Familiar spirits in the church 1

“And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.  And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.” Acts 16:16-18

The late Kenneth E Hagin wrote the following in his book first published in 1991, “The Holy Spirt and His Gifts”

One time a man was invited to the platform to speak for a few minutes in a church where I was conducting a meeting. I had heard that this man was not living right. Of course the Bible tells us that by their fruits we shall know them (Matt. 7:20). As I sat on the platform while this man got up to say a few words to the congregation, I heard the Voice of the Holy Spirit say, "He has a familiar spirit." I looked behind me. I already knew that no one was sitting behind me; yet the Voice was so real I looked behind me. It was the Holy Spirit speaking to me.

Many folks thought this preacher operated in the word of knowledge because he could tell people many things about themselves. He could give them their names and addresses; he could tell them how much money they had in their purses or billfolds. He could even sometimes tell them what they had in their pockets.

But the Spirit of God said to me, "He has a familiar spirit." In the Old Testament God talks about familiar spirits and forbids the people of God to have anything to do with them. Familiar spirits are familiar with people and they can pass on information about one person to another.

Prayer for today: O God expose and disgrace the operations of familiar spirit in your church in Jesus name.

Dare to act

"And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.” Mathew 14:28-29.

Act on what you believe. Act on your conviction. Things happen for actors. Your actions reveal your convictions. If God has spoken to you then get up and do it. If you have a dream, then go for its fulfillment. If God has put something in your heart, then pursue it with your energy. If it is in your heart, it can be in your hand!

“And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.” Hebrews 11:15. “And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.” Genesis 11:6

Indecision and procrastination are enemies of great dreams. Don’t be divided within yourself. Stop waiting for a perfect condition. “If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.” Ecclesiastes 11:4 (NLT). “Finally, the seventh time, his servant told him, “I saw a little cloud about the size of a man’s hand rising from the sea.” Then Elijah shouted, “Hurry to Ahab and tell him to get into his chariot and get down the mountain, or he’ll be stopped by the rain!”” 1 kings 18:44(NLT). A little cloud is an indication of an heavy rain.

Peter heard Jesus and acted on the word. He walked on water! You too can walk on water, if you can act on what you have seen, what you have heard and what you have believed.

I see you making things happen in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: I pray myself out of conception into delivery, I shall deliver my dreams and visions in Jesus name. My ideas shall see the light of the day in Jesus name.

Dare to believe

“And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” Mark 16:17-18 (KJV)

Only believers get results and not doubters. Dare to believe God, believe in yourself, believe that all things are possible for remarkable results in your life. Note that it is possible to be religious and still be a doubter. “Then he (Jesus) said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”” John 20:27 (NIV). It is also necessary for you to know that a belief in something is actually a doubt in the opposite.

Don’t believe the liar, believe God. Believe what God has spoken or revealed about you. Believe what God has put in your heart and throw your whole life into it. More importantly believe in the name of Jesus. Devil is not a threat to the believers in Jesus name, they cast him out. Believers in the name of Jesus don’t speak the same language the world speaks. The world speaks failure, defeat, poverty, sickness, war, famine and such. But believers speak in tongues that is different from that of the world. They speak victory, success, sound health, abundance and such. Believers in the name of Jesus are risk takers. They are as bold as Lion and do not turn away from oppositions. Serpents are no threat to them neither is any deadly drink. Lastly believers are solution givers, they solve problems.

No matter what you are going through, I challenge you, dare to believe for a total positive turnaround of your situation in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: I am a believer and not a doubter in Jesus name.

Dare to see

“And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.” Genesis 13:14-15

All that your two eyes can see are not all that are there to see. Dare to see beyond your nose and beyond the limits of your physical eyes. Men of distinctions see with their third and fourth eyes, the inner eyes. As a result, they create new things, dare new height and challenge the status scopes. Men that see are bold and confident.

If you are tired of your present level, you must dare to see. What you cannot see, you cannot possess. What you cannot see, you cannot conceive; what you cannot conceive you cannot deliver. “And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.” Genesis 30:41.

