Someone has to save the world. Why don’t you and I start today?

“And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons.

Freely you have received, freely give.”

MATTHEW 10:7-8 (NKJ)

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Sunday, 2 July 2006

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Mr. Sam Brown

(Meditate on the Lord)

(Psalm 1:2)

 

I want you to understand that Father God changed my gears that morning through Ruth Brown.  When that gear shifts -- we begin to go in another direction.  I’m here to testify to you that when that gear shifts, God is changing the direction that He wants you to travel.  Listen at what Ruth Brown said to me. 

“Alonza, if you want to win that speaking contest, you need to consult with your daddy Sam Brown.” 

That was all she said, but that was a mouthful.

I have practiced for 48 years, disciplining myself to keep my mind on God at all times.  When that gear in life shifts, I know exactly what to do.  And He tells us so clearly in the Bible, If you fear Me, I’ll give you riches and honor and life.

 

“The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.” Psalm 25:14 (KJV)

 

“O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.” Psalm 34:9 (KJV)

 

“He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.” Psalm 115:13 (KJV)

 

“By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.” Proverbs 22:4 (KJV)

 

But if we don’t keep our minds on God at all times, we’ll miss that gear shifting every time. I knew from the moment Ruth Brown told me to observe my daddy Sam Brown that those gears were shifting. I heard that gear shifting and I made a decision to step on life’s accelerator.

Listen, we must keep our minds on God at all times. We’ll miss that gear shifting almost every time if we don’t. And it’s nothing but a habit—listening for that gear shifting—keeping our minds stayed on Him.  It will be the best habit you’ll ever develop in life.  Keeping our minds on God is the habit we want to develop. Keeping our minds off of ungodly things—that is—focus on the positive and leave the negative wherever it was before it entered your mind.

 

You’ve got to understand why God wanted me to observe Sam Brown.  Sam Brown sent seven of my sisters and brothers to college. This was during the Depression Years.  He had four girls in college at the same time, and he was only a farmer.  I never heard this farmer say he didn’t have any money.  Sam Brown paid off his 98-acre farm in the 1920’s, when everyone else was losing their farms. And during the Depression, he paid for his children’s college tuitions.

I would see him standing in the fields with five vocational agriculture teachers; both African-American and Caucasian brothers came to seek his advice from all over the entire state of North Carolina about farming, or so I thought. 

One day I asked him, “How can you spend all that time with county agents and vocational agricultural teachers?”  I asked him how could he do it and make money to take care of the farm and the family.

He looked at me real strange, but he had a smile on his face -- a serious smile.  I will never forget it.

He said, “I can’t afford not to help them.” 

I said, “You’re not making a dime out of this.” 

And then he said to me, “The way you get God’s attention in life is to be more concerned about His people than you are about yourself.”  Then Sam Brown said, “That is why I cannot afford not to help them.”

 

That is why today God is saying to me, “Go feed my chickens.” This is why He said that to me. For four years I had fed chickens and turkeys at the Swift Poultry Farm in Greensboro, North Carolina.  God knew that that farm is where I spent much of my study time when I was attending North Carolina A&T College. Instead of studying for my classes, I was working at the chicken farm so I could pay my way through college. Guess who spent much of her time with me there? My wife Gladys Lee Brown, the lady who I would not have met if I were not obedient to God’s Voice saying to leave that little girl in high school behind.

God is saying to me and to you—what you need in life will come through Me. Bring Me your desires, bring them through Me and I will give you what you need to feed the chickens you got in your house. Maybe you don’t have chickens, maybe you have some cats, dogs, or horses. They need food too.  God will take care of them.

 

I carried that one concept into several fields over my 48-year track record.  A man with a C and D transcript from college -- didn’t know anything about three different fields, but made millions in each field.  If I can do it this way, you can too!

 

I would see Sam Brown sit with the Bible in his lap early in the morning.  Everyone at home was sound asleep, except him and me.  He would sit there, the Bible in his lap with tears rolling down his face, but I never did see him turn a page. 

“Why are you crying?”  I asked him. “And furthermore,” I said, “I never see you turn a page.” 

Here again, he looked at me real strange again.  He had a way of doing that. I continued, “The boys talk about reading the Bible, but I never see you reading your Bible. And I never see you turn a page.” 

He said, “I meditate on the Word.  There is a difference.” 

I never forgot what he said; I never forgot it.  And then he explained to me how you meditate on the Word. 

 

He said, “You take everything out of the Bible.  You make sure every leaf is turned down smooth, so the Hand of God will move that page to where God wants you to meditate.  And then you hold both hands under that Bible, and say, “In the name of Jesus, Father, let your Word open to where You want me to read. Please Father give me my daily Bread.””

 

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.:P.A.U.S.E:. Applied Scriptures

Chapter 1

1. “A new commandment I give unto you, ye love one another; as I have loved you, ye also love one another.” John 12:34 (John 15:12,17); “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” John 13:35

2. “And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.” Matthew 21:22; “For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.” Mark 11:23.

3. “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6

4. “And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: and all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, f thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.” Deuteronomy 28:1-2

5. “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.” Mark 12:30

6. “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6

7. Blood of Jesus prayer. “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;” Luke 18:1;  “Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.” Luke 21:36; “Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:” 2 Thessalonians 1:11

8. “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13

9. “But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.” Psalm 1:2

   

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Week 1 – My Daily Affirmation

1.     I will join forces and team up with my brothers and sisters of every nation forming partnerships of success.

2.     I make up my mind that every day everything I touch in life from this point forward will turn to gold.

3.     I do extra things to get ahead; like in high school driving a school bus to make extra money. 

4.     I will make decisions which change my life for the positive.

5.     I will apply scripture to my daily living expecting my goals to be accomplished with divine purposes.

6.     When that gear in life shifts, I will know exactly what to do by being prepared. 

7.     I will keep my mind on God at all times. It will be the best habit I will ever develop in life. 

8.     I will get God’s attention in life by being more concerned about His people than I am about myself.”

9.    I will meditate on the Word.  It will make a difference.

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Monday, 3 July 2006

If God says it, God does it.

“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”

ISAIAH 55:10-11 (NKJ)

ot just sometimes, but oftimes, many times, more than we want to believe—God, Jesus, or the Holy Ghost will tell us something, or someone will give us a true “word” from the Lord. We may have a dream or get a vision which is confirmed by a double witness (Hebrews 6:18). We see the evidence that what was heard and believe to be true is true. That “word,” vision, dream, or whatever you believe you are to do, are to receive, or what is to happen sticks to your soul. Then suddenly, or we realize, that there is no movement on our dream or what is to happen. We do not see movement, progress, or the expectation of what has been “prophesied” to us. Some people may question God and consider giving up. “Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken it, and will do it.” Ezekiel 22:14 (KJV)

      At this point, people often carry frustration, wear worry, cry concern, or walk troubled. Some people bite their nails, others lose hair, some overeat, while many lose faith and let go of the vision. Hold on to your dream! Hold on to your vision!  “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?”  Numbers 23:19 (KJV) 

      When we are at the point of giving up, look for God to come through and not just show up, but show out. We have to have faith and apply faith. Not only wait on the Lord, but prepare for His coming; the coming of His dream, His vision, His purpose, which He has ordained into our lives. We have to endure to the end. Persevere. “Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” 2 Timothy 2:3 (KJV)

      “Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord…” James 5:11 “…that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill...” Ecclesiastes 9:11 “But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” Matthew 24:13 (KJV)

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Tuesday, 4 July 2006

Stop chasing the wrong dreams. Work the dream God planted in your life.

