The Secret of Divine Blessedness

 

Secrets of Divine Blessedness - Part 1

Some basic things are required for true success in life. One of them is the blessing of the Lord. I concede that one can amass wealth by hook or by crook without the blessing of the Lord. But the result won’t be a true success.

Proverbs 10:22 says the blessing of the LORD makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.

The Hebrew word for blessing in this scripture is berakah, which means “benediction; by implication prosperity” (Strong’s Concordance). Therefore, to be blessed means to be empowered to prosper, and to prosper means to be successful.

Amazingly, even Satan acknowledged that the blessing of the LORD can make a difference in someone’s life. Satan told God that one of the reasons Job feared God was because “You [God] have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land” (Job 1:10 NKJV). The word “blessed” in this scripture is barak in Hebrew.

Before the fall of man, God blessed (Hebrew: barak) man at creation (Genesis 1:28). Though He blessed the sea creatures and the birds to be fruitful and multiply (Genesis 1:22), it was only the man that He gave the power to have dominion.

Although God pronounced a curse on man after the fall, we can, through Jesus, access the blessing of the Lord. “How we praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we belong to Christ” (Ephesians 1:3 NLT). Every child of God is blessed and can access His blessing.

I pray that like Naphtali, you will be satisfied with favor and full of the blessing of the Lord (Deuteronomy 33:23).

How to access the blessing of the Lord

1. Be Born again :- The Bible says, “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man to whom the LORD shall not impute sin” (Romans 4:7-8 NKJV). That means those who have not yet received forgiveness of their sins are not blessed because their sins still count against them. They’re still under the curse of the law. Proverbs 28:13 says whoever covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.

To access the blessing of the Lord, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. Believe in your heart unto righteousness and confess with your mouth unto salvation (Romans 10:10). Believe and confess that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and your Saviour.

2. Obey God :- Obedience to God’s Word is key to accessing His blessing. Disobedience will hinder anyone from accessing the blessing of the Lord. You cannot continue in sin and ask that grace abound (Romans 6:1).

Deuteronomy 28 records blessings and curses. Obedience attracts the blessing of the Lord (verses 1-14) while disobedience attracts curses (Deuteronomy 28:15-68; Leviticus 26:14-46).

Because Abraham had obeyed the LORD to sacrifice Isaac and He stopped him at the point of killing him, He said, “blessing I will bless you” (Genesis 22:17a NKJV). He blessed him. If you want to access the blessing of the Lord, obey His Word and the Holy Spirit. Although we are no more under the law and Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, God still demands obedience to Him. To obey is better than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22b).

3. Consecrate yourself :- God is holy. He told the children of Israel, and by extension, all His children, “Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the LORD your God” (Leviticus 20:7 NKJV).

Consecrate yourself and be holy as Moses told the Levites. “Then Moses said, ‘Consecrate yourselves today to the LORD, that He may bestow on you a blessing this day’” (Exodus 32:29a NKJV). You cannot be willfully living in sin and think you can access the blessing of the Lord.

4. Be faithful :- Faithful people are trustworthy people, and such people are blessed by the Lord and men. Proverbs 28:20a says, “A faithful man will abound with blessings” (NKJV).

Illustrating the Kingdom of heaven with the story of three servants, Jesus said that the first two servants were praised by their master, one after the other, for being faithful in handling the small amounts he gave them. Therefore, he made them rulers over many things (Matthew 25:21, 23). But the unfaithful third servant was not blessed by his master. He was punished (verses 26-30). A similar thing happened in the parable of the minas (Luke 19:11-27).

In the parable of the unjust steward, Jesus said, “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?” (Luke16:10-11 NKJV).

5. Put your trust in the Lord :- Put your trust in Him. “Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him” (Psalm 2:12b NKJV).

Jeremiah 17:7-8 says, “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is the LORD. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit” (NKJV).

If you want to enjoy the blessing of the Lord, put your trust in Him, not in man. Jeremiah 17:5-6 says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from the LORD. For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when good comes, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land which is not inhabited” (NKJV).

6. Give to the Lord :- Giving money and other material things to the Lord opens your life to His blessing. This does not mean His blessing is for sale. It means that you’re a responsible child. Nobody can buy the blessing of the Lord. How much will you pay the Lord who is the owner of everything?

