All That We Lost Through The Fall Was Reversed At Calvary

Fall

When Adam and Eve fell in the garden of Eden all creation was affected by the Fall. Now we can blame them for what happened but the same might have happened to us when tempted by the devil. God had provided a way of escape but the temptation was too great to prevent them from eating of the tree of good and evil. Jesus was slain before the foundation of the world and came to fulfil this plan on earth. The devil thought he had won but God reversed the curse on the Cross. Few of us appreciate this great reversal. We continue to live as if we are still bound. God set us free from the curse two thousand years ago. Yet we continue to choose to eat from the tree of good and evil.

Calvary

At Calvary all my sins were cancelled. All my diseases were healed. I was restored to my original sate. The Bible says we are a new creation in Him. The old is past and the new has come. This is the revelation we need to live that abundant life here on earth. We will continue to face temptation but God has provided a way of escape. Eat from the tree of life and live. The tree of life is Jesus.  We are grafted into Him and now we can live through Him. There is no other way to live His life on earth but through His Spirit who lives in us. What a wonderful plan of redemption.

Salvation

When we partake of the communion remember the work on the Cross. This reversed all that was stolen from us. Now it is up to us to draw from the river of life and be made whole. There is no other healing balm available but through this sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross. The devil was defeated once and for all and he is destined for hell fire. He knows it and we have to remind him of this. Till Jesus returns we have to reclaim all that was lost and restore His Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. This is our assignment and calling wherever we maybe. Let us join hands and proclaim this victory for all to hear and be saved.

God Has Forgiven And Forgotten Our Past

Past

God is so good that He does not harbour any ill feelings towards us. He is so large and can deal with any offence made against Him. His love is immeasurable and can absorb all the evil in the world. This is what He did when He sent Jesus to die on the Cross for the sins of the world. In one event He cancelled the sins of the world. This is how big our God is. He remembers our sins no more. Yet we continue to live as if our sins are not forgiven. We carry the burdens of our sinful past as if they are still present. What a sorry state this is!

Present

We must now forgive ourselves and forget our past. This is easily said then done. We are reminded each day of our failures and weaknesses. The devil will remind us of our sinful past. However God has a different word and His word is final. He says take my yoke for it is easy and light. Burdens are lifted at Calvary. Yet we prefer to carry our own burdens than let it go. Many are laden with heavy burdens. God is calling us to let go and let Him carry our burdens.

Future

By faith we can come to Him and let go of our burdens. We must daily repent of any sins committed and let them go. This is the only way to live an abundant life. God's word is truth and He does not lie. We must believe His word and not the opinions of man. This is the only way to walk in victory. Today let go of your burdens and enjoy the freedom of life in Spirit.

Pray The Answer And Not The Problem.

Prayer

Most times we go into prayer when we have a need. Our prayers are mainly to request God to supply a need. We hardly pray when we don't have a need. However this is not what prayer is about. God made us to have fellowship with Him. He is not a vending machine where He supplies what we want. We turn to God as if He is waiting to meet all our needs. When prayer is seen as the highest form of intimacy with God, it brings about a change in our relationship with Him. God is not treated as a thing but a person. He is our Heavenly Father in heaven who created us for this one purpose, to have fellowship with Him.

Jesus

Jesus always was in communion with His Father. He only did what He heard and saw His Father doing. This means that He walked in close communion with Him. We too are called to have a similar relationship with Him. In this relationship all our needs are met even without asking, for He knows what we need even before we ask Him. We can rest knowing that He is our Provider and Healer. All our needs are met in Him. Jesus accomplished this on the Cross when He said " It is finished". He purchased all that was robbed from us through the Fall. Now we can enjoy the fellowship that Adam and Eve had before the Fall.

Fellowship

Prayer now becomes a fellowship where God answers and we grow in intimacy with Him. This is the most powerful relationship we can have on earth. Imagine the Trinity dwelling within us. His Holy Spirit dwells in our spirit and we can call Him Abba Father. We now are His representatives on earth connecting earth with heaven. We become His light bearers in a fallen world. Nothing can harm us as His light surrounds us. All disease and disorder will have to bow to the Name of Jesus. We become His answer to a fallen and sick world

What Is Of The Spirit Is Permanent

Spirit

God created us spirit, soul and body (1 Thess 5:23). However few of us are aware of this and so fail to invest in our spirit. Our spirit was dead through the Fall but born again through the Holy Spirit when we received Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. This new birth experience in the spirit opened our eyes to see into the spirit world. We were once blind but now we see. Most people are dead in the spirit and what they think is spirit is their soul. The soul mimics the things of the spirit. We were made in the image of God and therefore will search for ways to connect with Him. However most will be led to search in wrong places and therefore create idols to worship. This is what has led to many man made religions around the world. Man was left to create a god of his own making. 

Soul

The soul is made up of our thoughts, feelings and will. Most people are aware of their thoughts and feelings but yet unable to control them. We are influenced by the things around us and so distracted from the real thing. We desire to be in control and anything that takes this away from us unsettles us. We become controlling of others just to stay in control. We become violent to control others. Most of our dealings with others are from our soul. Manipulation and control is seen everywhere. We feel secure when we are in control. However many fall into desperate times for one can never by happy by controlling others. Fear sets in for you don't know how long you can control others. Dictators are made like this and fall on their sword.

Faith

God desires us to trust Him and walk by faith. He has provided us a way of escape in the spirit. His word and Spirit work together to transform us into His image. Being transformed into His image is a work of His Spirit in us. We cannot do anything to change us but to trust Him. He who began a work in us will complete it. He is the author and finisher of our faith. The work He does in us is permanent. What is of the soul is temporary. Therefore let us walk by the Spirit and make a permanent home for Him to dwell in us. What we build will be tested and only that which is of the Spirit will last.

Till The Soil Of Your Soul Till It Is Made Whole.

Soul

Our soul is that part of our being that is made up of our thoughts, feelings and will. Our spirit was redeemed when we were born again of the Holy Spirit. Our soul and body continue to be prone to sin. Our soul is being redeemed though the renewing of our mind. Our body is also affected by this renewal. Therefore our soul needs to be renewed to manifest our new nature in the spirit. We are a new creation but manifestation is hindered by our soul which still operates under the influence of the old nature. Many are deceived thinking they are well now that they re born again. No wonder we do not see a difference in behaviour in the church and the world. The missing factor is the need to till our soul.

Tilling

Tilling our soul is to change our thinking to conform with the word of God. When our mind is renewed then our feelings will also be renewed. The word of God is our template for renewal. We need the word of God and the Spirit to bring about change in our soul. This is to work out our salvation. Our position in Christ is established but now our relationship with Him must grow. A child needs milk and as the child grows needs meat to grow. So also we need to grow in our relationship with the Spirit to be like Jesus. 

Spirit

In the Spirit we have all things we need to live a holy life. Living in the Spirit is to walk by faith. We can tap into the resources in heaven through His Spirit in us. God will reveal His thoughts to us and we get renewed through this process. This is the only way we can experience the resurrection power of Jesus. There is no other way to transformation. Our soul needs to experience death to experience life. We must die to our old self and be renewed in the new. This is the goal of our salvation. Let us today walk in the Spirit and be renewed to be like Jesus.

Sow In The Spirit, Reap From The Spirit

Spirit Beings

God created us as a spirit being but few of us sow into the spirit. We are so accustomed to walk in the flesh that we have no consciousness of our spirit. God is Spirit and He communicates with us through His Spirit to our spirit. Most teachers only teach from their soul and so our spirit is malnourished in the things of God. This sorry state is what we see in the church today. Man keeps seeking for things spiritual and because of blindness tap into the demonic realms. This is the danger in delving into other religious or New  age teachings. They promise much but little is delivered. Instead they trap us into the occult and so we see the evidence of this in art, theatre and media. 

Truth

There is only one truth and that is in Jesus. He said that "No man can come to the Father God but through Me". This is the truth. Now we can accept it and receive salvation or reject it and be dammed. There are only two options in the spirit world. One is the heavenly and the other is the demonic. This is the reality and this is what Jesus came to reveal to us. Because of spiritual blindness we are attracted by spiritual persuasions as our hearts yearn to know the truth. Once we see, we become new in the Spirit. I  once was blind but now I see is so true. Yet this path is just the beginning of the journey to wholeness.

Heavenly Life

Our soul will always be attracted to keep us bound to earth. God wants us to live a heavenly life on earth. However we will resist this because we are so earth bound. Death is the only reality that wakes us up to realise that there is something more than what we see here. When we have this awakening we will pursue all that heaven has in store for us. We will tap into the invisible to make it visible. All the resources in heaven are available to us if we will only believe. Let us today tap into the resources in heaven and live life to the full and not just exist.

I Have Been Chosen For A Time Like This.

Chosen

This may sound rather bombastic but I really feel chosen to be His voice in a time like this. I have tasted the goodness of the Lord over the years and feel so privileged to be called a son of God. This is not just to do with salvation but one is chosen to proclaim the Good News of the Gospel. In times like this where we are surrounded by despair and confusion, we need to hear what the Spirit is saying. Only those who are born again of the Spirit can hear His Spirit. Most even born again believers continue to walk in the flesh and not in the Spirit. This is the sad state of the church which the Bible describes as carnal.

