The glory that excels.

“And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.”   
Deuteronomy 34:7(KJV)

Our opening scripture describes Moses who lived under the Law. The Bible says when he was a hundred and twenty years old,  his eyesight was still good and his body was strong. But that was under the law which the Bible calls the ministration of death. And yet Moses was able to enjoy such glory, how much more glory do you think we should enjoy in the new testament?

In 2 Corinthians 3:7-8 the Bible says, “But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?” We ought to expect a greater glory in the new testament which is the ministration of the Spirit.

The old testament is also called the ministration of condemnation. 2 Corinthians 3:9 says, “For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.”

The new testament is called the ministration of righteousness which exceeds beyond the glory of the old testament.

If you live under the message of condemnation it will cripple your faith and you will always have an expectation of evil in your heart. But as you yield yourself to the message of grace, and the ministry of the Spirit in your life always, you will be delivered from all condemnation and fear, and you will constantly expect the favor of God everyday.

CONFESSION
Dear Father I thank you because my youth is daily being renewed. My strength is daily being renewed. I shall run and not be weary, I shall walk and not faint because the Holy Spirit dwells in me and He vitalizes and nourishes my body daily by His power that is at work in me. I dwell in the favor of God.

For further study read:
Psalm 92:12, 2 Corinthians 3:10-11, Hebrews 3:5-6.

DOING THE WORD
Give thanks and praise to the Father for His grace and His faithfulness and blessings this month.

Read More

A better testament.

“Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.”  
2 Corinthians 3:6 (KJV)

The Bible lets us know in our opening scripture that we have been made able ministers of the new testament. Then the Bible says, not of the letter(law) but of the Spirit: because the letter killeth but the Spirit gives life.

From the above, we see a comparison being made between the old testament and the new testament. The law was given on the day of Pentecost in the old testament and the Holy Spirit was given on the day of Pentecost in the new testament.

On the first Pentecost in the old testament, three thousand people died, in the new testament when the Holy Spirit was given, three thousand people were saved and given life. Now you can begin to understand why the Bible says that the letter(law) kills but the Spirit gives life.

So, the Holy Spirit has not come to kill you, He has come to help you and to give you life. This is why the Bible says in Romans 8:1-6 (GNB) “There is no condemnation now for those who live in union with Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit, which brings us life in union with Christ Jesus, has set me free from the law of sin and death. What the Law could not do, because human nature was weak, God did. He condemned sin in human nature by sending his own Son, who came with a nature like our sinful nature, to do away with sin. God did this so that the righteous demands of the Law might be fully satisfied in us who live according to the Spirit, and not according to human nature. Those who live as their human nature tells them to, have their minds controlled by what human nature wants. Those who live as the Spirit tells them to, have their minds controlled by what the Spirit wants. To be controlled by human nature results in death; to be controlled by the Spirit results in life and peace.”

CONFESSION
Dear Father I yeild my mind and my spirit to the influence of your Word and your Spirit. May the life of God inundate my whole being because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus as made me free from the law of sin and death.

For further study read:
Matthew 26:28, Hebrews 7:22, Hebrews 9:15-20, Hebrews 13:20-21.

DOING THE WORD
Meditate on Romans 8:1-2.

Read More

The Calling of Grace

“I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.” 
Acts 22:3(KJV)

Our opening scripture is Paul's declaration about himself. He was a man that was trained by the best teacher of the law whose name was Gamaliel, but when God sent him, he was sent to preach the gospel to the Gentiles who didn't need the knowledge of the law.

Also, when Jesus wanted to chose His disciples, He chose some fishermen who had no training in the law to teach those who were the experts in the law. The Bible says in Acts 4:13, “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.”

Why did Jesus do that? He did it for our learning. So, wherever you are feeling that you are inadequate, that is where God's grace comes in to make you complete in Christ. That area of your life that you are ashamed of, yield it to the grace of God. It may be in your finances, your health, or any other area of your life, keep on declaring to yourself, “God's grace is sufficient for me and His power is made perfect in my weakness.” When you start talking that way, there will be a supply of strength towards you. This is because in the realm of grace there is constant supply available.

CONFESSION
Dear Father according to your Word which I have received today, I chose to accept your call upon my life because I know that your grace is sufficient for me and your strength is made perfect in my weakness, causing a release of strength towards me. Amen.

For further study read:
Colossians 1:28-29, 1 Timothy 1:14.

DOING THE WORD
No matter the challenge, keep declaring that His grace is sufficient for you.

Read More

Grace manifested.

 “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men.” 
Titus 2:11(KJV)          

From our opening we see that  Jesus Christ was the grace of God in manifestation. Therefore, we see that grace is a person. In Titus 3:3-4 the Bible says, “For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,” Jesus Christ is the love of God in action. So if you want to know the way God will respond to you, look at the way Jesus responded to people.

A lot of believers are still not seeing themselves in the light of God's grace. How did Jesus respond to the sick? Did He tell them: “you are suffering the punishment for your sins? no He reached out to them in love and healed them.

I remember some time ago, I believe in 2008,the Lord spoke to me and said, “Let Jesus Christ remain the central theme of your message.” In other words, whatever you preach should point the people to Jesus. There are some messages you listen to that points you to yourself. But when you point the people to Jesus, and they behold Him, they will be transformed. Because when we see Him, we are changed.

The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 3:18, “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” Praise God.

CONFESSION
I turn my focus and attention away from myself and my weaknesses and I chose to focus on Jesus, the author and finisher of my faith. As I behold Him, I am being changed from glory to glory even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

For further study read
John 1:14,16,17, Titus 3:4-5, Isaiah 45:22, Luke 3:6.