After Solomon had offered the LORD a thousand burnt offerings at Gibeon, He appeared to him in a dream and blessed him. He gave him more than he asked for. He gave him a wise and understanding heart which he had asked for so that there had not been anyone like him before and after him. He also gave him riches and honour, which he didn’t ask for so that there shall not be anyone like him among the kings all his days (1 Kings 3:4-15).

7. Honour the servants of the Lord and give to the poor and needy :- Honouring the servants of the Lord can provoke the pronouncement of His blessing on you. This includes giving financial and material gifts to the servants of God (Galatians 6:6; 1 Timothy 5:17-18). “The best of all firstfruits of any kind, and every sacrifice of any kind from all your sacrifices, shall be the priest’s; also you shall give to the priest the first of your ground meal, to cause a blessing to rest on your house” (Ezekiel 44:30 NKJV).

The Shunammite woman got the miracle of a son because she took care of the prophet of God, Elisha. When the son died, Elisha also raised him back to life (2 Kings 4:8-37).

Moses pronounced a blessing upon the Israelites before he died. Deuteronomy 33:1 introduces this chapter by saying, “This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave to the people of Israel before his death” (NLT) Please take note of the phrase “Moses, the man of God.”

While it is true that all believers today are priests, the Lord has given some people as gifts to the church: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers (Ephesians 4:11). As men of God, they can pronounce His blessing on you in response to your support for them.

Paul said, “The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain” (2 Timothy 1:16 NKJV). He also prayed for the Philippians who had sent gifts to him, “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19 NKJV).

Also, giving to the poor and needy can release the blessing of the Lord upon you. Proverbs 22:9 says, “He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor” (NKJV). The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered (Proverbs 11:25).

Likewise, Proverbs 19:17 says, “He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and He will pay back what he has given” (NKJV). The Lord is not a debtor. He will pay back whatever you lend Him. Also, Proverbs 28:27 says, “He who gives to the poor will not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses” (NKJV). If you give to the poor and needy, the Lord will bless you.

8. Provide for your parents :- One of the important keys to accessing the blessings of the Lord is to provide for your parents. Even if they have everything they need, look for ways to do for them what will make them bless you.

Isaac told Esau to make him savory food, such as he loved. He said he should bring it to him so that he might eat and his soul might bless him before he died (Genesis 27:4). After Isaac realized that Jacob had deceived him to receive the blessing, he told Esau, “I have blessed him [Jacob] — and indeed he shall be blessed” (Genesis 27:33b NKJV). It was the savory food that Isaac ate that provoked the blessing he released upon Jacob. Also in Genesis 49, Jacob spoke his last words to his sons, which was in form of a blessing.

Providing for your parents is part of honouring your father and your mother so that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God has given you (Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16). It will attract the blessing of the Lord on you. Jesus supported giving to one’s parents (Mark 7:9-13). Giving to the Lord doesn’t cancel this.

9. Associate with the carriers of the blessing of the Lord :- Joseph was a successful man in Potiphar’s house because the LORD was with him. The LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; His blessing was on all that he had in the house and in the field.

Associating with those the blessing of the Lord is upon opens you up to the blessing of the Lord. That was what the Egyptian boss of Joseph enjoyed. The opposite is also true. The curse, working in someone’s life, may affect those associated with him. How do you recognize such people? Listen to the Holy Spirit. Be sensitive. Potiphar was not a Christian; yet, he recognized that there was something positively unique about Joseph! Joseph’s boss recognized the impact of his presence and he committed his entire household into his hand (Genesis 39:2-6).

But the mariners in the ship with Jonah would have shipwrecked because of Jonah (Jonah 1:4-16). If God is resisting a man, partnering him in any endeavour may end in a colossal failure

(2 Chronicles 20:35-37; 1 Kings 22:48). Romans 8:31b says, “If God be for us, who can be against us?” (KJV). Conversely, if God is against someone, it makes no difference who is for him. May God not be against you in Jesus’ name.

10. Pray:- Prayer is important in accessing the blessing of the Lord. But without the previous conditions being satisfied, it will be ineffective. Prayer for the blessing of the Lord is an acknowledgment that it is superior to your labour but not a substitute. Do all you are supposed to do and pray for the blessing of the Lord.