Provision

God has provided us with a way of escape from this desperate state. In His Spirit we have supernatural provision for every need. When the Israelites wandered in the desert for forty years, God provided supernatural manna for their sustenance. Their clothes and shoes never wore out. This is what will happen during these times when we will be faced with food shortages and times of darkness. A light will shine in the midst of the darkness. God's plans cannot be thwarted. The enemy will try and destroy but God will come to the rescue. His people will rejoice at His providence.

Now Is The Time

This is the time to let go and let God. God is looking for people who will surrender all to Him. We will rest in the knowledge that He is in control and He will see us through till the end. What He has started He will complete. All we need to do is to walk in the Spirit and our soul and body will come in alignment. God is raising up servants to proclaim the Good news with signs and wonders following. Yes we shall see an abundance of miracles and all glory will be to His Name. Let us enter into the promised land now and never look back.

You Can Be In Your Secret Place All The Time.

Secret Place

God says that He will provide a way of escape in times of trouble. What is this way and place to escape to? I believe it is the secret place of His holy habitation. This is the place where our spirit communes with His Spirit. This is the place where we can hide and be ministered to by His Spirit. When we are in trouble we look for solutions to get us out of it. This is a natural response as none of us want to be distressed by our circumstances. However God says we need to trust Him during these times and not our own ways. Our ways may lead us to look for solutions in the wrong places. Many resort to drugs and alcohol as a way of escape. 

Habitation

God has a place for us to dwell in all the time. This is His place of habitation. We do visit this place from time to time especially in prayer. However we can operate from this place all the time. In the world we are taught to function in different roles to achieve different tasks. In the Spirit we operate in the same position but use different strategies. God's strategies are His ways. When we come to know His ways, we become more familiar with His personality. His ways are based on righteousness and truth. Our ways many times are selfish and self preserving. God sometimes allows us to face difficulties to mature us to be like Him.

Hiding Place

The secret place is our hiding place. In the Spirit we are not limited in time or space. We can be in the Spirit wherever we are. We can pray in the spirit all the time whilst we are doing our daily chores. In the Spirit we can go places and minister in the Spirit to people. God' s Spirit will put His burdens on our heart and we can pray through to deliverance. This is how the Kingdom of God operates. Sadly the church has lost the art of intercession. Jesus took time to pray and be charged in His spirit. He continues to pray for us as do all the saints in heaven who have gone before us. We need to take our place on earth to cooperate with heaven to establish His Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.

Choose To Live In The Spirit Daily Rather Than Your Head.

Spirit

God created us as a triune being in body, soul and spirit. Our spirit was redeemed when we were born again in the spirit through receiving His redemption of our spirit on the Cross. We however still live in our body and operate through our soul. Our soul which is our mind, emotions and will process our thoughts and implement our actions. These actions are mainly dictated by our senses which are still largely influenced by the world around us and the devil. We still struggle with the consequences of sin in our body and soul. This is why we see so much confusion and destruction around us. Our soul fights to survive through control and manipulation. Our conscience gets dulled over time because we get hardened by the world around us. 

Flesh

We see the evidence of the works of the flesh around us. Most of us learn to live with it and make compromises for the sake of peace. However this peace is temporary because it is based on lies rather than truth. Lies have the ability to distort the facts and compromise truth. We therefore appear to go round in circles. Each generation suffers the same ills but in different forms. This pervades all areas of life from the individual, family and society at large. Wars are fought to win control and domination. Fear is the ruling spirit in the world. Disease and sickness spread at a rapid rate through fear. There is no rest for the wicked. The world moves on from one crisis to another.

Jesus

Jesus came to deliver us from this present darkness. He enables us to operate in the Spirit as He did when He walked on earth. The same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead lives in us. We have access to His Spirit all the time. All we need to do is trust Him to speak to us. He speaks to us through all creation. He sends signs in the heavens and on earth. He will bless us from His riches in glory as we trust Him for all things. He becomes our habitation or dwelling place. In Him we are safe and secure for eternity. Come today and walk in the Spirit and prevail.

Life Is An Illusion. The Only Reality Is Jesus.

Illusion

An illusion is something that we see but it is a false perception. Our mind is able to conjure different scenarios of a situation. Some we believe and take action on and others we discard. However all that we see or think is a creation of our mind. Our mind is not limited by time or space and can imagine things from different perspectives. Most of it is driven by our thoughts and feelings. When we feel suspicious we have allowed those thoughts to infiltrate our mind. We then conjure up scenes that confirm our suspicion. Many of us are unconscious to this process. We are led by our thoughts and feelings. Many relationships struggle with these illusory perceptions. All they are, are perceptions and these can be changed with new information.

Spirit

Our spirit has access to the Holy Spirit who lives in those who believe. We can discern between right and wrong. We can operate in the spirit and not give into illusions of the truth. Our soul on the other hand is very sense oriented. It is led by our senses, what we see and hear. We hear a bad report and believe it, till we hear the other side of the report. Many conflicts can be resolved when we realise that there are two sides to a story. Many court battles try to convince the judge of one side of the story. These are all illusions of the truth. Most are unaware of the demonic influences in our daily lives. Demons work through people. Demons cause division and strife and where there is such strife become aware of demonic activity.

Demonic

Jesus came to set us free from the demonic. Everywhere He went, He was dealing with the demonic. Yet very little of this is preached in churches. Signs and wonders followed the preaching of the word. Captives were set free and the sick were made whole. This is how we recognise that the Kingdom of God is at hand. Where there is strife and disunity nothing of God will survive. We are in a battle for the minds and hearts of those who are being saved. Many are the illusions that lead us away from the truth. Illusions give us a false sense of security because they are temporary. What is of the truth is eternal. Let us give up our illusions of temporary happiness and work to be children of light in a dark world.

Our Book In Heaven Has Only Victories Written In It.

Heavenly Book

The Bible states that each of us has a book written with all that is planned for our life on earth. This was written before we were conceived in our mother's womb. We were designed by God and breathed into life to be His creation. However not all that is written in our book is fulfilled on earth. Many fail to fulfil His plans and will end up in hell. God created us in His image and we are part of Him. His Spirit will continue to woo us in His ways but we have to choose to follow Him. Some heed His calling and fit into His heavenly plan. Others only partially fulfil it. God's plan for our life is good and there are no failures in it. The failures and calamities we face are due to other factors that we face on earth.

Challenges

The challenges we face on earth are due to the fall. In the garden of Eden is the perfect image of God and man in harmony. There was no sickness or disease or disorder. It was like heaven on earth. This changed when man fell and listened to the deceiver of our souls. Today we face the same challenge to be deceived or to follow the voice of our Maker. In our book there are no calamities only victories. Israel had the choice of entering the promised land but wandered in the desert through unbelief. We too will wander and never realise the full potential of our creation through unbelief. It is time to reverse the plans of the devil and fulfil the plans of God.

Spirit

In the spirit we will be able to overcome. God is Spirit and we are made in the image of His Spirit. When we walk in obedience we will begin to fulfil all that is written in our book in heaven. This was God's ultimate plan to win back His lost creation through sending His son Jesus to die for us. God reversed the final enemy of sin, death, and rose Jesus from the dead. Now we can return to living life in heaven on earth. We can fulfil God's eternal plan for us and be His light and life on earth. Let us unite in this truth and believe and live.

What You Speak From The Spirit Brings Life.

Words

Our words have power to bless or to curse. Very few are aware that we are spirit beings made in the image of God. God spoke and created all things we see in the physical realm. He also created all things we don't see in the spiritual realm. They are both real. He spoke things into being. We have the same authority when we speak. However most of us are not careful in what we say. Most of us speak from our soul realm and therefore only affect the soul of another. When we speak from the spirit realm we affect both the spirit realm and the physical realm. This is a profound revelation and those who understand this will be more careful how we speak.

Spoken Word

The centurion believed Jesus when He said your servant is healed. Jesus spoke and the centurion believed and his servant was healed. Jesus did not do anything but speak. He said we have the same authority to speak the healing word and that word will go forth and bring healing. The Angels are prepared to take that spoken word and bring it into action. This is what prayer does. We pray according to His will and the Angels are activated to do His will. We can speak to our bodies to be in health. We can speak to our situations to be transformed on earth as it is in heaven. Authority releases the power to bring heaven to earth.

Authority

How few of us operate in this authority! If the church realised what authority she has on earth, we will not see the same chaos we are faced with today. God is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God. We are the sons of God. We need to take our place and be the head and not the tail. When we conform to the world's standards, we become like the world. We are called to be separate from the world and be an influence in the world. We do this by speaking from the spirit realm to change things on earth as light and salt of the earth. What a mission we have on earth as we wait for the return of our King and Lord. Let us go forth  and speak His word of life that all may see and believe.

Faith Comes By Hearing And Understanding The Word Of God.

Faith

Faith is trust and one must trust God to believe He exists. God is Spirit and we need to trust Hm through our spirit to believe and trust in Him. When we hear God's word we hear the sound but may not understand His word. Faith appears to be a word with no substance till it is believed. This is the difference between knowing about God and knowing Him intimately as a Father. Many believe in God but do not have the experience of knowing Him. This gap in belief and experience is because we are not believing with our heart. It is heart knowledge that leads to transformation. Merely knowing something does not change anything. 

