Earlier in the year 2020, God spoke to me through Romans 8:28,
“…that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28)
I had no idea the coronavirus was going to become a trial of faith for us Christians, and that the scripture was going to be proven to be right, for so many Christians.
We survived the viruses, the lockdown, the protests, the breakdown of law and order, the crackdown and witch hunt, the harsh weather conditions plus hostility of law enforcement officers, and so many other evils.
In the midst of all things, we not only survived, God preserved and prospered us. We have excelled and made great strides in life and ministry.
While there was a pulling down in the world, there was and still is a lifting up for God’s people.
Indeed, God caused all things to work together for the good of those who love Him and who are ‘the called’ according to His purpose.
The same God who kept us safe, well and prosperous in 2020 is still God and God alone. He frustrates the token of liars, and turns the wisdom of their gurus to foolishness. He also disappoints the devices of the crafty so their enterprises fail. He returns the wickedness of the wicked upon them.
Although the devil and evils exist, I refuse to grant them any liberties with me: for I know who I am, and in Whom I have believed.
Confidently, we move into 2021. Knowing that no matter the insidiousness of the devil through his evil spirits and human agents, “God pass dem’ as they would say in Nigeria. Meaning, they are no match for God.
2021 has been one of my best years so far because of God’s faithfulness.
Holdfast to God’s Word to you. Listen to the New Year’s declarations Ministers of God will make, and make it your own. Treat it as God’s personal Word to you.
“Believe in the Lord your God; so shall ye be established. Believe His prophets; so shall ye prosper.”(2Chronicles 20:20)
As this year is drawing to a close, you have to reorder your priorities. The spiritual controls the physical. Before anything happens in the physical realm, it had already happened in the spiritual.
You control the spiritual through a relationship with GOD and Regular Bible study.
Prayer is the acceptable means of communicating with GOD. You ought always to pray and not faint.
You can take back your life at the place of prayer. Start by taking back your prayer life.
Pray yourself into the next year. Give the incoming year instructions. So that the enemy wouldn’t ride roughshod over you. Don’t leave things to chance.
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly #theSpiritualWarrior
Demonic possession is when demons take possession and are resident in the individual. An example is the mad man of the Gadarenes. (See Luke 8:26-39)
I have been exposed to demon oppression and not to demonic possession as you put it. My answer will bring clarity to the question.
I was born again, way back in 1967. When one is born again, the Holy Spirit of God takes up residence in the individual. A re-creation takes place.(See 2Corinthians 5:17)
Demons are bodiless foul spirits, who seek humans to inhabit.(See Matthew 12:43-45)
The Holy Spirit and the foul spirits cannot co-inhabit a person who is born again, because that individual is no longer under the jurisdiction of the forces of evil. (See 1Corinthians 3:16)
As Bible says, God “…hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son” (See Colossians 1:13)
However, the newly born again individual has to go through the process of unlearning bad behaviours, while learning new ways of living as a Believer in Christ.
During that process, the individual is likely to behave in a manner that can grant evil spirits (demons) access to demonize him/her.
I said all that to say this:
Shortly after I was born again, my mom died. It was very traumatic for me. She fell ill through witchcraft projectiles, while I was away in boarding school.
Before she died, she wrote me a letter that chronicled all she was going through, as well as the names of those responsible.
Both the letter and the news of her death arrived the same day. It was traumatic. All I could think of was revenge.
I wanted to avenge her death so badly that I sought help from the occult world-
spiritualists, diviners, prophets of garment churches, etc. I had an aversion for shamans, I avoided those like the plague.
Before seeking these agents of darkness help with my cause, I talked to my pastor and my Christian friends. They all said, ‘forgive and move on’. That was so annoying.
I felt betrayed by the Christian community.
How can any rational person tell me about forgiveness, when i was hurting, angry, and wanted to murder everyone on the list my mom sent me? Besides, I had no knowledge of the doctrines of forgiveness, and I was a teenager.
