Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” John 5:8 REFERENCE John 5:1-9 “Rise, take up your bed…walk.” What a strange command to give to a 38-year long paralytic. However, this divine word became the vehicle of divine power. This man was commanded to do what he couldn’t - to make an attempt to rise and walk. And as he did, he received strength to do it. Strength is imparted by the Word of God! What would have happened if the man had reasoned out the fact that he hadn’t walked for 38 years and became afraid...
We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. II Corinthians 4:8-9 REFERENCE II Corinthians 4:8-9 Apostle Paul was one of the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) in Christendom. Even though his ministry was marked by countless hindrances, he still attained great heights and fulfilled God’s call on his life because he decided to be unstoppable. All through the Bible and even in today’s world, it appears that every great man/woman once had a great hindrance, but they did not allow the hindrance stop...
We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. II Corinthians 4:8-9 REFERENCE II Corinthians 4:8-9 A popular adage says, “Nobody stones a fruitless tree.” This means, if you don’t matter at all or if there is nothing to you, you won’t need to fight any battles. The presence of contest in your life is proof that you have prospects; otherwise, Satan won’t bother discouraging you. You are a bag of seeds, with a divine code to be fruitful and multiply. There is more to you than meets the eye; so,...
I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. Genesis 12:2 REFERENCE Genesis 12:1-3 The blessing of God is a divine empowerment that triggers divine favor; it is the invisible goodwill that produces the visible good things we see, and it is a God-given capacity to succeed. The effect of the blessing of God was evident in the lives of the Jewish Patriarchs, starting from Abraham. After God blessed Abraham on their first encounter in Genesis 12, he went on to prosper on all fronts (spirit, soul, body and in...
Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” John 18:37 REFERENCE John 18:28-37 At Jesus’ trial, He kept quiet most of the time until when He was asked about His God given assignment on earth. He quickly answered without mincing words; “Yes I am a king and I was born to lead people into the truth about God.” A lesson in this...
And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. Exodus 17:11 REFERENCE Exodus 17:8-16 In our text we see that every time Moses lifted his hands to God in this battle, Israel prevailed; and any time his hands were down, Amalek began to prevail. That’s a scary thought right there. It shows you what happens in the realm of the spirit when your hands go down in lukewarmness. It means as soon as you begin to relent in prayer/spiritual exercise the enemy prevails - darkness comes, things...
And Moses said to Joshua, “Choose us some men and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.” Exodus 17:9 REFERENCE Exodus 17:8-16 One of the remarkable events of history is the six-day war. It was a brief war that took place between June 5 and 10, 1967; it was the third of the Arab-Israeli wars. Here is what happened: Iraq signed an alliance with the president of Egypt and the King of Jordan and together, all three joined forces against Israel. When the Israelis saw what...
Then God blessed them and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:28 REFERENCE Genesis 1:26-30 As Christians, we must understand that the only language the devil understands is power. This is why we are to take heed to the dominion mandate God gave us right from the beginning. Knowing that God has given us authority to dominate is good, but knowing how to deploy that authority and how to wield it is of greater...
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. I Corinthians 15:10 REFERENCE I Corinthians 15:9-10 Grace is a divine enablement from God to achieve what we ordinarily cannot in our own strength. It is the supernatural factor that causes our life’s results to surpass our human efforts. It doesn’t negate labor/effort like Apostle Paul pointed out in our text; instead, it reduces ‘wearisome’ labor and multiplies the outcome of our efforts. God’s...
And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. John 9:2-3 REFERENCE John 9:1-7 If you are human at all, I know that sometimes, you get to a point where some things are not working for you or not happening like you want, and the first thing you do is, “What have I done wrong? Where is this coming from? Who did I offend?” This becomes even stronger when you...