GOD’S WILL FOR ALL MEN

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KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 2:3 KJV” For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;”

Someone once asked, if there is a God who rules over this universe, why is there so much evil happening all around us? Eighty per cent of the international news is all about evil and horrific calamities. They ask Does God truly control the universe? Please listen attentively. God created all things, yet He does not control everything that happens in this life. A great degree of what happens is caused by humans. God has given man free will to do what pleases him. The scriptures teach that most of the evil happenings are as a result of people’s choice to be disobedient to the word of God 2Ti 3:1 KJV “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come, For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”

The story of Job reveals to us a lot of behind-the-scenes events. In that story, we saw diverse horrible calamities befalling Job. Job himself confessed that God gave and He has taken away, blessed His name forever. Was it God who took away? No, it was the devil and his demons. These evil beings create lots and lots of havoc.

Our key scripture teaches us that it is the will of God that all men live in peace and in honesty. The Lord taught His disciples to pray as follows, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What goes on in heaven? There is no evil, no destruction, no sickness. This is what the Lord wants for all men. 1 Timothy 1:4 says God wants all men to be saved. He does not want any to perish. All these can be possible if men, that is, the children of God, would pray. We cannot wish for a change without passionately interceding for God’s intervention.

Every Christian is a priest unto the Lord according to 1 Peter 2:9.Every priest offers sacrifices and offerings on behalf of the people. Heb 8:3 KJV” For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.” The sacrifices we are to offer are our intercessions for men. This is our priestly duty. We cannot afford to fail. Failure in this call is the prevailing of wickedness and sin all around us. The Lord says He seeks an intercessor to stand in the gap and make intercessions so that peace and God’s will might be done among men. It seems most people in these times are mainly concerned about themselves and their needs being met. This is a big failure on our part and a big disservice to God. May we repent and seek the will of God to be done on earth?

THOUGHT: GOD’S WILL CAN BE DONE ON EARTH, IF ONLY CHRISTIANS INTERCEDE FOR IT

FURTHER STUDIES

Mat 6:10 KJV” Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.”

Isa 59:16 KJV” And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.”

CALL TO INTERCEDE

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KEY SCRIPTURE 1Ti 2:1 KJV I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

The word “intercede” means to act between two parties with the thought of reconciling the two of them. The prayer of intercession is standing in the gap in prayer on behalf of another. Normally, we intercede for the unsaved.

Apostle Paul instructs Timothy that one thing he must do first is to intercede for all men, beginning with all who are in authority. Leaders are the main targets of the kingdom of darkness. When Satan holds sway over leaders, then the rest of the citizens are under his control. The only means to keep the whole people living in peace is to secure the leaders from satanic influences.

God said
something to Israel through the prophet Isaiah, which shows that he desires His people to intercede on behalf of others. Isa 59:16 KJV And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.”
God is seeking His will to be done on the earth, and it takes intercessors to get this done.

Our key scripture also reveals God looks for people of prayer to stand in the gap to make up the hedge and to intercede so that people’s lives can be free from the enemy’s influence and not have his way among the people.1Ti 2:2 KJV” For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty”.

In Genesis 18 23-32 (please read through), Abraham stood in the gap for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. In that story, Abraham asked God to spare the city if there were fifty righteous people. He kept beating the number down to ten, yet the Lord was ready to hear him. If God, in the time of Abraham, was ready to be so patient and spare such sinful people even if He could find only ten righteous souls, how much more now in the new covenant.

So much in our society would have changed if we had stood in the gap to intercede for people. Let us arise and stand in the gap for our nation, our families, and our communities, for the Lord seeks intercessors so evil would be stayed.

Why should a man intercede before God can affect a change? When people break God’s law, the evil one has the full right to destroy. It is the prayers of the intercessor that give God the right to intervene. God, the creator, has leased the earth into man’s hand, and so He must be invited by man to act on the earth.

CONFESSION

I commit myself to standing in the gap for my family, community, nation, and various events in the world. I would not hold my peace until righteousness breaks forth and the will of God is established.

FURTHER STUDIES

Isaiah 62:1“For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth”.

Isaiah 64:7 ” And there is none that calleth upon thy name that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities”.

CORRECTION IN THE CHURCH 2

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KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 1:20 KJV” Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.”

