Hunger!!!

Evans Robert, the pioneer of the Welsh Revival began to chase God as a teenager to a level that sometimes when they call him to the dining table his response would be; “I’m not hungry”

I’ve noticed a level of spiritual hunger that consumes physical hunger…
You’re so hungry for God to a level that you can tarry for days and hours without food or water.

A hunger that when it comes upon you, prayers and fastings will not be an issue.

You’re so carried away with the Deep things of God to a level that you’ve even forgotten that you’ve not eaten, you forgot to take breakfast, you forgot ur lunch and dinner and still feel like continuing.

It was this kind of Hunger that David had that made him to say;
Psalms 69:9 “For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up…”

One major sign that you’re sick is that you’ll lose your appetite.
And anyone who lack hunger for spiritual Food (the word) and Drinks (Tonguing) it’s a sign that he’s sick spiritually.

The Princes of Israel saw God at mount Sinai, and they all ate and dined with God;
Exodus 24:11 “…also they saw God, and did eat and drink.”
They were WINING and DINING with JEHOVAH.

Are there Youths Here?
You say if I fast now, I’ll become lean, and my neck will become long.
No Dear, When you fast you don’t lose weight, you lose Flesh…

Daniel in his days took just vegetables and water for days so that his body will be light; for effective studies and prayers…
And at the end, he became ten times better than his colleagues..

If you must go ahead of your generation, then you must do what others are not doing.
Matthew 5:47 ” …what do ye more than others?…”

You must be ready to drop PLEASURES and seek for TREASURES.

There’s a level of Hunger you’ll have for God you won’t have time to keep Malice.

There’s a level of Hunger for God that consumes LUST.

They say a Hungry Man is an Angry man… A man who’s Hungry for God will be Angry at Sin.

Can you please cry to God; “Oh Lord, give me Hunger…”

Newness of Life

Newness of Life

Only those who do not know Him will be ashamed of Him.
Sense knowledge stands mute in the presence of the tragedy of eternity.

Deity suffered for humanity. When He was pronounced dead, darkness over came
the earth for three hours. Creation went into mourning, when the Creator became
man’s substitute. The earth quaked; Creation was shaken to the very center by the tragedy
of Deity becoming mankind’s substitute.

The veil of the temple was rent in two from top to bottom; the Holy of Holies was no longer
the home to Jehovah. 1 Cor. 3:16 “Know ye not that ye are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”
Why did Jesus come?
John 10:10b “I am come that they might have life(Zoe) and that they might have it more abundantly”

There are two kinds of life identified in the Bible; Psuche and Zoe.

Psuche is the natural human life we were born with. Psuche operates with the five senses of; hearing, seeing, touching, smelling and tasting. Psuche cannot receive any information outside these sensory parameters; in fact, they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand for they are spiritually discerned. 1 Cor. 2:14. Psuche is the life inherited from the fallen man Adam. This kind of life is terribly limited and an enemy of God. For this reason, Jesus came to impact Zoe; the God-kind of life.

Zoe is the realm of the super-natural, the incorruptible life, the higher life, the life of no impossibility. Jesus demonstrated the possibilities of this life in His earthly walk; He healed the sick, raised the dead, calmed the storm, cleansed the leapers. And he said greater things shall we do, and it is because of Zoe.

This is the reason for the season. This is the end to His death. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have Zoe. John 3:16. This is not an idea but a sovereign declaration of all eternity. Zoe exempts and insulates the receiver from destruction; shall not perish!; this is a heavenly legislation!
This is what Jesus brought to all those who believe in Him. Zoe is your present-day possession if you have received Him.

The other day the natural men exclaimed what manner of man is this that even the wind and the storms obey him!
They recognised that this operation is not obtainable in the realm which they lived(Psuche) but not when one is operating with Zoe. Nothing defeats Zoe. Nothing corrupts Zoe. Nothing can kill Zoe, because nothing can kill God.

You can receive Zoe right now as you believe and confess the Lordship of Jesus over your life.
Walk in this newness of Life. Live and manifest Zoe wherever you go. You have the life of God in you.

Shalom.

