Category Archives: Faith
Foundations of Fasting
‘Then if my people who are called by My Name will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land’ 2 Chro.7:14
‘…and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land’. The foundation for fasting and praying is repentance. In other words, God is saying repentance guarantees answers to prayer. It is self-deception to still engage in the way of the world and expect results from God when you fast [read Isaiah 58]. ‘What good is fasting when you keep on fighting and quarreling? This kind of fasting will never get you anywhere with Me’ Isa.58:4. You have been living in sin and because Read the rest of this entry
Why Fast: Part 6
‘Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed’ Ecc.4:9.
Two Are Better Than One: God says two are better than one. This is one of the benefits of being planted in your Church family. None of us is as strong as all of us, no matter how anointed you are. Once another person’s anointing is added to yours, it increases the anointing. There is a cooperate anointing that is released when we fast as a Church. There is a cooperate dimension to grace and favour that yields increased life changing breakthroughs which perhaps individuals cannot attain on their own. ‘Go and gather together all the Read the rest of this entry
Why Fast: Part 5
‘Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world’ James 4:8.
Personal Spiritual Development: For personal spiritual development. ‘He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to His name’ Ps.23:3. There are things that you cannot delegate or ask people to do for you. You cannot delegate praise and worship of your God; knowing your God; intimacy with your God; and personal spiritual growth. There are levels that God has for you that you have to work out by yourself. No Pastor can know God for you or read the Bible for you; no one can grow in fasting and Read the rest of this entry
Why Fast: Part 3
‘And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of Heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in Heaven’ Matt.16:19 [KJV]
Breaking Strong Holds (Contd.): The potency of this scripture [Matt.16:19] is in taking it as it is. We have the keys because we have Jesus Christ and this translates to having influence over the heavenlies. One way of exerting that influence is by fasting. There are forces that are gathered against us [Read Ps.35:1-8]; and one way of breaking their backs is by prayer and fasting. There are times in your life when you will take steps that you are sure that God has asked you to take and you attract affliction. I have had one of such encounters Read the rest of this entry
Why Fast: Part 2
‘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’ Matt.11:29
Fasting Releases Favour: Esther was faced with the challenge of speaking for her people before the king. She needed favour to enter the presence of the king and not be killed. And also to save the Jews who were to be wiped out. Esther took out three days to seek God, to fast and pray [Read Est.4:16-17]. She went to obtain God’s favour first in the spiritual and she obtained favour before the king. Do you need favour in any area? Do some focused thinking about your life and take it to God in fasting. God will arise and favour you in Jesus Read the rest of this entry
Barrier to Acceleration: Curses and Yokes
‘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’ Isa. 10:27[KJV]
Curses and yokes are barriers to acceleration. Curses can be on an individual or on an entire nation. Curses are spiritual and must be handled spiritually. There was a case where the whole nation was stagnated because of a curse, until the man of God came and reversed the curse [2Kings 2:20-22]. The barrier of curses must be reversed, lifted or broken in order to STOP its stagnating effect. When the curse is broken then acceleration can take place. Every curse that has been placed over your life and has Read the rest of this entry
Accelerated Word of Promise
‘And the Lord said, that’s right, and it means that I am watching and I will certainly carry out all my plans’ Jer.1:12
The Word of God and His promises to you are being accelerated even now. ‘…I will certainly carry out all my plans’, this is God’s promise for you today. And God has begun to hasten it and to bring it to pass. Every promise of a child, health, prosperity, fruitfulness, provision, protection and counsel, God will hasten and establish in your favour. You may have been waiting and expecting this miracle for a while. Know this; Read the rest of this entry
Accelerated Greatness and Deliverance
‘The smallest family will become a thousand people, and the tiniest group will become a mighty nation. At the right time, I, the LORD, will make it happen’ Isa.60:22
You need to be aware that your greatness is being accelerated even now. Your greatness is being accelerated for God. Even though you will benefit from it but it’s really not about you anymore. God’s plan is to accelerate your greatness such that if you were like a little town previously, you will become a whole nation. You may have just been praying for sustenance because you believe you have enough. God is saying you are going to be Read the rest of this entry
Accelerated Second Coming
‘For the Lord Himself will come down from Heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have diedwill rise from their graves’. 1Thes.4:16
Basically, acceleration means to increase in speed and velocity. To accelerate means to make haste; to make rapid progress. Acceleration is when someone or something is moving faster than the normal speed. Acceleration will cause you to experience rapid progress in an area where previously you had been stagnated. God’s word for you this day is Acceleration. Acceleration in your spiritual life, finances, marriage, business, Read the rest of this entry
It’s Your Choice
He revealed his character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel. Psalm 103:7
‘The LORD said to Moses, Get going, you and the people you brought up from the land of Egypt. Go up to the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I told them, ‘I will give this land to your descendants. And I will send an angel before you… Go up to this land that flows with milk and honey. But I will not travel among you…’ Ex.33: 1-3. Regarding the people of Israel as well as to you and I today, God said and is Read the rest of this entry
