THE MIRACULOUS (2)

“For with God nothing shall be impossible.” – Luke 1:37

LIGHT FOR NOW: In bible reading, diligence beyond intelligence is the most critical quality.

2Corinthians 4:13 says: “We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak”. The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen means you have not seen it, yet you are saying it. You have not seen it, yet you believe you have it. You are calling the things that be not as though they were. It is better to be either for the law or for grace; when you have law and grace mixed together, you will have a terrible experience, because you will believe in the power of God but you will not receive from it (Matthew 14:28). Now, Jesus was already on water; he was already doing the impossible. He was already functioning in the anointing of the spirit. He was already functioning in the grace of God. Now Peter says “if it be you…” Peter was not the only person that Jesus spoke to; at least, they were twelve people in that ship. In other words, he spoke to everybody. When you come to church and God’s word is taught, it’s not automatic that everybody that is being taught will experience it. The word of God only works for those that believe it. And if you believe the God’s word long enough, it will work. Everybody will not like you; everybody may not buy your idea but don’t wait for anybody approval if you want to do the impossible.

In life, never wait on human commendation to act on God’s word; take God at his word. Jesus only said “come”, he expected Peter to act upon it, he never expected Peter to walk on water; he expected Peter to work on his word. So when you are looking at the water, you are looking at the wrong things, you are to look at his word. The word of God contains the power of God; that is, the power you need to stay on the water. You can walk on the supernatural; you can walk on the power of God. Anything is possible within the miraculous. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Never wait on human commendation to act on God’s word.

CONFESSION: I believe in God’s power; God’s power is working on my behalf… Go ahead and pray in the Holy Ghost, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: God’s word is potent.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: 1THESSALONIANS CHAPTER 5; EVENING: 1PETER CHAPTER 2

THE MIRACULOUS (1)

“For with God nothing shall be impossible.” – Luke 1:37

LIGHT FOR NOW: Faith in God is taking God at his word.

As God’s children, we are faced with life’s challenges; we are faced with situations that require the impossible, that require something beyond what we can do within ourselves. It is so easy to agree with the power of God, to the ability of God in erroneous miracles that God can do. David in Psalm 8:1-3 said “O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained.” So we all don’t have a problem in viewing the power of God. One of the things the angel said to Mary in Luke 1:37 are “With God, nothing is impossible”. But with all we say about God and all we believe about God, how come when it comes to situation of our lives, we hardly find the hand of God as it were the intervention of God)\ in our own affairs? Some of us have what E.W. Kenyon calls “mental ascent”; we know in our head that God is powerful; we know in our minds that there is nothing impossible for God to do. When it comes to our everyday lives, when we face life’s challenges, the bible says in John 16:33 “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world”.

Faith in God is taking God at his word because God means what he says and he says what he means. Jesus said to them in Matthew 14:27, “Be of good cheer, it is I; be not afraid”. Why will he say this? This is because fear paralyses the potentials of faith. You cannot be in fear and in faith at the same time; when you are in fear, you are not in faith and vice versa. Fear and faith cannot work together. It is either you are in faith or you are in fear. In Romans 4, talking about Abraham popularly known as the father of faith; the man who believed God in Genesis 15:6 and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Romans 4:17 says “calleth these things…” The word “to call” means to speak out. To speak out things that doesn’t exist as though they exist; that means you don’t have to see it before you say it. He says “He calleth these things that be not…” In faith, you don’t see it before you say it; you say it before you see it. Faith is the substance of things hoped for; faith calleth the things that be not as though they were. That means, if it does not exist, you call it; if you cannot see it, you call it. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: If it does not exist, call it.

CONFESSION: I am not wishing I am in faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for; therefore, I declare that every impossibility becomes possible, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: Faith calleth the things that be not as though they were.

DAILY BIBLEREADING: MORNING: MATTHEW CHAPTER 14; EVENING: ROMANS CHAPTER 4

WE BELIEVE, THEREFORE WE SPEAK (2)

“Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of heavenly calling, consider the Apostles and High priest of our confession, Christ Jesus” – Hebrews 3:1 NKJV

LIGHT FOR NOW: Any Christian who cannot voice out his or her inheritance in Christ cannot enjoy the realities of Christianity.

The word of God says, “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee” (Isaiah 43:2). When a text such as this settles in you, challenges of life wouldn’t make you to bother. Problems and challenges of life must not dictate your existence; they must not control your faith in the Word of God. The Bible says those who know their God shall be strong and shall do exploits (Daniel 11:32). In Christ, you’re a victor notwithstanding the crises you may be facing; in the darkest situation, you can still shine.  The Bible says, “…behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people”; however, it didn’t stop there; it goes on to say, “…but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee” (Isaiah 60:2). As a child of God, no trouble set against you is insurmountable. Your success and prosperity are independent of whatever may be going on around you now. You’re not of this world, you’re born of God; so refuse to be anxious because if you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small (Proverbs 24:10).

