By Pastor Anita

The opening Scripture tells us that God's Word is forever settled in heaven: however, it's your responsibility to settle or prove the Word in your own life. The Bible says, “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21). Concerning your health, marriage, business, academics, ministry, etc., you can prove the Word of God. How? By simply acting on it; doing what it says. 

In fact, while talking about tithing in Malachi 3:10, the Lord challenged us to prove the word: “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meal in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a bless in that there shall not be room enough to receive it” So you see, God isn't afraid to be put on the spot; He asked us to prove His Word.
So today, find out some of the things God has said about you in His Word and act on them. Don't sit idly by waiting and hoping that His word concerning you will come to pass someday, perhaps in the sweet-by-and-by. No! Take a step of faith and act on the Word now! Act on the knowledge of God's word that has come to you, and your faith will prevail.

another has actions. “My answer is, “Show me how anyone can have faith
without actions. I will show you my faith by my actions
(James 2:17.18 GNB,).

 
Faith is active and not passive. Faith doesn’t sit back and say, “Whatever will be, will be.” Faith acts NOW, for faith without works, that is corresponding action, is dead. So, the faith that works is that which believes what God says, speaks and acts accordingly. In other words, if you truly believe God's word-that He is who He says He is, has done what He says He has done, and that you have what He says you have, then you must talk, act and live that way. 

When Peter and John met the crippled man at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, Peter said to the man, Silver and gold have I none: but such as I have give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk” (Acts 3:6). Peter then grabbed the man by the hand, and lifted him up. The Bible says “And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them in to the temple, Walking and leaping, and praising God” (Acts 3:8). The man didn't try to test whether he could stand up: he jumped up! That’s a demonstration of faith. He believed he had been healed and he immediately acted that way: “And he leaping up stood, and walked....” 

When it comes to walking by faith, you must learn to trust in the word of God and believe in its integrity, for the word never fails. This is the reason you should never question the veracity of God’s Word or doubt its integrity. Some folks, upon receiving counsel, instruction or admonition from the word of God are fond of asking how the word they've heard will come to pass. That’s not faith, for faith doesn’t ask 'how?”! Rather, faith acts on the Word.
Don't ask how the miracle you're expecting will happen. Leave the 'how’ to God. Stop trying to figure out how your faith will work and produce the money you need. Don't ask God how the miracle baby you're expecting will come! Don’t ask Him how the healing will take place. Your responsibility is to keep living the word; be a word practitioner. The challenge you're facing may seem overwhelming, but the Bible lets us know that through faith you've already overcome.
God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all you can ever ask or think or imagine. He is too big to be asked the question “how?” Therefore when He tells you anything, just believe. That's all it takes. Jesus said “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth” (Mark 9:23). When God asked Abraham to offer his only son Isaac as a sacrifice, he promptly obeyed. He didn't ask, “0 God, how am I going to become the father of many nations if I offer my only son as a sacrifice?” He left that to the Lord. That's faith; it doesn't ask God ‘how?’ Rather, it accepts, believes and endorses God’s Word as absolute truth.

By Pastor Chris

The Bible describes Abraham as a very wealthy man (Genesis 13:2). He however didn’t become rich by hard work alone or by good luck. Hebrews 11:8 says, “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.” ln other words, Abraham became great by faith. He took the faith way up! We are the children of Abraham, therefore we also must take the faith way up; the life we live now must be by faith (Galatians 2:20).
Faith in God and in His Word gives you tremendous results in all your endeavors. Without faith, it’s impossible to please God because anyone that comes to Him must
believe that He is the One Who supplies, heals, provides and rewards (Hebrew’s 11:6).
The Bible says through faith the elders obtained a good report (Hebrews 11:2). Meaning that the elders took the faith way up! Extraordinary miracles were done through faith, they “…subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions” (Hebrews 11:33). You also can equally get a job, pay your bills, and live in health, victory and success everyday as you live by faith in the Word.
The word declares that they which are of faith are the children of Abraham (Galatians 3:7), and, the promises of God were made to Abraham and his seed (Galatians 3:16). That includes you; so like father Abraham, take the faith way to the top!

By Pastor Anita
(On Tuesday January 6th 2009)

Good character is the best insurance; 
crooks get trapped in their sinful lust (Proverbs 11:6 MSG).

