Prophesy and the Truth

One of the reasons I enjoy watching the WCCC Tabernacle, Blessing TV service, is because the power of God present in the environment is so powerful, that the Prophesies that are brought to the open for various people enlighten us and give us wisdom, and make us see that true prophesy is always accompanied by a real, full and complete solution. 

Unlike other churches, where there are many pastors and prophets who have gained their so called "God's power" from sangomas and witchcraft, the WCCC Tabernacle Prophet, Prophet L.N Justin and the SCOAN Prophet, Prophet T.B Joshua are true men of God, who have the actual anointing of God present in them. Very few are chosen by God, and very few real Prophet's exist in this world. We are very blessed to have Prophet L.N Justin at our door step in Johannesburg. 

This Sunday Service was very interesting, because the two prophesies and testimonies really brought light into a certain personal situation of mine, where a woman is using witchcraft to control a man and to force a relationship with him, after destroying everything he had. She is also using voodoo to try to kill me to get me out of her way, and if it's not through sangoma's medicine then it's through witches that practise pagan medicine. There are many out there. When a woman dabbles in such things, one must sit up and wonder, how lost is this woman, to not know the truth of God. But then again, some people just want to have things done their way only, and don't give God a chance to show how much he can turn your life around.

The first prophesy was to a man, who thought he was in a relationship, that was good for him, however, it has moved his attention and focus from his real objective and goal in life, and it has lead him up a path of uselessness. Having ambition and not acting on it, is the work of the devil. This man is focused only on the woman, and other things not working for his good, and is not focusing on his goals and ambition to build himself up. Prophet LN Justin, said to the man, that he must recognise and understand that some relationships are not to build but to destroy. Wisdom is in knowing the difference and taking back control of his life, through the Grace of God. 

The second prophesy came through a testimony of the wife of a man who was not in church. Prophet L.N Justin, gave the woman an anointed sticker and asked her to take it with her, to her house where her husband is, and to ask him to come to church. Prophet had sensed that there was a huge problem that needed God's intervention. The woman's testimony was this:

Her husband went to a sangoma to sort out his problems, but the sangoma told him that he can also become a sangoma and practice it to help other people, and he began to do this through initiation and other rituals. However, the wife remained in Christ, and faithful to the WCCC Tabernacle church and Prophet's teachings. The problems became worse when his finances began to fade and also, when people needed healing and prayer for their challenges, they asked his wife to pray for those people, because his medicine was not helping them. With her prayers she would heal the sick, and lift away challenging situations for other people. 

Prophet L.N Justin mentioned that even though the man thought he was using sangomas powers, and could do anything to give people what they wanted, he will still go to his wife to ask her to pray for situations he could not help - the higher power was one of Christ. 
When the woman came back to the church with her husband, Prophet L.N Justin told the man, that he was not born in a sangoma family, and practicing as one is causing him more problems in the spirit that he can handle. If he continued in that way he could be destroyed. The sangomas saw that he had some light in him, and they wanted to take that away and plunge him into the darkness, to be always dependent on their ways of ritual which doesn't bring truth, joy and prosperity.

Prophet also told him, to go and clean out his house, his body, his living spaces from everything related to sangomas, witches and rituals. Strings tied to his wrist, legs, waist, candles, charms etc... must all be cleared, and he must look to God for his solutions. The man accepted and agreed that since he began practicing as a sangoma he had many problems. He was becoming desperate and loosing hope. He knew that when his wife prayed for others, they were helped and he wondered what was the secret. The secret is Jesus.

The man's life was saved, and through the bravery of the wife, to continue with her prayer and belief in Christ living in the same house with her husband who is in the darkness, her husband was moved into the light for a better future. Glory to God!

Sometimes people will get involved in magic, witchery, witchcraft, voodoo and other dark practices to force the lives of others into the path they want - pure selfishness and cunning. The devil works in many ways to destroy. To remain in Christ, in Jesus even when times are challenging, will reap rewards beyond expectations. The important thing is to always have faith that He is a God who honors His word. 

It was eye opening to see the meaning behind the woman's deep desire to honor the Prophet L.N Justin with a pregnant cow. The woman is a poor woman who has no money, but she has cows. She has normal cows and also a pregnant cow. As she was testifying, she said her thoughts told her to honor the Prophet with a normal cow, but a voice interrupted her thoughts and told her to say, "pregnant cow"

Prophet later explained when her husband was delivered, that the pregnant cow was a representation of salvation for her, and when the calf will be born, it will be salvation for her husband. With that token to God, she has saved her entire family from destruction.

The deliverance cases on a Sunday is a great platform to learn, and to see how people use the dark powers thinking that they are doing something better than what Christ can do for them. People are strange... it's like leaving a diamond, and picking up stones... not realising the value that Christ Jesus has in our lives. 