“Then He said, ‘Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you,

I, the LORD, make Myself known to him in a vision, and I speak to him in a dream.’”

NUMBERS 12:6 (NKJ)

od-Dream - 1. Many people are chasing the incorrect dreams for their lives. Can you imagine if the United States as the original thirteen colonies had dreamed of being the best of all the English colonies? Can you imagine if Mother Teresa had dreamed of living in England and becoming a doctor? Can you imagine if Paul had tried to rationalize what happened to him on the road to Damascus in terms of the political and social  reasoning of the ancient times? He would still be trying to figure it out. What if Moses was too afraid of God to approach the mountain? What would have become of the Israelites? Or David, what if he knew his place and let his brothers or the armies of Israel challenge Goliath?

      Carnal or natural dream chasing means living for self, selfish ambitions, and selfish goals in efforts to achieve selfish superlatives and gain; sometimes with the moniker “Doing it for God,” when God is not in it at all.  Eternal or supernatural dream chasing, working your “God-dream” requires living our lives for others, not for our selfish ambitions or societal directives, or family expectations, no matter how we try to justify them and explain them as truth. We must leave self behind. We must let go of those aspirations that our parents, our grandparents, our world has directed us towards, has placed on our shoulders. We must look at the world God has created and see the pieces which are out of God’s world puzzle. We must pick up the missing pieces and place them where they belong or place them back from where they fell. More often than not, we will need someone else who can see the dream, see where the puzzle pieces go, to help us save our world, our communities, and our families.

      Deep within most of us and on the surface of some of us, lie the purpose, the dream, the hope God has planted in our spirits. He has watered it and protected it, and kept it alive—the seed in you. Now it is time for you to move out of your comfort zone, move out into the waters God has ordained and prepared for you. Prepare yourself to move into the waters and swim. Look for the fishermen. Look for the vinedressers. Look for those who God has purposed to help you grow your harvest. They are there and they are coming once you enter the water. The miracle has been planted in us. We must water it, nurture it, remove the weeds, work it, watch it, and keep the pests away from it until the fruit of God’s dream for our world is ready for harvest. Move into the dream waters God has for you.

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Wednesday, 5 July 2006

Jesus, the Christ, Emmanuel, is with you right now; always with you.

“Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:

and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”

MATTHEW 28:20 (KJV)

od through a prophet (Matthew 1:22-23) named His Son, Emmanuel which means God is with us. God gave Jesus a name which was not only a mystery but a clue, an avenue to His Victory in us, through, and by us: God with us. Jesus Christ is always with us and He promises us that He will never leave us. We believe in Him and He never changes. “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” Hebrews 13:8 (KJV)

      We are strong when we hear about our Saviour and no force or power can stand the name of Jesus. “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;” Philippians 2:10 (KJV)  We are not lonely because Jesus is always with us. We build our faith and trust on the Rock of Life, Jesus Christ. He will continue to bless and protect us as long as don’t sin and keep His Commandments. Understand that we all sin and fall short of the glory of God. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” Romans 2:23  

      But God is faithful to forgive us; we must know that Jesus bears our sin, all our sin and therefore our sin is His. “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;” Romans 3:24-25 (KJV)

      With our prayers and fasting, we will be close to Him. He will continue to deliver us from the works of satan and his plans that he directs against us. Thank You Jesus Christ for Your love to the world. Thank You for saving the world from sin and the darkness satan and his agents plan for us, our families, our communities, and our nations.

      “Let your conversation be without coveteousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.” Hebrews 13:5-6 (KJV)

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Thursday, 6 July 2006

When God places a dream/vision in your lap, it is your baby to nurse.

“Then the Angel of God spoke to me in a dream, saying, ‘Jacob.’ And I said, ‘Here am I.’”

 GENESIS 31:11 (NKJ)

od-Dream - 2.  God and His Holy Angels have spoken to humankind throughout the ages through dreams. In these dream communications, God has placed motivation in only one person to go somewhere (Genesis 31:13) as with Jacob, not doing something (Genesis 20:3), to receive something (1 Kings 3:5-15) as in the case of Solomon, or deliver a “word” from God (Ezekiel); take the Messiah to Africa (Matthew 2:13) as with Joseph, or showing Daniel the kingdoms to come (Daniel 11). One way God has placed vision in men’s bosoms through communication in dreams.

      It is important to know that that dream, that vision was given to you and you alone. Initially, no one will have the zest for the dream, but you. Your wife will not catch the fever for the vision, your children will not have the energy for the dream, your relatives will not be able to see the vision. You and only you will be able to see the vision unless God has purposed someone in your life to work in step with you on the vision, initially. This is typically not the way it works. Your family will not see the vision, will not believe the vision, nor will they focus on your God-given vision.

      Your church, pastor, bishop, nor your deacon will see your vision or be motivated to assist you in your God-given dream until your vision has a materialistic manifestation or until they see that through your actions you, yourself believe in your dream by the amount of time you invest in God’s dream which He placed in you. People will also want to see if the dream is truly from God. People believe that “gain is godliness” (1 Timothy 6:5) and therefore they expect that if this is a God-given vision, there will be a financial manifestation of His Glory.  This couldn’t be further from the truth.

      Remember, finances were created by man. What need, what concern is money to God, except man needs this medium in his civilizations as a means of transferring wealth and procuring necessities. Therefore, your God-dream in you will prosper in what God planned for it to prosper in and it may not look like what society expects. “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 (NKJ)  Stand fast in your God-given dream and live in expectation. Work your God-given vision for you can see it. Know what you know, live what you know, and work what you know.

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Friday, 7 July 2006

God is very specific about how He wants us to execute His Commands.

“And the LORD said to Joshua, ‘This day I will begin to magnify you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘When you have come to the edge of the water of the Jordan, you shall stand in the Jordan.’’”

JOSHUA 3:7-8 (NKJ)

od-Dream - 3.  God and His Holy Family speaks to us through dreams, visions, and commands to our hearts, minds, souls, and spirits; and through any and all of His Creation. God is very specific when He tells us to do something. We cannot take short cuts, try it our way, get tired of waiting, listen to someone else, or move in a direction or way which is contrary to what God Almighty has placed in you.  Do it God’s Way!

      In the case of the crossing of the river Jordon:

1.       God spoke to Joshua alone, telling him what to tell the others to do. God didn’t tell the priests; only Joshua.  (Joshua 3:7)

2.       Joshua was in prayer for three days before they moved across the Jordon. (Joshua 3:2) And if we know Joshua, he was in prayer more than that, especially while the spies were out. (Joshua 2:1)

3.       God placed in Joshua’s spirit that He (God) was going to do something miraculous. “Then Joshua spoke to the priests, saying ‘Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over before the people,’ So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people.” Joshua 3:6  Joshua told them publicly what God had told him in private to tell them. Joshua was obedient and so were the priests as well as the people.

4.       Joshua knew that he had to prepare himself for the miraculous. He knew that Canaan had been promised to the Israelites. (Deuteronomy 7) He also knew he had a big obstacle, a “God-obstacle”—the Jordon River.