DOING THE WORD
Please go to page 66 and order for the recommended messages.

Read More

Complete access in Christ 2

“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:”.     
Ephesians 1:4 (KJV)

From our opening scripture, we see that God sees us through the eyes of love. We are holy and without blame before Him in love, all because of what Jesus accomplished for us. That means that if you are born again, God does not hold your past against you. The Bible says that now that you are born again, you are holy without blame before Him in love.

You may have done something wrong and some people may still remember the things you did wrong and ascribe that offence to you. But if you have confessed your sin and wrongdoing, then in the sight of God, you are without blame. This is because the Bible says in 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” So in the sight of God, satan cannot bring any record against you because you are holy and without blame before him in love. Praise God.

Ephesians1:5 says, “Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,”

In other words, God was delighted in saving you. This is because He saved us according to the good pleasure of His will. He adopted us to be His children by Jesus Christ. He is happy we belong to Him. God is not regretting that He has you. He is excited that He has you. His grace made us accepted. Hallelujah.

Prayer
Dear Father I thank you with all my heart for sending Jesus Christ to die for me. Today because of what He did for me I am saved, I am delivered and I am made completely free from sin, its power and its condemnation by the blood of Jesus Christ. To you alone belong all the praise and glory in Jesus Name, Amen.

For further study read:
Psalm 32:5, Romans 3:26, 1 Corinthians 6:11.

Doing the word
Whenever the devil reminds of your past, remind him of the blood of Jesus Christ that has cleansed you from all sin.

Read More

Complete access in Christ 1.

“For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.”
 Ephesians 2:18 (KJV)

From our opening scripture, we see that through Jesus Christ we have direct access to the Father. So, the Jew does not have more access than the Gentile. It says we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

Ephesians 3:11-12 says, “According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.” Therefore,  if you are a believer in Jesus Christ, you now have access, with boldness, and confidence before the Father! So when I come to God, I receive special treatment because I am in Christ Jesus. Praise God.

For instance when you follow a dignitary to an occasion, they will treat you like a dignitary. They will say you came with so and so, this is the place we reserved for him and his entourage, this is the hotel we reserved for him and his entourage. Now you are enjoying that honor and privilege because of the person you came with. Personally, you may not be very educated or rich but because you are associated with that dignitary, you are getting that privilege.

In the same way, now that you are in Christ, you can have access to places He has access to, you have access to all that He has. Why? The Bible says in Romans 8:16-17, “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ” In other words, we share all that He has with Him jointly.

The Bible says in 1 John 4:17-19, “Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us.”

CONFESSION
So great is your mercy and your love towards me. Your love has made me loose all my fears and given me confidence, your grace as empowered me to be what you want me to be, and your Spirit as glorified me, bearing me witness that I am your son, the beloved of the Lord.

For further study read:
Ephesians 3:12, Romans 5:2, Hebrews 10:19-20, 1 Peter 3:18.

DOING THE WORD
From now on always be confident before your Father. You have been given complete access.

Read More

You've been accepted 2.

“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”                                    
Ephesians 1:7(KJV)

Our opening scripture, lets us know that we have redemption, and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of God's grace. So God forgave your sins because He is gracious. The word grace also means goodness, it also means kindness. So grace is the kindness of God.

Therefore, God's kindness and His goodness has brought us redemption and the forgiveness of our sins in Christ Jesus, making us accepted in the Beloved. Do you know what it means to be accepted? Let me illustrate it to you:

For instance, to become a member of some associations or clubs, there are some conditions you are required to meet to be a member. You may be required to register by paying some money in form of dues, otherwise, you will not be accepted by them.

Some others may require you to be a graduate of a particular higher institution or a particular discipline before you can be granted membership and acceptance with them. Some other clubs or associations may require you to have at least one million naira or ten million naira to be in the millionaires club.

But now the Bible shows us that the only condition required to be accepted in the Beloved is to be in Christ Jesus. So, if you are in Christ, in the sight of God you are accepted. You can now come into His presence with boldness and confidence without fear and condemnation because you are now a child of God. Praise God.

CONFESSION
I thank you dear Father because as far as the heavens are above the earth so great is your love towards me, as far as the east is from the west and they never meet, so far have you taken my sins away from me. Thank you Father for your extravagant grace.

For further study read: 
Ephesians 2:4-7, Psalm 103:17, Isaiah 43:25,
Jeremiah 31:34, Jeremiah 50:20, Micah 7:18,
Hebrews 10:2, 1John 1:7.

DOING THE WORD
Meditate on Psalm 103:11-12.

Read More

You've being accepted 1.

“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.” 2Corinthians 13:14(KJV)

Until an individual understands the grace of God, he will not be able to walk with the Holy spirit.

The word grace is from the Greek word “charis”, it means favor. So grace refers to; “the favor of the Lord Jesus Christ.” The word “grace” has been translated by many as unmerited favor, but the essence of the word is “favor”.

In Ephesians 1:4-6 the Bible says, “According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.” Say out loud, “I am accepted in the beloved.” You are accepted in the beloved.

We are accepted in Christ! So the day you got born again, and you became a new creature according to 2 Corinthians 5:17, you were accepted, according to the praise and glory of His grace. So in grace, God has accepted you, you are not trying to be accepted you are already accepted in the Beloved.

Confession
Thank you Father for saving me and qualifying me by your grace, therefore I declare that I am a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar person, to show forth the excellent virtues of Him who has called me out of darkness into His marvellous light.

