Dear Father, thank you for giving me the
ability to speak words of power that produce life.
I speak peace, progress, prosperity and health 
concerning my life. My life is for your glory, 
solely dedicated to doing your will and 
making your Name known in the earth, 
in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

The proof of growth; the proof that you’ve become a matured person is not in the size of your muscles; it’s in how responsible you’ve become. Maturity is for responsibility. No parent will bring up their children just so they could become adults and say “That’s it! We nurtured you to be twenty-five. Now that you’re twenty- five that’s all about life.” No, the reason they grew you to become an adult is for you to take up responsibilities.

This is something many in the Church need to realize. You’re not just in Church to grow spiritually and then have a nice life; spiritual growth is for responsibility. You grow so you can function and serve in the house of God; so you can be a blessing to others. True spiritual men and women are those who understand and are conscious of the responsibility of service.

Refuse to be amongst those who delight in being served, rather than being the ones serving. Jesus made clear the preeminence the one who serves has over the one being served: “But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all” (Mark 10:43-44).

Refuse to be idle in the house of God; be involved in service! Be known for your effectiveness in reaching out to others, as you win them to Christ; invite them to Church meetings and other programs in your local Church.

Remember, the ministry of reconciliation has been committed into your hands; therefore it’s your responsibility to speak for Jesus and manifest the Kingdom of God where you are. That’s the purpose for Christian growth. You’re being built up to function: “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ... (Ephesians 4:11-12). Your growth is for service and responsibility in the house of God, never forget that.

Pastor Chris

I am full of power and dominion to preach the Gospel because of the presence of the Holy Ghost in my life! Nothing and no one can intimidate or stop my progress as I advance the Kingdom of God every day, teaching men and women in my world to live for Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Throughout His earthly ministry, Jesus left no one in doubt as to His purpose on earth. He seized every opportunity to demonstrate the love of God to all people. He came that we may have life to the full (John 10:10). This was the purpose for which He lived, died and was raised back to life.
The life of Jesus while He walked this earth showed us a practical example of how to live as the light of God to our world today. His life was solely dedicated to fulfilling His God-given purpose and assignment. In John 4:34, He said to His disciples “My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work”; He thus underlined the work of God as His all-consuming passion. So, as Christians and ambassadors of Christ in this world (2 Corinthians 5:20), we have the responsibility and God-ordained purpose to illuminate our world—our sphere of contact—and manifest the glory of God. This is our calling.
Romans 8:19 says, “For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.” Jesus said in Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” It’s your responsibility to make your light shine; you’re to make the personal decision and commitment to manifest the glory of God and be a blessing to your world.
It’s not enough to be passively preoccupied with the blessings and advantages that Christianity offers. You’re to be passionate about God’s work and see to it that His Kingdom is established in your home, street, place of work, school and in your sphere of contact. You’re to impact your world with the Gospel! You’re to light up your world with the fire of God that’s in you and manifest His glory to everyone around you.

Pastor Chris

The Bible says “faith is the substance of things hoped for,” and therein lies the difference between faith and hope. Faith has substance: it is the proof or evidence that what you hoped for has become yours, but hope has no substance! Hope is futuristic: faith is for now. Hope is looking over a wall at something you desire, praying that one day it’ll become yours. But faith either climbs that wall and takes a hold of that thing, or gets the necessary documents to take ownership of that thing even though from a distance. So, while the hoper says, “I am going to have it,” faith says, “I have it now!” The Bible never said the just should live by hope but by faith (Hebrews 10:38). Faith is the evidence of unseen realities; as far as faith is concerned, whatever you were hoping for is yours now, thus you act as though you've already gotten it. Now, when I say “act” I don't mean you pretend that you've gotten it or ‘try to act like you've gotten it so you can really get it.’ No. You act like you've gotten it because you know you’ve gotten it in your spirit! But the hoper doesn't understand this. He's still waiting and praying to get it. He's still counting on God to fight his battles for him, not realizing that God has already done all that’s necessary to usher us into the glory-life. But the one who’s in faith says, “Thank you Lord; you've made all things ready for me and given me all that I require for life and godliness. I claim every blessing that's in your word for me, in Jesus’ Name!” While hope puts things in the sweet by-and-by, faith is in the now; faith is for today! Faith takes possession now. It's faith that catapults you into your inheritance in Christ, not hope. For you to reign in life as the king that you are, your hope must be converted to faith by accepting what God has said about you, and speaking the same thing in agreement, irrespective of contrary circumstances. 

