even when He does not appear to be near. He is omnipotent God who is able to move any mountain you face, internal and external. When you come to the place of total surrender, where you are nothing and He is everything, then living life is a song. All you have is nothing compared to Him and He becomes your everything. You now can move freely and be content at all times. Knowing Him is like no other. To know Him is to love Him. He will succour you and keep you alive even in the desert. Praise God for His wonderful plan of salvation. His Holy Spirit in you is your hope of glory. His word will come fresh to you and keep your mind fixed on Him. Then nothing of this world can charm you away from His great love and presence. In His presence is joy everlasting.
Friday, July 23, 2010
MINISTRY OF THE HEART
Blessed be the Name of the Lord who gives freely to all who ask Him. It is with the heart a man believes unto salvation. Therefore any teaching that only addresses the head will not stir up belief but only information. Belief is of the heart and a heart belief leads to conviction and conversion. Therefore be sure that you communicate from your heart so that people will be stirred from their heart into action. Belief that is from the heart translates into action from the heart. Heart action will last for it is from the depth of your being. Head knowledge is only good for information. God has ordained you as a minister of the heart. This is why modern day preaching does not work because they do not minister to the heart but the head. Knowing about someone is different from knowing someone. So also preaching about Jesus is different from preaching of Him with whom you have a relationship. In these days of information explosion it is important that you are not distracted by information overload. When you are still, then you begin to hear from your heart. God speaks to you through your heart. When you operate from your heart then you begin to minister to the hearts of others. In this way you operate from a different dimension and cause change to occur at a deeper level. Ministering from the heart level is the same as ministry in the Spirit. The Spirit resides in your heart and communes with you in your heart. Your head then receives this information and knows the difference, because you sense it is from a different dimension to your head source. Be a minister of the heart and see how your talk and walk will be different.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
ABUNDANCE IN HIM
Praise God who gives freely and does not withhold His blessings to those who follow Him. He loves to give and His hands are not closed but open. Be open to Him and you will receive from Him all the blessings He has in store for you. You are the key to receiving His blessings. His blessings are your inheritance. In Him you have a treasure that money cannot buy. He operates through His resurrection power which is available to you to access His riches in heaven. He has revealed it all in His word and through His word you can tap into His riches by faith. All things are available to you in Christ. There is nothing that is too hard for the Lord. Why are many still lurking in poverty? Because they have lost heart and have fixed their eyes on their circumstances then on Jesus. Tap into His riches and avail of Him. His love, power and light are available to you. He will reveal His resources as you step out in faith and take on the challenges before you. Nothing is impossible for a child who operates in Him. He is Alpha and Omega and all things are in Him. He is the possessor of your soul and in Him your soul is enriched to receive all things. Therefore today avail of His riches by faith and be blessed.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
FRUIT
Happy is the man who puts His trust in the Lord. He will be like a tree that never dies. The olive tree is a symbol of eternal life. It never dies as it keeps recreating itself. This is why the olive oil is used as a vehicle of healing to many. It has ingredients that are like a balm to heal. The olive is a symbol of new birth. Eating the fruit will give new life. Like a tree that is known by its roots so also the fruit is known by the tree from which it is born. A tree planted in rich soil will bring forth fruit with all its richness. Those who eat its fruit will be blessed by the richness of the fruit. You are known by your fruits. Therefore do not be distracted by the superficial. Know the fruits and you will reap abundance from it. When your life is in Christ you will bear His fruits. These are not the counterfeit fruits of the world. These are the fruits of life from God and have divine life in it. When you eat His word then you will bear fruits of His word. Therefore discern the fruit and be careful what you eat for you will bear fruit of the same kind.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
FAITH
Moving in His presence is to operate in faith all the time. This is a practice that comes as you enter the space where He is. He is always there but you are either there or out. This is your choice. When you walk in the flesh then you are not walking in faith. Miracles occur when you walk in faith. Faith is only required when you walk in Him. Without Him you walk in the flesh. When you have a vision of the impossible then you will have to walk by faith. Faith is the channel through which all the gifts and fruits of the Spirit are manifested. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Therefore when you are not walking in faith, you are not pleasing God. God is watching your walk. He will come through for you when you surrender all to Him and walk by faith. Faith is the confident trust in Him like a child that trusts in his father. There is no fear in that trust. There is only love and confidence in the trust. Father knows all and He can be trusted. Even when everything appears to be breaking down or failing, I will still trust in Him. This is the faith that will move mountains and bring the miraculous into being. Trust Him with all you have and see your mourning turned into rejoicing.
