Man was created to live in the favor of God. And importantly, God designed the righteous to be encompassed with His favor.
For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. -Psalms 5:12
To compass means "an area in which something acts, or operates, or has power or control"
With the meaning, God wants us to:
1. Act or live by His favor not by our struggle.
2. God wants us to operate or pursue our dreams by and in His favor.
3. God wants us to exercise authority and control in His favor
Compass is also a navigational instrument for finding directions. (for sea travels)
This means the favor of God is designed to be an instrument through which God will direct us in the pursuit of His purpose and realize His blessings for our lives.
Compass could also mean a limit area of operation.
With this meaning, God's favor is to be our limit in life. The sky is not our limit. Our true limit is the favor of God.
When God put man in the Garden, He actually put man in His favor.
And the Lord God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden [delight]; and there He put the man whom He had formed (framed, constituted). (Genesis 2:8 AMP)
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. -Genesis 2:15
God prepared everything man would ever need in life right in the garden. So the garden was the expression of the favor of God towards man.
And man was ordained to function, live, and pursue his purpose only in the garden which the favor of God.
But man lost it.
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. -Genesis 3:24
The moment God drove man from the garden, man lost out of the favor of God.
Sin was the reason man lost the favor of God.
So until sin is dealt man cannot receive the favor of God.
Struggle continues outside the favor of God. The reason so many people are suffering is because the are not living within the favor of God.
So it is important we learn the platform upon which we stand to enjoy the favor of God as was originally ordained for us.
Platform number One: The Kingdom of God.
Matthew 6:31-33
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
God's kingdom is the first platform for the favor of God. Adam only enjoyed the favor of God right in the garden.
You must be found in the kingdom to have access to the favor of God.
To become a member of the kingdom you only need to be born of God by receiving Christ into you life.
When you receive Christ then you are now reconciled to God and also be restored to favor with God.
But all things are from God, Who through Jesus Christ reconciled us to Himself [received us into favor, brought us into harmony with Himself] and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation [that by word and deed we might aim to bring others into harmony with Him].
It was God [personally present] in Christ, reconciling and restoring the world to favor with Himself, not counting up and holding against [men] their trespasses [but cancelling them], and committing to us the message of reconciliation (of the restoration to favor). (2 Corinthians 5:18, 19 AMP)
As long as you are in the kingdom of Gd nothing happens in the kingdom of the world that affects you.
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: -Colossians 1:13
Platform number Two: The Righteousness of God.
Therefore do not worry and be anxious, saying, What are we going to have to eat? or, What are we going to have to drink? or, What are we going to have to wear?
For the Gentiles (heathen) wish for and crave and diligently seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows well that you need them all.
But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides. (Matthew 6:31-33 AMP)
God's favor is found in His kingdom. Righteousness is our access to the favor of God in His kingdom
Righteousness is simply the God does His things. Simply put, righteousness is the will of God. When you constantly seek the will of God and stand by it, you will find the favor of God.
Jesus said, "all these things will be given to you". Which means you don't need to struggle for them. They will come by favor.
God will only surround the person in His will or doing things His way with His favor.
Esther enjoyed the favor of God because she found herself in the will or righteousness of God.
Platform number Three: Obedience
It is one thing to be in the kingdom and know the will of God. And it is another thing to obey the will of God.
In the kingdom of God we have access to the favor of God through His righteousness. But we truly partake of the favor through our obedience to the righteousness (will) of God.
Abraham naturally enjoyed the favor of God because he obeyed God.
Genesis 12:1-4
1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. -Genesis 13:2
And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. -Genesis 24:1
Your obedience to the will of God is the only way to enjoy the favor of God.
If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. -Job 36:11
You are the one who determines how much of God's favor you enjoy through your obedience to God.
By this anointing service I see your taste for righteousness and willingness to obey God increase greatly in Jesus' name.
You are blessed!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Discovering Our Kingdom Priorities
Your First Priorities
The reason why many of us fail and are defeated in life is because we do not set our priority straight, we do not do things in the order of priority.
It is not enough to know what to do, you must be able to know which one is to be done.
We all are victim of having loose priority, following what are not our priority or not having priority for our live.