Pastor Anita

For we walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7,).

Christianity is a walk of faith. Faith is the lifestyle of the believer. All through the New Testament, with particular reference to the Epistles, there's not a single place where the Christian is asked to have faith. Rather, the scriptures let us know that we already have faith as Christians: …according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith” (Romans 12:3). God wouldn't ask us to walk by faith if we didn't already have faith. A man can either walk by faith or by his senses. The Bible says, “They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God” (Romans 9:8). The children of the flesh are those who are ruled by their senses. Instead of walking by faith, they walk by sensory perceptions. What does it mean to walk by sensory perceptions? It simply means to walk by your senses-by what you can see, hear, touch, taste or smell. Man is a spirit who has a soul and lives in a body. 2 Corinthians 5:6 says, “Therefore we are always confident knowing that whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord.” Your body is not you; it's the place of your abode while you're here on earth. That’s why the Bible says, “...we are absent from the Lord” because we're not in Heaven but here on earth. We don't behold the Lord face to face every hour the way people in Heaven do. So how do we know He's with us? He has told us in His word that He's with us always (Matthew 28:20).
Therefore, we don't have to wait to feel His presence because whether or not we feel it, He's there with us. Have you ever felt forsaken of God? Some people feel that way and say “Oh I don't feel the presence of God anymore.” They are moved by their feelings, instead of relying on the Word of God. Don't live your life on the basis of your senses; live by faith. Don't say “I have a headache,” because you feel some discomfort in your head; refuse to accept and endorse such information! Instead, say “Though I feel a headache, I refuse to accommodate it, for I’m the healed of the Lord!” Do the same for your finances; don't say, “I'm broke” just because there's no money in your pocket or bank account. Instead, say, “I refuse to lack because I’m a child of God, and a joint heir with Christ.”

Pastor Chris

Whenever you take a hold of the Word of God, negative forces rampage and try to steal the Word from your heart, for Satan knows that without the Word, you'll be vulnerable to his attacks.
Remember the parable of the sower; the Bible says as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, which the birds of the air came to pick up. Jesus said the seeds that fell by the way side are those that hear the Word of God and don’t understand it. Then Satan comes immediately to steal it because it didn’t get into the soil of their hearts. The first time the Word of God came to Jesus openly, Satan attempted to make that word of none effect by questioning the veracity of the Word. God said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:17) and soon enough, Satan came too and said “If thou be the Son of Cod, command that these stones be made bread” (Matthew 4:3). He challenged the Word that came to Jesus, but Jesus repelled him by using the shield of faith. He refused to give in to the wiles of the enemy by standing firm on God's Word.
The devil attacks your faith by throwing darts at you like missiles. For instance, he may say, ‘if indeed you're a new creation, repel that pain.” You may actually be feeling weak all over and think you need to lie down. But no At that point, you ought to take out your shield of faith and quench that fiery dart the devil is throwing at you. You ought to get up and shout, ‘I've got the life of God in me! Sickness has no place in my body! I walk in strength!” Glory to God!
Look at the scripture again: “Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darns of the wicked.” In order words, you won't need to cry to God to help you do it; the ability to repel the darts of the enemy is in you.

…I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel (Luke 7:9).

 