Knowledge

Knowledge alone is not enough to trust. Trust comes from a conviction of the heart that what is written in His word is true. Once we are convinced we become convicted of the truth. It is this conviction that leads to transformation of our mind. Mere head knowledge does not bring conviction. Many believe God heals but then do not receive the healing. Could it be that the knowledge has not been translated into a conviction? I know from experience that the sun will set each day and a new morning will dawn the next day. In the same way we must trust God and know He is who He says He is. 

Understanding

Today let us not just be satisfied with knowing about God and be convinced in our heart that He is. This will bring a transformation in our mind that will affect our body. Healing and miracles will manifest and we will be made whole. Let us believe with our heart and see our neighbourhood, city and nation change as we trust God to move in our midst. In the spirit there is a whole new dimension that we can tap into if we would believe. God is waiting for the sons of God to be revealed and this is the time for it. The glory of the Lord will cover the earth as the water covers the sea.

Vision {visualise} Your Strategy Toward Your Goal.

Vision

Visualisation is a technique that is powerful in achieving goals. Once you can picture your strategy, you are able to implement it. We have goals but then fail to know how to achieve those goals. One way is to visualise your strategy and your whole being will be put into action. I have found that this works in all areas of life. Recently I was involved in painting the skirting boards in my house. I visualised a strategy and the task was achieved quickly. Visualisation is like thinking from the heart and not the head. Pictures are able to capture a scene and solve a problem very quickly. When we communicate we can paint a picture of the scene or communicate in words. The words will describe the picture to another person who then is able to see the picture.

Communicate in Pictures

There are various modes of communication. The communicator can describe a scene and draw a picture for the recipient. Another can describe it in words but fail to communicate the picture. Visual communication is powerful for it transmits an understanding that goes beyond the head. Heart communication is in pictures. Dreams are another form of communication in pictures. People who fail to see in pictures are limited in their thinking. This is a kind of blindness that prevents them from seeing the big picture. God is trying to communicate with us through pictures but we fail to understand Him because we translate His words in words. 

Solution

Ask God to open your eyes to see Him high and lifted up seated on His heavenly throne. A deeper understanding will descend on you and the scales from your eyes will fall. Many are blind to God and His ways because they fail to understand Him. We need to pray that our eyes are opened to see Him as He is. It is this vision of Him that will transform us from our limited perception to His perception of us. We were created in His image. Once we see Him as He is, we become more like Him in our image. This is what Jesus came to show us. He came as a son of man to reveal the Father heart of God. He came to save us from our fallen state and redeem us into our heavenly state.

The Faith Of Abraham

Faith

God counted Abraham's faith in Him and Abraham walked in righteousness. Abraham trusted God. God recognised this and changed his name from Abram to Abraham. He was given a new name in recognition of his faith. He did not attain this through works but through trust. His works resulted from his faith. How we need to get back to this kind of faith or trust in God. We have turned faith into a work and therefore feel we need to earn favour with God. God never intended this. Adam did not have to work in the garden till he fell from grace. We too need to get back to the state Adam was before the fall. Working for something is different from working because of something. This something is called love.

Love

God loves the world that He sent His only begotten Son to redeem the world He created. We must trust God as He is the author of our faith. He works through our spirit and therefore we must trust Him with our heart. It is one thing to trust him with our head but it is heart trust that bears fruit. Abraham's faith resulted in righteousness. Our faith too will result in righteousness. This means we are acceptable to God because we believe in Him. The church needs to return to its first love. We have drifted away from faith in God to works for God. We cannot please God through works. Anyone who comes to God must come by faith. This is the key to a relationship with God our Heavenly Father. Jesus came to show us the way to the Father.

Trust

In a fallen world we are challenged by fallen wisdom. Wisdom from above is pure and unadulterated. God started a work in us and He will finish it. All we need to do is trust in Him to do so. We need to guard our hearts lest it wander away from its first love. God wants us to remain hot for Him and not become lukewarm. The seven churches in Turkey started off well but then became compromised. They were judged for this and they no longer exist. We too must heed this warning lest we too end up in the same state. Trust God and be well.

What Does It Mean, To Have The Mind Of Christ?

Mind

Mind is to do with our thought life. We think through our mind. We feel through our emotions. Our thinking is limited by our physical senses. We perceive things through our physical senses. We sense pain and our mind interprets this pain as a danger sign. We smell fragrance and our mind interprets this as sweet smelling and refreshing. Our mind is the place where we process what we see and hear. A sound is perceived differently depending on how well our hearing is. This can give rise to distortions. A half empty glass can be seen as a half filled glass. We hear of opinions expressed though the media and our filters decide on what is right and wrong. All this happens in our mind. Therefore our actions result from how we perceive things. Our mind however is limited. We believe one story till we hear the other version of the same event. 

Spirit Mind

To have the mind of Christ is to think like He does. His revealed word in the Bible gives us the framework of His mind. We begin to process things through the filter of His word. What would Jesus do is a common question we can ask. His Spirit in us will enlighten us if we ask Him. The Spirit and the word work together to enable us to have the mind of Christ. Without His word we don't have a framework to understand the things of the Spirit. His word has many layers of meaning. His Spirit opens our eyes to see the truth. Once we were blind now we see when we perceived the truth. Mind blindness is real. This is why we need the Spirit to see and do like Christ. In the Spirit there are no limits.

Mind Of Christ

My spirit mind is able to comprehend things that are limited by my earthly mind. This is how what was impossible became possible. People are raised from the dead. Someone had faith to believe and spoke the now word which raised the dead. The same way healing is possible as we speak His word of healing over our bodies and minds. To have the mind of Christ is to be able to see and do as He did on earth. This is astounding that we have this ability to see and do as He did. Let us pursue to live by the Spirit and imitate Christ in this. Living in the mind of Christ makes us one with Him.

Walking In The Spirit Is The Only Way To Die To The Flesh.

Spiritual Insight

Spiritual insight is to be able to see through the eyes of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit indwells each believer and provides the way of escape from the thoughts and intents of our soul. Our soul is still prone to sin in thought, word and deed. Our spirit has been redeemed and is the dwelling place for the Holy Spirit. Therefore to walk in the spirit is to walk in unity with the Holy Spirit. God has provided for us a Comforter and Guide who will see us through our journey on earth till we leave planet earth to be with Him forever. This is His promise and He has come to dwell within us to help us with our walk.

Soulish Walk

Our soul which is our thoughts, feelings and will are so influenced by the world around us. We compromise ourselves in our walk when we walk according to the demands of our flesh. This is why many believers find themselves conflicted within themselves. They want to walk according to the Spirit but find themselves powerless to do so. The only way out is to surrender all to the Lord and stop sitting on the fence. It is time to make a commitment to either follow the Lord or give into our fleshly desires. Our fleshly desires lead to death. Following the Holy Spirit leads to life.

Spirit Led Walk

God is calling the sheep to enter into the fullness He has prepared for all who desire to follow Him.  There is no place for compromise. There is a yes or a no and we have to decide who we will follow. This is where our will decides to follow the Holy Spirit or not. When we decide to follow Him we receive power to do according to His Spirit,His will. It is a battle of wills and this is where we face warfare. Come today and let us be led by the Holy Spirit and enter into the land of His promises.

When We Are Fixed On Our Future, Our Past Fades Away.

Past

So many of us are plagued by our past. It invades our dreams and thoughts and saps us of energy. We dwell on our regrets and guilt on most occasions drives these thoughts and dreams. God does not wants us to be stuck in our past. He has a good future for us. We need to distance ourselves from our past and focus on our future. The present is also past as we are always walking into our future. We therefore need to focus ourselves on God' s promises of a good and prosperous future. We know our destiny is heaven so let us move forward into our destiny. We are just passing through in this life till we complete our assignment. Our life is not limited to this earthly realm. We are heaven bound and so our thoughts and dreams must be futuristic.

Future

In the Spirit we can dwell in heaven on earth. Whatever maybe happening around us, we can dwell in our secret place and be at peace. God is resident in us through His Holy Spirit. This is our dwelling place. From this place we are led daily to our destiny. This is our safe place and nothing can distract us from this place. This is a place where we receive His rhema word and dreams and visions. Revelations from heaven are released to us and life takes on a totally heavenly dimension. This is the place of rest and few enter into it. We are so taken up by a works mentality that we fail to enter into His rest. God has already planned everything for us and is in our future. We need to know this and be at rest.

Rest

How do we enter into this place of rest? We need to trust God. We walk by faith and not by reason. Joshua and Caleb entered into the promised land by faith despite the giants before them. We too can do the same. Only those who will trust completely in God's faithfulness can enter in and be at rest. The path may not be easy but when we live from within us we become strong and bold. We fix our eyes on Jesus who is the Author and Finisher of our faith. In this way He carries us through to the end. Let us enter in today and be at rest.

If Jesus Conquered Death Why Do We Still Die?

Death

Jesus died and rose from the dead is a fact. In this way He proved that He had conquered death. We have been redeemed from the power of sin which caused death and therefore have also been saved from death. However this death refers to spiritual death. We have been redeemed from spiritual death. Our soul and body have not been redeemed. Our soul and body will suffer from the effects of sin. We are being transformed in our soul through the renewing of our mind. This transformation will have beneficial effects on our body. Physical death is a reality because we will all die one day. Yet this is a temporary phase as we will go to be with the Lord till we receive our new body.