Further Study
Romans 8:30, Romans 11:5-6, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14.

Doing the Word
Meditate on 1 Peter 2:9.

Read More

Grace and Peace.

“Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”                1 Corinthians 1:3(KJV)                         

From our opening scripture you will notice that grace preceded peace because grace always precedes peace. This is because nobody will have peace of heart or peace of mind until you know that you have found favor with God.

In Romans 1:7, the Bible says, “To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

In 2 Corinthians 1:2, the Bible says, “Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”

In Ephesians 1:2, the Bible says, “Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.” and 1 Peter 1:2 also says, “Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.”

Therefore from the above scriptures, we see that as you increase in grace, you will also experience an increase of God’s peace in your life. It therefore means that the grace of God on your life is directly proportionate to the peace of God that will be multiplied back to you. 

Grow in grace. Grace is God treating you like He treated Jesus. That gives me confidence when I pray or when I face challenges. Secondly, grace gives me equality with Christ in the presence of the Father. Knowing this will drive out all fear from your heart and fill your heart with peace and cause your faith to rise. Remember that because of God’s grace you have been accepted in the Beloved.

Confession
I am accepted in the beloved. I am a loved child of a God of love. Grace is multiplied unto me and peace from God, my Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ in whom I have being chosen before the foundation of the world that I should be holy and without blame before Him in love.

Further Study
Philemon 1:3, 2 Peter 1:2, 2 John 1:3, Revelations 1:4.

Doing the Word
Be confident in God’s love for you.

Read More

Grace and Peace

“Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”               
1 Corinthians 1:3(KJV)                         

From our opening scripture you will notice that grace preceded peace because grace always precedes peace. This is because nobody will have peace of heart or peace of mind until you know that you have found favor with God.

In Romans 1:7, the Bible says, “To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

In 2 Corinthians 1:2, the Bible says, “Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”

In Ephesians 1:2, the Bible says, “Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.” and 1 Peter 1:2 also says, “Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.”

Therefore from the above scriptures, we see that as you increase in grace, you will also experience an increase of God's peace in your life. It therefore means that the grace of God on your life is directly proportionate to the peace of God that will be multiplied back to you.

Grow in grace. Grace is God treating you like He treated Jesus. That gives me confidence when I pray or when I face challenges. Secondly, grace gives me equality with Christ in the presence of the Father. Knowing this will drive out all fear from your heart and fill your heart with peace and cause your faith to rise. Remember that because of God's grace you have been accepted in the Beloved.

CONFESSION
I am accepted in the beloved. I am a loved child of a God of love. Grace is multiplied unto me and peace from God, my Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ in whom I have being chosen before the foundation of the world that I should be holy and without blame before Him in love.

For further study read:
 Philemon 1:3, 2 Peter 1:2, 2 John 1:3, Revelations 1:4.

DOING THE WORD
Be confident in God's love for you.

Read More

Function by grace.

“And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.” Acts 14:26(KJV)

From our opening scripture, we can learn that when you function with grace for any assignment that you are given, you will be able to fulfill it and complete it because of the grace of God. So, when you learn to function in grace, it is then you will begin fulfilling whatever God tells you to do. 

Acts 15:40 says, “And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.” They functioned in the grace of God. You also must learn to function in the grace of God and let the grace of God walk through you. When you are functioning in the grace of God, you will find out that you will pray well, you will study well and you will not be over labored.       

In 1 Corinthians 1:3 the Bible says, “Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.” Please I will like you to declare saying, “Grace is coming towards me.” That is what is always flowing from God to you, His grace is always flowing towards you. That means that favor is coming your way. Therefore say this, “Favor comes my way everyday.”  

Romans 5:17 says, “… they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)” This shows you that grace keeps flowing to you every time and you have to keep on receiving grace for greater effectiveness in all that God has called you to do.

Prayer
Dear Father I ask for more grace for greater effectiveness and productivity in all that has to do with me. I believe I receive right now in Jesus Name Amen.

Further Study
2 Corinthians 1:12, James 4:6, 1 Corinthians 15:10.

Doing the Word
Instead of complaining receive grace.

Read More

Wisdom.

“And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.” Luke 2:40(KJV)

Our opening scripture is talking about Jesus. The Bible says as a child, he grew; meaning that He grew physically, then the Bible says He waxed strong in spirit; meaning that He grew spiritually, and was filled with wisdom. So we see that wisdom is a product of a strong spirit.

So if you are going to have wisdom functioning in your life twenty four hours everyday of your life, you've got to strengthen your spirit. And you strengthen your spirit by feeding your spirit with the Word of God.

One of the reasons why some of God’s children make the wrong decisions is because they lack wisdom. And God will not trust you beyond the measure of wisdom you have in your life. This is why the Bible says in Acts 6:3, that they should choose men of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom. Now if they had to choose men that had wisdom, it means that some Christians were not walking in the wisdom of God.

So how do you gain wisdom in your life? Wisdom is expressed in several ways in scripture. There is the gift of wisdom. In other words, God gives you a gift of wisdom. But there is also a need for wisdom that manifests as prudence in your life. This happens when your mind is attuned to the wisdom in your spirit.
As you continue to renew your mind with the Word of God, the wisdom in your spirit will begin to dominate you. When the wisdom in your spirit begins to dominate you, you will always walk in prudence.

Prayer
Dear Father I ask that you grant unto me the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of you. I believe I receive accurate insight into all hidden details concerning all that has to do with me today in Jesus Name. Amen.

