This is not the time to apportion blame or politicize the situation.
From various news reports, we have been informed that the wildfires raging across Southern California are fuelled by the severe drought conditions, and strong winds.
Way back in 1 Kings 18: 16-45, Prophet Elijah had a confrontation with King Ahab to establish spiritual boundaries and reinforce faith in God.
Prior to that, there was drought in the land, which was the direct consequence for idolatry and other evils.
And when Elijah intervened, the situation changed favorably for the people, and for the land.
As our picture post states,
“Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.” James 5:17-18 NLT.
Thank you for praying before. This time, let us pray for the skies to send down rain, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D, #TheSpiritualWarrior, January 23rd, 2025.
Glory be to God. Today, our 40 days of spiritual exercises, of fasting, prayers, Bible Reading and meditation on the Word, ends.
And what a glorious ending with Psalm 9:1 which says:
“I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.” Psalm 9:1 KJV.
#Testimony :
It was a great ride, filled with health challenges and spiritual attacks. But God showed up strong for us.
The past 3 days were like , “God, I’m just tired of all these things going on around me, please help me”.
The Good News is that despite all the satanic antics to distract us, we were still able to accomplish our goals, and have come out with more zeal to do His will.
I am glad to inform you that we are going to be making YouTube videos that will bring home to you, our teachings on deliverance, healings, spiritual growth etc.
As a trained Chaplain and Christian Spiritual Therapist, I give attention to details, and help you personalize your relationship with God, through a daily faith-walk with Christ Jesus.
I do pray that reading all the contents I shared with you, has helped your faith to grow more, and has made you aspire to live a life that displays the awesomeness of God.
Always remember that you are bought with a price and that your life belongs to Christ who bought your liberty with His life, so that you can display the virtues and perfection of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light’ (Read 1 Peter 1:23, 2:9-10).
Going forward, never let anything the devil sends you hold you down.
As you accomplish your spiritual goals for life, you effectively incapacitate the devil, who is LIKE a roaring lion.
Aim at being that person who knows what is right to do, and does it.
We are not of them who shrink back in fear and are destroyed We are of them that pressforward, overtake and overcome all odds, by our faith in Christ (Read Hebrews 10:39, 1 John 3:8,4:4, 5:4)
God bless and keep you safe always, prosper your endeavors and help you to always draw strength from Him, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, January 9th 2025.
Let me boast about God, for He is the very best at love, justice, forgiveness, restoration, beauty, etc
Everything in creation points to how Excellent God (majestic and glorious) is.
In Psalm 8 which is under meditation, we are told that God has set His glory above the heavens, established strengths in order to silence foes and the avenger (Psalm 8:1-2, AMP).
Furthermore, when I consider everything in creation that God ordained and established, gratitude floods my heart that HE has made me “accepted in the Beloved”, and His heir (Read Ephesians 1:6, Romans 8:17).
Therefore people of God, no matter what the devil is throwing at you, that is making you feel diminished, suicidal, or hopeless, know today that the devil is lying to you.
You are none of those things he satan keeps saying to you through his human agents.
You are the creation of an Excellent God.
And if you are born again, the Excellency of God resides in you- not mediocrity, failures, abuses, pedophilia, wretchedness, poverty, etc.
The potential for greatness is in you.
It is your responsibility to aspire, and not expire!
This new year is a new beginning for you.
Cut off those satanic restraints holding you back and press forward till you DISPLAY EXCELLENCE in all aspects of life.
I stand with you in prayers and declare that mediocrity has ended. Poverty has ended. Rise and fall (gallopy life circumstances) have ended with all related evils.
I release to you now the fire of attraction, the grace of acceptance, the anointing for supernatural growth, excellence and productivity, to work with you, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, January 8th, 2025
In Psalm 7, the Psalmist is experiencing being slandered by Cush the Benjamite, and is crying out for vindication from God.
I can relate with how painful it can be, when you are falsely accused or slandered.
And also how much you really want to release fire and brimstone on those slanderers.
This year, it is important to rein in your anger, and not allow slanderous people to get under your skin.