What is priority?
Priority:
It is a status established in order or importance or urgency
Priority simply means importance.
To have things in order of priority means to arrange or plan things in order of importance.
As God's children, God has given us what should our first priority in life and especially for this year.
Our First Priority - The Kingdom of God
Matt 6:25-34
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Why many people are worried for safety, what to eat, what to wear and what to drink, Jesus said our first worry is to seek and have the kingdom of God.
Because in the kingdom of God there are:
Peace
Prosperity
Comfort
Abundance
Security
Joy
Blessings
At this critical time in our country and in the world, make the kingdom of God your number one priority.
You cannot have the kingdom of God and live in fear.
Once you are in the kingdom of God, you are free from all the harassment of the kingdom of the devil.
What is the kingdom of God.
The kingdom of God simply means God's influence our your life.
Seek to be influenced by God not by what the world or situation is saying.
Make your heart and life the dwelling place of God's influence.
Our Second Priority - Right Relationship With God
Our second most important thing as our priority is God's righteousness.
Our own righteousness is not a priority because our personal righteousness is like a filthy rag (Isaiah 64:6)
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. -Isaiah 64:6
Because our righteousness: trying to please God in our flesh is like a filthy rag, Jesus now said we should seek the righteousness of God.
We must make right relationship with God as our priority.
You must make you mind to leave sin alone and embrace the righteousness of God.
Romans 6:12-16
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Whenever you are in a right relationship with God, God moves to supply all your needs.
When we make righteousness a priority, the peace and provisions of God become our portion.
Isaiah 32:17-18
17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
Our third Priority - The Word of God
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. -Matthew 4:4
The kingdom of God is ruled by the word of God. We live in the kingdom of God by the word of God.
The word of God is the conveyor of the righteousness of God.
Embrace the word of God like never before this year.
In the midst of all these challenges, go for the word of God.
Let the word of God be your confidence and security.
There is no darkness the word of God cannot light up, because the word is light
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -Psalms 119:105
Your growth in the word of God will determine the level of blessings and peace you enjoy in the kingdom of God.
The more you grow in understanding the word, the more you make yourself available for the blessings of God.
2 Peter 1:2-3
2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
All things you need for peaceful, comfortable and prosperous life is right in the word of God. But you can access them through your knowledge in the word of God.
Proverbs 4:20-22
20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
The word of God is life and health.
The Kingdom of God is the place where all your needs are met.
The righteousness of God gives us boldness to stand before God to demand for our inheritance in His kingdom.
The word of God gives us access to our benefits in the kingdom of God.
Make these three your priority for life and you will never regret it.
However, you need to be born again to become a member of the kingdom of God before you can access your blessings in the kingdom of God.
The reason why many of us fail and are defeated in life is because we do not set our priority straight, we do not do things in the order of priority.
It is not enough to know what to do, you must be able to know which one is to be done.
We all are victim of having loose priority, following what are not our priority or not having priority for our live.
What is priority?
Priority:
It is a status established in order or importance or urgency
Priority simply means importance.
To have things in order of priority means to arrange or plan things in order of importance.
As God's children, God has given us what should our first priority in life and especially for this year.
Our First Priority - The Kingdom of God
Matt 6:25-34
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Why many people are worried for safety, what to eat, what to wear and what to drink, Jesus said our first worry is to seek and have the kingdom of God.
Because in the kingdom of God there are:
Peace
Prosperity
Comfort
Abundance
Security
Joy
Blessings
At this critical time in our country and in the world, make the kingdom of God your number one priority.
You cannot have the kingdom of God and live in fear.
Once you are in the kingdom of God, you are free from all the harassment of the kingdom of the devil.
What is the kingdom of God.
The kingdom of God simply means God's influence our your life.
Seek to be influenced by God not by what the world or situation is saying.
Make your heart and life the dwelling place of God's influence.
Our Second Priority - Right Relationship With God
Our second most important thing as our priority is God's righteousness.
Our own righteousness is not a priority because our personal righteousness is like a filthy rag (Isaiah 64:6)
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. -Isaiah 64:6
Because our righteousness: trying to please God in our flesh is like a filthy rag, Jesus now said we should seek the righteousness of God.