When the other disciples told Thomas they had seen Jesus, he said, “Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe” (John 20:25). When Jesus showed up, He said to Thomas, ‘Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing” (John 20:27). Thomas was “faithless” meaning he had “zero faith”: he had to see the Lord first with his physical eyes, and touch Him with His hands before he could believe the Lord had risen from the dead. Thomas exhibited faithlessness—”zero faith,” which in reality is no faith at all because faith is the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). When Jesus came walking on the water to His disciples, Peter asked Him “...Lord, if it be thou, bid rune come unto thee on the water...” and Jesus said to Him “come” (Matthew 14:28)! Peter came walking on the water, until he saw the winds and waves and began to sink. The Bible says immediately, “Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, 0 thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? (Matthew 14:31). That’s another category of faith—little faith. Little faith is the result of insufficient information from God's Word. The less of God's Word you hear, the less faith you'll have. Little faith exhibits fear and doubt. Little faith may get the job started but chickens out in the face of adversity. However, the Lord wants you to be like the centurion, of whom Jesus said, “I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel” (Luke 7:9). The centurion had said to Jesus, “Master, you don’t have to come to my house; stay where you are and speak the word, and my servant will be healed” (Luke 7:7-8). He had absolute confidence in the Word of 1he Master; that’s great faith. Great faith is the result of more accurate information from God's Word. So, don't be discouraged if your faith has been little. What you need do is to grow your faith through the Word! You can place orders for teaching tapes, DVDs, books and other materials we have on faith, that’ll help build your faith strong, log on to www.christembassyonlinestore.org.

Jesus was in the ship with His disciples one day when a violent storm arose. He was sleeping while His disciples battled the strong waves that threatened to sink the ship. After trying all they could to no avail, they rushed to the Master and shook Him awake, shouting, “...Teacher, don't you care that we're about to drown?” (Mark 4:38 CEV).
When Jesus woke up, He was unruffled. He didn't jump up in fear. He simply rebuked the winds and the sea, saying, “Peace, be still,” and there was a great calm! Then He turned to His disciples and said to them. “Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?” (Matthew 8:26). Faith and fear don't go together. Fear hinders faith, but faith destroys fear. When your faith is little, you’ll be oppressed and tormented by fear, hence your faith will not work. Little faith is the result of insufficient information. Hosea 4:6 says “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge....” God said His children are destroyed, that is, they suffer, are impoverished, punished, brought down, crushed and perish because they lack the knowledge of His Word. However, the more of God’s word you hear, the more knowledge you have, and faith comes to you in the Word. The less of God’s word you hear, the less faith you have.
Fear is a spirit that always tries to attack your faith. The next time it tries to attack you, go on your knees before the Lord and put your Bible right in front of you! Don't only read or meditate on the scriptures, but also quote them out openly until you're fully saturated. The Bible says, when the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves, (Ecclesiastes 11:3). Before long, you'll begin to roar, "l refuse to fear!"

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulations: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world (John 16:33).

Many people assume turbulent times are not for Christians and that anyone experiencing trying times might have offended God: especially when the situation is prolonged. This is far from the truth. Your road to accomplishing success could have trials and challenges. The Bible says in 2 Timothy 3:1 2 “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” However, the good news is, it doesn't matter the challenges you face, or the strength of your persecutors, you've already overcome them all. Jesus knew we would encounter problems in this world, but He confirmed that as we remain in Him, we would live a life of peace even in the face of adversity. That's why He said, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulations: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). These words of the Master must re-echo in your heart if you must enjoy a victorious life. Those words give us the assurance that we're not alone, and that our victory is a settled fact.
You may wonder why God left us in this world of trials and temptations, or want to know why He allows trials to come our way in life. Well, the truth is God doesn't mind trials or temptations coming your way since He knows He's already made you an overcomer: “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4). You need to know that God has made His power available to you and lifted you over principalities and powers. You've already overcome the world and its systems; and as for the devil, you're superior to him. Therefore, cheer up, chin out, and square your shoulders for you're a victor in Christ Jesus. Your faith in Him is the victory that has overcome the world: “For whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4).
 

Pastor Anita

Faith translates trials to challenges not impossibilities. Many things happen to us in life, but the way we interpret them determines our response to them. The full knowledge of our identity is therefore important. When the Bible says that you're more than a conqueror, it infers an assurance of victory. No force can throw you off balance. Thus when trials come your way, translate them to challenges. That's the mindset of victors. Only victors translate problems into challenges.

Pastor Anita

One time, Smith Wigglesworth was called upon to pray for a woman who had died. “It’s no use,” some folks said, trying to discourage him, but he wouldn’t be discouraged. Rather, he started praying, and as he prayed, it seemed as though the heavens were locked up with bronze gates, thus, preventing his prayers from going through. The more he prayed, the more it seemed God was saying, “No, she is already dead; forget about

it!” Instead of allowing his senses dictate to him, he continued earnestly in prayer till he got the note of victory in his spirit. Suddenly he shouted, “Yes! Yes! Yes! She’s alive!” Then he stood her straight against the wall and said, “In the Name of Jesus, I command you to walk!” Instantly, the woman began to walk. Hallelujah!