After our previous study, some brethren have asked me why Apostle Paul says he has given certain brethren over to satan so they learn not to blaspheme any longer. Dear child of God, many children of God have not come to terms with the superiority of their faith over any physical thing they could have. The Lord asked, What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul. Your soul is very precious, and such disciplines are to prevent you from losing your eternal salvation. Some brethren have taught that once a person is saved, he cannot lose his salvation. We saw from apostle Paul’s statement to the Corinthian church in 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 about the brother who was to be disciplined that way 1 Corinthians 5:5 KJV “To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.” The scripture clearly stated the importance of such corrections or disciplines in the church of God.

We remember a lot of statements the Lord said, about the fact that it is better to lose something or everything in this life, so you would be prevented from going to hellfire. Many people still consider hellfire as a religious thought to frighten people, and not a true place of eternal torment, of the kind of torture that cannot be compared to any form of suffering in this life. Dear child of God, you must tremble at God’s word and give no place to sin. Secondly, many people do not acknowledge the spiritual covering of the church. Some just speak very badly about the church and do not see the great spiritual authority the church holds over their lives.

I once talked with Arch Bishop Duncan Williams( I have also heard him share it with different audiences)about his insubordination to his Spiritual father, the Late Arch Bishop Benson Idahosa. He said that because of his action, the man of God who admitted him into his bible school and graduated him, although he was not qualified to graduate, just rebelled against his spiritual father. His Father said to him You are now on your own. This means you are no longer under my spiritual covering. Arch Bishop Duncan Williams said after that statement from his spiritual father, Satan rose up against him to the point that his life became unbearable. He was constantly in the state media for all the negative reasons( scandals that were not true). The Bureau of National Investigations ( BNI) in Ghana was constantly at his heels. He really understood what it meant to lose your spiritual covering for Satan to take over. He said he met Arch Bishop Idahosa at London airport, and he quickly went to him, holding his feet and pleaded for mercy. The man of God just said ‘Satan, this matter is between me and my son, leave him alone. That was the end of all the attacks that came his way. Please dear child of God, do not underrate the authority of the church or that of God’s servants who He has placed over you, Heb 13:17 KJV” Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.”

THOUGHT: YOUR ETERNAL SALVATION IS OF PRIME IMPORTANCE, PROTECT IT

FURTHER STUDIES

2Co 13:5 KJV” Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”

1Co 11:32 KJV” But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.”

CORRECTION IN THE CHURCH

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KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 1:20 KJV” Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme

Apostle Paul explains ultimately why he charged Pastor Timothy not to allow any to teach false doctrines in the church. Such people do not employ a coupling of faith and a good conscience and so make a shipwreck of their faith. To make a ship wreck of their faith can be likened to a ship sinking in high seas. All the occupants of such a ship may sink and die; they have no lifeboats or ability to swim ashore. In a more practical way, they have lost their faith. Such people do not sink alone, but they overthrow the faith of others 2Ti 2:18 KJV “Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.”

In this particular incident, Hymenaeus and Alexander went around teaching that the resurrection of the saints had already occurred. The bible teaches that at the appearing of Jesus, all people who died in Christ shall arise, and those of us who are alive and remain shall all meet the Lord in the clouds 1st Thess 1:16,17. This is a form of the resurrection that would occur at the appearing of Jesus. There would be other resurrections, including the resurrection of sinners for their final judgement and a subsequent casting into the lake of fire, which the bible calls the second death. Rev 20:13,14.All these resurrections are yet to take place. ( I would teach on these various resurrections at a later study)What then were the bases for Hymenaeus and Alexander going about to teach that the resurrection had already occurred? This was purely an act of insincerity on their part. It was out of an impure conscience seeking to destroy the faith of the knowledgeless ones.

Apostle Paul says he has given these men over to satan..Let’s make a reference to an occurrence of an incident similar to this one. This incident can be found in 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 (please read this passage). It involved a young man who was having an affair with his father’s wife. This would be described as uncovering his father’s nakedness, an act that warranted the death of the culprits under the old covenant( lev 18:8). Now let’s look at apostle Paul’s instruction concerning how such people are to be handled.1Corinth 5:4-5 KJV “In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.” This verse reveals the authority of the leadership of the church, especially the pastor, holds in the church At such a meeting of the leadership they declare the excommunication of such a brother and by a statement of faith say that such a fellow has been handed over to the devil, to torment his body for a season so his spirit may not perish in hell but would ultimately repent. This instruction is supposed to be carried out in love for the brother and not as a way for anyone to satisfy their ego to see a brother suffer.