I could have gone after these witches and wizards physically, but in that same letter, mom had asked me to please take care of my nine siblings.
My sense of responsibility kept me from going after them physically. So I sought to avenge my mom’s death, spiritually.
Even then, the spiritualists, false prophets, etc that I sought help from, all rejected me. They told me the fire surrounding me was too hot. I had no idea what they were talking about.
In fact, some of the satanists I went to pursued me. They accused me of coming to test their powers. According to them, they were no match for the Spirit they saw in me, and the spirits following me.
It was all so puzzling to me at that time.
Not any more, for I am now aware that He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world. (See 1John 4:4) And that God has given His angels charge over me.
In my quest for revenge, I went into deeper studying of the occult world, in order to occultly kill all those responsible for my mom’s death. I bought books by Lobsang Rampa in order to open the 3rd eye, etc.
Those thoughts and actions made me vulnerable to demonization. My heart attitude opened me up to demonic influences.
The demons, especially the familiar spirits, took advantage of the grief to influence me to be angry and unforgiving. Which degenerated to bitterness and isolation from Godly counsellors.
Familiar spirits are evil spirits resident in families, crossing generational lines. They are familiar with the flaws, weakness, sinful habits etc, and reinforce them appropriately.
Those were dark years.
However, even though I was faithless, God remained faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. (See 2Timothy 2:13) His Holy Spirit did not depart from me, and so the demons could not take over my life.
Although the familiar spirits tried to use learned behavior and ingrained family characteristics to further the causes of satan; God’s faithfulness kept me from the edge of the precipice.
There were certain things I could not do because the little Word of God that I knew, convinced me not to do it.
Can you believe that I delved into kabbalah magic, Hinduism etc. and still kept on reading the Bible, especially the imprecatory Psalms.
Eventually, God lovingly led me back to Him. The road to forgiveness and healing was a very long one for me.
The lessons I learned in occultism comes in handy when I minister to those under the influence of demons, and the demon possessed. Which is proof-positive that,’God causes all things to work together for good to those who love Him, those who are called according to His purpose.’ (See Romans 8:28)
I have since grown in my Christian walk. Now I counter evil with good and forgive without waiting for apology. I know who I am in Christ.
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“Surely, there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!” (Numbers 23:23)
Witchcraft attacks are aimed at weakening the faith of Christians. Through well orchestrated efforts, these forces of evil, attempt to wear out their victims, by frustrating endeavours.
All this they do in an attempt to make God’s people vulnerable in seeking for, and accepting help from demons and human agents of satan.
Most times, these forces of evil hit at ones areas of weakness.
Illustration:
On their way to the Promised Land, the large entourage of Israelites invoked fear in surrounding nations. So much so that Balak resorted to employing the services of a mercenary spiritualist, Balaam the prophet, to curse them.
In case you are wondering, curses enable failures by activating hardships. Whereas, blessings activate successes with ease.
So, Balak wanted to frustrate the advancement of the Israelite or possibly delete them from existence.
Instead of cursing them, Balaam made prophetic declarations over them, by reaffirming the Word of God that he received.
Nobody, no matter their rankings, statuses or authority, can curse those who are blessed by God!
Incensed by the inability of Balaam to curse them, Balak increased the rewards he promised Balaam.
Although Balaam was under divine restrictions not to curse the Israelites, he circumvented his oaths with God. He showed Balak how to take advantage of sexual immorality in order to breach God’s hedge of protections over His people.
The inability to control sexual urges became the bane of God’s people, and several died, soon after.
Read the story in the Old Testament Book of Numbers.
Scripture cautions Christians to-
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.” (1Peter 5:8-9;KJB)
When you are facing unrelenting challenges, which despite all genuine efforts refuse to bulge, or you become accident prone, just know these lowlifes want to drag you to their level.
Don’t go after diviners, channellers, shamans, spiritualists or mediums. They all are related evils.