Spiritual Death

Our relationship with God is through our spirit. Our spirit was dead but now is redeemed through the death of Jesus. Our spirit now is alive and has eternal life. We can now have a relationship with Father God. Our spirit now can grow in knowledge and wisdom. The Holy Spirit resides in our spirit. He communicates with us and directs our paths. In this way our soul is transformed as we choose His ways rather than our way. Once we walked in the knowledge and wisdom of our fallen state. Now we can walk in the newness of the Spirit. He will lead us into all truth. 

Life In The Spirit

In the Spirit we have life. This is the life of God in us. Now we have a new walk in the Spirit. This will transform us from within. What we used to enjoy no more has a hold on us. We are changed from glory to glory. Our soul and body gets touched by the Spirit. We begin to enjoy the walk in the Spirit. Our perceptions change and we now are changed to be like Jesus. In this fallen and broken world we will face many challenges. However God will lead us in His ways and provide a way of escape. He will meet all our needs from His resources in heaven. The devil will not be able to bother us because we are covered in His blood. We now can bother the devil by doing God's will. We become light and salt on earth to bless others.

Spiritual Truth Is Reality. Everything Else Is An Illusion Of Reality.

Spirit Realm

We live in a world where we are mainly sense led. Our physical senses perceive our sense of time, space and direction in life. This then dictates what we perceive as reality. However there is a spiritual realm that is above the physical realm. This world can only be perceived through our spirit. God is Spirit and therefore we can only know Him by faith through the spirit. The spirit world is real even though we don't see it. Just because we cannot measure the spirit world does not mean that it does not exist. We know there is a greater power that keeps the galaxies and all we see above us in perfect balance. Yet we deny His existence because we cannot measure Him through our senses. 

Spiritual Truth

Spiritual truth is reality. When one becomes aware of this realm everything else fades into the background. What we perceive through our senses is just a reflection of what is happening in the spirit realm. This may sound weird to some but that does not make it less real. We can observe indirectly some things that happen that are beyond explanation. How does one explain miracle cures? How can one pray and see the results of prayer repeatedly not as a coincidence! When we become aware of the spirit realm, our whole world takes on a different perspective. We realise that all that we see is here today but gone tomorrow. Death is a reality that few of us want to think about. 

Jesus

Jesus came to reveal the reality of the spirit realm to us. He came as a  human being so that we can understand Him and through Him God. He demonstrated the impossible through signs and wonders. His disciples went on to do the same. Today we see these signs are possible if we believe. I have experienced His healing power and manifestations at different times. I cannot explain it in physical terms but they were real. Once we get to know the Holy Spirit as a person He will lead us into all truth. This is now my reality. Nothing compares to this personal relationship with the Holy Spirit who guides me each day. He is not limited by time and space and I now live an eternal life.

God Knows Our Thoughts

Our Thoughts

This can come as alarming to some that God actually knows our thoughts. He is the one who created us and He knows all about us and loves us. He does not look at our fallen state but our redeemed state in His Son. This is so profound that He could still love us despite our fallen state. Our thoughts are mainly from our soul realm. We are influenced by so many voices around us. Many of these voices are negative and we entertain these negative thoughts. God has provided us with a way of escape through His Holy Spirit who lives in us.

Holy Spirit

In the Spirit we can overcome all negative thoughts and feelings. When we become aware of our negative thoughts we can distance ourselves from them and bring them to submission to Christ. The more we walk in the Spirit the more we will become able to overcome. Our negative thoughts are our battle ground. We have allowed these thoughts to remain and so they have become part of us. The whole process of transformation is to be transformed in our minds. This happens as we yield to the Spirit in us.

Solution

God has provided for us an escape through His promises in His word. We need to replace our thoughts with His positive word. We should not allow the devil to rob us of our inheritance in Christ. We have a bright future and hope. God wants the best for us and our destiny is already recorded in our books in heaven. All we have to do is to trust Him to bring it to pass as we trust in Him. This is the only way to live a holy life acceptable to Him. He has provided for us, for He knows our weaknesses and will strengthen us in our time of need. Let us look to Him to complete what He has begun in us.

Whose Report Will You Believe?

God's Report

God has written His report in His word. We read other reports which are man made. Whose reports will we believe? God's word was written to reveal His mind to us. His word was sent that we may know the mind of God. He created us and gave us laws to abide by for our good. However man had other ideas and decided to rebel. God has written His report in His word. We read other reports which are man made. Whose reports will we believe? God's word was written to reveal His mind to us. His word was sent that we may know the mind of God. He created us and gave us laws to abide by for our good. What we see around us of death and destruction is the result of following our own ideas. God had planned that we would live forever but through our own wilfulness rejected His ways. We decided we would run our own lives. The seed of Satan planted in us through rebellion continues to work destruction in us. What is the way out?

Man's Report

We need to get back to following our Creator and His ways. His ways are clearly laid out in the Bible. We can choose to read His written word and obey it or not. We have all been given a choice. When we do what He says, we will reap the fruits of obedience. When we choose to love we will reap love. When we choose to lie, we will become a lie. What we sow we will reap. We are not alone as He sent His own Spirit to help us do what is right. Why then do many choose to do it their way? This is the root of all our problems. Pride entered our heart and pride keeps us from doing what is right. In Romans 7 Paul describes this dilemma very clearly. He says we know what is right to do but do what is wrong. 

Our Choice

In these last days God is asking us to choose His ways as recorded in His Word. He promises us an abundant life free from the cares and toils of this world. How is this possible when we live in a world torn apart by differences and lies? We can only do this when we realise we are spirit beings who can live life in the Spirit. God has chosen to make His residence in us. His Kingdom is in us. We can live life like heaven on earth when we live in the Spirit. He has given us eternal life in the spirit. What a solution for man's fallen state. Now we have to choose daily whom we will follow. Let us choose to follow Jesus who is the Author and Finisher of our faith.

The Same Power That Raised Jesus From The Dead Lives In You.

Resurrection Power

Wow, what power resides in us yet how little we experience this power! Why is this so? I believe this is so only because we have only a mental assent of this power. Most of us know a lot about the Bible but few of us have entered into the experience of it. We can only access this power if we are baptised in the Spirit. Jesus was with the disciples and yet they only had limited power. It is only after His ascension that the Holy Spirit came to indwell them at Pentecost. What a transformation took place then. Signs and miracles followed the preaching of the word. Dunamis power was released amongst them. The sick got healed and the captives got delivered. 

Power Available Today

This same power is available to us today. We must believe and receive this power from on high. We have testimonies of people like Smith Wigglesworth that walked in this power and raised people from the dead. How many of us desire to walk in this power? This will turn our world upside down. God is still the same God. He has not changed. We have compromised and made the gospel safe and trendy. We are like clouds without rain. There is no manifestation of the Spirit in us. We have been slowly induced into a state of apathy. This is the sorry state of the church today. How can we change but by believing and receiving  His Spirit in fullness.

Avail Of The Power

This is possible today and I want to enter into all that God has prepared for me. All of us have books written about us in heaven but few of us fulfil all that is written. We have to press in and obtain the promises God has promised. He said seek first the Kingdom of God and all these things will be added to you. This means physical and mental health too. Is this not the answer to all the sickness and turmoil we face in the world today? The church has the answer and the world is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God. Now is the time to stand up and believe that there is no greater power than the resurrection power that resides in us.

Faith Without Works Is Dead

Faith

Without faith we cannot please God. He who comes to God must believe that He is. This means we must trust that He is who He says He is. We cannot come to God through reason because our reasoning is finite. God is Spirit and our finite thinking will fail to comprehend Him. We must believe before we can receive this revelation. Once we have received then we can act on what we believe. If our believe is only a mental activity then all we have is a god made in our own image. This is a waste of time and energy as idols created by man to replace God only serve our own desires. This is where most religions are stuck in worshipping god created in their own image. Satan wanted to be like God and so he fell from his glorious position in heaven.

Action

Faith is action. Faith will produce fruits. Faith the Bible says is the substance( title deed) of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. When we operate in faith we can expect to receive what we hope for and this applies to all areas of life. God is Spirit and we are spirit beings and so when we operate in the Spirit we are able to access His riches in heaven. This applies to our physical and mental needs not just our spiritual needs.When we receive we are able to share this with others. Others will benefit from what we receive. The same glory that Jesus has He shares with us.  We now can share of this glory with others.

Personal Experience

Faith without works therefore is like clouds without rain. Our faith in a living God must translate into action. I have experienced God's blessing and favour in all areas of my life. I want to share His goodness with others. God called us for a purpose and this is to bless others. We are called to bless others who are not as fortunate as us. Feed the poor and look after the widow and lonely. These are all works of faith. We see this in how hospitals and schools were established because faith resulted in works of charity. Let us today expect to see God move in our lives to bless others through our works. Even a smile can change a life.

Love God, Love Others, Love Yourself.

Loving God

Jesus said all the commandments are fulfilled in this commandment, "Love God with all your heart and love your neighbour as yourself". The Ten Commandments were given for our good to guide us in what is good and acceptable. Man added to these commandments to shackle us with rules and regulations which were burdensome. Jesus came to set us free from these laws by giving us the law of love and life. His law is love and love fulfils all the commandments and rules to govern life. Laws are like boundaries. They protect us and keep us safe from danger. Break the law and it will break you. 