Zechariah 10:1 says, “Ask the LORD for rain in the time of the latter rain. The LORD will make flashing clouds; He will give them showers of rain, grass in the field for everyone” (NKJV). In Israel, the former rain fell in autumn (October-November) while the latter rain fell between March and April in the spring. The former rain was needed for planting while the latter rain was needed for an abundant grain harvest. This is the literal meaning of the former rain and latter rain.

Praying for the blessing of the Lord is like praying for rain at the planting of your seeds and for your crops to mature for harvest as you do all you need to do. Paul planted and Apollos watered, but only God gave the increase (1 Corinthians 3:6). May the blessing of the Lord be upon you.

Conclusion: As I’ve pointed out, if Satan could acknowledge the difference the blessing of the LORD could make in someone’s life, you should not despise it. Ensure that you access the blessing of the Lord.

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Discipline your Talent

 

Discipline your Talent!

Talent may give someone a head start, but discipline determines how far they go.

I have seen incredibly talented people plateau because they relied on their natural abilities, while others with average abilities surpassed them through consistency and hard work.

Humility is what keeps us learning, and learning is what keeps us growing. In the end, greatness is built daily, not inherited. There is an arrogance that sometimes comes with talent.

When something comes easily, it is easy to assume it always will. You discover something you're naturally good at, people recognise it, success arrives early, and before long ability begins to replace effort.

That is why passion, by itself, rarely explains exceptional achievement. Talent may open the first door. Discipline is what keeps opening the rest.

Sports offers countless examples. Every generation produces players whose ability seems almost unfair, yet many finish their careers wondering what might have been. Their talent was never the question. Their relationship with effort was.

The players who endure usually share a different mindset. They never assume they are special. They behave as though improvement is their responsibility every day. Over time, discipline compounds while talent becomes the baseline everyone eventually catches.

Which is why I have come to believe there is something liberating about recognising that you are ordinary, because it leaves you with no choice but to become exceptional through your actions.

Many of the people we eventually describe as extraordinary began there. They understood that greatness was never an identity to inherit. It was something to build, one decision, one habit, and one standard at a time.

Talent may determine where you start, but discipline often determines how far you go. I've found that sustained excellence is rarely the result of extraordinary ability alone.

It is the product of consistently choosing to learn, improve, and execute long after the initial advantages have faded. In the long run, habits tend to outperform gifts because they compound every single day.

Talent may create opportunity, but discipline is what builds credibility. Over time, people stop remembering who had the greatest potential and start trusting those who consistently deliver. In leadership, sustained performance is what ultimately earns influence.

The graveyard of wasted potential is full of talented people who stopped when the applause started. Discipline is not what you do when talent is enough. It is what you do when you understand that talent is never enough. Because everyone eventually catches up to your gift. The only thing they cannot catch up to is how much more work you put in after they arrived at your level.

Talent may open the door, but discipline determines how far we go. Consistent effort turns natural ability into lasting excellence.

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Power For the Next Level

 

Power means “ability or opportunity to do something”. 

“Now Joshua was old, advanced in years. And the LORD said to him: ‘You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed” (Joshua 13:1).

God said to the children of Israel at Horeb, “You have dwelt long enough at this mountain” (Deuteronomy 1:6). Like Israel, many of us have dwelt long on where we are now. It is high time we moved on to the next level.

You don’t move to the next level of life until you have possessed the territory where you are now for God. The power to dominate one level or another comes from God. From Genesis 1:26-28, we realise that God has given us power and dominion. When we understand our kingdom mandate or authority, then we can move by faith to possess where we are and then proceed to the next level. Our prayer must be for renewed power and strength to possess where we are now, before we can move to the next level.

WHAT IS THE NEXT LEVEL?

Where is the next level? What does the next level represent? The next level may mean a higher level of calling God has for you. The next level is a higher responsibility from God. For Joshua, the next level represented the unconquered territories meant for the remaining nine and half of the tribes of Israel. (Joshua 13:1,2). Two and half tribes had got their land East of the Jordan, but the rest tribes were yet to get their own land West of the Jordan. The remaining land were to be possessed by conquest. To move to the next level, we must be ready to fight for our allotments and inheritance.

THE KEY TO THE NEXT LEVEL IS FAITH

You can only get to the next level by faith. Caleb moved to the next level of his life by faith. In Joshua 14:6-11, it does appear that Caleb was at one level for 45 years. But in verse 12, he was now ready to move to the next level. Then, he said to Joshua, “give me this mountain…” He proceeded to conquer and possess Hebron. The next level is already beckoning at us. All we need to do is move by faith to possess the next level God has for us. You already have the power for the next level in you. The Angel of God said to Gideon, “go in this might of yours.”