I have prayed for the woman, who I often call Voodoo witch, who is doing all these nasty rituals to hurt me. I prayed that she too will find Jesus someday and will come to know that He is the only way. For now through, she will use the voodoo magic to keep him under control. So be it, let the blind lead the blind.

Follow the YouTube Channel for real Light, Love and Joy at  wcccbw YouTube Channel and see how the spirits of destruction are being destroyed just by the power of God, Jesus Christ.

The woman in the black top and pink pants, was the lady who brought her sangoma husband into the light

WCCC Tabernacle Randfontein, South Africa

In our world, there are various types of people, who have various kinds of conditioning toward life, love, and God. People and society condition us - they help us to form our values and our beliefs.

The world is huge not only in it's breadth, width and depth, but also in its dimensions of seen and unseen. 

I experienced life in a rather hard and harsh way. The men in my family, spouses ranging from my great grandmother to my mother, were never present. Either they died young, or left. My mother always said that there was something wrong. Life was not meant to be so hard, so alone, so void of love. I remember her moving from temple to temple, as we were devout Hindus, for a solution, in the belief that with one more ritual for one more God, it would bring peace and love into our home.

I remember fasting for 4 days a week, and my mother and aunt conducting mass community Hindu prayers, and feeding the poor. This was to ease Karma, to do so much good that all the bad karma that we may have, will be evened out, to experience a more happier life. 

It never worked, instead things became worse. There were never any men in our family. We never knew what it was to have a complete family. Now a lot of today's society will say, that it's alright to have a single life. It's more fun, you can do as you please and no need to ask anyone's consent if you needed to go somewhere alone. But the feeling of being unloved and alone through life, becomes depressing.

I always had Jesus as my friend. Even though I was Hindu, without anyone's influence on any teaching, Jesus was my best buddy. I never gave my full dedication to the faith of Christianity at all, even though I was born again in an office at work, with a few women in prayer in 1999. I was left there on my own to figure everything out, and I was most disappointed when I saw that it said if a woman is a divorcee, then she is a sinner. I questioned the teaching that I was exposed to, from certain churches and I never felt welcome. 

In that process, I waddled off to explore Buddhism, and was disappointed when the teaching I received said that I as a human, do not possess a soul. That I am only light, and to achieve the highest form of enlightenment, will be to attain Nirvana, and then there is no death, but just salvation of the highest form. 

No... that didn't feel right either...I felt that my soul's purpose in life was to attain the spiritual lesson and grow - but in Hinduism, it says that my soul is a fully enlightened being and that my purpose here on earth is to align my higher self with my earthly self. It is to draw on my higher self's knowledge and wisdom to deal with situations around me that challenge me. I felt that I was too angry to have dealt with anything, and my temper ran high always, but being a good human, and doing the right thing, was always important than being right.

I dug myself into spiritual growth where there was no religion - just a constant focus on light, on being love and on growth of spirit and soul. Then I found Kabbalah, and I followed the teachings because it felt more like home. 

Eventually, I went back to church, got baptised and things became worse with my mother's health, my finances, (which was already non existent from the start), my job, and I didn't understand what was going on. But now I do. The devil was challenging me on my choice.

We all want to recognise that we are spiritual people, but not all of us recognise that our battles are also spiritual.  Diseases that don't get better or recur with medicines from doctors, sickness that become worse with time instead of healing with time, certain conditions, eczema, asthma etc... that never leave your body are spiritual attacks.  If you believe that your cells in your body die every so often and regenerate, why are they regenerating in an unhealthy fashion? It should be regenerating healthily to give you a healthy body. Many emotional sicknesses are also a form of spiritual attack. 

I learned this, not just from reading books but also by seeing it with my own eyes, three years ago, when I started following the Christ Embassy Church and attended the Healing School. I became fully engrossed in the teachings because it was of a higher level than I have experienced anywhere else. There is a DVD called Spiritual Warfare which I have yet to watch, but the education is there. 

Most will say that perhaps this is brainwash. I would then question other forms of religious teachings too. Are they all also brainwash? If I am an all powerful being, made in the likeness of God, I should be able to heal myself, I should be able to charter my course of life with inner knowing of where I should be. Where does all that wisdom come from? The Holy Spirit for Christians, and the The Great Spirit for some, and for Hindus? The third eye. 

What I am trying to get at, is that I learned why I needed to do battle spiritually. I learned who all lurks out there. I learned the reason for my suffering - and No, it was not all me.  My short temper, my being alone, my anger, my struggle to success, was a spirit husband from the Indian ocean waters in India, the spirit of a Mermaid

My mother was right, that we lived a life which was not normal (i.e non existent happy complete family, only challenges and loneliness) I thought that with going to healing school, I was set free from everything, but it still hung around, because it was huge. 

