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Sleep, Wake up and Speak.

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On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?”  And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!” Mark 4:35-41 NKJV

Jesus had given His disciples a word that they should cross over to the other side of the lake. These words should have been a comfort for them when the storm started but it was not. He had performed many miracles in front of them and He had taught them many things, yet they still did not understand that His Word was powerful and true. They were subject to their senses, what they could see, hear and feel instead of the word of the One who had shown them that He was the son of God. This is likened to many of us today! We are saved and have personally experienced the power of God but the current pandemic and the issues of life have led us to forget whose Word we live by. We panic and lose our peace at the sight of a storm.

Our reaction to the uncertain and troubling circumstances of life should be the way Jesus responded in our anchor scripture today! Sleep, wake up and speak!

  • Sleep – everyone of us is in a state of rest when we sleep. As believers, our lives should be in a constant state of rest and trust in God. Not worked up and panicky like the disciples (or as I would like to refer to them here, unbelievers). This signifies that the peace Jesus had within Him is what we also have, He gave it to us (John 14:27). Our lives need to reflect that peace which the world does not have and which cannot be understood by them (Philippians 4:7).

Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. [Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.] – John 14:27 AMP

And the peace of God [that peace which reassures the heart, that peace] which transcends all understanding, [that peace which] stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus [is yours]. – Philippians 4:7 AMP

  • Wake up – The noise and fear pervading the world should cause us to wake up from slumber and be the light that we have been called. We are at peace still because nothing can take away our peace which signifies rest! The waking up here means we arise to show the world the power of God and leave them in awe of who He is. Jesus woke up in this storm because the disciples (the world) needed an urgent solution to the problems they were facing. There is a call to all believers to wake up from slumber, to wake up from hiding and hoarding the power of God in our lives. We need to wake up in the storm to shine the very light that the world needs to see the Father in the deep darkness covering the nations (Isaiah 60:1-2). Believers, we should not be confused and scared of the darkness covering everywhere but we need to wake up without fear and full of confidence.

Arise [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you—rise to a new life]! Shine (be radiant with the glory of the Lord), for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you!For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and dense darkness [all] peoples, but the Lord shall arise upon you [O Jerusalem], and His glory shall be seen on you. Isaiah 60:1-2

  • Speak – Our waking up is to take action and exert our authority over the circumstances creating the fear and panic in the world. Power over the enemy has been given to us (Luke 10:19) and as believers, we destroy the works of the enemy in our own lives and in the communities we find ourselves. We speak to negative circumstances and see them levelled and resolved (Mark 11:23-24). Speak life into dead situations. Speak death into the growth of the enemy. (Proverbs 18:21)

Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10:19

Listen to the truth I speak to you: If someone says to this mountain with great faith and having no doubt, ‘Mountain, be lifted up and thrown into the midst of the sea, and believes that what he says will happen, it will be done. 24 This is the reason I urge you to boldly believe for whatever you ask for in prayer—believe that you have received it and it will be yours. Mark 11:23-24 TPT

Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21 NKJV

Child of God, are you ready to sleep, wake up and speak? Shine your light and take authority!

Have you downloaded my 40 scriptural confessions against fear, anxiety and sickness yet? Download here

The Coronavirus antidote for believers

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I have watched the coronavirus permeate every continent of the world and wreak havoc, more havoc from fear of the virus than the actual virus. Safety measures with cleanliness are absolutely critical and is not discounted in anyway by this post, social isolation is extremely critical as well to slow the spread and ultimately eliminate it.

However, as children of God we need to do much more than just maintain hygiene and distance from others. We need to find out what the heart of God is about this season and declare it out loud for everyone to know and to shift the trajectory of this deadly disease. The toolkit that has helped me the most in this season is knowing God’s Word concerning incidences like this and listening for His heart at the moment. Keeping the Word of God on my lips and in my heart has stemmed the flow of fear into my life and caused me to stay strong and without fear.

To help at this time, I have compiled 40 scriptural confessions and declarations to help believers navigate this tough season and to keep us declaring the Word of God into our lives and nations. The confessions booklet is absolutely free for download and I encourage you to get it and share this post with your friends for them to get it as well. You can get it by clicking on the image of the booklet below for immediate download.

Remember that God’s Word is our primary antidote for sickness of all forms and this pandemic is no different:

“He sent out his word and healed them;
    he rescued them from the grave. ” Psalms 107:20

“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” 1 Peter 2:24

My son, pay attention to what I say;
    turn your ear to my words.
Do not let them out of your sight,
    keep them within your heart;
for they are life to those who find them
    and health to one’s whole body.” Proverbs 4:20-22

The Word transforms

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‘Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes.’ Romans 12:2 TPT

We all grew up with sin as the natural way of life, even toddlers lie to avoid punishment as that is what comes naturally to them. It is so natural that a lot of the time it requires no thought at all. However, as believers, we have been given a new nature at the new birth and sin is no longer our natural behaviour.