THE REMAINING SEVEN TRIBES

When we get to Joshua 18, seven tribes are still to be assigned with territories. In this chapter, Joshua reprimands the remaining tribes for not taking steps to possess their allotments. He then gives them with clear instructions on steps they should take to move to the next level.

In addition to faith, to move to the next level also requires strategy. Moses gave the children of Israel a strategy with which to possess the unconquered land. “Pick out from among you three men for each tribe, and I will send them; they shall rise and go through the land, survey it  according to their inheritance, and come back to me…You shall therefore survey the land in seven parts and bring the survey here to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God” (Joshua 18:4-6).

THE NEXT LEVEL FOR THE CHURCH

For the Church, the next level represents the unconquered areas of the Seven Mountains of our society. Each one of us may be in one of these mountains. The mountains or spheres are:

Education, Politics and Governance, Economy, Business and Commerce

Media, Arts, Entertainment, Religion, Family.

We can start by possessing and influencing our own spheres of influence for God. From there we can proceed to the next level.

Times and Seasons

 

Times and Seasons

There’s a rhythm to life that heaven sets in motion - a divine calendar that moves not by clocks or calendars, but by seasons of the Spirit.

Just as the earth shifts from winter to spring, summer to autumn, so does God lead us through spiritual seasons - each with its own lessons, timing, and purpose.

Recognizing these seasons doesn’t just help us understand what God is doing - it helps us flow with Him instead of fighting Him.

1. The Chronos Season - Time of Preparation

The Greek word chronos simply means chronological or measured time - the regular, everyday flow of life.

This is the season of faithfulness in the ordinary - where nothing seems dramatic, but everything is forming.

It’s where you build roots, discipline, and patience.

David had his chronos years tending sheep before becoming king. Joseph had his chronos in Potiphar’s house and prison.

“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time (kairos), we will reap if we do not give up.” -  Galatians 6:9

Chronos prepares you for what’s coming next. Stay faithful. What feels like delay is often divine development.

2. The Kairos Season -  God’s Appointed Time

Kairos is different. It means a divinely orchestrated, opportune moment - when God’s timing meets your preparation.

It’s when long-prayed prayers align with heaven’s calendar and doors begin to open.

Esther’s moment before the king was a kairos -  “for such a time as this.”

Jesus began His ministry declaring, “The time (kairos) has come. The kingdom of God is near.” (Mark 1:15).

Kairos moments don’t come every day -  and when they do, they demand faith, courage, and obedience.

3. The Epoch Season - The Beginning of a New Era

An epoch (pronounced EE-pok) is more than a moment -  it’s a divine turning point, when God shifts you into a new chapter entirely.

It’s when the old season no longer fits, and God says, “Behold, I am doing a new thing.” (Isaiah 43:19).

It can feel disruptive -  but it’s often the very thing that births your next dimension.

The resurrection of Jesus was an epoch shift - a new covenant, a new age of grace, a new reality for humanity.

If you sense transition, change, and stretching - don’t resist it. You might just be standing in your epoch season.

4. The Wilderness Season -  A Time of Testing and Refining

Before every great assignment comes a season of pruning. The wilderness isn’t punishment; it’s preparation.

Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness - not by the devil -  to be tested and strengthened. Israel spent 40 years there before the Promised Land.

The wilderness teaches dependence.

It empties you of self so God can fill you with purpose.

If you’re in one now -  don’t despise it. The wilderness is where God purifies motives and forges strength that glory will later require.

5. The Birthing Season -  Bringing Forth the Promise

Every seed of destiny eventually comes to labor.

It’s a season of travail - of pressure, contractions, and spiritual warfare -  but also of imminent manifestation.

Hannah cried in anguish, and Samuel was born. Sarah laughed, and Isaac arrived. Mary said yes, and the Savior came forth.

“Do I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?” says the Lord. - Isaiah 66:9

When you feel the pressure increasing, don’t give up -  something divine is about to be born.

6. The Waiting Season -  When God Seems Silent

Every believer walks through this -  a time when prayers linger unanswered and heaven feels quiet.

But silence isn’t absence; it’s strategy.

In the waiting, God builds trust and matures faith. David was anointed long before he was crowned. Abraham waited years before holding Isaac.