When I went to healing school again in Jan 2016 for four days before the Night of Bliss all night prayer, it started to manifest, but there was no one to cut it loose. I was being tormented at night in dreams that felt as though it was happening in my bedroom. It was scary.

In February 2016, my Christ Embassy friend, became distressed about my challenges, and we couldn't wait for Healing School which was scheduled for March/April 2016, and introduced me to a Church that focuses on such spiritual / ancestral hold on human life issues. It is called WCCC Tabernacle. Now that I think of it, I had found a drawing in an old lap top case, of the Tabernacle in 2013, perhaps it was a sign that my freedom will be found there...  

On my first visit, I was shocked to see what manifested - the root cause of my entire family's problems was cut off from the roots, which was still in India. It giggled like a demon witch for plus minus 30 minutes before I was set free from it.

The entire process of deliverance was recorded on the live service. 

I was given a sticker to keep on me all the time to prevent and protect me from any night time spiritual attacks. I always wore it in my bra and sometimes I put it under my mattress. 

I have seen many new things in this year and it has shocked me greatly. I had no idea how being bound in ancestral ties can damage the human life journey on this earth, and deprive it of joys and blessings that God has planned for us. To be free from it, one needs to believe and constantly be in the word of God. For if your heart is empty of God and God's word (which alone is a weapon for the devil), then they come back. They love staying in people who don't know the word of God, who don't meditate on the word and who don't believe.

It has taken me a full year in the midst of all these strange phenomena to completely believe and trust in my God and His word. 

 Mostly what I have observed and from experience, these spirits keep you away from success and doing greater good for the world. God has enemies and they use humans to destroy love, peace, success and prosperity of the world as a whole. As the word says, The devil comes to steal, kill and destroy, but God has come so that we may have a full life.

There is a thing called a Spiritual Husband and a Spiritual Wife. Someone else has written about it and I will share it, as he does justice to describing it.  Basically the spirit of the mermaid, was the source of the spirit husband that plagued my family.

Basically, these spirits want you for themselves and don't allow you to enjoy healthy human relationships and marriage with another person. They take away your successes and finances so that you will be unable to enjoy life and commit in relationship with someone else. It's also a cause of sickness and diseases. They take away your ability to make the world a better place.

The real solution is not as described in the article, it is more accurate to say that with Jesus, no power of darkness can stay in you. There are many churches that claim to heal this kind of situation, but from experience, WCCC Tabernacle, is the true light of Christ to dispel evil permanently.  

The Church is in Brandvlei, Randfontein - watch a few live service videos and see for yourself. Their soul objective is to get couples to live a happily married life, to restore success and prosperity and also, for those who are struggling to find stability in relationship, to free them from any spirit wife, spirit husband and ancestral bondage so that they may find joy in love. With the leader of the Church being a righteous man, the light of Christ shines brightly to clear all things from the kindgom of darkness.

If you feel you needed to hear this, God has given you the answer. Follow through, seek the council of Prophet L.N. Justin at WCCC Tabernacle 

Article: ==>> Spirit Wife

Article: ==> Spirit Husband

Link to WCCC => WCCC Tabernacle.

Live Service YouTube => Live Service.

First Healing Session Autumn 2016

It was a little after 5am, I was awake in the Guest House room that the Church has gifted me for the weekend. I spent a good hour, reminiscing about what had happened a year ago. Today is a big day for me, for thousands of people who are students at the healing school, and for all who are watching today's Healing service from across the globe.

A year ago, in February 2015, I was a student in the first batch at Healing School for the Autumn Session for healing in my body. Today, I testify of my healing to current students! I am healed and for an entire year, I have not been sick at all! Glory to God :-)

My situation was very complicated. It started out in 2006 as just being tired and grew into complicated network of health issues. I was diagnosed with Adrenal Burnout/Adrenal fatigue/Chronic Fatigue syndrome and I began seeing a Homeopath to naturally heal that condition. I started to feel better, but a month down the line, it became complicated. My thyroid started to slow down, the tiredness grew worse. Then the weight started to pile on. It became a challenge to keep to a gym routine. My immune system started to suffer. I would fall sick after one session of gym workout. The sickness would last between two to six weeks.

Eventually I couldn't focus on my studies. I was writing an exam on Commercial Law II and I was studying (2008) I read and re read one paragraph for over four hours and I couldn't comprehend it! I knew I was not stupid, as I had written UNISA exams before this and could comprehend everything. I also had a red eye (right eye) that wouldn't go away. It stayed for six months at a time. I didn't know what was going on.