Instead, stand strong in faith and embark on spiritual warfare prayers to remove both the evil spirits and their human counterparts from your realm.
Adapt the Prophetic Prayer below to your peculiar circumstances.
I #DECLARE TODAY THAT:
* You have overcome every form of witchcraft manipulation, control, domination, projectiles, and bewitchment against your life and destiny.
* No spell, enchantment, divination, jinxes, hexes or hypnotism can prosper against you, and everything that pertains and relates to you.
* Every witchcraft embargo placed upon your advancement in life and ministry, is lifted and destroyed.
* Every witchcraft ban upon your economic status is revoked.
* As the seed of Abraham and heir of all things, and joint heir with Christ, all round prosperity is your portion.
*From henceforth, grace and favor works for you, in Christ Jesus mighty name.
#Day4 #FaithfulGod ” It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. (2Timothy 2:11-13, KJV)
Hallelujah people of God. This is Hephzibah Christly, commandant of Spiritual Warfare and Tactics Squad- SWATS.
Every year, I embark on a 40 day spiritual exercise which starts December 1 and ends January 9 the following year.
During this season, I prayerfully review my life, as I spend time in communion with ABBA DAD. I just worship, pray, do Personal Bible Study with fasting. I also prophetically pray the next year forward.
My Theme for this season is #FaithfulGod.
Were it not for the faithfulness of God, what would have become of us during the plannedemic?
This year 2020 has been exceptionally challenging. Fear of the virus challenged the faith of so many Christians. Although Governments failed us, God faithfully preserved our lives, kept our finances and financiers safe, empowered our businesses and blessed our relationships.
Many people are still not moving forward from where bad policies kept them bound. Many are still in bondage to fear, because the fear of man entrapped them.
But God…
Faith in the Faithful God is our victory.
Let us Pray:
ABBA Dad, thank you for being so faithful. Thank you for preserving our lives. Your protecting presence isolated us from the ongoing confusions in our world.
Lovingly, you have given us the push to the right direction so that we can continue to make progress, even though the forces of evil tried to stagnate and vegetate the world. Your love O God, reaches to the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
In the midst of the storm of the corrupt-virus era, your Divine health manifested; and we never lacked any good thing.
You blessed our bread and our water and took sicknesses from us. Awesome God!
Thank you DAD, in Christ Jesus matchless name we worship.
Have God been faithful to you?
Please tell!
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly #theSpiritualWarrior
“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;” (2Corinthians 10:5)
There are some humans, who because they desire fame, power and sex, have sold their souls to the devil. They are found both in the private and public sectors of nations.
Those in the public sectors/governments, formulate policies that are detrimental for humanity. They craft evil on their beds , and execute wickedness in high places. (
Those in private sectors control the economy, and work in tandem with those in the public service to execute evil on the people.
We stand on God’s Word which says, “Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.”(Proverbs 11:21) For when they huddle together, they shall be overcome and their decisions will come to nought (See Isaiah 8:9-10)
Through our prayers today, we are standing against them and frustrating all their efforts.
#strategicPrayer Spend some time to pray and worship in tongues before saying the prayers below.:
Blessed Father, we thank you for making us meet to proclaim the victory of the Cross.
We admit that we and our peoples have sinned against you through various forms of killings such as abortions, ritual murders, sexual immorality, injustices, cowardice, corruption, complacency, satanism, iccuktism, idolatry and other related evils.
We know that you are faithful to forgive sins and to cleanse from every unrighteousness, those who confess their sins.
We refuse to allow evil to continue unabated in our lands, and call an end to all levels of ongoing evils at once.
We decree that even the evils being crafted by both humans and evil spirits shall not manifest.
In unity of faith, we stand against all and every form of evil, and command to go at once to the feet of Christ, the forces of evil that have established corruption, violence, murders, sexual immorality, extra judicial killings and other related evils in our society.
