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I am so excited to invite you for a Holy Ghost meeting in Lagos tomorrow.
This will be a meeting ordered by the Holy Spirit and it will be full of His manifestations.
Are you in Lagos? Do you love to fellowship with the Holy Spirit? Are you a believer? You should be here!
The details are highlighted in the image below:
Lives would be transformed, bodies will be healed and it will be all about Jesus!
I look forward to seeing you all at this meeting.
Love you!
Watching my daughter grow is a constant delight, particularly when she was a cute plump toddler! I remember constantly calling her name until she recognised it and by the time she could talk, she said her name with utmost confidence. Why was she confident about her name? She had heard it for so long that she believed it without a doubt. You could not convince her she was anyone else but herself. Her constant hearing her name and abiding with me, the author of her name convinced her that it was true. By the time she could talk, she would repeat her name over and over, further reinforcing her confidence.
Do you know this is the same way your confidence of faith in God’s Word grows? The author and finisher of your faith has spoken to you in His Word, do you know it? Do you believe it? Is it the first thought that comes to your mind when you are in trouble? Or is fear your first port of call? Why do so many of us believers lack confidence in God’s Word? We have not spent enough time with God and His Word!
Imagine a child who was never told her name or called by it. That child would have no identity and no name! She would be unable to tell you her name or where she is from or any details that could tell anyone who she is. There are too many believers today without a firm grasp of their identity and who the Author of their faith is. A lack of identity means you have no idea what you are entitled to and you definitely would not have confidence in what you don’t know you have.
‘Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. ‘ Hebrews 10:35 NKJV
The word confidence in this verse in the Greek is parrhesia and it means Outspokenness, Boldness, Openly, freedom in speaking, free and fearless confidence, cheerful courage!
How do you get to the point where you can courageously say what God has said about you? Just like my daughter, I will share the steps that renews the mind till we have a full confidence of faith in God!
Hear the Word
‘So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ. ‘
Romans 10:17 NLT
My daughter kept hearing what I called her, this was what planted the seed of her name in her. This is the same with you the believer, faith is planted in you by the Word of God you keep hearing. You hear by listening and reading the Word of God. The more you study, the more you see the Good News that is for you.
Meditate on the Word
This is contemplation and continuous thinking about the Word. You become what you constantly think about. The more you meditate on the Word, the more that Word becomes a part of you. The more my daughter stayed with me, she kept hearing her name and must have thought in herself that this must be who I am. Your reality is defined by what you are thinking! Spend more time meditating on the Word and your life will follow the path of your thoughts. Not only that, your confidence in the Word of God and your faith will grow constantly.
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he” Proverbs 23:7
‘And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. ‘ Philippians 4:8 NLT
Confess the Word
When my daughter was able to talk, she spoke her name confidently and without fear. She declared constantly who she was and even when teased about it, she would come back to me and I would affirm that she is who I have always called her. Never stop confessing the Word as it is a sign of what you believe. Faith speaks!
“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)” Hebrews 10:23 KJV
‘We have the same Spirit of faith that is described in the Scriptures when it says, “First I believed, then I spoke in faith.” So we also first believe then speak in faith. ‘ 2 Corinthians 4:13 TPT
Praying in the Holy Spirit
‘But you, my delightfully loved friends, constantly and progressively build yourselves up on the foundation of your most holy faith by praying every moment in the Spirit. ‘
Jude 1:20 TPT
Whenever you pray in the Spirit, you are speaking mysteries and praying the complete will of God because your human understanding is not involved. This causes answers to things you do not know you prayed about, your faith will be strengthened!
To help me abide constantly in the Word; I listen to the audio bible in different versions, sermons from bible-based anointed teachers, study the bible and read books from anointed authors.
What ways have you found to stay in God’s Word?
I have been meditating on the goodness of God over the last few weeks and I’ve been amazed at what I have found.
“But Lord, your endless love stretches from one eternity to the other, unbroken and unrelenting toward those who fear you and those who bow facedown in awe before you. Your faithfulness to keep every gracious promise you’ve made passes from parents, to children, to grandchildren, and beyond.”
Psalms 103:17 TPT
“You are the one and only God. What miracles! What wonders! What greatness belongs to you!”
Psalms 86:10 TPT
For the Lord is always good and ready to receive you. He’s so loving that it will amaze you— so kind that it will astound you! And he is famous for his faithfulness toward all. Everyone knows our God can be trusted, for he keeps his promises to every generation! Psalms 100:5 TPT
There are no “buts” to His goodness.
For example, when people say God is good but He is punishing me for all I’ve done wrong or saying God is punishing a country or town with terrorist attacks. That is SO NOT God. I want to repeat again, there is no “but” to God’s goodness. He is innately good and nothing removes from it.
“Everything You do is beautiful, flowing from Your goodness” Psalm 119:68
Where have you put a “but” in your life?
Evil in any shape or form is from the devil and not God (John 10:10). As long as there is a “but” in your faith in His goodness, your faith won’t work. The devil lies to us and encourages us to believe in “buts”, that is, he is giving us alternatives to His goodness. Once we buy that lie, we operate beneath God’s plans and purposes for us.