I went to a doctor this time, who said she feels I was depressed, (because I started crying in her rooms from explaining my ailments) She prescribed anti depressants. I hated the idea, but I took them anyway. I became numb from these pills. Zombified. I had worked hard to come out of that state from 2002 till 2006, and now I was going back in that state. It was heartbreaking for me.

This issue grew into another issue, where the side effects of the anti depressants was loss of appetite. I was not giving my body the nutrition it needed. I stopped the pills on my own without advice from the doctor.

By the time it was 2012, I had gained about 30kgs, and the weight wouldn't go down no matter what I tried. I was spending thousands of Rands on multivitamins (One for immune system, one for thyroid support, one for adrenal support, Flax seed oil, general multivitamin, Antioxidant etc..) The results were livable, it wasn't great, but I could function. I was still tired after having an eight to ten hour sleep. It would feel like I have run a marathon all night. My chest would feel like it's burning from lack of oxygen. A doctor I saw in 2012, inspite of my blood work showing that I had hypothyroidism, prescribed anti depressants! These didn't make me numb, but it made me "not care" about anything, and made me gain more weight, and made me cry and become emotional for very trivial things. I stopped taking them six months later, when I realised I was becoming a person I didn't like, a person who was not true to my soul's blueprint.

I also found out through consultation with  an Ayurvedic doctor, that my digestive system was failing. My body was highly stressed and every function in my body had become complicated.
My blood had become toxic from eating foods that it couldn't tolerate anymore (Wheat, dairy, sugar, alcohol, caffeine). My hormones were imbalanced, and I thought that it was normal to menstruate in clots. The Ayurvedic doctor prescribed remedies for everything that was gone wrong in my body. For six months I was on the medication. It made a difference, but again, I wasn't fully cured.

By 2015, I could see the food I ate in the toilet, it wasn't being absorbed in my body. The waste in the toilet looked like roughly chopped food. I knew this was not normal. Migraine headaches had become too terrible to bear. I would be out of normal functioning for three to four days. No amount of pain killers would help.

The solution to all these problems, was waiting for me at Healing School. After my two weeks there, being soaked in the word of God, and building my faith day in and day out, my final day of healing arrived when Pastor Chris prayed for me on the healing line. All these health issues are gone! Praise and glory be to God. I have lost 10kgs in a year, from time to time, I eat sugar, wheat, and dairy to test my system. I am still working on dropping more weight and toning my body. Smoking and alcohol are bad for me, it's the only thing's that my body doesn't tolerate well (I don't smoke, and I hate it, but when I was upset last year, I smoked for a month). I have no more migraines that leave me useless for three to four days, I no longer have the extreme exhaustion as though I have run a marathon, my menstrual cycle is normal, no clots. No more depression - No matter how challenging life may be, I still laugh and am in good spirits :-) For the past five months due to affordability through unemployment, I was not taking any multivitamins, yet I had the energy and stamina to deal with everyday life, its stresses and challenges, without feeling any strain. I can now drink real coffee without staying awake for two days and two nights with heart palpitations! I can still sleep at night if I have a cup of coffee in the morning. I have not been sick at all for an entire year since Healing School.

Today I testify about my healing and how I have been able to take my health back by faith and God's goodness, in front of thousands of people today, and it will be telecast to many more around the world. I am thankful, I am honored.

My new job is going beautifully well, my business is going to be put on hold for now, but I will work on building it as I intended. In the next month, I move to a new, bigger house, and a few months after that, my son will also leave the nest. Everything is looking good.

Pastor said, that at the right time, the right man will also come into my life. I have trouble accepting this, because I feel I met the right man already last year September. However, free will must be respected, and if someone doesn't want you, you have to let them go. Only God holds the heart of man, and only God can change the heart of man. Like God has restored my health, He will bring who He has chosen for me at the right time, and I will have relationship that I always wanted. I just have to have faith, and not loose hope, I have to stop thinking that I will be alone forever. Must change my thoughts and remember all the work I have done to grow myself into love...:-) Another dream that I had crumpled up and thrown away, was revived this weekend! I will write about later in the week...

God is good all the time!

I went to healing school for health issues, but there is nothing that cannot be healed with God, if you believe and have faith. The challenges may be physical in nature, but we must know it is actually spiritual in nature. All our struggles are spiritual, because we are spiritual beings. For spiritual problems, a spiritual solution is needed. I am not saying do not take medical advice and treatment. Take all the medical advice and treatment needed, but if you are still failing and the doctors reports showing no hope, know that God gives you hope. His report is the final report, not the doctors report.

Blind are able to see, the lame walk again, the barren are blessed with children, and the sick and diseased are healed, demons are driven out. The Healing session is a sight to behold!

To register for any of the remaining three Healing School Sessions, Click here

Autumn Session Healing School - Johannesburg, South Africa

The Autumn Session Healing School with Christ Embassy is now open for Registration.