The new creation is blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1:3). But there is need for a daily faith connection with these blessings; that’s what makes them outwardly seen in our lives. There are believers who are not bold to say out what’s theirs in Christ. You see, our Father is excellent in His dealings and have not left us in the dark. Any believer who cannot voice out his or her inheritance in Christ cannot enjoy the realities of Christianity. The purpose of the word of God is to put us in the place of advantage to know who we are and what’s available to us in Christ. We’re to always speak out what the finished work of Christ has made available to us. And in declaring the word of God, you have to be unflinching, boldly saying it the way you want it. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Keep saying it; don’t stop saying it!

CONFESSION: I believe, therefore I speak and I carry the evidence, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: You are what you say repeatedly.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: ISAIAH CHAPTER 43; EVENING: ISAIAH CHAPTER 60

WE BELIEVE, THEREFORE WE SPEAK (1)

“Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of heavenly calling, consider the Apostles and High priest of our confession, Christ Jesus” – Hebrews 3:1 NKJV

LIGHT FOR NOW: You must learn to hold onto intangible realities with faith filled confessions.

Let’s consider Romans 10:10-18; “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? As it is written, how beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. But I say, have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world”.

1Timothy 6:12 says, “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses”. This scripture presents us with an important principle for laying hold on that which is undetectable to your senses, such as eternal life; and the way to do this is through your faith-filled confessions. It says, “…lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called and hast professed a good profession” (1Timothy 6:12). The word “profession” is the same as “confession” and it is the Greek word “homologous” which implies speaking the same thing in consent or agreement. It means to declare openly, by way of speaking out freely your deep conviction based on the word of God. So you must learn to hold onto intangible realities with faith-filled confessions. You must be well armed with what the word says about you in times of dryness, scarcity, and crises; for example, Jeremiah 17:7-8 says, “Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit”. Let this be your testimony today and throughout this year, because it’s God’s Word concerning you. We must keep speaking out the truth based on the word of God. That’s how to enforce the realities of our new life in Christ. Glory!  

INSTRUCTION: Keep saying it; don’t stop saying it!

CONFESSION: This year, I affirm that I am what the Word I am; I have what the Word says I have and I do what the Word says I can do, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: You are what you say repeatedly.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: ROMANS CHAPTER 10; EVENING: 1TIMOTHY CHAPTER 6

WALK IN FAITH

“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; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.” – Romans 3:25-27

LIGHT FOR NOW: The faith of God works by speaking.

Faith is taught in two places; faith is in the heart and faith is in the mouth. That means faith is taught as a conviction and as an action. Your words will not be faith if you don’t believe in your heart. So, it’s not good enough to believe in your heart if you don’t speak it; neither is it sufficient to say without believing in the heart. Faith is to believe with the heart and say with the mouth. Paul said wait for that time when things in the heart of people will be made manifest. That’s why Proverbs 23:7 says “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he”. You must believe with your heart and you must say with your mouth. Matthew 11:22-23 has this to say “And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 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”.

Matthew 17:20 “And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you”. This verse shows that faith also works as a seed. Faith works like a seed, because faith works with words. So, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you speak. The saying/speaking is the planting because words are seeds; words are spiritual realities. In the walk of faith, there will always be challenges. Faith in the heart works with the law of repetition; if you repeat it often, you believe it. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Words come to pass, so mind what you say. Don’t have a language of defeat; have a victory language.

CONFESSION: I take charge of my words, I take charge of my life. I do not have a language of defeat; I have a victory language, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: Words are seeds.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: MARK CHAPTER 11; EVENING: MATTHEW CHAPTER 14

GOD’S POWER AT WORK IN US

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” – Romans 1:16

LIGHT FOR NOW: The gospel of Christ is the power of God unto our salvation.

In dealing with the subject of power, first thing to note is that God’s power cannot be explained outside salvation (Romans 1:16). The word “power” here was translated from the Greek word “dunamis” which implies inherent power; power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature. This means that the power of God is inherent in the gospel of Christ. Thus, when you hear God’s word, you are hearing power. The strength or power of anything is in the name of Jesus. The personality of Jesus is an embodiment of power on its own. The name of Jesus is power because heaven and earth recognises this name (John 1:12). Your connection with Jesus empowers you for a life of power. The potency in the name of Jesus confronts whatever confronts you in life.

The name of Jesus is so powerful that it offers safety to everyone who runs to him. Your relationship with Jesus gives you power over the circumstances of life. To enjoy a life of power and glory in all that you do, stay connected to Jesus. Just as it is in the natural that men boast of who they know to gain favour, the name of Jesus is the surest access to power, glory, favour and relevance. When you are in trouble, all you need is to demonstrate the power and glory of God embedded in your inside. Many have suffered what they shouldn’t have suffered because they never recognised the power in the name of Jesus that is at work in their inside. There is so much power in the name of Jesus that principalities and powers bow to His name. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Recognise the power in the name of Jesus that is at work in your inside.

PRAYER: I declare over my life that in this year, I will not live a powerless life. The name of Jesus will show up for me this year every time I need Him, in Jesus Name.  Amen.

QUOTE: The power of God is inherent in the gospel of Christ.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: LUKE CHAPTER 24; EVENING: PHILIPPIANS CHAPTER 2

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