Monday, July 19, 2010
WELCOMING THE SUPERNATURAL
Looking for miracles is to expect the supernatural to invade the natural. In the Spirit you can expect this. Too much religion is devoid of the supernatural. It focuses on rules and rituals to maintain order and predictability. This is necessary in the natural world. In the supernatural you need to be open to anything, like the miraculous. The gifts and fruits of the Spirit are supernatural. Some of it can be naturally produced with a lot of effort. However in the Spirit it is something supernatural. When you have tasted agape love you know how it is different from natural love. Agape love has the power to transform an enemy into a friend, a sinner into a saint. Therefore when you are filled in the Spirit and walk after the Spirit you can expect the miraculous to invade your natural world. Today expect to see and feel the supernatural invading your natural world and be amazed.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
MIRACLES
Miracles happen when you connect with the miracle worker, Jesus. He is working miracles everyday. He connects with people who connect with Him through faith in His resurrection power. This is how healing and transformations occur. Those who expect miracles will see miracles. Faith can expect anything. It is like a child who believes his father can do anything. It is this child like trust that results in miracles. Today connect with Him and see the supernatural become natural. What you see is natural. What you don’t see is supernatural. When the unseen becomes seen then a miracle has happened. The Holy Spirit goes to work to obtain what you have desired or spoken by faith. He makes it happen. He is your help mate and He does things to fulfill His mission as your helper. He helps you obtain form the Father because He is Spirit. You are spirit but you are limited in the flesh. The Holy Spirit is not limited by time or space. When you think and see like Him then you are able to obtain from Him. In the twinkling of any eye it will happen. It will amaze you and you will give all the praise to Him. Glorify your Name today O Lord, through me.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
ETERNAL NOW
God is in the small things. The big things grow out of small things. When you attend to the small things then the big things become small. Each mountain that you climb builds your vision for big things. When you come to this place of seeing life as a journey rather then an end in itself then new life begins. Many are so taken up by material pursuits that they forget their purpose. They are distracted by their material desires and so are blind to that which is eternal. Man has lost sight of the eternal because he is so fixed in the material. Now is eternal and not material. It is to value every minute of your life rather then to waste it in dreaming of what could be. Living in what could be is an illusion. It does not bear any fruit, then dead wishes. Living in the now means fully attending to every thing that is happening now, is the way to live fully. Never think this is a waste of time, for time is of no consequence in the light of eternity. Time is only a factor in this material world because you know you will die. Death is what makes time a curse to fight against. When death entered life then time became a factor. In the garden of Eden there was eternal bliss because death was not part of the equation. Life in God is eternal life, a life that never ends. Therefore today live as if there is no end and no beginning but an eternal now.