We stop and bring to nought, evil thoughts and purposes, satanic devices and wicked plans, evil schemes and mental perceptions.
We declare all hidden agendas are exposed and nullified.
From today, whoever gathers to reinforce evils in our society, scatters and faces disgrace and indictments in the society.
We release peace, prosperity, Godly fear and humaneness in our society.
We herald the reign of righteousness and declare restorations to Godly order, and usher in souls into the Kingdom of God, in Christ matchless name.
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Refuse to wallow in your troubles by taking drugs, gorging on foods or drinking alcohol. The Bible cautions against taking chemical substances because strong drinks are for those who are perishing and in distress.(See Proverbs 31:6-7)
You have to be on top of your problems. Make no room for distress, for God have given you all things pertaining to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him. (See 2Peter 1:3) Ignorance is what causes people to perish (see Hosea 4:6)
Even though the taking of chemical substances gives temporary relief, it is potentially harmful. The long-term problems it creates, far outweigh the short-term reliefs it gives. For it could become addictive behavior, thereby creating more problems for the user.
Be wise my friend. Wisdom is profitable to direct. Instead of running away from your problems by filling up with foods and chemical substances, be filled with the Holy Spirit (See John 14:16; Acts 4:31; Ephesians 5:18)
How to be filled with the Holy Spirit If you are ‘ born again’ you already have the Holy Spirit. ‘Everyone who is Born of God receives the Holy Spirit from Christ: that is the promise of the Father to us and our children’.(See Acts 2:32-39)
I can testify that some of my grandchildren started manifesting the gifts of praying in tongues at quite a tender age. It happened on one of those days that the family meets to study and pray. As we were praying, two of them just broke out blasting in tongues. We were shocked at first, until the Holy Spirit dropped the above scripture in my spirit. Which I proceeded to share with those present.
Although praying in tongues is evidence that you have the Holy Spirit, it is not an issue if you are not manifesting tongues. Just kniw that you have the Holy Spirit.
Here are two major ways you can be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Wait on God: Christ told the Apostles to wait in a place until they are endued with power from on high. (See Luke 24: 49, Acts 1:4-8)
Waiting does not suggest inactivity. While waiting, they were busy doing the things of the Spirit. Come to think of it, they would have been bored stiff if that large number of disciples holed up in the upper room just sitting around.
Basically, you will be filled with the Holy Spirit and endued with power from God at the place of prayer, fasting, and personal Bible Study. And also whenever you meditate on the Word of God and fellowship with other Believers. As well as whenever you share with others, how God showed up for you.
Whenever you engage in those activities outlined above known as the Daily Christian Disciplines, you will not wallow in self pity, do drugs, suffer from low self esteem, or get into depression. Because, “if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.”(See Romans 8:11)
Dominate your life. Refuse to grant liberties to those satanic problems that are common to earthlings. Your citizenship is not of this world. You must learn to live the higher life.
Ask God to fill you afresh: Are you aware that you can ask God anything in the name of Jesus Christ? (See John 14:13, 16:23) You can as well ask Him to fill you afresh with the Holy Spirit.
It is important to note that all other solutions outside of God leads to reckless indiscretions. The resolution for the problems of Humanity is in a relationship with God, through a daily faithwalk with Christ Jesus.
There must be a life-change, if you desire to Dominate and not stagnate,
Deliverance Prayer: ABBA, thank you that your Word into my soul has dispelled darkness therein.
I acknowledge that I have not been diligent in observing the Daily Christian Discipline of Prayer, Fasting, Personal Bible Study, Meditation on your Word, Fellowship with the brethren, as well as Share my faith with others.
Holding fast to your Word that if I confess my sins, you are faithful and just to forgive my sins, and cleanse me from every unrighteousness; I declare that there is therefore, no condemnation to me, for I continually walk in the Spirit for the Holy Spirit is in me.