Further Study
Genesis 41:38-39, Isaiah 11:2.

Doing the Word
Pray Colossians 1:9 for yourself today.

Read More

Live from your spirit.

“As time went on, his master's wife became infatuated with Joseph and one day said, "Sleep with me." He wouldn't do it. He said to his master's wife, … my master …. treats me as an equal. The only thing he hasn't turned over to me is you. You're his wife, after all! How could I violate his trust and sin against God?” Genesis 39:8-9(MSG)

Someone may want to ask a question saying, “How are we going to live right if we don’t have the law of Moses?” The question I will like to ask here is, “How did Joseph live right?” This is because Joseph did not have the law of Moses because Joseph was before Moses. So how did he live right?

In Genesis 39, the Bible shows us the response of Joseph when he was asked by Potiphar’s wife to sleep with her. This was his answer, “… how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”(Genesis 39:9 KJV) I want you to notice that at this time there was no law, yet Joseph called what his masters wife tried to lure him to do wickedness and a sin against God. And yet at this time there was no law written down saying, Thou shall not commit adultery. Yet Joseph knew it was a sin against God.

After the law was given to the Children of Israel and even till date, there are people who still break the law even though they are well aware of what the law says. This revels to us that the law was not the solution. But rather your behavior is only a reflection of your relationship with God.

Sin is disorder in conduct. Sin is a spiritual condition revealed in a man’s conduct. So when a man is living in sin, he is not just sinning because he wants to sin, it is a reflection of his spiritual condition. In Romans 7:23-24, Paul depicts the dilemma of the man outside of Christ who then asks a question saying, “who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” Paul provides the answer in Romans 7:25 a, “I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”  And the Bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 5:21, “For he hath made him(Jesus) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”

Therefore, by our faith in the finished works of Christ, we have been made the righteousness of God. Praise God.

Prayer
Dear Father I thank you for you are at work in me both to will and to do of your good pleasure always in Jesus Name, Amen.

Further Study
1 Timothy 1:9-11, Romans 2:14-16.

Doing the Word
Always listen to the voice of your human spirit because the laws of God are written in your heart as child of God (Hebrews 8:10, ).  Also meditate on Romans 8:5-6.

Read More

Don’t fall from grace.

 “Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.”  Galatians 5:4(KJV)

Our opening scripture lets us know that everyone who seeks to be justified or made righteous by the law, has fallen from grace and Christ has become of no effect to Him. The Bible in Basic English translation puts Galatians 5:4 this way, “You are cut off from Christ, you who would have righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace.”  So, any one who seeks to be justified outside of Christ cannot enjoy the fullness of what Christ brought.

Do not seek to become righteous by keeping the Law, you become righteous by faith in Jesus Christ. If you seek to be justified by the Law, you have fallen from grace. In other words, you have fallen from favor with God.

In Acts 15:1, the Bible tells us of certain brothers who came from Judea teaching that, “… Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.” In Acts 15:2(BBE), the Bible says, “And after Paul and Barnabas had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem about this question.”

In Jerusalem, the Apostle Peter answered this question in Acts 15:10-11(GNB) saying, “So then, why do you now want to put God to the test by laying a load on the backs of the believers which neither our ancestors nor we ourselves were able to carry? No! We believe and are saved by the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are."

Therefore  live with this understanding of the Word in Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”    

Prayer
Dear Father I thank you for your kindness has given me life. I pledge my allegiance to live by faith and the principles of your Word. Thank you Father for I am strengthened each day by your grace bearing fruits of righteousness to the praise and glory of your Name. In Jesus Name. Amen.    

Further Study
Revelation 12:11, Romans 3:24, Ephesians 1:7.

Doing the Word
Cast down every condemnation of guilt from your past. The blood of Jesus has washed you clean.

Read More

Strength by grace 2.

“… For my strength is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9(KJV)

Do you know that God’s Power is made perfect in weakness? The message of grace will make you strong if you are weak. Why? His strength is made perfect in weakness. So if you are reading this today and you are weak, I bring you good news, the message of grace will make you strong. 

Some people think that the Law is what will make them strong. No the law will not make you strong, because the Bible says that the law is the strength of sin. 1 Corinthians 15:55 says, “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” Paul asked a question, death where is your sting? Then he answered and said in 1 Corinthians 15:56 saying, “The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.”  But he doesn't stop there. He goes on to say in 1 Corinthians 15:57, “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Galatians 3:24 says, “Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.” For this cause Galatians 5:1 says, “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”

So, the Lord Jesus came to make us free from the law by His grace through the redemption which He purchased for us by His blood. 

Confession
Dear Father I thank you for you have given me the victory by my faith in Jesus Christ. I declare that I have being made free from the law of sin and death, and I am strengthed with all might unto all patience with endurance and joyfulness. You are Faithful who has called me and I know you will do it.

Further Study
1 Corinthians 16:13, Ephesians 6:14, 2 Thessalonians 2:15, Hebrews 10:23, 35-39.  

Doing the Word
Maintain your liberty in Christ by keeping your faith based on the grace of God and not on the law.

Read More

Strength by grace 1.

“… let the weak say, I am strong…” Joel 3:10(KJV)

Grace makes men strong. The message of grace doesn't make people weak, it makes weak people strong. 

In 2 Corinthians 12:9 the Bible says, “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” Please say out loud; “Father your grace is enough for me.” Notice that this grace is God’s grace. So that lets you know that God is the source of grace. 