Friday, July 16, 2010
EMPOWERED TO EMPOWER
Praise the Lord that He is in you and therefore available to fellowship with you. How wonderful is this? You are the temple of the living God! Imagine that. He lives in you through His Spirit. His Spirit actually knows the mind of God and communicates His mind to you. You are therefore never alone. Even when He appears to be silent He is still there. He has promised to never leave you or forsake you. Just imagine the potential within you. Lift all barriers that restrict you and let Him so invade you. You then become like Him, filled in Him and propelled by Him to larger and higher measure. Jesus was so filled with the Spirit without measure and therefore was able to transcend the natural. His first miracle was to turn water into wine. Imagine you can do it too through His Spirit in you. All you need to do is be willing to be filled without measure. He is willing and is looking for yielded vessels. Today imagine being in filled and empowered in Him and see what happens. Wow, expect miracles and miracles will come forth. God has to fill you before He can overflow through you to touch others. Your in filling meets your needs. It is only when you overflow that He will be able to touch others through you. God finally supplies everything and you are just a channel of blessing. How humbling and how marvelous is God’s plan. Just as He worked through His Son so also He will work through you. Be blessed.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
JESUS IS MY LORD
Pleasant is the Lord and greatly to be praised. He is my anchor and firm foundation at all times. He is with me and succours me all day long. I love the Lord and He is my peace and lover of my soul. Who can compare with the Lord? He is my hiding place. I will praise the Lord at all times and in all places for He is my Comforter and a sure Helper. I will love Him and adore Him all the days of my life. Like a rose trampled is He, who gives His all and does not relent in His love for me. Who will serve the Lord and who will proclaim His Name? I will praise the Lord and I will proclaim His Name. I give my all to Him who loves me without limits. Oh how I long to be with Him but now is the time to live for Him. I am never alone for He is with me all the time. Even when I want to stray from Him, I cannot, for He is with me all the time. This is the work of the Lord and I marvel at it. All my sins are washed away and His righteousness is mine. I am free because He has unchained me and I am clothed in His royal garments. He has given me His own name and calls me His child and I call Him Father. Blessed is the Name of the Lord.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
EXPAND YOUR BOUNDARIES
Happy is the man who trusts in the Lord and hopes in Him. He will be like a watered garden that flourishes in the desert. Nothing outside will affect it because its source of nourishment is from within. God is within you to nourish you and flourish you. What a divine plan to enable you to overcome at all times. Within you is the Kingdom of God and all the treasures in it. All you do is to tap into it by faith. It is like a bottomless well that has unending resources. Therefore more will be released as you venture into the unknown. The greater the challenge the greater the resources will be released within you. God will provide for your needs and not your wants. Therefore stretch forth and extend your boundaries so that more resources can be released to you. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and not in his own strength.
Monday, July 12, 2010
NEGATIVITY IN THE WORLD
Many are the woes of the ungodly who have to strive against negativity without the knowledge of God. They rely on their own ability and strength and run down very quickly. They move from side to side to avoid stress and never move forward. The systems of the world go round in circles through this process. This is why Solomon was able to say that there is nothing new under the sun. Man may have progressed in the field of technology but the same problems in relationships persist. The envy, jealousy and pride are demons that plague man all their live and they are never free from them. Only God’s unconditional love is sufficient to overcome these demons. The devil is full of hatred and lies and he will lie till his dying day. There is no rest for the wicked. This is why people enjoy violent movies and shows as this a unconscious gratification of their own hidden desires to kill and destroy. The devil is out to steal, kill and destroy and the forces of negativity in the world are propelled by him. Therefore keep yourself in Him who is able to protect you from the fiery darts of the devil.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
YOUR INHERITANCE IN CHRIST
Jesus came to a foreign land where He was despised and rejected by His own people. Yet He extended His love to them and went all the way to the despised death on the Cross for them. This is the kind of love that will change hearts of stone to hearts of flesh. This is what will open the eyes of the Jew and Gentile to see the Saviour of their soul. What greater love then this is there, that a man should lay down his life for another. This is the kind of love that will turn the hearts of your enemies to friends. All the negative forces in the world cannot defeat this kind of love. What the world needs is a deluge of this kind of love from the hearts of people of God. Only Jesus kind of unconditional love that is prepared to suffer abuse, rejection and abandonment will suffice to turn the world upside down. When Jesus is invited into your heart, you will experience this love for you a sinner and feel like a saint. He washes you clean of your past and insures a future without blemish. What a life insurance plan that money cannot buy. Your inheritance through Him is eternity with Him in heaven. This life begins now on earth as you are now living in His Kingdom on earth as He establishes this on earth as it is in heaven. Kingdom life leads to Kingdom living.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
FIX YOUR EYES ON JESUS
God has placed you in positions to be watchman. A watchman is a person who looks out for danger signs and prevents a catastrophe. They are men of vision, prophets, seers and leaders. They go before and make sure the path is safe. They look out for enemy attacks and manoeuvre through the maze and prepare the way for the army. Life is a battle and one needs to be prepared to fight the enemy without and within. By looking ahead one is able to strategise for maximum impact. If one just flows with the flow then the flow could take you into the pit. One needs to have a goal and the goal will drive your strategy. Each strategy is developed to achieve the goal. The bigger the goal, the smaller the steps and longer the time, to reach the goal. Expect challenges on the way but never give up on the goal. This is the way to live life. When the set backs come you will never lose heart, because you know that this is part of the course. One keeps the goal in focus and never the set back. Keep your eyes on Jesus the author and finisher of your faith and all set backs will be seen as hump backs to propel you to your goal. Visualising your goal enables all the forces of nature and supernature to come to your aid to achieve your goal. In Him all things work together for good.