Therefore, I command all the foul spirits influencing unrelenting problems, psycho-somatic or mental disorders and other health challenges: as well as those behind bloodline alcoholism, substance abuse, addictions and addictive behaviors with their related evils, should disengage at once and go to the feet of Christ.
I receive bloodline cleansing and the covenant blessings of Abraham.
I boldly declare that affliction will not come again, for the truth of God’s Word has liberated me. My faith in God has made me an overcomer in Christ.
The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places. As an heir of God and heir of all things, I have a goodly heritage.
The end have come to unrelenting suffering, beggarlyness, insufficiency, deprivations, the poor relative syndrome, shame, disgrace, disrespect, the feeling of worthlessness, and other related evils. I break myself and bloodline loose from them.
I proclaim that we prosper in the midst of world problems because our lives and businesses function in the economy of heaven.
Grace, favor, as well as everything in creation are working for our good, and our increases shall not be stopped.
Our needs are supplied before the need arises for God who watches over us neither sleeps nor slumbers. We are flourishing on every side for God is with us.
My household is blessed beyond curses.
Thank you dear God for frustrating the enterprises of the wicked in our nations. We stand against any satanic agenda and ask that only your perfect will be done on the earth, as it is in heaven, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ we have prayed.
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“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world” (1Peter 5:8-9)
Stop allowing the devil to continuously play mind games with you. If you are born again, the devil has no control over you except the one you give him. (See Luke 9:1-2; 10:19)
In Christ Jesus the devil and the forces of evil are subject to you. The victory that overcomes the world is your faith.(See 1John 5:4)
Perish victim mentality:
If you are having spiritual attacks, stand firm against all of the devices of satan with the shield of faith. Take control of the situation. Refuse to be the victim.
Use the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God, to recreate the situation, instead of lamenting over it.
The Word of God is more powerful than the greatest weapons developed by Humans. It can be used for both offensive and defense purposes. (See Hebrews 4:12) It is dynamic in workings.
But if you keep lamenting over your problems or situation, you will be allowing your mind to be polluted with defeating thoughts. Consequently Your morale will be low and demonic torments will reinforce.
However, if you meditate on the Word of God and declare the Words of your testimony, you will overcome that presenting challenge (See Revelation 12:11)
Know your triggers:
Problems are common to the human race. It’s the result of the Fall. The Bible says, “Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble.” (See Job 14:1)
That notwithstanding, because of the Christ sacrifice, God no longer holds the sins of Believers against them. However, personal sin is the major trigger that allows demonic oppression. For the speaking Blood of Christ protects us and declares our righteousness.
But if you break the heďge, the serpent strikes. (See Ecclesiastes 10:8)
Take responsibility and move on: Since sin is against God, confession of sin and the decision to not commit it again, effectively mends the broken hedges.
So, when problems are assailing you, instead of playing the blame game, repent and apply the principle of 1John. 1:7-9.
Stop arguing about the obvious. Get out of denial.
Those who cover, excuse, blame others or justify their sins do not make progress. Our righteousness is like filthy rags to God, tge only righteousness acceptable to God is Christ’s.
We are justified by faith in the accomplishments of Christ. (See Proverbs 28:13, Galatians 6:7, Isaiah 64:6;Romans 5:1; Galatians 2:16)
Trials of faith are for promotion: Even if your challenges are the result of the trial of your faith, by holding fast your confessions of faith, you will prevail and move to the next levels.
“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the {e} appearing of Jesus Christ” (See 1Peter 1:7)
Remember that you are born of God and programmed to succeed. You must refuse to allow a guilt-ridden conscience make you vulnerable to demons activities.
Spiritual Warfare Prayer:
I stand with you in identification with your sins. We admit to our sinful thoughts and actions. We ask and receive forgiveness from God knowing that we are cleansed from every unrighteousness and sin no longer has power over us.
Therefore, all the forces of evil that are assigned against us are to leave at once to the feet of Christ.
