Monthly Archives: July 2012
You Are Not An Accident
‘For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was aware and loved beforehand], He also destined from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be molded into the image of His Son [and share inwardly His likeness], that He might become the firstborn among many brethren’ Rom.8:29 [AMP]
‘For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was aware and loved beforehand]’.You are not an accident. You are here for a purpose. God had a plan when He made you. You did not just happen by chance. Your parents may not have planned for you but guess what, God planned for you. You may be a Read the rest of this entry
Keys to Restoration II
Then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you’ Deut.30:3
The keys to restoration are intertwined. The second key to restoration is Mercy. You can count on God’s promise to turn again and have mercy. However, for mercy to happen, repentance has to first occur. Mercy is not getting what you deserve. The key to mercy is repentance. ‘People who conceal Read the rest of this entry
Keys to Restoration I
‘Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and make me willing to obey You’ Ps.51:12.
After plugging the leaks that lead to losses, the next step is to deploy the keys to restoration. Then you can be confident that your restoration will be permanent. The first key to restoration is Repentance. Repentance starts when you recognize you are in sin and ends when you change your ways. Repentance Read the rest of this entry
Plug The Leaks III
‘Not doing what God tells you is far worse than fooling around in the occult. Getting self-important around God is far worse than making deals with your dead ancestors. Because you said No to God’s command, He says No to your kingship’ 1 Sam.15: 23 [MSG]
The third thing that leads to losses is Disobedience to God. You cannot refuse to listen to God and expect establishment. The only answer to this leak is obedience to God. Establishment neither comes from the east nor from the west but from God alone. ‘…It was I who sent this great destroying army Read the rest of this entry
Plug The Leaks II
‘…another messenger arrived with this news: Your sons and daughters were feasting in their oldest brother’s home. Suddenly, a powerful wind swept in from the wilderness and hit …The house collapsed, and all your children are dead…’ Job 1:18-19
The second thing that leads to losses is enemy attacks. The attack is not your fault in any way. There are battles you will encounter just because of your nationality. There are certain battles that you are fighting today simply because you are Nigerian. The battle for constant power, the battle for Read the rest of this entry
Plug The Leaks I
‘Zion will be restored by justice; those who repent will be revived by righteousness’ Isaiah 1:27
There are a couple of things that lead to losses in the first place. You have already begun to recover the things that were taken from you. So it is important for you to plug the things that led to loss in the first place, so that affliction will not arise a second time. The first of such leaks is unresolved Read the rest of this entry
Restoration
‘And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and men servants, and women servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife’ Gen.20:14 [KJV]
God is very interested in you and He is set to restore to you all that you have lost. To recover means to get back, to regain, to compensate for something that was lost or stolen. Recovery is possible and total recovery at that is possible with God. However, God always steps the game up. With God, recovery is not Read the rest of this entry
Fulfilling Prophecy III
‘Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see’ Heb.11:1
The final step to fulfilling prophecy is that you Walk in it. Having faith and walking confidently depends on where your focus is. The way your life is currently is because of who you have been focusing on. Faith looks to God and acts based on His Word. Faith always has corresponding [appropriate] action. Read the rest of this entry
Fulfilling Prophecy II
‘This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed’ Habak.2:3
The second step is that you Wait for it. That is why it is called a prophecy, you will have to wait for it. Sometimes when prophecies are released, the fulfillment is instant. Some other times, it is not instant. ‘…If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed’ Habak.2:3. Your Read the rest of this entry
Fulfilling Prophecy I
‘Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding’ 2 Peter 1:20
Prophecies are conditional. The fact that prophecy is released does not necessarily mean that it will come to pass. For example, God says ‘pray that the God of the harvest will send labourers into His vine yard’. This is a prophecy of sending labourers but the condition is that you pray. Prayer is one of the keys to Read the rest of this entry
