Happy new year 2019!

We thank you Lord God almighty for the privilege of seeing this new year 2019.
We declare this, a year of victory in every area of our lives.  A year of success,  a year of life changing encounters in Jesus mighty name. 
We declare it a year of miracle and supernatural blessings & abundance in Jesus mighty name.
It is a year of breakthrough.
A year of good health, physically, spiritually, emotionally, psychologically, socially,  mentally in all areas of our lives in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
A year of recovering everything the enemy stole from us in Jesus mighty name. Amen!
Heavenly father we thank you, we Praise you, we worship & adore you for your faithfulness, your loving kindness and your mercy towards us.
All glory be ascribed to your holy name.  Thank you our Adonai.
May your holy angels watch over us all through this year and may your Holy Spirit saturate us with desires to please you and you alone in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
We declare divine immunity upon our lives against every works of darkness and Divine acceleration in all our endeavors in Jesus mighty name. Amen!!!

Gratitude

What is Gratitude? Why is it important?

Gratitude is defined as appreciation, giving thanks, gratefulness, 

acknowledgement, respect etc.

Gratitude is important in every aspect of our lives. 

sometimes we say, the attitude of gratitude.

If someone does a job for you or shows you a favor and you 

fail to appreciate them, you will be looked upon as ungrateful or rude. 

It is said, when you appreciate someone for a job well-done, they are motivated to do more good.

It is good to cultivate the attitude of gratitude

What Are You Grateful for?

I am so grateful to God almighty for his presence in my life. 

For salvation, I am grateful that Jesus died on the cross for our sins.

If not for the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ to save us fro sin and eternal damnation.

we would have been of all men most miserable as Paul puts it in 1Cor 15:19.

Because Jesus died and resurrected, we have the hope of eternal life with him in heaven

I give God the praise for the gift of life, the air we breath in, 

for the gift of family and friends.

I am grateful to God for good health., for the supply of our daily bread.

How are many people are starving around the world, yet God provides for us.

So many people are out of jobs, have no regular income, some are begging for their daily sustenance, some lost their homes and have no fixed place of abode, yet some who have jobs are complaining of how hard it is and threatening to quit.

The Israelite of old murmured and complained against God in the wilderness and as a result they spent longer time than they should have and in the process, so many of them died before they got to the promised land.

So many time in my line of duty, I have come across some individuals,

while interacting with them, I will get a prompting to witness to them.

On most occasions I would start with a simple question like, 

what is your relationship with God?

I must say on a few occasions I was shocked by the answer I got.

One instance was a young beautiful lady, she looked very quite and innocent, that you would conclude immediately that surely she must be a devoted christian, but it was so unfortunate that she told me that she was actually angry with God.  I couldn't believe what I heard, it was then I realized why I was prompted to ask her the question.

We spent some time together and I ministered to her.

The enemy of our souls has a way of deceiving people and making them blame God for their problems, so that they are unable to acknowledge and appreciate the goodness of God in their lives.

Our God is a good God, he is awesome! He deserves all our Praise, worship and adoration.
Make the time today to say, thank you ABBA father, thank you Lord Jesus Christ and thank you Holy Spirit.

Be grateful for life, once there is life, there is hope.
Be grateful for health even if you don't feel a hundred percent(100%) in your body.
God is not the Author of sickness and disease, it is satan but he would want you to believe otherwise.
God is our healer, the miracle maker.
Be thankful for your family even if they are giving you tough time, no one is perfect.
Be grateful for God's provisions no matter how small or big.
There are so many things to be grateful for.
Do not be angry with God almighty, please.
God bless you as you draw closer to him through your attitude of gratitude.

Jesus Christ is the reason for the season.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6 KJV.

There have been questions, arguments, debates and discussions surrounding the time of the actual birth of Jesus Christ.
Whatever the case may be, we believe he was born, he died for us to set us free from sin, but most importantly, he rose from the dead. If he did not rise from the dead, our faith would have been in vain, but thank God, the Father who raised him up.

Today all over the world the birth of Jesus Christ is being celebrated by people of different religions both those who understand and believe in him and those who do not.

Many see it as a season of making money with their merchandise as others indulge in purchasing and sharing of gifts.
Is there anything wrong with the celebration, whether he was on Christmas day or not?

The problem I have personally is the way things are conducted. Many people leave their house cleaning and decorations until Christmas. Some do not care about the poor and needy until Christmas. So the less privileged among us can suffer all year round and only receive whatever we deem good for them at Christmas time, that's once a year. Yet we ask God to give us our daily bread, whenever we pray.
We are put in this world to be a blessing with the blessing we have been given, all year round not only during Christmas season or any other festivities.

This season of Christmas, whether we believe in celebrating it or not should be used for evangelism, this is of course my opinion.
It should be a time of enlightenment to others who are deep into the celebration without understanding who Jesus Christ is, why he was born, why he is being celebrated and why he deserves to be celebrated.

Does it mean that we should not evangelize all year round?
No! but we should intensify our efforts during this season due to the intensity of the preparations involved.
We have been given the great Commission in
Matt 28 :18.