It will be held at 333 Pretoria Avenue corner of Harley street, Ferndale, Randburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

If you would like to attend for whatever your ailment is - Physical or spiritual, or emotional, you are welcome to register now.

Kindly note that the sessions are free, however you need to cover your own travel costs, food and accomodation

Sometimes the doctors report isn't the final answer. God's answer is the final answer.


Autumn Session Healing School Registration

26th of February, 2016
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Take your life back and live it as God intended for you to live - in prosperity, good health and success.

Rhapsody of Realities - BELIEVE THE TRUTH ALWAYS - Feb 2016

BELIEVE THE TRUTH ALWAYS.

Tuesday, 02 Feb 2016

Pastor Chris


Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth (John 17:17).


One of the easiest ways a Christian can yield to demonic influences is by believing and acting upon lies. For instance, you received the Holy Spirit by receiving the truth of the Gospel of Christ. You received Christ when you believed God's Word; He didn't come into you because you ate or swallowed anything; it happened through words. You believed and accepted the words of the Gospel, and Christ took up His abode in your heart. Similarly, demons take up their abode in people when such people accept and believe lies.

When Satan entices people with lies, he comes through those lies into their lives and continues influencing them. That's the reason when someone believes a lie, he starts behaving abnormally; be it at home, in church, among his friends or at work. And it all depends on the lie he may have believed and the particular spirit that's peddling that lie. When that spirit gets uncomfortable in such a person, he brings in other demons, and then that person's condition worsens.

The worst part is, someone who's been so deceived, even when presented with evidence of truth, still doesn't believe or accept the truth. That's an evidence of its demonic nature. Then others would wonder at his behaviour, and the reason he's become so twisted. It's because an evil spirit has taken over his mind.

But as you learn, and live by the Word, you're able to take your stand against satanic influences and manipulations. You're able to judge everything with the truth of God's Word. Don't accept lies. Believe only in the truth. But how can you identify truth?

Truth blesses and uplifts. Truth makes you grow, fills you with love, and makes you walk and talk like Christ! Truth promotes you and promotes those who are with you; it doesn't bring confusion, and it carries no hate or bitterness with it. Truth is light. Glory to God!


PRAYER

Dear Father, I thank you for the revelation of your Word to my spirit today. I'm blessed, uplifted and promoted by your Word, which is the truth that I live by, today and always, in Jesus' Name. Amen.


DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

John 8:31-32
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
[32] And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

John 8:44-46
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
[45] And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
[46] Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?


DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1-Year Bible Reading Plan:
Matthew 23,
Exodus 24-25

2-Year Bible Reading Plan:
Acts 14:19-28,
Job 36-37

Night of Bliss South Africa

The Night of Bliss South Africa healing event is being held at the FNB Stadium, in Johannesburg.

Date: 22 January 2016

Time: 6pm till 6am - all night

Entry: Free

But you have to register and get a reference number, and then go to any computicket outlet with your South African ID or Passport to redeem your ticket. 

Come and see the Miracles take place before your eyes. If you need healing, or a breakthrough in any area of your life, the time is now. 

To register to get your reference number, go to www.nightofblisssouthafrica.co.za 

Blessed be :-) 

The Night of Bliss

There are various gifts given to us a spirit people, by the Holy Spirit.

Scripture: 1Cor 12:8-11 

This is why each of us are the same yet bear different gifts.

Pastor Chris is one such individual who bears the gift of healing.

Apart from the Healing School Autumn sessions (South Africa) and Summer Sessions (Canada), he holds a Raleigh every once in a while for the people of the world who are not a part of the Christ Embassy Church.

As members of the church, we get to be blessed for healing even through his live seminars broadcast from Lagos.

Personal testimonies are abundant!

I had a problem in 2013 with my left breast, where I couldn't see any visible serious signs of a problem that I should be concerned about, beside a little but very painful pimple. I was concerned at how painful it was but after two weeks the pain vanished, and so did the pimple. In March 2015 after my Healing School graduation, I would feel sharp piercing pains like needles in the same left breast. This time I had scripture to pray with, and had the gift of tongues to fight it.

It would go away, but surface periodically, yet no visible signs of sickness in the breast. In August 2015, at our Communion service, which Pastor Chris also incorporated worship and healing, I literally felt a supernatural intervention in my left breast. Since then, that problem has not resurfaced.

Similar thing happened at the Pastors and Partners Conference in September 2015. I had a strange lower back pain on my left side, and sitting in awkward positions or even turning in bed was a problem. I tried going for a Thai massage but it didn't go away completely. At the conference, in his presence on the Sunday, Pastor gave us the opportunity to heal ourselves with his guidance and prayer. He asked us to call out the sickness and discomfort in our bodies by its name and to put our hands on the place of concern.

