Building Confidence in Prayers
Luke 18:1 - 8
1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
Prayer is one important activity in our spiritual life. You cannot separate prayers from your spiritual life.
However, praying alone does not just guarantee an answer. So we need to no what motivates God to answer our prayers.
We need boldness and assurance of faith when we approach God in prayers.
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. -Hebrews 4:16
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. -Hebrews 10:22
Boldness and assurance of faith builds in us the confidence to prayer and also assure us that God will answer us.
So boldness and assurance of faith will bring confidence.
So if we know how to build our confidence for prayers then we will be sure to gains answer from the throne of grace whenever we pray.
How do you build confidence in prayers.
I want us to consider two ways to build confidence in our prayers.
Your Relationship with God.
For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. -2 Timothy 1:12
True confidence comes from relationship. The stronger your relationship with a person the stronger your confidence to talk with him.
In like manner, the stronger your relations with God the stronger your confidence in talking (praying) to Him.
Paul said "I know whom I have believed". He had a relationship with God and that gave him the boldness or confidence to always pray to God.
Until you grow in your relationship with God, you never have confidence in praying to Him.
You must develop your relationship with God via the study of the Word of God. The more you study Him, the more you know Him. And the more you know Him, the more you grow in your relationship with God. And this brings confidence.
Persuasion in the Ability of God.
Relationship will always brings persuasion. You can be persuaded in the ability of the person you are in relationship with.
And this persuasion now gives you confidence in your communication with the person.
In the same way, relationship with God will build in you persuasion in the ability of God and that will give you confidence to pray.
For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. -2 Timothy 1:12
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: -1 John 5:14
Until you are persuaded that God will answer your prayers you will ot receive an answer.
God works with our persuasion.
And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. -Romans 4:21
Abraham got the promise because he was fully persuaded that God could do what He had promised.
Two ways to develop confidence in prayers are:
Your relationship with God and your persuasion in the ability of God.
I challenge you to grow in knowing God and rest in the ability of God.
Blessings to you in Jesus Name.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Receiving Strength for Successful Living
Receiving Strength For Successful Living
It is important to begin by saying that it takes strength, I mean divine strength, to live successfully in fulfilling the purpose of God.
No weak person can be relevant in the Kingdom of God nor in the society.
Your level of usefulness is a product of your inner strength.
God created man to live a successful life.
However man's success was to be within the will of God and within the environment God has placed him. Adam was only successful while he was in Eden.
Adam was lived a peaceful life full of achievement while he was in Eden and through the strength of God that was in him.
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. -Genesis 2:19
But along the way, Adam became weak and lacked the strength of God to do the will of God and to exercise the his authority.
The devil came into his life and weakened him. And as a result, he could no longer fulfill his destiny nor live a successful life which God has ordained for him.
The major activity of the devil is to weaken people, nations so that they cannot live the life God has ordained for them.
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! -Isaiah 14:12
Until you are weakened by the devil, you cannot come under his afflictions.
Until you are weakened by the devil, he cannot have access into your like.
Satan will first weakened you by his lies, deceptions, wiles, fears, and doubts before he could have access into your life.
As long as the nations are under the weakening activity of the devil, the devil will always have control over them.
To live a successful life therefore we must overcome and live beyond the weakness the devils at us.
It will take the strength of God to live a successful life.
It will take the strength of God live above the weakening activity of the devil.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. -Philippians 4:13
I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength. -Philippians 4:13 (Bible in Basic English)
To every kingdom child, Christ is our strength.
Psalm 27:1-5
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
You cannot be strong until you are strengthened by Christ. And until you are strengthened by Christ you cannot live a successful life in the Kingdom.
If Christ is our strength or Christ is the one that strengthens us, then the more we relate with Him the more He infuses His strength into us.
Your relationship with Christ will determine your level of strength in living a successful life full of peace and blessings.
We grow in strength by growing in our relationship with Christ.
Prayer is one major way to tap into the strength of Christ as we relate with Him.
Acts 4:31 - 33
31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
The apostles had unusual strength because they prayed and maintained their relationship with the Lord.
You cannot be a man of strength if you are not a man of prayers.
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. -Luke 4:14
After prayed 40 days and night, he returned with power of the Holy Spirit. The power of the Spirit simply means the strength of the Spirit.
He got the strength on the platform of prayers.
You cannot lack strength when you are given to prayers.
As you grow in prayers you also grow in strength.
As you grow in strength, you stand strong against the devil in establishing the will of God and at the same time, live successfully.
It is important to begin by saying that it takes strength, I mean divine strength, to live successfully in fulfilling the purpose of God.
No weak person can be relevant in the Kingdom of God nor in the society.
Your level of usefulness is a product of your inner strength.
God created man to live a successful life.
However man's success was to be within the will of God and within the environment God has placed him. Adam was only successful while he was in Eden.
Adam was lived a peaceful life full of achievement while he was in Eden and through the strength of God that was in him.
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. -Genesis 2:19
But along the way, Adam became weak and lacked the strength of God to do the will of God and to exercise the his authority.
The devil came into his life and weakened him. And as a result, he could no longer fulfill his destiny nor live a successful life which God has ordained for him.
The major activity of the devil is to weaken people, nations so that they cannot live the life God has ordained for them.
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! -Isaiah 14:12
Until you are weakened by the devil, you cannot come under his afflictions.
Until you are weakened by the devil, he cannot have access into your like.
Satan will first weakened you by his lies, deceptions, wiles, fears, and doubts before he could have access into your life.
As long as the nations are under the weakening activity of the devil, the devil will always have control over them.
