Divine Mercy Ministries

Filled with all the fullness of the spirit of God

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 14:05:00 +0000

FILLED WITH ALL HIS FULLNESS .

_*And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be FILLED WITH ALL THE FULNESS OF GOD (Ephesians 3:19).*_

Real and authentic Christianity is being filled with the fullness of God. Apart from His extraordinary birth, what made Jesus different from every other prophet that came before Him was the Holy Spirit in Him; that made Him the Christ. Some people say that “Christ” merely means the anointed one. Well, there’s a different sense to this. We know the prophets of old were also anointed: Joshua, Moses, David, Elisha, Samuel, Aaron, and several other prophets in the Old Testament. Howbeit, they had the Spirit in a measure.

What made the difference for Jesus is that He had the Spirit without measure; He had the fullness of the Spirit. John 3:34 says, _*“For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.”*_ The prophets were all given the Spirit by measure. For instance, the Bible tells us about Joshua: _*“And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him…”*_ (Deuteronomy 34:9). Moses did that because God asked him to lay his hands on Joshua.

However, in the case of Jesus, He was filled with God. He didn’t just have the Spirit of wisdom, He was wisdom personified. The man, Christ Jesus, was filled with the fullness of God, letting us know that we can also be filled with the fullness of God, for as He is, so are we in this world (1 John 4:17). The Bible says, _*“For it has pleased [the Father] that all the divine fullness (the sum total of the divine perfection, powers, and attributes) should dwell in Him permanently”*_ (Colossians 1:19 AMPC).

Colossians 2:10 says, _*“And ye are complete in him….”*_ You’re complete in the One in whom the sum total of the divine perfection, powers and attributes permanently dwells. What a blessed reality! It means Christ has found a resting place in you. Everything you require in life is within you. You carry the maximum load of God! Therefore, face life with the consciousness of a victor. You can do anything. Hallelujah!

*CONFESSION*

*Dear Father, I thank you, for I have received the Spirit without measure, because as Jesus is, so am I in this world. I’m filled with the fullness of God; therefore, nothing is impossible to me. I face life with the consciousness of a victor. I can do anything, because my sufficiency is of God. Hallelujah!*

You Must Control Your Thoughts part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 13:54:00 +0000

Topic: Control Your Thoughts

Control your thoughts to control your life

Letting loose of your thought is letting loose of your life.

Letting any kind of thought in your mind is letting go of your life.

“keep your heart with all diligence…” (Prov 4:23)

He that hath no rule over his own spirit (mind) is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.” – Prov 25:28

Control your thought to control your life

Letting loose your thought is letting loose of your life.

Letting any kind of thought in your mind is letting go of your life.

“keep your heart with all diligence…” (Prov 4:23)

He that hath no rule over his own spirit (mind) is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.” – Prov 25:28

It's a terrible Thing to waste your Mind

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 07:34:00 +0000

In all that you do, get a stronghold on your mind, for out of it flows the very essence of life.

Today’s Scripture: Matthew 15:17-19

Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.

Jeff Roth tells the following tale: There once was a man who sought fame and fortune. He specifically decided to make his reputation as a spiritual teacher. He began by travelling from retreat to retreat, monastery to monastery. He checked out all the spiritual traditions, old and new. But as the years went by, he became increasingly unhappy. He was no closer to his goal of being a great teacher, and became quite depressed.

One day, on his way to a gathering, he found himself in a beautiful forest. He sat down under a magnificent tree and began to reflect on where his lust had taken him. He began to look around. He noticed the bright colours and the tranquillity that surrounded him. “This is a beautiful place,” he thought to himself. “Wouldn’t it be great if I could just live here forever?” No sooner had he thought this did a house emerge in a clearing not too far from the tree. “Wow!” he thought, pondering the strange occurrence. He sat happily a while longer and naturally he began to get hungry. “Wouldn’t it be great to have a bite to eat?” he thought. Immediately a table appeared in front of his house, filled with his favourite foods. He began to adjust himself to these mysterious occurrences, and started thinking about how nice it would be to have someone serve him the food. Just then a servant came out of the house and piled a tray with the food and brought it over to him. He thought that this was the perfect situation. “All I need now is a partner to share this life with me.” As you might expect, the door of the house opened and out came the perfect gendered person for him, and he instantly fell in love. The man continued to think that this was a strange set of occurrences. Then the thought entered his mind that perhaps all of these experiences had to do with the tree he was sitting under. “What if it’s a magic tree?” he thought. “What if there is a demon in this tree?” Suddenly, a demon jumped out of the tree and landed in front of him. Frightened beyond belief he thought, “What if it eats me up?” And it did. And that is where the story ends.