5.       Joshua knew that his people had to prepare for the miraculous. (Joshua 3:5)

6.       Joshua’s officer’s spread instructions to the people to prepare for the miracle. (Joshua 3:2-3)

7.       Joshua and the children of Israel went where they had not gone before. (Joshua 3:4)  Their feet, their direction was where man had not gone before; their work, their plans, their focus was new to them.

8.       The Living God, Yahweh, the Most High was with the Israelites before the miracle, during the miracle, and after the miracle. (Joshua (Joshua 3:10)  Ideas, visions which are muddy and unclear, become firm, focused, and get completed. (Joshua 3:17)

      In our life experiences, as we handle the dreams and visions God has placed within us, we must learn the above principles as we prepare for the miracles God is processing in our lives right now.

PROCESS YOUR GOD-DREAM

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Saturday, 8 July 2006

We are vessels in every sense of the word.

“For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.”

2 CORINTHIANS 4:6-7 (NKJ)

essels -1.  We are made like sponges, in that what ever we  expose ourselves to, becomes a part—no matter how miniscule– a part of us. Our senses are attuned to input into our brains that which they are exposed to, what they come into contact with.  In other words, what we expose ourselves to, we become…because we are vessels. “Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.” John 8:34 (KJV)  

      When we sin (Romans 3:23), that sin has power over us if we do not ask for forgiveness with the understanding that Christ Jesus died for our sins, all of our sins. What we pour into ourselves as earthen vessels, we hold. We hold it until we turn it over to Jesus. Whether it comes into our eyes, into our hearts, by our touch, our emotions, our smell, our hearing, whatever input which comes into us, comes into contact with us, it has either negative or positive effects. That is why it is important to have the Bible, the Word of God to be that thing which has the most presence in our bodies, in our minds, in our hearts, in our emotions, and in our spirits. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom (locking it in the mind); teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs (locking it in the emotions), singing with grace in your hearts (locking it in the heart) to the Lord.” Colossians 3:16 (KJV) Living the Word (our action), locks the Word in our spirits. “…It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4 (KJV)

      “Flee from youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” 2 Timothy 2:22 (KJV)  We must turn away from evil input in our lives. We must turn our children away from evil input in their lives. “If a man therefore purge himself of these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.” 2 Timothy 2:21 (KJV)  Whether water, wine, or waste; dross, drugs, or the divine; food, fasting, or the fantastic, we are vessels of the Most High God and as such must place in us that which is fitting to vessels of God. If not the Lord will break the vessel and make it anew. “For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should now how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,” 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 (NKJ)

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Sunday, 9 July 2006

Faith is the mystery and key which brings the spiritual into the physical.

“But when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do.

For thy think that they will be heard for their many words.

Therefore do not be like them.

For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.”

MATTHEW 6:8 (KJV)

od knows. This is a big mystery. I am not advocating not to pray, not to fast, not to praise to Lord God Almighty, but to place these things and other spiritual things into perspective. The application of faith is another mystery which Jesus has placed clearly before us.

      God knows what we want and what we need before we ask. He knows the beginning from the end (Isaiah 46:10). He is Alpha and Omega (Revelation 21:6), the beginning and the end. God knows. God loves us that much, so much that He will give us that which we want or need. But… we, after accepting Christ as our personal Savior, have to seek first the Kingdom of Heaven and His Righteousness (Matthew 6:33). Then to make things happen, we have to apply FAITH, not prayer (do pray), not praise (do praise), not tithes and offerings (do tithe), nor fasting (do fast), but FAITH. What I am saying is this. We have placed praise, fasting, tithe, offering, prayer as things we can do to get a result, to gain God’s love and attention. We have empowered these things. We have taken the Glory from God and placed in these religious aspects of our service to Him. We have to place our religious habits, behaviors, actions, where they belong…in service to God, with God being the focus of the Power… not praise power, not prayer power, not fasting power, not tithe power, or big church power, but God Power.

      We already have God’s attention and love. We have to place our religion, or spirituality focus back on God and His Son Christ Jesus. We believe (key word—BELIEVE) that we have to do something, can do something to get God’s Favor, to get Him to move. God is always moving on our behalf. He loves us that much. He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, the Christ. What we have to do is believe that He will do it, is doing it, and it is done. (Mark 11:23) “Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.” Mark 11:24 (NKJ) THE APPLICATION OF FAITH, not some religious or spiritual action. “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” John 14:12 (NKJ) This is a faith walk, a faith talk, faith thinking, faith action, faith believing; it is about having a mustard seed of faith which you can hold for as long as you can.

THINK, TALK, WALK FAITH

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Monday, 10 July 2006

Where are you?

“But the LORD God called to the man, ‘Where are you?'”

GENESIS 3:9 (NIV)

omeone wrote in graffiti on a wall: “Jesus is the answer.” Underneath someone else scrawled: “Yes, but what is the question?” Someone else wrote a book entitled: “Asking the right questions.” You have to answer many questions on your journey from birth to the grave. None are more searching than the question God poses. He asked the simplest question of Adam and Eve. “Where are you?”

      He knew exactly where they were. The question was not really about geography, it was about where they were in their relationship to Him and with Him. It was about their relationship to Him in obedience. It was about their relationship to Him in their stewardship to the world into which he had put them.

      He could have said, “I know where you are.” But He didn’t. It was necessary for the couple themselves to give account for their flouting of His command; for their disobedience. The answer, the real answer, is that they did not know where they were because they were lost. They had allowed themselves to be led astray. Had it not been that God came searching for them and found them, they would have been lost to God, lost to truth, lost in evil. Lost.

      If God were to ask you this same question, how would you answer? Exactly where are you in relation to God? Where are you in relation to truth, in regard to obedience, submission, in relation to love? Where are you in discipleship? Where are you in relation to the body of Christ, the church?

      Eventually the question will change slightly. At the end of your journey God will want to know, “Where have you been?” How will you answer that? Pray that God will help you to find yourself. Pray that God will help you find where you are exactly and how you are fulfilling His purpose. Where are you in God’s purpose for your life and the lives your life touches? Where?

WHERE ARE YOU?

Bishop Gift Ramabulana

P. O. Box  770

Benoni 1520

Republic of South Africa, Africa

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Tuesday, 11 July 2006

Be aware of what goes into your vessel; for surely it will come out.

“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins;

or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined.

But new wine must be put into new wineskins.”

MARK 2:22 (NKJ)

essels -2.  This is new wine. We are vessels of the LORD. We have to be aware of what we put in our bodies; what we see, hear, touch, smell, what we feel, how we feel, what we allow ourselves to go through because what goes in comes out. The contents of one vessel gets poured into the next vessel; the nearest vessel. This is not a one time deal. This is an ongoing situation; contents going in and contents going out—a cycle. “Moab has been at ease from his youth; and he has settled on his dregs, and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel…” Jeremiah 48:11 (NKJ)

      When we hold that which we receive, it becomes stale and unusable until it is given to others, shared with others, poured out of us. We become stale if we are not poured out of ourselves. And I know you know someone to whom this applies. They are generally unhappy, unpleased, and miserable even with all their material things which surrounds them. They have no peace.

