PRINCE OF PEACE

The Prince of Peace comes to anoint you with His blessings. He is over all and He comes to bless and not to destroy. The enemy of your soul comes to steal, kill and destroy. Welcome the Prince of peace whose peace is beyond understanding. His peace is real and eternal. Men need His peace in this world where confusion and turmoil are wrecking lives. When He comes back one day will He find men of faith waiting for His return? Today you must decide to welcome Him into your heart. There is no one else worth waiting for. When you invite Him into your heart today then you receive His peace now. When He returns He will complete your healing. We are all damaged in one way or another because this world is hostile to our being. Our wholeness can be restored in Him. He created us whole but sin tarnished our wholeness and we fell to the ways of the world. The redeemed will call on the Lord in the day of trouble and will be saved. Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me bless His holy Name.

DOING GOD'S WILL

Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done. Jesus said not my will but thine be done. This means surrender to God's authority. When we pray thy will be done, we are saying in effect that God's authority be in place. Coming under the authority of His will is releasing His Spirit to do His will. This is the best way to live, under God's authority. When  we choose to go our way then we are saying that we will do it our way. Choosing my way is to go against God' way. My way is always serving self and not God. God's way involves the sacrifice of self. It is a liberating position because I choose to trust God and His will for my life. When I let go and let God then I free God to work through me. God has chosen to work through me. Jesus looked to His Father and did what He saw His Father doing. When I surrender my will, I do the same. In this is real freedom. Come and lay your burdens at His feet and be free to do His will. All sickness and disease will have to bow to His will in your life. Try it and see. 

TRANSFORMED INTO HIS IMAGE

God is transforming you by the renewal of your mind. Your fleshly mind thinks one way, usually negative. Your spirit mind thinks like Jesus. The 2 are in conflict. The fleshly mind always thinks of what is best for self. Your spirit mind thinks of what is good for others. The shift is big and changes your outlook on life. You can only do this because you are secure in Him. Every child needs a secure base from which to launch out into the world. An insecure base leads to insecurity in relationships and the course of your life. The more secure you feel the more risks you will take. Jesus went against the thinking of the scribes and the Pharisees. This upset them but he was interested only in speaking the truth in love. He listened to what His Father had to say and He did what He saw His Father in heaven doing. This is how you operate in the spirit. Always listen to the Father and see with your spiritual eyes and you will do what you see. What a powerful change will occur. This is what it means to be transformed by the renewal of your mind.

CREATED FOR A PURPOSE

Bless the Lord oh my soul and all that is within me bless His holy Name. How good is the Lord? He is so good that even the stones want to praise Him. He is Almighty God and there is nothing too difficult for Him. He created you for a purpose and it is your responsibility to find it and do it. All you need to do is to choose to follow Him. He has given you a free will and therefore you can choose to do your own will or His will. He is a Father and therefore will not impose on you. Jesus could choose to avoid the Cross but He prayed 'Not my will but yours be done'. This should be your prayer too. This means when you come to the cross roads of life, you have to decide to carry your cross, which means dying to your will. The Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy. The only way to experience this is to carry your cross daily and by this means to die to self. Respect others beliefs but still share your faith. If you don't share how will they know? The Holy Spirit will open their eyes to the Truth when you share from your heart. Don't get into arguments for reason will not convict. Only faith will convict and convert. The sword will not change hearts so don't worry when you are threatened. Now I have set you free from all burdens of the flesh and the world. You are free to be. I will use my freedom to preach Christ.