We must make right relationship with God as our priority.
You must make you mind to leave sin alone and embrace the righteousness of God.
Romans 6:12-16
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Whenever you are in a right relationship with God, God moves to supply all your needs.
When we make righteousness a priority, the peace and provisions of God become our portion.
Isaiah 32:17-18
17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
Our third Priority - The Word of God
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. -Matthew 4:4
The kingdom of God is ruled by the word of God. We live in the kingdom of God by the word of God.
The word of God is the conveyor of the righteousness of God.
Embrace the word of God like never before this year.
In the midst of all these challenges, go for the word of God.
Let the word of God be your confidence and security.
There is no darkness the word of God cannot light up, because the word is light
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -Psalms 119:105
Your growth in the word of God will determine the level of blessings and peace you enjoy in the kingdom of God.
The more you grow in understanding the word, the more you make yourself available for the blessings of God.
2 Peter 1:2-3
2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
All things you need for peaceful, comfortable and prosperous life is right in the word of God. But you can access them through your knowledge in the word of God.
Proverbs 4:20-22
20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
The word of God is life and health.
The Kingdom of God is the place where all your needs are met.
The righteousness of God gives us boldness to stand before God to demand for our inheritance in His kingdom.
The word of God gives us access to our benefits in the kingdom of God.
Make these three your priority for life and you will never regret it.
However, you need to be born again to become a member of the kingdom of God before you can access your blessings in the kingdom of God.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Don't Be Offended in God
Don't Be Offended In God
Matthew 11:1-6
1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:
5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
To be offended means to be upset or feel hurt.
It means you are with somebody because he did not meet your expectation.
It means to be hurt by somebody's attitude.
We have to types of people that come to church.
1. People that are offended in God.
Like John the baptist, this set of people are offended in God because He did not come to them at the time they wanted Him.
They are offended in God because they believe God has not done much compared to His ability.
They are offended in God because they have not seen the answers to their prayers.
They are offended in God because they have not seen their breakthrough.
They are offended in God because to them God is not acting fast.
They are offended in God when they see God blessing other people instead of them.
So when they come to church, they come with an angry mind. They pray angrily, question every thing done in the church. They are half minded in church.
They have not come to worship but to quarrel with the almighty.
You cannot enjoy God's intervention and blessings when you are offended in God.
2. People that rejoice in God.
This set of people rejoice in God whether God come to them or not.
They rejoice in God whether God answers their prayers or not.
They are happy having God not receiving His blessings. They know that having God is more than having every other thing.
Habakkuk 3:17-19
17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
19 The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. . . .
Whenever you choose to rejoice in God, you make yourself available for the uplifting of God.
Instead of being offended in God, please rejoice in God.
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. -Philippians 4:4
To rejoice in the Lord is the safest thing to do.
Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. -Philippians 3:1
It is safe because in rejoicing in God you move Him to manifest Himself in your and situation.
John the baptist was beheaded in the prison because he was offended in Christ. He could not receive deliverance because he was offended in his maker and savior.
This means, to rejoice in God moves God to deliver us from every form of imprisonment and captivity.
Those that rejoice in God always give thanks in all situations.
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. -1 Thessalonians 5:18
How Do I Cultivate the Habit of Rejoicing in God?
1. Appreciate the life you have.
Psalm 150:6 - Let everything that has breathe praise the Lord.
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. -Ecclesiastes 9:4
2. Recognize that you were made by God.
Psalm 100:3-4
3. Concentrate on What God has Done.
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. -Acts 14:17
Whenever you focus on what God has not done you will become offended in Him. But learn to concentrate and rejoice on what God has done and praise Him ahead for the remaining things He will do for you.
4. Know that ALL THINGS are working together for your good.
Romans 8:28
5. Know that God will never forsake nor leave you helpless.
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. -John 14:18
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. -Hebrews 13:5
I assure you that as you rejoice in God, He will come to rescue you and manifest Himself in your life.
Peace!!!
Matthew 11:1-6
1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:
5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
To be offended means to be upset or feel hurt.
It means you are with somebody because he did not meet your expectation.