Friday, July 09, 2010
THE LORD IS IN CONTROL
Precious are the moments you have with the Lord. He is the strength of your life. Knowing He has the best for you keeps you looking to Him for everything. Be on guard always for your adversary is watching your talk and walk. He waits to see a chink in your armour before he attacks. Therefore the best place to be is a place of complete trust and abandonment to the Lord. He will keep you alert and vigilant. The walk of faith is a walk into enemy territory. Your head is in heaven but your feet are on the earth. Everywhere you walk becomes your territory because the Lord is with you. You take possession of the area where you reside and walk. You have authority in the area of your rule. God will equip you for the task ahead. He appoints leaders at a time when their skills are required. Therefore do not fret but be content to know that the Lord has everything in hand.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
ALL OR NOTHING THINKING
All or nothing thinking can sometimes be useful for breaking bad habits or to reinforce good habits. In marriage it helps to cement the relationship and protect it from intrusion from others. In faith it helps commitment to the cause. Jesus was committed to face His Cross and there was no way He was going to turn back from it. In other areas this kind of all or nothing thinking can cause problems as compromise is not an option. In many areas in life one needs to compromise as long as it does not transgress your values. Transgression of values is the largest cause of disruption to everyday life. In big business and in humanitarian affairs it’s this transgression of values that causes most disruption. Therefore choose when you have to go the all or nothing way and when to compromise. Compromise is not weakness but the ability to listen and to be prepared to come half way for the larger good. In relationships outside marriage such compromises are inevitable. The level of commitment to relationships outside marriage is not as high and is usually there to perform a task. However within marriage too compromises on certain issues that do not transgress values are important to sustain the relationship. Without compromise it is difficult to accommodate to each other.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
100% COMMITTMENT
Commitment that is less then 100% cannot get you anywhere. Jesus command is to leave all and follow Him. All means all and nothing less then all. All or nothing is what He expects because that is what He gives. He left all in heaven and took all my sin upon Himself. You need to personalise the Cross otherwise it becomes a general symbol and loses its power. The power of the Cross to cancel sin and the guilt is what will set you free from your past and assure you a glorious future. The fruits will come forth as you put your hand to the plough and fix your eyes on Jesus. Look ahead and never behind. Make today count for Jesus for He is your all. Let Him so possess you that nothing else can stick to you. He needs a pure bride not a half baked one. Relentlessly seek Him and His favour is upon you to help you do it. This is the only way to serve Him and glorify Him. A servant has only His Master’s interests and nothing else. Therefore be valiant and determined follower of Jesus. Come Holy Spirit and burn this message into every fibre of my being.
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
HIS WILL IS GOOD
Praise God that He is able to help all those who call on His Name. Yes He feeds the sparrows and you are more precious then sparrows. You are a child of God because He created you and knew you even before you were conceived. This is how large God is. He cares for you and He is mindful of you. His purpose is to redeem you for His own and to live with Him forever. This is His plan for your life. Now you will want to serve Him all the days of your life. He gives you the power to choose right from wrong. He gives you the ability and the power to do what He has called you to do. You are not alone for He has given you His very own Spirit to dwell in you and help you do it. This is how God works through you. All He needs is willing vessels to go in His Name and to do. He is with you and when your time is up He will take you home. What a wonderful design and plan He has for you. You don’t need to fret and worry because you know He has you in the palm of His hand. Praise Him always and you will find Him close to you.
Monday, July 05, 2010
CHANGE IS POSSIBLE
Encouraging others on their journey of life is a great way to win friends and influence people. We are all programmed by our past and make choices in the present influenced by our past. To break away from our past is a tall order but is possible. Whatever your past, you can have a new future. When you realise that your choices don’t need to be controlled by your past then change is possible. When you focus on today and see each day as a new day then change is possible. If you see it as a repetition of yesterday then that is what it will be. Change is only possible today. One step in a different direction will change your course. When you choose to think positive rather then negative today, that in itself will change your course. When you choose to love rather then procrastinate and postpone your decision to love, that will change the course. When you choose to fast rather then binge eat or choose to sacrifice a meal, that will change your course. Do something different today and see how you can change old patterns that have become a habit. In this way you renew your mind and with this your feelings. Change is possible when you choose to change.
