THE PERSON AND MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SATURDAY MARCH 6, 2021.

SUBJECT: THE PERSON AND MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT!

Memory verse: “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he shall testify of Me.” (John 15 vs 26.) 

READ: John 16 vs 12 - 15:

16:12: I have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

16:13: However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak of His own authority, but whatever He hears, He will speak: and He will tell you things to come.

16:14: He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine, and declare it to you.

16:15: All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of mine and declare it to you.

INTIMATION:

The Holy Spirit is a person, hence His Personality is emphasized as  “He” is used of Him in the masculine. He is unseen just like God the Father, omnipresent, and omnipotent. When you become a Christian, you gain all the privileges and responsibilities of a child in God’s family. One of these outstanding privileges is being led by the Spirit (See Galatians 4 vs 5 - 6). We may not always feel as though we belong to God, but the Holy Spirit is our witness. His inward presence reminds us of who we are and encourages us with God’s love (Romans 5 vs 5). He is a very gentle Person, and allows us to take our choices in all things. A leading of the Spirit engenders perfection in walking in consonance with God’s commandments, and is assured of exploits in your life’s endeavors.

The subject of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament is considered in line with His Divine attributes. These attributes include: 

(1) His distinct Personality in the Godhead—the Third Person in the Godhead; God the Father, God the Son—Jesus Christ, and God the Holy Spirit (Ghost). The Three Personalities are united as One—the Godhead, and work together. The unity, and working together are in various ways demonstrated in the Bible. For instance, in creation the Spirit was hovering all over the surface of the deep (Genesis 1 vs 2) and was active in accomplishing all that God the Father called into being. In the baptism of Jesus Christ; God the Son was in the water, God the Holy Spirit descended upon Him as a dove, and God the Father spoke with a voice from heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3 vs 13 - 17.) The Holy Spirit was with the Lord Jesus in His Birth (Luke 1 vs 35), His life (Matthew 4 vs 1; Luke 1 vs 1, 14, & 18), His baptism (Matthew 3 vs 16; John 1 vs 32 - 33), His Death and Resurrection (Romans 4 vs 24; 8 vs 11). 

(2) The Holy Spirit is very active in His operations in the world. He is in the church, haven been sent at Pentecost by the Father and the Son—Jesus Christ (Acts 2). He is the Enabler of the personalities involved in the production of Holy Scripture. Jesus said the Holy Spirit would tell His disciples “things to come”; the nature of their mission, the opposition they would face, and the final outcome of their efforts. They did not fully understand these promises until the Holy Spirit came after Jesus’ death and resurrection. Then the Holy Spirit revealed truths to the disciples that they wrote down in the books that now form the “New Testament.”

(3) Most importantly is His operations in the individual believer. The Holy Spirit is the “Spirit of truth.” The truth into which the Holy Spirit guides us is the truth about Christ. The Spirit also helps us through patient practice to discern right from wrong. The Holy Spirit is the agent of change in people when they believe the gospel. When we tell others about Christ, we must depend on the Holy Spirit to open their eyes and convince them that they need salvation. God’s power—not our cleverness or persuasion—changes people. Without the work of the Holy Spirit, our words are meaningless. The Holy Spirit not only convicts people of sin but also assured them of the truth of the gospel. 

The Holy Spirit is a powerful person on the side of the believer, working for, and with him or her. He will never leave him, though the world at large cannot receive Him, but He lives with the believer, and in the believer. He teaches the believer; He reminds him or her of Jesus’ words (John 14 vs 26; 15 vs 26); He convinces us of sin, shows us God’s righteousness, and announces God’s judgement on evil (John 16 vs 8); He guides the believer into truth and gives him or her insight into future events (John 16 vs 13); He brings glory to Christ (John 16 vs 14). 

The Holy Spirit has been active among people from the beginning of time, but after Pentecost (Acts 2) He came to live in all believers. Many people are unaware of the Holy Spirit’s activities, but to those who hear Christ’s words and understand the Spirit’s power, the Spirit gives a whole new way to look at life. Jesus uses two names for the Holy Spirit—“Helper” and “Spirit of truth.” The Word “Helper” conveys the helping, encouraging, and strengthening work of the Spirit. “Spirit of truth” points to the teaching, illuminating, and reminding work of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit ministers to both the head and the heart, and both dimensions are important. 