Loving Others

Loving God appears to be easy. However the love for God is seen in our love for others. The way we show we love God is through our love for our fellow human beings. This is the litmus test for our love for God. Some may say this is unfair as God is all loving but humans are not. Yet Jesus command is to love our enemies. Who can fulfil this command? With God all things are possible. If God said it than it must be possible. Yet in real life we struggle with this commandment to love our enemies. This is because we are trying to do it in our own strength. In His Spirit it is possible to love our enemies. Jesus loved Judas even though He knew he would betray Him.

Loving Self

We must first love ourselves to be able to love others. In the Spirit we can love ourselves despite all our failings and traumas. God's love can do the impossible. We cannot love others if we do not first love ourselves. We were made in the image of God. When we see ourselves as God sees us then we will love ourselves as He loves us. Today let us turn our eyes from self to God and see the transformation take place. His love will so change us that we will be able to love anyone as Jesus loves all and died for all. Our relationships will change and peace will fill our homes as we love as He loves.

Will You Welcome Jesus Into Your Home Today? If Not Why Not?

Question

This is a confronting question but worth asking. How will things have to change if Jesus came home to stay? Will my daily routines have to change? Will my friendships have to change? Will my talk have to change? What about what I watch on television and online? Maybe we have to do an audit to see how much change we will have to make  if Jesus moves in. However He lives in us. He is resident in our life through the Holy Spirit. Yet most of the time we are not aware of His presence or are we? Jesus said He had no place to lay His head down. Why was this so? People were happy to follow Him from a distance but when persecution came they all left  Him.

Lordship

Has anything changed today? Are we happy to have Jesus to meet our needs but keep Him at a distance? Many call Him Lord but do we really understand what it means to say He is Lord? Our conscience has been so seared by the culture we live in that we don't even know what sin is! We have accommodated to the culture we live in and nothing appears to upset us. We do things all in the name of tolerance and love. Is it loving to tolerate evil? Yet this is what we are doing in our churches. We have a good time and hear nice messages that keep us comfortable and warm. Jesus came to upset the status quo. He did not bring peace but division. So what was the peace He was talking about?

Audit

In this world we will face challenges that will confront us and we have to make a choice for good or evil. There is no compromise as compromise means we have given in to evil. We cannot compromise with sin. We cannot cover it with nice clothes and perfume. It is still sin. It is time for us to do an audit and ask ourselves the question. Will Jesus be comfortable to live with us or will He be left outside? I am challenged by this question and have to do a daily audit to stop doing things which I know I will not do or say if Jesus is in my home. Judge yourself is a good way to start the process of cleaning up my own house. His peace is real when we make Him Lord.

Believers Are In The World But Not Of The World

World

This world is not our home. Our home is in heaven and we are just visiting down here. This may sound weird to some who live as if this world is all there is. In Christ we have been saved out of this world and become part of the Kingdom of God. Our Kingdom is of another realm. Jesus said this when he responded to Pilate and said His Kingdom is not of this earth. We too must live life like this, so that we can win many over to the Kingdom of God. However we don't see this difference between the world and the church today. The church has allowed the world to lead the way rather than the our way round. We see this in all areas of life where compromise has caused the church to bend to the demands of worldly demands.

Present Culture

This is the challenge we face daily as believers. The present culture is anti Christ and we have to choose if we will conform or challenge. If we choose to challenge the system we will be faced with penalties. This may lead to loss of jobs and reputation. If we decide to take a stand on issues like abortion, same sex marriage or trans culture we will be faced with hostility. What do we do then? We are called to be light and salt in our culture. How can we be light and salt if we are no different from the culture we live in? We are called to be separate from the world in the way we lead our life. How can one work in a culture that has different values to one that we believe in?

Taking A Stand

These are challenges we will all face and we have to make a choice. I made a choice and got into trouble for it. However I took a stand and challenged the system. Many have followed and now we wait to see the progress in how the government will respond to the challenge. Believers have to stand up for what they believe in. Compromise appears to be friendly and tolerant but like the frog in a boiling pot will soon die. Light cannot mix with darkness. We can be friendly but if standing for truth offends than that will be a choice we have to make. The Kingdom of God will suffer violence but we must stand and be firm in what we believe. There is no other way to resist the slow tide of decay and demoralisation.

The Problem With The Human Condition Is Not Psychological But Spiritual.

Human Condition

Many have tried to make a case for the human condition which is struggling to understand the good and evil in a person. Most have looked for biological reasons and even come up with theories to understand this psychologically. However none of these theories hold water as the basic reason for this is spiritual. The Bible clearly describes the human condition in no uncertain terms. Sin is a problem and there is no solution to sin than the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross. Many see this as a easy solution but God who created us also provided a solution. Why then do humans try to  come up with another explanation? Man has always desired to be in control and through this need is driven to make sense of the dilemma we find ourselves in.

God's Solution

This has been the problem from the beginning. Our fallen nature rejects the need for another. We were made in the image of God and therefore are able to fathom into the depths of creation. However we fail to understand that we are still His creation and not the Creator. In this fallacy lies the problem of man and so the development of different theories for our existence. God has provided a simple answer but we reject it at our cost. The cost is eternal death rather than eternal life. God knew the nature of man and so planned that His Son would be sent to die to reverse the curse of sin. 

Jesus

The solution is before us but we have to choose to accept His solution. Our pride blinds us to the simple but profound plan of redemption. We choose the complicated and complex theories rather than accept what is plain and free. Man has always limited himself because we are of this world. God is Spirit and those who come to Him must come by faith and not reason. Reason will not open our eyes to see. Only faith in a loving God can open our eyes to see the splendour and majesty of God. Come today and be blessed through Jesus and be saved from eternal death to eternal life.

Baptisms. How Many?

Water

The Bible mentions baptisms that sometimes are all boxed into one. I believe there are separate baptisms and each has a power and revelation. Traditional churches focus on infant baptism but this is only a ritual to receiving more as a person becomes mature in the faith. The first baptism mentioned is the water baptism. This is to follow repentance and receiving Jesus as Saviour and Lord. It is a public declaration of death and resurrection into new life in Christ. Our spirit is born again and we now are able to walk in the spirit. Most evangelical teaching would stop at this and rest satisfied with this baptism.

Spirit

However there is a baptism in the Spirit that is a further step in the walk in the spirit. Jesus baptises in the Spirit and Fire. The baptism in the Spirit is usually manifested in speaking in tongues. This is what happened at Pentecost when the Spirit filled the first disciples. This is the same today when we are filled in the Spirit. Taking control of our tongue is significant because it is the rudder to our life. What we speak influences us and others. The consecration of our tongue is a manifestation of how the Spirit works. We now have a gift that enables us to talk directly to God. It bypasses our mind but understanding comes as our tongue gets interpreted. God reveals His mind to us and it comes in the form of a revelation. This is my experience.

Fire

Finally there is the baptism in fire. Fire connotes burning. Fire burns all the dross in our life. It purifies us. All that is not holy is burnt out of us. God dwells in a fireplace. He is holy and we now also are set on fire. Fire also empowers. This means that there is a power released to move mountains. Fire power can drive demons out and purify the habitation. If we want to see God move amongst us in power we need the fire of God in us. There is warmth and love that burns like fire. Fire also brings light in darkness. Nothing of darkness can reside in darkness. Darkness will be exposed in the light. All that is corrupt will be exposed. We need the baptism in fire to move forward in God.

How To Love Your Family, Friends And Enemies

Conflict

In this broken world we live in many are the reasons for conflict and discord. Our sense of justice and right have been so damaged that sometimes one wonders where we truly belong! We see the same conflicts being acted out in families and society at large. Every area of life has been infected with the virus of death. Broken relationships are so prevalent that many nations now are in conflict. Conflict only brings more fear and destruction and can never solve problems. We need to find ways to love rather than hate each other. Knowledge is good but failure to apply it leads to nothing. We know what is right but fail to do it. In this is the base for a lot of problems.

Demonic Strategy

The god of this world desires to steal, kill and destroy. Many are unaware of his designs. Most are blind to the spiritual dimension that affects our daily life. Once we see the demonic activity behind many problems, our perceptions change. Instead of playing the blame game we begin to discern the spirit behind a person that is feeding the conflict. This is a game changer. I no longer see others as out to destroy me but see them as being used by demonic powers. I now begin to bind those forces behind a person that is driving their behaviour. This is a change in strategy in dealing with conflicts. We attack the situation from a different dimension than the human dimension. This applies to all areas of life.

Jesus Strategy

Jesus came to destroy the works of the evil one. He exercised authority over them. They could not act out in His presence. They would scream at Him to leave them alone. We have been given the same authority to bind and to loose. Once we realise that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but spiritual, it changes everything. We begin to get down on our knees to tap into the resources of heaven to deal with the situations on earth. Wars have been won through this strategy. Enemies have been won over and sinners have come to repentance. What a different world we will live in when we begin to do this in our world.

Your Perception Can Mar Your Sense Of Reality

Perception

Perception is the reception of your mind to see things the way you perceive them. Your senses see or hear and your mind interprets what you see and hear and this is perception. The interpretation of your sense is what leads to your sense of reality. I can perceive an object as beautiful but another person may see it as ugly. How is this possible? This is possible because what we perceive depends on how we interpret reality. Reality is a state of mind. My reality maybe different from yours. This is why we have so many opinions about issues and persons. This maybe confusing but this is how we interpret reality. What then is real?