God says, “My grace is sufficient for thee:” At this time when God gave this word to Paul, he was having a challenge and he prayed three times that the Lord should take the messenger of satan away from him and the Lord answered and said, “My grace is sufficient for thee:!”

I announce to you today that inspite of your challenges, God’s grace is sufficient for you. The word ‘for’ can also mean ‘because’. So He is saying “My grace is sufficient for thee: for(because) my strength is made perfect in weakness.” Grace doesn't make people weak, it makes them strong. 

There are lots of people who believe that if you preach the message of grace people will not live right. They talk that way because they don’t understand grace and neither do they understand the Law. 

The Lord says, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.”  The word strength here means “dunamis”, In other words He is saying that “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my Power is made perfect in weakness.” So this means that grace is my access to God’s power! Therefore if you are going to walk in the power of God and live above your weaknesses, you must understand grace. 

Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you because the grace of God is sufficient for me and your strength is made perfect in me over every weakness in my life. I live above my weakness and the Power of Christ shines through me producing discipline and strength of character in Jesus Name. Amen.

Further Study
2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Romans 8:37.

Doing the Word
Please get the message, The Gospel of Grace and listen to it again and again.

Read More

The Power of the Spirit.

“This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.”     Zachariah 4:6(KJV)

The Lord is saying to us in our opening scripture that it is,  “Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.” In other words, the Lord is saying to us that it is not in numbers, or the number of people you know. So, stop relying on the people you know. This is because every dream that God gives to you will be impossible without His help.

Secondly, the Bible says in Zechariah 4:6, “…Not by might, nor by power, …” When the Word says that it is not by power, He is saying that it is not going to be by your own ability or financial power. You don’t have to go and beg people or start looking for the money. For some people when ever they are faced with a challenge or they are given an instruction from God, if they do not have the money or the people, they believe that they are sunk. No you are not sunk.  God can talk to people to get involved with your work and also speak to them to give to your work. It is the Spirit of God that is the master connector. Therefore, you must learn to recognize the sufficiency of God’s Spirit.

The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 3:5-6, “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.” How did we become able ministers? It is by the Spirit. So the Holy Spirit is the One that empowers you and gives you the capacity to carry out the new testament.

This means that if you are filled with the Holy Spirit, you have the capacity to do whatever God wants you to do. There is nothing you need for the work you need to do, that is not already in you because the Holy Spirit is already in you. All the ability you will ever require to do what God has told you to do is in the Holy Spirit, and that Holy Spirit is in you. Therefore, you have sufficient ability to do all things.

Confession
I have power, Holy Ghost Power. The Power and the ability of God is at work in me and through me. I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. I have the sufficiency of Christ at work in me. Nothing shall be impossible unto me because I am filled with power by the Spirit of the Lord, Who has made me an able minister of the new testament. Praise God.

Further Study
2 Chronicles 14:11, 2 Chronicles 32:7-8, Psalm 20:6-8, Psalm 44:3-8.  

Doing the Word
Don’t give up on that dream which God has put in your heart, trust Him and He shall bring it to pass.

Read More

Its your time.

“We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)”                   2 Corinthians 6:1-2(KJV)

Our opening scripture tells us that we are in a time accepted. In other words, we are in the acceptable day of the Lord. This is the day when the favors of God profusely abounds towards us. This is the time of favor, and I believe we have entered a season of favor. It is a time accepted. In this time when you ask, you will get your answer.

Another thing I want you to notice about this acceptable time is that it is a day of salvation. It is a day that God’s help is available to you. The Word salvation is from the Greek word ‘soteria’ meaning deliverance, rescue, healing, health, prosperity,safety, etc. Therefore, if this is a day of salvation, it means that in this day, God’s deliverance is available to you. 

It means that you can be rescued today. It means that you can be healed today. It means you can live in divine health everyday. It means you can begin to enjoy and live in prosperity and safety everyday. This is because we are in an acceptable time.

Therefore, no matter what you may be going through, or where you find yourself today, all the help you need is available to you everyday. Behold now is your accepted time. Live your life and confront your challenges knowing that you are in your accepted time. So know from today that you are living under God’s favor everyday. So expect today to be a favorable day for you. 

Confession
Thank you Father for saving me. I have been delivered from the kingdom of darkness and I live in the kingdom of God’s dear Son. I have been rescued from sin. By the stripes of Jesus I was healed. Jesus was made poor that I through His poverty might become rich. I am rich. I live in prosperity and health. No evil shall befall me and no plague shall come near my dwelling. I am the blessed of the Lord because I am in my acceptable time.

Further Study
Isaiah 49:8, Isaiah 51:1-3, Isaiah 54:2-3.  

Doing the Word
Keep your confessions consistent with the Word of God.

Read More

The day to receive.

“And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.” John 16:23(KJV)

In our opening scripture, the Lord Jesus was talking about a day in which we will not need to ask Him for anything. That day is today. These are the days of receiving. So release your faith and be ready to receive from the Father today because Jesus said that “Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.” John 16:24 says, “Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.”

John 16:26-27 says, “At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.” The Lord Jesus is saying to us here that He does not need to pray to the Father for us because the Father Himself loves us because we love Jesus. 

Do you know that the Father Himself loves you and you do not need any intermediary to talk to Him or to pray to Him on your behalf? The Father Himself wants to hear you. You now have direct access to the Father and He is ready to give you whatsoever you ask.

The Bible says in James 1:5, “If any of you needs wisdom to know what you should do, you should ask God, and he will give it to you. God is generous to everyone and doesn't find fault with them.” Remember that God is generous. And He will always be generous to you because He loves you. This is why the Bible says in Ephesians 3:20, “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us”  This is your day of abundance because it is the day to receive.

