Category Archives: Holy Spirit
In Comes David…
‘So Jesse sent for him. He was dark and handsome, with beautiful eyes. And the Lord said, “This is the one; anoint him.” 1 Sam.16:12
The drama in David’s life continues, Samuel said, ‘Send for him at once,” Samuel said. “We will not sit down to eat until he arrives.” ‘When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town came trembling to meet him. “What’s wrong?” they asked. “Do you come in peace?” “Yes,” Samuel replied’ 1 Sam.16:4-5. You need to understand this, for Samuel to come into a city unannounced and the elders were terrified. Now for that Samuel to say no one, including Read the rest of this entry
God’s Mind!
‘Now the Lord said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”1 Sam.16:1.
God can change His mind. Even though this is coming as a shock to some of us. However, it is one truth we need to know and pray never happens in our case. With Samson, it was an angel that told his parents this boy is going to be a Nazarene to the day of his death. God never said this Samson was going to grind corn for the philistines. Samson kept pushing the boundary; he kept sleeping with the prostitutes and nothing happened. He kept behaving like a spoilt brat. Over and over until they cut off his locks, Read the rest of this entry
What A Life of Drama!
Then Samuel asked, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied. “But he’s out in the fields watching the sheep and goats.” “Send for him at once,” Samuel said. “We will not sit down to eat until he arrives.” 1 Sam.16:11
I am excited about what we will be studying over the next few weeks. This is the first time in eight years that I will be led to teach about David. Even though David is one of my favourite characters after Jesus. I am excited because I know that God is going to change our lives with His Word.
If you think that your life has drama then perhaps its time you take a look at the life of David. From the day he was even conceived Read the rest of this entry
Gratitude
‘He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan’ Luke 17:16
Gratitude begins from the heart. Gratitude is incomplete until it is expressed. The way to express gratitude is verbally. The Samaritan leper ran to Jesus – he shouted, he thanked God, and he praised God. Some of us are just too cool. It is good to be cool but you should mind where you are cool. You can be cool in certain areas and it will not be cool anymore. How can you be cool with the Person that delivered you from death? You are in the presence of the Person that knew your end even before you were Read the rest of this entry
His Responsibility Not Yours
“Then Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the Lord opened up a path through the water with a strong east wind. The wind blew all that night, turning the seabed into dry land” Ex.14:21.
Back in the day, while I’m praying for someone that is sick, I try to figure out how the person will get healed. So I am praying but in my head I am thinking, ‘as I lay my hands on this person, maybe the anointing from heaven will land on my head, and then flow through my hand into the person’. But God delivered me from that long ago. People discover now that when I pray for someone to be healed it’s not a very long prayer. The Bible Read the rest of this entry
God’s Way vs Man’s Way
‘You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I am a virgin.” Luke 1:31 & 34
In those days when a woman has been betrothed and is about to get married, culturally everybody knows who her husband would be and there are plans to get married in a short while. Now imagine you are this woman and God sends an angel to you. God said through the angel “you are going to conceive and have a son and name Him Jesus”. What will come to your mind immediately? You will figure out the how. You will relay the Read the rest of this entry
Recipe For Peace
‘Mary asked the angel, “How can this happen? I am not even married!” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come down to you, and God’s power will come over you. So your child will be called the holy Son of God’ Luke 1:34-35 [CEV]
If you examine Moses’ how and God’s how they were totally different. So plan the best you can but remember that a divine vision will always require divine intervention. So don’t be too preoccupied with trying to figure out the how of the vision. I know this is coming as a shock to some people but it is the truth that will renew your mind today. Don’t be too preoccupied with trying to figure out how. I am sure the question on your mind now is Read the rest of this entry
Waiting Time IV
“The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps, but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil…the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked” Matt.25:3-4&10.
Many of us are too concerned about when it will be our time or when our time will come. The problem is not going to be your time because your time will come. That is outside of your jurisdiction. The issue is, will you be ready when your time comes? Would your plans be ready? Would you be ready as a person? Would you be ready? Abraham Lincoln said, “I will study, I will prepare and my time will come”.
Waiting Time III
‘But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God’ Ruth 1:16
Waiting time is not wasted time, waiting time is People time. When the king’s baker and the cupbearer told Joseph they had dreams, if it were some of us, as soon as we hear the word dreams, we will run because it was dreams that caused our problems initially. But the dream that brought you into the problem is the same dream that will take you out of the problem. You are coming out; so don’t run from people. People propel us to go Read the rest of this entry
Counsel
‘Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors there is safety’ Prov.11:14 [KJV]
The fourth thing in authenticating your vision is counsel. I am sure you have heard this before but I will share it again and trust God for fresh revelation. There are five people in my life that I call my advisory board. They know themselves in a way but they have never come together on my account. I don’t make major spiritual decisions without clearing from these five people. So when we were sure that God wanted us to start God’s Read the rest of this entry