When Gehasi could not see correctly, Elisha had to pray that God should open his eyes. “And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.” 2 Kings 6:17

I ask God to open your eyes to see the impossible so that you can do the impossible in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: O God, open my eyes that I may see in Jesus name.

Three months are enough

“And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obededom, and all his household.” 2 Samuel 6:11

This is the last quarter in the year 2018, the year will be ending in the next three months. These last three months are enough for God to transform your life. Revisit your goals for this year, ask God to bless you and re-strategize for last hour breakthroughs.

The ark of the Lord spent only three months in the house of Obededom. The person who sent the Ark there was expecting the Ark to kill him. But he received the ark with preparation and honor. The Ark brought the presence of the Lord into his house, he and his entire household were consequently blessed.

Now listen, if you have fallen in the last nine months, the Lord shall raise you up in the next three months. If you have made mistakes in the last nine months, the Lord shall restore you in the next three months. If you have failed in the last nine months, the Lord shall give you success in the next three months. The next three months shall be your best this year in Jesus name. One thing is necessary, be conscious of the presence of God in your life, honor Him and obey Him.

“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. …….” 2 Chronicles 16:9a

I decree that God will show Himself strong on your behalf in the next three months in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: O God give me a turnaround breakthrough before this year ends in Jesus name.

Re-igniting the fire in you

“Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”” Jeremiah 1:9-10.

There is a fire you. Your glory, impact, impart, influence, prosperity is linked to this fire. Your divine assignment, vision, mission, goals are linked to this fire. When the fire is burning, your rising and shining is guaranteed. This fire is what God has put in you to power your destiny. It must be discovered, directed, focused and targeted to achieve its purpose.  

The fire can be neglected, caged, arrested, limited and dormant. The results of this is confusion, struggling, stagnancy, poverty, and failure. The good news is that the fire can be re-ignited. When it is re-reignited, failure, struggling and husting are terminated, you arise and shine, and possess your possessions. The re-igniting is done through information, revelation and impartation. This is what the destiny conference scheduled for this weekend will achieve in your life. The conference will hold on Saturday October 6, at Hall 303, Ancore building, opposite cubana, cnr Steve Biko & Robert Sobukwe str., Sunnyside, Pretoria at 8am. If you are in Pretoria and the environment, don’t miss it. Theme is “Re-igniting the fire in you”

God informed and revealed to Jeremiah the fire He deposited in him, and imparted him for the fire to burn. The rest is history, Jeremiah made his mark on earth.

I decree that you will not die unsung in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: I receive the information, the revelation and the impartation to re-ignite the fire in me in Jesus name.

Dealing with the flesh and the devil

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7
“Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.” Colossians 3:5

This world is a realm of man. The devil is the prince of this world but needs the cooperation of man to exercise his authority on earth. Wherever the work of the flesh is in operation, devil always operate freely. This is why the work of the flesh is easily confused with the work of the devil.
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” Galatians 5:19-21.

The first thing you should know is that if the work of the flesh is dealt with you will not struggle with the work of the devil. The second thing you need to know is that the work of the flesh must be killed but the devil must be resisted and bound. Let me quickly borrow a word from fire extinguishing. To kill a fire, you must starve it of oxygen. To kill the work of the flesh you must starve it of its desire. You don’t speak in tongue when you are under temptation of fornication, you flee. The third thing you need to know is that it is easier to deal with the devil and demons than to deal with the work of the flesh. You can pray in the tongues, get anointed and drive out devils but you cannot cast out the work of the flesh. The work of the flesh must be killed. Don’t let hatred, un-forgiveness, strife and others dominate your life. As a child of God, kill them before they kill you. Finally, if you submit yourself to God, the devil cannot have his way in your life.

May you be empowered to exercise dominion over the devil and the flesh in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: I destroy every manifestation of the work of the flesh in my life, I choose to live by the Spirit and in obedience to God in Jesus name.