‘Now, if anyone is enfolded into Christ, he has become an entirely new person. All that is related to the old order has vanished. Behold, everything is fresh and new. ‘2 Corinthians 5:17 TPT

Why then do we continue in our old habits? The reason is because even though our spirit is renewed, our minds and bodies are still used to what we have always done. The answer is staying in the Word and training yourself by the help of the Holy Spirit. Your life is changed as you see who you are as a new creation as portrayed in the scriptures.

Spend your days soaking up the Word by studying the Bible, listening to Bible-based teachings, reading articles like this one and so on. What you listen to will begin to change how you think and this would manifest in what you say and do. Your thoughts define your life (Proverbs 23:7).

Today, i want you to decide that you will change your thought life with what you feed on.

Feed on the Word and not on the lies and discouragement flying through the media space. The constant barrage of evil and lies in this world contradicts the promises God has made to you and if you persist in listening to them, your life will mirror what you believe.

Stay in the Word and watch your life and circumstances align to the Word you constantly feed on.

The keys are with you, Use it!

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Too many of us live far below God’s plans and purposes for our lives. Could it be that we do not know what we have been given? The will of God for us can be captured fully in the following verse:

“Manifest your kingdom realm, and cause your every purpose to be fulfilled on earth, just as it is fulfilled in heaven” Matthew 6:10 The Passion Translation

God wants everything on earth to be aligned with everything in heaven. Let’s take a minute to look at this:
No sickness in heaven.
No darkness (evil) in heaven.
No lack in heaven.
No strife in heaven.
No hell in heaven.
No wars in heaven.
Peace and joy in heaven.
Abundance of every good thing in heaven.

If my life and yours does not align with this, we have work to do.

Today. we will use the keys given to us! A key represents access. A key is used as a symbol of power and authority. And God has given us, the church, this power and authority to enjoy the kingdom of heaven here on earth.

Begin to look through the scriptures and list everything in your life that does not align with the plan of God and use your access (keys) to open up the doors!

“I will give you the keys of heaven’s kingdom realm to forbid on earth that which is forbidden in heaven, and to release on earth that which is released in heaven.” Matthew 16:19 TPT

I forbid every work of the enemy in my life and release the promises and prophecies of God concerning me into manifestation in Jesus name.
(you may list and mention one by one)

Do this often and consistently! Speak the Word (biblical promises and prophecies given) constantly over your life! Release it over your life! Forbid evil!

I am excitedly waiting for your testimonies.

Speak the Word

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“So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them. Also He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” ’ ” So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.” Ezekiel 37:7-10

Ezekiel went further to prophesy in obedience to the voice of God.

What has God been telling you to speak and pray His Word over? Why haven’t you done it? The Word of God is the will of God for us. His promises in the Word are for our lives and whenever we pray the word over our circumstances, our faith grows and we get our answers.

“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.” I John 5:14-15

The Hebrew word for “Breath” in this verse is ruach, which means “air in motion” and is used to refer to the Holy Spirit throughout the Old Testament. The same word was for Spirit of God even from Genesis 1. When we speak the Word of God over our circumstances, the Holy Spirit swings into action and there is a shaking and those dead circumstances come to life!

Are you activating the power of the Spirit over your life and circumstances? Or are you speaking death?

I challenge you today to only pray scripture over your circumstances for the next month and also pray in the Spirit to activate the work of God over your circumstances. Watch and see as the Spirit of God turns things around for your good.

Child of God, Prophesy!

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“The hand of the LORD came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” So I answered, “O Lord GOD, You know.” Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: “Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the LORD.”’” Ezekiel 37:1-6

What are you saying over your circumstances? The Word of the Lord or your word of unbelief?

In the passage, Ezekiel left it to God by saying “O Lord GOD, You know.” That was not a statement of faith but a statement of unbelief! Don’t we all do the same today? Negative circumstances face us and we say things like “If God wills it”, “God is in control now” and we NEVER do anything about it except cry and wallow in self-pity! We think we are being godly when we talk like that but it is actually unbelief!

If you were absolutely convinced that when you decree, it will happen, I am certain you will not leave it to God! You will speak life to that circumstance and expect a turnaround without question. Could it be because of your unbelief that you are not speaking the Word?

My message to you today is this:

Begin to speak the Word of God from your lips.

Do not speak out the dead hopes and unbelief from your mouth any longer.

Speak the truth of God’s Word in power over your life!

Prophesy the goodness of God over the dryness of your life!

Bible Study Wednesday – The Abundant Life

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“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

Many of you might have heard this verse in relation to material wealth and maybe for protection. That is a really small part of the verse and does not do it justice at all. This verse stands as one of my life verses along with Romans 8:32 and Psalm 91:10. It is a verse that I heard first as a child of about 9 years old and it just never left me. I have pondered for years what abundant life really meant because I refused to accept it was just about material things.