God never says no. I’ve heard some people say, “God always answers every prayer either by saying ‘yes’ or ‘no’! He says “yes” if He honors your request, and “no” if He doesn’t! This sounds logical, but it sure doesn’t measure up with the Character of God and what the Bible says. The Bible shows that all the promises of God in Christ are all “yes” (2 Corinthians 1:20); not “yes sometimes,” and “no some other times.” In other words, if you ask according to His will, which means you ask in faith and in the Name of Jesus, His answer will definitely be a “yes.”

But if you ask with a heart full of doubt and unbelief, you’ve pushed the wrong codes, and that way, He won’t hear you. It’s like wanting to reach a friend on phone and dialing a wrong number. You’ll never be able to get through to him that way because even though you made a call, it was to the wrong number. So when you pray and don’t receive an answer it’s not because God said “no” to your request; He didn’t hear you because you were praying amiss. You weren’t praying in accordance to His will—His Word: “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us” (1 John 5:14).

Understand that God never refuses His kids any good thing; He never says “no”; it’s not in His nature to withhold any blessing from His children. Therefore when you face challenges and it seems the world is against you, just laugh, for your heavenly Father is more than willing to answer you speedily when you make your requests known to Him.

By Pastor Chris

Agape was what moved the Father to send His Son to die for the sins of the world (John 3:16). This is absolutely different from human love, which to say the least is possessive, fickle and selfish. It doesn’t stand the test of time. It lasts only as long as the object of that love conforms to its expectations, and that’s because it’s based on natural emotions and desires. But the love of God, on the contrary, never fails! It doesn’t change even if the behavior of the one to whom it is directed changes.

This is the reason God could love a world of wicked sinners, for He looked beyond their sins to see what they could be if they trusted in Him. And the good news is if you’re born again, you can love others the way God loves them; you no longer have to rely on your own willpower or human emotions to love them!

So, make sure you operate in the love of God and not in ordinary human love, judge your love-standard from the description in 1 Corinthians 13, and you’ll always be on the right track in your love-walk.

By natural laws, Isaac shouldn’t have gotten the harvest he did when he sowed in the land of Gerar. There was a terrible famine, meaning that the economic factors were adverse to his prosperity. Everyone else who ventured into agriculture turned up with nothing. But there was something about Isaac that made his case different—he was Abraham’s seed.

God had said to Abraham, “...l will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing” (Genesis 12:2). God invoked in the man the empowerment to prosper. It didn’t matter where Abraham or his descendants found themselves—they functioned by a different set of rules! They weren’t affected by the economy of the nation where they lived, for they functioned by divine principles. Isaac smartly keyed into this, and his prosperity was mind- blowing. He prospered so much that the Philistines envied him (Genesis 26:14); the same thing happened in the lives of his own children.

Abraham’s physical descendant didn’t need to look for the ‘lucrative business” of the day for they were themselves the symbols of prosperity! They functioned by heaven’s economy. They weren’t dominated by market forces, economic downturns or inflation; they grew bigger and faster than inflation. It ought to be the same with you, for the Bible says, “if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise” (Galatians 3:29).

The same blessings God pronounced on Abraham are yours! The divine enablement to prosper and succeed has been invoked upon your life! Others may lament the inflation and prevalent economic crunch in the world today, but you have a different song! Why? You’re Abraham’s seed; you operate heaven’s economy! You’re the icon of supernatural prosperity.

By Pastor Chris

I’ve had the opportunity to observe people over the years and I made a remarkable discovery: people who don’t laugh easily get sick, whereas laughing people hardly ever get sick. I discovered that laughter is more spiritual than many realize. There’s more to it than a mere response to a joke or hilarious event. In the Kingdom of God, laughter is medicine: A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones” (Proverbs 17:22).

Laughter is generally found in the atmosphere that’s full of joy. The anointing of the Holy Spirit is most effective in such an environment. When the anointing is present in an environment, everything that’s not of God, including poverty, discouragement, sicknesses and diseases are dispelled. Thus it’s no wonder that the sick are easily healed in an atmosphere that’s saturated with joy.