Prayer
Dear Father I believe I receive the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowlede of you. I believe I receive (name whatsoever you desire) right now according to your Word in Jesus Name. Amen.

Further Study
John 14:13-14, Isaiah 65:24, Matthew 21:22, 1 John 5:14-15.

Doing the Word
Thank the Father for His answers.

Read More

The day of power.

“Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, …” Psalm 110:3(KJV)

I will like to announce to you today that we are now in that day that is been talked about in Psalm 110:3. 

Today is the day of God’s power and the people are being made willing. The Bible says in Acts 2:16-17 “And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:” These are the last days that is being talked about and the Spirit of God is already being poured out. 

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Power. This is why Micah declared in Micah 3:8, “But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, …”

In Isaiah 10:27, the Bible says, “And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.”  The day being talked about here in Isaiah 10:27 is the day of His power and we are in that day today, therefore I declare to you today that you will be yoke free and burden free in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer
Dear Father I thank you because I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord. Thank you Father for the fullest measure of your divine presence is heavy upon my heart, influencing my actions and producing in me a willingness to do God’s will. Every burden is lifted and every yoke is destroyed from my life by the anointing of your Spirit in Jesus Name. Amen.

Further Study
2 Corinthians 13:14, Isaiah 9:4, Nahum 1:13.      

Doing the Word
Pray with Ephesians 3:16 for yourself.

Read More

Every man needs a Saviour.

“But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, …”           Galatians 3:11(KJV)

Our opening scripture lets us know that the Bible emphasises again that no man can be justified or made righteous in the sight of God by the law. This is because keeping the law ingratiates pride. This is because some persons will begin to pride in their self righteousness and think that they are better than others, feeling that they do not need a Saviour. But every man needs a Saviour.

The Bible in John 8 narrates a story to us that reveals to each one of us that we all need a Saviour. The Bible records in John 8:3 that the scribes and Pharisees who were the teachers of the law in those days, brought a certain woman to Jesus who was caught in the very act of adultery. They brought the woman to Jesus for Him to condemn her to death by stonning according to the laws of Moses.   But Jesus said to them in John 8:7, “… He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” By this utterance Jesus was saying that you do not have a right to condemn others by the law unless you have kept the whole law without defaulting in any area. But these scribes and Pharisees demanding for the condemnation of this woman had not kept the whole law themselves. So when Jesus said, “… He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” They were all convicted by their own conscience from the eldest to the last and they all left. In other words, both the old and the young were all guilty before God based on the law, revealing their need for a Saviour.

Therefore I want you to respond to the call of the Lord Jesus to you reading this devotional in Matthew 11:28 saying, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” The Bible says in 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”  

Prayer
Dear Father, I humbly acknowledge that it is by your grace that I have being saved. It is not by the works of righteousness which I have done, but it is by your mercy I have been saved by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit. Thank you Father for making me righteous by faith in Jesus Name. Amen.  

Further Study
Psalm 130:3-4, Psalm 86:5, Isaiah 55:7, Jeremiah 31:34, Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14

Doing the Word
If you have not being born again please pray the prayer of salvation below:  “O God, I believe in Jesus Christ. I believe that He is the Son of God. I believe that He died for my sins. I believe with all my heart that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead on the third day for my justification. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is my Lord. I take Him as my Lord and personal savior. Jesus, come into my heart, make me a new person. I receive eternal life into my spirit even now. I declare that I am righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. Amen.”

Read More

How to become righteous?

 “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.” 
Galatians 2:16(KJV)

From our opening scripture it is obvious to us that no flesh is justified in the sight of God by keeping the law.
In other words, no man can be made righteous in the sight of God by keeping the law. No matter how much you keep the law, you are not righteous in the sight of God, you may be righteous in someone else’s sight but not in the sight of God because God knows the heart. The Bible says in 1 Samuel 16:7, “…for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.” If you have all kinds of lust in your heart you are not righteous.

So how do you become righteous? Galatians 2:16(ALT) says, “having known that a person is not justified [or, declared righteous] by works of [the] Law but by means of faith in Jesus Christ, we also believed in Christ Jesus, so that we shall be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of [the] Law, because no flesh [at] all will be justified by works of [the] Law!”

Therefore, “… if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:9-10.

If you are not born again, you are not righteous, because you must be born again to be righteous. So if you want to be born again please pray this prayer below: “O God, I believe in Jesus Christ. I believe that He is the Son of God. I believe that He died for my sins. I believe with all my heart that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead on the third day for my justification. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is my Lord. I take Him as my Lord and personal savior. Jesus, come into my heart, make me a new person. I receive eternal life into my spirit even now. I declare that I am righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. Amen.”

Further Study
Galatians 3:10-12, Acts 13:39, Galatians 3:22-24, Romans 3:21-26, Romans 4:5-6.

Doing the Word
Let your confidence be in Christ and not in yourself.

Read More

Victory in Christ.

“The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”   1 Corinthians 15:56-57(KJV)

From our opening scripture, we see that the sting of death is sin, this means that when people continue to live in sin, death will have an in road into their lives. Also, our opening scripture also lets us know that the strength of sin is the law. So wherever the law is preached, sin is powerful, and when the people begin to live in sin, then death has dominion.

