Tag: spiritual enlightenment.

AWESOME GOD (11) The Breastplate of Righteousness.

Greetings. Trust your day went well. 

Today was such a great day for me because there were over three verses that were pulling at my heartstrings.

However, I will only discuss one verse here today, from Proverbs 11:6 Which says,

“The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: But transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness” (Proverbs 11:6).

Deliverance in the  Past, Present and Future:

Righteousness is who we are when we are born again for Christ has “delivered us from the domain of darkness” (Colossians 1:13).

However, Christ still continues to deliver us as we apply God’s Word  to problems and receive solutions.  

And He will finally deliver us from death, the last enemy (I Corinthians 15:26)

I am thankful that Deliverance is ongoing (See 2 Corinthians 1:10). And in order to sustain my deliverance,  God has given me His armor,  among which is the “Breastplate of Righteousness” (Ephesians 6:10-18), which is both a defensive and offensive weapon. 

The “breastplate of righteousness” is a spiritual body armor that protects the vital organs in the chest cavity. Such as the heart, and lungs, as well as the ribcage, breastbone, and diaphragm.

The importance of the heart cannot be over emphasized, hence we are told to guard the heart because everything we do flows from it” (Proverbs 4:23)

When you guard your heart,  you will forgive easily,  cast down evil thoughts, not be bitter against any one,etc. 

In James 4:1, it is explained that fights and quarrels begin from the heart. 

In addition, in guarding your heart, you will eat right and not take substances that will cause harm to your heart or lungs.

Remember that likes attracts. 

So, if you allow evil to fester within you, it will attract or magnetize similar evils to you.

Same as when you flood your body with evil substances, you become prone to illnesses. 

But when you refuse to be bitter, angry, resentful, or evil hearted, and allow love to be your guiding principle in all relationships,  you would have successfully put on the “Breastplate of righteousness”.

And as scripture says,  you will  be delivered  from all transgressors, no matter who or what they are.

Read further to Proverbs 11:8 where it is written that the Righteous shall be delivered from trouble“

Soul Searchlight:

Do I always have on the breastplate of righteousness?

With the breastplate of righteousness the boomerang effect is activated over me- good are attracted to me whereas, evils are repulsed. Hallelujah?

What about you?

Let Us Pray:

Thank you Father for the breastplate of righteousness that is activated in me. 

I repent of all anger, bitterness,  resentment and all related evils.

I receive forgiveness of sins and cleansing from all unrighteousness. 

I affirm that I have on the breastplate of righteousness and refuse to accommodate any unrighteousness in my life.

Thank you Father for delivering me from all troubles, and displaying your AWESOMENESS in my life, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, December 11th 2024.

AWESOME GOD (10) Overcome the yoke and circle of poverty.

Greetings everyone.  Today’s Bible reading from Proverbs 10, is so insightful. 

However, verse 15 which says that  “The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty “ (Proverbs 10:15), spoke volumes to my Soul. 

Which brings to mind Ecclesiastes 7:12 which says that “…money is a defence”.

These two Verses of Scripture confront the reality of the world that we live in, that it is important to have financial security.

It is however unrealistic for Christians to think that poverty is a synonym of, or a yardstick for (measuring) righteousness. 

Poverty, like sin, sickness, and shame, all are the results of the Fall: Man disobeyed God, and became slaveOf sin and servant of satan, until Jesus Christ came and changed tge status quo. (Read Genesis 3, 2 Corinthians 5:21)

Just as Christ carried our sins, and bore our sickness and sorrows, He also took our poverty so that in Him we shall become rich (Read Isaiah 53:4-6,11, Matthew 8:17, Hebrews 9:28, 2 Corinthians 8:9). 

However, in order to enforce the victories of the Cross requires that you fight the good fight of faith. Because satan and his evil forces are in this world to steal, kill and destroy  humans (John 10:10)

That is the reason poverty is destructive, and it is not easy to break the yoke or the circle of poverty.