In the account of 1st Timothy 1:20, apostle Paul, in his capacity as an apostle, said he had delivered Hymenaeus and Alexander to Satan, so they would stop being blasphemous and heretics as well. His hope for such an action was the ultimate conversion of such rebellious heretics. Dear child of God, be warned of the serious consequences of dying without repentance from any wicked way; your part would be in hell, considering the fact that the church had to employ such a way to restrain people from dying in their sins.

THOUGHT: NEVER ENTERTAIN SIN IN ANY FORM

FURTHER STUDIES

2Co 5:11 KJV” Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.”

1Pe 4:18 KJV And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

FAITH AND GOOD CONSCIENCE 3

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KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 1:19 KJV” Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:”

In our previous two studies, we looked at how a good conscience, as right judgment, affects our faith walk. This time, we look at the impact of conscience in its conventional meaning, that is, the impact of moral uprightness on our faith. Your faith is a divine means to conquer every challenge that may come our way. Eph 6:16 KJV “Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” Faith is always the victory, according to 1 John 5:4. Faith is the victory, and it must always be genuine. One thing that can seriously affect our faith is incorrect morals. Faith cannot be strong when sin has any portion in you. The strength of faith is the love we have in our hearts for God, for faith works by love.

Apostle Paul says those who have not kept a good conscience in addition to the faith make a shipwreck of their faith. Revelations 12:11 reveals a very important truth about faith. Rev 12:11 KJV” And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”The very first two points that bring victory are only made effective by the third point, which says they loved not their lives even unto death. This statement means they were totally yielded unto the Lord, such that they are ready to stand for Him even at the peril of their lives. It also means they are absolutely yielded to pleasing the Lord. One fact about any yielded vessel is uprightness or moral excellence. This is what makes their faith very strong and conquering.
When Satan went to God to seek to bring Job down, he made the following statement, Skin for skin, a man would give everything for his life Job 2:4. He meant men would sacrifice anything for their life. It means a man would do anything wrong to preserve his life. In light of this, if a man does not love his life even unto death, then he would be ready to maintain the highest level of integrity. By their high integrity or good conscience, their faith was very strong and so conquered. This is the main truth of Rev 12:11

Our Lord Jesus exhibited the highest level of holiness. He said I sanctify myself so they may also be sanctified. The Lord had a very active faith and performed so many feats because of His living faith. The word also assures us of reigning in life by the gift of righteousness and the abundance of grace. Rom 5:17 KJV “For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.” Never play down on your path of righteousness. Righteousness is called an armour on our left and right side 2Co 6:7 KJV” By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,” The sceptre or authority of our Kingdom is righteousness. Heb 1:8 KJV “But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.”

THOUGHT: OUR MORAL EXCELLENCE IS THE LIFE JACKET THAT KEEPS US FLOATING IN THE WATERS OF LIFE

FURTHER STUDIES

Eph 6:14 KJV” Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;”

Psa 23:3 KJV” He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.”SIMPLE TRUTH

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FAITH AND GOOD CONSCIENCE 3

KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 1:19 KJV” Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:”

In our previous two studies, we looked at how a good conscience, as right judgment, affects our faith walk. This time, we look at the impact of conscience in its conventional meaning, that is, the impact of moral uprightness on our faith. Your faith is a divine means to conquer every challenge that may come our way. Eph 6:16 KJV “Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” Faith is always the victory, according to 1 John 5:4. Faith is the victory, and it must always be genuine. One thing that can seriously affect our faith is incorrect morals. Faith cannot be strong when sin has any portion in you. The strength of faith is the love we have in our hearts for God, for faith works by love.

Apostle Paul says those who have not kept a good conscience in addition to the faith make a shipwreck of their faith. Revelations 12:11 reveals a very important truth about faith. Rev 12:11 KJV” And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”The very first two points that bring victory are only made effective by the third point, which says they loved not their lives even unto death. This statement means they were totally yielded unto the Lord, such that they are ready to stand for Him even at the peril of their lives. It also means they are absolutely yielded to pleasing the Lord. One fact about any yielded vessel is uprightness or moral excellence. This is what makes their faith very strong and conquering.
When Satan went to God to seek to bring Job down, he made the following statement, Skin for skin, a man would give everything for his life Job 2:4. He meant men would sacrifice anything for their life. It means a man would do anything wrong to preserve his life. In light of this, if a man does not love his life even unto death, then he would be ready to maintain the highest level of integrity. By their high integrity or good conscience, their faith was very strong and so conquered. This is the main truth of Rev 12:11

Our Lord Jesus exhibited the highest level of holiness. He said I sanctify myself so they may also be sanctified. The Lord had a very active faith and performed so many feats because of His living faith. The word also assures us of reigning in life by the gift of righteousness and the abundance of grace. Rom 5:17 KJV “For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.” Never play down on your path of righteousness. Righteousness is called an armour on our left and right side 2Co 6:7 KJV” By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,” The sceptre or authority of our Kingdom is righteousness. Heb 1:8 KJV “But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.”