"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:"

We must not to forget that salvation only comes from God, no one comes to Jesus except the father draws him. The gospel John is clear about this,

"No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day". Jn 6 :44.

Our duty is to preach the gospel. Conviction and repentance is from God himself through the power of the Holy Spirit.
As a believer in Jesus Christ, whether you celebrate Christmas or not. Remember who is the subject of this celebration and make him known by spreading the good news of the Kingdom of God through salvation that only comes from Jesus Christ.
God bless you.
Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year, 2019 in advance.

Be Encouraged

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Give thanks to the Lord

O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks to the Lord of Lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalms 136:1‭-‬5 KJV.

Have you taken time today to give God thanks?
Are you waiting for a mighty breakthrough before you thank him?
Give God thanks now even for the gift of life, for the air you breathe, for your loved ones, for so many things he has done big and small. Give God thanks for he deserves it.
Giving thanks to God is not only for the day of Thanksgiving, it should be done always, there is always reason to thank God. In good times and in bad times, give him thanks and Praise.
Instead of blaming him for our failures and short comings or murmuring and complaining against God, purpose in your heart to Praise, worship and thank him instead. May you be blessed as you do so today and always.
Have a blessed day in Jesus mighty name.

Prayer

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Ephesians 6:12 KJV.

This verse is important to me because many times we see things happening or we hear of things happening and we are tempted to jump into action immediately and we become emotional, some things might need immediate intervention but others may need some reflection, deep thinking before springing into action.
If we know the type of enemy we are dealing with and understand his strategies then we will be in a better position to plan our own counter attack or confrontation as the case may be.
The above verse says, we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers....., it is worth knowing that these principalities and powers are invisible to the naked eyes, it is a spiritual warfare, it is not a fist fight, this type of fight is best fought on our knees on a daily basis.

When Jesus walked the earth, he spent most of his time praying to the father. He did not wait until he was confronted with a problem before he prayed. He did not wait until he saw a blind man or a leper and say wait let me go and pray first and come back to heal you, No! He was always in prayer, always communicating with the Father and as a result he was endured with power in every area of his life and ministry and performed great signs and wonders.
Why are we not seeing greater works that Jesus talked about in John 14: 12?

Because our prayer lives are lacking fire and anointing, and consistency. We are on fire today, we achieve victory over the enemy and we relax tomorrow celebrating one victory and the enemy in his subtility comes back with vengeance. Read Luke 11:26

A lot of Christians wait until problem arises before they remember to pray, some don't even remember to pray until they have complained and gotten tired of complaining or until someone tells them to pray about it.

Prayer is the key to success, it's the key that opens doors locked by the enemy, it is the key that breaks barriers and moves mountains.
Prayer is the key that destroys sickness and disease.
Prayer is a powerful tool that the father has given us through his son Jesus Christ.

I don't know what your prayer life is like today. Perhaps it's time for an upgrade. Try being consistent, as Paul said in,
1 Thess 5:17 "Pray without ceasing".

Try combining prayer with fasting, if you're not doing that already.
Resist the devil through prayer and he will flee, James 4:7. After you submit yourself to God.

Remember our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, our great example, fasted forty days and forty nights.
Murmuring and complaining will not get us any where.
Go on your knees today, repent of your sins and cry out to God almighty. He is waiting to hear from you.

God bless you in Jesus mighty name.

We are saved by grace.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8‭-‬9 KJV.

Yes, we are saved by grace, not by our hard work,  not by our righteousness, not because we are so good or so holy.
Isaiah 64:6 says, our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.

We are saved simply by the grace of almighty God,  who saw our wretchedness in sin and had compassion on us and sent his only begotten son,  Jesus Christ who knew no sin, to leave his glorious throne in heaven and come down to earth to die for us.

Jesus Christ obeyed his father and came to save us. He endured all kinds of insults and abuse, false accusations, torments and stripes in order to save us. He never boasted of his position in heaven with the father, he was humble all through unto death. Phil 2:5-8.

None of us should boast of anything. 
None of us should brag about anything.
We came into this world with nothing and when we die, we are taking nothing with us. Eccl 5:15. Job 1: 21.

We need to humble ourselves as we are told in 1Pt 5:6.

We need to surrender all we are, all we have,  all we think we have achieved unto God almighty.
Every good thing we have is from God, so what is the need for boasting or bragging.
Even the air we  breathe is from God,  the ability to wake up every time is from God,  the day he says it's over, there and then it ends.
Then we must give account to him, the all seeing and the all knowing God, from whom nothing is hidden and there will be no hiding place.

Are you ready to meet him?
So take time today and for the rest of your life to give God Praise, worship and adoration in Jesus mighty name.

God deserves all our Praise,  honor, worship adoration and thanksgiving.

If you are not doing that already, start from today and make it a habit to worship God in Spirit and in truth.
God bless you.

Do not Judge

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Luke 6:37 KJV

Forgiveness is liberating and the grace to forgive only comes from God. May you find that grace today in Jesus mighty name.

