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21/06/2022

Tuesday 21st June:
MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY...
When we pray, we need to pray God's Word in our prayers. WHY?
'For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places'.
Ephesians 6:12 NLT
We have rulers and authorities assigned by the evil one over our families, homes, our children and grandchildren. It's in the heavenly realms.
Then WHY we need to pray against them?
Those rulers and authorities use 'demons' to attack US. We keep open doors in our lives and they can attack US. (Not possess per say). Only demons are in the earthly realm on a day to day basis who are assigned to attack our lives. Yes, we have the efficacy of The Precious Blood of Jesus Christ available 24 x 7. WORD IS our Weapon. The sword which we need to use. (Speaking to 'the mountain').
We have many verses we can use to pray against US (our family, children and grandchildren etc)
Example:
Quote:
'But in that coming day no weapon turned against _________ (use each of your immediate Fly members including yourself) will succeed. __________ (use each of your immediate Fly members including yourself) will silence every voice raised up to accuse US _________ (use each of your immediate Fly members including yourself) . These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord*; their vindication will come from Me (GOD ALMIGHTY). I, the Lord, have spoken!
Isaiah 54:17 NLT
DO YOU BELIEVE THIS?
Similar way, pray using God's Word.
*Believing The FINISHED WORK ON THE CROSS OF CALVARY BY JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR... IS RIGHTEOUSNESS. BELIEVE AND ACCEPTING IT. THAT'S RIGHTEOUSNESS. (We are servants of the Lord, if we truly believe on the FINISHED WORK of Jesus Christ.
More to say...
Tip:
Read the Epistles (each, in one sitting). They are Letters. Read as if you are reading A Letter. Amazing how God THE Holy Spirit will bring what you read ALIVE to you. IT'S THE LIVING WORD. Just not printed matter or Text on your Device.
Leave this with you for today!
Be Blessed 🙌

22/05/2022

SUNDAY 22ND MAY 2022
My usual practice is to read the Bible chronologically. 5 x Chapters at least. I try my best daily. My dear Mum encouraged me to do this.
Today...
This was my usual reading, Revelation Chapters 6 to 10.
Sharing A few verses, which stood out concerning unsaved family, loved ones and friends.
(Based on my firm belief on the Pre Tribulation Rapture of the True Believers in Jesus Christ). Not based on any Denomination doctrine... my belief in Reading the Bible.
Please read...
'Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. When he opened it, smoke poured out as though from a huge furnace, and the sunlight and air turned dark from the smoke. Then locusts came from the smoke and descended on the earth, and they were given power to sting like scorpions. They were told not to harm the grass or plants or trees, but only the people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. They were told not to kill them but to torture them for five months with pain like the pain of a scorpion sting. In those days people will seek death but will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them! The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. They had what looked like gold crowns on their heads, and their faces looked like human faces. They had hair like women’s hair and teeth like the teeth of a lion. They wore armor made of iron, and their wings roared like an army of chariots rushing into battle. They had tails that stung like scorpions, and for five months they had the power to torment people. Their king is the angel from the bottomless pit; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon—the Destroyer'.
Revelation 9:1‭-‬11 NLT
We who believe and have accepted Jesus Christ as our Personal Saviour, need to pray for others to come into that relationship.
Be encouraged. It's not A scare mongering tactic for you to accept my faith or belief. Only The Holy Spirit can enable you to pray and witness.
God bless you 🙏

26/10/2021

PURELY GOD'S WORD 👇🏽👇🏽
DO WE LITERALLY BELIEVE AND TRUST THE FOLLOWING:
• All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Ephesians 1:3 NLT
• God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. Ephesians 1:5 NLT
• He (God our Father) is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. Ephesians 1:7 NLT
• When we heard the Message, also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. (We heard, We believed and God saved us)
• Ephesians 1:13 NLT
• Paul's prayer... which applies to us who believe... asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, (a) to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.
(b) I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.
Eph. 1: 17 and 18
• Prayer continues... I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.
• Ephesians 1:19‭-‬20 NLT
• Crucial to believe this literally: that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus.
• Ephesians 2:5‭-‬6 NLT
• God, our Father why?? So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.
• Ephesians 2:7 NLT
• Continuing Why? For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
• Ephesians 2:10 NLT
• Do we believe... God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord. Ephesians 3:10‭-‬11 NLT
• Paul's prayer... continues, I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.
• Ephesians 3:16 NLT
• My, my, Wow plus...Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
• Ephesians 3:17‭-‬19 NLT
• Do you believe this Now? Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
• Ephesians 3:20 NLT
• How does it apply to US who literally believe? God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.
• Ephesians 1:22‭-‬23 NLT

So... God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:8‭-‬10 NLT

In Summary... Spiritual Blessings. Spiritual Inheritance. For us to literally believe, trust and act.

