Four Implications of His birth 3

“The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.” Luke 1:35

The third implication of His birth is that all things are possible. If you can conceive it, you can possess it. If you can believe it, you can receive it. Allow the Holy spirit to incubate you for supernatural conception and delivery.

One good thing about Christmas is that it is the main celebration before the new year and it is holiday time. You can spend time with God so that the Holy Spirit can overshadow you to become pregnant of God-given vision for the new year. And if you can conceive it and believe it, then it will happen for you. As much as you want to eat, drink and visit friends, don’t neglect a personal time with God. The best thing that can happen for you this year is to be ready for the next year knowing fully well that God has visited you ahead.

May you be overshadowed by the power of God. May you conceive a divine idea for the year 2019 in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: Oh God give me a word, a vision, an idea and a revelation for the year 2019 in Jesus name.

Four Implications of His birth 2

“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.” Mathew 1:21

The second implication of the birth of Jesus is salvation from sins. The good news is that no one can be under the dominion of sin and of Jesus at the same time. It is either sin is ruling over you or Jesus is ruling over you. Jesus came to give us power and dominion over sin. We are saved from sin and its consequences through our faith in the Lord Jesus and we become children of God. We receive grace to have dominion over sin through our personal encounter with Him.

“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:” John 1:12

“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace” Romans 6:14

I am a believer in Christ Jesus saved by grace through faith in Him. What about you? My life would have been messed up by sin and its consequences but His grace found me. Paul giving his testimonies in 1 Timothy 1:15 said, “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.”

May His grace be abundant in your life through faith and love in Christ Jesus.

Prayer for today: I receive forgiveness and deliverance from sin through faith in the Lord Jesus.

Four Implications of His birth 1

“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” Mathew 1:23

The first implication of His birth is the reality of God’s presence with us. If you are a believer in Christ Jesus, you are not alone, God is with you. You know what that means? To answer the question of what it means we can examine briefly the lives of Joseph, Gideon, Isaac, Moses and Paul.

Joseph story was turned to glory because God was with him (Acts 7:9-10). The timid Gideon became a mighty man of valour because God was with him (Judges 6:12). Isaac sowed in time of famine and reap hundred folds, he became great in a strange land because God was with him (Genesis 26). Moses had rest despite leading 3 million people because God was with him (Exodus 33:14). Paul and others with him could not be killed on the sea because God was with him (Acts 27:23-25)

Beloved, it does not matter what you passing through, let us celebrate the birth of Christ because God is with us. And because He is with us, we will laugh last.

May you experience the reality of God’s presence in this season in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: I declare in the name of Jesus, God is with me, my future is secured and I have nothing to fear or worry about.

Favor with God

“And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.” Luke 1:30

Mary found favor with God and five things happened to her

1.              Her fear was taken away. The need to fear will be completely gone when a man finds favor

            with God. The Angel told Mary to fear not because she had found favor with God.

2.              She was visited by an Angel and received a word from the Lord. When a man finds favor with God, he gains access to specific word for his destiny. That was what happened to Mary, she heard God through the Angel about a specific assignment that God had for her.

3.              What she did not have did matter. She told the Angel that she did not have any man and that what the Angel was saying would be difficult. But the Angel told her that the Holy Spirit would take over. You see, when you find favor with God what you have or does not have is not a factor, you will be helped by the power of God to deliver the expected results.

4.              She received the divine ability to conceive and deliver supernaturally. A lot of people are roaming on the face of the earth not knowing what they should do with their lives. No goal, No vision, No ambition. When a man receives favor from God, he will become pregnant of something that is beyond his abilities and he will also be helped to make it happen. That was what happened to Mary, she was able to conceive supernaturally and deliver safely.

5.              She receives favors from men. First Elizabeth visited her and when she delivered, wise men came from the East to give the Child, gifts. When a man finds favor with God, he will also receive the favors of men.