“Those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.” - Isaiah 40:31

Waiting seasons aren’t wasted; they’re where endurance grows roots.

7. The Harvest and Due Season - Reaping What Was Sown

After plowing, sowing, and waiting comes reaping.

This is the season of visible fruitfulness -  when obedience pays off, prayers are answered, and promises manifest.

“At the proper time we will reap, if we do not give up.” - Galatians 6:9

But remember: harvest requires stewardship. Don’t abandon the field when it’s time to gather.

8. The Rest Season - Renewal and Restoration

God also gives seasons of rest -  moments to breathe, heal, and regain strength.

Even Jesus withdrew from the crowds to pray. Elijah, weary from ministry, was told by God to eat and rest.

Rest is not laziness; it’s trust / the kind that says, “The world will keep turning while I sit in God’s presence.”

“He makes me lie down in green pastures; He restores my soul.” -  Psalm 23:2–3

If God is calling you to stillness, honor it. You can’t pour from an empty vessel.

​The Appointed Season -  When Heaven’s Timing Manifests

Some moments are purely sovereign. You can’t rush or earn them - only recognize them.

Jesus was born “in the fullness of time” (Galatians 4:4).

Abraham received the promise “at the appointed time” (Genesis 18:14).

An appointed season means God’s perfect timing has arrived - no delay, no denial, just divine completion.

How to Recognize What Season You’re In

​Ask the Holy Spirit. He reveals what God is doing beneath the surface.

​Pay attention to patterns. Closed doors, recurring lessons, or inner stirrings often mark shifts.

​Measure your pace. Every season requires a different rhythm - sowing, resting, or reaping.

​Stay faithful. No season lasts forever, but faithfulness bears fruit in all of them.

Final Thought

The same God who appoints seasons in nature governs the seasons of your soul.

Whether you’re waiting, birthing, resting, or harvesting -  He’s working.

Don’t rush what He’s refining.

Don’t quit what He’s cultivating.

And don’t fear what He’s shifting.

Because in every season, God’s purpose is unfolding - one moment, one chapter, one heartbeat at a time.

It’s your Prophetic season of New Beginnings - Have a Wonderful Week.

The Two Oils

 

The Two Oils!

The oil of joy, and the oil of gladness, are two oils that are mentioned in the Holy Bible.

Jesus was anointed by God with the oil of gladness, above His fellows (Psalm 45:7), but God also anointed Him with the Holy Ghost and with power. Both the oil of gladness and the oil of joy both represent the Holy Spirit. So, lets look at the substance of oil.

Oil is ‘fatness’ and ‘excess’. ‘Anointing’ is an action of being rubbed with oil or to be saturated with God, for a specific calling or need. Therefore, the oil of gladness is to literally be greased with excessive gladness; or greased with excessive joy. Spiritually, being anointed with either oils, is to be excessively anointed with the oil of the Holy Spirit, or excessively having the Holy Spirit’s indwelling within you.

Both the Old Testament and the New Testament speak of the ‘Servant’ aka our Lord Jesus Christ, being anointed with the oil of gladness and the oil of joy. (Isaiah 61 and Acts 10:38.)

Jesus was consecrated by being saturated with the oils (The Holy Spirit) for the specific purpose of the Messianic Office. That was the specific calling or need, on His life. The anointing or saturation furnished Him with the necessary powers for its administration.

Jesus knew what He was anointed or saturated with the Holy spirit of extreme joy and extreme gladness to do so and said so. (Isaiah 61: 1- 3; Luke 4:18) Jesus would do so above His fellows (those sharing and partaking as a partner in dignity, office, and work.) God ‘anointed’ Jesus with ‘exceeding joy’, excessively, surpassed anyone else with whom He had to do.)

The oil of joy and the oil of gladness would give Jesus power. It will also give every Christian power. (Acts 1:8) a power that allows the Christian to strongly stand joyfully or gladly, for the things of God.

How can we obtain the oil of gladness? For us to obtain the oil of gladness and be excessively saturated with it, the Christian has to:

Spend time in prayer; Spend time worshipping God; Spend time enriching your soul and spirit via Bible Study. The Oil of gladness has the power to set your affection and eyes on the Holy Trinity.

If you want the oil of gladness, spend time with God and ask Him for it. God is a good God.