Reality

What is real many times turns out to be fake because our perceptions have deceived us. Reality is a perception and can be challenged. However there are general rules we need to follow. A red light is a red light unless you are colour blind. One who is colour blind will refute this reality. Once people thought the world was flat till the facts were challenged and now we believe the world is round. However there are still people who think that the world is flat! This is all to do with perception. Your reality is your perception. Some can be so fixed in their thinking that they are deluded. We label this as a psychosis. Our mind is so complex and needs constant attention to renew it.

Bible 

The Bible says we are transformed by the renewal of our mind. What we have been taught has to be renewed through the word of God. We are programmed in this fallen world to think and perceive in certain ways. The word of God comes to challenge this view. Some believe God causes sickness and disease. The Bible states that the devil causes sickness and disease. This change in thinking will cause us to believe for healing rather than accept the sickness. This is a change of perception. I once perceived my sickness as trouble now I see it as an opportunity for healing. Reality has changed the way I deal with sickness. I now believe for divine health rather than sickness.

Knowledge Without Understanding Is Useless

Knowledge

In this world we have a lot of knowledge about things and matters to do with our physical world. This is good but a lot of knowledge without understanding does no one any good. I may know a lot about the workings of a motor car engine but what use is it if I can't apply what I know practically? Knowledge in itself is not bad but has no power to change me if I fail to understand what I know. This lack of understanding blinds people to the truth. This can be applied in all areas of our life especially to our spiritual world. We know a lot about God but do not know Him as a person.

Understanding

We were born again in our spirit. This means that once our spirit was dead but in Jesus our spirit has come alive. We have a new spirit in us. Many are satisfied with this position and do not go any further. However God has more for us then just having a new spirit. He desires to give us His own Holy Spirit to indwell us. This is called the baptism in the Holy Spirit with the manifestation in tongues. Few either lack this knowledge or refuse to accept that this is required to live an abundant life. It is only by revelation that one becomes aware of the need to be baptised in the Spirit. 

Application

When we read the scriptures we can read it as an inspiring word. However His word becomes flesh when we understand and receive His word personally. There is a big difference between knowing about His word and knowing His word. I can know all the rules about driving a car but it is only when I drive a car do I really understand how to drive a car. Many fail to understand that God is a person and desires a relationship with us. We maybe saved and bound for heaven but fail to know Jesus as a person in a relationship with Him. What a wonder this is that we can have a relationship with God who is as real as our next door neighbour. Let us enter into the fullness that God has prepared for us and live.

We Glow As Our Spirit Takes Over Our Flesh

Fleshly Walk

Most of us go about our daily lives operating from our fleshly life. This life has to be distinguished from our spirit man. Our spirit man is alive in Christ. His Holy Spirit comes to reside in our spirit when we are baptised in His Spirit. Our spirit is renewed when we are born again. However we continue to walk in the flesh and no nothing of what it means to walk by the Spirit. When the Holy Spirit becomes our leader we know what it means to walk by the Spirit. This is a redeemed life walking in the fullness of the Spirit.

Spirit Walk

The walk in the Spirit is what God is calling us to do. Very few desire to walk in this way. What we call spiritual is really soulish or fleshly. Our soul tends to be enlightened but it is still not operating by the Spirit. To operate in the Spirit is to be led by the Holy Spirit who lives in our spirit. The Holy Spirit desires to manifest through us the gifts and the fruits of the Spirit. Our spirit comes alive and the Holy Spirit ministers through our spirit. This separation is what is needed in the church. Most Christians are satisfied being born again but few desire to walk in the Spirit. Therefore the church is no different from the world. 

Abundant Life

God has provided all we need to live an abundant life in the Spirit. Through His Spirit in us we begin to glow in our soul and our body. The manifestations of the Spirit can be experienced. This is how Peter was able to walk on water. Miracles occur when we walk in the Spirit. What is impossible in the flesh becomes possible by the Spirit. Words are inadequate to express the dimension of walking in the Spirit. It is like walking in heaven on earth. Let us pursue for the best God has for us and never relent.

His Presence In You Is What Matters More Than What You Know

Abiding Presence

God's presence in us will not only influence us but also others. When we walk knowing that God goes with us, we become His light bearer. This is so profound that God has destined us to be His abiding place. Imagine the God of the Universe lives in us. This appears to be impossible to our finite mind to comprehend. Yet this is the truth. Jesus bought us with a price, His own sacrifice on the Cross. He now resides in us through His Holy Spirit. God is in us and with us. Now when we live in this consciousness of His presence in us, we become influencers. His Spirit in us radiates His presence all around us. Others can feel something different or a shift in the atmosphere as you enter a space. 

Personal Experience

I have experienced this many times. It is as if the demonic powers have to move out as I enter a space. It is His presence in me which does this. I cannot see what is happening but can see that something is happening around me. I attract favour many times and believe that the spirit of others are touched by my physical presence. I have become more aware of this recently and believe my discernment has increased. I would encourage others to walk in this revelation. We are spirit beings in an earthly body. We can influence others through our spirit. Is it possible that we can shift the world for good as we enforce His reign and rule in our lives?

Mission

I believe this is possible as we pray and seek His face daily. We are left with a mission in this world to see His Kingdom established on earth as it is in heaven. We can do this as we discern His presence invading the world through us. Let us unite in this together and see a trouble world being delivered from the hands of the evil around us. Let us fight our battles in the spiritual realms and not be engaged in useless earthly affairs. We have a mission to fulfil the last command from our Commander in chief, to go into all the world and preach the good news. Let us not delay but pick up our arms and enter into the battle today.

How To Operate In The Limitless Zone Of God

Limitations

On earth we are so limited. Our physical world limits us in many ways. There are rules and regulations that we have to conform to. Our educational system programmes us to think in certain limited ways. Science works within a limited framework to prove a theory. We can be so limited that we lose our God given creativity. God is not limited by time or space. He operates in a limitless zone. He has provided us with the same capacity to explore and break out of our imposed limitations. However we tend to operate within our human limitations because it is safe. What if you knew that there is more than what you see and hear?

Unlimited Possibilities

God put His Spirit within us to enable us to operate beyond limitations. In the Spirit we operate beyond physical limitations. There is a huge real world beyond the physical. Once we tap into this realm we begin to enlarge our sphere of influence. Prayer is a way to influence our physical world. I pray for car park space and on most occasions a space becomes available. My faith increases each time my prayer is answered. I did this recently and my friends were amazed when a car park became available just in front of the venue we were visiting. This is an example of how we can tap into the unseen world to make this happen in our physical world.

Our Potential

God has made resources available to us even before we were born. He thought of us before we were conceived in our mother's womb. Imagine the potential we have within us knowing that God has already planned everything He has for us. Now all we need to do is tap into His zone and avail of His plan. Everything is provided for to fulfil His plan. There is no lack in heaven. Wars can be stopped through prayer. We know this from how armies from heaven were sent to confuse the enemy. Yet few of us tap into this realm to help us on our earthly journey. Let us join the armies in heaven who are fighting for us and prevail over the enemy's plans to confuse and destroy.

The Power Of Everlasting Life Flows Through You

Eternal Life

When Jesus said He who believes in me receives eternal life, He meant just that. Eternal life has no beginning and no end. He is able to give eternal life because He is eternal life. He can only give what He has. No man can give you eternal life. His word is eternal in nature and therefore has the power to give eternal life. This is why His word has power that is endless. Imagine what this means. Eternal life flooding my being as I receive His word by faith and dwell in it. His life permeates every fibre of my being body, soul and spirit. This is how God redeems us from death to life. 

His Spirit In Us

His Spirit in us quickens our body. His Holy Spirit in us is a person and  lives forever. His life in us can strengthen our body. Eternal life flowing through us from our spirit to our body. This is why we can depend on the source of life in us for all our needs. He is a person and can personally minister to us to manifest Himself. This is why we can believe in healing and miracles. God desires to manifest Himself through us. The sole purpose Jesus came was to manifest Himself in our midst. Now we can have a personal relationship with Him. He is no more a impersonal God in a distance but a personal God who lives in us. We are the temple of the living God.

Endless Power

This awareness of His eternal presence within us must provoke us to desire more of His life to manifest through us. Once we come to this place of habitation we become of great value to His Kingdom. All His resources are available to us. We don't have to do things in our own strength but His. What a transformation this is! God for many generations lived with people. Now He dwells in us. This shift makes us more powerful than an atom bomb. We can be in places and operate beyond time and space to execute His plans. It is like cyber warfare where we can be an influence through spiritual air waves to overcome satanic forces. We live to bring life to dead places. This is the good news of Jesus Christ.

Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen

The Good News

The gospel is for all because it is the good news of salvation from sin. Yet many choose to reject the good news. Why?  God has given us a free will which means we have the freedom to choose. Many followed Jesus for the signs and wonders He did. However few followed Him when He talked about eating His flesh and drinking His blood. The religious of His day rejected Him and crucified Him. This is the same situation today. The message is still the same. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life. Many still think Jesus is just a prophet or wise teacher. 

The Bad News

The god of this world has blinded many to the truth. Just as the parable of the soils illustrates, many hear the message but fail to believe or understand. They get distracted by other things in this world. They have no interest in matters to do with eternal life. This life is all they are interested in. However there will be a remnant who will believe and stay the course to the end. These are the chosen ones. Why waste your time chasing after those who have heard the message and choose to reject it? Why not spend your time with those who choose to follow Him all the way. We need to spend our time wisely.