Beloved, may you find favor with God in this season and always in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: Oh God, be with me, let me be highly favored and let me be blessed among men in Jesus name.

Positioning yourself for miracles

“In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.” Luke 1:26-27

A man on assignment for a king will enjoy all the supports of the King. Miracles are divine intervention of the King of kings in the affairs of men. Perhaps you need a miracle right now, I advise you to position yourself in the assignment of the King of kings, then miracles will be a normal thing in your life.

God needed a forerunner for Jesus ministry, Elizabeth, a barren old woman was available so God visited her and gave her a miracle baby. God wanted a savior in human flesh, Mary was well positioned for this divine assignment. She was visited despite the fact that she was a virgin. God needed a prophet to replace Eli in 1 Samuel, Hanah was ready to give God a man child so the story of her barrenness ended. If you link your need with God’s assignment for your life, you will enjoy His miracle working power.

May you experience God’s visitation today in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: Lord, help me to find the assignment that you have given me so that I can walk in your miraculous power in Jesus name.

How to change things!

“So we think about what we cannot see, not what we see. What we see lasts only a short time, and what we cannot see will last forever.” 2 Cor 4:18 (Easy to read)

What you want to change in your life can be changed! What you are going through is subject to change! As we are concluding the year 2018 and about to enter 2019, let me share with you the secret of changing things.

1.              Believe that your situation is subject to change. “Jesus said to the father, “Why did you say ‘if you can’? All things are possible for the one who believes.” Mark 9:23

2.              Speak to the situation or the thing you want to change. Never stop doing this until you see the change. Read Ezekiel 37, Mark 11:23, 1 Samuel 17:45-47

3.              Find out all the information you can get about the situation. Read books, search internet, ask questions to know all about the situation. “In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.” Daniel 9:2

4.              Take action based on the information you have found. “From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor.” Nehemiah 4:16

5.              Ask God to reveal to you about the situation. “The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.” Deuteronomy 29:29

6.              Do whatever God asked you to do. John 2:5

7.              Be expectant to see the change. Acts 3:5

I see your situation changing to God’s glory.

Prayer for today: My red sea, divide: my Jericho wall, collapse; my mountain, move in the name of Jesus.

Enforcing a change

“If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.” Job 14:14.

Change is possible. In my few years of existence on earth, I have seen God change people’s lives and situations. I see Him changing your life at this time also.

God has laid it in my heart to tell you to use this end of the year period to enforce a change in your life. How? Spend more time with God, listen to what He has to say to you, think through your life and map out a course of action to enforce a change in your life.  There is time to sit down, reflect on issues, meditate and cry unto God. The time is now. Particularly if you really desire a change and want next year to be better than this year.

One thing is sure, the enemy will want you to be busy running about the same way you have been doing since the beginning of the year. Don’t allow him. A change of mind is a change of life. And for a change of mind, fresh information is needed both spiritual and physical. This information can only be accessed by separating yourself for a quiet moment between you and God.

May your life be more profitable. May you experience the change you desire in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: I receive grace to separate myself for a quiet moment between me and God in Jesus name.

Why wait we here and die!

“Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die? If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. Now therefore, come, let us surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they keep us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall only die.”” 2 Kings 7:3-4

Don’t be at peace in Zion, take a calculated risk to change your level.

Why are you afraid to take new steps and challenge the status quo? Don’t you know you cannot be doing thing in the same way and expect different results? If you don’t like your present status, you will have to change your thinking, change you vision, change your dream and change your actions. It is more risky not to take risk! You must take a calculated risk to change your levels and possess your possessions. If you prefer to stay in your comfort zone, you may never experience the best of God.

The four lepers in our text this morning without being aware of the prophetic words that have gone ahead of them liberated themselves and the entire nation from famine. Everyone decided to stay within the city and die there except them. The engaged the power of their thinking and decided that they had a 50% chance of surviving if they visit the camp of the Assyrians. They got there only to find out that their fears had been taking care of.

