WHEN BELIEVERS ARE ON THE DEVIL’S TEAM

Dear Folks,

I have always believed that the greatest Prophet over your life is yourself. It is more important what you say about your life, than what someone else says about your life. In fact, most prophecies over your life will only be fulfilled when you agree with them. The question this day is what are you saying?

I found it absurd how the devil has really taken over the lexicon of the believer. Many have joined the devil’s team – they are speaking exactly what the devil says, or would have said to them. I am sure you have heard people say, including believers, ‘I AM DEAD SERIOUS’ – What has seriousness got to do with being dead. Or ‘I AM FINISHED’ Wait a minute, wetin (what) happen? Even, Jesus on the cross didn’t say ‘I am finished’ but ‘IT IS FINISHED’. And then some say ‘I AM HUNGRY LIKE HELL’. Are you serious! I found no meeting point between hunger and hell. And some even think it’s cool. Time and space will fail me to tell of the very many negatives in our indigenous tongue, take for instance someone said, ‘temi ti baje’ – (Yoruba, meaning my own, my life have spoilt). When you say such words, you don’t need demons.

We need to understand that being believers’ means speaking the way God’s speak, or the best way, speaking what God has said. Are your words in tandem with God’s words or with the devil’s? I want to conclude by looking into two portions of the scripture.

1. Proverbs 18:20-21 says, ‘A MAN'S BELLY SHALL BE SATISFIED WITH THE FRUIT OF HIS MOUTH; AND WITH THE INCREASE OF HIS LIPS SHALL HE BE FILLED. DEATH AND LIFE ARE IN THE POWER OF THE TONGUE: AND THEY THAT LOVE IT SHALL EAT THE FRUIT THEREOF.’

Solomon said that your words are seeds, and like every seed, when sown, they must germinate, all things being equal. A farmer eats of the fruits of his seed – whether directly or by profiting. The words you release today are the seeds, the fruit of which you will feed on tomorrow. Many times in life, the things we see don’t just happen, they happen as a result of process. Your present state is a result of what started long ago.

What are you filled with today, what are you experiencing today? If your life is full of varying degrees of bitterness, failure, pain, disappointment etc, it may be because of the things you said long ago; you may be eating of the fruit of your mouth. A sure way to change your life is by starting to sow the right seeds. Heaven and earth respect your words – “SAY UNTO THEM, AS TRULY AS I LIVE, SAITH THE LORD, AS YE HAVE SPOKEN IN MINE EARS, SO WILL I DO TO YOU” Numbers 14:28. Life is more about the seed we sow than about the harvest, for your harvest is determined by the seed sown.

I love the message translation of Proverbs 18:21, “WORDS KILL, WORDS GIVE LIFE; THEY'RE EITHER POISON OR FRUIT--YOU CHOOSE”.

2. So in whose camp are you? Let’s consider the second scripture:

‘It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK UNTO YOU, THEY ARE SPIRIT, AND THEY ARE LIFE.’ John 6:63

The literal translation says, ‘the word that I speak are spirit filled and life giving’. Many years ago, while meditating on this verse of the scripture God told me, He said ‘all words spoken by men have a spirit, either my spirit or the devil’s spirit, the devil’s therefore brings death while mine gives life’. Those words over the years rings through my spirit. All words are spirit – but some give life, some death. Remember Jesus didn’t say ‘some of the words that I speak…’ So no room for I was only joking or being cool. All your words must be Spirit filled and Life giving. Don’t sulk life out of your life. Speak like a God’s fan! Determine to never support the devil’s plan. Quit the devil’s team!

Therefore be careful whose team you are supporting. John 10:10, told us the devil’s team and game plan is always about stealing, murdering and death. While some people claim not to be for the devil, they, by their words energize him to act in their lives. 

My challenge to you today is that you will appreciate the creative power of the tongue and understand that the spirit world is controlled by the word of God. The spoken word of God is creative power, and there is great power in your tongue. Therefore learn to use it wisely, align your tongue with God, be a God’s fan with your words and keep speaking the word of life – for surely as you have spoken in His ears He will do.

Your Greatness is Assured!

FA

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SPIRITUAL SNAG - OF SPIRIT AND RULES

Dear Folks,

Some years ago, I experienced a barrier in my spiritual walk. It was like I was walking endlessly in an arid land. No spring, no water, no avalanche. Praying in tongues was no longer refreshing, bible reading became a real struggle. Folks, I was only 2 years in the Christian walk, yet I was in a snag. I couldn’t understand it. And I had no clue how to get out of it.