THOUGHT: OUR MORAL EXCELLENCE IS THE LIFE JACKET THAT KEEPS US FLOATING IN THE WATERS OF LIFE

FURTHER STUDIES

Eph 6:14 KJV” Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;”

Psa 23:3 KJV” He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

FAITH AND GOOD CONSCIENCE 2

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KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 1:19 KJV Holding faith and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

In our previous study we considered holding faith and a good conscience as a vital means of staying strong in the faith.Among all that was said we said a good conscience is basically to have a pure moral integrity towards God and men..In addition to having moral integrity a good conscience also involves having a good judgement about various issues of life.There have been certain individual’s who did not judge rightly and so suffered very badly.The story is told of some brethren who were supposed to join a boat to cross the volta lake.The rain was very high that day.These brethren said since Jesus walked on the water, they would also do likewise and by faith walk across the water.These brethren were unfortunately swept off by the water and they got drawn.This is a very unfortunate incident and these brethren did not exercise a good judgement and so lost their lives.

Why did they fail to get the results they expected.?This was a case of poor judgement .Please know that real faith does not fail. Mark 9:23 KJV” Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” Something went wrong in this very incident.Did they need to cross the lake walking on the water.Where was the boat at that hour .God loves to have His children function in the supernatural, but were they ready to exercise their faith at that instant.Apostle Paul tells the church to employ faith and a good conscience or good judgement.What was their motive at that hour.Is your decision to take a particular faith stance because the word of God promises to provide or you want to prove how great you are.

There have been certain men of God who would never rest nor listento certain signals that their bodies need rest.They keep going till one day their bodies just give up.Some are hit by irrepairable paralysis or they just die.In some ocassions they suuffer these conditions right in church when they were preaching.Dear servant of God you have to employ faith and a good judgement in all your dealings.Know when the spirit is demanding a special sacrifice and when you have to rest.Mar 6:31 KJV” And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.”
The disciples were so busy that they had no time to rest nor even eat because of the multitudes that kept coming and going.The Lord insisted they stop to rest and eat.Do not kill yourself before you finish your assignment.The Lord needs you to fulfil your ministry

THOUGHT:BE WISE AS SERPENTS AND AS HARMLESS AS A DOVE

FURTHER STUDIES

Mat 10:16 KJV” Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”

Mar 6:31 KJV And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat

FAITH AND GOOD CONSCIENCE

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KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 1:19 KJV” Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:”

We continue with our study on Paul’s first letter to Pastor Timothy.This time he advises him to hold faith and a good conscience so he does not make a ship wreck of his Christian journey.Lets consider a few definitions so we can understand what he is talking about.Faith has to do with the assurance we have in God such that we count as true whatever He tells us in His word.The Lord simplified it in His statement to Thomas in
Joh 20:29 KJV “Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.” The Lord explained that to have faith is to believe what God said without seeing it.He said such one is blessed.A good conscience is to be truthful, sincere or fair in your heart towards God about whatever you are dealing with.Holding a good conscience means not being prejudiced about anything or persons.It means not being partial but at all instances your judgements are thoughts that honour the will of God no matter who is involved or how advantageous it may be to you.God our father does not show favouritism. The people God seem to favour are those who have honoured God’s word so they attract the rewards of their actions.1Sa 2:30 KJV “Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.” To be of good conscience is to be morally upright

Secondly a good conscience as much as it has to do with being sincere, impartial, it also relates to rightly judging matters.The Lord at a point in his ministry ordered Peter to go catch a fish and in the mouth of that fish there was a coin.Peter went and brought the coin with which the Lord paid their tax.Please note that was the only time he got money that way.For the rest of the times the money he used to pay the taxes and bought food were the fruits of his ministry among the people. God gave manna to the Israelites when they were in the wilderness for the forty years, but the moment they got to the promised land where they could farm and grow their own food, manna ceased.For one to be successful in life and ministry we must know when faith must be applied and when the right judgement to act in a way as to play your role as a man.Faith in God has levels and degrees and one needs to grow his faith to whatever level that can really be functional to obtain results.