Poverty is demonic, and destructive,  contrary to popular religious opinion 

Once poverty enters a family line,  it sticks like superglue and  It is a very unrelenting foe that  goes round the generational lines. 

#SpiritualWarfareTeachings:

Fight the Good fight of faith (1 Timothy 6:12)

You have to fight both the circle and yoke of poverty  with both spiritual weapons and lifestyle changes. 

1). Repent of all the ways that you have accepted poverty as God’s allowance for you. Read 2 Corinthians 8:9 again!

2). Command all the evil spirits influencing poverty, hardships,  mediocrity,  wretchedness, with their relatives to leave you and your bloodlines, and go at once to the feet of Jesus Christ. 

3) You must start Giving: Read Genesis 8:22

It is not enough to just cast away evil spirits. You must work on the application of God’s Biblical Principles for prosperity.

God so loved the world that He gave (John 3:16)

It is most unfortunate that most poor Christians  do not see the importance in giving. 

Giving  is similar to sowing seeds.

In order to have a harvest, it is necessary to sow/plant.

Again, The Bible says it is more blessed to Give than to receive.(Acts 20:35) 

Because, The more you give, the more you will get (Read Luke 6:38) 

If you don’t give, how can you have a turnover?

Unfortunately,  poor people use the excuse of poverty to not give, and thus keep on circulating poverty from generation to generation. 

You must decide to give away your poverty. 

4).Command that poverty mentality to disintegrate and affirm that you are the child of the Creator and Owner of the world.

Please answer this question honestly:

When Jesus Christ said “the poor you have with you always,(Matthew 26:11) 

Did HE mention your name, or did he say you are “the poor?”; was HE referring to you? 

YES OR NO- write your answer as a comment.

5). Pray and renounce poverty and like David, pray “ O God, send now prosperity” (Psalm 118:25)

Every child of God is born again with the same opportunities.  

God is our Father, we are saved by grace through faith,  and given the same Holy Spirit.( Ephesians 2:8-10)

Things begin to change for the better or for the worse when you either grow in your relationship with God, or you grow away from Him.

The more your focus is on God, the more you prosper.

The more you pursue prosperity at the expense of your relationship with God, the harder your life  experiences will be.

Until you understand that God is able to make all grace abound towards you….(2 Corinthians 9:8), the yoke and circle of poverty won’t go away!

My earnest desire is to never be poor again in all aspects of life.

So, I am intentionally confronting areas of my life that I let go, this past year, so that poverty will not creep into my life like a thief!

I pray that you will renew your mind and refocus on God, so that you will have life in all its fulness, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ ♥️ 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, December 10th 2024.

AWESOME GOD (9) Clamorousness vs Godliness

Greetings everyone. Today I had to run some errands out of town, which is why this article is coming so late.

Once again, I apologize. 

However, from Proverbs chapter 9, verse 13 caught my attention that;

“A foolish woman is clamorous: She is simple, and knoweth nothing.” Proverbs 9:13 KJV.

My Thoughts (How my mind processed this):

Not all women are foolish, but a woman who is clamorous is foolish. 

The Bible defines a foolish person as one who says and acts like God does not exist  (Psalm14:1-3)

A woman who believes that God exists will not be clamorous, but would exhibit

 a meek and quiet spirit, and take matters to God in prayers.

Peacefulness and meekness are great in the sight of God (See 1 Peter 3:4).

Clamoring involves making  blatantly insensitive noise, or  discordant protesting, such as we experienced recently when some women were clamoring for the right to murder their children.

The shocking aspect of the clamorousness is that even women who professed to be Christians were noisily insistent in their demands.

Soul Searchlight:

*As Christians, what should we do when we face hard situations –

 a) should we go through it trusting God to help us through it. Or

b) Seek an easy way out by clamoring for governmental legalization of what God’s Word clearly defines as wrong?

Which reminds me of Apostle Peter and John’s response in a similar situation. They said:

“Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.  For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” (Read Acts 4:18-20)

As these thoughts went through my mind, I repented of the many ways that I compromised my faith in God, in order to have an easy life. 