I don’t know whether you have been in a spiritual snag before, if you have or you are in one right now. Praise God, that only means you are human and much more, you are sincere. But God doesn’t want us in snags. He wants us progressing, increasing in knowledge, and refreshed at all times.

In the midst of my experience, grew an awakening to the person of the Holy Spirit. I wanted to know why I was in a snag, and much more, I wanted to get out of it – I discovered it was because of my rules and routines. I got bored! I got tired! Yes, I was spiritual but I was also human. And every human get tired of routine. So I learnt of new ways to do spiritual things.  In Isaiah 29:13, ‘the Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. THEIR WORSHIP OF ME IS BASED ON MERELY HUMAN RULES THEY HAVE BEEN TAUGHT’. (Emphasis mine). Absolute truism!

Sometimes we get into a snag like I did, because of rules, either self-imposed or taught. So, I tossed the rules (you must do the same), because my relationship and fellowship with God is a life I am called to live and not rules I must obey. The moment I did, the shackles were broken, freedom came, and instead of pressure I had joy. Learn to live and walk by the Spirit. Follow His leading, even in fellowship. So I junked my boring routines and rules and I followed the Spirit.

I learnt to write a Psalm. I thought if David wrote one, then I could.

I sang new songs to God - Yes, my voice will not pass any earthly test, but in the heavens and to my Father, it was sonorous.

I began to fellowship with other believers. Truly Iron sharpens Iron. I listened and I learned.

I wrote Him many poems. To right about Him, you must think deeply about Him. That made Him real to me. I connected with Him in my soul and mind.

I began to dance without music. It brought some needed energy to my paleness in fellowship.

I began to meditate while walking. I couldn’t limit God to my room and I shouldn’t box him up in a flat. He is everywhere!

I began to pray everywhere. I didn’t have to face the yellow painted wall every time.

I want to encourage you to let the Spirit lead you endlessly to new frontiers and greater heights. The answer many times is not in the complicated and complex, it is in simple things. 

Remember, ‘For even young people tire and drop out, young folks in their prime stumble and fall. But those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, They run and don't get tired, they walk and don’t lag behind’. Isaiah 40:31 (The Message).

Get fresh strength as you depend on the Spirit and not rules.

Your Greatness is Assured!

FA

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SHARPEN YOUR SKILL II

“If someone's ax is blunt—the edge isn't sharpened— then more strength will be needed. Putting wisdom to work will bring success.”

                                                                                                                                     Ecclesiastes 10:10 (ISV)

Wisdom is profiting to them that have it. Sometimes you don’t need to exert more energy; you only need to use better skills, methods and strategy. What excess energy may not achieve, wisdom will.

 Wisdom is defined as the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise. In the days of the industrial revolution, all that mattered was the force and might of labour. But with the advent of the computer, that has since changed.

A man may therefore discover he is useless in his field because he hasn’t learned new methods of doing things. Do note that old ways are not suppressed by new ways if the new are not better. Men are on the lookout for easier, faster, better and more efficient ways of doing things. An architect trained in the 1960’s is useless today if he doesn’t know how to use AutoCAD or ArchiCAD. Nobody draws a plan with pencil, paper and cartographic pen anymore. There are better and more efficient methods of doing things. Don’t be left behind; you must seek to know and master the next new thing in your field.

Solomon of old called it blunt ax. And his advice for improvement is not to throw away the ax, but to sharpen it. You do not need to change your skill or field of expertise, you only need to stay on the edge, and sharpen your edge. It is my firm belief that if we are the best in any field, then success will surely come to us. 

Today, you must make a commitment to learn new things, to improve yourself; you must keep abreast of information in your field. Don’t be left behind. Put wisdom to work – gain more knowledge, practice good knowledge. Constantly improve yourself.  Learn new methods of doing old things.

"Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings…" (Proverbs 22:29, NIV). It is time to serve before kings. Your problem may not be as a result of a spiritual attack. It may be that you are suffering from bluntness of ax. Get down to the business of sharpening you skills and surely, before long, you will stand and serve in the presence of kings and not mere men. Get ready to break forth, it is your time!

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SHARPEN YOUR SKILL

“Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That's the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.”

                                                                                                                                             Ecclesiastes 10:10(NLT)

I know you are good at what you do. But I will like to say:  if you are not the best in the world, then you have lots of room for improvement. Even champions fine tune their skills. It may interest you to know, that it is much easier to become a champion, than to remain one. That is clear even from the game of football – only a few winners of the European Champions league have been able to retain their trophy.