Jesus promised the disciples that the Holy Spirit would help them remember what He had been teaching them. This promise ensures the validity of the New Testament. The disciples were eyewitnesses of Jesus’ life and teachings, and the Holy Spirit helped them remember without taking away their individual perspectives. We can be confident that the Gospels are accurate records of what Jesus taught and did. The Holy Spirit can help us in the same way. As we study the Bible, we can trust Him to plant truth in our mind, convince us of God’s will, and remind us when we stray from it. 

In witnessing for Christ, the Holy Spirit would give us the appropriate words in our time of need. As His followers, our testimony might not make us look impressive, but it would still point out God’s work in the world through Jesus’ life. We need to pray for opportunities to witness for Christ, and then trust Him to help us with our words. This promise of Spirit’s help, however, does not compensate for lack of preparation. Scripture teaches that we are to make carefully prepared, thoughtful statements (Colossians 4 vs 6). We need to study God’s Word. Then God will bring His truths to mind when we most need them, helping us present them in the most effective way. 

Prayer: Abba Father, thank You so much for the gift of the Holy Spirit. I call Him my ‘Senior Partner’ because He is my Helper, Encourager, Empowerer, Advocate, Intercessor, Comforter, Counselor, Standby, and Strengthener. Endue me with spirit of grace, that I will never miss the leading of the Holy Spirit in my life, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed. Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

PRAYER FOR THE MONTH.

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MFM Hymns Book - 770

(Bro Joshua Afolabi)

       (MFM Pastor)

Topics:  I Will Curse Him That Curseth Thee!

Bible Reading: Genesis 12:2-3, Genesis 27:29, Numbers 24:9.

Text: Zechariah 2:8, Psalm 105:15, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 39:1-5, Genesis 41 & Numbers 22:12.

Prayer Points (Before Ministration)!

1. (Grap your Head with your two hands) say this loud and clear, My head, hear the word of the Lord, arise, shine, in the name of Jesus.

2. (Grap your Head with your two hands) say this loud and clear, My head, hear the word of the Lord, reject the called of darkness, in the name of Jesus.

3. (Grap your Head with your two hands) say this loud and clear, My head, hear the word of the Lord, reject the arrow of infirmities, in the name of Jesus.

4. (Lay your right hand on your chest) says, Arrow of enchantments against my destiny, backfire, in the name of Jesus.

5. I fire back every arrow of enchantments and sorcery, in the name of Jesus.

6. Sing this loud and clear is a prayer!

The resurrection power... Work miracle in my life...

Today, today, work miracle in my life..

The resurrection power...

Work miracle in my life..

Today, today, work miracle in my life...

Message!

Genesis 12 : 2-3

Seven Things That God did To Abraham ln This Scriptures?

1. He Will be a great nation.

2. He Will bless thee to many nation.

3. He Will be a blessing.

4. He Will be a blessing to others.

5. He Will make his name to be great.

6. I Will curse  Him that  Curseth Thee. (The topic of today).

7. In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Things to know?

- Agent of Satan always afraid of the curses.

- Curses come from the enemies every time.

- Enemy send curses to the children of God.

There is what we called Righteous Curses and Unrighteous Curses.

As a Christian we have the authority against all curses of darkness therefore, we are going to use the weapon of the authority against them now through our prayer tonight.

1. You must surrender your life to Jesus Christ.

2. You repent from known sins. And 

3. You need to pray the prayer of warfare against this curses of darkness.

Prayer Points After Ministration

1. Every pit, every net, prepared for me by the enemy, catch your owner, in the name of Jesus.

2. Curses issued to imprison my life, what are you waiting for, die, break and die, in the name of Jesus.

3. Every alter cursing my life, attack your owner, in the name of Jesus.

4. Curses of Thou shall not go far, in the name of Jesus.

5. Curses of Thou shall not Excel, Backfire, in the name of Jesus.

6. Powers holding me down to where I don't belong, your time is up, die, in the name of Jesus.

7. Any power cursing my life, your time is up, die, in the name of Jesus.

8. Any power aborting my blessing before it comes to my hands, die, in the name of Jesus.

9. Anything in my head cooperating with my battles die, in the name of Jesus.

10. Oh God arise, show to my enemies that you are my God, in the name of Jesus.

11. Every blessing that curses have removed from my hand, I possess it by fire, in the name of Jesus.

OH GOD ARISE AND FILL MY MOUTH WITH LAUGHTER!!! 