The story, fictional of course, no less underscores the power of thoughts. The truth is, we are the sum total of our thoughts. And this one truth is too profound to be trivialised by our familiarity with it.

Thoughts are powerful because they influence our actions, and set the course of our lives. Jesus put it this way: “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man…” (Matthew 15:19-20). In other words, a man who thinks of murder and adultery will eventually commit them. And before a man gives a false testimony or slanders another, he first conceives it in his thoughts.

It was Norman Vincent Peale who said, “Change the thoughts of a man, he will change the world.” Your victory never starts from the outside; it emanates from the inside. No wonder the Bible enjoins us to guard our hearts like our life depends on it, because it does.

Today, consider what you think about. Refuse to allow unwholesome thoughts control your actions. Fill your heart with the Word of God. As you proceed to take active control of your meditations today, God will flood your spirit with instructions and solutions to problems. You will not be controlled by worry, fear or doubt. Stand victorious in every area of life, in Jesus’ name. Keep vigil over your mind.

Memorise & Meditate:

“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23

Prayer/Confession:

Father, I ask You for the grace to keep my heart with all diligence and meditate on Your Word diligently. My thoughts are in alignment with God’s Will at all times, in Jesus’ name.

Power through the Spirit

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 06:05:00 +0000

POWER THROUGH THE SPIRIT.

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth (Acts 1:8).

Some Christians assume and believe that prayer produces power. So, they say, “a prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian,” but that’s not stated anywhere in the Bible.

Notice our theme scripture; Jesus didn’t say you’ll receive power after you’ve prayed. I believe in prayer, but prayer doesn’t bring power. Power comes from the Holy Ghost.

Power is the dynamic ability to cause changes. That means we can effect changes in our lives and that of our loved ones, and even in places where we desire to see changes. We’re not supposed to be victims in the earth, but many Christians live as victims; they’re captives of adverse circumstances. But Jesus said you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you. Jesus was never a victim, yet many of God’s children have been victims in one way or the other.

1 John 3:2 says, “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” When you were born again, you were born as an offspring of God; through the Holy Spirit, you have power. No need to ask Him for power, for the power is already resident in you. All you need to do for the power of God in you to be manifested is to stir it up (2 Timothy 1:6). Glory to God!

PRAYER
Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for the power at work in me, through the Holy Spirit. Nothing is impossible for me, because as I activate the power in me, I bring calmness and order to every situation, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Calming Stormy Seas

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 05:58:00 +0000

CALMING STORMY SEAS
TEXT: MARK 4:39).

BIBLE TEXT:
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm(Mark 4:39).

Tempest or storm stands for heart-breaking and life threatening problem situations. It could be illness, financial and material hardships, temptations or persecutions. When there is an experienced sailor or captain in a ship, the passengers and crew members are at peace. The presence of the Master of all situations in the ship of the disciples changed their stormy situation from calamity to calmness. All you need do is to call on Him. Melancthon said, Troubles and perplexity drive us to prayer, and prayer driveth away troubles and perplexity.

What are the stormy situations in your life? Let the Master of the oceans and seas, Jesus Christ, come into your life. He is the one that can bring calmness. He is the one that can turn your sorrow into joy. His presence is indispensable in your life if you want to overcome the stormy seas of life. Lazarus sad funeral ceremonies turned into joyful celebration because Mary and Martha had sent for Jesus. Call on Jesus and He will calm your fears.

Challenge: Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go.
Prayer: I command calmness to every storm in my life in Jesus name!
Quote: Call on Jesus and He will calm your fears

There is power in relationship with God and Man

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 08:51:00 +0000

THERE IS POWER IN RELATIONSHIP

Categories: Daily Meditations on God's Word

“So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.” Romans 12:5

If only we are able to perceive the ability and strength in relationship and not permit the enemy divide our strength and make us dissipate our energy and fireworks, we are going to go terribly far in life. See your life as a life that God needs to use to place smile on somebody’s face. return to church not with the outlook of what am i able to get, but to join forces with God to meet his purpose. the reality is that after you begin to measure that approach, there's no level of blessing that you just cannot attain because God will definitely make sure that you're blessed in each area of your life.

When we mention what you'll offer, it's not solely regarding cash. It may well be a smile, a handshake, a pat on the back or a compliment. “You look very nice wearing this dress of yours. You look stunning.

