#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
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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“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
TWENTY SIX YEARS IN FULLTIME GOD’S WORK (July 21, 1994-2020)
“…he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love” (Ephesians 1:4)
Dear people of God, kindly join me in my victory shout and praise dance. July 21st, marks my 26years in God’s fulltime work.
God indeed have been faithful. Who would have thought I will follow HIM this far?
Many times I gave up but HE never ever gave up on me!
I’m all emotional as I remember the drama of how HE delivered me from secular society. How when I was at wits end, HE miraculously crossed me over my red sea.
When I balked at going forward because I was afraid of the unknown, HE led me through the wilderness, to help me lose my fears and look to HIM alone.
In the wilderness, I was so lost. I had no sense of direction. But HE kept leading, guiding, prompting, protecting, healing, and providing for me through the wilderness journeying.
Then HE took me through the valley experience, in a missionfield that is physically located in a valley. I survived those years absolutely by His grace and faith.
God believed in me even when I was zero on self-esteem.
He kept loving me when I was filled with self-hatred, and flogged myself for my sins.
He taught me how to forgive and stop flogging myself for my mistakes. He caused all things to work together for my good, cause I Iove Him, and I’m the called according to His purpose.
He accepted me in the Beloved and restored me even though I was rejected, unwanted and unfriendly.
His mercies and grace would overwhelm me, until I learned that He is working in me both to will and to do of His good pleasure.
No one can ever love me like my God and Father.
In the fullness of time, HE took me out of the valley and set me on the mountain top!
HE is a faithful God! There is none like Him.
PAPA GOD, I’m grateful for your live, and for your call upon my life.
Answer that call to Service:
Dear child of God, today, when you hear His call, run to obey Him.
From my childhood, my parents let me know that I was set-apart from the womb for service to God.
But my greatest challenge was that all the ministers I knew while growing up, were very poor. I hated poverty so I refused to answer God’s call.
I chose instead to do secular work and get rich! I worked hard, but it was never enough.
God who is patient, allowed time and chance to put me in a very tight corner, until I chose to walk in my calling.
Can you fight your Maker? Where can you run from His Presence?
If you are called to God’s Work and you are still toying with the idea, everything will keep falling apart until you yield.
After you yield, it gets better. You start eating the good of the land. (See Isaiah 1:19)
However, if you are passing through challenges in the course of service to God, consider it ‘on the job training’. Its a none issue. Learn the lesson and move on.
The faster you learn the lesson in the sufferings or challenges, the quicker you move to the next levels of assignment.
Persevere in your service to God. He rewards diligence. You and your bloodline will enjoy blessings for a thousand generations. (See Deuteronomy 7:9) Shalom!
God is Sovereign over territories and regions. He meets us in our valley’s and gets us out.
The following is a personal #testimony of how God intervened and brought me out of a death-zone.
Firstly, let me mention here that I have the greatest of friends on Facebook.
Today 4th of July, while preparing to send birthday greetings to my twin children, Facebook unpublished two more of our Christian pages. Bringing to 5 the unpublished pages
It is so upsetting because our crime was to preach the Word of Goď, giving hope to a dying world.
As I looked through most recent posts, i discovered that the trigger was the page’s display of a Bible and words that state that Jesus Christ is the only way.
As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. … Proverbs 27:17
My Facebook friends were quick to encourage me when I posted the pictures of the unpublished pages.
I am thankful for their prayers and encouraging words. They gave me the jump-start to keep going, and not let my emotions get the best of me.
Actually, 4th July is full of memories for me. In addition to Facebook targeting, it is the day I gave birth naturally to twins. After a grueling pregnancy that lasted one year, two months and two weeks.
For three months, I was placed on medical bedrest in the hospital, because I was draining.
I refused a caesarean section, because 37 years ago, that was a death sentence.
I was confined because the babies were lying in a strange way that could rupture the over extended uterus. One was transverse, while the other was breech.
The doctor was hopeful the babies would change positions before the birth process, but there was no space for such.
The guy was so big and took up all the space. He weighed about 4.5/ 5kg at birth, while the girl weighed just 2.1kg.
I remember her birth weight clearly because she was so tiny.
The guy who was breech, came out after like centuries. The labor pains crossed my pain threshold over a million times, because the guy came out butts first, instead of heads first.
The midwife had to change the girls position and fondal pressure was used to facilitate her birth.
As if that was not enough stress for the day, a horrible medical emergency that required all hands, made my attending staffs to leave us for perhaps ten minutes.
That was when my life’s blood started draining away. I could not pull the bedside bell. I was too weak. I knew I was dying. It was so peacefully welcome. I had been through much already, and was tired. Death was so welcome.
Then I heard the voice of my step mom calling out to me. She was pleading that I should not leave my children motherless, just as my mom did. That got to me.
And I came out of death’s strong hold.
Next I knew, I was being wheeled into the theater for a minor procedure to remove the tiny part of the placenta that stayed back.
But for God….
Remarkably, I lost lots of blood and was being prepared for a blood transfusion , when I heard clearly in my spirit,” take the children out of here now “.
The tiny wisp of a girl was on the way to the incubator when I cried out, ‘ noo, I want to go home now’.
That shout of course, made the medical team think I had lost my mind. Can you imagine the scenario?
They wanted to give me a tranquilizer when my dad came in.
My dad and I share a deep bond. I explained to him what I heard in my spirit. And without question, he signed us out of the hospital.
While waiting to settle our bills, the hospital was thrown into a state of confusioñ as people started dying in the wards
That was how we were asked to leave and come settle bills later.
As I look back, I’m thankful. Today, the twins are doing well, and active in Christian ministry, and are parents themselves.
I have five grandchildren from both.
The guy once pastored with me in the missionfield.
The gal is head of the children’s ministry in her local congregation, with global outreach. Some few days ago, she led some 38 children to Christ in a single day, and the children experienced a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and started speaking in tongues!
As I read testimonies from parents of the children she has pastored for the past 8 years, and from her co-children church teachers, and from some of the children themselves, praise for God, welled up in me.
Join me in thanking God for my family, especially for the twins, who are number 5 and 6 among my children. Let God’s grace continue to meet their needs, in Christ precious name.
This is what I should have shared with my friends. Instead, I allowed Facebook’s targeting of our Christian pages to get at me.
God has been super faithful to me and my family. After all we have been through, we still have joy.
The devil is known for trying to destroy livess at the threshold of breakthrough oor elevation.
satan is on a mission to kill joy, steal happiness and destroy life. Resist him by being steadfast in faith.
Faith in God is our victory (see 1John 5:4)
Never evet accept defeat. You can change the narrative of your life by holding fast to God’s word about your life.
Prayer:
I join you in thanking God for His grace upon your life. In unity of faith, i join you in commanding a stop to all satanic attacks against your advancement.
Every evil spirits assigned against you, are to leave at once with their relatives, to the feet of Christ.
Delays, bans, embargoes, and other related progress blocking strategies are lifted now.
The grace of God will show up strong for you in all your endeavours.
Identify and walk through the doors of divine opportunities . Make unprecedented progress, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amein
You can reach me by this email spiritualwarrior24@gmail.com
Shalom!
Thank you for reading through. Hephzibah Christly #theSpiritualWarrior
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