Jesus is your standard.

“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith …”  Hebrews 12:2(KJV) Any Christianity that is less than what we see in Jesus and the Apostles is substandard Christianity. Therefore, make up your mind not to settle for anything that's less than God's best. But instead, grow up into Him in all things. This is because it is your destiny to be like Jesus and to do the works of Jesus.   Do you know that your hands and every part of your body are the members of Christ? The Bible says in Ephesians 5:30, “For we are members of his...

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LIVE LIKE JESUS

“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) From our opening scripture, we see that we have received of the fullness of Christ. God wants you to be filled with everything that Jesus contains. That is our destiny in God. He wants you to function in every grace that Jesus had. God wants you to heal the sick and cast out devils like Jesus. God wants you to win souls, pray and love others like Jesus. But not many...

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VISION

“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”  Proverbs 29:18(KJV) Vision in our opening scripture refers to prophetic insight. In other words, where there is no insight, the people perish. Vision can also be defined as insight with foresight. It is the ability to see into the future. A vision can also be defined as a revelation of God’s redemptive plan and your role in it. So, where there...

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Shine in your purpose.

 “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.”  Romans 8:29(KJV)       The word 'foreknow' in our opening scripture means to 'know beforehand', 'to foreordain', 'to foresee'. In other words, God knew us beforehand, foreordained and foresaw us before we were born into this world. The word 'predestinate' means 'to determine beforehand,' 'to mark off.' In other words, God has marked you for your destiny. God has marked your...

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Sufficient Grace.

“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.”  2 Corinthians 12:9(KJV) Today, it doesn't matter where you weakness lies, I want you to trust God’s grace to empower you in your area of weakness. You may ask, “my father and my mother never married, can I still fulfill my purpose?” Yes you...

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Let Christ be seen in you.

“…Christ in you, the hope of glory:”  Colossians 1:27(KJV) When you start prioritizing God's plan for your life, and seeing to it that Christ is seen in you, and in all that has to do with you, it will amaze you what God will begin to do with your life. Do you know that Jesus was in the ministry for only three and half years and till today we are still talking about what God did with him. Why was His life so full of results? It was because...

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God's ultimate purpose.

“My little children, for whom I am again suffering birth pangs until Christ is completely and permanently formed (molded) within you.”  Galatians 4:19(AMP) God has a plan for your life. You are not a mistake, you are not a waste. You are somebody special. You may say, “they said I will never become anything.” No, you will become what God wants you to be. He called you by His grace to reveal His Son in you. This is God's number one purpose for your life. God wants to reveal His Son in you. He wants people to look at you and see Jesus. He...

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Called by Grace.

“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace”  Galatians 1:15(KJV)     Our opening scripture lets us know that God desired that you be saved even before you were born. He tried many times to reach you by the gospel of His grace even as He is reaching you today through this devotional. God's call for salvation on your life is based on His grace (Galatians 1:15). The Bible also says in Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the...

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You must be born again.

“He will give you and explain to you a message by means of which you and all your household [as well] will be saved [from eternal death].”  Acts 11:14(AMP) The Bible lets us know in Acts 10:2 that the Roman Centurion Cornelius was “A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.” Notice, that inspite of all his giving and all his praying, God still needed him to be saved....

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TRUE SUCCESS 2

“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.”     Romans 8:29(KJV) From our opening scripture, the Bible says, “For whom he did foreknow …” To foreknow means to know beforehand. In other words, God knew you beforehand and He predestinated you. To predestinate means to determine beforehand, it also means to set boundaries. In other words there are certain boundaries that God has set for you in life. For instance, I cannot contest for presidency...

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TRUE SUCCESS 1

“And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.”  Colossians 4:19(KJV) True success is fulfilling your destiny. Therefore I encourage you today to follow God's dream for your life and measure your success from the fulfilment of God's dream for your life. God told me on the 5th of April 1996, “Never measure success by outward standards but by inward fulfillment.” This made me know that success is not just measured by what you see. God judges your success with a much higher standard...

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YOUR DESTINY

 “But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me”  Galatians 1:15-16a (KJV) The destiny of every Christian is for Christ to be revealed in them. That is what Christianity is. Christianity is Christ revealed in a human person. As a Christian, let Christ be seen in you because that is your destiny. This is my driving force as a Christian. This is why our vision statement says, “As we preach the full message of this new life, our goal is to raise a people who are like...

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Let God guide you

 “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”  Romans 12:2(KJV) If your mind is not renewed, you will not be able to tell God's perfect will for your life. That's why you have to make out time to study the Word of God. The Bible did not say that Pastors alone should read the Bible. The Bible says in James 1:25, “But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer,...

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You were made for a purpose.

“But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness … “  Acts 26:16(KJV) It has been said that the saddest  thing that could ever happen to anybody is to discover what you could have been. The guy that goes to hell remembers that he could have been born again, the man goes to heaven remembers that he could have lived a better life. Do not be one of those who live...

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Fulfill your purpose

“No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.”  Ephesians 2:10(MSG) In stressing the importance of purpose, I will like to tell you about a very popular minister. This minister who was about sixty years of age said, he found out that he was a failure, because he...