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I anticipate seeing you and i am glad to see you” simple statements which will raise up somebody’s religion or motivate healing. merely saying: “I haven't seen you for the past one week, where have you been”? can make individuals recognize that somebody is looking out for them
Relationship is the whole essence of Christianity. He gave some Apostles, some Evangelists, some Prophets, some Pastors, some lecturers, for the maturing of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the enlightening of the body of Christ until we have a tendency to all come back to the unity of religion and therefore the information of the Son of God, unto an ideal man and of the stature of the fullness of Christ. That we have a tendency to hence forth be no longer like a lot of kids fighting over akara or seat, who is promoted or not, who is complimented or not. who is sitting within the front seat or not. lots of kids, tossed to and fro by each wind of doctrine…. however speaking the reality in love. In other words, if you hurt ME, you hurt yourself. i'm not planning for you to be my trap.

Further Reading: Ephesians 4:1-16

Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Psalms 4-6; Evening- Acts 17:16-34

A DOUBLE LIFE DOUBLES YOUR SORROWS

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 04 May 2017 09:09:00 +0000

A DOUBLE LIFE DOUBLES YOUR SORROWS
PSALM 51:1-19
A former British royal Air force employee has returned a history book to the Malta public library 42 years after he borrowed it and he was rewarded with a cup of coffee. Emie Roscouet, a resident of the channel Islands, packed the book when he left Malta in June 1962 and returned it when his wife gave him a holiday to Malta as his 60th birthday present. He said, “My conscience pricked me all the time and I decided to restitute.” He was actually expecting a fine, but instead he was given a cup of coffee to encourage others to return overdue books.

Proverbs 11:1 says “a false balance is an abomination unto God, but a just weight is his delight.” Try and make your life and daily activities just and right. Return whatever does not belong to you. Pay back whatever you owe. Work for your pay. Stop wasting your official hours, pay your employees, your prosperity is tied to your living right. Don’t allow the devil to lay hold on whatever he can to hinder your prayers and the work of God.

Your success is tied to your character, because your enemy the devil is a formidable accuser looking for every loophole to block you from prospering. Living a double life will slow down your progress by half and double your sorrows. Fight to retain a good name. John Morely said, “no man can climb beyond the limitations of his character. Gehazi’s character limited him.

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Pursue good daily wherever you. Evangelize your character before seeking for charisma. Philip Brooks said, “a man who lives right and is right, has more power in his silence than another has by his words.” Drop that wrong relationship. Live so that your friends can defend you, but never have to do so. Do not forget that without holiness, no man can see God. It is hard to climb high when your character is in question.
Prayer
Lord, purge my character to shine as your light as I go out every day of my life, Amen

WISDOM IS THAT EXTRA EFFORT

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 04 May 2017 09:05:00 +0000

WISDOM IS THAT EXTRA EFFORT
GENESIS 26:9-16
There is an anonymous quote I got years ago that has helped my life, it says, “things may come to those who wait, but only things left by those who hustle.” I will add also that, “hustle with wisdom.”

Proverbs 10:4 says that, “the hand of the diligent makes rich.” Proverbs 13:4 says “the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.” Diligence means hard work. Any extra touch on the job, school, ministry and home for example, will always make a difference. Determine to work a little harder than others.

The bible declares in proverbs 18:9 that “he that is slothful (lazy) in his work is a great waster.” May you not waste your appointed years on earth. That four-worded sentence, “not slothful in business,” in Romans 12:11, has been propelling my life and ministry and it must be your watch statement all through your life. You must resist satanic lies of discouragement, don’t drop your guard now, keep working! Keep putting extra hours into your life’s assignment and as long as God is still on the throne, the results must show, the difference must appear.

If Isaac in Genesis 26:12, whose father was rich could sow by tilling the hard ground in the desert, despite all the promises of prosperity God gave to his family, then we have no excuse to hang our sickles. Reject slothfulness and things that waste your destiny.

I admire the words used to promote the Peugeot when it was first introduced into the market, it says, “the right choice and success is not always by luck.” Hard work is always involved. No matter how the year has been, cultivate and till your ground extra more and you would be ahead of your peers by extra days.
PRAISE THE LORD.
Prayer
I forbid all demonic powers from causing my family and I from being slothful in the name of Jesus, Amen.