      The mystery revealed. Jesus simply states this as: “…It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 (KJV)  The trick—what we receive, whatever we receive, we pour into others. Therefore, it is important to receive the righteousness of God, which we then pour into others. “This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is from Me,” says the LORD.” Isaiah 54:17 (NKJ)

      As vessels of God, God dwells in us. The example is God dwelling in Jesus. God dwells in Jesus and God dwells in us. We dwell in Christ Jesus and Christ Jesus dwells in us. (This is the solution to overcoming evil in the world.) “…the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:26-27 (NKJ)

      We are in the Father as the Father was and is in Jesus Christ. “Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.” John 14:10 (NKJ)  Keep your body pure in heart, pure in spirit and as holy as you can possibly be. Have faith in the words and works of Jesus, the Christ.  “…blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” Luke 11:28 (NKJ)

GOD IN HIS VESSELS

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Wednesday, 12 July 2006

Forgive and let it go. 

“Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive these people! They do not know what they are doing.’”

LUKE 23:34 CEV

ost people don’t forgive. They harbor resentments, nurse grudges, spend years seething with bitterness. Their bitterness often turns them into sour, depressed, and spiteful people. Sometimes it colours their whole life, causes illness, stress, and even premature death. Some hurts are not easy to forgive. Sometimes forgiving hurts. Sometimes forgiving hurts more than the hurts. Hurts and forgiving allows us to grow spiritually.

      “Father, forgive them,” was Christ’s word on the cross. Whether He was asking His Father to forgive the crowd for calling for His death, or Pilate for agreeing to it, or the religious authorities who ‘engineered’ it, or the soldiers who so cruelly carried it out, we will never know. Maybe He was praying for all of them and for Judas who had betrayed Him as well. The sheer physical pain of crucifixion was excruciating. That Jesus could bring Himself at this point of His suffering to plead for forgiveness for those who had become His enemies is a sheer miracle of grace. It reflects the heart of a merciful God who Himself is compassionate and gracious. It is also a model and example to all who are wronged or have been wronged by the hate, words, cruelty, ignorance, or simply the mistakes of others. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” Romans 3:23 (NKJ)  Even if you exclaim, “What sin have I committed today?” “What wrong have I done?” Remember: “But we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are like filthy rages;” Isaiah 64:6 (NKJ)

      If you are suffering from an evil done to you by someone else and are nursing a grievance against them, refuse to let it make you bitter. Go to the cross of Jesus. Listen to Him pray for His enemies. Then pray for yours. Ask God to heal them, to forgive them, to restore them, and to make you a more gracious person. Ask Him to forgive you as well. Just let it go. God is in control. Lord, make me a forgiving person.

A FORGIVING PERSON

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Thursday, 13 July 2006

It is sometimes difficult for God’s new thing to get past the old things in man’s heart.

“Now if God so clothes the grass of the field,

which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,

will He not much more clothe you…”

MATTHEW 6:30 (NKJ)

od knows – 2. Spiritual warriors, I adjure you by the living God to receive this. It is important to understand that we are living under spiritual laws. I am not talking about the Ten Commandments here or the Commandments of Jesus, or any Commands of Christ Jesus or God Almighty. Let’s call them Commandments. We live under them also.

      In nature, sets of laws are in effect. These are natural laws which govern this earthly realm. Laws of cause and effect, laws of gravity, laws of force, laws which govern light, energy, fire, water; laws governing the physical. In the spirit realm, there are laws in effect as well. The enemies of God have prostituted our knowledge, our belief systems of our spirituality to get us to believe that we can use a law, a spiritual law to get God to show us His Love and to show more of It. The spiritual laws allow us to operate in the spiritual realm and physical realm to receive those things which God has allowed us, or things which we deem necessary or helpful, or which allow us to have a more pleasant and meaningful experience on this trip through this temporary, natural existence.

      Laws of giving of firstfruits (Proverb 3:9), tithes to open the windows of heaven (Malachi 3:10) is an example of a spiritual law working on our behalf. Asking on behalf of others/to help others, opening spiritual doors for others, sowing, reaping are examples of spiritual laws. These laws are vehicles by which we exercise our faith. Prayer, praise, fasting, tithing, submission, confession, salvation, and like gestures and actions of obedience which tie into laws are vehicles of faith which are used in the servicing of our faith in God and in His Son Jesus. It is about faith, believing.  “…for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,” and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20  Jesus also said: “…If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” Mark 9:23  “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will come to pass, he will have whatever he says.” Mark 11:23   “…According to your faith be it unto you.”  Matthew 9:29 (KJV)

BELIEVE AND EXERCISE FAITH

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Friday, 14 July 2006

God is looking for self motivated, uncompromising, no nonsense individuals.

“A large crowd followed and pressed around him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, ‘If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.’ Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was feed from her suffering.”

MARK 5:25-29 (NIV)

od is looking for self-motivated, uncompromising, no-nonsense individuals that He can work with. People with an attitude, people who have no time for cheap talk, people with issues, who are only interested in the solution, people who are focused, people who have no time to play around – mature people. God is interested in men and women who are:

v      sick and tired of being sick and tired

v      people who are ready for some action

v      people who have no time to waste

v      people who realize the season

v      and the urgency of the season

      The woman in the Bible had a pressing situation of blood for years and had spent all her fortune trying to get a cure. She had reached her dead end. But thank God, Jesus passed by her street and suddenly she felt hope arise within her and she knew without a doubt, “This is my day, I cannot miss it, I cannot mess around, I cannot waste time. I must go and get solution for my problem from Jesus.”

      Blood trickled from her for years. I can imagine she was smelling, but had been hardened by the situation. In her frustration, she picked herself up, and probably covered her face and got into the street with an attitude of persistence and consistency. She got into the thronging multitude. She had to touch Jesus. She started pushing and crawling under them. Her focus was on Jesus. She refused to be intimidated by the crowd. She said in her heart, “I know am smelling, but excuse me! I look cheap, but excuse me! I look miserable, but excuse me! I am going to Jesus! I’m not worthy, but excuse me! I am bleeding, but excuse me!”

      And SUDDENLY she touched the hem of His garment. INSTANTLY SHE WAS HEALED! Whatever you are going through in life today, don’t give up. Look up and press on. You will make it in Jesus’ name. Amen.

CONSISTENCY

Minister Sarah Gakinya

Sarah’s House Ministries

Thika, Kenya, Africa

Email: sarahs.house@hotmail.com

Web site: www.sarahshouseministries.org

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Saturday, 15 July 2006

Put more good in you than bad; then pour it upon others.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.”

MATTHEW 13:47-48 (NKJ)

essels-3. As vessels of God we must stay full of God’s Word, of the Words of Christ Jesus. Be aware of what goes into your vessel; for surely it will come out. “Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.” Luke 12:3 (NKJ) We are vessels in every sense of the word… when we get filled up with something, when we get tired of something, when we get feed up with something, we erupt emotionally. We lose that which is in the vessel. Actually we get an opportunity to see what is really inside.

