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The Word transforms

May 7, 2018 by Yemisi Vese 1 Comment

‘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!

February 21, 2018 by Yemisi Vese Leave a Comment

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

September 6, 2017 by Yemisi Vese 1 Comment

“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!

September 4, 2017 by Yemisi Vese 2 Comments

“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

July 12, 2017 by Yemisi Vese Leave a Comment

“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

July 8, 2017 by Yemisi Vese 2 Comments

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

Bible study Wednesday: The Gospel of Jesus

July 5, 2017 by Yemisi Vese 3 Comments

Jesus came preaching the Gospel.

“Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”” Mark 1:14-15

The gospel in this verse came from the Greek Word ‘euaggelion’ that means:

Good tidings – Glad tidings of salvation, proclamation of the Grace of God manifest and pledged in Christ.

What is the gospel according to the Bible?

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.” Romans 1:16

The gospel is the power of God made available to everyone.

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The gospel is the power of God made available to everyone. This power is ‘dunamis’ the miraculous power of God. The same power given in Acts 1:8 and mentioned in Acts 4:33, 6:8

What did the gospel entail?

This gospel of the power of God, what does it do?

““The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me

To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,

To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind,

To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”” Luke 4:18-19

Gospel to the poor: The poor are those reduced to begging, destitute of wealth and influence, lacking in anything.
Healing: To cure and to make whole. This verses specifically refers to healing of sicknesses of the heart and mind. That has to do with our understanding, character and our emotions.
Deliverance/Freedom/Liberty: release from bondage and also forgiveness/pardon for our sins like it was never committed.
Sight restoration: For the physically and mentally blind.
Liberty for the oppressed: Those that have been shattered and oppressed
Preach the acceptable year: Publicly proclaim the year of acceptance of everyone

What gives access to the benefits of the gospel of Christ?

Being born again “Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”” John 3:3

“having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, But the word of the LORD endures forever.” Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.” I Peter 1:23,25

Faith:

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”” Romans 1:16-17

The gospel revealed the righteousness of God from faith to faith. Access to understanding and living in the righteousness of God is through faith. This is what we live by under the gospel. Romans 10:8-10

Which Gospel did Jesus preach? Jesus preached the Gospel of the kingdom of God.

Jesus preached the Gospel of the kingdom of God.

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“Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.” Matthew 9:35

Jesus preached the Kingdom of God/Heaven. Many of us know the Kingdom from the Lord’s prayer and have even recited it ‘Thy kingdom come’. Do we really understand what the Kingdom of God entails?

Let’s start by studying what a Kingdom is.

Definition of a Kingdom (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

A kingdom is a realm or region in which something is dominant, e.g, a cattle kingdom
An area or sphere in which one holds a preeminent position. E.g; I could say that my kitchen is my own private kingdom.

So, that means a kingdom is defined by who owns and inhabits it. This tells me two quick points to note:

The Kingdom of God is where the will of God takes pre-eminence. Jesus spoke in Mark 14:25, about not drinking of the fruit of the vine until He drinks it new in the Kingdom of God. It is worthy of note that this was at the time He was heading to die at the Cross and was having the last supper with His disciples. He was about to enter into the will of the Father at this point and the Kingdom of God He was referring to was Him obeying the will of the Father. “Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.” John 5:19
When God holds the dominant position in your life and circumstances, you can say the Kingdom of God has come to your life. When you allow God take over everything and He becomes the King and final authority over your life, the Kingdom of God has come to manifestation.

Jesus lived the kingdom life with God at the centre of it all and only did the work of His Father

“Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.” John 5:19

Who has dominion in your life? Whose will is topmost in your heart?

The Kingdom of God is the culture you live by. Every kingdom operates according to the culture and dictates of that Kingdom. How you live your life and what fruits you bear let’s us know whose you are.

“Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said,“The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say,‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”” Luke 17:20-21

What does the good news(gospel) of the Kingdom mean for our lives?

The Kingdom of God is a Kingdom of Power! We are to show people the Kingdom.

“For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.” I Corinthians 4:20 (NKJV)

I love the way the New Living Translation put it,

“For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God’s power”

The Gospel is always evidenced by the power of God to save, heal and deliver.

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“And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.” Matthew 4:23

Jesus went around preaching the gospel and healing all kinds of diseases. He spoke the Word in power and it was always accompanied by power in action.

Which gospel do you believe today?

The gospel of Jesus accompanied with power to save, deliver and heal or the gospel with a lot of talk that does not meet the needs of those who believe it?

There is a real danger in believing a partial, incomplete or outrightly untrue gospel.

Read what Paul the Apostle had to say about perverting the truth:

“I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.” Galatians 1:6-9

Don’t believe that the good news of the powerful works of Jesus have gone with the Apostolic times.
Don’t believe that the power of the gospel is for a future unachievable date. The Kingdom is with us.
Don’t believe that you do not need the power of God for the fullness of the gospel and that only by good works is the gospel achieved. Our good deeds for the society is excellent but it must be accompanied by the evident power of God.
Don’t believe a gospel that does not point you to salvation or leaves people in a spiritually stagnant state that never achieves life transformation.
Don’t believe a self-help gospel that exists without the power of the Cross. This kind of ‘gospel’ does not address the root of sin and is politically correct. The gospel should never leave you comfortable with sin.

The distinguishing factor is the power of God. The power that would restore us to the initial dominion planned for us at the garden of Eden which was lost with the sin of Adam. The power of the gospel restores us to God’s original plan for mankind, to reign and dominate.

The power of the gospel restores us to God’s original plan for mankind, to reign and dominate

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Let’s take a quick look at God’s original dominion plan for us:

“Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”” Genesis 1:28

The whole earth is meant to answer to us and we are to be fruitful. The sin nature from Adam prevented this greatness. However, Jesus came with the good news of God’s plan and He paid the price for us to get it. The result is:

My challenge to you today is that you examine your beliefs and understand that only the Gospel of the Kingdom of God as stated clearly in the Word of God should prevail in your life.

Further reading: Mark 1:14-15, Mark 10:15, Luke 6:20, Luke 9:60, Luke 10:9-11, Luke 11:20, Acts 28:31, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, Colossians 1:12-13, 1 Thessalonians 2:12.

If you missed the last bible study I posted, you can find it here

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Prophetic Word for June 2017

June 1, 2017 by Yemisi Vese 2 Comments

The month of June is going to be so good for those who have learnt to obey the Spirit of God.

God is going to put to shame all the scorners of your glory.

We are stepping into a season of dumbfounding miracles.

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God’s plan for this month of June is a season of daily unbelievable miracles.

The supernatural is our reality for this month, it will be all pervading!

“For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19

God is all set to fill our open mouths this month!

“For it was I, the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.” Psalms 81:10