Category Archives: Relationship
By Significance IV
‘For this is what the Lord says: David will have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel forever’ Jer.33:17.
The second thing that David left us is the perpetual kingship of Israel. In fact the kingship of Israel is known as the throne of David. Whoever is going to be king in Israel is occupying the throne of David [Jer.33:17]. Even Jesus is called the Son of David and the Bible says Jesus will sit on the throne of David his father [Luke 1:32]. That is just minded blowing. David left two major legacies – perpetual kingship of Israel and the Book of Psalms. Again in the Psalms, you Read the rest of this entry
David’s Secret Weapon
‘David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies – the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied’ 1Sam.17:45
The question to you and I this morning is how come David won every battle? What was his secret? It is an open secret really. David gives away that secret in his words and with the pattern of his life. David’s secret weapon is simple; David always secured victory before the battle. [verse 45 to 47]. What were David and Goliath trading? Words. Always answer the enemy back. I can never over emphasize that enough. My grandmother would say that if someone says something to Read the rest of this entry
Cultivate Hunger
‘When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches.My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me’ Ps.63:6 & 8 [NKJV].
Don’t be satisfied with knowing a friend of God. Don’t be satisfied that your husband or wife is a friend of God. Stir up a craving within you, a craving to pursue real friendship with God. I had an experience some years ago; I was on a flight that almost crashed. The aircraft was in free fall for at least thirty seconds. We were going through what the pilot described as a field of lightening mines. People sitting by the window could literally see the lightening tearing Read the rest of this entry
Focused Desire
‘As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?’ Ps.42:1-2 [NKJV].
Pursue intimacy with God regardless of where you are. Pursue intimacy with God. God said concerning David, “I have found a man after My heart”. What will God say about you? God said to Samuel, “I have found a man that is passionately in love with Me”. Sadly, a lot of people just want to use God because we have heard that the people that are God’s friends, they do things and they get away with it. They say to God ‘I am your friend’ so that I can do things Read the rest of this entry
Maximize The Season
‘So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do’ Eph.5:15-17.
A lot of people that go through extreme rejection have serious inferiority complex. They react to things through the veil of that complex. But David did not have inferiority complex. He would not have been able to look his brothers in the eye. How do I know? When he needed to confront Eliab, he did it without resentment. ‘…and Eliab’s anger was aroused against David, and he said, “Why did you come down here? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the insolence of your heart… And David said, “What have I done now? Is there not a cause?”’ 1 Sam.17:28-29. In order words, David was saying, “why are you all sitting in the tent like cowards? Is there not a cause?” No inferiority complex! That is what being in the Presence of God does to you. Someone says “if you can kneel before God, you can stand before men”. Another thing that comes with intimacy with God, in the case of people that are suffering from intense rejection, is not having a superiority complex. Intimacy with God protects you from having inferiority or superiority complex. People come out of the season of rejection and I’m usually shocked how they treat others that are going through the exact same thing they went through. “Let him suffer, I worked for my money”. Have you heard that before? God delivered you from something, you see someone else going through the same thing and you think you are superior to the person? Even the little Egyptian boy, David stopped to fed him and help him because David knew what it is to be left alone in the wilderness to die.Thirdly, David’s intimacy with God healed him completely and David was able to open his heart for covenant relationships. For some, after going through rejection and pain, they become suspicious of everyone. God brings people into their lives to help them reach their destiny and they are suspicious. God brings Jonathans into their lives, instead of embracing him and striking a covenant relationship, they dwell on the suspicion that he can sell them out to Saul. They begin to conjure up theories that don’t exist. That is a sign that they have not utilized that season embracing God. Read the rest of this entry
Heart Walk
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
If you must impress God, you have to take care of your heart. God is not interested in the car you drive or the designer of the shirt you are wearing. If you must get God’s attention then take care of your heart. Samuel asked, “Are these all the sons you have?” Now everybody and every Christian operates in some form of prophetic level and every Christian should. Every Christian that operates in the prophetic understands this struggle. God has said to you “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.” So you go as led by God and you see all the sons and none of then is the king. And the next question usually would be “are like are these all your sons?” Read the rest of this entry
Relationship II
‘He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy’ Luke 17:14.
I was chatting with a young man who had a bad experience with his earthly father. And he was telling me that he cannot relate with God as a Father. Every time he tries to relate with God as a father, he finds that he has resentments. All the issues he has with his earthly father begin to play out in his relationship with God. I had to take him through a whole teaching on God as a father. He was almost crying. God is better than your earthly father. Regardless of whether your earthly father has misbehaved or Read the rest of this entry
Relationship I
‘And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?’ Matt.6:30
On the white board in my office I have a simple equation written – “Jesus plus nothing equals everything”. That statement has set me free. I can go to bed and sleep. We have things to do, bills to pay, I don’t know how this or that is going to happen. But I can go to bed and sleep. And the reason why I am able to do that is – Jesus – He that watches over me does not slumber nor sleep. If your God does not slumber nor sleep, are you going to compete with Him? You can go to bed. Some people can’t sleep; they stay up Read the rest of this entry
Know Your Father
‘After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice’ John 10:4.
“I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. They won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his voice” John10:1-5. You need to know your Father. Note that even though the shepherd Read the rest of this entry
Direction
“Then at last the Lord said to me, ‘You have been wandering around in this hill country long enough; turn to the north’ Deut.2:2-3.
The first thing God wants you to know about moving forward is that Direction is Key. If you are at a T-junction when the light turns green, where should you go? And that is the basis of confusion for a lot of people. Today God will eradicate confusion from our lives, in Jesus name. In today’s Scripture reference, God was saying to Moses “you have gone round this mountain long enough, turn you northward”. God gives direction. Today you will hear God clearly giving you the specific direction you need to Read the rest of this entry