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Separated for a purpose 2.

“We know that God is always at work for the good of everyone who loves him. They are the ones God has chosen for his purpose”  Romans 8:28(CEV) When you align yourself with God's original plan for your life, all the things you need for that destiny will begin to answer to you. You will begin to walk in prepared places. For instance, lets take a look at the life of Jonah who God sent to go to Nineveh which was five hundred miles from Jerusalem. Instead of going to Nineveh, he chose to go to Tarshish where God had not sent him, and it was...

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Separated for a purpose 1.

“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,”  Galatians 1:15(KJV) Do you know that God's plan for your life was already there before you were born? His purpose and plan for your life is a call of grace. God already separated you for your purpose from your mother's womb. Living for that purpose for which God separated you for before you were born is what will make you excited about your life...

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Doing His will.

“I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.”  Psalm 40:8(KJV)   What does God want to do with your life? Find out God's purpose for your existence and it will stand you out from the rest of the world. Have you ever thought of Mother Theresa, she served in India as a missionary. She was living in God's dream for her life, because she was living out her purpose. As a result, God preserved her life. This is because,...

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Live for your purpose.

“For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome”                    Jeremiah 29:11(AMP)   God had plans for you before you were born. You were born for a purpose. You need to find out that purpose and fulfill it. Remember that God will reward you according to what He has...

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His Everlasting Love.

“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.  Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”  Romans 5:8-9(KJV) No religion in the world can access the true meaning of life other than Christianity. The Buddhist is trying to do good to earn points, so that in the next life he will not be a goat, because he does not understand the value of...

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Knowing God's timing.

 “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.”   Ephesians 5:15-17(KJV) From our opening scripture the Bible lets us know that choosing to live in line with God's will for your life is being wise. Knowing God's timing and His strategy for His plan for your life is also as important as knowing...

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Function in God's will.

“Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.”  Hebrews 10:7(KJV) The Lord made me know that everyone who was a leader in scripture and made a mark, was someone who was walking in God's will for his life. And when you search through the scriptures for yourself, you will find it to be so. From Abraham, to Isaac, to Jacob, etc. These men lived in God's will for their lives. Therefore, if you want to be remembered for all time you must live your life for God's will. Now it is important that...

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God formed you for Redemption.

“Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, ...” Isaiah 44:2(KJV) God did not leave you in this world to suffer. He does not want you to go through life without help. The principle is that if God formed me, He will not forget me. This means that God is mindful of me. Psalm 115:12 says, “The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the...

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Purpose preserves life.

“That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.”  Ephesians 2:7(KJV) God wants to use you as a display of His kindness. To show how favorable and generous He is. He wants your life to be a demonstration of His generosity. That's the way God wants your life to be. He wants to use you to draw others to Himself, so that in the ages to come He might show in us the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness towards us through Christ Jesus. A lot of people do not know...

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The pleasure of His will.

“Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!)”  Ephesians 1:5(MSG) God gets excited when we are saved. It gives Him pleasure, because that is His will for us. God's number one plan for you is for you to be saved. He calls you to Himself by grace. Ephesians 1:7-9 says, “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; Having made known unto us the...

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Your destiny in God

“Then I asked, 'What am I to do, Lord?' The Lord told me, 'Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told everything you are destined to do.'”  Acts 22:10(ISV) Many live their lives based on assumptions. They assume that God has called them to do what they are doing when God has not spoken to them. Yesterday I told you the story of Kenneth Hagin who Pastored successfully for twelve years, only to discover afterwards that God had not called him to Pastor. So he left Pastoring and again assumed that God had now called him to become...

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Be Spirit led.

“Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.”                     Isaiah 48:17(KJV) I remember the story of a dear minister of God who had been in the ministry for about twelve to fifteen years, the Lord appeared to him and said, “you've just entered into the first phase of your ministry.” Then the Lord spoke to him and said, “Many of my servants live and die and never...

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We have been predestinated.

“Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will”  Ephesians 1:5(KJV) The word 'predestined' in our opening scripture means 'to determine before hand.' In other words, God had determined before hand that we should be adopted as His children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will. So, it is God's will that you should be saved. In 1 Timothy 2:4, the bible says that God, “... will have all men to be saved and to come unto the knowledge...

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Called according to His purpose.

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”  Romans 8:28 (KJV) From our opening scripture, the word lets you know that all things work together for your good, if you have been called according to God's purpose. In 2Timothy 1:9 the Bible says that God; “… hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, …” The word 'holy', simply means, 'what is set apart from what is common'. So that...

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What's God's vision for you. "Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you. Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you: A prophet to the nations-- that's what I had in mind for you."  Jeremiah 1:5(MSG) Vision is a revelation of God's plan and purpose for your life. God has a plan for every life because Jeremiah 29:11(NIV) says, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” That means, knowing God's plan, gives me hope. So,...

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Finding God's perfect will.

“Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.”                   Acts 13:1-2(KJV) Prior to the time that the Lord spoke this words concerning Paul and Barnabas in our opening scripture, Paul...

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