*Do a soul search today of your life whether you have walked in faith with God. 

If Christians are being persecuted today, will you stand up and be counted or will you take the easy way out?

To live a Godly life in Christ Jesus comes with persecution (2 Timothy 3:12).

We must take hold of the shield of faith and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God,  in order to overcome challenges in our world. 

The more we look to other sources for outlets, the more we become more like the world, Instead of being salt and light in this world. 

If salt loses its saltiness it ends up as thrash (Read Matthew 5:13-16)

#Prayer:

I pray earnestly that we will not forget God, our first love in the heat of trouble. Instead, we will stand out and stand strong in faith despite persecutions.

And God who rewards diligence, will show up strong for us with His awesomeness, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ ♥️ 

Tomorrow we continue with meditations from Proverbs chapter 10.

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior,  December 9th 2024

AWESOME GOD (8) Be Excellent in Speech & Personality.

I apologize for sharing this so late.  I had a great day and can only now publish my meditations for today.

For those who are doing this end of year self evaluation with me, remember that God’s Word admonishes us to examine, and to test ourselves to see whether we are still in the faith (Read 2 Corinthians 13:5)

Soul Searchlight:

“Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things.”Proverbs 8:6 KJV 

As I read Proverbs chapter 8, verse quoted above, it ministered to my soul so much.

And it got me thinking whether  my speeches and behavior reflected who I am in Christ Jesus.

As Christians, God has great expectations of us. Hence we are to think on things that are excellent and praiseworthy (Philippians 4:8). 

Because thoughts inform actions and expose personality. 

How many times I failed to let my speech be gracious and seasoned with salt (Colossians 4:6).

As we go into the new year, I should remember to not take things personally, so that I will respond in love and not react because I feel hurt.

I should under no circumstances, conform to this world (Romans 12:2). Rather, my focus should be in functioning as the righteousness of God, in Christ Jesus.

Simply, I should endeavor not to let my emotions control my personality, but rather renew my mind with the Word of God, and do as the Royal Priesthood,  the light and salt in this world.

Have you been able to examine yourself  with the Words of the Bible as you engage in this end-of-year spiritual self examination?

It is never too late to start from today.

*Commit to pray more regularly, e.g. 9am, 12 noon, and 3pm.

*Fast off-food for a few hours, and  fast off entertainment for the duration- 40days. So that, you can give time to Bible reading, meditation on the Word read, and prayers at regular intervals.

*It helps to have a prayer list to guide you as to set goals.

*Prayer can be vocalized or internalized. So that you can pray in your mind while at work. 

Prayer is holding a conversation with God who is Spirit. It doesn’t have to be loud, noisy, or vocalized.

  God hears even the faintest cries from the heart.

Let us Pray:

Thank you Father for revealing to me areas that I need to work on in my interpersonal relationships. 

Thank you that your grace is at work in me both to will and do your good pleasure. 

I repent of all the ways I have been obnoxious and receive forgiveness of sins and cleansing from all unrighteousness. 

Thank you Father that my mind is renewed, and I commit to walk the pathways of exemplary conduct and excellent speech,  in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior .December 8th 2024.

AWESOME GOD (5) Dishonor & Moral choices:

We continue with our year-ending Spiritual Exercises with the reading of Proverbs chapter Five and meditation on the verses that caught our attention. 

After reading the whole  chapter, I doubled back to verses 8 to 9 Where it says,

“Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house:  Lest thou give thine honour unto others, And thy years unto the cruel” (Proverbs 5:8-9).

Soul Searchlight:

What moral choices would make me vulnerable to dishonor?

When honor is lost, shame, discredit, ignominy, contempt, infamy and related evils are manifest.

I definitely don’t want any of those negatives in my life and bloodlines!

Digging Deep to avoid pitfalls:

This particular chapter draws  contrast between the enduring  joy of marital fidelity and the fleeting pleasure, and lasting pains of infidelity.