2023 Prophetic Perspective: Engr. Sam Ezeokoli

 Welcome to AD 2023: The Year of Total Victory

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

(I John 5:4-5)

Victory as it is defined by Vine’s Expository Dictionary means to conquer, overcome, and prevail, and that is exactly what God wants in His children. From Genesis 3:15 to Revelation 15:2 God has promised that the Saints will prevail. Satan is destined for the Bottomless Pit and desires to take as many souls with him as is possible. We are in a battle for our very souls and the thing to be feared the most is not merely the death of our physical bodies, but the eternal damnation of our souls.

FOUR BASIC TRUTHS TO NOTE

1. Life is not a play ground but a battle field

2. Life is not a funfair, it is a warfare

3. Whether you are interested in fighting the battle or not, the battle is interested in you

4. It is a known fact that the Spiritual rules the Physical

"But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 15:57).

Let me share with you another mighty Scripture: "Now thanks be unto God, which always causes us to triumph in Christ" (2 Corinthians 2:14). Think upon this verse for a moment - GOD ALWAYS CAUSES US TO TRIUMPH IN CHRIST! Not sometimes, but always! God has a complete and continual victory for us in Christ! Praise His name.

God has provided us with mighty spiritual weapons which, when used, will "pull down strongholds, imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God (God's revealed will for us), and bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ" (2 Corinthians 10:4-5). If we do not use these weapons that the Lord has given us, then WE will be brought into captivity. 

In Romans 8, Paul again reveals the complete victory which is ours through Jesus Christ. We can name anything we like; but he was persuaded that IN ALL THINGS WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH CHRIST THAT LOVED US - MORE THAN CONQUERORS! The strongest onslaught the enemy can bring against us, we are able to effectively conquer, with plenty in reserve! We are more than conquerors through Jesus Who loves us! This is the kind of victory that God has for those who love Him and who believe the promises of His Word. We cannot go under for going over!

In Romans 8, Paul again reveals the complete victory which is ours through Jesus Christ. We can name anything we like; but he was persuaded that IN ALL THINGS WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH CHRIST THAT LOVED US - MORE THAN CONQUERORS! The strongest onslaught the enemy can bring against us, we are able to effectively conquer, with plenty in reserve! We are more than conquerors through Jesus Who loves us! This is the kind of victory that God has for those who love Him and who believe the promises of His Word. We cannot go under for going over!

Irrespective of your situation, there is surely hope for you if you accept the finished work of Jesus Christ on the Cross. Appropriating the Power of the Blood of Jesus Christ reverses all negative situations (Revelation 12:11, Isaiah 53:4-5).

Why would you remain in that situation when the Blood of Jesus Christ is readily available for you to appropriate? There is no situation in life beyond redemption by the Power of the Blood of Jesus Christ. All you need to do is call on Jesus Christ right away in faith, accept Him into your life and begin to appropriate His Blood for your total victory.

Say this prayer genuinely from your heart… “Lord Jesus, I call on You today for help, I accept You into my heart as my Lord and Saviour, please forgive my sins, wash me in your Blood, break every yoke of the devil off my life by the Power in your Blood, and give me total victory in life in Jesus Name, Amen”.

Remember that in Egypt, the children of Israel were saved from death by the blood of goats and rams which was placed at the doorpost of their houses and when the destroyer came, he passed over their houses. All that the people needed to do to be free from death was to stay in the house. Jesus is that house and all you need to do today to be saved is to stay in Christ. 

“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.” Revelation 12:11 KJV

 Your salvation has the provisions of heaven for your victory over the adversary. God did not bring you out for you to fail, but to live a victorious life. It is easy to understand that we have been redeemed with the blood of the lamb. You must also have an understanding of the reality of the blood that makes you acceptable in the presence of the Lord.  Ephesians 1:7 declares: “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace” (KJV).

 The blood of Jesus gave us redemption. We were bought back from the adversary; so, Satan has no right to accuse us of anything. The price has been paid in full with the blood. As a result of the victory which we have in Christ Jesus, we are supposed to live a life of ease. You must understand that the blood of Jesus has given you complete and total victory over every opposition that comes against you.

 Welcome to an Era of Possibilities and Total Victory! Please attend any Bible-believing and Holy Spirit-filled church near you to be deeply rooted in the Word of God to sustain your victories. Feel free to connect with us

The Gates of Hell Shall not Prevail

The Gates of Hell Shall not Prevail!