Today, I am encouraging you to just declare His goodness according to scripture and debunk every lie the enemy has been feeding to you.
Declare His goodness and faithfulness over that infertility.
Declare His goodness over that lack of finances.
Declare His goodness over that rebellious child.
Declare His goodness over that marriage.
Choose to believe only His goodness and give no place for the devil’s “buts” and watch your faith work for you!
God is always good!!
Scripture for meditation
‘Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him who rides on the clouds, By His name Yah, And rejoice before Him. A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation. God sets the solitary(lonely) in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a dry land. O God, when You went out before Your people, When You marched through the wilderness, Selah The earth shook; The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. You, O God, sent a plentiful rain, Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance, When it was weary. Your congregation dwelt in it; You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.’ Psalms 68:4-10 NKJV
‘On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers, Yes, on all the happy homes in the joyous city; Because the palaces will be forsaken, The bustling city will be deserted. The forts and towers will become lairs forever, A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks— Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.’ Isaiah 32:13-15 NKJV
We will be praying the above scriptures today! Asking God to pour His rain on us and for the wilderness and dry places in our lives to become fruitful.
The Holy Spirit being poured out as rain in our lives saturates us with God’s Presence and everything contrary to His will in our lives has to bow. God is doing a shaking of mountains in our lives today and an outpouring of His Spirit to turn the dryness we have been experiencing in our spiritual lives and physical lives into fruitfulness for His glory today.
Don’t be afraid, only believe that God is set to make you fruitful!
Scripture for meditation
Because the Lord is my Shepherd, I have everything I need!
He lets me rest in the meadow grass and leads me beside the quiet streams. He gives me new strength. He helps me do what honors him the most.
Even when walking through the dark valley of death I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me, guarding, guiding all the way.
You provide delicious food for me in the presence of my enemies. You have welcomed me as your guest; blessings overflow!
Your goodness and unfailing kindness shall be with me all of my life, and afterwards I will live with you forever in your home.
Psalm 23:1-6 TLB
Our declarations for today come from one of the most popular Psalms in the Bible. Many do not realize it is not just a Psalm we are taught in Sunday School but also a powerful prayer confession covering provision, guidance and protection. We will be praying it today!
We are starting off our 5 days of prayer and fasting today!
Scripture for meditation
‘ MAKE A joyful noise to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come before His presence with singing! Know (perceive, recognize, and understand with approval) that the Lord is God! It is He Who has made us, not we ourselves [and we are His]! We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. [Eph. 2:10.] Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and a thank offering and into His courts with praise! Be thankful and say so to Him, bless and affectionately praise His name! For the Lord is good; His mercy and loving-kindness are everlasting, His faithfulness and truth endure to all generations.’ Psalm 100:1-5 AMPC
Today, we are opening the gates into this week with praises and thanksg
iving for all God has done and will do this week.
God is going to do the following with today’s prayer/praise:
“But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.” Psalm 22:3 NKJV
The testimonies would start from TODAY! Make sure you share them with me.
There would be a daily prayer/prophetic meeting on my Instagram page from 5:30 to 6:00am daily (WAT). Please join me or check out the recorded live session.
God bless you
“And the nations shall see your righteousness and vindication [your rightness and justice–not your own, but His ascribed to you], and all kings shall behold your salvation and glory; and you shall be called by a new name which the mouth of the Lord shall name. You shall also be [so beautiful and prosperous as to be thought of as] a crown of glory and honor in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem [exceedingly beautiful] in the hand of your God. You [Judah] shall no more be termed Forsaken, nor shall your land be called Desolate any more. But you shall be called Hephzibah [My delight is in her], and your land be called Beulah [married]; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married [owned and protected by the Lord].”
Isaiah 62:2-4 AMPC
Through the years, God has called me by different names to propel me into the seasons of my life. As a little girl, I had been sexually abused and got introduced to sex very early, too early. This coloured my life for a very long time. I saw myself as that abused girl who was not worth anything more than that and I thought I was not worth more than what happened to me. I was a Christian who did not know the name the Father had called me and my ignorance cost me dearly.
From childhood to adulthood, I had many names the world called me.
The abused one.
The suicidal one.
The moody one.
The promiscuous one.
The divorced one.
The hopeless single mother.
The list of names is actually longer than this! The sad part is, I believed each one I was called. I did not know this was not the name God had for me. My life identified with the names I was called and I lived in that manner, fulfilling the names I was being called.
When I ran back into the arms of my Father, He washed me clean and started calling me by the names He gave me. The amazing thing is that as He calls me each name, I step into a new season of life and I walk in the full identity of that name; even better, I now have multiple names and every single one defines who He has made me to be.