I prayed for the back pain, for my astigmatism in my eyes and for my sinuses.

Because of a personal issue that arose shortly after that, I didn't pay attention to any of my ailments, until one day I noticed that I can turn easily in my bed, that I can watch TV without my contact lenses and read subtitles clearly, which I couldn't do before!

The testimonies of healing that I have seen with others, is too many to talk about.

There is a Raleigh of Healing called The Night Of Bliss, which is taking place on the 22 January 2016 at the FNB Stadium. Everyone is invited. It's an all night evening of prayer, worship and healing from 6pm to.6am. If you have a problem that doctors are struggling to give you relief from, or if it is spiritual attacks from the spirits of darkness, then come along.

Remember that we are spirit beings, that sickness and disease are not from God but the devil. Also remember that our struggles on earth are struggles of the Spirit, even our enemies are not fleshly, therefore do not make enemies of the flesh, but know how to deal with the enemies of the of the Spirit with the Word of God.

To register to attend the Night of Bliss, you need to get a reference number. Entry is free.

Details:
To register via web: www.nightofblisssouthafrica.co.za or
To register via SMS: Full names#Province#email to 47157 (cost R2 per SMS)

Date of event: 22 January 2016
Time: 6pm till dawn
Venue: FNB stadium, Johannesburg

Every soul in need of a miracle is welcome.

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Blessed be :-)

Rhapsody of Realities - Get The Word Into You - 2015/08/13

Pastor Chris

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple (Psalm 119:130).

Notice the instructive words of the psalmist in our opening verse; it lets us know that it's the entrance of God's Word that gives light. This means the Word has to get into your spirit! The Word in you, mingled with your spirit, is what God wants! It'll make you what it talks about, and change your life. When the Word of God gets into you, it brings you light. This means that the man who doesn't have the Word of God in his spirit doesn't have any light, and as a result, walks in darkness.

With the Word in your spirit, you're sure to make progress in life. It's not just about listening to messages on TV or DVDs; it's beyond that. You need to have the message inside you, in your heart. That's what makes the difference. If you took a corn seed, and kept it in the best refrigerator in the world, you wouldn't have any crop. If you placed it in the best Bank and most secured vault, it still wouldn't produce any crop, because that's not the right environment for seeds to grow. A seed must be placed in the right environment for it to grow and produce a crop.

Your spirit is the receptacle system for the Word of God; that's where the light of God is: "The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly" (Proverbs 20:27). Some people can quote many scriptures by heart, but the scriptures don't do much for them from inside, because it's in their heads, not in their hearts.

Your spirit must digest the Word until it affects your way of thinking, and gives you a new mind-set. If the message hasn't changed your mind, then it hasn't entered you, and that means its influence and impact in your life is limited. So, get the Word into you, and it'll remain in you, and produce what it talks about; it'll be in you a vital force that causes you to live accordingly.

PRAYER

Dear Lord, your Word is stored up in my heart, and it produces result in every area of my life. I delight in your Word, and as I meditate therein, I'm energized for victory; transformed from glory to glory, and my mind is renewed, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Further Study: 

Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

1 Timothy 4:15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

Daily Scripture Reading

1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans 15:5-13,
Psalms 94-98

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 15:20-32,
Judges 21

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Rhapsody of Realities - Prepare Your Heart To Receive - 2015/08/12

Pastor Chris

Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked (Deuteronomy 10:16).

When the children of Israel were about to cross the Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua to tell the people to prepare themselves, because it was going to be a great miracle; it was going to be a different kind from what they had known in the days of Moses. Moses had to stretch forth his hand over the waters of the Red Sea, and God sent a strong wind to split the sea wide open.

But when Joshua got to the River Jordan, he didn't have to stretch his hands over the waters or reach for the rod of Moses. He sent the Priests ahead of him and all they did was to step into the water, and the Jordan opened up for the people to walk through on dry ground. It was a new day! Nevertheless, God told them to prepare.

Always, God wants us prepared. He even said, in judgment, "prepare to meet thy God" (Amos 4:12). In everything, He wants you to prepare. He doesn't just take us by surprise.

Before you attend any service in Church, for example, it's important that you prepare your heart for what the Lord is going to bless you with. Our opening verse says, "Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart." He's telling you to cultivate and condition your spirit; break up the fallow grounds; prepare your heart for the change, the glory, which the Lord is bringing to you. Prepare for the Word that's coming to you. His Word is the only material that can catapult a man from one level of glory to another. His Word is life!

For every opportunity you have to receive the Word of God, you must prepare your heart and let the message that comes to you affect your life. Receive the Word joyfully and wholeheartedly, and you'll be amazed how it'll produce result in your life. If you're the one to share God's Word with others, prayerfully and meditatively prepare your message.