Jesus said:

“I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.” (Mt 16:18)

The phrase pulai hadou (gates of hell) is a Jewish expression meaning “realm of the dead.” The same two words appear in the Septuagint version of Job 38:17: “Have the gates of death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness [ puloroi de hadou]?” They appear again in Isaiah 38:10: “I said in the middle of my days I must depart; I am consigned to the gates of Sheol [pulais hadou] for the rest of my years.” In both passages, pulai hadou is a euphemism for death.

There is no doubt that we are involved in an intense spiritual warfare. God is impressing upon us that we are in a battle against an enemy who is taking the offensive against us. Satan’s kingdom is not divided and disorganized as some would believe, but is a highly organized array of spiritual powers and principalities. However, God is also impressing upon us that we have the authority to take the initiative against our enemy, and effectively counteract his ruling spirits and influences.

In fact, if we do not take the initiative against Satan, he will take the initiative against us. Whether we like it or not, we are at war with the kingdom of Satan, and we must not settle for a negotiated peace. We must utterly dominate Satan and his co-workers.

As I pondered this, I realized that Satan has a place, a gate, where he counsels together with his forces and exercises authority out of that council. To effectively counteract those satanic forces then, the Church needs its leadership, under the head of Jesus Christ, to gather together in unity and harmony in a sense of government. When this happens the gates of hell will be no match for the Church.

some Christians are not even aware of who or what the Church is. My understanding of the Greek term which gives us the ward "church," is that it is similar to the governmental houses in the United States which used to be called "assemblies." It is men coming together in right order, exercising a certain amount of rule and authority. This type of order and unity represents a tremendous threat to Satan, because his basic strategy towards the Church has always been to divide and conquer. As Jesus said, "Any kingdom divided against itself would be no match for its opposition. For this reason it is necessary for the leadership of the Church to assemble together, counsel together and exercise the corporate authority needed to defeat the government of Satan.

Adam failed in his delegated responsibility to rule the earth for the Lord, and that enabled Satan’s rulership to be established. But Jesus won the right of rulership back, and as we come together and align ourselves with Jesus, once again exercising the authority and dominion that Adam forfeited, there is a clash of governments — a conflict between the government of Satan and the government of God.

Satan, through trying to influence governments in the world, is trying to take dominion over the earth or at least regain his former dominion.

Jesus follows this by saying “I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven” so that what the church binds and looses on earth will be bound and loosed in heaven. Whatever the church locks up when it bashes down the gates of Hades will be locked up in heaven, and whatever it unlocks and sets free will be set free in heaven.

Another corporate picture, in addition to the one of our being the army of God, is a picture that we are still trying to come to grips with in many ways, that or being God’s government on earth. To successfully attack the strongholds of the nations, "binding the strong man" and "plundering his home" and thus ultimately fulfil the Great Commission to disciple not only individuals but nations, is going to take the authority of Christ invested in His people as a corporate Body under the government of God. Against this type of Church assembly the gates of hell are no match.

2Cor. 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

The Realm of Death and its arrays cannot Overcome the Triumphant Church.

REFERENCE:

1. Chuck pierce - storming the gates of hell(Spiritual Warfare)

Prepare for the Double Portion

God has promised to pour out His Double Portion Anointing, the former and latter anointings together after two days.

• • "After two days will He revive us: in the third day He will raise us up, and we shall live in His sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: His going forth is prepared as the morning; and He shall come to us as the rain, the latter and former rain unto the earth." Hosea 6: 2-3

These two days are the Church Age. As Jesus promised, He will be perfected in His saints on the Third Day when they are prepared to enter into His presence, Luke 13:32.
The prophet Joel declared the Double Portion anointing:

• • "Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for He hath given you the former rain moderately, and He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month." Joel 2:23

The former rain (Pentecost) was only poured out moderately. This is the firstfruit anointing, the earnest, (down payment)of our inheritance. But God's prophetic Word declares we will receive the early and latter rain together in the first month, or at the beginning of the New Day. The apostle James gave us this same hope:

• • "Be patent therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until He receive the early and latter rain." James 5:7

Our God has a harvest in the earth. He has had long patience for this harvest, but it cannot be harvested until it receives the early and latter rain God has promised.
Those who enter the hundred fold realm, the Holy of Holies, will have their Father's name in their foreheads. This is the seal of the living God, Revelation 7:2. Those who enter through the vail receive another anointing. Before Aaron, the High Priest, could enter through the vail:

• • "Moses poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him." Leviticus 8:12

It was necessary for Aaron to receive another anointing before he could enter into the Holy of Holies. This is the Double Portion anointing.