Are you working on what you have? Are you improving yourself? No skill in its raw state will make you a world champion; every talent needs to be worked on. It is natural does not mean its gains will come naturally. You must commit time, effort and resources to it. Manny Pacquiao had to train, Messi trains, Givenchy puts in time for finesse, Obama practices his speeches. You also, need to commit to sharpening your skill.

Crude oil serves no purpose until it is refined. Palm oil needs to be processed. Silver must of a necessity go through the refiner’s pot. Gold must passed through fire. The better the process, the more refined the product. Are you undergoing the process of sharpening?

Refuse to stay just as you are. Be diligent about self development. Whatever you are now can still be improved upon.

Studies tell us that the average person only uses 11% of his brain. Think about how much more potential we all could be tapping into. Maybe you’re an accountant. That’s good, but don’t settle there. Why don’t you go get your ICAN, ACCA or CPA license? There’s a new skill you can develop. That gift will make more room for you. Maybe you’re an engineer, a mechanic, a plumber. That’s great, but what steps are you taking to improve? 

I believe in this day and age, if you are at the same skill level today as you were five years ago, you’re at a disadvantage.

We live in an ever changing social system. And a man will soon lose his relevance, who does not commit to self improvement. The only way to stay relevant, is to become more.

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GOD'S 3D CINEMA

“We are ready to study GOD, eager for God-knowledge…”

                                                                                                            Hosea 6:3 (The Message)

A time must come when the depth of your perception increases.

You may have caught a glimpse of your tomorrow. You may have received the light upon which you must travel. And at the time when you received it, you were full of hope, totally excited about what God was about to do in and through you. You even boasted about it! But fast forward, a few years later. Your dream is totally out of gas and steam. You only faintly remember the promise of God. You are almost in the place of despair. You are about to give up.

My dearly loved friend, don’t give up yet. What you are experiencing is the leaking of a vision, for truly vision leaks!

But when vision leaks, what do we do? Do we begin to dream of yesterday like we can have it again?  Or do we just forget about it? Friend, we all shall pass through the ‘Valley of Leaking Vision’; that point on the journey when we tarry, and sometimes doubt the actualization and manifestation of our vision.

So what do we do at this tarrying season and in this moment of our lives, for what we do in this time is most important! “For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry” (Habb 2:3). But while we wait, it leaks and sometimes it becomes zero level. We no longer believe in it, or we become afraid it might not even be inspired. You want to abandon it. You say maybe it’s not God! Maybe I dreamt wrong! Wait a minute, don’t quit on your vision. You are in the valley but God is saying, ‘come with me let me take you to my cinema, let me show you your future in 3D, come to my movies for I have a 3D experience with you as the main act’

It is appropriate to share with you the story of a man God took to His Cinema; He said ‘Come forth abroad….’ Genesis 15:5

Abram was a giant of old, a pure faith radical, old yet relentless in his pursuit of a God he had come to know. He was living life in a land when God called upon Him, and told him to leave and follow His guide as He leads him to a land unknown. Then He promised that through him, He would make a nation. Abraham believed, he caught the vision and he followed God, but then his circumstances (He was without a child) made his vision leak. He was like us; sometimes circumstances collude against us to make our vision leak. I will have you remember, when your faith shakes and trembles, stay with God for He has revelations in 3 Dimensions that can help strengthen your faith.

So we find Abram in a dejected plea with God in Genesis 15:3 ‘…Behold, to me thou hast given no child’. The vision was leaking. But God did something, He gave him a 3D image – ‘And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be’. God took him through an experience that increased the depth of his perception.

God dealt with the problem by giving him a 3 dimensional vision – He gave him an imagery that dealt with the width, height and depth of his vision. He showed him something that the retina in his eyes could form a two- dimensional image with and his brain processed these two images into a 3D visual experience.  This is what is called Stereoscopic Vision. God’s solution to the ‘Valley of Leaking Vision’ is to take you for a 3D Experience. Don’t give up on your vision, don’t leave God, and don’t run away from Him. Seek to know Him. Get to Him; for in Him, is the revitalization of your vision.

Many times God gives us a vision, a dream about our future and we think that we can actualize it without Him. Stop doing the impossible. Stop living life on the difficult lane. Get to God and let Him provide you with your 3D experience. For He leaves imprints in our hearts that help us focus on our future. When He brings you through the experience, then you will be able to believe. Faith based on insight and revelation is magical. It is the highest level. And after his 3D experience, Abraham believed God and it was accounted for him for righteousness (Genesis 15:6). It is time for your faith to increase, lay hold on God. Let Him fire up your vision, for He teaches His truth in 3D vision.