Psalm 126: 1. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 2. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. 3. The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.

PRAISE AND WORSHIP 

PRAYER POINTS 

NOTE :Please pray this prayer with boiling anger. 

1. Father, give me a new beginning, in the name of Jesus.

2. My Father, cause this year to be my year of Jubilee and rejoicing, in the. name of Jesus.

3. Every curse of stagnation upon my life, break, in the name of Jesus.

4. O God, arise and fill my mouth with laughter, in the name of Jesus.

5. O God, arise and let my tears expire, in the name of Jesus.

6. O God arise and let my shame expire, in the name of Jesus.

7. O God arise and turn my captors to my captivities in the name of Jesus 

8. Miracle, that surpasses explanation, manifest in my life now in the name of Jesus.

9. O God, arise today, and let my situation change, in the name of Jesus.

10. Today, I position myself by fire for divine intervention, in the ‘name of Jesus.

11. I drink the blood of Jesus. (Say this for 21times).

12. Let God arise and let my infirmity be scattered, in the name of Jesus.

13. I bind and cast out every agent of weakness in my life, in the name of Jesus.

14. O God, my Father, burst forth in my life; by signs and wonders, in the name of Jesus.

15. Resources of heaven, arise by fire, promote me, in the name of Jesus.

16. Any power that wants me to die like this, die, in the name of Jesus.

17. Agents of killer infirmities, I kill you now, in the name of Jesus.

18. My blood, hear the word of the Lord, reject visible and invisible agents of infirmity, in the name of Jesus.

19. Every occult pregnancy concerning my life this month, I abort you by fire, in Jesus name.

20. Oh heavens, declare your glory over my life in the name of Jesus. .

21. Every waster and emptier assigned to swallow me up die, in the name of Jesus.

22. Sickness and infirmity shall not waste my life, in the name of Jesus.

23. Every arrangement to frustrate my breakthroughs, catch fire, in Jesus name.

24. Every priest of darkness divining against me, die, in the grave of fire, in the name of Jesus.

25. Every wicked mouth opened to swallow my breakthroughs this month, dry up, in the name of Jesus.

26. Oh God, arise and empower the eagle of my breakthroughs to fly this month, in the name of Jesus.

27. Lord elevate me this month and do something in my life that will make men to celebrate me in the name of Jesus.

28. I shall sing my song and dance my dance this year in the name of Jesus.

29. Blood of Jesus, pump out any stranger in my body, in the name of Jesus.

30. My body organs, reject the voice of early death, in the name of Jesus.

31. Any power assigned to make me take foolish risks, die,‘ in the name of Jesus.

32. Father Lord I thank you for answering my prayers in the name of Jesus

POWER AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF FAILURE!!! 

Prov. 22:29 – “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”

Lazy people never succeed instead laziness will put you down. Inherited laziness is worst.

PRAISE AND WORSHIP 

PRAYER POINTS 

1. O God arise and move me to my next level, in the name of Jesus.

2. I plug my life, into the socket of divine acceleration, in the name of Jesus.

3. (Mention your name), hear the word of the Lord, enter into your divine glory, in the name of Jesus.

4. Powers that have determined to make me fail, your time is up, die, in the name of Jesus.

5. Every bewitchment upon my glory, break away, in the name of Jesus.

6. Voice of my glory, hear the word of the Lord, speak in the right places, in the name of Jesus.

7. Any power, standing as Goliath in my life, fall and rise no more, in the name of Jesus.

8. Any progress stolen from me by the enemy, I recover you now, in the name of Jesus.

9. Powers, assigned to detain my journey of progress, die, in the name of Jesus.

10. Every hand of Pharaoh upon my life, I set you ablaze, in the name of Jesus.

11. The voice that woke up Lazarus, roar, wake up my virtues, in the name of Jesus.

12. Every power of inherited failure, I am not your candidate, die, in the name of Jesus.

13. Thou power of the shadow of death, over my life, clear away, in the name of Jesus.

14. Any evil oil, flowing upon my head from my father’s house, dry up, in the name of Jesus.

15. Oh Lord, I ask for wisdom and knowledge to do my job right, in the name of Jesus.

16. I receive grace to be diligent in business, in the name of Jesus.

17. Oh Lord, anoint my handiwork for outstanding success, in the name of Jesus.

18. I excel above my colleagues ten times like Daniel, in the name of Jesus.

19. I will find favour before my boss and colleagues, in the name of Jesus.

20. Oh Lord, let the anointing to overcome fall upon me, in the name of Jesus.

21. I bind every spirit of fear, in the name of Jesus.

22. I thank God for answering my prayers in the name of Jesus

GOD HAS THE BEST FOR YOU!