When does one apply faith or good judgement? Please note that true faith can get whatever it wants, but would you use faith to travel overseas without flying in an aeroplane? Would you use faith to always find money in your pocket and not to earn it from your labour? There comes occasions that simply need a miracle, and your faith must come to play. I was once praying with some brethren at Achimota gardens.The sun suddenly started scorching us so badly, I lifted my hands and asked the clouds to cover the sun for the duration we prayed.The clouds covered the sun for us to have that period of cool weather.If there was a hall nearby, there would not have been any need to exercise faith for the clouds to give us that shade.We just had to move into the hall.There have been testimonies of brethren who realised the fuel in their car fuel tank was finished, yet there was no gas station to refuel.They had to pray and trust God to send them home on an empty tank, and God honoured their faith. What we should be careful about is not to weaken our faith with common sense to the degree that , there is nothing supernatural about us.May we rightly apply faith and a good conscience to safely walk this Christian life.

THOUGHT: FAITH PLUS GOOD JUDGEMENT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL LIFE

FURTHER STUDIES

1Ti 3:15 KJV “But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”

Mar 6:31 KJV” And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.”

Making a good warfare by prophecies 2

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KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 1:18 KJV “This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that ththem mightest war a good warfare;”

In our previous study we considered the fact that we always have a role to play in bringing to pass what God has said to us in prophecy.I believe some of us readers may be asking, since I do not have any direct word of prophecy how does this message apply to me? Dear one every scripture is God’s word and any one of them that applies specifically to your case becomes a word of prophecy to you.Anytime you hear the word of God and you decide to act on it, it becomes a word of rhema, that is God’s word specifically to you for a particular assignment.You also can have a word of prophecy for your life as you accept the word and decide to act on it.Isaiah 55:3 says” Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.” In this scripture the Holy Spirit says as you incline your ear, and you really hear what is said, the Lord would also enter into an everlasting covenant with you.He calls that covenant the sure mercies of David.Beloved you do not have to go around searching for a prophet to prophecy over you before you can know you have a word from God.The word you receive from God’s written word is also a word of prophecy.

Now since you have such a word from God you must make a good warfare to establish that word into your life.Let’s consider Jesus statement to Peter and also to the church as a whole, in Matt 16:18″ And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” This statement goes for all Christians, especially church workers, including pastors and church leaders, It is a word of assurance that he would build His church and the gates of hell would not prevail against it.In case your particular congregation is under a demonic attack you go to this verse in prayer declaring that this is what God has said, and for that matter nothing can wreck or dismantle it.You consistently use this verse to pray and add fasting if necessary.The devil knows he can not prevail against the church but would attack any way hoping the Christians may give in and he would triumph and make havoc.
Dear child of God, never relent in resisting him.Satan is eternally established to be a failure.No matter how hard he strikes, never give in to his schemes.

Psalm 125:3 reads, ” For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.” The Lord says to every child of God under satanic assault that God has never sanctioned such a thing.( the rod is an instrument for punishment)Stand on this scripture and resist the devil till he leaves you alone.1Pe 5:9 KJV “Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.” The word says conclusively, and this is eternally established in heaven( Ps 110:89) that no devil should have the right to torment a child of God.Note this ,;one may be legally tormented if he breaks God’s word and lives in sin.This is the only grounds that the devil could punish a child of God.
The moment this person repents and turns from that path of sin no devil should have the right to perpetuate that illegal activity in the life of the Christian.Dear child of God , if you find yourself in such a situation stand on this scripture and a whole lot of other verses like, Lk 10:19, Isaiah 54:17, Isa 43:2,3 and many more.Make a good warfare and free yourself from any illegal oppression of the wicked one.

THOUGHT: IF YOU RESIST THE DEVIL ENOUGH , HE WOULD FLEE FROM YOU

FUTHER STUDIES

Jas 4:7 KJV” Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

Isa 43:2 KJV” When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.”

Making a good warfare by prophecies

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KEY SCRIPTURE :1Timothy 1:18 KJV “This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;”

Apostle Paul charged Timothy concerning the prophecies that the Holy Spirit gave him .He was to organise his life in accordance to these prophecies .In addition to being guided by the prophecies, he was also supposed to wage war by the prophecies.What does this mean ?.The Christian comes under all forms of demonic schemings to hold him down or move him from his place of truth.Satan’s attack may come in any form targeting your confidence in the Lord.The admonishing to wage a good warfare ,is to use the prophetic message in your prayers claiming that whatever God said to you can not be resisted by the enemy.