Freely Given, Freely Give. God Bless You 🙌

05/05/2021

*Beyond Believing...*
Faith is not A Hotel.
Faith is not A Vacation.
Faith is not A Wish.
Faith is the Assurance... Romans 11:1
Timeline:
_From Asking/Believing ----- to Receiving._
What do we do? In-between?
One has to talk to One's self?
How?
By reading and hearing the Word of God. We have heard this message soooo much, we stumble over it.
By studying. By saying. By declaring. To One's self loud and clear.
Psalms 1: Vs 1 to 3
Meditation is attached to be Blessed and Prospering.
Meditates Day and Night.
Meditate: Mutter; Growl; Speak; Roar; and to Imagine (some translations).
Hence the in-between time period becomes, A *LIFESTYLE* OF FAITH. BEYOND REASON.
'Now the just shall *LIVE* by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.”
Hebrews 10:38 NKJV
Day and Night. We have to say what? God's Word. PERTAINING TO THE RELEVANT REQUEST.
• Salvation
• Healing
• Career
• Finance
• Wayward Children
• Marriage
• Finance
• Family
etc
You are 'growling, muttering and speaking' God's Word. Quit consulting others about your situation. A double minded person will not receive anything from God. To avoid that... keep meditating. Not in your thoughts. Audibly.
Icing on the cake!!
The end result.
'Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, accordingly to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen'.
Ephesians 3:20‭-‬21 NKJV
The above will be the RECEIVING FINISH LINE of the Timeframe.
God Bless.
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02/04/2021

THANK YOU GOD ALMIGHTY. FOREVER GRATEFUL.

01/04/2021

GOOD NEWS THIS GOOD FRIDAY...
John. 19:28-30
Reading from Verse 28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” 29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. 30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.” John. 19:28-30.
Let us reflect on Jesus’ words, “It is finished.” We’ll see that when Jesus said “It is finished,” His ‘finishing’ was just the ‘beginning’ for you and Me.
Backdrop…
The Bible tells us, “Lamb slain from the foundations of the world” Rev. 13:8.
Gal. 4:4 says, “When the time had fully come, God sent forth His Son….”
A Roman centurion said: “Truly this was the Son of God!” (Matt 27:54)
2 Corinthians 5:21 "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him".
John 19:28 "After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I thirst!" 29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth".
Mark informs us that "when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" (Mark 15:30)
Luke says that after Jesus cried "it is finished" Jesus then said "Father, 'into Your hands I commit My spirit.' " Having said this, He breathed His last. (Luke 23:46)
Matthew goes on to tell us that as Jesus took His last breath there was a great earthquake "and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised"
We are also told that "the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom". This supernatural act signifies the fact that God accepted Jesus' sacrifice and because of this we now have access to God.
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life".

In the fullness of time… His Birth, then His life and ministry were revealed.
At last Jesus hung on a Cross. His life ebbed away. He saw His end was near and His work for eternity was complete, so he cried, “It is finished!”
His body had been beaten for our sicknesses. His life had been lived without sin. The Father had laid the sins of the world on Him on the cross. He was surrendering to the death penalty, dying for our sins. His work was finished.
At last He could cry – concerning man’s redemption – “It is finished!” This phrase is only one word in Greek, “tetelestai.” This word was often stamped on ancient tax documents and its meaning was “Paid in full!” He had finished the work of redemption.
“And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross” Col. 2:15.
Jesus has not only redeemed us, He’s disarmed the principalities and powers! 1 Cor. 2:8 says, “Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.” Hallelujah!
THE GOOD NEWS THIS GOOD FRIDAY!
WHEN THE WORK OF JESUS WAS FINISHED, IT WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING FOR YOU and ME! His finishing was our beginning!
1. 2 Cor. 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
A NEW FAMILY
Vs3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, Vs4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, Vs5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, Vs6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. Vs7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace…” Eph. 1:3-7.
This new beginning will give us an acute sense of the presence of God. God put His Spirit in us crying, “Abba, Father!”
Rom. 8:15-16, “For you did not receive the spirit of bo***ge again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.”
Once you know you’re a new creature, you’ve been adopted into God’s family, and you know that God’s Spirit is living in you – then you become aware that God has a larger purpose for your life.
You are here to “seek and to save that which is lost” just like Jesus! When Jesus said, “It is finished,” that was just the beginning for you – of a new purpose and meaning to life.
NEW BEGINNING WITH A PURPOSE, A CALL AND A PLAN
God is giving you a new beginning today. A new start, a new family, a new presence/power, and a new role in God’s plan.
If you have been born again, may we never forget the price that was paid on the Cross where Jesus died.
Freely Given, freely give. God bless you.🙏🏼

