The Secret of True Champions

“Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.” Daniel 6:5

The secret of true champions is that they are committed to the law of their God in all situations.

The enemies of Daniel found him faultless! They decided to plot against him by influencing the King to promulgate a decree that no man should pray to any other god except the king, otherwise the person would be thrown into the Lions’ den. They invoked a death threat against Daniel to prevent him from exercising his secret. Daniel refused, he kept praying. As a result he maintained his championship: he went to Lions’ den and came back alive but his enemies and their families were swallowed up. Joseph story is similar. He told Potiphar’s wife, “how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” Although he went to prison but the prison was closer to the throne than Potiphar’s house. He became Egypt Prime Minister two years later.

David said, “A true champion’s delight is in the law of his God” Psalm 1:2 paraphrased. Beloved I don’t care how wealthy you are or what position you hold in the church, if you are not committed to the Law of God, you are not a true champion!! But the good news is that you can begin again. God can give you a new beginning and you can walk in his ways and laws. You can repent and ask God to help you.

I ask the light of God to shine on your path in Jesus name.

Give thanks

Give thanks

“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Beloved, when last did you spend concrete time thanking God? It is time to do it! And if you have been doing it, it is time to give more time for thanksgiving. Did you say, “Pastor I am still believing God for some things”? Yes, you need to give thanks to God for what He has done and for what He will yet do. The fact that you are reading this article is an indication that God is good to you.

Devil is on rampage using people to destroy themselves and others but God has kept you from evil. In Luke 13:1,2, and 4, the Bible says, “There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?....... Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?”

You and I are enjoying God’s mercy every day and what can we do but to thank him. Apart from this thanksgiving give you access into God’s gate. Psalm 100:4.

Beloved, let your thanksgiving be more than your request.

How to beat your adversary!

“For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. “Luke 21:15

You need two weapons to beat your adversary, a mouth and wisdom. You can get both from God.

If you keep quiet in the presence of your adversary, you are in trouble. But when you speak, you must speak right. David defeated Goliath first by speaking against him 1Samuel 17:45-47; Moses spoke against the enemy first at the red sea. Secondly, you need to know what action to take and do it to beat your adversary; that is wisdom. David needed just the sling and the stone. Moses needed just the rod. Both of them acted the wisdom of God and got the adversary beaten.

Are you being confronted by an adversary, ask God for a mouth and wisdom to beat him.

At the edge of breakthrough?(2)

“And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.” Acts 10:4

You can cross every barrier and enforce your breakthrough. The bible revealed what to do to enforce your breakthrough: these are fasting, passionate prayer and dangerous giving.

Cornelius enforced his breakthrough through prayer and giving according to our text. Esther enforced her breakthrough when she and the Jews fasted; she got favour with the king. The widow of Zarephath got her breakthrough through dangerous giving; she and her household survived the famine. Jesus told us in Mathew 6 about combining giving, fasting and praying to get our breakthroughs.

The secret of effective use of these weapons is focus. Determine first your prayer request; it is better if it can be expressed in a single prayer request. Pray that single prayer points throughout your period of fasting and be passionate about it; then go and sow sacrificial seed towards the breakthrough.

I decree your breakthrough in Jesus name.

At the edge of breakthrough?(1)

“And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.” Exodus 14:15-16

Are you at the edge of a breakthrough and there seem to be a difficult barrier to cross? Cry unto God and ask Him what you should do. Barriers always come down, when you act on simple instructions from God.

Moses and the children were at the red sea after the ten manifestations of God in Egypt to secure their deliverance. They were at the edge of their final breakthrough into the promised land. The red sea looked like a barrier impossible to cross but Moses cried unto God. God told him to take a simple and unbelievable step: stretch the rod over the sea and divide it. If Moses knew it was going to be that simple he would not have cried unto God. Beloved, there is a simple step to take and that barrier will come down, ask God! You remember the groom at the marriage of Cana of Galilee got his breakthrough when his people filled the pots with water while Peter got his own breakthrough by launching into the deep even in the day light.

Receive an instruction from the Lord that will ensure your breakthrough in Jesus name.

How to win every battle

“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” Joshua 1:8

You would have noticed that if you have something worthwhile doing, you must prepare for battle. The enemy is against you but God is for you. You must realize that victory is yours and always fight from the mentality of a victor. However the bible text above gives us the secrets to win any battle at all times. The secrets are:

1. Find a word for the battle. “……he found the place where it was written,” Luke 4:17
2. Speak the word. “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. Think the word. “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:…………” Proverbs 23:7
4. Do the word. “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:” Deuternoromy 28:1

I don’t know what battle you are facing right now in any area of your life, but I know if you will act on these biblical secrets, you shall win.

Slaying the giant

“………….. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.” 1John 3:8

 I don’t care to know the giant that is confronting you right now but I care to tell you that you are anointed to slay the giant if you are a Child of God. You are born again and filled with the Holy Ghost to slay the giant confronting your life and destiny. You have been made manifest to destroy the works of the devil. Goliath tormented the army of Israel for forty days because no anointed person was present; Saul was an ex-anointed. But when David the anointed came, he brought Goliath down. Until you believe that you are anointed, your giant will keep on standing. It takes power to become a Child of God (John 1:12, Rom 1:16) and that same power is enough to deal with the works of the devil (2John 3:8). You have to destroy not only the giant confronting you but also the giant confronting your community. Destroy the giant of corruption, immorality, poverty, joblessness, unrighteousness and such that is confronting our nation. Beloved, you are anointed to do it. Now you must activate this anointing the same way David activated the anointing on him to slay goliath by doing the following:
1.Think big (1Samuel 17:23-26): you are a product of your thought (Proverbs 23:7). Align your thinking with God’s word by meditating on His word.
2.Believe big (1Samuel 17:31-36): If you believe, all things are possible for you. Mark 9:23
3.Speak big (1Samuel 17:45-47): It is what you decree that comes to past. Job 22:28
4.Act big (1Samuel 17:48-49): Confront your giant, go forward, act big. James 2:17
And I can assure you that if you do these, God will do big through the anointing on you to slay the giant.
Your day is blessed.