I Know Who I Am

I am a chosen generation; It is too late for man to reject me!
I am a royal priesthood: I am not in bondage to sin and fear; I am free!
I am a Holy nation; I walk, talk and move in His righteousness.
I am God’s own special, unique creature; I cannot be ordinary for He lives in me, moves in me and talks to me!
I am a promoter for and with God: I proclaim the praises of Him who has called me out of darkness to His marvellous light.
I am God’s garden, His vineyard and field under cultivation; I am God’s building.
I Know Who I AM! I Know Who I AM!
Glory Hallelujah!

Jesus Virus III

JESUS VIRUS 3

Dear believer, why is your heart failing and why has fear and doubt taken the best of you? I will tell you why; because you have become a Corona virus journalist. You know all the statistics and can even quote them off head but you cannot quote a verse about Gods protection for His children from the Bible, you talk about Corona virus all day with your friends and family more than you talk about Jesus and His saving power, you search and research and share every material and information about Corona but you will not share Christian materials sent or forwarded to you. Are you ashamed of Him?

Fear is and has always been a great weapon in the arsenal of the enemy. Fear paralysis faith and renders it inefficient so that it cannot produce the expected result. Fear short-circuits the power of God in the life of the believer. This is the reason God said “Do Not Fear”, 365 times in the whole Bible, one for a day.

Goliath was a real enemy and great threat to the Israelites, which King Saul and his well trained soldiers feared exceedingly, but it took a young shepherd boy who had more faith than fear to bring the giant down. If faith pleases God then God abhors fear because fear is a proclamation of the inability of God to make good His promises.

The time to make the switch is now for are we not to walk by faith and not by sensory perceptions? Let’s get in the word, talk about His promises with friends and loved ones more than Corona, share Christians materials with others more than we share news on Corona because we become what we feed on. Don’t feed your fears but feed your faith and you will bring down any Goliath that stands against you. Don’t be the mouth-piece of the enemy spreading fear and darkness all over the land but be a trumpet in Zion sounding and resounding the goodness of the Lord; His protection for those that reverence Him and bringing light and strength to the faint hearted.

If we could spread the Gospel of Jesus like we are spreading Corona news and statistics, the prayer of Jesus would have been answered “Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”. Shalom

Jesus Virus II

JESUS VIRUS – Part 2

I have been unpleasantly amazed and rudely awakened by the unsavory commentary and arrogance portrayed by some people especially when God or prayer is mentioned in relation to these difficult times in which we live. Most heart breaking is to find out some of the most terrible commentary came from folks who would identify themselves as ‘Christians’ on a normal day. Like really? I ask myself.

The moral and spiritual fiber of our world is deteriorating at a much faster rate than we think, trust me. I ask myself, how and when did God and prayer became leprous that they are no longer allowed amongst men, God and prayers have become a taboo, a mockery of nations. People think their minute knowledge or accomplishments supersedes the God who gave them breathe and can take it at any time? My brother, my sister, relax, all you see is not all there is. This kind of mind-set is pompous and disrespectful towards God.

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Who is this that darkeneth counsel, by words without knowledge?
Gird up now thy loins like a man;
for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?
declare, if thou hast understanding.
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest?
or who hath stretched the line upon it?
or who shut up the sea with doors,
when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
When I made the cloud the garment thereof,
and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
And brake up for it my decreed place,
and set bars and doors,
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further:
and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days;
and caused the dayspring to know his place;
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,
that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

We are terribly limited in knowledge and understanding, yet our arrogance and pride knows no boundaries. Many have come and departed; the great emperors of Rome; the Nero’s and the Augustus, the Alexander the greats of Macedonia and Persia, the Philosophers of Ancient Greece; the Plato’s and co have all disappeared from the face of the earth.
This is not an article to convert anyone who doesn’t believe in God or prayer, but at least allow those of us who believe in the dynamic working power of prayer to do so, without all the destructions, insults and political twists. Afterall nobody is abusing those who don’t believe in God or prayer. I believe this is unfair even in natural justice.