      When we do not want to deal with that daughter that has too many boyfriends coming over, or that son who stays away from home days at a time, or husband who comes in at 2 a.m. in the morning, or you get tired of that deacon getting in your business, or that worship leader spreading gossip; we get angry, frustrated, bitter, or any number of negative emotions.  When we move towards dealing with them we have to allow the positive liquid of the Love of Jesus to come out of our vessels, not the negative liquids which attempt to flow out of human spirit, out of the powers of darkness. The spirit of God in us has to actively dominate the negative. “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16  “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.” Ephesians 5:11 (NKJ)

      We get filled up, then we overflow. We get filled up, fed up with someone or something then we move (direction) into some action or activity (spirit).  We get filled with joy; we stand, jump for joy, have tears of joy, and shout. We get filled with something funny, there is laughter. We get filled with grief, we overflow tears with crying.  We get filled with anger, negative words enter the air. When there is overflow, let it be the overflow of the LORD, overflow of love, joy, peace, compassions, empathy, sympathy, understand, and other attributes of God. (Matthew 5:15) We are vessels. What we put into us, what we allow into us, comes out of us… stirred around, shaken up, and overflowing. (Luke 11:33) “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessings in the heavenly places in Christ,” Ephesians 1:3 (NKJ)

POUR GOD’S GOOD UPON OTHERS

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Sunday, 16 July 2006

God is greater than our greatest problems.

“Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear You,

which you have prepared for those who trust in You in the presence of the sons of men!”

PSALM 31:19 (NKJ)

h Lord my God, how great you are. There is always the danger that we unconsciously reduce God to the limits of our own thinking. Because we cannot see how something can be performed, we may be convinced that it cannot be done and we may link God in our minds with that which we consider to be impossible.

      When we have been as logical as possible, and when our reasoning has reached its limits and we are convinced that we have studied every facet of a particular problem, we must remember that beyond our thought power lies the greatness of God. All knowledge is partial, but when we link our thought power with meditative qualities we learn to draw upon the infinite resources of the Omniscient God. We cannot say we have done all in our power to solve our problems until we have thought about it in the presence of God. When we do this, God’s Holy Spirit inspires our ideas and enables us to penetrate even further into the problem, and gives deeper understanding from angles we have not thought of considering. It is wise to place our problems under the scrutiny of God for He understands it in its completeness.

      Because our Father knows all about our problems and we have implicit faith in Him, He will guide us in the way we should go. Do not lack confidence in His leading, but go forward, knowing that He understands our problems and with our co-operation, will bring things to a satisfactory conclusion. God is greater than our greatest problems, and He will guide us to a perfect solution.

GOD, THE PERFECT SOLUTION

Bishop Gift Ramabulana

P. O. Box  770

Benoni 1520

Republic of South Africa, Africa

Telephone: +2711 422 6915, +2782 255 7639

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Monday, 17 July 2006

Today is your day to be someone’s hero. Be the “Hero of the Day.”

“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world,

but that the world through Him might be saved.”

JOHN 3:17 (NKJ)

nly One? What if it took only one person to save the world? What if it took only one person to stop all the violence? Could one person stop all the world’s wars and the hatred among the races and nations? Will there arise one person, or can there be another savior, or will there be one hero who steps forward to do the unthinkable, the impossible, the unbelievable, the incredible? “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.” Mark 10:27 (NKJ)

      Will there be one person on the earth, on the sea, on the mountaintop, in the valley, in space, or in distress and suffering who will look past who they are, where they are, how they are, how they feel, to extend one finger, a helping hand, a caring heart, a mind of conscious, an audible voice, and tears of concern? It only takes one person to make a difference; to take a step forward. Someone has to speak up and speak out. Someone has to follow the example of Jesus and say, “NO, that is not right,” and overturn some tables in the temple. Someone must listen to Jesus as He says, “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these will he do…” John 14:12

      Will you give your daughter to a brutal death so the world can be free? Will you love your husband who stays out all night enough to save the world? Can we forgive one another and ourselves enough to bring forgiveness to the nations? Should we tolerate our differences so we can usher in peace? Will you give up the love of your life to someone else, because you love them that much? Must we sacrifice our dreams and goals so that others who do not know us may have a better quality of life? Should we strive to have it all to lose everything that is important? Can we gain love, peace, joy, prosperity, or respect by destruction? Must we continue to blame others for our failures? Let go of hatred, grief, pain, suffering, and disparity so others can be free. “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” Mark 9:23

      With Christ Jesus, we can do the impossible. “…Christ in you, the hope of glory…” Colossians 1:27  It only takes one of us to make up our minds to make a difference in the world; your world and my world. Will it be you? Will you make the difference that your world is waiting for, that my family is waiting for, that our community is waiting for? “For with God nothing will be impossible.” Luke 1:37  With Christ Jesus, with the Holy Spirit, with God, we can be the difference and make the difference God is waiting for: the impossible in us. “He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8   Won’t you be the one? Be the one!

THE IMPOSSIBLE IN YOU

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Tuesday, 18 July 2006

Reject not yourself, others, nor accept the rejection of others.

“The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."

PSALMS 118:22-24 (KJV)

aking off the veil of rejection. The rejected stone is synonymous to a person who has no place in the importance of things. A person who is under-rated, downplayed, and considered second class because of life’s circumstances. Today, there are many who have become rejected stones the world over. These are people whose life destinies have been trapped by negative forces beyond their control. However, for the stone to regain its acceptance, the veil must be taken off of it.

      It takes the power of God to reverse the rejected life. I don't know what has happened to you or has caused you to be rejected, but I declare that you put yourself together and make a decision to give your life to God for Him to take the rejection off of you. It is only God that can promote you before man even thinks about you (Psalms 75:6-7). Even Jesus Christ was a rejected stone. His village didn’t see any importance in His life (John 1:46), but He became the Mediator between man and God. Have you thought about Joseph who was rejected by his own brethren, but later became the economic strength of Egypt?

      It does not matter what you are today, for God is able to raise you beyond the expectation of your enemies (1 Samuel 2:7-8). I want you to understand that every man has three-days to live for:

1. Yesterday - that is your past. It is what everyone knows you to be. Nazareth was known to be an unproductive village. 

 

2. Today - that is your present. Jesus Christ was known to be the son of the carpenter. They may know you today to be nobody, but I want you to understand that your tomorrow is coming.

 

3. Tomorrow - is a complete mystery. The one thing that you are breaking apart today may be your breakthrough tomorrow.

 

      I want to encourage you that it does not matter who rejects you, but if God be for you who can be against you. I pray that every gathering for your rejection should not stand in the name of Jesus. The Lord bless you. And may you have a wonderful devotional time.

BE THE HEADSTONE

Minister George Festus Blamoh
Victory Assembly Church

P.O. Box 4715; New-Georgia, Caldwell Motor Road
Monrovia, Liberia, Africa
Mobile: 00231-7-7020-337
 

Wednesday, 19 July 2006

Suffering is from the evil ones. God is not mocked by the evil or the good.

“…Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.”

JOHN 5:14 (KJV)

ometimes I want to slap some people up side their heads as hard as I can to rebuke the enemies of God out of them. And I know the evil spirit(s) will leave. The reason I do not do it (not including the obvious reason of going to jail) is:

1) The demons will leave and come again, because the person is doing the same things which allowed them to come in in the first place (Luke 11:26),

2) They must have an opportunity to grow spiritually and a chance to activate their spiritual victory which they have within them as a Child of God. (Mark 14:38; John 4:24; 1 Corinthians 15:57)

      Now of course this depends on the level of bondage the person is in, the location, and the situation. Demons cannot just walk up to you and kill you. At one time they may have been allowed to do this, but there are spiritual laws in effect which prevent this. “And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.” Jude 1:6   Key word here: chains. Translations: impediments, bands, ligaments, shackles, and disabilities. Here think, inability to walk up to you and kill you; not having the power to directly physically place its appendages, hands, digits, on you; bound, shackled, and impeded from doing so.