The world we are in, under the influences of the forces of evils,  have tried to redefine morality, in order to accommodate laxity, sexual promiscuity, and other forms of debasing conduct. 

If as a Christian, I judge your morality by the world and not by the Word of God, then, I should brace up for the oncoming dishonor and related shame, ignominy, etc.

Gem:

However, in order to avoid dishonor, I need to know and understand Godly values, and be ready to make right choices, even if it goes against the popular opinions. 

Judah: The Man who compromised on Godly values and gave out his honor.

Read Genesis 38 so that you can follow me as I retell the story.

Judah was the fourth son of Israel (Jacob). He was the one who came up with the plan to sell Joseph.

Possibly, he was either remorseful or his guilty conscience was eating him up, in the face of his dad’s griefs.  

So he left his covenant family, and went to his friend Hirah, a Canaanite, who lived in a morally corrupt society.

Judah married a Canaanite woman, against God’s Word to them. They had three (3) sons, and appeared to be prosperous. The eldest son had a wife, Tamar.

Then disaster befalls! God killed the first son Er, because he was evil (what’s strange about that- the culture was evil). God took out the second son , Onan,  for his selfishness.

In order to preserve his 3rd son’s life, Judah sent away Tamar, to remain in widowhood in her father’s until the last son Shelah, will  be ready for marriage.

In the days gone,  levirate marriage was the trend. And Shelah was to continue his brother’s bloodline with Tamar.

However,  Judah had no intention of risking the life of his son over Tamar.

Eventually, his wife died,  he traveled, and his daughter in-law, who knew about his non-existent moral values, faked a prostitute and entrapped him sexually.

For the fleeting pleasure, he gave her tokens that signified his authority and honor.

She got pregnant by that encounter.

When Judah heard, he stood on a high moral ground and approved the death sentence on her.

But the scheming woman presented evidence of his immorality and culpability in the debacle.

Can you even imagine how shaming it was for Judah’s sexual escapade with his daughter in law to be exposed publicly?

But wait a sec!

Judah repented. Although he took responsibility,  he never had sexual intercourse with her ever again. Read verse 26-30 and other chapters of Genesis, to know about his restoration to God’s perfect will.

The essence of doing these seasonal spiritual exercises is so that we can examine ourselves, repent, renew our minds, and continue to live as light and salt in this world, without demonization.

My takeaway from today’s Bible Reading is to always follow and uphold God’s moral values and never have to suffer shame or dishonor.

Let Us Pray. 

Father God, thank you for this soul searching lesson.

I repent of all the ways I compromised on your moral laws and supported the declining morality in our world.

Help me Father,  to stand out and stand strong as I live as your righteousness in this world. 

Help our world ,  especially the USA as we work towards standing against and overcoming obnoxious laws that  depraves or dehumanizes.

Help us Father, to stay faithful in marriage, not exploit our sexuality, and to act responsibly, and not kill our young,  in the matchless name of Jesus Christ. 

Coming up next is chapter 6

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly,Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior,  December 5th, 2024.

AWESOME GOD 2 (a): 

Today is day two of the yearly Spiritual exercises which helps me to grow in my relationship with God and others,  as well as reinforce the guiding principles of my life.

Before we go further, let us read the Bible from Proverbs chapter 2:1-end.

Don’t forget to highlight the verses that catch your attention, so that you will further explore them at the place of prayers and meditation.  

What that means is that you should simply think deeply on those verses, in order to catch what God is saying to you. Which could be God giving you directions or responding to your prayer requests. 

How would you know unless you read and then meditate (think on what you read).

Stop and think: Selah

When we come back, we shall share what verses caught our attention.  

And later, we shall eulogize God’s awesomeness and pray from that perspective. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly,  Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior   December 2nd, 2024

Faith Over Fear:

It is important that you learn how not to allow fear of anything to be your first reaction when you encounter opposition. 

Instead, reset your mind default  to  ‘faith in God for everything’.


This means that no matter how fearsome an enemy is, or how daunting the problem is, you will always tell yourself with your chest out, “Hey (say your name), relax, God’s got this.”

