ARISE & SHINE (PART 2)

ARISE & SHINE (PART 2)        

TEXT: Isaiah 60:1-2King James Version (KJV)

60 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of theLord is risen upon thee.

² For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

When we consider all that is happening around us it is obvious that there is so much darkness upon the earth now, the devil is attacking like never before. Sin is no longer concealed, but on parade. What people used to do in secret, they are now so proud of and are now fighting for the freedom to do so without any restraint. If you speak against them, you will be labelled as a hater. Gross darkness is upon the earth and people are buying into all kind of nonsense. The thicker the darkness, the greater the opportunity for your light to be seen. There is no better time than now for the glory of God to be made manifest. If you are anointed, this is the time heaven expect you to bring glory to God.

There is no light too small. As the darkness gets stronger, the smallest light you have becomes much more effective than ever before. Wherever you find yourself, please be conscious that you have a place of ministry. This is why Jesus said, let your light so shine. He needs your light right now, and for you to be who He expects you to be.

Sometimes, we do not shine because we get involved in all kinds of nonsense and petty things like gossip, when the Lord is expecting to reveal His glory by the words of our mouths.

You have that light on your inside, let it shine, do not put it under the bushel. The Lord wants the world to see His glory, but the world cannot see it if you deny Him the wonderful privilege of revealing His glory through your life. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE. 

. ARISE & SHINE (PART 1)

ARISE & SHINE (PART 1)   

TEXT: Isaiah 60:1King James Version (KJV)

60 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

Our text for today admonishes us to arise to a greater dimension of glory. You cannot stay where you are and walk into a greater dimension of glory. There must be an attempt to rise up from where you are to go into deeper realm and higher height of glory.

Sometimes, circumstances of life can make you depressed, especially when you see others getting their breakthroughs. Things may be lining up for them, left, right and center, and they have testimonies, but you seem to be like a broken down vehicle on the highway. If you have been battered by the circumstances of life, today’s scripture is for you. Looking at all the happenings from January to this day, you may have thought what was prophesied over your life would have come to pass. But do not give up, be encouraged and make up your mind to rise to a new life. Stop complaining and murmuring, get out of it. Joy is a choice, sadness is also a choice, it is all up to you.

If there is anything you can do to get back your confidence do it. It is often when you feel like you are on top of the world that the devil wants you to be sad. He will do everything he can to make you depressed because he knows the joy of the Lord is your strength, and he knows that as long as you walk in the strength of the Lord, he is in trouble. You have a destiny that is waiting to manifest, but until you catch the light and run with it, your destiny will be passive. You can do something about it when you choose to rise to a new life and become radiant with God’s glory. 

DIVINE ENABLEMENT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT (PART 4)

DIVINE ENABLEMENT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT (PART 4)     

TEXT: Acts 10:37-38; Matt. 5:16King James Version (KJV)

³⁷ That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

³⁸ How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

Matthew 5:16King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven

When the scripture for today speaks of us being the light of the world it is actually talking about a divine enablement given to us by the Holy Spirit. Verse 16 begins with the word “Let,” this is very important to note as it depicts choice. This obviously tells us that it is a choice to shine, and that choice is ours. If you decide to, your light will so shine that people will see your moral excellence. Some Christians have a battered reputation, their testimony cannot is not strong enough to rebuke sin. Each morning you leave the house, you have packaged a message for your generation. How you dress up, introduces your message. You can dress up in a way that set people on the freeway of carnality. At the end of the day, you have not helped somebody find the glory but unfortunately, you enticed them to come down from the glory. Beloved, this is happening in our midst as Christians. We must always be conscious of the message that we pass to people.

When we step out, we must be dressed to reveal the glory? You can dress nice without taking somebody out of the path of glory. Some so called Christian men love to talk deceitfully to ladies. Some of such ladies become so gullible, believing their lies and so end up heart broken. You can talk nice and sincerely decent without giving somebody false hope. When the glory of God is upon our lives, we will not go with the flesh, instead, we become the light to shine forth the glory of God. Do your best to keep shining for Jesus.