Solution

This is a costly path to follow but many will reject His message in the last days. Many will compromise and be lukewarm in their belief and walk. This is the state of the church today. We see a compromised church indistinguishable from the world we live in. We are called to be light and salt in the world. We are in the world but not of this world. Heaven is our home and earth is just the place we live in at present. Come let us be light and salt in this world. Let us not fear rejection as we are loved with an everlasting love.

Operating By Revelation Or By Reasoning

Operating By Faith

We are called to operate by faith and not by sight. What does it mean to operate by faith? Faith is not blind believing. It is based on truth. The truth is revealed in the word of God. Faith based on nothing is madness. Therefore God revealed to us by His word His plan of salvation and ways of living an abundant life. Now we can choose to walk by faith or by sight. Walking by faith is to walk by revelation. This means that we connect with His Holy Spirit within us and listen to His voice. Jesus listened to His Father and did what He saw His Father saying and doing. We too are called to walk by revelation. This is not how we were brought up in this world. We were trained to reason.

Operating By Reason

To operate by reason is to think about what we are doing. We have to plan and to think of the pros and cons of the decisions we make. This is to operate by the fleshly mind. When we choose reason over faith we become like the world. This is what is happening in most of our churches. We come to Jesus by faith but then walk according to our mind. We have not been trained to walk by faith or revelation. Therefore the Bible says we walk according to the flesh. We are exhorted to to be filled in the Spirit and walk by the Spirit. This means that our walk is according to what the Spirit says and not according to our reason.

Solution

Our thinking must follow revelation. It is not wrong to think or reason but we must seek God's mind before our mind. Seeking God's mind is to walk by revelation. I have always intuitively walked by revelation. Sometimes people don't understand how I came to a certain position. I too am amazed by the revelation but am confident it is the right decision. Later on I receive understanding of the revelation. This is where my mind is able to reason about the revelation. Revelation is the way the Spirit reveals to us the mind of God. This is so exciting that we can hear God's voice as we actively seek to walk by faith. I would urge you to examine the way you walk and seek God first and all these things will be added to you.

What Does It Mean To Live A Crucified Life?

Crucified Living

Jesus said those who desire to follow Him must deny themselves and take up their cross. This is a high calling yet how many of us understand what this means? We are happy to follow Jesus for the benefits we have in His salvation. Yet following Him means death to self. Jesus walked a crucified life before He was crucified on the cross. We too are called to walk in the same way. Yet how many of us are able to do this? There is no resurrection without a crucifixion. This is the truth and there is no other way to follow Jesus. We have been called but few desire to follow in His steps. This is the sad state of His church on earth. Many praised Him on Palm Sunday but few followed Him on Good Friday. Therefore few believed when He rose from the dead. It is the same today.

Separation

A crucified life means we are able to differentiate our soul from our spirit. Our soul longs to rule on earth but Jesus said we must rule from our spirit. When we understand this we will be able to access all God has prepared for us. God has already prepared a place for us. He has already ordained how we need to live. Yet few of us discern and walk according to His will. I believe this is because we are still walking according to our flesh rather then according to His Spirit. He said abundant life is in His Spirit not in our flesh. The more we crucify our flesh the more we will walk according to the Spirit.

Walking According To The Spirit

One way to walk in the Spirit is to pray in tongues. This bypasses our mind and connects with God's Spirit. Now we can hear God speaking to us and so listen and do His will. This is not a one time experience. It is a daily walk and a conscious decision to walk according to His Spirit.  This is not hard work because all He needs is for us to yield to Him. He does all the work. What a salvation we have in that He has provided all things to live a full life. Let us begin today to live a full life in the Spirit. His resurrection life in us will enable us to do this. Hallelujah.

Jesus Death Certificate Released My Birth Certificate

Life

What a wonderful exchange was accomplished on Calvary two thousand years ago. Jesus died that I may live. This is the story of Easter that changed the world forever. All creation rejoices at this truth that has set us free from a cycle of death. Everyone will one day die but Jesus has promised us eternal life in the spirit. He achieved this through His sacrificial death for mankind. All we need to do is to receive His gift and live forever. Yet man wants to do it his way and the sin of pride stops us from accepting this gift freely. He said freely you have received, freely give. God gave and it cost Him His Son.

Hope

My hope is in His finished work on the Cross. He said "It is finished". He had completed His mission to redeem mankind from the fires of hell once and for all. Now God has given us a free will to decide if we will accept His gift. A gift must be received. Many refuse to receive and so will end up in hell. What a sad state of affairs that we are so blind to the obvious. The devil has blinded us to God's plan of salvation and so religious rituals and traditions keep us bound to an endless life of slavery.

Salvation

Come today and receive His gift of salvation. There is no greater gift you can receive on earth. This gift cannot be bought with silver and gold. This is why it is free. You have to step out in faith and believe and receive. Countless lives have been saved from destruction and hell through this small step. God is waiting for us to decide whom we will choose. I choose Jesus and His way of salvation. All other gods cannot save us as He is the only way to heaven. Come today and be saved and receive eternal life.

Prayer Is Not Limited By Time Or Distance

Prayer

Many times we are not able to be with a person that needs prayer. They maybe living vast distance from us. However time and distance cannot limit the power of prayer. Prayer is like a atomic bomb that is set off in the heavenlies and is targeted precisely to achieve what it is sent for. We may be in a different time zone and place but this cannot limit God who answers prayers. God is waiting for His people to take up their place and pray on behalf of others. There is no greater power than a Christian on their knees in prayer. Prayer is  our powerful weapon that can demolish every argument and force that seeks to destroy and bring chaos and death.

Praying In The Spirit

Most of us limit the power of prayer by restricting our prayers to standard form of prayer. This is not wrong but sometimes standard prayers lose the personal plea and intensity of prayer. One powerful way to pray is in the Spirit in tongues. Praying in tongues enables us to pray perfect prayers that go straight to the throne room in heaven. This is why we have been given this gift. The enemy cannot understand this language and so cannot block it. Many of our prayers are so earthly that they don't go further than the ceiling. When we begin to see the answers to our prayer we will believe for more. Unbelief keeps us from believing prayers. Prayers as a routine achieves nothing. Prayer must be by faith to believe that what we pray for will be done.

Jesus Example

Jesus taught us how to pray. He spent hours in prayer to receive from His Father and then to pray His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. There is a certainty that what we ask for will be done. He said we can ask anything in His Name and it will be done. Why did He say this if He did not mean it? It is our unbelief that keeps us from availing the promises. Today let us pray believing that His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Let us pray that evil will be halted and good will prevail. Let us pray for justice and righteousness to prevail across our land. God said that when His people pray He will hear and heal our land. Prayer is our weapon to bring heaven to earth.

Distance Your Soul From Your Spirit And Prevail

Our Soul

Our soul is what constitutes our mind, emotions and will. This is what makes us who we are in the flesh. It is our personality and we are known by others by who we are in relation to them. Our soul goes through many struggles during our growth from babyhood to adulthood. We face many challenges that mould our character and makes us who we are. Our soul is housed in our body. Our body interacts with the world around us through our senses which influences our soul. Some refer to the body and soul combined to stand for the flesh. The flesh is in enmity with our spirit. 

Warfare

We therefore have a battle going on within us between our flesh and our spirit. Our spirit after it is born again houses the Holy Spirit. Now we can choose to walk according to the demands of our flesh or by the Spirit. We are charged to be filled in the Spirit and to walk by the Spirit. How do we do this when our flesh dominates our daily life? We can do this only when we become aware that our soul is separate from our spirit. Many confuse this issue and think that the soul and the spirit are the same. This confusion has led to many preachers ministering from the soul rather than from the Spirit.

Overcoming

To overcome in the Spirit we must distance ourselves from our soul. We must bring every thought to the obedience of Christ. We can do this only as we walk by the Spirit and not give into the desires and demands of our flesh. Distancing is a strategy that sees our soul as needing to be redeemed. Our spirit has already been redeemed and is bound for heaven. Our soul is being redeemed as we walk according to the Spirit. This redemptive work is a process till we die. One day we will be like Jesus when we see Him as He is. Now we see in part and therefore only are a shadow of the real. When we see Him as He is, we will be like Him with no blemishes. I trust this helps in your war against your flesh and the demonic that works through your flesh.

Manifestations Of The Flesh And Manifestations Of The Spirit

Manifestation

We manifest what is within us. When we walk in the flesh we will manifest the works of the flesh like sexual immorality, jealousy, pride etc.  When we walk in the Spirit we manifest the works of the Spirit like love, joy, peace etc. We know what we are walking in by the works we manifest. Therefore one way to discern is to see what fruits we are manifesting in our lives. If we are always struggling with impure thoughts then surely it is not of the spirit. We must judge ourselves otherwise we will be judged. This maybe a key for many to repent and change their ways and walk according to the Holy Spirit.

Warfare

Our spirit is at enmity with our flesh. There is a war going on within us. Our will decides who we will listen to and follow. If we follow the desires of our flesh then we will manifest our fleshly desires. No wonder many feel trapped in their sin. The way out of this dilemma is to walk according to the Spirit. In the Spirit we will manifest the fruits of the Spirit. We will feel His love and peace and joy. The more we walk according to the Spirit the more we become fruitful and useful to others. Ministry is birthed in the Spirit. However what we see in churches today is works of the flesh rather than works of the Spirit.