Jesus could not have come all the way just for us to have money, after all, even unbelievers have material things. I now understand what that verse is really about and I can tell you, money is way down the list. Let’s dig in and learn:

The word ‘abundantly’ used in this verse is the same used in the verse, Ephesians 3:20 and it means superabundant, superior in quality, excessive, over and above, more than is necessary.

This means that there is no limit to what we can get from God according to His promises. It means we have far more in Him than we could ever need or even think of asking.

There is no limit to what we can get from God according to His promises

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The word ‘life’ used here is Zoe, the life of God! This word is used in several other places in the Bible, let’s look at some for better understanding:

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” John 3:16

“For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself,” John 5:26

The life of God is the eternal life Jesus came to give us.

The life that God Himself carries.

The same life Jesus had on His inside while on earth as a human being.

The life that is never-ending and eternal.

Abundant life is simply a life without limitations.

Abundant life is simply a life without limitations.

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For me, this blew my mind! I have the same life Jesus had and I even have it excessively and abundantly without any limits. It makes me want to break out in tongues. Powerful!

Receiving this life at salvation is the most amazing thing to happen to a person.

For too long, we have focused on the human kind of life we have. We have focused on the actions we take rather than who we have been made to be at salvation. Instead of focusing on a relationship with the Giver of the life for us to shine brighter, we have focused on our acts/behaviour to the exclusion of Him.

Let us look at some truths about abundant life:

  • Darkness cannot overcome it – This life is what is referred to in John 1:4-5 as the light of men, that darkness cannot overcome. That light is the life of God in us that the devil and the world cannot overcome.
  • Eternal life starts on this earth – The Bible used this life in all the places eternal life is mentioned. The life of God is evident in our lives from this earth and we are carriers of eternal life even in our mortal bodies. As Jesus is, so are we in this world. John 17:2-3. Romans 8:10. John 5:24. 1 John 4:17
  • Found only in Jesus – Jesus is not an option of many, He is the only source of the life of God. “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6. Another verse that explains this is John 5:26
  • It is a gift – We only get this life as a gift from God. You do not deserve it and neither can you earn it. Romans 6:23

The next question is, why then do we have so many limited and subpar lives among born-again Christians? Let us look at it from the Bible in the following stages:

First, it is established that we were dead in our sins and Jesus gave us life for it.

“For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)” Romans 5:17

Jesus died to give us life for our sins

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Secondly, the life of Jesus can be made manifest in our human body.

“always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.” 2 Corinthians 4:10-11

We carry the life of Jesus even in our bodies

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Thirdly, we are to walk in the light of this life. Light is for direction and it shows us the way. We walk in light to see and do everything we need to do.

“In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.” John 1:4

We are to walk in the light of the life of God

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We have missed it clearly as most of us stop at the first point. We have only exchanged the death of our sins for God’s life and left it at that, this life is not manifested in our flesh and neither do we walk by the light of that life.

This is because we do not have the knowledge of this light. Many of us do not know the depth of God’s promises for us and you really cannot act on what you don’t know.

I resigned from a job once and did not realise that I still had unpaid tax refund. I lived my life in complete ignorance of that until a day I received a bank notification of a credit into my account. While balancing the books, I was paid my entitlement. Did I know about it? No. Did that make me any less entitled to the money? No, I was still fully entitled to it. I could not plan my life with the money either because I had no idea what was available to me. This is how a lot of us believers live our lives, without knowledge of the provisions available to us in Christ.

We would study more next week on this topic and find out what is available for us as carriers of God’s life on this earth!

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Follow your Maker’s guidelines

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The manufacturer of any item usually includes a manual when it is purchased to guide regarding the use of the item. God, our Creator, gave us an instruction book to run our lives. No one is more qualified than Him to give us a comprehensive manual that covers every area of our lives and gives us the exact instructions on how to live our very best life.

Everything we would ever need is contained in our manual, the Bible. The only true living Word.

“For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” Hebrews 4:12

The instructions we find in the Bible teach us the proper attitudes and beliefs, give us guidelines for detecting sin and wrong ways of thinking, and provide the discipline we need to stay on God’s path for us. The Bible is a book that never changes and every Word written in it is truth. God is not like man, His words are truth and foolproof.

“God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind.

Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?” Numbers 23:19

God did not only provide His Word, He also provided help for us to understand what has been written.

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“I am telling you these things now while I am still with you. But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.” John 14:25-26

In confusing situations, remember that the answer is in the word of God. Life can be lived with full confidence when we have learnt to follow the instructions. The challenges of life would come our way but God knew that ahead and provided a way out for us in His Word. Learn to study and digest the Word, it will help you through the difficult and confusing seasons of life.

“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” Joshua 1:8