Strange powers are real

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 11:16:00 +0000

STRANGE POWERS ARE REAL
MARK 8:29-38
NUMBERS 23:23
Welcome to this devotional with he that is called Ebenezer, the tear wiper. In this my years with the lord, I have come to realise that I the darkness of this world, there is a strange light.

I have come face to face with Ahabs, Nebuchanezzars and Herods of this world, the wicked rulers of this world. The God that has kept me by his grace will also keep you from their demonic bullets.

Consider this story, sometime ago, in Port-harcourt,, Rivers state of Nigeria, the victim of a fatal road accident turned into a goat which was badly dis-figures and ripped open by the speeding Vehicle. The driver said that as he was hurrying to work, he had hit an old woman who suddenly appeared in the centre of the road, so convinced was the driver that he had hit someone’s grandmother. He cried so bitterly. His tears soon gave way to fear when sympathisers got to the scene, where the supposed victim laid, instead of the lifeless body of an old woman, they saw a dead brown goat. The incident was to assume a new dimension later when a man who drove a car attempted to cover the goat with a piece of white cloth and take it away.
Onlookers challenged him until he confessed that his mother at home that she had cried out that she was naked somewhere and had appealed to him to go and cover the dead animal.

Not impressed with the man’s explanation, the irate bunch burnt the car beyond recognition and beat him to a state of coma. What a world of mysteries and wickedness. Do you still doubt that the spiritual controls the physical? Do you still doubt that the there are strange, unseen powers that don’t want your progress? What would have happened if the accident had claimed the man’s life? Do you still doubt that witches and wizards are real? Come to Africa and see them falling off the skies as if their finished mid-way on a journey. Well that is always the excuse they give.
You need to strengthen your spiritual security and re-affirm your spiritual authority over demons and principalities in high places. Declare Numbers 23:23 every day of your life.
Look up to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.

PRAYER
I send lightening and thunder and the hook of the lord against the power of witches and wizards of this world targeted against my life, family and ministry progress in the name of the lord, Amen. This is my year in Jesus, Amen.

The secret of living in Contentment

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 13:43:00 +0000

THE SECRET OF LIVING IN CONTENTMENT

LUKE 12:13-31

Lots of people lose their health trying to become wealthy and later lose their wealth trying to get their health, as a child of God, you must avoid this demonic trap. Heaven is today trying to draw your attention to the power and secret of contentment. Life is an eternal struggle. It is good to have money and the things money can buy, but it is better to regularly make sure that you do not lose the things money cannot buy.
Money is a universal provider of everything except happiness. Be reminded again that money can buy mansion but not peace and security. Money can buy a bed but not sleep. It can also buy delicious foods but not appetite- there are thousands of rich people who are in hospitals but cannot eat. Money can buy medicine but not healing, remember doctors die too.

Pursue contentment at all levels. Learn never to pursue money to the detriment of your daily quiet time, your weekly local church fellowships or your Christian integrity. Luke 12:15 says that “take heed and beware for a man’s life does not consist the abundance of the things which he possesses.”

Did you get that? Contentment is when your earning power equals your yearning power. When you can think of your yesterday without regrets and tomorrow without fear or anxiety, then you are near real contentment. Enjoy what you have and refuse to worry about what you don’t have.

John ray did say, “diseases are the prices we pay on uncontrolled pleasures.” This shouldn’t be your portion this year in the name of Jesus, Amen. Dwell in contentment for as long as there is life, there is hope. Godliness with contentment is a secret of successful people. Seek it every day of your life.

Do not forget to look up to Jesus, for the fulfilment of our daily desires

PRAYER
Thank God for your glorious future. Paralyse all demonic forces working against your career.

A different kind of prayer

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 13:33:00 +0000

A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRAYER

Prayer is a way that we pour out our heart to God. It is the only way we can go to God since we cannot see him physically. We are constantly tormented by the things of this world, problems and strife and the good book has made it known to us that the battles we face are not canal but spiritual. That is why the apostle told us that we must be battle-ready at all times so we don’t fall victim to the schemes of the enemy.
Has it ever occurred to you how someone would be doing so well in his endeavour and the next minute he is so broke and his debt.

The devil is never sleeping, he is moving on the surface of the earth looking for whom to kill and to destroy. That is why you need a different kind of Prayer to battle him.

Because we are fighting principalities and powers in high places, our weapons shall also be spiritual. For instance, when you are praying for deliverance and say things like, “every witchcraft power fighting against my prosperity, I fire you with the thunder of the most high God.” You position yourself as if with a gun and as a soldier and fire thunders into the spiritual realm and scatter the covens of the devil. This is a battle and there are no rules of engagement. Fire whatever missile into the covens of witchcraft and powers of darkness in high places and belief that you have caused confusion in the world of darkness.