Some say we should stop prayers and concentrate on medicine and all that; this is my question to them; is science and medicine and prayer mutually exclusive? I think not. We can and
should do both. We are all aware of what nations whose hospitals make us desire to be hospitalized; because of how advanced they are in medicine and technology are saying.

There are too many lessons from history, both Biblically and secularly, which enforces this national day of prayer and fasting. In 1940, Hitler unleashed a military onslaught on the world, in his evil ambition to rule the whole world(which always happens when good people in the society, who know better, hold their peace), and was advancing towards Great Britain to its annihilation, until a national day of prayer was observed. Suddenly in a decision that infuriated his generals and still baffles historians. Hitler ordered his army to halt. Had they continued to fight the destruction of Great Britain would have been inevitable. Winston Churchill called it “the miracle of Dunkirk”. No matter how sophisticated, careful and intelligent we may be, a time comes when we are forced to acknowledge that the heavens do rule in the affairs of men.

I join my little voice to the great voices of the land to make a clarion call to all who believe in the power of God and prayer to turn situations around to make their stomachs available for tomorrows fasting as we fulfil our noble and priestly assignment as intercessors for the nation.

May God find us not asleep or murmuring but awake and making up the hedges and standing in the gaps for this nation when He comes searching, that we might be spared. Thank you.

Jesus Virus I

JESUS VIRUS – Part 1

By now, i believe every single soul on earth has heard about Corona but how many have still not heard about the great Lord of love and the creator of heaven and earth, Jesus Christ? Corona Virus has virtually brought hitherto great nations on their knees. The United Nations,G8,WHO,Religion,Medicine and co are despondent and the hopelessness in these times is very conspicuous.The efficacy of this virus is something that has caught my attention; it’s intercontinentally infectious. It does not want to stay in its victim alone but wants to conquer territories and even nations thousand’s of miles away. Evil has no shame, no constraint, not reserved but headstrong in even taking
precious lives with pride and arrogance.

In my imagination i wondered, how would the nations of our world be if we, Christians could be as
efficacious as this virus in the preaching and publishing of this Gospel handed down to us by
the blood of many martyrs; propagating the love of Christ, forgiveness and victory over sin and death. We cannot behave as if we have other options because there is no other name under heaven given to men by which they may be saved but the name of Jesus.

I don’t believe this situation is a punishment from God. Some say why is God not stopping the death
and infections after our Pastors have prayed and all that? but remember God did not stop the rains from coming
down but the ark that Noah built preserved his life and that of his family. Jesus is our ark of safety in these times. I believe the seed of the righteous shall be preserved by all means.

I also believe this is a wake up call to all who name the name of Christ. How long have we been Christians, go to church and yet we have not infected any one around us with the Jesus virus. We travel to all kinds of places and come back and nobody catches what we say we have. We hold hands to church, hug friends and loved ones and yet after many, many years contact tracing reveals nothing. Why are things this way, when we have received such great and precious promises from God?

We are too fond of mocking our Pastors and leaders but the word of God was not written for your Pastor. It will do us a lot of good if we subject ourselves to the same values and standards we subject our Pastors and leaders. Don’t be quick to judge and insult anybody because of their mistakes or even wrong doing, Jesus is the standard for the believer not your Pastor.

We can no longer hide our true identity any more, that time has expired. It’s either we believe what the word says or we may as well forget it all together. Don’t be ashamed of being identified with Jesus, He owns the world. Don’t be embarrassed because the world will mock and call you names because there is no other saviour out there. Let’s spread the Gospel, infect as many as we can and let there be a chain reaction till the whole world knows about the Lord. They that observe vain vanity forfeit their own mercy. Live and die not.

The Apex of Creation

The greatest gift God gave to mankind is not sight but vision. Sight is a function of the eyes but vision is the function of the mind and of the heart. What the eyes see is what already exists but vision gives you the possibilities of what could be.

Vision is the snapshot of your purpose.  Everything God created has a purpose. Nothing is created for experimentation or the fun of it.

The sun is beautiful but beauty is not the purpose of the creation of the sun. Without the sun there will be no human life. The Gamma and the Ultra Violet rays from the sun cause the chlorophyll in plants in the chemical reaction to convert sunlight to food energy in the process called photosynthesis, producing oxygen for human existence.