I stand with you against the spirits of fear, intimidation, manipulation, premonitions, hopelessness, and infirmities. As well as those  that immobilize or paralizes a person with fears.

I command all the aforementioned  evil spirits to lose their holds and influences over all the faculties of your  soul and go at once to the feet of Jesus Christ.

I declare to you that you have been given the spirit of power, love, and sound mind, and you will keep growing in faith and in the knowledge of God, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.

Say to yourself,

“I am victorious, for I am more than a conqueror because the One who lives in me is greater than he that is in the world” (Romans 8:32-39, 1 John 4:4; 5:4)

The Word of God works. Don’t stop saying it. Keep saying it until it forms the framework for your thinking.

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D. , #TheSpiritualWarrior November 9th, 2024.

#10 Prayer Focus for Today: Grandchildren.

Although all my kids (children) are all grown up, and my grandkids are doing just great, all the evil going on in our world makes my heart flutter.

There is a story about how two nine year old girls bravely saved their six year old neighbor from kidnapping.

I don’t know how they did it, but it was no mean feat. Their act of bravery points to great parents who are bringing them up with a high sense of responsibilities.

God bless and protect those girls, their parents and the rescued little guy, in Jesus’s name.

I don’t know about you, but I do know that I have a responsibility to ensure that my grandkids cannot be touched by the lurking evils in our world.

I refuse to allow the changing values in our world to corrupt our beliefs system, which is rooted in the love and fear of God, and love for family.

I am so inspired by how Timothy’s Grandma Lois, and mom Eunice, effectively played their roles in Timothy’s upbringing.

Lois and Eunice’s influences made Timothy turn out to become a fervent, devout, faithful, and excellent leader.

Read how Paul said it:
“ I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and I am persuaded, now lives in you also” 1 Timothy 1:5

What about you?
What legacy would you leave for the generations following?

Many are transferring addictiveness, sexual immoralities, violence, wickedness, and other evils to their descendants unwittingly.

You can’t afford to be that ignorant grandma or grandpa who allows satan to destroy the bloodline through them!

As the Bible states, ‘Through knowledge shall the just be delivered” See Proverbs 11:9b.

I have prayerfully rearranged the life-course of my descendants.

I started with myself and systematically confronted all the ills in my ancestry, in myself, and in the lives of my children.

3 John 1:4 KJV

That is Spiritual Warfare!

And God reassures that “the seed of the righteous shall be delivered” Proverbs 11:21

As I stood my grounds against all unrighteousness, I intentionally continued to live as God’s righteousness in this life!

Prayerfully fight for the restoration of God’s righteous standards in your bloodline or descendants.

Refuse to hide behind obsolete excuses that your children don’t want you to be a part of their lives, and that you have no access to your grandkids.

Read how Eli, Samuel and
David was divinely disciplined, because they did not discipline/pass on God’s righteous standards to their descendants.

‘If you know the right thing to do and not do it, to you it is sin.’ See James 4:17

Jesus Christ gave Believers “the ministry and word of reconciliation” (See 2 Corinthians 5:17-20).

You can do it.
Be reconciled to your children. Forgive the hurts, so that satan won’t take advantage of the animosities, unforgiveness and bitterness, to keep on tormenting your descendants!

You can rescue your descendants from degeneracy!

Psalm. 112:1-2 KJV

Prayer4Today:

Note: I could give you prayer points, but identifying with you will help you pray better.

ABBA Father, thank you for the grace of parenthood.

I hereby forgive all my children for all the times they hurt me.

And I ask also, that you Our Father, work-in all my children, to also forgive me and everyone else who wronged them.

I acknowledge that children are a sacred trust from you to us, and I did not uphold the integrity of your Word to them.

I take responsibility for, and I identify with the sins of all my descendants and ask forgiveness.

Thank you for the forgiveness of sins and cleansing from all unrighteousness.

I hereby dedicate/rededicate my bloodline to you, which includes every one of my human descendants.