It means to be hurt by somebody's attitude.
We have to types of people that come to church.
1. People that are offended in God.
Like John the baptist, this set of people are offended in God because He did not come to them at the time they wanted Him.
They are offended in God because they believe God has not done much compared to His ability.
They are offended in God because they have not seen the answers to their prayers.
They are offended in God because they have not seen their breakthrough.
They are offended in God because to them God is not acting fast.
They are offended in God when they see God blessing other people instead of them.
So when they come to church, they come with an angry mind. They pray angrily, question every thing done in the church. They are half minded in church.
They have not come to worship but to quarrel with the almighty.
You cannot enjoy God's intervention and blessings when you are offended in God.
2. People that rejoice in God.
This set of people rejoice in God whether God come to them or not.
They rejoice in God whether God answers their prayers or not.
They are happy having God not receiving His blessings. They know that having God is more than having every other thing.
Habakkuk 3:17-19
17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
19 The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. . . .
Whenever you choose to rejoice in God, you make yourself available for the uplifting of God.
Instead of being offended in God, please rejoice in God.
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. -Philippians 4:4
To rejoice in the Lord is the safest thing to do.
Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. -Philippians 3:1
It is safe because in rejoicing in God you move Him to manifest Himself in your and situation.
John the baptist was beheaded in the prison because he was offended in Christ. He could not receive deliverance because he was offended in his maker and savior.
This means, to rejoice in God moves God to deliver us from every form of imprisonment and captivity.
Those that rejoice in God always give thanks in all situations.
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. -1 Thessalonians 5:18
How Do I Cultivate the Habit of Rejoicing in God?
1. Appreciate the life you have.
Psalm 150:6 - Let everything that has breathe praise the Lord.
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. -Ecclesiastes 9:4
2. Recognize that you were made by God.
Psalm 100:3-4
3. Concentrate on What God has Done.
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. -Acts 14:17
Whenever you focus on what God has not done you will become offended in Him. But learn to concentrate and rejoice on what God has done and praise Him ahead for the remaining things He will do for you.
4. Know that ALL THINGS are working together for your good.
Romans 8:28
5. Know that God will never forsake nor leave you helpless.
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. -John 14:18
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. -Hebrews 13:5
I assure you that as you rejoice in God, He will come to rescue you and manifest Himself in your life.
Peace!!!
Press Release
Wisdom Emamuzo Peter Reminds Readers of their God-given Gifts
“Your Gift is Your Asset” teaches how to discover and develop one’s gift
NIGERIA, Africa – (Release Date TBD) – Having a sense of purpose in life is a precious gem in a world defined by superficial pursuits and materialism. Author Wisdom Emamuzo Peter reveals the secret to discovering such a gem in his inspirational book Your Gift is Your Asset.
Peter’s work heralds a much-needed spiritual rejuvenation by reminding readers of their innate, God-given gifts. It has two core messages, the author shares, “you are gifted and the gifts are your kingdom asset to access the blessings of God. You are an embodiment of God-given gifts or abilities for the pursuit of your purpose. However, you need to discover your purpose in order to unveil these gifts. It is in the discovering and utilization of your gift is the key access to the inexhaustible blessings of God.”
Sweeping through Biblical insight and God’s Kingdom perspective, this book sheds light on the significance of one’s gift, the power that it wields, its source and purpose and how it can be discovered and developed. Ultimately, readers will unravel a fascinating spiritual journey that will reinforce their role and purpose on earth and in God’s plan.
Your Gift is Your Asset brings a transformational experience that readers will find fascinating and profound. Laden with spiritual wisdom and advice, this is a book that will uplift the soul and nourish the spirit.
“Your Gift is Your Asset” teaches how to discover and develop one’s gift
NIGERIA, Africa – (Release Date TBD) – Having a sense of purpose in life is a precious gem in a world defined by superficial pursuits and materialism. Author Wisdom Emamuzo Peter reveals the secret to discovering such a gem in his inspirational book Your Gift is Your Asset.