      But what the enemies of God will do is speak to our minds or hearts to direct us to do something crazy like walk out in front of a moving vehicle, commit suicide because of a lost love, or get depressed because of a lost job. They don’t kill you, you kill you. They are not going to be accountable for your death, you will be. You do the action, you do the crime, you do the time. There is a penalty or reward for every thought, word, or deed/action. “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.” Matthew 12:36 (KJV)

      We have to go through what we have to go through. What is for us, is for us, and we have to endure it. By holding the Hand of Christ Jesus, it is possible. In Mark 5:29, the woman with an issue of blood suffered twelve long years, holding the hands of physicians, before her faith moved her to touch her Salvation which was walking down the dusty road. Evil tormented her with suffering, much like a boy with a wounded bird, plucking its feathers for joy and entertainment. We must stop our suffering by having faith in Christ Jesus. Stop doing those things which invite evil to come into our heads. Stop doing those things which invite evil into our place of living. Stop inviting evil in our hearts with misplaced desires. God does not want us to suffer, but there are spiritual laws in effect. Dwell only on the good. (Philippians 4:8)      

THINK WELL, DO GOOD, BE HAPPY

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Thursday, 20 July 2006

Take your eyes off of your circumstances.

“And a furious storm of wind [of hurricane proportions] arose, and the waves kept beating into the boat, so that it was already becoming filled. But He [Himself] was in the stern [of the boat] asleep on the [leather] cushion; and they awoke Him and said to Him, Master, do You not care that we are perishing?”

MARK 4:37-38 (AMP)

hen you face a tremendous challenge which is beyond your capabilities, your comprehension, or when you face a situation that can not be met by human means, how do you react?  Are you immobilized by fear that causes you to keep your eyes on your problem?

      When your son or daughter become involved with drugs and is gone for weeks at a time and you don’t know where they are or what they are doing; do you find it difficult to stop worrying, to take your eyes off your circumstances and believe God for a miracle—a  supernatural intervention, something which cannot happen by human means?

      When your marriage is in trouble, your relationship with your husband or your wife is not what it should be; there are barriers of unforgiveness and resentment between you, in your heart, you secretly blame your husband or your wife? Do you become fearful that your relationship will never improve?

      Brothers and sisters, as you concentrate on your problem(s), things will never change. In fact, they will grow worse. Those problems are hindering you from seeing God as He is. But when you take your eyes off your circumstances, your husband’s drinking problem, your wife’s habit of nagging, your husband or wife’s unfaithfulness, and your lack of communication—place your eyes on God. Keep them on a God who is unlimited and you will begin to see things change in your life and in the lives of your husband, your wife, and your children.

      Your first, step of receiving a miracle and having miracles as a natural occurrence in your life is to see God as He is.

TRUST GOD

Pastor John Nyantika Mokua

Preacher, Bible Translator

P.O. Box  2121 50100

Kakamega, Kenya, Africa

Telephone: +254 720 48984898

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Friday, 21 July 2006

Focus your time and energy on working for the Kingdom of Christ.

“Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word,

and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.”

MATTHEW 13:22(NKJ)

arable of the Seed. (Mark 4:3-20) The seed is the Word of God (Bible). The thorns are the cares of this world (fitting in, being admired, pomp, prestige, position…) and the deceitfulness of riches (money, power, land, desires of the flesh…). They choke our time and energy which should be directed to helping people, working for Christ; they choke our compassion, our empathy, sympathy, and stifle our motivation towards brotherly love. When our focus is on self or being like others moving in self, our living in the Word of God, in godliness, in being like Jesus Christ is choked. “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” 1 Timothy 6:10 (NKJ)

      “For what advantage is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?” Luke 9:25 (NKJ) What is your self-worth connected to? It is connected to money? Position? Title? Income? What do you equate yourself with? What qualifies you? Who qualifies you? What or who makes you who you are? Company? Career? Responsibility? Employees? Education? Church size? Church membership? How long your church or church organization has been in existence?

      Do you, do we connect who we are to what we are doing, who we are doing it with, who they are, how they are, what they are doing, how they are doing what they are doing, how big a title, or how many letters (BA, MS, PHD, DD, OSB, DDS, OSA, OFM, CMI) our pastor, boss, friend, neighbor, our country club, or social organization’s president has? Does this make us more important to our friends, to ourselves, or less important in the eyes of the lettered? “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Matthew 16:26 (KJV) “knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as a lamb without blemish and without spot.”1 Peter 1:18-19 (NKJ)  To what or to whom do you place your value? To what or to whom supplies the value which you assign to yourself? Where is, who has, and to what is your time and energy dedicated? Dedicate your life to Christ Jesus.

RICHES, THORNS IN LIFE

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Saturday, 22 July 2006

Put on the Eagle Mentality

“He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.”

ISAIAH 40:29 (KJV)

agle Ministry – 1. One day a farmer realized he had a strange egg in his possession as he specialized in rearing and marketing chicken (in Swahili chicken is called “kuku” pronounced “coo coo,” like the word cool). He kept the egg until it hatched together with the other kuku. A strange looking bird came forth and did not look like the kuku. It was an eagle and did not even know it. It grew up together with the kuku. It stayed down and faced down, it never looked up—kukus never do.

v      He scratched the ground to find his food just like the kuku:

v      He realized he was different

v      But did not realize his identity

v      He did not realize his bloodline

v      He did not realize he was king of the sky

      One day he attempted to fly just like kukus do. He realized he could fly higher. Then it dawned on him that he does not belong down there but up here. He flew away and never came back! The eagle is a very large bird. Its wingspan is 3 – 8 1/2 feet. It’s the King of the Sky. It soars up to 14,000 feet and cruises at a speed of 30-50 miles per hour. Its eye site is 8 times clearer than the human eye. It searches for its food while it soars in high places and then dives at a speed of 200 miles per hour to catch its prey.

      I am talking about visions, dreams and callings. Many things tie us down from fulfilling God’s call in our lives or being what we dream to be. Circumstances sometimes intimidate us such as: money, frustrations, temptations, confusion, contradictions, misunderstandings, lack of education among others. REGARDLESS, WE ARE EAGLES AND EAGLES CANNOT BE INTIMIDATED BY CIRCUMSTANCES. WE MUST FLY!!!!

TAKE OFF INTO YOUR DESTINY

Minister Sarah Gakinya

Sarah’s House Ministries

Thika, Kenya, Africa

Email: sarahs.house@hotmail.com

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Sunday, 23 July 2006

Stretch your wings, fly with the LORD, and see His Destiny for your life.

“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles;

they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”

ISAIAH 40:31 (KJV)

agle Ministry – 2.  God says today, they that wait upon Him shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. God will provide for you, He will intervene in your situation and make a way where there seems to be no way. Because of your gift/talent, He will put you before kings and queens. You are the next superstar! Believe it.

      Do you have a VISION? Do you dream about it? Then you can do it!!!! For with God all things are possible!!! Hallelujah!!!  Begin to visualize yourself as an eagle. Steps to follow:

v      Study God’s Word

v      Be prayerful

v      Faith will be birthed in you

v      Faith will cause you to move towards the vision

v      Begin to soar as an eagle implementing your God-given ideas

v      Your vision, dream, calling will come alive.