Firstly, you should work on building up your self esteem, so that people’s opinions of you would not hurt you.
Secondly, it is important that you must function as the righteousness of God: so that if slandered, you can seek vindication from God, as David did.
Thirdly, understand that there is a time to confront evil, and a time to resist the devil.
Slanderers have deep seated resentment and bitterness against their objects.
Confronting them will only enable their vindictive manipulations and verbiage.
So much so that, the more you attempt to vindicate yourself, the more vitriol they will spew.
However, If you need to take legal actions in order to redeem your reputation, go for it.
But generally, it is more effective to ask God to vindicate you, than to rely on getting justice from a corrupt justice system.
Fourthly, you resis slanderers by taking the shield of faith and the Sword of the Spirit: which means that you must engage their demons at the place of spiritual warfare.
You do so by standing strong in faith and countering all their evil words, with the Word of God.
Action:
Declare that all the antics of slanderers, aimed at assassinating your character are nullified.
Also affirm who God’s Word says you are, and command all the demons of slander, anger, resentment, false accusations and their relatives to get out of your affairs.
You can also declare that everyone you were slandered to, will receive confirmations in their spirit, that they were lied to.
Additionally, declare 1 John 3:8 and proclaim what it says.
Finally, make a decision not to be that person who slanders others, ever again, and will only speak words that bless, encourage and edify, in the name of Jesus Christ.
You may need to review a previous post about Slander, from my blog spiritualwarrior2016.blog
We have just two more days before this series ends.
Tomorrow we read Psalm 8
#MyPrayer4you;
I declare that slanderers cannot function in your orbit, and that you will be a blessing in your world, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, January 7th 2025
Although the Psalmist, while facing some unrelenting issues, cried out to God for healing, but he cried all the more for mercy.
[2] “Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.
[4] Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: Oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.” (Psalm 6:2,4 KJV)
What is mercy?
Biblically, while Grace refers to God giving you what you do not deserve, Mercy speaks of God withholding from you what you deserve, such as judgment, condemnation, etc, and giving you undeserved kindness, compassion, and His righteousness.
#Testimony:
Which reminds me of my early years as a Missionary in a rural community in Africa.
I had no sponsorship, and had to minister God’s grace to a very poor community, from nothing.
I was always hungry and sick. The poverty and hardship was unbearable and frustrating.
I kept praying but it seemed God was too far away to even hear me.
Then, one day, it dawned on me to stop all those religious prayers and humbly ask God to just show me mercy.
That changed everything for me.
You must learn how to pray correctly.
You may be asking God for money or material things, with the thinking that these will solve all your problems.
Although material blessings might solve some problems, temporarily, only God’s mercy endures forever.
Therefore, if you are going through unrelenting health or marital issues, or whatever else is plaguing you, just cry out to God for His Mercy to prevail over judgment.
One of the things that I did when I was experiencing so much resistance against my progress in life and ministry, was to do a topical study of mercy. In order to understand what mercy involves, so that I could pray from a place of faith and conviction.
Never give up on yourself nor accept negatives as God’s will for you.
Fight the good fight of faith.
Fight your problems. Refuse to accept bad theological arguments, that positions you for unnecessary troubles.
It is true that scripture says that ‘the poor you will have with you always’, but nowhere in that scripture was your name mentioned!
Reposition yourself for victory with what Christ accomplished for you!
Keep asking for your miracle until God’s mercy manifests miraculously.
Read Psalm 7 for tomorrow.
I pray that God’s grace and mercy will speak and work for you, in every aspect of your life and ministry, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, January 6th 2025.
As we draw nearer to the end of our 40 days of self humbling spiritual exercise, it is important to clearly define who our Leader is.
Scripture says in Romans 8:14, that all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Again in Proverbs we are instructed to lean on God, and to trust in Him with all our hearts, acknowledge Him in all our ways, and He will show us which path to take. (Read Proverbs 3: 5-6).
If in previous years, you relied on family, friends, and secular professionals to lead you, how well did it work for you?
It is foolish to keep on doing the same thing and expect a different result.
You may not realize it, but anything that you exalt above the knowledge of God in your life has become your idol.