To live a successful life therefore we must overcome and live beyond the weakness the devils at us.
It will take the strength of God to live a successful life.
It will take the strength of God live above the weakening activity of the devil.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. -Philippians 4:13
I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength. -Philippians 4:13 (Bible in Basic English)
To every kingdom child, Christ is our strength.
Psalm 27:1-5
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
You cannot be strong until you are strengthened by Christ. And until you are strengthened by Christ you cannot live a successful life in the Kingdom.
If Christ is our strength or Christ is the one that strengthens us, then the more we relate with Him the more He infuses His strength into us.
Your relationship with Christ will determine your level of strength in living a successful life full of peace and blessings.
We grow in strength by growing in our relationship with Christ.
Prayer is one major way to tap into the strength of Christ as we relate with Him.
Acts 4:31 - 33
31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
The apostles had unusual strength because they prayed and maintained their relationship with the Lord.
You cannot be a man of strength if you are not a man of prayers.
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. -Luke 4:14
After prayed 40 days and night, he returned with power of the Holy Spirit. The power of the Spirit simply means the strength of the Spirit.
He got the strength on the platform of prayers.
You cannot lack strength when you are given to prayers.
As you grow in prayers you also grow in strength.
As you grow in strength, you stand strong against the devil in establishing the will of God and at the same time, live successfully.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Primary Function of Prayers
The Primary Functions of Prayer
God has promised us peace this year. And our peace comes from the Lord Jesus because He is our prince (source) of peace.
Our relationship with the Lord will determine the level of peace we will enjoy here on earth.
Our relationship with God is the major route to the peace of God.
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. -Job 22:21
Until you are in relationship with God, you cannot be at peace.
The more you grow in relationship with God the more your peace abounds and increase.
We grow in our relationship with God by knowing Him. The more you know Him, the more you relate and grow in relating with Him.
The more we know Him, the more we grow to be like Him.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. -Romans 8:29
God's greatest desire is to know Him and be conformed to Him.
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; -Philippians 3:10
One way to constantly know God is through prayers.
The primary function of prayer therefore is not to get blessings from God but to know God.
Prayer is given us as a medium to conform us to the image of the Son of God.
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, -Galatians 4:19
Jesus prayed and He was changed.
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. -Luke 9:29
If your prayers changes from give me, bless me, I receive and I claim, to make me like you, conform me to your nature, you will begin to enjoy the peace of God and the blessings you never asked for.
Let your prayer bringing to the point where God will cloth you .
God has promised us peace this year. And our peace comes from the Lord Jesus because He is our prince (source) of peace.
Our relationship with the Lord will determine the level of peace we will enjoy here on earth.
Our relationship with God is the major route to the peace of God.
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. -Job 22:21
Until you are in relationship with God, you cannot be at peace.
The more you grow in relationship with God the more your peace abounds and increase.
We grow in our relationship with God by knowing Him. The more you know Him, the more you relate and grow in relating with Him.
The more we know Him, the more we grow to be like Him.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. -Romans 8:29
God's greatest desire is to know Him and be conformed to Him.
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; -Philippians 3:10
One way to constantly know God is through prayers.
The primary function of prayer therefore is not to get blessings from God but to know God.
Prayer is given us as a medium to conform us to the image of the Son of God.
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, -Galatians 4:19
Jesus prayed and He was changed.
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. -Luke 9:29
If your prayers changes from give me, bless me, I receive and I claim, to make me like you, conform me to your nature, you will begin to enjoy the peace of God and the blessings you never asked for.
Let your prayer bringing to the point where God will cloth you .
Monday, January 16, 2012
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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.
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This is the good news that Pastor Wisdom Emamuzo Peter rejoices in. He wishes his readers to partake in his labor and themselves rejoice. Such is the verity of the way the Lord, in His wisdom, has planted His vineyard with the life and example of His Son. The Kingdom of God is at hand and it is an organic enterprise, likened to a vine. Christianity at its root is an ever-growing entity and is in its efflorescence, reveals the harvest of lived experience in the rich, carefully processed vintage of its works. God has so ordered the world that Christians work naturally towards His greater glory.
Pastor Wisdom’s I Am The Vine, Ye Are The Branches provides important truths and principles which are needed to live effectively in the Kingdom of God. As the branches of the vine, we are peculiar sets of beings that are divinely positioned on the earth to express the beauty of divinity. In this second book of the Vine series, author Pastor Wisdom Emamuzo Peter teaches that the fruit of the vine “. . . is the expression of the hidden pleasure, beauty and nature of the Father embodied in Christ.” God greatly desires that the flock gets transformed and conformed to the image of His dear Son.
The Lord calls upon his flock not only to multiply but to fructify, to bear fruit as witness to the wisdom of life in the Kingdom. Thus life is a transformation into every individual’s true nature in Christ. Each and every branch, if thus “healthy,” will bear witness to a concerted effort in the prayerful work of days. The New Testament provides the true, final image of God within humanity – this is the meaning of the metaphor of the vine (Jesus Christ) and its branches (those who shall bring forth the fruit of Christ’s teachings).
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Wisdom Emamuzo Peter, a motivational and resource speaker, author, teacher, leads the Path Founder's Ministries which focus on “raising the foundations of many generations for the Kingdom of Christ”. For over a decade, his apostolic writing, teaching and healing ministries have brought transformation to many people. He has written several books including, I Am the Vine, Ye Are the Branches (with this new volume, already a two-volume series), The Power of the Praying Students, and Your Gift is Your Asset.
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
Platforms For God's Favor
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!
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!
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.
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