Moreover, joy inspires success and prosperity. The joy I’m talking about isn’t of the world but of God. You received it the moment the Holy Spirit came to live in you. The Lord Jesus already told us in John 16:22, “...I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.” This joy isn’t subject to circumstances of life. Paul the apostle reiterated this when he said, “As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing...” (2 Corinthians 6:10).

Let the joy of the Lord spring up from within your heart in spite of prevailing situations. Learn to laugh your way to victory! Remember, the Bible says “...with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation,” (Isaiah 12:3). So learn to be joyful always! Let nothing take the laughter of the Spirit away from your mouth.

By Pastor Anita

The gifts mentioned above are spiritual gifts which the Holy Spirit imparts to His kids. God wants us to be desirous of these gifts; He wants us to walk in the supernatural by manifesting the gifts of the spirit. However, in 1 Corinthians 12:3 1, He charges us to “covet earnestly the best gifts...” So the question is which gifts of the Spirit are the best gifts?

Now, the term “best gifts” doesn’t imply that some spiritual gifts are “better” than others. The best gifts are the gifts that you require at a particular point in time for the need that you have. In your Christian walk, you require the operation of the gifts of the Spirit at different times and for different purposes. For example, if you spoke in tongues and needed the interpretation of what you said in other tongues, the “best gift” or most beneficial spiritual gift to you at that time would be the gift of the interpretation of tongues. If you were faced with a trying situation and needed a miracle, the “best gift” at that time would be the gift of the working of miracles.

What you must always remember is that the Holy Spirit is the giver of these spiritual gifts and He resides in you. So all you need do is ask in faith. You say, “Father, in the Name of the Lord Jesus, I ask for this gift and I receive it now.” This is exciting; the fact that you can operate at the realm of the supernatural! This is why you ought never to be disadvantaged for you have the keys you need to unlock any door in your life.

Take advantage of the presence of the blessed Holy Spirit and the gifts He freely imparts to His kids who ask of Him. Ask Him today for the manifestation of that gift of the Spirit that you require right now.

By Pastor Chris

If you’re born again, the love of God has been shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5). That means you have the inherent capacity to love as God does. But the fact that this love is in your heart doesn’t mean it’ll automatically flow out to everyone. I’ve heard people say, “I prayed to God to help me love so-and-so but I just can’t.” Well, that’s putting your own responsibility on the Lord and it won’t work that way. You have to make the choice to walk in love, for love is a choice—you choose to love!

God’s not the one to make you love someone; He’s already put His love in your spirit and now it’s up to you to let it out. I’ve often said that I’ve never met someone I didn’t like and some folks wonder how this is possible. I chose to be that way. Through the Word of God, I decided to relate with people from God’s perspective. I see people the way God sees them, and that’s the right way to live. When you imbibe this mindset, you’d respond to people on the basis of the love of the Father.

This simple but powerful thought could change your life forever. It’s the solution to the many broken marriages, friendships and relationships, where each party feels they can’t love the other anymore. I would to God they’d learn to walk in love! Choose to love! Even when others rebuff as you try to reach out to them in love, refuse to be discouraged. Love is the greatest power in the universe, and eventually it will melt the hardest heart.

The Bible lets us know that Boaz redeemed all that belonged to Elimelech and his sons, Mahlon and Chilion because of his love for Ruth. It was the custom in Israel for the nearest kinsman to a deceased Israelite to redeem his estate, including his widow and that was what Boaz did. However, he wasn’t really interested in the land and property of Elimelech and his sons for he was already a wealthy man. He knew he had to buy up everything to get Ruth, for he loved her and she was very important to him.

If a man could go this length to redeem a humble lady, how much more God! The Bible says He didn’t spare His Son but delivered Him up for us (Romans 8:32). He didn’t decide to give bulls, sheep and goats for our salvation; neither did He send the highest ranking angel! He gave His only Son Jesus Christ as a sacrifice for you and me because we’re important to Him. We’re as valuable to Him as Jesus is. That’s why He spared no cost for our salvation.