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My book, 120 deliverance and turnaround prayer book says it all. This is the language of war against the dark forces of the devil. Get a copy and say the prayers for your spiritual and physical upliftment. Available on Amazon Kindle stores and other online retailers worldwide.

Remember, there are powers everywhere, and these principalities require a new kind of prayers, pray and keep looking up to Jesus, to sustain your faith.

Persistence - The story of the little boy and the skate board

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 13:26:00 +0000

PERSISTENCE-THE STORY OF THE LITTLE BOY AND THE SKATE BOARD

LUKE 18:1-8

A little boy was learning how to skate on snow. His frequent fall provoked the pity of a passer-by who said, “you are getting all banged up, why don’t you stop for a while and watch others do it?” with tears still rolling down his cheeks from his last fall, the boy looked up into the eyes of the adviser and said, “ Mister, I didn’t get this shoes to give up with, I got them to learn how with.” The uninvited passer-by quickly hurried away and I tell you, nothing will stop that boy from learning and mastering how to skate.

Listen brethren, the holy Ghost wants you to know that success in most cases depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed. Giving up because of adversaries will add your name to the list of failures. Patience and strong determination can be compared to the dropping of water which finally wears away the hardest stone.
The man or woman who reserves and perseveres can do and have almost anything. Be that kind of person. Your destiny is too great to be lost to impatience. Did they wicked judge in our scriptural reference not bow to the persistence of the widow?

So why do you think your case Is different. Don’t give up now even when you think your pathway may be rough and narrow and your tomorrow looks unreal. No matter what the size of the bottle is, the cream always rises to the top.

So be persistent.

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Stubborn determination in the midst of life’s battles, attacks, enemies and disappointment is a winning secret. Note this, when the final chapter of your life has been completed, it would be found that your persistence or a lack of it, had played a great role in either your success or failure. Learn from the widow. Hold on and hold out, but most importantly, believe that your persistence will make a way for you.

THE BEST CHAPTERS OF YOUR LIFE HAVE NOT YET BEEN Written If you persist and put your trust in God through his son Jesus Christ

PRAYERS
My soul shall persist until I win in the name of Jesus, Amen

Faith clinic - Digging through that roof

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 13:19:00 +0000

FAITH CLINIC
DIG THROUGH THAT ROOF

MARK 2:1-12

When the great William Grace, founder of the Grace shipping line and ex-mayor of New York was asked the secret of his outstanding success, he quickly said, “the secret of success is stick-to-it-iveness, industry and strict attention to the main object at hand.”

When General Grant, who fought at the battles of Fort and Shiloh, USA, was asked to comment on how his troops won, he said, “I thought I was going to fail, but I kept right on.” What a lesson. It is this keep right on that wins the battles of life. I remember that it has been written that there is nothing new under the sun-Eccl 1:9. What this means is that someone has conquered whatever you are passing through or will pass through in this life at one time or the other before. No problem can paralyse you except you give up so soon. Every problem in your life has been given an expiry date by your God- The God that can expire all things without expiring.
That battle confronting you has been instructed in the spirit world on how long it must stay. It is definitely not forever and you won’t expire with it. The slow penny in God’s will is surer than the quick dollar in man. The slow trotter will out travel the fleet racer. It is the grace of God.

The scripture reference above renders that when they could not come close to him (Jesus), the opened the roof. The amplified version says they dug through the roof.
They dug through. Digging is tough. Waiting is tough. But listen child of God. The way is always through. Yes. There is always a way out of every battle. Find it. Refuse to give up. Assuming these men saw the crowd and gave up, satan would have rejoiced. But they knew that,

yes, the crowd of problems may temporarily block the face of the master, but stubborn determination and persistence will open the roof for the shower of manifestation. Yes, every obstacle has an opportunity, and every opportunity has an obstacle, but never forget that for every crowd of delay or disappointment, there is a roof of appointment. Patience will show you that roof.
All the men who the world called geniuses like Isaac Newton, owe all their greatness to abnormal and aggressive patience, stubborn determination and faith in God. Hold on, the last battle could mean your victory. Dig through that roof because this could be your year of great open doors. Amen.

Boast only in Christ and shore up your faith

PRAYER

Lord, grant me the grace to hold on and wait for you when necessary, Amen.