Beloved, I challenge you to be desperate with God and take a positive step towards your breakthrough.

May your level change before the end of this year in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: I receive the anointing to confront my fears and to take a new step for my breakthrough in Jesus name.

If your faith says yes……

“Beloved, if our hearts condemns us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight” 1John 3:21-22.

If your faith says yes, God will not say no! Throughout the scripture, God never denied a man whose mind is made up; whose confidence is unbroken. See Hannah (1Sam 1), Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego (Daniel 3), Esther (Esther 4), Jacob (Gen 32).

The story of the Canaanite woman in Mathew 15:21-28 is a powerful illustration of this truth. When she presented her request, Jesus did not answer her a word. Most people would have given up at that level, concluding that God is saying no or asking them to wait. This woman continued and the response of Jesus should have swept her off her feet but the woman’s confidence that she would receive her request was unbroken. Jesus concluded that her faith was great and gave her the miracle she desired.

Beloved, do you need a miracle, divine intervention, power of God or what? If your faith says yes, God will never say no!

This is your season of breakthrough, rejoicing and blessing in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: I received all that God has planned for me to receive this year in Jesus name.

Give thanks

“Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.” Psalm 118:1

You have seen the beginning of the last month in 2018 you will see the end in joy and celebration, give thanks. Many long to see this day but they are no more, give thanks. Many challenges came your way but you went through victoriously, give thanks. Many strong men and women could not survive the same challenges, give thanks. The mercy of God has found you, give thanks. You are still far from where you want to be, give thanks. You are closer to where you want to be, give thanks. You are where you want to be, give thanks. You are sick in your body, give thanks, many have been killed by the same sickness. You are healthy and strong, give thanks. You have children, give thanks. You are still believing God for a child, give thanks. You are married, give thanks. You are still expecting to get married, give thanks for there is no marriage or child bearing in the grave. Your business is going well give thanks. Your business is struggling give thanks for to them that is joined to the living there is hope. Let your thanksgiving be more than your requests as we climb the last ladder in 2018.

Beloved, you have seen this day, give thanks.

May your mouth be filled with joy and thanksgiving in Jesus name.

Happy new month, brethren.

Prayer for today: Oh God I am very grateful, for all you have done for me, receive my thanksgiving in Jesus name.

Uncommon results 2

“So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.” Romans 9:16 (KJV)

It is not wrong to run, or to will but if God’s mercy is lacking failure is inevitable. Learn to humble yourself before God so that He can lift you. Learn to leverage on God’s mercy and favour to obtain uncommon results. Work hard, be aggressive for information, do what you are supposed to do at the time you are supposed to do it but trust God to bless your efforts and give you success. The NIV version of our text says, “It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God's mercy.”

“What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.” Philippians 3:8-9 (NIV)

Uncommon results are obtained here on earth by faith in God. Examine the lives of Abraham, Moses, Joseph, Daniel, Paul and even our Lord Jesus. Faith in God means listening to Him and doing what He tells you. It means apart from working hard and other physical efforts, you spend time with God to bless you. Paying tithe and getting involved in the work of God is not negotiable for those who know that it is God that is blessing them and not their efforts.

May God crown your effort with uncommon results in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: O God bless me indeed and enlarge my coast, give me uncommon results in Jesus name.

Uncommon results 1

“If the ax is dull, And one does not sharpen the edge, Then he must use more strength; But wisdom brings success.” “The labor of fools wearies them, For they do not even know how to go to the city!” Eccl 10:10,15

If you are struggling to get results in any area of your life, the implication is that you need more information. You need to be adequately informed and make use of the information if you want to get results in any area of your life.

Beloved, I guess you know by now that working hard is not negotiable. There is no room for a lazy person on earth. You also need to know that there are hardworking fools and you should not be one. A hard working fool prefers to work with a blunt instrument instead of sharpening the instrument first. A hard working fool works hard but because he does not have adequate knowledge the effort is not giving results.