This ought to let you know that you’re priceless and important to the Father. In His eyes, you’re number one! You’re most precious to Him. When you’re conscious of this truth all the time, it will add springs to your steps and put a smile on your face—it will kindle joy in your heart every day.

By Pastor Anita

The Bible records that a certain man by the name Haman masterminded a conspiracy against the Jews while they were in captivity. Being the Prime Minister1; he was able to convince the King that it was necessary to annihilate the Jewish people. But by this time, a young Jewish girl by the name Esther had been chosen as queen of the reigning king, Ahaseurus.

When her uncle, Mordecai heard about it, he sent her this message: “who can say but that God has brought you into the palace for just such a time as this?” In other words, he was letting Queen Esther know that she came into Ahaseurus palace at the right time—for the purpose of saving God’s people. At the risk of her life, Esther took up the challenge and ensured Haman’s plan was foiled. She proved that her being in the palace at such a time in the history of the Jews was a product of divine destiny; it was to save the Jewish race from being annihilated by Haman.

Years ago, as a teenager I would say over and over again, “The world needs me! I was born as the answer to the cry of millions!” I knew that I came at the right time to impact this generation, and my life has been programmed in that direction ever since. There’s a reason you weren’t born a century ago or a century from now; God purposed and planned that you would come in this generation, to be the answer to the cry of many in your world.

Just like Esther, you were born for such a time as this—you came at the right time. You came as the answer to the cry of many. You’re God’s agent of salvation in a hurting world. When you have this kind of mentality, you’ll live as a helper and lifter of others. Remember, your life is for the salvation of souls!

By Pastor Chris

A young lady had been sick for several years and had been given up to die. In that state, sick and in pains, she was carried to a crusade. During the time of worship, she joined in and had a wonderful time, ignoring her pains. She looked away from her pains and sickness unto God. Suddenly, she noticed her hands that hadn’t moved for years were lifted up. Then it dawned on her that she’d been healed of her disease. Overwhelmed with joy, she gave her testimony in tears. Hallelujah!

If you desire a miracle in your situation, then you have to take your attention away from the challenge you’re facing and worship the Lord. The Bible says Jonah prayed to the Lord out of the fish’s belly (Jonah 2:1). Right in the midst of trouble Jonah still prayed unto the Lord. He forgot about his situation and prayed. When you study the content of his prayer you’ll discover it was all of worship and thanksgiving (Jonah 2:9). As he worshipped and thanked the Lord from the fish’s belly “the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land” (Jonah 2:10). What a mighty deliverance!

Solutions come when you worship the Lord in the midst of your trouble. The Lord Jesus didn’t respond to the woman whose daughter was vexed with an evil spirit until she worshipped Him (Matthew 1 5:22-28).

Someone has rightly said, “Those who look at the sun don’t see the shadows.” How true! So learn to subdue your pains, disease or financial condition and worship the Lord instead. Love Him with all your heart for He’s good and real; more real than whatever situation you’re going through.

I‘m often amazed at how some Christians easily give up and succumb to life’s challenges. You’ve got to understand that if you’re a child of God, you aren’t a victim! In the scripture above the prophet described a dire situation, yet chose to rejoice in the Lord all the same: “Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places....” In other words, although there was a problem, the prophet wasn’t moved by what he saw, felt, or perceived.

This should be your attitude as well. The story isn’t complete until you’ve won! Things may not be going the way you expect at the moment, but don’t despair. Reiterate your trust in God by giving Him praise for doing all things well. Tell yourself, “I’m not giving up” and begin to rejoice in the Lord God of your salvation.

Remember Paul and Silas? Things couldn’t have looked more hopeless for them as they huddled in chains in the dark dungeon of that maximum-security Roman prison. But instead of cringing in fear and hopelessness, they decided to praise God, and you know the rest of the story (Acts 16:23-36).

It’s time for you to praise God like you’ve never done before. You may not feel like it, but praise Him anyway, because that’s where the victory lies! It’s not over yet. Put your trust in God. Worship Him in spirit and in truth and Hell inhabit your praise and bring His power to bear on your situation.