Solution

This sad state of affairs can only be reversed when we repent and return to our first love. Our first love was to love the Lord with all our heart, soul and strength. What happened on the way was that we compromised with our flesh and so began to walk according to our fleshy desires. God desires that we be hot or cold not lukewarm. Today let us return to our first love and walk according to the Spirit and manifest the fruits of the Spirit.

Fix Your Eyes On Jesus Despite Your Circumstances And Prevail

Focus

Jesus needs to be the focus of our lives. When we take our eyes off Him then our focus becomes blurred. A blurred focus keeps us confused and distracted. Get back into focus by fixing it on Him. This is the only way to prevail in this broken world. Our circumstances may change but Jesus never changes. He remains fixed and unmovable. His Spirit in us will keep us focused on Him. This will apply to anything we do. Remain focused and breakthrough will come. Distractions are sent to keep us off track. The whole of life is our training ground to hone our senses to remain focused. 

Unfocussed

Focus is a good sign of where we are in our daily walk. When we take our eyes off Jesus we begin to stray way from our primary calling. Our prayer life takes a dip. We get involved in things away from our primary purpose. God appears distant. We wonder why we are lacking the fire we used to experience. Get back to focus on Jesus. Wash yourself in His blood. Repent and get back to walking in the fullness of the Spirit. In this world many are the challenges and distractions that will keep us from our focus.

Breakthrough

Breakthrough is round the corner. God has already provided for us. The delay is in not waiting in faith till we see the breakthrough. The manifestation is coming. Your healing is coming. All we need is already provided for. We must believe this. We can then ask for anything we desire and it will be done. God loves to bless us with more. Don't be content with a little. Hunger for more so that you can bless others through the overflow. We cannot bless others if we are struggling to meet ends. We must overflow in His gifts and fruits to be a blessing.

In The Flesh We Display Many Personalities. In the Spirit We Display Jesus.

Created In His Image

We were created in the image of God. This image is in our spirit. In the spirit we are all like God. This is why a human creation is divine and not just a mass of cells. This revelation should make us aware of the potential in each person. However we tend to look at the external and so judge each other by our status, looks or wealth. Our spirit lives in a body which has a soul. In this fallen world we are faced with many challenges that make us who we are. This is the state we find ourselves in, broken and in a mess. However God has redeemed our spirit and so we have hope that He can redeem our soul. Our soul in different fragments of our self displays different personalities to others. This is how we cope in the world. We play different roles and these roles shape our thinking and feeling and behaviour.

Soul

Our soul operates to enable us to function through our body. We think, feel and act and this sums up how we display ourselves to others. We can act a role in society and this helps us do the things we are called to do. A employer acts in a different role to an employee. A parent acts in a different role to a child. In these roles we display a different personality to function. When we are sick we behave like a patient. When we are well we display a confident and bold personality. Some of us feel we are just going through the motions in life. Some are not even aware of the personalities that live within them. In extreme cases one is oblivious of these alter personalities. This is how we cope especially if we have experienced extreme events like trauma in our life.

Salvation

Jesus came to set us free from the control of these different personalities in our life. He came to unite us and not to divide us. He bought us together in the spirit and now we can display the Spirit of Jesus. The more we function in the spirit the more we will display His image. Our soul and body will come under the influence of His Spirit. In this way we become whole in Him. This is our only hope. In Him we are made whole like the original Adam who walked on earth. Praise God we have a hope of salvation for body, soul  and spirit. Come to Jesus today and be made whole.

Surrender Your Tongue To The Holy Spirit And Control Your Mind And Your Body

Our Tongue

Our tongue is like a rudder that steers a ship. This small part of our body can set the whole world aflame. This is how powerful our tongue is. A tongue that can vomit venom can destroy and break to pieces what was built over a lifetime. No one can control the tongue without outside help. This is why God says that he who can control his tongue can control the rest of his body. We can curse or bless with our tongue. So our tongue is a powerful part of our body that needs to be disciplined. No other part has such power as our tongue. God spoke and created the worlds. We too can create through the words we speak.

Holy Spirit Tongue

When the Holy Spirit came He took over the tongues of men. How very telling that the men in the upper room began to speak in the tongues of men and of angels. This was a sign of surrender to the Holy Spirit. The men spoke and the whole world got touched by this shaking. Could this be what we need at this time? The world is in turmoil and we hear so much noise being spoken and most of them are lies or fake news. It induces fear in us and we tremble and shake through fear yet God wants us to fear Him and not man. The true fear of God will lead to peace and unity.

Surrendered Tongue

Today let us surrender our tongue to Him and let Him fill our mouth with His words of life. What a transformation will occur in us and around as we speak in the tongues of men and of angels. We will see healing and deliverance and many captives will be set free. Our words will carry a new sound that will penetrate the atmosphere and change it for good. This I believe is what prayer does. We pray His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Will we take this challenge and be part of the remnant that will stand in the gap and see the return of Christ?

Let The Image Of Jesus Shine Through You

Image of Jesus

We were born again into the image of Jesus. This means we are a new creation in Him. The old has past and the new has come. However we still live in our body and our soul is being redeemed. Our spirit is born again and lives forever. We now need to live out of our new nature. We have the divine nature within us. This is the nature of Jesus. The Holy Spirit within us helps us to walk in His ways. We can choose to walk according to the Spirit or according to our will. The more we allow the Spirit to lead us, the more we become like Jesus. Enoch walked with God and never faced physical death. We too can walk like Him for we have the Holy Spirit within us. 

Holy Spirit

In the old the Holy Spirit was working from without. Now the Holy Spirit has come to live within us. We therefore now have the power to live like Jesus. We bear His image within us. Will we allow the image of Jesus to shine through us? God has provided everything for us in the new covenant. This is a relationship we have with Him. Most people are content to know Jesus but not have a relationship with Him. This is where we fall short of the glory promised to us. Let us enter in and avail of His promises today. Why delay when the table is full for us to eat and enjoy of His pleasures today?

Land of His Promises

God is good and He will never withhold from us what He has promised. The delay and the failure is on our part. We have failed to trust God to do what He has promised to do. The people of Israel wandered around the promised land and never entered in because of unbelief. To day let us not allow unbelief to hold us back. The devil will try and distract and discourage us but we must stay fixed in our purpose. We must not let him rob us of our inheritance in Christ. Healing, deliverance and prosperity are ours today when we enter the land of His promises. Come let us enter in and change the world and make it heaven on earth.

The Root Cause For Many Disorders Is A Confused Identity

Identity

Identity is the sense of our core being. We are known by who we are as a person. When we are secure in our identity then others will be able to relate with us and we with them. A confused identity will reflect many aspects that makes it difficult for a person to function. This could impact on our personality, sexuality and give rise to various disorders. Identity is developed over years and some have a smooth process while others get stuck on the way. Life events and relationships can impact on the formation of our identity. A trusting relationship early in life with good attachments to parent figures and others can lead to a healthy identity. However most of us will experience many changes and so face challenges that makes the journey difficult.

Trust

Trusting relationships are important is early development of a sense of self. We feel secure and so can explore the world without fear. Fear causes us to avoid certain challenges and so deprive us of learning and growth. Many get stuck in this process and never grow up. This may lead to the development of disorders that further impacts on our identity. Gender dysphoria and other disorders are a result of such arrests in development. We see this acted out in superficial behaviours that hide a deeper fear of exposure. We see this characterised in reflections in art and body disfigurement. What is displayed is a reflection of the deeper issues in a person.

Remedy

Jesus came to give us a new identity. He said in Him we are a new creation. The old has past and the new has come. In Him we are secure and free because He takes our burdens and frees us to live life and that abundantly. He is the source of life and can reverse all that has gone before. Wholeness and freedom results in health and release from all disorders. Come to Jesus today and be set free and regain your original identity in Him.

Jesus And I Can Change History

In His Image

God created us in His image. This means we have the potential of being like Him. This may sound preposterous yet God designed us in this way. He chose to make us like Him. An image is the exact replica of the subject imaged. The difference is that it is an image or reflection and not the original. No one can replace God as He is our Creator. Science may exclude God and come up with another theory to explain creation. Many believe otherwise and trust God is the Creator and what we see and know is from Him. I choose to believe He is my Creator and so I can expect Him to come through for me.

New Creation

Jesus said that a person who believes in Him becomes a new creation. The old is past and the new has come. This is a revolutionary statement. The disciples believed this and they turned the world upside down. They changed history and so we have a world that was before Christ and after Christ. We too can expect to change history when we surrender to His life in us. This is possible only because His Spirit lives in us. We know this because His presence is real and He works through us.

History Makers

I have experienced His presence and His life in me has changed me from a victim to a victor. Many of us caught up in this world system feel like victims. We are victims of the system we live in. Money rules our lives. We are programmed to believe that without money we can't get anywhere or do anything. God says He is our Provider and money is only a means to an end and not the end. This change is what needs to happen for us to live like kings on earth. Jesus did not have much on earth yet He was the King of all creation. We too can live like a king when we know that the King lives in us. We can become history makers and not just followers. Today I want to challenge you to be a history maker as you put your hands in His hands and join me in changing history.