 God Has the Best for You! 

“Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?” Matthew 7:9 (KJV)

Knowing that God has the best for you inspires you to wait on Him till the end. The followers of Jesus Christ came to a point in their lives where they were discouraged in their prayers. They thought God had abandoned their prayers and hearts’ desires. Jesus Christ, being God, discerned what was in their heart and had to encourage them. He used earthly things to explain spiritual truth—that even parents give attention to the needs of their children, so how much more will God, the creator of all things? If you are a child of God and you have not yet received answers to your prayers, don’t think God has abandoned your prayer request. He has prepared the answer for you, waiting for the right time to deliver it to you (Psalms 46:1). Beloved, God has the best in store for you (Jeremiah 29:11). If you are sure you have the Word of God to justify your prayer request, then wait patiently in faith for it. Abraham had to wait patiently in faith for twenty-five years before receiving the answer to his prayer request. Dear beloved, God has the best in store for you. Keep trusting Him. Just as He did it for Abraham, Joseph, Hannah, and David, He will also do it for you. Hallelujah! Be an overcomer!

Prayer Point: Dear heavenly Father, thank You for Your assuring Word. Indeed, You have the best in store for me. Please continually give me the grace to wait patiently as You prepare me to receive the best that You have in store for me in Jesus’ name. Amen!

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FAITH BOOSTERS!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

FRIDAY MARCH 05, 2021.

SUBJECT : FAITH BOOSTERS!

Memory verse: "When Jesus heard it, He marveled and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!” (Matthew 8 vs 10.)

READ: Matthew 21 vs 18 - 22:

21:18: Now in the morning as He returned to the city, He was hungry.

21:19: And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you again.” Immediately the fig tree withered away.

21:20: And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither away so soon?” 

21:21: So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done.

21:22: And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

INTIMATION:

Our faith is boosted when we know the reality, legality, and substantiveness of our “New Creation” in Christ Jesus, that is our true identity in Christ, and what God has said about those recreated in Christ. The first thing that is necessary is to know the integrity of the Word; to know that this Word is actually what it declares itself to be—a revelation from God to us. We should know that it is God speaking to us; that the Bible is not only a Book of the past and future, but it is a Book of now; that it a God-breathed, a God-indwelt, a God-inspired message.

Secondly, it is necessary for us to know the actual reality of our redemption in Christ; not as a doctrine, not as a philosophy, but as an actual redemption out of the authority of Satan, and that we have been, by the New Birth, translated into the kingdom of the Son of His love; or in other words, into the very Family of God. Satan's dominion over us, as a New Creation, is ended. Jesus is the Lord and head of this new body. 

Thirdly, it is necessary for us to know the reality of the new creation; to know the legal side of it, that in the mind of justice we were created in Christ Jesus when He was recreated after He had been made sin as our substitute. We should know that vitally, the moment we accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and confessed Him as our Lord,  we are the very sons and daughters of God Almighty.

The fourth fact is that we know the reality of our righteousness in Christ. There is no theory about this. We know that Romans 3 vs 26 is a reality; "To demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus." But the great revelation is in Second Corinthians 5 vs 21, "Him who knew no sin God made to be sin; that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." Not only is Jesus our righteousness, and the Father our righteousness, but we have become "the righteousness of God in Him." This means our standing before the throne is a standing sponsored by God Himself and by His Son; by His own works wrought in us, and by the Holy Spirit, through the Word.

The fifth fact necessary for us to know is the reality of indwelling of all the mighty truths connected with redemption, this is the climax: that God Himself, after He has recreated us, made us His own, and is actually making our bodies His home. No longer does He dwell in earth-made holy of holies. Our bodies have become His temples. The apostle Paul made this clear in First Corinthians 6 vs 19 - 20, saying, "Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's."