All witchcraft manipulations and projectiles are nullified and destroyed. Including all the works of the devil which were manifesting as sicknesses, recurring troubles, failure at the edge of success, rejection at the tip of marriage, generational poverty and other related evils, are hereby annihilated.
I shut the door against failures, unrelenting hardship, depression, schizophrenia, as well as other mental health and economic challenges.
The anointing of God’s Spirit that brings favor, multiple sources of income, wellness, completeness, prosperity and peace, floods my circumstances now.
From today, I walk in the preordained pathways of success, victory, longevity and excellence in this life. We thank you ABBA for your love. In Christ precious name. Amein.
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Abstain from all appearance of evil. (1Thess.5:22)
Abstinence is the main way of staying free of sexually transmitted evils, whether it be spirits, diseases or addictions. Hence we are commanded to run away from anything that seems to be evil.
Rather unfortunately, illegitimate sexual activities never have the appearance of evil. In fact, they are very attractive and addictive. They give off the idea of being fulfilling.
The eyes introduces to the mind what defiles the soul and body. That was why Job made a covenant with his eyes not to look lustfully at a woman (See Job 31:1) That is the reason Christ says in Matthew 5:28 that ‘anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.’
You need to repent of and be decisive about not viewing or reading sexually stimulating things.
Pornography should be out of your life if you want to stay free from demonization by sexual immorality.
If you honestly desire freedom from being sexually violated in your sleep-state, run from all forms of sexual immorality. It is better to marry than to burn with passion.
Deliverance Prayers
I stand with you in repentance for bloodline and personal sexually committed sins of adultery, fornication, incest, pedophilia, debauchery, bestiality, orgy, rapes, masturbation, use of sex dolls, pornograohy and other related evils.
We hold fast to God’s Word and affirm we are forgiven and our bloodline cleansed from every unrighteousness.
We declare that we are no longer under condemnation and all the voices of accusations against us are silenced forever.
Therefore we command to leave at once, to the feet of Christ Jesus, all the evil spirits influencing sexual immorality in our bloodline and personal lives.
We refuse to grant further liberties to evil spirits who molest us in our semi-conscious state. We sever all soul ties to persons, places, things or animals that linked us to such habits or evil spirits.
We negate all satanic influencers whoever or whatever they are, and also renounce all pleasures and related habits. We declare that all defilement has ended.
We call an end to domestic violence, sexual abuses, sexually transmitted diseases, single parenting, divorce, incest, slavery, and other consequences of bloodline sexually demonization.
We and our bloodlines from henceforth shall walk in the preordained pathways of righteousness, faithfulness, excellence, victory, divine healings and divine health, and peace with prosperity.
We affirm that our bodies are God’s temple and we are Holy and separated to God. We are free and sealed by the Holy Spirit, in Christ mighty name. Hephzibah Christly #theSpiritualWarrior
“And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.” (Isaiah 46:4)
Earlier today, I had a discussion with a dear friend about how this scripture verse tells the story of God’s faithfulness in my life.
I got drafted into God’s Army dramatically from secular work, at the prime of life. I had rejected all God’s advances to me for service, because I was afraid of an unknown future.
Even though I had a good full time job, and other income yielding businesses to supplement my income, we were at borderline poverty levels.
Can you imagine how irrational and wicked I thought God was, to demand I do full time ministry work?
I was so upset with God because, if we could barely survive with multiple incomes, how would my family survive without an income?
That was the major reason I resisted the call into full time God’s work.
Back then, Christian ministry was considered an option for school dropouts, failures, lazy people, etc.
And I was none of those.
I was hardworking, ambitious and success driven. I wanted to be a medical doctor, journalist and criminologist. I was passionate about becoming all of these.
So, why would I just dump life and become a pastor?
From where I was, a call into ministry was similar to a life sentence into abject poverty with hard labor.
Anyways, I did try my best to run away from the ‘Call’, but God caught me in His stride effortlessly.