FOLLOW JESUS AND RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE

It is His presence that makes all the difference for the children of God. We are all God's children not the devil's. We were created in His image, male and female. However we were born in sin. This is why we need to be cleansed in the only remedy for sin, the blood of Jesus. This is why all have access to God and can teach and preach about God but Jesus came to show the way to the Father. There is only one God and the others are liars. Satan will counterfeit everything that was created. His counterfeit is to deceive the world into his kingdom of lies and death. A lie will lead to death. Believe the lie and death will become your end. Believe the truth, Jesus, and life will be your portion. Jesus came to give life and that abundant. Yet many choose to follow the lie then life. Many live in the realm of reason rather then faith. The technological age trusts technology rather then God. There is an answer for everything man faces but is the answer giving life. Temporary solutions will not lead to life. It lessens the blow of the situation but never results in life. Eternal life is from God and only God can give it. Man can extend his life on earth but he will surely die. Do you have the solution to eternal life? If not look to Jesus and receive His life which is eternal. I have chosen to follow Jesus and His presence is everything to me.

SPIRIT OF JESUS

Great is thy faithfulness O Lord, my God and my Creator. Your goodness surrounds me all the days of my life. Even when I feel hard done, yet you are faithful and true. There is no one like you. Who can fathom the depth of your love. You give beauty for ashes. Great are you and greatly to be praised. My lips will sing your praises. Gratefulness nourishes the heart and strengthens my soul. Your Spirit in me makes me whole. The Spirit of Jesus has come now to help me in my time of need. He comforts me and helps me comfort others. How great it is to know that I have a Helper. He is the very Spirit of Jesus. The saints of old only knew of God's Spirit. The Holy Spirit came upon Jesus. Now the Spirit of Jesus who was with Him during his walk on earth has been sent to abide in me. What a royal anointing is this that the very Spirit of Jesus dwells in me. This was possible only because Jesus ascended to heaven. Now it is possible for Him to minister through me just as He did when Jesus was on earth as a human being. He is now a heavenly being and in Him are all things. His Spirit in me is my hope of glory just as Jesus experienced it. Now all I have to do is to walk in Him and trust Him for everything I need.

HIS RHEMA WORD

God's now word is His rhema word. This is His saying word and doing word. His rhema word performs what it says. His written word explains His truth. You need His rhema word to see the fruit of the word. The written word is like any other written word. When faith is mixed with His written word then it becomes His rhema word. However God is Spirit and He can communicate to you through His Spirit in you. When you connect with Him then His Spirit in you reveals His mind to you. Today heaven is opened to you. You have come into His presence in heaven. He touches you and anoints you and says, YOU ARE MY CHILD IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED. This is His rhema word to you. He knows the desires of your heart. He is always with you. You don't have to look for angelic visitations for His angels are with you. You have experienced them and now you must trust them by faith. God wants you to walk by faith. Only those who do not believe need to see. Seeing is an illusion. However faith in the unknown is eternal. When you have that child like faith to trust then you can ask for anything and it will come to you. His word is sent to perform and not to destroy. So come Lord Jesus and perform your word to me today.

THE SPIRIT ANOINTED PERSON

The Spirit anointed person lives a heavenly life on earth. He has no cares for he is living in the spirit. He lives on earth as one dead to the world. His flesh has no more power over him. He is like a dead man walking. Jesus walked like this on earth and therefore was sinless. It is the temptations of the flesh that make you sin. Now in the spirit you only experience love, joy and peace. You walk in the light of heaven. You experience His mind and emotions and your will is bent to serve Him. You have given up your vain imaginations and will only listen to the Spirit. All other opinions and wise counsel do not matter to you. You know who you are and where you are going. You live in the light of eternity. This kind of life will transform you as light transforms the darkness. Many will feel the light and be attracted to the light. Your whole being will be lightened and God's presence will be so real. His wisdom will guide you and many things will be revealed to you. You will accept all things and be thankful. You live in the consciousness that God is in you and He is in control and not your circumstance. Praise God that He has provided a way of escape from this corrupt world. You will see with the eyes of the spirt and hear with ears of the spirit. Everything will be sanctified in your presence as light transforms the darkness. This is the word of the Lord.