The mosquito, though hated by humans play a very important role nonetheless.They function as population controllers checking overpopulation in nature, which often leads to starvation and death. Mosquitoes are extremely effective vectors for disease thanks to their voracious feeding patterns and built-in hypodermic needles. In subarctic climates such as northern Canada and Russia, mosquitoes play a major role in plant pollination. Mosquitoes are also one reliable fast-food option that migrating birds, count on to fuel up and keep moving. Without them, the migratory process may not be possible and the numbers of birds that survive the journey could fall dramatically.

Even the cockroach plays a vital role in the life cycle of plants. As they crawl through flowers seeking food, they also transport pollen and thus help with plant reproduction. Cockroaches eat what other organisms leave laying, breaking it down and increasing the amount of nitrogen in the soil. Without their nitrogen-rich excrement, the forests would suffer. The leg of the cockroach is highly efficient, and scientists study its form and function as they develop prosthetic and robot applications. This research benefits those who have lost limbs, including veterans returning from war.

You see, everything God created is known for something and has a purpose.  What are you known for and what is the why for your life? Are we just here to chill, make money, build houses, buy expensive cars, marry, have children and die? I think and believe not.

If these animals which today are and tomorrow are not, have purposes, how much more the apex of his creation, humankind!

There are no illegitimate children, for all children are the heritages of God. God allowed you to come to this world because there is an assignment He wanted accomplished that required your presence. Research tells us that there are about seven billion people in the world and no two individuals have the same fingerprints.

Every human being has to contribute to his or her generation. No one was given life to take up space. If everyone were to discover his or her own value, balanced by the understanding that everyone else has a contribution to make, I believe all the needs in the world would be met.

The world needs your leadership. You exist to meet a specific need on earth that no one else can meet. Every human came to earth with something humanity needs.

Every human wants to be great! The desire for greatness is inherent in the human spirit and is a principal motivation for all human action and decisions. However few would admit this reality, and most would deny it.

Whatever God created he designed with the capability to do its job and server its purpose. If God created birds to fly, then he designed the birds with flight capability on the inside. Whatever God call for, He provides for. Birds do not become fliers; they are fliers. They are born with the capacity. They just have to wait to come of age. When the time is right and their wings strong enough, the mother will push them out of the nest and they will know what to do. Likewise fishes do not become swimmers; they are born to swim. The ability to float and maneuver in the water is in them.

Your assignment is as unique as your fingerprint – it is meant to distinguish you from every other person in the world.

You are the apex and the climax of God’s creation. His master-piece, a well thought through creation with special features for His unique assignment.

Ye Must Be Born Again

Successful businesses plan ahead and can tell us where their businesses is going to be ten, twenty or thirty years from now. As important as business is, your life is of much more importance. May I ask you a mind searching question? Where will you be hundred years from today? And why is no body telling us to plan for eternity?

Please we need to get our priorities right. A ten thousand years spent on earth is like a blink of an eye in eternity. We are afraid of being reminded that this is not it because, our minds cannot grasp the consequences of the kind of life we are living. The double-standards, selfishness, people pleasing, backbiting to get ahead of others, etc. would no longer be necessary factors for survival if we believed that there is a day of accountability. It is safer to take refuge in the lie that everything comes to an end when we die. We can continue to behave like the ostrich by burying our heads in the sand or judge ourselves and make the necessary adjustments.

For if we judge ourselves we are judged by no one.

Hundred years from now, if the Lord Jesus tarries, there’s a very high probability that most of us, if not all, will not be on this planet. Since the day man disobeyed God and activated the death sentence till now, all the geniuses of history and technological discoveries and advancements have not been able to reverse the judgment.

Where are the Nebuchadnezzars’ of Babylon, Darius’ of Persia and Caesars’ of Roman who ruled with the hand of iron and brought the entire nations of the world to their knees in their days? Where is Alexander the great who cried because there was no nation to conquer anymore? Where are the Albert Einsteins’, the Wright Brothers, the Thomas Edisons’, the Henry Fords’ and the Steve Jobs’ who through their ingenuity made the world a better place?