If you are desperate for a results, you must be hungry for information. You are blessed if you are thirsty and hungry for adequate information on your projects because you shall be filled (Mathew 5:6). When you are adequately informed, you get results without stress.

No more failure in any area of your life in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: I declare I am a success and not a failure in Jesus name.

Who is your mentor?

“Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:” Exodus 18:18-19
A mentor is a teacher, a guide and a counsellor. He has the information you need to achieve your goals and fulfill your destiny. Mentoring can be by physical contact or by proxy. By proxy includes books, audio and video tapes etc. Whatever you do if you have the right mentor, and you really listen and obey, you will succeed.
Moses was struggling to lead the three million people God committed into his hands but Jethro took the position of a mentor in his life. He got a solution to lead the people without wearing away both himself and his people. Now listen to this, Moses had seen God face to face and had also heard Him but yet God used a man to mentor him. Don’t be too spiritual or anointed, and reject a divinely ordained mentor. The other thing is this, some people have achieved “success” in an ungodly and wicked way, if you make such your mentors whether physically or by proxy, they will teach you to become ungodly and wicked. The bible says concerning Ahaziah in 2 chronicles 22:3, “He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother advised him to do wickedly.”
In this information age, no one has the reason to fail in anything be it career, business or ministry, if he is listening to the right person and he is acting on the instructions.
May you choose to listen to the right person, may God bring right men and women into your life, may your struggles be terminated in Jesus name.
Prayer for today: O God lead me to the right person, give me the spirit of discernment to know who You have sent into my life to take me into the promised land in Jesus name.

Who is your associate?

“And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.” Genesis 30:27
“Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.” 2 Chronicles 20:37
When choosing your associates in life, ministry and business, chose the people that love God. Your associates can determine whether God will bless you or not. Proverbs 13:20 says, “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.” When you choose your associates, you have chosen a destiny!
There are some people that come into your life and your smallness will be over; your little will become much. That was what happened to Laban when Jacob became his associate, his livestock multiplied. He recognized this and said to Jacob that he knew that God had blessed him for Jacob’s sake. On the other hand, there are people that comes into a progressing thing and that is the end of the progress. Such people when they come into something that has been growing, retardation sets in immediately. Such was the influence of Ahaziah on Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat never failed on anything until Ahaziah became his associate. His ships were broken and could not get to their destinations.
Beloved, pray the right associates into your life, reject people that hates God no matter how attractive they are. May you associate with people that will bring God’s blessings into your life in Jesus name.
Prayer for today: I reject evil associates and pray godly associates into my life, ministry and business in Jesus name.

God will do a new thing!

“Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.  Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19.
I have a word from the Lord for someone who is tired of past experiences. God is about to make you to experience new things.  God is saying to you, forget your past failures, it is time to experience success. Forget your pass disappointments, it is time to experience appointments. Forget your past ejection, it is time to experience acceptance. God is saying to you, forget your past success, it is time for a new success and breakthrough. He says, the new things shall manifest now.
Let us examine two major things God mentioned in our text:
1.                   A way in the wilderness: Wilderness situation is a situation of stagnancy, putting efforts without results. Wilderness situation is a lonely situation where there are no helpers. Note that there may be people but none of them is a helper. Wilderness situation is a situation of speaking without making sound; a situation where a man is speaking and no one is hearing. God is going to make a way for you. You will come out of your wilderness situation and experience a breakthrough.
2.                   Rivers in the desert. Desert situation is a situation of dryness. It indicates financial hardship and lack. God is saying that abundance will replace your desert situation.
What must you do to expertise these new things?
1.                   Believe. “…Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.” 2 Chronicles 20:20.
2.                   Declare. “Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the Lord, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you” Numbers 14:18
3.                   Obey. “His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.” John 2:5
I see God doing new things in your life this week in Jesus name.
Prayer for today: I declare that God will do new things in my life today, this week and this year in Jesus name.