PRAYER

Dear Father, thank you for the opportunity of being regularly exposed to the ministry of your Word. At every of such opportunities, my heart is set in order, fully prepared to receive the Word joyfully, without doubts or unbelief. My heart is completely available to you for the expression of your glory in my life, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Further Study: 

Jeremiah 4:3-4 For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. 4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. 

Ezra 7:10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

2 Chronicles 12:14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord.

Daily Scripture Reading

1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans 14:1-23-15:1-4,
Psalms 90-93

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 15:11-19,
Judges 20

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Rhapsody of Realities - Don't Despair! - 2015/08/11

Pastor Chris

And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest (Ezekiel 37:3).

As you grow spiritually, there could be times of difficulties, when you face serious challenges. But at such times, don't despair. Don't loathe yourself or gripe that you're going through such tough times. Even when everyone seems to be ignoring you and none is offering to help, in spite of all your appeals, refuse to be discouraged. The truth is, you're not being ignored. What's happening is that the Lord is training and teaching you to stand up, and stand strong! He's challenging and setting you up for your next level of glory.

It doesn't matter how dire the challenge you're confronted with might seem; don't run from pillar to post, seeking help from man; rather, talk your way out of it. This was what the Lord told Ezekiel to do in the valley of dry bones (Ezekiel 37:3-4). Ezekiel found himself in a valley full of dry bones and the Lord asked him, "Can these bones live?"

That was an impossible situation, but God told Ezekiel to "prophesy to the bones." As he prophesied, a great miracle took place: "...and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone" (Ezekiel 37:7). If you've found yourself in a situation where you seem to be alone before God, and everything around you seems "dry", the Lord is asking you, "Can I give life to this situation?" He's asking: "Son of man, can there be a change?" He's waiting on you to act on His Word! He wants you to put all the things you've learnt to practice.

The challenges you face are bread for you; they are your opportunity to demonstrate your faith in the Lord, and prove His Word. Therefore, refuse to become despondent. Keep declaring your health, success, prosperity, and victory in Christ Jesus.

PRAYER

Dear Father, you're my hope, my strength, and the very foundation of my existence. You're my light and my salvation. Your Word on my lips brings life to hopeless and dead situations. I'm established on the path of success, righteousness and glory forevermore, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Further Study:

Job 11:15-18 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: 16 Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away: 17 And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. 18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

Mark 11:23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. ||

Daily Scripture Reading

1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans 12:17-13:1-14,
Psalms 89

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 15:1-10,
Judges 19

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Rhapsody of Realiteis - Change Is Possible - 2015/08/10

Pastor Chris

Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away (2 Corinthians 3:16).

If you had thought you were now too old to achieve your dreams, and that your time has passed, don't give up. All you need do is to "Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually" (1 Chronicles 16:11). There's a material that can change the oldest of men; it's the Word of God! Moses answered the call of God at the age of eighty. His old age didn't truncate his destiny. It was the same with Abraham, who received the promise at seventy-five years of age.

The Bible says, "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint" (Isaiah 40:31). The energy you require for all that God has destined you for is of the Spirit, and it's inherent in you: "That energy is God's energy, an energy deep within you, God himself willing and working at what will give him the most pleasure" (Philippians 2:13 MSG). It's not too late to live for the Lord, and glorify Him with your life.

PRAYER

Dear Lord, you're the strength of my life. I take advantage of your grace and might in fulfilling my destiny in you. I'm continually energized, growing from strength to strength, by your Spirit in my inner man, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Further Study:

Ephesians 3:16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 

Psalm 73:26 GNB My mind and my body may grow weak, but God is my strength; he is all I ever need. 

Isaiah 40:29 MSG He energizes those who get tired, gives fresh strength to dropouts.

Daily Scripture Reading

1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans 12:1-16,
Psalms 85-88

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 14:25-35,
Judges 18

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Rhapsody of Realities - Examine Yourself, And Make The Change! - 2015/08/09

Pastor Chris

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God (Romans 12:2).

God wants us to keep making changes and improving our lives from glory to glory. He wants you better today, than you were yesterday. The primary way for this to happen is by renewing your mind with the Word. A mind that's renewed is one that's sanctified to think right — to think excellence. A mind that's renewed with the Word is anointed to make the right decisions and choices in life.

Your way of thinking is your responsibility. One of the things you have to watch about yourself is to learn to stand outside yourself, observe your own self, and ask, "What changes do I need to make?" Too many people in the world never take the time to examine themselves, and think about the positive adjustments they could make. They think the country, the politicians, the government, etc., need to change; they know all the changes that should be made everywhere else, except in themselves!