You are challenging the authority of God in your life, by that behavior, if you are born again.
Can a person play with fire and not get burnt? Can a person quarrel woth his/her Maker and not face defeat?
If you really desire for the course of your life and circumstances to change, you need to renew your mind, and take a stand today, to cast down all imaginations and all high things that are exalted above God in your life.
In Jeremiah 17:5, this is what God says: “Cursed [with great evil] is the strong man who trusts in and relies on frail man, making weak [human] flesh his arm, and whose mind and heart turn aside from the Lord.” (Jeremiah 17:5 AMPC)
If you sincerely want to know who or what you trust, answer this question to settle it for you.
Question:
Who, or what comes to your mind first, when you have a problem?
Your answer is the person or thing you trust.
Effects:
That is the reason for the hardships and destitution, rejections and consecutive failures, as well as barrenness, sterility, unproductivity, and related evils that you are experiencing. (Read Jeremiah 17:6)
The Christian who enthrones ideologies, philosophies, personalities and anything else that contradicts God’s Word, is a magnet that attracts negatives.
Check your life and make the necessary corrections- repent, and cast them down (Read 2 Corinthians 10:5), and make God the King of your life.
Give God all due the respect. He loves you, saves you, and never fails.
GOD loves you with an everlasting love and draws you with unfailing kindness and continued faithfulness.( Read Jeremiah 31:3)
When your life is in alignment with God’s Word and His ways, you ”shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads out its roots by the river; and it shall not see and fear when heat comes; but its leaf shall be green. It shall not be anxious and full of care in the year of drought, nor shall it cease yielding fruit.” (Jeremiah 17:8 AMPC)
In summary, in order to enjoy the benefits of salvation, experience, and display the AWESOMENESS OF GOD, you must humble yourself and be led by our Holy God.
Read your Bible. Know God for yourself. Search the scriptures and apply it to your real-time.
#Prayer4Today:
Our Prayer today is from Psalm 5:8, which says;
“Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way level (straight and right) before my face”(AMPC), in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.
For tomorrow, proceed to Psalm 6, we are stopping this fasting series with Psalm 9.
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, January 5th 2025
We had a great meeting and time went by so quickly. Please accept my apology for posting this content so late.
We serve an Eternal God who continues to do good, and who is absolutely trustworthy.
One of the ways to grow in your faith-walk with God is to review His past dealings with you.
If He showed up for you in the past when you had trouble, be rest assured that He will still show up for you 💯 in this time of trouble. Because that is who HE is.
Back in the era of the Judges in the Bible, there was so much lawlessness in the land, and everyone did what seemed right to them (See Judges 17:6).
And surely as God is God, He showed up from when they rebelled, through when the enemies took advantage of their rebellion to torment, torture and terrorize them. And He was always quick to deliver them from their strong foes, when they repented and realigned with Him (God), and He will quickly rescue them again.
Although it was a circle of sin, discipline, repentance, restoration and sin; God never failed His people.
Again and again, He showed up strong for them.
Run with that knowledge this year, that God will never fail you when you call out to Him for help.
Just as our meditation verse for today says;
“Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness. THOU HAST ENLARGED ME WHEN I WAS IN DISTRESS; Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. (Psalm 4:1 KJV, emphasis mine)
The Amplified Classic rendered the highlighted sentence as, “You have freed me when I was hemmed in, and enlarged me when I was in distress…” Psalm 4:1b AMPC.
#MyPrayer4you:
I pray that God, our righteousness and justice shows up in His awesome glory in your life.
I proclaim your liberty from all cycles of defeat, frustrating circumstances , helplessness, addictiveness, marital troubles, unrelenting health issues and financial challenges.
As it is written that whatever we lose on earth is loosed in heaven, I hereby lose the goodness of God, and command all injustices to stop, and I affirm that sin no longer has dominion over you.
For Surely, goodness and mercy follows you, all the days of your life, and you will continue to develop Christ-like characteristics, in Jesus’s mighty name.
We continue tomorrow with Psalm 5.
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, December 4th, 2025.
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