GOD IS NEVER WRONG

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 13:05:00 +0000

GOD IS NEVER WRONG

ROMANS 8:28
PSALMS 46:1-11

If the time comes that all hell is let loose against you and you are thrown into your burning furnace, just know that God will never take anything away from you without giving you something better. The battle he allows is to mould you into the kind of person you should be. Jeremiah 29:11 says “for I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”

God will never ask you to become a wrong kind of person to do the right kind of things. God can never be wrong, his ways are perfect and farther than your brain can imagine. Just believe that when the best things are going wrong, God will always be there to make you strong. As you journey through life, have faith in God.

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When people hurt you, God will heal you. When you people humiliate you, God will magnify you. When people judge you, God will justify you. Have faith in God because he is never wrong. Life is like a camera. Focus on what is important, capture the good times. Develop from the negatives, and if things delay and don’t work out, take another shot and you will know at last that God is never wrong. Resist fear for everything you want in life is on the other side of fear (Jack Canfield)

Don’t allow depression, self-pity, inferiority complex, self-comparison, suicide thoughts etc. to master your mind. In your battle front, be still and know that he is God. Drown in your tears if you may, but you are swimming out at last if you wait on him because God is never wrong. Something great is in the making for you.
PRAYER
Lord, through the many zig-zags and twists of life, lead me to that expected end of my destiny in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen

Child of God,trust in God and his son Jesus, and you will see that he is never wrong.

When your pilot dies-learn to trust in God

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:58:00 +0000

WHEN YOUR PILOT DIES—LEARNING TO TRUST IN GOD
The news was explosive in the world-wide media when it was reported that a pilot dies mid-flight and the co-pilot landed the plane. On examination, the autopsy revealed he had a heart attack and the wife confirmed that her husband underwent a heart surgery in the past and he was told he would likely die of a heart attack. There were 147 passengers in the plane and five crew members when it too off from the airport. When your pilot dies mid-air, then only God can make sure you see land again.

The holy Ghost is saying to you in this sermon “for I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.” Psalm 44:6. Refuse to trust in your bow, anything or any person around your life and family. Refuse to look at the things that gives you confidence, including your job, career, spouse, helpers etc. psalm 118:9 says, “it is better to trust in the lord than to put confidence in princes.”

Lynn Barber said, “I learned not to trust people, I learned not to believe what they say, but to watch what they do. I learned to suspect that anyone and everyone is capable of living a lie. I came to believe that other people, even when you think you know them very well, are ultimately unknowable.”

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Did you get that? The lord is warning you that your bow- your wife/husband, your pilot, your pastor, your best friend- can fail you at one point or the other.
Love people, but never have absolute trust in any man or woman. Give that trust to God alone. Look back and thank God. Look up and trust God. He alone closes doors that no man can open and he opens doors that no man can close.
Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, if I ever trust in any man or woman on this earth, let him or her disappoint me.

Whose report do you believe?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:52:00 +0000

WHOSE REPORT DO YOU BELIEVE?
God told Elijah to leave where he was and go and hide at a certain brook. He promised to feed and look after him. The lord told him, “you would have fresh water to drink there and I have ordered the ravens, the birds to feed you.”
But after a while, things became so rough, the brook dried up and the ravens refused to show up. The heat began and he became a laughing stock.
How often does God have things going well in your life and then the supply runs out and the rains stops? What do you do when your well planned goals begin to crumble and fail? At such times, some people begin to blame God. God you brought me here, I did what you said and now look what has happened. NEVER DO THAT. KEEP TRUSTING EVEN WHEN THE GOING BECOMES TWISTED.

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Every test you go through will bring you to another level of trusting God. It is the heat that would reveal who we are and what we are made of. If we are ready to let God, he would go before us and provide for us as he did for Elijah.

1st Kings 18:41 says “go, eat for there is the sound of the abundance of rain.” Elijah had proclaimed to Ahab that the rain was coming and to be prepared. Elijah heard the rain even before it was seen.

What are you hearing? In the scripture, it is told that Elijah was expecting rain. Seven times, he said “Go back.” The seventh time, the servant reported, a cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea.

What are you hearing? Whose report do you want to hear? Even before the cloud appears, keep looking, keep believing, keep holding on. Others may not see it, but you can see it in your spirit. Go back, keep looking.