They are all nowhere to be found today. But is death the end?

Man does not actually die, he just sheds off his earthly house; his body returns to the soil but he lives on in another realm. This is not a theory, this is reality.

Don’t be deceived by the glamour of this world, it is an illusion; it’s not real.

If you were on a ship to a destination which you have only heard of but never been there, who will you like to be your Captain? Will you entrust your life in the hands of the Captain who is himself looking out for the way to your destination or the Captain who came from your destination?

I bet you will choose the Captain who has already been to where you are going?

Jesus said “For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.” (John 6:38)

Jesus also said “I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever: ……” (John 6:51)

No man ever had the audacity and the impetuous to make such a profound if not far reaching statements about himself but Jesus. Don’t leave the decision of your eternal destination to chance because you don’t a chance when you leave it to chance.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3)

 A journey of a thousand miles begins with a step, make a quality decision today praying the prayer below with all your heart;        

Heavenly Father, I come to you today as a sinner and a man who is lost. According to your word in Acts 2:21, “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” I accept your sacrifice for sin on the cross, I receive Jesus into my life now. I confess Jesus as my King, Lord and savior. I receive eternal life now.

In Jesus Mighty name Amen.

Mind Under Attack

There are a lot of grey areas and unanswered questions in life. As we grow, it is humbling but important to admit that we don’t always have all the answers to all the circumstances of life. Sound judgment in this twenty-first century has become more difficult, with the borderline separating good and evil, acceptable and  unacceptable behavior becoming fainter and fainter by the hour.

The human mind is being bombarded with all sorts of filth through the various communication channels available in this century. Only a few are actually aware of the kind of dangerous programming we are all being subjected to unconsciously, on a day-by-day basis, in the name of “entertainment”.

The exposure of this filth to our senses causes arousals and stimulations leading to addiction to the object of exposure. This does not just happen, it is intentional. Some of the filth that attacks our minds are evident in the songs we listen to, movies we watch, the kind of literature we consume, and the unwholesome vibes carried by our airwaves.

Some people would like us to believe that there is nothing to all the pollution going on and that it’s just entertainment. I think not.
We know from God’s word that there is a spirit behind every manifestation especially when a song is sung, an instrument played, or words spoken. For example, we know that when David played the harp for King Saul, the evil spirits that troubled him left him. This tells us that songs and musical instruments can repel or attract evil spirits to torment one’s life.

There is no vacuum, it’s either the Spirit of God is leading a manifestation, or an evil spirit is influencing the performer.

What files are you downloading onto the computer of your mind? Are they positive, faith-filled and Holy Spirit-inspired files or files that will corrupt the entire operating system?

We are shocked by many terrible crimes committed day in and day out and we keep asking, what happened to her or him? We ask ourselves how a human being could be so heartless towards his neighbor, forgetting that this is only a manifestation of what has been rehearsed over and over in a corrupted mind as a result of exposure to unwholesome information or violence.

The most dangerous weapons in the world are not the atomic bomb or the hydrogen bomb and certainly not even the inter-continental ballistic missile. The most dangerous weapon is a corrupted mind or a mind without conscience; a twisted mind.

All the horrors in history occurred as a result of leaders whose minds were twisted or corrupted. For example, Adolf Hitler believed and spread the superiority of the “Germanic race” – what he called an Aryan “master race” and proclaimed Germany’s destiny to rule over inferior races.

This single corrupted belief led to the Holocaust where over six million Jews were put to the sword and World War II where at least forty million people were slain.

Will you call this an ordinary belief? I think not. Remember you are in charge of your own mind. You can decide today to channel it to only that which edifies your soul and spirit and ministers grace to your hearers. You may not be able to stop a bird from flying over your head but you sure can stop it from making its nest on your head. Don’t allow your mind to become the trash bin for gossip and silly talks but focus it on things that bring progress and rebuild your momentum to move one step higher and become better.

The syllabus for a healthy mind is perfectly inscribed at Philippians 4:8

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things

I rest my case.