FIX YOUR EYES ON JESUS

Fix your eyes on Jesus. This is the only way to tune into flow and live the abundant life. His life in you is the source of your inheritance in Christ. He has all the resources in heaven available to you. As you fix your eyes on Jesus you will diminish and he will increase. You will realise that you cannot live His life in your strength but only His strength. You will become conscious of your own weakness and His strength to overcome your weakness. The more you decrease the more He will increase. All your desires will be His desires. Your desires will conform to His desires and you will fulfil His mission for you. Your life will be lived in faith and you will not walk by sight. You will see how your new life in Christ is easy as you walk in the Spirit. There will be less tension between your self and Christ in you. You will become like Jesus as you walk His life on earth. You will truly achieve great things in His Name. You will have no confidence in the flesh and all confidence in Him. You will be a influencer and not just a spectator. God can use you for His purposes. You will rise up on eagles wings and nothing formed against you will prosper. Therefore be glad and rejoice in His salvation.

DISCIPLESHIP

Discipleship is costly. Following Jesus is costly. The main cost is to your self. The self that rules your life will need to surrender. This means surrendering your identity. Jesus said in Luke 14:33 that we have to leave all and follow Him. The call is the same today as it was then. It is 100% and nothing less. You cannot do it in your own strength. You will find that your mind will say yes but your heart will say no. It has to be a heart decision. Everything to do with the walk of faith is a heart decision. The mind will follow the heart and not the other way round. For too long you have tried to walk by faith by following your mind. Your mind reasons, your heart intuits. In the core of your being it is your heart that decides. Heart decisions are always what matters. When troubles come your mind will waver but your heart will remain steady for it is fixed on eternal values and not on circumstances. Jesus always addressed heart issues not mind issues. The opinions of man all revolve around the issues of reason. Some reasons are valid and true but do not produce life. God's word produces life for it changes the heart and heals. When there is real heart change then the mind is renewed and transformation occurs. Many have failed in their walk because they have tried to walk by reason rather then by faith. So today walk by faith and not by sight.

HEART CHANGE

The heart is the place for reformation. A heart reformation leads to life reformation. No heart change leads to no change. A change in persona does not mean a heart change. I can act differently but my heart is still the same. This is why we were given a new heart and in our new heart a new Spirit. This is creation through revelation. It is a spiritual regeneration. However we are still in our flesh. Now we live in this temporary house, our body. However our spirit lives forever. Now our spirit is limited by our body but one day we will be free from this body. Till then we will live in the body but walk in the spirit. Walking in the spirit is to walk by faith in the new life. The Holy Spirit directs us with words and pictures and emotions. This walk then translates into a new lifestyle which is Kingdom lifestyle. I am in the world but not of the world. The world and its attractions are no more a attraction to me. My mind is in heaven and so is my heart. I am seated in heavenly places with Christ Jesus but my feet are on the ground. Everything I touch has a heavenly touch and heaven invades earth. I bring heaven to earth by my presence because He lives in me. This consciousness will result in holiness. I will not entertain any evil thoughts or feelings. I will direct them all to the Cross to be slain. I live in the finished work of Christ on the Cross. I live by grace and walk by faith. This is the abundant life Christ promised now and forever. Heaven on earth is my inheritance.

SUBMISSION

Appearances are deceptive. Therefore do not judge by appearances. Just like a chameleon, appearances can change depending on the context. This is part of the human dilemma. One wants to project a genuine picture but defences keep the real you hidden. When you become transparent then you become vulnerable. Yet in the Spirit you can be transparent and vulnerable and still stand. You are no more in charge but God is in charge. This is a process and it is a journey of death to self that enables the Spirit to come forth through you. Many want a quick fix but in Christ there is no quick fix. Your journey is for eternity and time is not a factor. Some get through faster then others only because they are ready to die faster. Those who have accumulated a wealth of resources and are independent of God will find the letting go harder. God is at work in them. It is better to surrender then to allow God to send crises to bend you to submission. Submission is easy when the will is willing to bend to the Spirit. Ultimately God has allowed you to decide which way you want to go. God is patient but He will not force submission. Submission must be willingly done otherwise it is not true submission. It is the submission of the heart and not the head that counts. God is always after your heart because this is what really matters. Many withhold a heart commitment although they think they are committed to His cause. Lord help me to surrender all to you.