Peter’s work heralds a much-needed spiritual rejuvenation by reminding readers of their innate, God-given gifts. It has two core messages, the author shares, “you are gifted and the gifts are your kingdom asset to access the blessings of God. You are an embodiment of God-given gifts or abilities for the pursuit of your purpose. However, you need to discover your purpose in order to unveil these gifts. It is in the discovering and utilization of your gift is the key access to the inexhaustible blessings of God.”
Sweeping through Biblical insight and God’s Kingdom perspective, this book sheds light on the significance of one’s gift, the power that it wields, its source and purpose and how it can be discovered and developed. Ultimately, readers will unravel a fascinating spiritual journey that will reinforce their role and purpose on earth and in God’s plan.
Your Gift is Your Asset brings a transformational experience that readers will find fascinating and profound. Laden with spiritual wisdom and advice, this is a book that will uplift the soul and nourish the spirit.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Winning from the Inside
Winning from Inside
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. -2 Samuel 3:1
Saul represents the old nature, self, flesh or the sinful nature.
David represents the new man, divine nature which we got through the redemption of the Christ, sanctified self or righteous nature.
This two nature just like David and Saul, they are having a long war in our soul. They are striving for the control of the entire being. To the one we yield ourselves, to whom become servant. If Saul wins, then we become servant of Saul unto sin, but if David wins, then we yield ourselves to holiness hence becoming the servants of righteousness.
For one nature to win, the other must become weak.
While David was waxing stronger and stronger to win the long lasted war, the house of saul waxed weaker and weaker.
The house of David in us, which is the new nature, must wax stronger and stronger on a daily bases into order to win the war over the house of Saul, which is the old nature, sinful nature which we inherited from Adam.
However for the house of David in us to wax stronger, we must deliberately feed our souls with the eternal word of God which has power to transform the human mind in conforming us to the image of the son of God- the new nature residence in us.
The old nature and the new nature will never come to balance. Just like David and Saul, one must assume the position of authority and rulership in order for us to live in the fulness of the Godhead.
Do you want to live in the abundance of God's presence and partake of His divine nature? Then you have the sole responsibility of feeding your heart with the word of God for the new man in you (the house David) wax stronger and stronger to take charge of your entire being.
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. -Romans 8:5
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. -Romans 8:7
So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. -Romans 8:8
Saul, who represents the old nature, could not pleased God. Following Saul will therefore not make us to please. In fact we cannot please God in the house of Saul.
Our pleasing God is right in the house of David, the new nature, Christ. Remember, God testified that David was a man after His own heart. This means David lived to pleased God. Again God said of Christ as His beloved son in whom He is well pleased.
This means, in the house of David, we can please God. And this house of David is the new nature that is controlled by the Spirit of God through the Word of God.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. -Romans 8:14
The house of David is ruled by God Himself. Once God leads us, then we will please Him. But we must allow Him to lead us.
And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. -2 Samuel 2:1
David was led by God, so he pleased God.
The new nature is led by God, and so, it pleases God.
Let the Spirit of God lead you today. Renew your mind through the word of God. Then your new nature will wax stronger and stronger in winning the war over the house of Saul, the old nature.
God bless you today.
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. -2 Samuel 3:1
Saul represents the old nature, self, flesh or the sinful nature.
David represents the new man, divine nature which we got through the redemption of the Christ, sanctified self or righteous nature.
This two nature just like David and Saul, they are having a long war in our soul. They are striving for the control of the entire being. To the one we yield ourselves, to whom become servant. If Saul wins, then we become servant of Saul unto sin, but if David wins, then we yield ourselves to holiness hence becoming the servants of righteousness.
For one nature to win, the other must become weak.
While David was waxing stronger and stronger to win the long lasted war, the house of saul waxed weaker and weaker.
The house of David in us, which is the new nature, must wax stronger and stronger on a daily bases into order to win the war over the house of Saul, which is the old nature, sinful nature which we inherited from Adam.
However for the house of David in us to wax stronger, we must deliberately feed our souls with the eternal word of God which has power to transform the human mind in conforming us to the image of the son of God- the new nature residence in us.
The old nature and the new nature will never come to balance. Just like David and Saul, one must assume the position of authority and rulership in order for us to live in the fulness of the Godhead.