On many occasions revelations of the prophetic message attracts demons against your life.These spirits come against the prophetic word to make it null and void.Remember that the birth of Moses came at a time when king Pharoah had decreed that every male child born to the Jews was to be slaughtered.Why was such a decree at the birth of Moses? I believe the magicians located the rise of a deliverer being born to plunder the kingdom of Egypt.I believe Pharoah was under an instruction to eliminate that deliverer.The bible said Moses mother saw that he was a goodly , handsome or special child.I believe the Spirit of God began working through the mother and actually protected the child. This was clearly seen through the events that occured at his birth.When the Lord Jesus was born a similar thing was realized by King Herod who got to know that a new king had been born.I may ask at his age and that of the fresh baby , how many years did he have to live before Jesus would grow to take over the kingship, if Jesus’ kingdom was an earthly one? The whole thing was a demonic orchestration to stop God’s agenda from coming to pass

Arch Bishop Duncan Williams shared a testimony about a minister in England who received a prophetic message about a special move of God in his ministry.He said he counselled this minister to go into some days of fasting and prayer to establish that word of prophecy.This man did not do it.He said if God has said it, then he would bring it to pass.Brethren, this brother died and never saw that prophecy come to pass.He should have stood on that word to wage war in prayer to prevent the demonic hosts that were sent to render the prophecy useless.Never assume that if God said it then it is His duty to bring it to pass. Everything that would happen on this earth in the name of God needs our vital cooperation through faith and prayer. Paul calls it waging a good warfare.In Heb 5:7, the Lord kept praying with loud crying and tears so that he would be delivered from death.The father said it but had to pray for it to be established.

THOUGHT: IN THIS LIFE YOU DO NOT GET WHAT YOU DESERVE BUT WHAT YOU DEMAND.

FURTHER STUDIES

Heb 5:7 KJV” Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;”

Luk 18:1 KJV “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;”

THE CHARGE

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KEY SCRIPTURE 1Ti 1:18 KJV “This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;”

In verse 18 apostle Paul tells Timothy that he is giving him a charge.A charge is a command that gives you no other options but to strictly adhere to it.Some have taught that the period of grace have no strict rules that we have to stand by or live by.God would not be God if he does not have absolute standards that can not be bent or twisted in any way.God’s moral laws will forever be thou shall not.It can never become thou may not steal or thou may not commit adultery.Forever and ever the command not to be envious of your neighbours goods would remain so.It is a charge and one needs to honour it as such.

God’s ordinances and customary laws given to Israel were shadows of the real thing which is fulfilled by the coming of Jesus.(Col 2:17 KJV “Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ). and so under the new covenant, these laws do not hold any longer since under the new covenant .Customs like dietary laws or festivals that come under ordinance do not apply under the new covenant.

Now, why does the grace of God not soften the moral laws? A moral law is the only way or manner of life that can make an individual relate to God.The moral laws are the very character of God.Breaking any of them is an attack on the very character of God, and makes you an enemy of God.Adhering to them is that which makes one walk the path of holiness.Remember, without holiness no man or woman can have anything to do with God( Heb 12:14).What then is the role of grace in walking in this pathway of holiness? The grace of God is the supernatural power of God working in our hearts that enables us to freely do all the upright, righteous things that God has charged us to do. This is the reason Romans 6:14 reads ” sin shall not have dominion over you, because you are not under the law, but under grace.The grace of God is a divine empowerment that helps us do the requirements of God.

Grace does not mean God would overlook any disobedience of any of his moral laws although that act was punished in Jesus, yet you can only benefit from Jesus’ sacrifice by accepting your action and confessing it( 1 John 1:9)..As I said earlier God’s moral laws are His intrinsic character that breaking them makes you break fellowship with Him.To break them is to treat God’s grace with contempt.This is what the bible calls taking the grace of God in vain.Apostle Paul said he laboured more abundantly than any of the apostles yet he is what he is because of the grace of God.(1 Corinth 15:9&10.)To benefit from God’s grace, you must have a willing attitude to honour God’s word and so in yielding to its dictates the power of the Spirit which is the grace of God carries you to do beyond your natural capabilities. God’s charges or commands demand your willing acceptance of what he has said, and then you commit or yield your faculties to what is said.Grace functions by faith.Your willing acceptance and your commitment to do what the word says is your faith in God and that faith sets the power of God( grace) to work through you.

THOUGHT:KEEPING GOD’S CHARGES MAKES US RESONATE WITH HIS NATURE, SO WE SHARE ALL THINGS WITH HIM.

FURTHER STUDIES

Rom 6:1 KJV “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound ? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”

Rom 6:17 KJV “But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

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