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STOP THIS, ‘I WISH…’

If there is one thing common to all men, it is that we all, without fail, have gifts. God has equipped you as a solution for certain things on the earth.  We all carry on our insides, treasures, untold assets capable of building us to significance. We all are moving masses of precious things.

However, not everyone is aware of and appreciates their gift. Today I seek to encourage and enlighten you to discover your treasure house. We live in a world where many people are satisfied with ‘Oohing’, and ‘Aahing’ at the gift of others, while inside of them are much more awesome treasures. You are uniquely designed of God to stand out. There is something you have, a precious thing that you trivialize and make common, but which amazingly is unique to you. If well polished, it could be your way maker, your ground breaker and your key to significance. Some people write effortlessly, I have seen people compose songs without breaking a sweat, I have seen people dance as if they were made in that part of heaven where the only thing they do is dance… need I continue?

It is therefore worrisome to note that many people are lost in the land of ‘I wish’. They wish they could be the other person; they wish they had another talent or ability. Stop wishing you were someone else, and start celebrating who you are! God doesn’t make a mistake; He purposely designed you as you are for a reason. He has given you all that you will ever need to make a difference. But until you look deeply within, until you appreciate who you are, until your attitude towards yourself is right, you will continue a mediocre. You life begins with you! 

‘A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth’. Pro 17:8. 

The verse shares a timeless truth, which is that until you see your gift as a precious stone, it will be worth nothing to you. It is first about the possessor of the gift. Those we salute and celebrate are not super humans; they are folks who have an understanding of how special their gifts (of management, leadership, innovation, help etc) are; therefore they deploy their gifts and their prosperity is assured.

How then do you see you? How special do you think your gifts and abilities are? If you think they are ordinary, then you will deal with them without due diligence, but if you know they are precious stones, then you will do all you can to diligently polish them.

There is only one you, and the world needs your answers. We need your solutions, ways, innovation, grace, care, help, art, skill, leadership etc. You matter to the world. You have within you, the precious stone that shall be the foundation for new frontiers. We need you to release your potential, to polish the gem, to unlock the treasure house that is in you.

My heartfelt desire is that you find grace as you unwrap and polish the REAL YOU.

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Words can KILL....

“Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit--you choose”.

                                                                                                                       - The Message, Proverbs 18:21

One thing I learnt long ago was the import and power of words. Our words are not just mundane things, they shape our worlds. What you become tomorrow is as a result of what you say today. In truth, no other person’s words have as much power over your life as yours. Be careful what you say! Be careful of the word you release.

Last night, I was reading through the book of wisdom in my Bible, I found the words of Solomon, ‘A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.” Pro 18:20. As I read, light came and I saw what dear Solomon meant. I discovered yet another proof to the greatness of your words, not the words of another. Do note that the word of your Pastor, Prophet or Mentor is not as efficacious as your words. You- and not another person-, have the most right and power over the moulding of your destiny.

Solomon said that your words are seeds, and like every seed, when sown, they must germinate, all things being equal. A farmer eats of the fruits of his seed – whether directly or by profiting. The words you release today are the seeds, the fruit of which you will feed on tomorrow. Many times in life, the things we see don’t just happen, they happen as a result of process. The rain that comes upon the earth at noon is a result of a process that starts far before the noon. Your present state is a result of what started long ago.

What are you filled with today, what are you experiencing today? If your life is full of varying degrees of bitterness, failure, pain, disappointment etc, it may be because of the things you said long ago; you may be eating of the fruit of your mouth. A sure way to change your life is by starting to sow the right seeds. Heaven and earth respect your words – “Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you” Numbers 14:28. Life is more about the seed we sow than about the harvest, for your harvest is determined by the seed sown.

Life is always about the foundation, the beginning. You can’t make changes by focusing on the fruit. You don’t make changes on the product, you change the raw material, and you change the process! If your fruit makes your mouth bitter, your belly and life sour, you need to change your seed, for the seed determines the harvest. We release word, and yes, it’s within our powers but after words are released, the law of seed and harvest takes charge.

Today, understand that you feed on your release; you have with you the power to determine whether your coming years shall be filled with fruit of life or death. Like Solomon was interpreted by The Message, ‘Words kill, words give life; they are either poison or fruit - - you choose’. I know many say that your destiny is in your hands, but permit me to say, ‘it is in your mouth’.

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