This is why we preach the gospel of grace. The Bible tells us in John 1:17, “For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” So when we preach the gospel of grace, it liberates and brings all who believe to a victorious life in Christ Jesus. We have victory over sin because of Jesus Christ. The Bible says in Romans 6:14, “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”

Also, because of Jesus we have victory over death this is because the Bible says in Romans 5:21, “That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Therefore for us who are in Christ Jesus, we are in a realm of grace and we live by truth. What is truth? The Bible says in John 17:17, “…thy word is truth.” And the Bible says in John 8:32, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” So our victory over sin, death and the law is maintained when we continue to live our lives based on the truth of the Word of His grace. The Word of His grace is able to build you up and give you your inheritance in Christ.(Acts 20:32)

Prayer
Dear Father I commit myself to you and to the ministry of your Word in my life. I thank you because your Word is building me up. May my heart be established by your truth and your grace, causing me to walk in victory and liberty from all guilt from my past in Jesus Name. Amen.  

Further Study
John 17:17,  Philippians 3:4-14.

Doing the Word
Judge your acceptance before the Father by grace and not by the law.  

Read More

Take on the yoke of Christ.

“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.”       
Matthew 11:29(KJV)


In our opening scripture, Jesus encourages us to take His yoke. Why is it important for us to be yoked with Jesus and learn of Him? It is because that is the only way we can find rest for our souls. This means that the individual that is burdened is not taking on the yoke of Christ.

How do you take on the yoke of Christ? You take on the yoke of Christ by submitting to His Lordship and authority over your life. In other words, you let Jesus Christ have the final say in your life. It is time for you to stop struggling in life on your own, come under the control and leadership of Jesus today and all your struggles will come to an end.


Jesus said we should learn from Him, for He is meek and lowly in heart. This therefore means that the way out of my stress begins with submission to Christ authority. This is because only the humble will learn. True humility is expressed in a willingness to learn, receive and adapt to divine instructions. It is when you yield to divine instructions that you will find rest for your soul.

PRAYER
Precious Father I lay aside all my burdens and I take on the yoke of Christ by chossing to submit to His Lordship and authority over my life. I chose the way of the Lord and I let Jesus have the final say in my life to the glory and praise of God in Jesus Name. Amen.  

For further study read:
2 Corinthians 10:5, Hebrews 5:9, Ephesians 4:21,
John 13:15-17.

DOING THE WORD
Submit your life to the Lordship and authority of Jesus.

Read More

Lean on the Holy Spirit

“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.” 
2 Corinthians 13:14(KJV)


From our opening scripture, the Lord speaking through the Apostle Paul admonishes us to be conscious of the grace of God. This is because your faith will only be as strong as your knowledge of the grace of God, because grace is the goodness of God. Grace is the goodness of God made availably to us because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.  

He also admonishes us to be conscious of the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit. The word communion in the Greek means partnership. In other words, God wants us to be conscious of the partnership of the Holy Spirit with us. And you know that when you talk about partnership, every one has a part. So the Holy Spirit wants to be a part of your life. He wants to partner with you in all that concerns you.


The word communion in the Greek also means contribution. This means that the Holy Spirit wants to contribute to your success. Communion in the Greek also means participation. This means that the Holy Spirit wants to participate in your life. He doesn't want you to carry your burdens alone. He wants to help you.

Therefore if in your life you are stressed and burdened, it means that you are not leaning on the Holy Spirit. This is because the Bible tells us in Matthew 11:28, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” So I encourage you to connect with the partnership of the Holy Spirit and begin to enjoy a life of rest.

PRAYER
Dear Father I thank you for sending the Holy Spirit to me and His ministry in my life. I thank you for the Holy Spirit teaches me how to profit and I am daily encouraged by Him, I thank you for the counsels from your Spirit and His help for all life's challenges. I receive the comfort of the Spirit today and rest from all my struggles in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:
John 1:16, Romans 1:7, Romans 5:5, John 14:15-17,26, Acts 9:31, Romans 8:26-27, Romans 15:13.  

DOING THE WORD
Partner with the Holy Spirit in all that you do today.

Read More

Sufficient grace

“For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness…”                           
2 Corinthians 12:8-9(KJV)  


In our opening scripture, Paul the Apostle says He made a request to the Lord about a challenge he had and the Lord repeatedly said to him, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” The Lord told him that His grace is sufficient for him. In other words the Lord was saying that my grace is enough for you.

For this reason I want you to know today that you have got sufficient grace for whatever you may be going through today that looks like a challenge to you. Paul like we read in our opening scripture was praying that God should take away the challenge he had at that time, but God told him that he already had sufficient grace to handle it.

Today I want you to understand that God's grace is always flowing towards you. Therefore, always expect the favor of God to always be at work on your behalf for all that concerns you because you are living under God's grace.


Those living under the law those not expect God's favor because they do not believe they are perfect. They are living conscious of their weaknesses and inadequacies and in their own strength, so they do not expect God to favor them because they believe that they are not good enough because of the consciousness of sin in their lives. Why are they struggling? It is because they have not yet accepted the grace of God because they do not understand what the grace of God is. The grace of God is the unmerited favor of God. It is favor that comes to you at Christ expense. This is what saves us. The Bible says, “For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it.” (Ephesians 2:8 GNB).

PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for making me the object of your love. Thank you for your mercy and grace that has given me salvation. I chose to daily live under your grace which empowers me above all inadequacies and weaknesses in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:
2 Corinthians 12:10, Colossians 1:29, 1 Timothy 1:14.

DOING THE WORD
Confess that you are what the Word of God says you are in spite of all your inadequacies and weaknesses and receive grace to act accordingly.

Read More

Live by God's ability.