I also dedicate/rededicate all those who are joined to my family by marriage, faith or adoption, for they are now my household/family.

I proclaim that we are Holy unto you, and I believe that you shall not allow your Holy ones to be corrupted by the decadence in the world.

In unity of faith, we stand against all forms of sexual immoralities, abuses, violence, lawlessness and other evils.

We hereby revoke/abrogate all satanic rights, and shut down all the access routes of the evil spirits that crossed generational lines: including all the familiar/familial spirits, and all others evil spirits, who are on assignments, or who have attached themselves to our family, due to ancestral covenants and pacts of the generations preceding.

I command to go at once to the feet of Jesus Christ, All the evil spirits that influence, enforce, or enable disobedience, rebellion, addictiveness, gender confusions, identity crises; including mental health disorders, chemical imbalances, mediocrity, poverty mentality, marital strife, suicidal tendencies, hardship, and other evils.

I declare that evils cannot function under any guise or disguise, against anyone who pertains or relates to me and mine.

I am blessed beyond curses and the fruits of my body are all blessed as well.

I declare that God’s Spirit of wisdom and understanding, counsel and might, knowledge and reverence of God, shall be upon, and flow through all my grandchildren.

I proclaim that my grandchildren shall walk in the God ordained pathways of righteousness, justice, empathy, meekness, divine health, excellence, and prosperity.

Supernatural favors and unlimited goodness shall be the testimonies of my descendants.

And Kings shall come to their risings, and whatsoever stands against my grandkids, shall surrender to them.

And Surely, goodness and mercies shall follow all my descendants, all the days of their lives, and they shall uphold the righteous standards of God, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ ♥️

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly,Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, July 19th, 2024.
Updated October 31st, 2024.

Reproductive Freedom: My Personal Testimony:

When we talk about reproductive freedom, I’m glad my momma did not abort me. If she had denied me my right to live, would I be here today?

 Against all odds, my momma(great woman) freely gave me the right to live,  She my momma, sacrificed for me, even though I was such a sickly child. 

 I cost my parents so much- financially, socially, emotionally, etc. But they did their best for me and my other 9 siblings.

I am so thankful that my momma and papa were God fearing and God honoring, and that they put my right to life above their personal wellbeing. Stupid, you may think they were, but they made the right choice to let me live. They gave me a chance to live.

For choosing to let me live, I  am grateful to such great parents, Mary and Amos,of blessed memory. 

And here I am today a blessing to my world, and the Lead in life changing internet missionary initiatives with global outreaches, that are committed to saving souls and building lives for the Kingdom of God.

Because my momma freely gave me life against all odds, should I have done any less?

Of course not, I too gave birth to a brood of God fearing and God honoring children. And they too are perpetuating that Godly heritage.

It’s a generational thing.

 Becareful of what you are pioneering – that would be the legacy to the next generation, and generations following. 

Remember, curses and blessings are handed down.

 And if you are born again, remember also that Christ Jesus has truly set us free: we are not in bondage to the spirit that works in the children of disobedience.

 Therefore, make sure to stay free, and not  become a slave of philosophies, arguments, ideologies, imaginations and every high thing that are being exalted against the knowledge of God. 

Instead, cast them down (everything contrary to God’s will), and be obedient to God’s will to the last. References to Galatians 5:1, 2nd Corinthians 10:5

Above all, remember also that God is faithful, and will always make a way where there is a will, even though there is no way!

If you need deliverance from evil generational trends, curses, etc, let’s chat  via messenger or send me an mail to: spiritualwarrior24@gmail.com 

I am glad to be alive.

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, October 26th, 2024.

#1 Prayer Focus for Today: The Goodness of God.

Recently, as we prayed, we are being led to focus on an aspect of God’s essence in worshipful reverence. Yesterday, our focus was on His faithfulness. I apologize for not writing down the revelations about His faithfulness. I’m thankful that today, I can share these prayerful thoughts with you. As my feet hit the floor […]

#1 Prayer Focus for Today: The Goodness of God.