We are right now in the beginning of a new apostolic reformation, Judgments are coming on many, many nations, and they are coming.

Judgments are coming. We need to know it is coming so that we know it is God and we know why He is doing it. He is trying to turn the nation back to God.
Sometimes that is just His last resort, but God still has a destiny for this nation. We’re going to go through some rough times but she will emerge again.

God is allowing all of this shaking because He is trying to bring the church to a place. He is going to create another kingdom in the earth, the kingdom of God. He is shaking everything down. Everything that can be shaken is going to be shaken in our lives and in the church.

The changes that are coming to the church are so profound. Pentecost turned the early church upside down (Acts 2) and turned the world upside down. This next move is going to turn the world right side up. What is coming is so profound that it will be hard for us to comprehend. God is going to break all of the traditional boundaries, all of them. This is much deeper than revival.
“You have heard; look at all this. And you, will you not declare it? I proclaim to you new things from this time, even hidden things, which you have not known.” (Isaiah 48:6)

God has a lot of stuff up His sleeve and He has a big sleeve. He is going to start pulling them out. We are living between a dying age and a new age. We are living in between them. We are living between sunset and sunrise. The church is at the point of profound change. There is a new season for the change, and because of this storms are abounding everywhere.
It is the dawning of a new age. There are birth pangs taking place because God is seeking to birth something. We have these contractions that happen.

The Lord Jesus said to me, “The day has now come when you will begin to see great anointings breaking out across the earth, anointings like you have never seen before. There are different anointings and there is nothing in history to reference them to. You must allow these anointings to strengthen your spirit. The time has come to stand and not fall. The time has come when these anointings will enable you to reveal the heart of the Father to this world. Tell the people they are My sent ones to this generation. I am about to release my apostolic anointing into the true church. Many angels are now prepared to come to the earth. They will carry these anointings and diffuse these anointings and impart mantles with them. Truth will be revealed like never before. You will be sent to reveal the heart of the Father. You must know the Father and reveal him to this world.”

Then Elijah said to me, “The spirit that was upon me in the earth in my days will be seen again in your days. It will turn the hearts of the children to the fathers. In my day, there were droughts in the earth. There were great deluges of rain. There were great fires and windstorms. There were confrontations with the powers of darkness. You are going to see the same things when my spirit comes again into the earth and rests again on God’s people.”

God is going to do a new thing. There is coming an anointing. There is coming a power. There’s coming a new revelation, which will turn the hearts of the children, not just to their earthly fathers, but to their heavenly Father. They will know God. They will know what He is like and what their destiny is here on this earth.

“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord. He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse.” (Malachi 4:5-6)
God has His eye on a lost generation. Jezebel is going to lose her children. The Father is going to make himself known in the earth. The spirit of Elijah is coming. You’re going to see on YouTube confrontations between witches and the people of God. It is going to go worldwide. Guess who wins? God is going to demonstrate His power like never before.

Then Moses said to me, “The spirit that was upon me in my days on the earth will be upon you in your days now. This apostolic anointing will be released in the earth with great power. The end-time apostles are coming. It is going to change everything. They will lead God’s people through deep waters into the Promised Land, leading them through droughts, plagues, and dangerous times. The spirit of Pharaoh has to be broken. God sent plagues upon the land to break the spirit of Pharaoh.”

The people of Israel in Moses’ days were in bondage to Pharaoh, which is a type of the world. The church today is still in bondage to this world and it’s pull upon them. It has to be broken. Do you know what is coming upon the land? Plagues. All kinds of stuff is coming. Volcanic eruptions are coming. Chemical warfare is coming. Plagues are coming. There are going to be viruses with no antibiotic for them. Why? To break the spirit of Pharaoh so God’s people have no one else to turn to but God. That is the purpose of it, to turn the people back to God. Moses said, “These apostles will release the fullness of Passover, the fullness of Pentecost, and the fullness of Tabernacles.”


We have never entered into the fullness of our salvation, but we are going to. We are going to have a whole Church of people who are whole. A new reformation is about to get underway.