The Lord Jesus charged His disciples in Mark 16:15 to “Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Preaching the gospel to the entire world goes beyond reaching people one by one; it involves organizing and holding outreach crusades, having Christian teaching programmes on TV, printing and distributing of evangelical materials, and so on. All these cost a lot of money, thus the reason we ought to get big financially—so we can sponsor the gospel around the world big-time.

One important thing you can give to God is your praise and thanksgiving. In Luke 17:17, Jesus asked the leper who returned to give thanks, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine.” In Mathew 26:2 7 Jesus gave thanks to God for the cup—His own blood that would be shed! David wanted to show kindness to anyone who was left of the house of Saul, because of his gratitude to his friend Jonathan (2 Samuel 9:7). Elisha prayed for the woman who provided him with food and shelter to have a child—that was his expression of gratitude for the love she had shown to him (2 Kings 4:12-1 7).

Maybe you’re thinking to yourself that there’s particularly nothing to be thankful for; you’re thinking, “After all, I’m sick” “I’m unhappy”; “I have bills to pay.” Well, if you’re a Christian, your life ought to be radiant and full of thanksgiving. Ephesians 5:20 says, “Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Your prayers must be filled with gratitude, irrespective of what you feel or what you’re going through. Do not only acknowledge what you can see, rather acknowledge what God has done, because that is what keeps you living a life of gratitude.

Give God your praise and thanksgiving today as a demonstration of your gratitude for all He’s done for you. He deserves all your praise and adoration. Maintain an attitude of praise and thanksgiving always.

By Pastor Anita

The acknowledgement and confession of the Lordship of Jesus Christ is the God-ordained way to receive salvation. Certain evangelists and preachers believe that for a sinner to be saved, he must confess all his sins to God. No! That wouldn’t work because it’s not scriptural. You don’t receive salvation by confessing your sins. The Bible doesn’t say “If you confess or repent of your sins you will be saved”; instead it says “If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”

The moment a sinner declares the Lordship of Jesus over his life; he becomes a new man. All his sins are remitted. He is passed from death to life. That’s the beauty of what Christ did for us on the cross. That’s why the Bible says, “To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them...” (2 Corinthians 5:19).

God is not holding any sin against any sinner. That’s why it’s wrong to tell the sinner to confess his sins for God has no record of them. When a sinner tries to confess his sins to God, He doesn’t see them because they were nailed to the cross; thus they cease to exist.

What the sinner needs is to confess with his mouth, not all his sins, but the Lord Jesus, and believe in his heart that God has raised Him from the dead, and he would be saved! That’s what qualifies him to be recreated! After he has become a Christian, he can receive forgiveness if he ever does something wrong.

By Pastor Chris

It doesn’t matter how grave the situation you’re in today is, or how dire your needs are, the Lord is strong enough to cause a change. He’s your refuge and strength, your very present help in times of need (Proverbs 18:10).

By Pastor Anita

I love to define the “fight of faith” as “the unleashing of your faith on the rebellious circumstances of time, to compel changes to correspond with your stubborn faith proclamations.” I chose to use the word “unleash” to communicate the strength of the definition. To “unleash” means to “release or vent”; it means to “turn loose or free from restraint”; “to release from a leash” much in the same way as a guard dog is released from its leash to pursue a criminal.

So, the way and manner to apply your faith to the contrary situations you face isn’t passive or mild; it connotes some form of divine aggression! The fight of faith is when you vent or turn your faith loose to run rampage against the negative situations of life! When sickness attacks your body, for example, you unleash your faith to the maximum! That’s the time to maintain your confessions of health and healing, irrespective of the symptoms you may be feeling. That’s the time to tell that tumor, “You’re dead from your roots in the Name of Jesus!”

If it’s poverty that tries to attack you, do the same thing—unleash your faith without restraints! Refuse to accept thoughts of lack. Keep declaring, “The Lord is my shepherd, therefore I’ll never lack! He supplies all my need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Learn to vocalize your faith, irrespective and independent of obvious contrary circumstances.

No matter how rebellious the circumstances are, they can never withstand the unleashing of your stubborn faith! This is why you must study and meditate on the Word of God consciously for that’s the way your faith is increased. When your faith reservoir is high, it’ll be easy to pull out the necessary confessions that’ll force rebellious circumstances to comply with your faith’s proclamations.

By Pastor Chris