WALK BY FAITH

Mighty is our God to save. A righteous man has great power with God. His prayers are answered. I am righteous only in Christ. My righteousness is like filthy rags. In Him alone can I claim righteousness. Without Him I am nothing. In Him I am a mighty warrior. Others will see and know. Because He is, I am. Whatever others may say in fear they will agree in secret. Therefore do not judge others by what they say. Their hearts may believe something else but their heads will say what they want others to see. This is the paradox man finds himself in. The similar state that Paul describes in Romans 7. The thing I want to do I don't do and the thing I don't want to do, I do. Who will save me from this state. Praise God in Christ I am free from this state. Now in Christ I can do what is right to do. When I do what is right then I am righteous. However I am aware of the war that is taking place in my members. I am prone to sin like everyone else. This is why I have to be conscious of God's presence all the time. Once I drift into unconsciousness then I am walking in sin. One is either God conscious or sin conscious. If I stop walking by faith then I am walking in sin, by sight. To not walk by faith is sin. Help me Lord to always be conscious of your presence, for outside your presence all I see is death.

PERSONAL GOD

Precious are the moments with the Lord. He is Jehovah Jireh, my provider. He provides for me. Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. His word is so needed for the nourishment of the spirit. Your spirit and soul are nourished through His word. Without His word you can't feed your spirit. His Spirit in you will reveal His rhema word to you. It is His rhema word that brings life. Hs word is only bread to those who can see. To see you have to believe. This is a heart belief and not a head belief. One uses your head to decide but with the heart one believes to salvation. You need your brain to process information but only through your heart can you believe. This is why emotions are so crucial to belief. When you experience His word you are connecting at an emotional level to a real person. Jesus connected with His disciples and made Himself known to them. Now He connects with you through His Spirit and makes Himself known to you personally. His written word is an account of His dealings through people like you and me. Now He does the same with you and me and you write a new epistle of His dealings with you. His dealings with you are His acts through you.

FAITH FILLED, FEAR FREE LIVING

Fear is a paralysing emotion and the main tactic of the devil. When fear enters the heart it gives the devil a foothold to create havoc. The only way to dispel fear is through faith. Fear imprisons you to a way of thinking and feeling that boxes you in. It does not allow other information to enter and therefore you are convinced that what you feel is real. However fear is never real for it is an emotion or feeling. It senses danger and is in a state of fight or flight. We need to be alert to danger but most of the fears we entertain are not real but due to misinformation. When the correct information is received then the fear dissipates. When you have had one bad experience then the only way to overcome, is to replace this with a good experience. Fear and other emotions have a powerful way of imprinting in your mind that experience. Layers of bad experiences result in distorting your perception of the world and of yourself. Any threat to you then is exaggerated by your past experience. The only way to overcome fear is through faith. Faith faces your fears and fights it, till you overcome. You are no more an undertaker but a overcomer. This is the way men of faith overcame giants and reaped rewards. The only way you can move forward is by faith. Take the risk today and launch out in faith and see your fears diminish in Jesus Name.

IN HIS PRESENCE IS LIFE

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and not in his own strength. The Lord is good and His banner over me is love. The Lord calls those who belong to Him. There is nothing that can stop Him because He is God. He is above all and when we tap into Him we are tapping into the realm of His presence. His presence is above all. In His presence is life everlasting. You have experienced a little of this but one day you will be in His presence all the time. To be in Him is to be away from this world. This world is not your home. Your home is in heaven and that is your abiding place. It seems a contradiction that you call earth home when really heaven is your real home. You will ache till you are home in heaven. Down here you will experience glimpses of heaven. One day you will be in heaven. Heaven can only be experienced in the spirit. God is spirit and there is no other way of experiencing God then in the spirit. This is why you cannot experience Him in the flesh. In the spirit you will experience the real meaning of life. In the flesh you experience only a illusion of what is real.