When you becomes God-inside minded, when you take for granted that "greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world" (First John 4 vs 4), you go out and face life's problems with the sense of a conqueror. It is a rare practice amongst believers to say in every crisis of their life, "I am a conqueror; I am more than a victor, because the Creator dwells in me. He can put me over. He can make me a success. I can't fail." What effect will this knowledge, sincerely put into practice daily, have upon our prayer lives? It will be awesome. 

The sixth fact is that it is necessary for us to know the reality of our fellowship with the Father. This is the very heart reason for redemption. In First Corinthians 1 vs 9, the Bible says, "God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord." Fellowship means sharing, equally bearing the burden, sharing in the victories; and He has called us to share with His Son.

Prayer: Abba Father, my faith is exceedingly built in You; in You I live and move and have my being. O Lord, give me the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You, and open my eyes of understanding to know the hope of Your calling, and the riches of the glory of Your inheritance in me, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

MAKE JESUS CHRIST YOUR ROLE MODEL!

 Make Jesus Christ Your Role Model! 

“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:” Colossians 2:6 (KJV)

Making Jesus Christ your role model puts you on the pedestal of greatness. The children of God have everything in life to prosper therewith. The LORD Almighty has given Jesus Christ to the whole world (John 3:16). For those in the kingdom of God, He has made Jesus their role model, but not everyone has taken Jesus as a role model (Hebrews 12:2). Some have made certain personalities in the world their role model. Beloved, the danger is that if those personalities misconduct themselves, their followers turn to replicate their mistakes. However, if Jesus Christ is your role model, there is no way your life will be full of misconduct and mistakes. You will walk in Him and your life will move from glory to glory. Dear beloved, meditate on the opening scripture and gain a heart of wisdom. The additional benefits of making Jesus Christ your role model are that you become rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith, and overflowing with thankfulness (Colossians 2:7). Beloved, make Jesus Christ your role model and see your life move from glory to glory and from perfection to perfection. Praise the Lord! You are an overcomer!

Prayer Point: My loving Father, thank You for giving me a role model to look up to. I pray for Christians all over the world that even though they may have other people as their role models, they would make Jesus Christ their ultimate role model—so that they would not be deceived but be rooted, built up in Him, strengthened in faith, and overflowed with thankfulness in Jesus’ name. Amen!

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FELLOWSHIP WITH THE GODHEAD!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

THURSDAY MARCH 04, 2021.

SUBJECT : FELLOWSHIP WITH THE GODHEAD!

Memory verse: "Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” (John 8 vs 12.)

READ: First John 1 vs 3 - 7: 

1:3: That which we have seen and heard we declared to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. 

1:4: And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.

1:5: This is the message which we have heard from Him and declared to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

1:6: If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness we lie and do not practice the truth.

1:7: But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

INTIMATION:

The highest honor God has ever conferred upon us is to be joint-fellowshippers with the Godhead—the Father, with His Son, and with the Holy Spirit—in carrying out His dream for redemption of the human race. This fellowship is the very mother of faith, the parent of joy, the source of victory, and He has called us individually into fellowship with His Son.

Jesus is the light of the world. He is the Creator of life, and His life brings light to humankind. In His light, we see ourselves as we really are (sinners in need of a Savior). If you have fellowship with Him—the true Light, you will have the light and can ovoid walking blindly and falling into sin. If you are walking in the light as He is in the light, He lights the path ahead of you so you can see how to live. Fellowship with the Godhead is in prayer, and meditation in His Word; in this, prayer becomes one of the sweetest privileges, and one of the greatest assets that we have fallen heir to in Christ. Consequently, your joy is guaranteed to be full.

As a believer in fellowship with Him you are not alone, you are not left to your own resources to cope with problems. Even when you don't know the right words to pray, the Holy Spirit prays with, and for you, and God answers. If the Holy Sprint is voicing the desires of the Father through your lips, those desires will be met and granted. With God helping you to pray, you don't need to be afraid to come before Him. Romans 8 vs 26 then can be a reality; "Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered."

Light represents what is good, pure, true, holy, and reliable. Darkness represents what is sinful, and evil. The statement “God is light” means that God is perfectly holy and true and that He alone can guide us out of the darkness of sin. Light is also related to truth, and that light exposes whatever exists, whether it is good or bad. In the dark, good and evil look alike; in the light, they can be clearly distinguished. Just as darkness cannot exist in the presence of light, sin cannot exist in the presence of a holy God. 