No wonder the Psalmist declared, “O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me…Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.” (Psalm 139:1-14)
Resisting God’s will is costly:
Before I caught on to how Omniscient God is, my life went downhill. Because, I continued to pursue my economic interests at the detriment of my calling.
Then one fateful day, God checkmated all my moves. That was when I ran to do His bidding. I was too scared to even consider disobedience as an option.
The only way I can explain how I felt that day is through the words of Job when he said,
“I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes” (Job 42:5-6)
Reverential fear of God indicates wisdom:
Dear reader, the driving force of my life was to the well being of my children. I was economically driven because I wanted them to have the advantages I never had. My whole life revolved round my children.
However, God had to make me see that I was idolizing my children and economic pursuit above Him.
One fateful day, when He faced me with the scary truth that whatever is exalted against Him will be taken out, my mind had to reset at once.
I did not need to seek confirmation. I knew that the drama had ended and reality had begun.
That was the day and hour that I yielded to do full time God’s Work.
Fast forward to almost three decades later:
God took over our lives, and then intensive training for the Work also started.
The worst things that happened to me were the result of my stubbornness.
The bests things started happening in my yieldedness.
God’s grace and favor worked for my children throughout their school years, and in the other aspects of their lives.
He spoke to me through Isaiah 54, that He would train my children, and great shall be their peace.
And again in Psalm 89, He reassured me that If my children walk in disobedience, He will visit their transgressions with the rod, and their iniquities with stripes. However, He will still be loving and kind to them, because He is faithful.
The children that I thought would not survive without my stable earning power, have become the channel of blessings to me and the Work.
Without secular pensions, God through His faithful children, are paying my bills and giving me the care and support that is way out of this world’s system.
God is indeed the Promise keeper.
Everything He promised me through His Word, is still manifesting daily in my life’s experiences.
In Isaiah 62, He promised me a changed lifestyle.
I have all I need. And my bloodline is healed.
People of God, if you have received Word from God, you can take it to the bank.
If you are resisting the Call upon your life, you are being as foolish as the foolish virgins and the rich fool.
If you humble yourself, you will receive more grace and exaltation.
Where I am today is the result of the outworking of God’s grace and favor in my bloodline.
It was not easy, but God never left my side throughout the challenging times.
God is not partial, what He is doing for me can happen for you too, if you choose to get right with Him today.
Do You want to get right with God?
Say the Prayer of Salvation below. It is as easy as ABC
PRAYER OF SALVATION
* Dear Father God, I ACKNOWLEDGE that I have fallen short of Your purpose for my life.
* I need your help in order to get back in line with You.
* I BELIEVE with my heart that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who died for me and paid the price for my sins.
* I CONFESS with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the living Savior and the Master of my life.
* By faith in Jesus Christ, I receive eternal life into my spirit and the grace to live right.
* I declare that I am born again.
* Thank you Jesus Christ for saving my soul.
* I believe that now that I am in Christ, my life will take a turn upwards.
* Thank You Father for so great a salvation that you wrought for me in Christ Jesus.
* Help me to walk in the direction of my new life, in Christ name I pray. Hallelujah.
If you said that prayer, CONGRATULATIONS.!!!
You are now a member of God’s Royal family worldwide.
You need to join a Christian Church in your community,
where they preach from the Bible,
worship together in songs of praise to God,
and have a support network for members (cell groups).
Christianity is ‘a together faith’.
It is to your advantage that you identify with a local church group: Because, the corporate anointing with the prayer covering of the brethren will shield you from the pressing darkness.
In addition, your faith will grow as you listen to preachings, teachings and testimonies from others.
Our faith is the victory that overcomes the world. (See 1John 5:4)
Prayer
God bless and guide you into His truth, restrain the devil from you and yours, deliver you from all evil, and grant you your heart’s desires in accordance with His perfect will always, in Christ Jesus matchless name I pray.
Shalom. From Hephzibah Christly #theSpiritualWarrior
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