The persistent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Nothing is impossible to us if we absolutely, wholly allow God to be God in our lives and follow him in everything. Remember, God knows exactly what is about to happen in our lives. He is the only one who knows the end from the beginning. Nothing takes him by surprise and nothing causes him to be worried. God has already been where you are about to go, so don’t ever give up.

IN THE SEASONS OF TIME PART TWO-WINNING BY ALL MEANS IS NOT OF GOD

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:45:00 +0000

Remember that Jesus said, “follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” He is the maker, making yourself the head by all means is just a temporary breakthrough rooted on sinking sands.

Avoid it! Stop it! Stop envying others! do your best, let your hands be clean and leave the rest to God. Arnold Schwarzenegger screamed “strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”

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Though David was in the deep bush, did he win at last? Was he not made head at last? How could he have overthrown the greatest power at that time with his own effort? Humanly speaking, his winning and being the head was impossible. Promotion does not come by cheating because at the said time, he had no Army. He becoming the king of Isreal had nothing to do with him killing Goliath. (He was chosen in first Samuel 13 and he killed Goliath in chapter 17).
Wilma Rudolph said, “winning is sure great, but if you are willing to do something great in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.”
So, winning and becoming the head is not by anxiety or panic actions. It is by God favouring you in your due season. Remember Gehazi wanted to win and grow rich by all means, but he became rich with leprosy, if God be God, then in your season, your making by him will show forth for the world to behold. Wait on the lord.

Prayer points

Even in the land of famine, Isaac prospered. Tell God that things are hard but you want his power for success in all that you do.

Pray for help from above not to be envious of the prosperity of the wicked.

In the seasons of Time

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 15:26:00 +0000

I am not going to start this sermon with what you already know. It is no longer news that to everything in life, there is a season and a time. This sermon will dwell on understanding the season in your life so that you can make a better decision and manage your life to its greatest potential.
It is very important to note that in a man’s life, there is a season, a season to plant and a season to harvest. You cannot be in a seed planting season and expect to be harvesting. In the same vein, if you are an employee and your employer is harvesting greatly, do not compare yourself with him, he had already had his seed planting season and is now harvesting, you ought to know that you should be planting at that time so you can have your harvest time.
That Mr. A is harvesting does not mean that Mr. B should be harvesting, even if they both work for the same employer.
Elisha made it clear when he was offered a gift after healing Naaman (2 kings 5:20-27), he refused it, but Gehazi went behind and took the gift. Elisha became furious and made it clear to him that it was not the time for harvest, and this covetousness led to the leprosy of Gehazi. This is because he thwarted prematurely the plans of God. It is a very important lesson not to sabotage God’s cycles by intruding in a season prematurely.

The challenges you pass through time which can be referred to as a cold season can also be your seed planting season, or a night season, but the day season will come, a season where you would reap bountifully.
In this cold season, people may mock and insult you as you wait upon the lord. In this your winter season, all sorts of negative derision could be hauled at you, but do not mind, stay focused and understand that it is your seed planting season. Do not cut down your tree prematurely, let your faith play a vital role and I tell you it would definitely end in praise. Hold on and believe that your harvest time would come.

A simple philosophy to strengthen you in this period of darkness is to know that as long as the seasons remain, night and day, prosperity and hardship, winter and summer, there is absolutely nothing you can do about it, you can’t stop it, but can only adapt to it. You can pray all you can with all the amount of faith in you and still borrow the faith of your brethren, you still won’t be able to change a season. You cannot travel to Europe or northern America in December and expect it to be summer. It would definitely be winter.
You can only adapt to it. In the same way, when you are passing through the storms of life, in your dark season, always remember that this is the best time to plant seeds so that in due season, you can reap bountifully. This does not only apply to prosperity matters. Even in our relationships, when it seems that we are at our lowest ebb and about to lose our loved ones. This is the right time to invest in the relationship and ourselves, to think back and know exactly what went wrong and try to remedy it. This would be the time to invest tremendous amount of energy, time and attention to make things work and in due season, you shall reap happiness. Remember, whatever thou sowest, that would thou reap. You don’t expect to sow rice and reap up legumes.
What do you do in your seed planting time? This is the period you stay focused on God’s, investing your energy to right thoughts and working round the clock to pursue your dreams of having a better future when you harvest. This is the time to think deep to generate great ideas and connections that would propel you to that which you desire. This is the time you analyse your situation and put strategies in place to change your story.
Remember, that God will not abandon you in your night season, Yes, he knows about your situation and wants to use it for his glory, and if you are a true a true believer, your story would definitely end in praise.
May the good lord help us to understand the seasons of our time and make better use of it in the name of Jesus, Amen.