WALK IN THE SPIRIT

The Spirit is in you and has a mind that is different from your mind. The mind of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, goodness, gentleness and self control. Your mind is fleshly and therefore needs to come under the command of the mind of the Spirit. When you walk in the Spirit then His mind is in control. When you walk in the flesh then your mind is in control. The 2 minds are in conflict because one is centred on self and the other is in Christ. This is the warfare that is fought in your mind. Demons attach themselves to your fleshly mind and stir up jealousy and envy and pride. The lusts of the eyes and the lusts of the flesh work together with demons to keep you from walking fully in the Spirit. In the Spirit the gifts of the Spirit also flow out freely. Therefore when you walk in the Spirit the fruits and gifts of the Spirit should be evidenced. The lack of the fruits and gifts of the Spirit is due to a walk mainly in the flesh. This is why only death to self can enable you to walk fully in the Spirit.

APPLICATION

Application is the key to receiving from God. Failure to apply what you already know results in weakness. To be strong in the spirit you have to apply His Word. Application means putting into practice. When God commands us to love each other then that means we need to respect and serve others. There is no other way to love then the way Jesus loves, by laying down my life for another. I did not deserve this as I am a sinner but Jesus still died for me. His death is the reason for my life and His resurrection life now keeps me alive. This is how Jesus walked His talk. Talk only tickles the ears. It is when you walk the talk that it brings life to others. You maybe satisfied with your life but it is only when you share it with others that it becomes bread to others. Your life in isolation is no good to others. So also the treasure you have within needs to be shared for it to bring forth fruit. A seed not sown will not bear fruit. His Word spoken out in faith delivers much. The Holy Spirit in you will anoint your words to plant seeds of faith that will grow and bear fruit. Your responsibility is to sow. The Spirit will water and give growth to it. Therefore walk your talk and see abundance flow through you.

HEART COMMUNION

The heart of man is deprived because man has lost the art of communicating in the spirit. The Spirit communicates through pictures and makes the heart feel His presence. When you communicate facts rather then feelings then the heart does not comprehend. The language of the heart is intimate and arouses warm feelings. This is why good communicators are able to talk in pictures. They arouse pictures in you that communicate a message to the heart. Jesus taught using parables to illustrate the Kingdom of God. These parables were based on practical examples like the widow's mite and the prodigal son. They described a scene that resulted in a appreciation of the lesson. So also when you illustrate through pictures you are able to describe in words and communicate  your desires and wishes to another. When you lose heart you become deprived and enter into despair. Many try to fill their need for an empty heart through things and intellectual pursuits. These are all distractions. A spirit filled man fills his heart with spirit filled thoughts and feelings that enrich his soul. An enriched soul will be generous. It will love like Jesus loved by giving up His life for me. A love starved world will turn to any ism that promises to fill the need. Therefore love and reach out to those in need and let the spirit fill the need through you.

FAITH BASED ON EVIDENCE

Faith believes the impossible is possible. Faith rests in the fact that God is real and is present to help you. Faith denies the facts before you because it rests its case in God. God has said so must be its logo. This is not blind faith but faith based on evidence of God's dealings with man. What has been proved by millions is now handed down to you. Blind faith is not based on evidence. The Bible is God's evidence of His dealings with man. His dealings with Israel is to demonstrate His power and authority over all creation. Man is limited to his 3 dimensional world. God is in the 4th dimension and sees from above. It is like having a aerial view of a city rather then a view of what is before you. A study of a mass in detail is different from a study of the whole. The whole is much more complex and this where science is limited in its theories. God created the worlds and that is the only explanation that has stood the test of time. Now your belief in this will change the way you deal with His creation. Now you will see all things working together for good rather then be in despair over one small upset. You will contend with evil as a warrior for God rather then submit to evil. What is not of the light is evil and of darkness. Therefore walk in the light as He is in the light.