“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” 
Philippians 2:12-13(KJV)

In our opening scripture, we see Paul urging the Philippian Church who have been living in obedience to obey much more in His absence. Someone may ask, “How can someone obey you much more in your absence?” This is difficult for some to do because it is more easier for them to obey a leader when he is present with them than when he is absent. But Paul says He expects them to obey him much more in his absence, why? He tells us why in Philippians 2:13 saying, “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” In other words, God will give you the desire and the ability to do what pleases Him.

Therefore, if what you desire to do in your heart came from God, expect Him to give you the ability to do it. For instance, if you desire to pray, expect the ability and don't struggle to pray.

Therefore, when you know that grace and God's favor is always flowing to you, your attitude to life will change.
You will begin to live your life with the mentality that you can do all things through Christ which strengthens you.

PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you because you are working in me both to will and do of your good pleasure. Thank you Father for a release of your grace towards me filling me with the ability to do all your good pleasure today in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:
Hebrews 13:20-21.

DOING THE WORD
Don't struggle, be concious that God's grace and favour is always flowing to you to empower you to do all things.

Read More

Live by God's ability.

“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” 
Philippians 2:12-13(KJV)

In our opening scripture, we see Paul urging the Philippian Church who have been living in obedience to obey much more in His absence. Someone may ask, “How can someone obey you much more in your absence?” This is difficult for some to do because it is more easier for them to obey a leader when he is present with them than when he is absent. But Paul says He expects them to obey him much more in his absence, why? He tells us why in Philippians 2:13 saying, “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” In other words, God will give you the desire and the ability to do what pleases Him.

Therefore, if what you desire to do in your heart came from God, expect Him to give you the ability to do it. For instance, if you desire to pray, expect the ability and don't struggle to pray.

Therefore, when you know that grace and God's favor is always flowing to you, your attitude to life will change.
You will begin to live your life with the mentality that you can do all things through Christ which strengthens you.

PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you because you are working in me both to will and do of your good pleasure. Thank you Father for a release of your grace towards me filling me with the ability to do all your good pleasure today in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:
Hebrews 13:20-21.

DOING THE WORD
Don't struggle, be concious that God's grace and favour is always flowing to you to empower you to do all things.

Read More

The law does not liberate.

“The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.” 
1 Corinthians 15:56(KJV)

There are many believers who want to grow spiritually but they are exposed to the law. So wherever the communication and teaching is about the law, and the “thou shall not …” of the law, those people under such teachings will be under the power of sin.

That is why people can make a new year resolution and say, “I will never do this thing again but they still do it.” Why? The law does not liberate a man. It tells you or poses a challenge to you to try to do or act in a certain way by your own power or might. But the gospel of grace is what liberates you because it empowers you with the ability which God provides. It tells you to allow God to work through you. When God starts working through you, you wouldn't need to struggle anymore because you will have the power over sin. The gospel of grace is what sets people free from sin.

Some teachers of the Bible think that the more they tell people not to do this or that, the more they will change. No, they will only become sin conscious, and become dominated by sin. This is because it is what you are conscious of that will dominate you.

2 Corinthians 3:5(KJV) says, “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;” The Bible in Basic English puts it this way, “Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God;” The Good news Bible puts it this way, “There is nothing in us that allows us to claim that we are capable of doing this work. The capacity we have comes from God;”

Therefore to maintain your growth spiritually and to live a life of victory over sin and be result oriented as a child of God, you must live your life conscious of God's grace to empower you, and fill you with the required capacity and sufficiency to do all that is required of you in the Word of God.

CONFESSION
Dear Father I thank you because your grace is sufficient for me and your strength is made perfect in my weakness in Jesus Name.

FURTHER READING
For further study read:
1 Corinthians 15:10, Philippians 2:13, Pilippians 4:13

DOING THE WORD
Yield to the grace of God to librate you from all weakness.

Read More

The Word of His Grace.

“And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.” Acts 20:32(KJV)

The 'Word' in our opening scripture refers to the word 'logos' in the Greek  which refers to something said, including thoughts. So the Word of His grace refers to the doctrine of grace, the preaching of grace, the talk of grace and the utterance of grace. In other words, God's message to us is about grace. This means that if you are going to grow spiritually, you must hear the message of grace.

From observation I noticed that churches where they emphasize the law, the people find it difficult to change and grow spiritually. Therefore, I want you to understand that the message of grace is very important to your spiritual growth and development in Christ. This is because the Bible says in our opening scripture that the Word of His grace is able to build you up. The message Bible puts Acts 20:32 this way, “Now I'm turning you over to God, our marvelous God whose gracious Word can make you into what he wants you to be and give you everything you could possibly need in this community of holy friends.”  

So if you want to grow spiritually, expose yourself to the Word of His grace. The gospel of grace teaches that you are righteous because of faith in what Jesus Christ has done for you (Romans 3:22). But the law teaches that  you are righteous because of the deeds of the law. But an understanding of righteousness according to the gospel of grace is vital for spiritual growth according to Hebrews 5:13 which says, “For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.”

PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for your grace that you have lavished upon me. Thank you Father for your grace empowers me to be all that you want me to be, and qualifies me to enjoy all my inheritance in Christ Jesus. My heart and my mind is annointed to receive a fresh understanding of your grace in this season in Jesus Name. Amen.

For Further study
For further study read:
Hebrews 13:9, 2 Timothy 2:1, Ephesians 2:8-10,
Romans 3:21-28, 2 Corinthians 12:9.

Doing the Word
Receive grace from the Father today to live above all weakneses.    

Read More