Delight yourself in the Lord

Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Psalms 37:4‭-‬5 KJV.

Someone may ask, what does it mean to delight yourself in the Lord?
To take delight simply means to find pleasure in, to rejoice in him, to find peace in God. When we do that the Bible says the Lord will give us the desires of our heart.
Many people find delight in material things and worldly things, eg: power, fame, money, Authority etc.

In Matt 6:33 we are told to seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and all other things will be added to us. That is, good health, family, jobs, finances etc.

When we delight in the Lord, we desire to spend more time with him through his Word, we learn to trust him, we worship him, we obey him.

Be blessed today as you delight in the Lord and spend quality time with him in Jesus mighty name.

God our Healer

A Psalm of Praise. Happy Thanksgiving

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord , all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Psalms 100:1‭-‬5 KJV.


Yes! We are to give God thanks and Praise in all things. He is worthy and deserves all our Praise.
There is no better day to praise God than today being thanksgiving.
Every day we should actually praise him with songs of praise, worship and thanksgivings for his loving kindness and mercy towards us.

Thank you, ABBA father. Thank you, Lord Jesus.  Thank you, Holy Spirit in Jesus mighty name.  Amen.

Are you under attack?

Do you feel tired and overwhelmed?

Satan wants to stop you, but you won't be stopped in Jesus name.

REFLECTION.

Is your tongue tamed? Watch out!
That rumor/ gossip you are spreading, is there any truth to it? 
How are you going to retract your words when the truth comes out? 
If the trumpet should sound now, are you ready to go with Jesus Christ?
Where will you spend eternity,  in heaven or hell?
Has the spirit of anger possessed your life to the extent, you are thinking of murder?

Reflect my dear, be humble and sincere.
Because X passed me straight and did not say hello is not enough to start a fight. Because I asked Z to give me some water and he refused, is not enough to throw tantrums.
We are bigger than that if we are candidates and citizens of heaven.

In this present society, no one has room for negotiations or dialogue anymore. No one asks the question, why did you do it,  what made you do it, how did you do it?  Oh, No!!!

It is, 'YOU DID IT, YOU MUST DIE' or
'GIVE IT TO ME NOW OR YOUR LIFE OR  PERHAPS YOUR REPUTATION'
What a shame!
No wonder Jesus said in Lk 18:8 "......Nevertheless when the Son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?"

PLEASE READ
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!  And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.  For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:  But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.  Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.  Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.  Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
James 3:5‭-‬11 KJV.

BE STRONG IN THE LORD
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his Lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
John 15:20 KJV.

If you are a true child of God, prepare yourself for persecution and false accusations, it will surely come, stand firm, don't give up, for he that endures to the end, the same shall be saved. MK13:13.

It is time to reflect, repent and rise above satan, he is a thief, a robber,  a criminal.
Don't yield to the deception of satan. he has come to steal, to kill and to destroy,  but thank God for Jesus,  who has come to give us life in abundance. Jn 10:10.

Do your best to enter through the narrow gate to heaven, no bagages allowed. 
God bless you in Jesus mighty name.  Amen!!!

Steps to your spiritual health and well being.

REFLECTION ON PSALM 23.

Psalm 23:1-6 KJV. "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever". Have you taken the time to reflect on the wordings of Ps 23 above? We serve an awesome God, who is always there for us as our shepherd, our leader, our provider, our restorer, our protector. He supplies all our needs, he anoints us to be more effective for his work. It doesn't matter how many fiery darts the enemy throws at us in a given day, the power of God wards them off and we escape unharmed. Even if they harm us physically, spiritually we are unharmed, we remain standing knowing who we believe in that he is able to keep us until that day. In him we live and move and have our being. We don't have to fear any evil as long as we are trusting in him and obeying his Word. He is a great God!!!.

Your suffering does not mean you are a sinner.

The plan and purpose of God for your life must surely be fulfilled. Part 3

The Plan/Purpose of God for your life must be fulfilled in Jesus mighty ...

The Plan and purpose of God for your life must surely be fulfilled (Part 2)

Do not entertain negative thoughts

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things". Phil 4:8

We are to resist the devil and he must flee, so we don't have to entertain any wicked thoughts from the whispering demons.
It is important that we are aware when those negative thoughts come and recognize it for what it is, the enemies distraction and take authority over it immediately and silence that demon in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. 
We are told to cast down every imagination to the obedience of Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:5

"Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ".

The word of God says in Jn 10:10 "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly".

satan is a thief, a criminal, a liar and a murderer therefore should not be entertained at all in anyway.

We need God's super abundant grace to resist the devil, the enemy of our soul and he must flee in Jesus mighty name.

Let us trust our heavenly Father through his Son, Jesus Christ to sustain us to the end.

PRAYER;

Heavenly Father, we thank you today and always for revealing yourself to us through your Son, Jesus Christ. We thank you for the privilege of studying your word, help us oh! Lord to apply your word to our daily lives, to live for you in spirit and in truth and in holiness that we may be able to resist the devil in all areas of our lives through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. AMEN!