Read the instructive verse of our opening verse one more time: "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." This verse gives you the responsibility of the change that's necessary. So, rather than think everyone, but you, is to be held responsible for the problems, or that change has to come from somebody else, be that man or woman who'll champion such positive transformation.

Always be passionate about the advancement of the lives of others. Think, "What can I do to touch the lives of others in a positive way?" That's the right way to think!

CONFESSION

My mind is constantly renewed by the Word; and with the investment of my personality, I influence my world for Christ! By the Spirit of God, I identify areas of my life requiring changes, and I effect such changes through the application of God's Word. Halleluiah!

Further Study:

Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 

Daily Scripture Reading

1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans 11:25-36,
Psalms 82-84

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 14:15-24,
Judges 17

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Rhapsody of Realities - Be Identified With Him - 2015/08/08

Pastor Chris

By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward (Hebrews 11:24-26).

Our opening scripture is a remarkable record of Moses' choice to be identified with the Lord, in spite of the benefits and attractions of Pharaoh's palace. He had been raised in the palace, but that didn't mean anything to him, compared to the divine call of God he was destined to fulfil. He gave up the temporary comfort, luxury, and worldly fame, to fulfil his destiny in God. It was an act of faith. By faith, he refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, which would have made him an heir to Pharaoh's throne.

This is what God expects of us; to be identified with Him and esteem our calling in Him much more than the wealth, fame, and comfort that the world could offer. Your union with Christ is the greatest thing on the face of the earth, far greater than anything money can acquire. That's why it's important that you know who Christ is in your heart, and believe in Him from your spirit. The knowledge of who you are in Him, and your glorious heritage in Him, will inspire in you an extraordinary boldness and confidence such that the whole world will mean nothing to you! Pleasing Him in all things, and fulfilling His destiny for your life becomes all that you care about!

Moses didn't live in Jesus' day, but he had a revelation of his identity with the saviour, because when you identify with Him, you become a saviour! And that's what Moses became. The Bible says through him, God delivered (saved) the children of Israel from Egypt. There wasn't anything attractive about going to confront Pharaoh to let God's people go. He did it at the risk of his life. However, he knew that carrying out that instruction was the most important assignment to him in all the world! Hence, he went about it undauntedly. He forsook Egypt —the world— and all it represented, unafraid of the wrath of the king.

Let nothing matter or mean more to you than the cry of the needy in the world. Remember, you're a saviour from Zion; you were saved to save others. Identify with Him in His passion for soul-winning. Esteem His call upon your life —the call to win souls and lead men into salvation— more than the treasures of this world.

PRAYER

Heavenly Father, thank you for the privilege of being identified with you! The zeal for the Gospel and your Kingdom inundates my entire being. I have the consciousness of my identity with Christ, excited that I'm called to change people's lives with the Gospel, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Further Study:

1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Hebrews 11:31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

Daily Scripture Reading

1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans 11:1-24,
Psalms 79-81

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 14:1-14,
Judges 15-16

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Rhapsody of Realities - Search Your Heart With The Word - 2015/08/07

Pastor Chris

The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly (Proverbs 20:27).

There's something about sin that many need to understand. There're spiritual sins, and there're physical sins. There're sins you commit in dealing with other human beings, but there're sins you commit in dealing with God. Spiritual sins are the ones towards God.

For example, if you're proud towards people and against them, they may never know, because pride is a spiritual sin; only God sees it. And the Bible says, "...God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble" (James 4:6). That means no one who's proud can really excel with God. You can't really walk with God as long as there's pride in your heart.

Until the light of God shines in your heart, and defines pride to you, you could continue living in pride and not know it. The sad thing is, the consequences for spiritual sins such as pride are very grievous, because spiritual sins are more dangerous than physical sins. This is why, as a child of God, you ought to continually search your heart with the Word, to rid it of any form of spiritual sin. The Bible says, "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart" (Hebrews 4:12).

The Word of God checks your thoughts and your motives. Therefore, give yourself to the Word; attend church services regularly and be present at your group Bible-study meetings. During such meetings, through the in-depth teaching and study of the Word, your faith is built strong, and your heart is purified — cleansed from all unrighteousness. Jesus said in John 15:3, "Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you." The Word cleanses you from sin and gives you the power to live above sin.

PRAYER

Dear Lord, thank you for the impact of your Word in my life. I yield myself completely to be ruled by your Word — in my thoughts, words, and actions. I'm cleansed continually by your Word, and my heart is purified from all unrighteousness as I live under the Lordship of your Word today and always, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Further Study: 

2 Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. 

1 Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. 

Psalm 44:21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Daily Scripture Reading

1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans 9:30-10:1-21,
Psalms 78

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 13:31-35,
Judges 13-14

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