      But without faith, the Bible says, it is impossible to please God. “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:6 (KJV) It is then that our spiritual eyes open and we see further and clearly for we are eagles.

v      Your vision is the light leading your everyday life

v      It influences your decisions and thoughts

v      It motivates you to work hard to pursue it

      Put on your eagle mentality. Put on your eagle attitude. Put on your eagle attire. Put on your eagle behavior. Let loose the eagle in you. Spread your wings and fly away into your destiny in Jesus’ Name! Amen

WORK YOUR DESTINY

Minister Sarah Gakinya

Sarah’s House Ministries

Thika, Kenya, Africa

Email: sarahs.house@hotmail.com

Web site: www.sarahshouseministries.org

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Monday, 24 July 2006

We have divine responsibilities as God’s new Chosen People; His Children.

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights,

with whom there is no variation or shadow or turning. Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth,

that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.”

JAMES 1:17-18 (NKJ)

irstfruits of God.  When asked the question: Who are God’s chosen people? Most people will answer: The Jews. The Hebrews.  The Israelis. (Deuteronomy 7:6)  Yes, chosen they were; hardheaded, stubborn, and stiff-necked also. So much so that the LORD replaced a generation in the wilderness for disobedience; “that had done evil in the sight of the LORD.”  (Numbers 32:13)  At the end of the “Divided Kingdom” years (the northern kingdom of Israel was scattered to the wind; while the southern kingdom of Judah was taken into Babylonian captivity), the Hebrew’s were scattered; thus a Jewish Diaspora. Here again, the Israelites were “doing evil in the sight of God” during those years. (Chronicles and Kings)

      In steps Jesus, the Christ, God’s only begotten Son. Again, the Hebrews “did evil in God’s sight” by not accepting His Son. Not only not accepting Him, but was a party to, and involved in putting Him to death. Now there were a great many Israelites following Jesus, but many doubted His Resurrection (Matthew 28:17). The Jewish religious hierarchy created lies and deception to refute Christ’s Resurrection—blasphemy. “Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.” Matthew 12:31 (KJV)  Blasphemy (evil speaking) against God, Christ’s Spirit, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit is blasphemous. The consequence is unforgiveness.

      The chosen people of God are those obedient people who obey God’s Will, His Commands, His Commandments; who both love and fear Him. The Israelites are now broken off as the true branches because of their unbelief. “Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either.” Romans 11:20-21 (NKJ) (read Romans 11) His new branches, His new Chosen are those who love and serve God and His Son Christ Jesus. “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:26 (KJV)  We are the firstfruits of Christ’s love for humanity. Let us stretch forth our hands and issue compassion and love to those who are in need, stop the violence of speech and action, and usher peace into our lives and the lives of all humanity.

FIRSTFRUITS OF CHRIST

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Tuesday, 25 July 2006

Appreciate what God has placed among you; your allocation will grow.

“When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) he left Judea, and departed again into Galilee. And he must needs go through Samaria.”

JOHN 4:1-4 (KJV)

recting the building of life -1. For any building to be guaranteed, it requires a suitable position and location. The same message that was preached in Judea that never moved the people or changed their lives was the very message that the woman, I mean an adulterous woman, just receiving a single word, turned her village for Jesus. Jesus preached this message for years in Judea, but could not move the people, the right people.

      “Now after the two days He departed from there and went to Galilee. For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they also had gone to the feast. So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard the Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. Then Jesus said to him, ‘Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.’ The nobleman said to Him, ‘Sir, come down before my child dies!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go your way; your son lives.’ So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way. And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, ‘Your son lives!’ Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, ‘Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.’ So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to  him, ‘Your son lives.’ And he himself believed, and his whole household.” John 4:43-48 (NKJ) This was the second miracle of Jesus.

      When the purpose of a thing is not known or believed, abuse is inevitable. I don’t know how long you have stayed in your Judea or have been subjected to your religious and traditional behavior, but I want to let you know that it is your location that will determine your allocation. The people of Judea saw Jesus and spent time with Him, but never knew Him. Know and appreciate what God has placed among you so everyone can receive the allocation God has promised. May you obtain your allocation by increasing your faith and appreciation in what God has placed with you for the good of His Kingdom.

APPRECIATE YOUR ALLOCATION

Minister George Festus Blamoh
Victory Assembly Church

P.O. Box 4715; New-Georgia, Caldwell Motor Road
Monrovia, Liberia, Africa
Mobile: 00231-7-7020-337
 

Wednesday, 26 July 2006

We are all called to build God’s Kingdom, not ours!

“Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, if we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole; be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

ACTS 4:8-12 (KJV)

et’s focus on the word: builders. A builder is one who builds according to a given blueprint. The word builder speaks of mandate, responsibility, and ministry. It speaks of authority in the area of constructing what has been given to you as blueprints from above.

      These people were called to build God’s Kingdom. Actually, we are called to build God’s Kingdom. Actually, we are all called to do it. Yet, they built something else – and they built it in their own will, strength, and abilities. They didn’t build according to the Master plan, according to the Master’s Plan, because they were leaving the Master out. Worse – they rejected His plan and methods of building altogether and tried to do it their way.

      In order to be able to build in the right way, we must know the Master Builder Himself. We must know Him intimately, know His heart, His will, and His purposes, so we can always be adequate in building. Communion with Him is the key.

      Do you know what you are building?

BUILDERS

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Thursday, 27 July 2006

What rules you, rules your life, and will change your world.

“They promise them liberty, when they themselves are the slaves of depravity and defilement,

for by whatever any one is made inferior or overcome or worsted, to that [person or thing] he is enslaved.”

2 PETER 2:19 (AMP)

oy in the Lord is my strength. Joy and love are the emotions when directed towards the LORD, we can trust. We have to be in charge of our emotions. What we are not in charge of and is in our lives, is in charge of us. Sin rules our lives if we allow it to dominate us and our behavior. “Jesus answered them, ‘Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.'” John 8:34 (KJV)

      Beware, emotions will and can betray us. Not only the emotion of love, but sadness; not only happy emotions, positive emotions, but negative ones.  When we fail, fall, or make mistakes, we often have guilt. Don’t receive it. That emotion is in our faces the wrong way, allowing us to make ourselves feel guilty (by accepting the feeling); therefore opening spiritual doors to other negative emotions which will come to assume a dominate posture over our lives. We cannot allow bitterness, hatred, indifference, or any negative or positive emotion to rule our lives, our judgment, our world.

      When we fail, we often don’t have the love, the zeal towards the LORD, towards praising Him and rejoicing in what He has done for us (what we see), is doing for us (believing He is effecting), and is going to do  (hope for the future). We often expect the same level of emotion, the same intensity of praise, the same desire to pray and the eagerness to fast for the LORD, for spiritual growth, and in our relationship with the Lord. Know that that was a season you were in and now you are in or are going into a new season.

      Being sad, heartbroken, miserable are emotions which will betray you if you listen to them; don’t be sad just because you feel sad. Do not get lust confused with love. Don’t be heartbroken because you feel heartbroken or betrayed. Don’t feel rejected, forgotten, lost, ignored, pitiful, mean, mad, crazy, stupid, ignorant, happy, joyous, elated, secure, and myriad emotions, and accept them as a part of you, because they will take you and try to keep you in a negative existence. Let nothing steal your joy. Not anything. Do not make emotional decisions. Do not make life-changing decisions when filled with emotion. Be happy and content because you are a child of God… “…and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.” Luke 20:36 (KJV)  Whatever happens in your world, God is in control and He will turn it for your good (Romans 8:28) and for the good of His Kingdom.