Do you want to live in the abundance of God's presence and partake of His divine nature? Then you have the sole responsibility of feeding your heart with the word of God for the new man in you (the house David) wax stronger and stronger to take charge of your entire being.
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. -Romans 8:5
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. -Romans 8:7
So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. -Romans 8:8
Saul, who represents the old nature, could not pleased God. Following Saul will therefore not make us to please. In fact we cannot please God in the house of Saul.
Our pleasing God is right in the house of David, the new nature, Christ. Remember, God testified that David was a man after His own heart. This means David lived to pleased God. Again God said of Christ as His beloved son in whom He is well pleased.
This means, in the house of David, we can please God. And this house of David is the new nature that is controlled by the Spirit of God through the Word of God.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. -Romans 8:14
The house of David is ruled by God Himself. Once God leads us, then we will please Him. But we must allow Him to lead us.
And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. -2 Samuel 2:1
David was led by God, so he pleased God.
The new nature is led by God, and so, it pleases God.
Let the Spirit of God lead you today. Renew your mind through the word of God. Then your new nature will wax stronger and stronger in winning the war over the house of Saul, the old nature.
God bless you today.
Winning from the Inside
Winning from Inside
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. -2 Samuel 3:1
Saul represents the old nature, self, flesh or the sinful nature.
David represents the new man, divine nature which we got through the redemption of the Christ, sanctified self or righteous nature.
This two nature just like David and Saul, they are having a long war in our soul. They are striving for the control of the entire being. To the one we yield ourselves, to whom become servant. If Saul wins, then we become servant of Saul unto sin, but if David wins, then we yield ourselves to holiness hence becoming the servants of righteousness.
For one nature to win, the other must become weak.
While David was waxing stronger and stronger to win the long lasted war, the house of saul waxed weaker and weaker.
The house of David in us, which is the new nature, must wax stronger and stronger on a daily bases into order to win the war over the house of Saul, which is the old nature, sinful nature which we inherited from Adam.
However for the house of David in us to wax stronger, we must deliberately feed our souls with the eternal word of God which has power to transform the human mind in conforming us to the image of the son of God- the new nature residence in us.
The old nature and the new nature will never come to balance. Just like David and Saul, one must assume the position of authority and rulership in order for us to live in the fulness of the Godhead.
Do you want to live in the abundance of God's presence and partake of His divine nature? Then you have the sole responsibility of feeding your heart with the word of God for the new man in you (the house David) wax stronger and stronger to take charge of your entire being.
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. -Romans 8:5
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. -Romans 8:7
So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. -Romans 8:8
Saul, who represents the old nature, could not pleased God. Following Saul will therefore not make us to please. In fact we cannot please God in the house of Saul.
Our pleasing God is right in the house of David, the new nature, Christ. Remember, God testified that David was a man after His own heart. This means David lived to pleased God. Again God said of Christ as His beloved son in whom He is well pleased.
This means, in the house of David, we can please God. And this house of David is the new nature that is controlled by the Spirit of God through the Word of God.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. -Romans 8:14
The house of David is ruled by God Himself. Once God leads us, then we will please Him. But we must allow Him to lead us.
And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. -2 Samuel 2:1
David was led by God, so he pleased God.
The new nature is led by God, and so, it pleases God.
Let the Spirit of God lead you today. Renew your mind through the word of God. Then your new nature will wax stronger and stronger in winning the war over the house of Saul, the old nature.
God bless you today.
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. -2 Samuel 3:1
Saul represents the old nature, self, flesh or the sinful nature.
David represents the new man, divine nature which we got through the redemption of the Christ, sanctified self or righteous nature.
This two nature just like David and Saul, they are having a long war in our soul. They are striving for the control of the entire being. To the one we yield ourselves, to whom become servant. If Saul wins, then we become servant of Saul unto sin, but if David wins, then we yield ourselves to holiness hence becoming the servants of righteousness.
For one nature to win, the other must become weak.
While David was waxing stronger and stronger to win the long lasted war, the house of saul waxed weaker and weaker.
The house of David in us, which is the new nature, must wax stronger and stronger on a daily bases into order to win the war over the house of Saul, which is the old nature, sinful nature which we inherited from Adam.