He has called me Beulah and Hephzibah. “But you shall be called Hephzibah [My delight is in her], and your land be called Beulah [married]; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married [owned and protected by the Lord].” Isaiah 62:2-4 AMPC
He has called me Beautiful one, His beloved. “My beloved spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me.” Song of Songs 2:10 NIV
He has called me Zoe. This is the Greek word for “Life of God”. This particular name brought with it the knowledge of the everlasting life I carry in me, a life that is not limited by earth or by my body. The indestructible life that flowed in Jesus.
“one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.” Hebrews 7:16 NIV
This is the same abundant life referred to in John 10:10
“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10 NKJV
The most recent name He has given to me is Bethel, the house of the Lord. This was where Jacob had a dream revealing God to him and he named the place, Bethel, The House of God and the Gate of Heaven.
“He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”” Genesis 28:17 NIV
When God gives you a new name, He clothes you with the grace to walk in it. Through the different seasons of my life, God has given me a new name.
Let us go through the Bible and see people God gave a new name to:
Abram (high father) became Abraham (father of a multitude).
“No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.” Genesis 17:5 NKJV
Sarai (my princess) to Sarah (mother of nations)
“Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her.”” Genesis 17:15-16 NKJV
Abraham and Sarah had Isaac, the child of promise, the following year after this name change. God changed their names in line with their new identity as parents of nations and generations to come.
Jacob (supplanter) to Israel (Prince with God)
“And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.”” Genesis 32:28 NKJV
Simon (he has heard) to Peter (rock)
“And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).” John 1:42 NIV
Peter had a significant role in the early church and this was why Jesus had called him, Peter. The solid base of the church.
“And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:18 NKJV
Looking through these list of names, you can see that God changed the name of these people in relation to the new role/identity He had for them. In my own life, every new name the Lord has added to me has propelled me into new seasons of greatness.
Today, the Lord is calling you by a new name.
Where you were called abused, He calls you precious!
Where you were called worthless, He calls you valuable!
Where you were called sad and depressed, He calls you joyful!
Where you were called stupid, He says you have the mind of Christ!
Where they called you barren, the Father calls you a joyful mother of children!
Is God not amazing? I love Him too much, He is just so good!
What name has the Lord called you through the years? If you don’t know, you need to fellowship with Him and know. It will propel you into new seasons of greatness. Share with me below!
Definition:
(www.dictionary.com)
An overcomer is one who conquers over an enemy or prevails over circumstances or overpowers a condition. As believers, we are referred to as Overcomers because we stand in the victory of Christ and overcome the works of the enemy in our lives and on this earth.
Believe it or not, you are in a constant battle on this earth. The devil and his cohorts do not want us to fulfil God’s purposes on this earth and are continuously fighting us for supremacy in our circumstances. Unfortunately, a lot of us have allowed him to win this battle for too long. Why? Ignorance!
“To keep Satan from getting the advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his wiles and intentions.” 2 Corinthians 2:11 AMPC
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” Hosea 4:6 NKJV
We do not know that Christ already won the victory and we are to exercise this victory in our lives. The scripture tells us we are overcomers already by believing in Jesus:
“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” I John 5:4-5 NKJV
However, despite this victory, we still have to enforce it in our lives daily as the devil keeps warring against us.
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,”
II Corinthians 10:3-5
The main battle for our lives is fought in our thoughts. The devil knows our lives go in the direction of our thoughts, he therefore focuses on that and introduces thoughts contrary to the purpose of God. Our acceptance of those thoughts is what leads us into temptation and we go against the purpose of God. We allow our passions and desires to be aroused by those thoughts and it leads us into sin.
“But each one is tempted when he is dragged away, enticed and baited [to commit sin] by his own [worldly] desire (lust, passion). Then when the illicit desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin has run its course, it gives birth to death.” JAMES 1:14-15 AMP
Seven steps in temptation
Check where you are on this scale by the help of the Holy Spirit and halt the work of the enemy in your life.
The temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4:1-11) is my best example for overcoming the wiles of the devil. Let’s look at the highlights of this and how Jesus overcame:
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God” Romans 8:14 NKJV
“I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.”
Galatians 5:16 NKJV
“And do not give the devil an opportunity [to lead you into sin by holding a grudge, or nurturing anger, or harboring resentment, or cultivating bitterness].” Ephesians 4:27 AMP
We are deceived into distorting the real meaning of scripture and we begin to follow a doctrine that is contrary to what God actually said. The Holy Spirit is the one that reveals the Word of God to us and walking with Him and trusting Him to explain scripture is the best way. The devil twisted the meaning of scripture here to get Jesus to fall into the temptation but Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit knew what he was up to.
Jesus knew why He came and was not going to be distracted from that in any way. Focus solely on the will of the Father and every other thing will come from Him. Check your motives always!
“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,” Colossians 3:23 NKJV
The whole temptation had a central theme, the Word of God gave the victory. Each temptation was countered with “It is written”. The lessons I picked from this are as follows:
“Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.” Psalms 119:11 NKJV
Feeding on the Word of God will take away the edge to hunger after less satisfying things (ungodly desires). It fills you with Joy.
“Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts.” Jeremiah 15:16 NKJV
Are you ready to steep yourself in the Word of God to overcome temptations?
Share with me!