Valentine Hyacinth is the pastor of Divine mercy ministries, a community of Christians devoted to the teaching of Christ’s salvation, Christian life, faithfulness and most important of all Prayer. An accomplished author who strongly believes in the power of prayer. You can follow me or subscribe to my blog at www.valentinehyacinth.blogspot.com or through send your prayer requests directly to him on valentinehyacinth12@gmail.com

Jesus Christ, Our Audacity to pray to God

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 11:57:00 +0000

The prayer of a sinful man is an abomination before God, then why does the sinner still come to pray to a Who has considered his sins an abomination? This question can only be answered if we understand the bible.

We humans cannot go to our earthly father to ask for anything when we are not in good terms with him, then how can we now have the boldness to go to our heavenly father to ask for anything in spite of our sin.

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When a true Christian commits a sin, there is that emptiness, that void in him that makes him feel his prayers would not be answered. Filling that void can only happen when we return back to God and earnestly confess our sins to him, promising never to go back to it, only then can we have the boldness to pray to a father who would listen.

Jesus’ Christ death and resurrection has purchased for us the bridge which we can cross over to God and call him Abba father. He has made us heir to an inheritance, an inheritance deeply rooted in God’s kingdom and promises which he gives to his children who call upon him.

We can only have the guts to go to the father, when we fully grasp the role his son played that we may be redeemed. Christ is the author and finisher of our faith, his death and resurrection has given us a blank check to his father, no wonder he called us co-heirs to the kingdom of his father.

Psalm 82 calls us gods. Who is a god you may ask? We are created in God’s image, therefore we are God-like. If we are on the same page with God, because we are his children, we can come to him without any fear in our hearts and he would hear and answer us. We can never have that boldness if we remain in sin. Let us not allow sin separate us from the love of Christ.
We need to live our lives to that point where we can boldly hit our chests and say, I know my father will answer me as I have prayed to him according to his will and purpose for me. The only way to build that audacity to go to the father is through Jesus Christ.

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Faith is an Action Word

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 11:53:00 +0000

The oxford English dictionary defines faith as a noun which means a complete trust or confidence in someone or something. A second definition renders it as a strong belief in the doctrines of a religion based on spiritual conviction rather than proof.

Trying not to disproof the above definitions, I see faith as a verb, an action word which needs to be carried out or experienced, for the bible made it clear that faith without works is dead. Therefore, faith goes beyond a spiritual conviction which must play out in our everyday lives. If a Christian does not live and work in faith, then he cannot have a live experience of the things of God. God expects us to pursue our goals in live with faith knowing that we will win so long as we trust in him.

To buttress this point, I will use the story of pastor Suleiman of Omega mimistries, (a moslem who converted to Christianity in Kaduna, you can browse that for more information), who had a fight with the central government when some moslems were killing Christians in the northern part of Nigeria. Because he hit hard on the government’s islamization agenda, the government decided to castigate him and discredit his reputation.

The said girl, Stephanie Otobor, a prostitute living in Kaduna, was paid to be the hangman. She held a press conference alleging that Pastor Suleiman has been having sex with him and has refused to meet up with his manly responsibilities of taking care of him and a whole lot of other accusations.
Pastor Suleiman, not deterred by her accusations, came to church and the first thing he did was to kneel down before his congregation and said, “in seven days, those accusing me shall also come out to say I have nothing to do with this. The will confess else I cease to be a pastor.”

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Not long from when he said that, exactly five days later, the lady involved with her mother held another press conference and told the world that she was paid to do it by the government of kaduna in alliance with a famous lawyer. The mother asked for forgiveness from pastor Suleiman and addressed the daughter as a desperate woman who can do anything for money.

To me, that is faith in action. We must always endeavour to work out our faith gradually to the point where when we kneel to pray, the devil gets afraid and when we declare anything, it comes to pass.

Apostle Paul said that we must always fight the fight of faith, always proving ourselves before the father so that we can be worthy to be called the sons of God. When we have proven ourselves before our heavenly father, then we can be rest assured that we can have all that we need depending on the level of faith that we have attained.

Challenges would always come, but when they do, just know that we have powers within us to always win. We should always remember that whatever the temptation, we have an inherent capacity to fight it off and win over the devil anytime and even if you fail at first, you can always stand again and fight for you shall surely win in the end.

Do not let the fight swallow you, swallow the fight and move on to a higher level of life that you have been called.

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