However for the house of David in us to wax stronger, we must deliberately feed our souls with the eternal word of God which has power to transform the human mind in conforming us to the image of the son of God- the new nature residence in us.
The old nature and the new nature will never come to balance. Just like David and Saul, one must assume the position of authority and rulership in order for us to live in the fulness of the Godhead.
Do you want to live in the abundance of God's presence and partake of His divine nature? Then you have the sole responsibility of feeding your heart with the word of God for the new man in you (the house David) wax stronger and stronger to take charge of your entire being.
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. -Romans 8:5
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. -Romans 8:7
So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. -Romans 8:8
Saul, who represents the old nature, could not pleased God. Following Saul will therefore not make us to please. In fact we cannot please God in the house of Saul.
Our pleasing God is right in the house of David, the new nature, Christ. Remember, God testified that David was a man after His own heart. This means David lived to pleased God. Again God said of Christ as His beloved son in whom He is well pleased.
This means, in the house of David, we can please God. And this house of David is the new nature that is controlled by the Spirit of God through the Word of God.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. -Romans 8:14
The house of David is ruled by God Himself. Once God leads us, then we will please Him. But we must allow Him to lead us.
And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. -2 Samuel 2:1
David was led by God, so he pleased God.
The new nature is led by God, and so, it pleases God.
Let the Spirit of God lead you today. Renew your mind through the word of God. Then your new nature will wax stronger and stronger in winning the war over the house of Saul, the old nature.
God bless you today.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
The Power of Giving
The Power of Giving
God has designed life to function by giving.
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. -Luke 6:38
The beauty of life in giving.
You start dying when you stop giving.
Our giving comes back to us in 4 major ways.
1. Good measure
2. Press down
3. Shaken together
4. Running over.
With these, none of our giving comes back to us the same way we released it.
Our giving does among others the following things:
1. Giving brings us into good relationship with God.
Gen. 4:4, Hebrews 11:4
Abel had a testimony of good relationship with God by God receiving his giving.
2. Giving has power to avert curses
Gen.8:20 -21
After Noah gave, God averted the curse He had placed on the earth. When you develop the habit of giving, you consciously break curse upon your life and family.
3. Giving brings us in favor with God.
1 Kings 3:3-5
Solomon came into favour with God the moment he gave to God a well pleasing offering.
4. Giving opens the door of favor and blessings upon our lives and endeavors.
Luke 6:38, Acts 20:35
Abraham opened the door of fruitfulness to Sarah by giving food to strangers.
Gen.18:1-5, 9-10;
Gen.21:1-2
5. Giving creates our future harvest.
Gen. 8: 20-22,
Gal. 6: 7-9.
I believe this brief teaching will help you develop the habit of giving and also consider giving a delightsome thing to the Lord and man. This is because you will definitely reap it back.
God has designed life to function by giving.
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. -Luke 6:38
The beauty of life in giving.
You start dying when you stop giving.
Our giving comes back to us in 4 major ways.
1. Good measure
2. Press down
3. Shaken together
4. Running over.
With these, none of our giving comes back to us the same way we released it.
Our giving does among others the following things:
1. Giving brings us into good relationship with God.
Gen. 4:4, Hebrews 11:4
Abel had a testimony of good relationship with God by God receiving his giving.
2. Giving has power to avert curses
Gen.8:20 -21
After Noah gave, God averted the curse He had placed on the earth. When you develop the habit of giving, you consciously break curse upon your life and family.
3. Giving brings us in favor with God.
1 Kings 3:3-5
Solomon came into favour with God the moment he gave to God a well pleasing offering.
4. Giving opens the door of favor and blessings upon our lives and endeavors.
Luke 6:38, Acts 20:35
Abraham opened the door of fruitfulness to Sarah by giving food to strangers.
Gen.18:1-5, 9-10;
Gen.21:1-2
5. Giving creates our future harvest.
Gen. 8: 20-22,
Gal. 6: 7-9.
I believe this brief teaching will help you develop the habit of giving and also consider giving a delightsome thing to the Lord and man. This is because you will definitely reap it back.
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