The necessity of a definite goal(s)

“And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?” Genesis 37:15

Your goals determine the questions you will ask, the prayer you will pray, the information you will seek, the people you will move with and the places you will go. If you have no definite goal that you are passionate about and are willing to die for, I am afraid, failure is inevitable. But I decree you will not fail in Jesus name.

Have you ever entered a library? You will see plenty of books at different sections. If you don’t have anything in mind, you will become confuse. But if you know what you are looking for, you will just go to the section and search for the exact information you need. There are many tempting things in this world but most are not relevant to you. God has designed you specifically for certain purposes and assignments. You must discover yourself and set the right goals for your life to be meaningful and impactful. Sit down and write down what you really want to achieve this year. If God has spoken to you then make that your pursuit. If you have not heard Him, chose what you want to do with your life, He still recognizes your choices. Although I advise you to seek His face to know what He wants you to do with your life. If you hear Him, your breakthrough has started.

May you be a thousand times better this year than last year in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: Oh God, lead me the way that I should go and teach me to profit with my life in Jesus name.

The necessity of early mercy

“O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90:14

It is important that you and I start the year with the satisfaction of God’s mercy. This will guarantee celebration throughout the year. May you experience the mercy of God early this year in Jesus name.

When God’s mercy is in place, judgment submits, protocols are broken, favor is compelled, lifting is inevitable and celebration is guaranteed.

The thief on the right hand of Jesus was condemned by the law of men but when God’s mercy showed up, he was justified by God. He secured a place in paradise by God’s mercy. I decree where you are supposed to be judged you shall be justified this year in Jesus name.

Esther was not supposed to see the king but when the mercy of God showed up the king extended his scepter to her and the protocol was broken. I decree that protocols shall be broken for your sake this year in Jesus name.

Laban was going to do harm to Jacob, the mercy of God showed up. God said to him you cannot hurt him, so he was compelled to favor him. Men and women shall be compelled to favor you this year by God’s mercy in Jesus name.

When mercy appeared, Mephibosheth was lifted and became part of the people that ate with the king. By the mercy of God, you shall be lifted this year in Jesus name.

The mercy of God is at His prerogative but the bible gave us some advice on how we can attract it. Be merciful to others, walk in obedience, choose to walk with people who love God and seek God very early.

Prayer for today: Oh God satisfy me early with your mercy this year, that I may rejoice and be glad throughout the year in Jesus name.

The necessity of wisdom

“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.” Proverbs 4:7-8

There are two instruments that make things happen on earth, they are instruments of power and of wisdom. I shared with us about power yesterday. Wisdom is action based on knowledge. This morning I will define two kinds of wisdom based on the kinds of knowledge. The first one is wisdom based on information which gives natural breakthrough. The second is wisdom based on revelation which gives supernatural breakthrough or what we called miracles. Both are needed for destiny fulfilment. As a Christian, you must be getting results both naturally and supernaturally.

It was asked of Jesus in Mark 6:2, “……From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?” The answer is found in His statement found in John 5:19, “He does what He sees the Father do” He had revelation. And He also said in John 10:35 that if you also have revelation you will be “gods.” May you have revelation regularly in Jesus name.

If you have information and act on it, it will also give you breakthrough. It is wisdom. The information may come through your research, books, video, audio, your mentor or pastor, a friend or someone who has the answer. Genesis 37:15-17 says, “And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.”

May you have access to the right information both physically and spiritually. May all your struggles be terminated in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: Oh God baptize me with wisdom in Jesus name.

The necessity of power

“And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.” Genesis 27:40

“And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.” Luke 24:49

If you are tired of the yoke of the enemy, you must acquire power and if you must take what belongs to you power is definitely needed. Jesus told His disciples that they needed power. Unfortunately, our enemies only understand the language of power they don’t understand begging.

I am glad to announce to you that the greatest power in the universe is the power of the Holy Ghost and you have unhindered access to it. If you are willing to acquire this power, there are few things you need to know.

1.       You need separation. Jesus said you need to tarry in God’s presence. You cannot be running around with people if you are desperate for this power, you must separate yourself and spend time with God.

2.       You must love righteousness and hate iniquity if you are serious about this power. Hebrews 1:9 says, “Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”

3.       You need faith. Hebrews 11:6 says, “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”

Hear the word of the Lord, fresh power is needed for the year 2019.

Prayer for today: Oh God endue me with power from on high in Jesus name.

Enforcing prophetic words

“This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;” 1 Timothy 1:18

“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.” 1 Timothy 6:12

I am sure your Pastor has told you what you should expect for this year. And if you are connected to other ministries too, you would have received prophetic words from those ministries you believe in. But don’t just go and sleep expecting the fulfilment to just fall on your lap, enforce it. Prophetic words are basis for faith and must be enforced. Paul advised Timothy to war a good warfare with the prophetic words that went before him. Let me share with you few ways to enforce the prophetic words.

1.              Declare it boldly. If you believe it, you will declare it. If you declare it, you will experience it.  

            Romans 10:10 says, “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the

            mouth confession is made unto salvation.”

2.              Pray it through. That was what Elijah did in 1 Kings 18 after declaring to Ahab prophetically that, “Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.” The bible says, he went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, and prayed. He did not stop until there was a little sign that rain was coming. Beloved, I advise you to use the first few days to pray through on the prophetic words you have received.

3.              Honor God with your first fruit. Take your first fruit for the year, tag it with the prophetic word and sow it unto the Lord. Proverbs 3:9-10 says, “Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:  So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.”

I decree that every good prophetic word that you have received shall come to pass in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: Oh God I believe the words that you have sent to me and I enforce them in my life in Jesus name (mention them specifically).

Come up hither

“After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.” Revelation 4:1
Hear the word of the Lord, come up here so that you can see and experience new and greater things in your life through the working of my power.

Beloved, you need a change of spiritual level to find new experience of God in your life. It is your responsibility to step up and take a new spiritual plane. You must change your level of spiritual inputs to experience a new level of outputs, physically and spiritually. Physical results are products of spiritual breakthroughs (Mathew 6:33; Jeremiah 29:13)

Now the first thing you need is an accurate assessment of your spiritual levels. Do you fellowship with God regularly? How often do you fast, pray and study God’s word? What is your input to God’s work? Do you evangelize, give and engage in helping others? Is your obedience partial or total? Do you hear God regularly? What is your faith level? What is your level of anointing? After doing this, you must take an action to step up. Increase your investment of time and energy in the aforementioned areas. If you do, you will position yourself to have greater testimonies of the manifestation of God in every area of your life.

May your spiritual level increase as you enter the year 2019 in Jesus name.

Four Implications of His birth 4

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” John 1:14

“And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.” Luke 1:38

The fourth implications of His birth is that your life depends on what you are hearing, believing and acting upon. Let me put it this way, your life is a reflection of the information you have received, believed and acted upon.

The word became flesh. Mary said “let it be unto me according to the word you have spoken to me” You cannot live beyond the level of information you have accessed. In the realm of the spirit, the level of your faith and power depends on the access you have to divine information, the word of the Lord. What must you do? Study the word of God and also know how to search for the right information in any area of your life be it finance, health, marriage, relationship, career and such. Whenever you find any useful information and you apply it you have a breakthrough. The biggest breakthrough is when you hear God and you believe Him.

May you hear God today. May He give you a word and a vision for the coming year. May the will of God be done in your life in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: Oh God, let the heavens be opened, let me see the vision of God, let the word of the Lord come expressly unto me and let the hand of the Lord be upon my life in Jesus name.