TRUST GOD, NOT EMOTIONS

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Friday, 28 July 2006

There is a cry in God’s heart, and it is for the maturity of His sons and daughters.

“For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use

have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.”

HEBREWS 5:13-14 (KJV)

ome time ago I was at a healing meeting and a lady brought her little son for prayer. He couldn’t walk, because there was something wrong that stood in the way between his brain and his muscles. He wasn’t paralyzed nor were his legs crippled, feeble, or without strength. Just somehow the information from his brain couldn’t reach his feet, which were normal, proportional, and strong feet. After the prayer, we let him down and made him go to his mother. He did. The Lord healed him! Praise the Lord!

      The next day, at another meeting, I saw something, while the preacher was sharing the testimony of this same boy, that can be spiritually applied to all of us. We have been born again and our spirit has received the Divine indwelling. It is in communication with the Lord. This is Great! Yet, this can produce only an excitement within us, it can give us a secure feeling, that the Lord is with us, that the Lord is good to us, that He loves us, cares for us, and  provides for us. But what about our responsibility to start walking in power and authority, so we can advance His Kingdom, His purposes, His agendas, and His heart’s desires? In order for us to start walking, our mind (our spiritual brains) must receive the information from our spirits. We must understand it and we must start acting upon it, moving in the direction our renewed mind would be taking us through our spirit, which has received its leading by the Holy Spirit.

      Of course the Lord is good to us and as every parent, He will take us in His loving arms and will protect us. Yet, also as every parent, He will want us to start trying walking on our own, through exercise. The above verses show that if we only enjoy God’s goodness and being in His arms all the time, we will be counted as babies. But if we, through exercising our senses, have come to eat strong meat, then we are no more babies, but grown ups, spiritually speaking. Then, we can not only enjoy what the Lord has done for us, but also be able to be profitable for Him and His Kingdom as well. The difference is so great, because it speaks of our self-centeredness, if we be in the first category, and of our selfishness, if we fall into the second category. Which one would you choose?

WALKING

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Saturday, 29 July 2006

Your response can make a negative expectation turn out positively.

“And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone,

forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.

But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”

MARK 11:25-26 (NKJ)

esponse. How do you respond when your child stays out to 3 a.m.? And it is your daughter? How do you respond when you get fired from work? How do you respond when there is no food in the house and no money in your pocket? How do you respond when you can’t make that next car, house, or bill payment? Your response can change the anticipated negative end result of your situation. In life, we often say this person made me feel this way or that way. We often act and live as though someone else other than ourselves have control over our emotions. Who is in control of your emotions? Are you driving your “emotions” train? Or are you allowing someone else or something else make your emotional decisions for you? Do you struggle to feel better but you cannot? Do you try to shake the jealousy, shame, depression, or need to leave a relationship, but cannot?

      What or who is driving your train? Take responsibility for your emotions just as you have responsibility for your actions. Don’t get angry because someone said something contrary to you. Be positive. You are not to get angry, even if they slapped you. Jesus said, “…but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.” Matthew 5:39 (KJV) And you are going to get back at someone who hurt you because vengeance is yours? God said, “To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence;…” Deuteronomy 32:35 (KJV)  The way to make your response positive is:

1)       Dwell only on the positive. “…whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. Philippians 4:8 (NKJ)

2)       Know God is in control of the entire universe. “The earth is the LORD’S, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein…” Psalm 24:1 (NKJ)

3)       God is working it out, just get involved. “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 (NKJ)

 

RESPOND POSITIVELY

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Sunday, 30 July 2006

Let not your weakness become satan’s stronghold.

“For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.

We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God,

and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.”

2 CORINTHIANS 10:4-5 (NASB)

hat is a stronghold? - 1. “Do not let sin control your puny body any longer; do not give in to its sinful desires. Do not let any part of your bodies become tools of wickedness, to be used for sinning; but give yourselves completely to God—every part of you—for you are back from death and you want to be tools in the hands of God, to be used for good purposes.” Romans 6:12 -13 (Living Bible)

      I met Jack (not his real name) one year after I gave my life to the Lord. He was a high-powered, Spirit-filled evangelist and moving in the gift of healing. Every time Jack preached people got saved, healed, delivered, and Spirit-filled. We used to follow him from meeting to meeting just to hear him preach. I never met anyone else with an unusual anointing as Jack. Jack also had a generous heart. He shared with the needy, especially Christians. His home was open to those who wanted to fellowship and pray, so I used to go to his house with other Christians. There we would pray some times past midnight. This helped me to grow spiritually and I took Jack as my spiritual model. He was the talk of the nation because everyone knew him and his faith.

      Unfortunately, although Jack was a great leader, he had two weaknesses in his life which hindered his ministry to those who knew him well and eventually, became the causes of his downfall. First, he had pride in his life, and secondly, he moved around sleeping with school girls and he made a few of them pregnant. Satan will normally use our weaknesses or bad habits as his battleground to launch his fiery darts. He will use them as strongholds to hinder our ministries and destroy our reputation. Because of the ignorance that many Christians have in the area of spiritual warfare, they seldom know when they are being attacked or how to react if they recognize it. Find strength in your weakness and do not allow satan or evil to use it to become a stronghold against you. Find strength in your weak times through the victory of Christ Jesus. Fight the good fight of faith.

FIND CHRIST STRENGTH IN WEAKNESS

Pastor John Nyantika Mokua

Preacher, Bible Translator

P.O. Box  2121 50100

Kakamega, Kenya, Africa

Telephone: +254 720 48984898

Web site: http://www.ourchurch.com/member/l/LIVIMIN

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Monday, 31 July 2006

Our weaknesses and infirmities are made strong within Christ.

“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.

Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

2 CORINTHIANS 12:9 (KJV)

hat is a stronghold? - 2. Satan will normally use our weaknesses or bad habits as his battleground to launch his fiery darts. He will use them as strongholds to hinder our ministries and destroy our reputation. Because of the ignorance that many Christians have in the area of spiritual warfare, they seldom know when they are being attacked or how to react if they recognize it.

Satan’s Main Activities Are:

1.           To afflict. “And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?”  Luke 13:16

2.           To accuse. “…for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.”  Revelation 12:10 (KJV)

3.           To kill and destroy. “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:…”  John 10:10 (KJV)

4.           To deceive the world. “…When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” John 8:44 (KJV), “…as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty…” 2 Corinthians 11:3 (KJV), Ephesians 6:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12

5.           To cause people to sin against God. “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.” 1 John 3:8 (KJV), Ephesians 2:1-3

      Therefore, Satan would like to use any weakness in our lives as a stronghold to hinder us from bearing fruit and serving God in fullness. His main agenda, he would like to see bareness in every Christian, both physically and spiritually. Find strength in your bareness. Do not succumb to evil. Be both physically and spiritually strong. Fight the good fight of faith.

CHRIST STRENGTH DEFEATS WEAKNESS

Pastor John Nyantika Mokua

Preacher, Bible Translator

P.O. Box  2121 50100

Kakamega, Kenya, Africa

Telephone: +254 720 48984898

Web site: http://www.ourchurch.com/member/l/LIVIMIN

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