Imagine you got home one day and found one million dollars left at the corner of your house, and just the day before you had asked the Lord for money. But now, here you are, with a bag of one million dollars, probably abandoned by someone you don't know. What would you do? I can imagine what terrible difficulty some people may have, deciding what to do. “Do I take it and keep it, or do I alert the police? Do I hide it somewhere else?” These and some other thoughts may run through your mind.
Some won't have any problem deciding what to do with it; they'd simply keep it. They may justify their action by saying 'If God didn't want me to have it, why then did He put it there?” Now, they're holding God responsible.
It reminds me of my growing years. Back than, if you found something that didn't belong to you, you took it to a repository called “Lost-and-found.” where it would be kept until the owner reclaimed it. It never crossed your mind to keep whatever you found that didn't belong to you. It was part of your character. There were no questions as to whether or not to keep it; you knew exactly what to do! You either returned it or found some authority figure to give it to, who would do something about it.
So today, if you found a million dollars beside your house, the right thing to do is to get witnesses and take the money to the police. That's good character. Now, having done that, don't expect anyone to reward you, for nobody needs to reward you for character. Its life itself that rewards good character, and when it does, it does it in a big way. So train yourself with good character, for it is a rewarding asset indeed.

Faith is active and not passive. Faith doesn’t sit back and say, “Whatever will be, will be.” Faith acts NOW, for faith without works, that is corresponding action, is dead. So, the faith that works is that which believes what God says, speaks and acts accordingly. In other words, if you truly believe God's word-that He is who He says He is, has done what He says He has done, and that you have what He says you have, then you must talk, act and live that way.
When Peter and John met the crippled man at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, Peter said to the man, Silver and gold have I none: but such as I have give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk” (Acts 3:6). Peter then grabbed the man by the hand, and lifted him up. The Bible says “And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them in to the temple, Walking and leaping, and praising God” (Acts 3:8). The man didn't try to test whether he could stand up: he jumped up! That’s a demonstration of faith. He believed he had been healed and he immediately acted that way: “And he leaping up stood, and walked....”
Thus, when you hear the Word of God which says for example, 'By whose stripes ye were healed” (1 Peter 2:24), you ought to say “Thank you Father, by the stripes of Jesus, I was healed.” and then you get off the sickbed and act like someone that's healed, by doing those things you couldn’t do before. Act on the word today. The Bible says “...what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them (Mark 11:24). Put this to work. Each time you pray, rejoice like someone that has received. Notice I didn't say, “rejoice so you’ll receive”; rather rejoice, knowing that you've received!” That’s the faith principle. You don't negotiate the word. Once you receive it concerning any area of your life you act accordingly, for faith is action added to the word of God that you've believed.

By Pastor Anita
(On Saturday, January 3rd 2009) 

But the Comforter; which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, 
whatsoever I have said unto you
(John 14:2O).

By Pastor Chris
(On Thursday, January 1st 2009)

True wisdom is of the Spirit. It’s more than the mere application of knowledge as many often define it. There are those who can theorize and astound you with the vastness of their knowledge, yet that doesn't mean they're wise. Wisdom is a compelling force. It makes you do the things you should do, and say the things you should say excellently and at the right time. It causes you to function beyond your human reasoning. When a man lacks the wisdom of God, he'll think the wrong thoughts, say the wrong words, do the wrong things, and make the wrong choices. But when divine wisdom works in you, you make accurate choices and judgments without having to reason them out first.

No wonder the Apostle Paul said, “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13). Wisdom is that controlling power that works in us, not just to will, but also to do the will of God. It’s the compelling force that causes you to walk with divine insight in God's perfect will for your life.

Thanks be unto God, who has made divine wisdom available to you in Christ: “But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom...” (1 Corinthians 1:30). Thus, that compelling force to think, act, and function at a high level of excellence has been made available to you in Christ. Recognize and take advantage of it today.

Pastor Chris

Some people believe that to have faith is to deny the negative situation they are experiencing. To them, faith means if they felt symptoms of fever for example, they should say, ‘I don't have fever.” That's not faith. Faith is not the denial of the facts: but it is denying those facts the ability or authority to control the circumstances of your existence. Faith means even though you “feel” the fever, you refuse to allow it knock you down; you say, “I was healed two thousand years ago and I'm still healed now. Fever, get out of my body in the Name of Jesus!”
Can you see the deference? One guy is denying the facts, but the other is overriding the facts with the word of God! When David confronted Goliath, he didn't deny that he was facing a giant. He didn't say, “There’s no giant threatening Israel”; if he had done that, Goliath would have whipped him! He saw the giant, but whereas everyone else focused on the size of the giant, David only gave consideration to the truth that he was in covenant with Jehovah (1 Samuel 1 7:45). He prevailed over the giant because he overrode that fact with the greater truth of God's Word. I remember a beautiful testimony from one of our pastors. She had gone for a certain job interview and when she got there, she was told the interview was over and the candidates needed for the job had already been shortlisted. Actually, she hadn’t even been invited for the interview! But before she went there, she had been praying and had received a rhema-word to go there. Stunned at her boldness, the panelists invited her in for an interview and she got the job! That’s faith! She didn't get there saying “I confess that the interview isn't over in the Name of Jesus!” she overrode the fact with the rhema-word she had received. So, quit thinking faith is all about denying facts or pretending to have what you actually don't have. Faith is calling real what God has said about you, and therefore acting that way.

By Pastor Chris