09/03/2021

Hi
Our text is James 5: verse 17.
James refers directly to a prayer of Elijah the prophet in the Old Testament, so let’s read about the prayer that James is directly referencing.
READ 1 Kings 18:41-45
“And Elijah said to Ahab, "Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain." 42 So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees. 43 "Go and look toward the sea," he told his servant. And he went up and looked. "There is nothing there," he said. Seven times Elijah said, "Go back." 44 The seventh time the servant reported, "A cloud as small as a man's hand is rising from the sea." So, Elijah said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.'" 45 Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain came on and Ahab rode off to Jezreel.”
Prayer is communicating with the CREATOR OF THIS GREAT UNIVERSE.
Ponder...
And yet, filled with billions of galaxies, the universe is almost totally empty. The distances from one galaxy to another are beyond our imagination.
And the Creator of this universe is God, who with a Word spoke it all into being, who is present everywhere in this universe and beyond, and who holds it all together with His mighty power.
We have no idea of the awesome power of God.
It's incomprehensible. What's even more amazing is that He wants to use that power to help US, to answer OUR prayers. Keep picturing, the earth isn't anywhere near as big as the sun. You could fit one million earths inside the sun.
James 5: 13, says….
Prayer is personal. If we are in trouble we pray. If we have needs, we pray.
James gives us a real-life example when he mentions the prayers of Elijah.
We are told that the Prophet Elijah told King Ahab to go and celebrate because he heard the sounds of “rushing rain.” It had been dry 100% for 3 years! So, Ahab went up to eat and to drink and to celebrate the end of the drought.
Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel and bowed himself down on the ground and put his head between his knees. We are not told why he prayed that way, but he did. Humility or Intensity? (Just a thought?)
He prays and tells his servant to look. Nothing says the servant. Elijah prays. Nothing says the servant. Elijah prays. Nothing was the reply. On the seventh time, when the servant checked he saw a small cloud in the sky that would eventually grow into severe rain.
This is the Old Testament story, James is referencing in chapter 5 about Elijah. James tells us that Elijah is just like us (verse 17), but this man had a powerful, faithful, righteous, and effective prayer life.
Elijah did not give up praying, but was persistent in prayer. He repeated his prayers and had his servant check 7 x times. God could have made it rain all on His own, but earlier in 1 Kings, we see that God gives Elijah the power to stop the rain and to make it rain again. God chose to use Elijah.
Luke 18:1 says we should “always pray and not give up” and Ephesians 6:18 says, “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests". Persistent in prayer!
Elijah prayed specifically. Elijah prayed for rain. Elijah received the answer to his prayer which was… rain and lots of rain. There is something about specific prayers that are powerful. Praying for A specific healing condition; for A specific job; for A specific need; We can and should be specific in our prayers to God because our God can work specific miracles!
In closing, we are called to pray like Elijah.
Who was or who is Elijah?
A few quotes I picked up…
Grandest Old Testament Character;
Mightiest of all prophets;
Emotional as ourselves are.
"a mere man, subject to the same weaknesses and infirmities as other men."
Most Eminent of prophets.

Yet he is described as...
"a man with a nature like ours" – James 5:17
"of the same constitution, a human being - He appears to have suffered from discouragement and depression.
God will answer our prayers. He loves us. He is compassionate. He is our Heavenly Father in and through Jesus Christ our Saviour.
May God open the eyes of our hearts…Ephesians 1: 17 to 21. To know His Power.
Freely Given, freely give. God bless you.

19/02/2021

Today, we are sharing A few teachings on FAITH.
Natural faith is based on factual knowledge and experience. I.e Farmer sows or plants and expects a harvest; boarding an aeroplane; basically sitting on a chair?
Hebrews 11: verse 6 'And it is impossible to please God without faith.'
Hebrews 11: Verse 1 'Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.' NLT. In other words 'a strong conviction' of 'things unseen'.
True Faith is not an intellectual assessment. The search of Faith is destructive. It expresses unbelief. Let's read Ephesians 2: Verse 8 'God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.' NLT - imparted at the time of Salvation. Another important Verse: 'For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.'
Romans 12:3 NKJV.
It is A gift from God. Each one has been given the same measure. It goes beyond human understanding. It is not in the realm of our mind. 'So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.'
Romans 10:17 NKJV. Faith needs to be developed daily. The Holy Spirit, the enabling grace of God helps us to grow in Faith (which has been given to us). Reading God's Word daily enables the Holy Spirit to committ to our memory to exercise our Faith. Do not read the Word as A ritual. Feed on God's Word. In other words 'Meditate'. One of the Commentries put it this way 'The word “meditate” can be translated as “to muse,” a word related to “music.” When we put words to music, they go right to the heart. When we meditate, we work the truth down until it affects the heart.”
The Word reaches your heart, the core of your spirit. No one can sn**ch it away. It is no more a feeling or an emotional insight. The Living Word manifests and brings out the Faith to Claim, Speak and Decree the WORD - to the challenges, situations and problems we face. Jesus Christ paid the ultimate price for our Redemption. We become God's righteousness through Jesus Christ alone.
Anyone who wants to come to God must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek him. THAT IS ONLY BY FAITH.
Freely given, freely give. God bless you.