DIVINE ENABLEMENT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT (PART 3)

DIVINE ENABLEMENT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT (PART 3)     

TEXT: Acts 10:37-38; Matt. 5:14-16King James Version (KJV)

³⁷ That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

³⁸ How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

Matthew 5:14-16King James Version (KJV)

¹⁴ Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

¹⁵ Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

From our text for today, Jesus speaking to his disciples makes us to understand that we are the light of the world, a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden. He did not say you are a light of the world, but that “you are the light of the world.” It means you are the hope of the world (Col. 1:27), so, you should dispel darkness wherever you go. You cannot have the light and put it under a bushel but rather you put it on a candle stand to give light to all. If you are the light of the world, anyone in darkness around you should have direction because of you. If you claim to be the light of the world and people around you are comfortable in sin, beloved, you are not the light Jesus is talking about. Because John chapter one says, the light shines in darkness and darkness cannot comprehend it.  So, there should be a clear difference between you and unbelievers.

When there is a problem and this light shows up, there is immediate solution, when there is confusion and this light shows up there is clarity and direction. Your presence anywhere; be it at home or work, should be the answer to set people free from harassment and oppression. The light we carry is the divine enablement of the Holy Spirit.

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DIVINE ENABLEMENT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT (PART 2)

DIVINE ENABLEMENT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT (PART 2)   

TEXT: Acts 10:37-38King James Version (KJV)

³⁷ That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

³⁸ How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

In continuation of our study of the text, the scriptures also recorded that Jesus went about doing good. If doing good was just physical good then anybody can do it. But there is a great difference in what He did because He did this by the power of the Holy Spirit and this good was not just a feeding and clothing program, though it included it, but it was such supernatural manifestation that was strong enough to set the captives free from the oppressions of the devil.

What He did is seen to be more of those spiritual things like, healing the sick, setting the captives free but He also had a charitable work that met the physical needs of many. If you read carefully, you will notice that when the woman with the alabaster box poured the perfume on Jesus, Judas said in his heart, it could have been sold and the money given to the poor. By reason of this statement it will not be wrong to say that part of the reason Jesus always had a crowd with Him, was because He was always blessing lives physically and spiritually.

If you have the empowering of the Holy Spirit as it was the case with Jesus, then it is expected that you too should be able to bless souls spiritually and physically. He was anointed and it was by the anointing he was doing good. If it is the same Holy Spirit that was upon Jesus that dwells in our mortal body, how come we are not getting great results? You have been going from one place to the other what results and testimonies do you have?

DIVINE ENABLEMENT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT (PART 1)

DIVINE ENABLEMENT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT (PART 1)     

TEXT: Acts 10:37-38King James Version (KJV)

³⁷ That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

³⁸ How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

Today’s scriptures speaks of how God anointed Jesus with the Holy Ghost and power and by reason of that He went from place to place healing the sick and delivering people from the oppression of the devil. It is important to note that the scripture says He was anointed with the Holy Ghost and power. Therefore it was the presence of the Holy Spirit in his life that made the difference. Anywhere he went miracles began to happen in the lives of those who encountered him. The Holy Spirit was the difference. Do you know that it is the same Holy Spirit with which Jesus succeeded that you are also anointed today?

For Rom. 8:11 makes us to understand that  this same Spirit is in us and will quicken us. So, if it is the same spirit, then, what happened through Jesus should happen through our lives. Jesus was not only doing good, He was also curing all who were harassed and oppressed by the devil for God was with Him. God being with Him made the difference.  If you have the Holy Spirit in you then there must be some glorious manifestation that will make the difference in your life. Refuse to explain this away or settle for a normal life. The Lord is ready to use anyone that is ready, don’t write yourself off. Go after the life of the Spirit and you shall amazed what will follow. 

THE GLORY OF THE KINGDOM (PART 6)

THE GLORY OF THE KINGDOM (PART 6)

TEXT: Mark 9:1-3. New International Version (NIV)

9 And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.”

The Transfiguration.

² After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. ³ His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them.

Any man who will find and walk in the glory must be ready to crucify the flesh and simply follow Him. The kingdom of God is not a realm in the flesh and only those who desire to go beyond their flesh are able to access and walk in the glory of the kingdom. 

Today, we go after material things and can talk so much about being blessed materially but very little about spiritual things. You should not be focused on gaining the world but on walking in God’s glory transform our world. The glory we talk about is not that which is focused on material gain. This blessing is often at first intangible but it is what will activate the tangible. You cannot see faith but you can see the result of faith. You can access it with your spirit man.

The Kingdom is not something we win for ourselves, it is something that transforms lives, it takes you from one dimension of operation into another.

There is a blessed life in the kingdom of God, but you can loose it by running after things, titles or recognition and miss the real thing (which is a life lived for God). Have this always in your mind and you will see the kingdom, power and glory. Shalom!

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