Sunday, July 04, 2010
YOUR SALVATION IS SURE
You are alone on this planet as is everyone else. The relationships you have are all external to you. The only internal relationship you have is the Holy Spirit. He is the only one who is with you always. Everyone else comes and goes. When they are present with you then they appear to be real. When they are not they are just in your mind. This is why Jesus said we must leave all and follow Him. Attachment to things and relationships keep you from following Him totally. When you realise that He is all you have got then you will surrender your life completely. Everything that appears to be a rock will disappear on that day when you face your God. You will be alone but the Holy Spirit will be with you because He is within you. You are never alone and He will speak for you. You cannot stand alone before Almighty God. You can stand only with the help of the Holy Spirit. Jesus has made the way for you to come to the Father and in Him you are whole. Your passport is His Name imprinted on your heart. This is your only hope and this hope is sure. Hallelujah what a Saviour, what a salvation.
Saturday, July 03, 2010
LIKE ATTRACTS LIKE
I feel a power inside me that is pumped up when I pray in tongues. This power I believe is of the Holy Spirit who lives in me. He causes me to rise up and be bold. He speaks and feels through me. I can choose to operate in my own strength or the strength of the Spirit within me. What a fool I am to operate in my own strength. His power is released as I tap into it. He is able to do far more then I can think or imagine. He is within me to enable me to be an over comer. Today is the day of salvation. Today I can be an over comer. All I need to do is to tap into Him. He is an over comer and He overcomes through me. I can face anything because I have a power within me that is supernatural. Imagine how this same power raised Jesus from the dead. What other power do you know that can raise people from the dead? Once you believe this it becomes a source of strength and comfort to help you overcome all your hurdles. All those weaknesses that you have been struggling with become hurdles to overcome. You can now do it because someone greater lives in you. Now anything is possible. Live today in the expectation that good things are coming your way because He is good. He will attract good things to come to you. Like attracts like. Love attracts love. Peace attracts peace. What a privilege and opportunity.
Friday, July 02, 2010
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU
God is at work in you to make what is impossible possible. Now is the time to launch out in faith knowing that all the resources you need are within you. The Kingdom of God is within you. When you realise this you become a totally new person. You are not dependent on what happens outside you but within you. You tap into His resources for love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, patience and self control. You have all the 9 gifts of the Spirit operational within you and you use them as and when you need. You tap into these as you walk in the Spirit. You have a heavenly mind and a heavenly walk. Your mind is renewed in the Spirit who lives within you. You become like Jesus in your walk and your talk. You exude His presence wherever you go. People will be attracted to His presence within you. You are no longer dependent on others to feed your ego. You become egoless as your source of self esteem comes from the Spirit within you. This is to be content and at peace. No amount of knowledge can give you this. This is a state of being that only God can give. You can have this in Jesus who washes you clean and fills you with His own Holy Spirit. You can sing and dance and be at peace in all circumstances and at all times. The Spirit within you will guide you and lead you and much will be the harvest of souls for the Kingdom. You will face opposition because of your faith but this is inevitable when you live in the kingdom of darkness around you. You come to realise that your enemy is not your neighbour but the spirit that controls your neighbour. Now go out and serve others as the Spirit leads and rejoice.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
SPIRIT MIND
God is in the business of taking you deeper into Him. As you look to Him He will take you deeper into Him. He will reveal His mind to you. The spirit mind is different from the fleshly mind. The fleshly mind is stuck in the things of the world. The spirit mind is occupied with the things of heaven. When you think like Him then all things change to take the form of heaven. Heaven is for now when you walk in the Spirit. He is with you and in you and will reveal the things unknown to you. Just trust Him to do what He has promised to do. You have committed your life to Him. Now just rest and see how He works it our through you. You will marvel at His works when you look back at the tapestry unfolding before you. He has a plan and purpose for your life and it is only when you look back that you will see His hand in it. Rejoice for the Lord is good and His promises are for good. His promises are that you may prosper and be in health. Now enter in and receive His promise by faith.
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