Our fellowship with the Godhead is the very heart reason for redemption. Fellowship means sharing, equally bearing the burden, sharing in the victories. In First Corinthians 1 vs 9 the Bible says, "God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord." He has called us to share with His Son. 

Again a believer, in fellowship with the Godhead, it is necessary for us to know the authority of the name of Jesus; not as a part of a creed or a doctrine, but to know it as an actual reality.  The Father has given us the power of attorney to use the name of Jesus, and that name has all authority in heaven and on earth. (Philippians 2 vs 9 - 10). That makes us absolute masters of satanic forces: "In my name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover” (Mark 16 vs 17 - 18); “If you ask anything in My name, I will do it (John 14 vs 14); “Whatever you shall ask of the Father in My name He will give it you." (John 15 vs 16; 16 vs 23).

This is limitless. It is the limitlessness of the prayer life and it belongs to every child of God. Therefore, fellowship with the Godhead—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—is the key of life,that is walking in the light of the world. You will never stumble but have the best of life, and consequently, receive the crown of glory—eternal life with Him.

Prayer: Abba Father, You have called me into fellowship with You, Your Son, and Your Holy Spirit. In You there is no darkness but the light of life. Give me the grace never to fall out of fellowship with You the Triune God; fully pleasing You, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of You, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

AS THE FATHER IS SO HIS CHILDREN SHOULD BE!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

WEDNESDAY MARCH 03, 2021.

SUBJECT : AS THE FATHER IS SO HIS CHILDREN SHOULD BE!

Memory verse: "Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgement, because as He is, so are we in this world." (First John 4 vs 17.)

READ: Hebrews 11 vs 1 - 3:

11:1: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

11:2: For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.

11:3: By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

INTIMATION:

God is a faith God, therefore His children should be faith children. God’s faith nature is as expressed in the passage we read today, "By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible" (Hebrews 11 vs 3). God called the universe into existence out of nothing, he declared that it was to be, and it was. 

All that God did to create the universe was to say, "Let there be.” He said, "Let there be an earth," and the earth came into being. “Let there be light in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth," and the sun, moon, and stars came into being. God's only machinery for creation was His Word. In that Word was the faith of God expressed. God first believed it into being.

God has given us His nature in the new birth; “as He is so are we in this world.” We have learned overtime that our words can be filled with either faith or unbelief, or cold speculation. Faith gives substance to the Word of God. It gives substance to the things we hoped for. Faith makes man God-like, just as love makes him God-like. Our whole struggle in the faith life is to take the Word of God instead of the word of man—to rest in God's Word rather than in man's word.

God is a faith God, and when man links up with God, he becomes a faith man. He and God work, and walk together. The believer is a faith person. He does not walk by reason. He does not walk by sense knowledge. He lives and walks in the realm of faith as expressed in Second Corinthians 5 vs 7:- "For we walk by faith, not by sight."

Take note of the Scriptures in Hebrews 11 vs 1; "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Or "a reality of things not seen." You never expect anything now, for which you hope. Hope is always in the future. There is nothing firm, or solid or tangible about hope. But faith gives reality to the things that you have hoped for, that you never would have had otherwise. In Romans 4 vs 17, the Bible says, "(As it is written, 'I have made you a father of many nations') in the presence of Him whom he believed - God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did." That is faith by God.

Speaking of Abraham in the next verse (18) He said, "Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken." This is a striking Scripture. Abraham had a battle with hope. Finally he arrived. He believed against hope. He counted God's word to be absolute.

Now, look at Romans 4 vs 19 - 21; "And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb. He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform."

Reason would have conquered had he yielded to it. Reason said, "Tradition shows that no man has ever had youth renewed, that no woman past ninety years of age has ever had a child. Yet this man believed against all the evidence of sense knowledge, and counted that God was able to make good what He had promised. Abraham moved into God's class. He counted the things that were not as though they were, and they became. He counted his body to be as good as it was at the age of thirty five years. He considered Sarah to be as young, and capable of bearing children. He counted the thing that was not as though it was, and it became.

God created us in His image and after His likeness, and gave us His nature the new creation, hence you and I should be like Him; faith man, or faith woman.

Prayer: Abba Father, in You I live, and move , and have being. Engrace me to build up my faith absolutely in You, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!