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The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts..Haggai 2:9

DISCOVER THE HOLY SPIRIT LIVING WITHIN YOU

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Thursday, November 29 , 2018

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HE’S LIVING INSIDE YOU!

(Discover The Holy Spirit Living Within You)

TO THE BIBLE
John 14:10 “Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works”

LET’S TALK

During His earthly ministry, Jesus Christ walked in close fellowship with the Holy Spirit. He did nothing without Him. When He talked about the Father Who dwelt in Him, He referred to the Person of the Holy Spirit. And in John 5:19, He goes further to say, “…the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.” Jesus recognised the Holy Spirit as the Father in Him, and the doer of the work. As a Christian, it’s so important that you acknowledge this truth about yourself also. Never think your age disqualifies you; the truth is that “the Father” dwells in you today, through the Person of the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit living in you is your secret of success. You can’t manifest the glory and virtues of the new creation without His help. He’s the One who empowers you to live the victorious Christian life. No one who walked with Him was ever defeated. He made champions out of men. And He can do the same with you.

This is why you must take your fellowship with Him very seriously. Learn to listen to Him and act on His word. He can help you become better in any area of your life. He knows and understands you even more than you know yourself. And He’s more desirous of your success than you could ever be.

GO DEEPER

Romans 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Romans 8:9
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

PRAY

Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for bringing me into such sublime union and fellowship with the Holy Spirit. I’m walking in your perfect will and enjoying the glorious inheritance you made available to me in Christ, because I’m guided and inspired by the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

DAILY BIBLE READING

ONE YEAR
2 Peter 3, Ezekiel 5-7

TWO YEAR
John 16:1-11, 1 Chronicles 29

ACT
Check how much time you take studying and meditating on the Word daily; then make improvements and increments where necessary.

WHAT IS THE ANOINTING?

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WHAT IS THE ANOINTING?

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Acts 4:24-30

They asked for boldness to speak the word….with signs and wonders. God responded in Verse 31, they were filled with the Holy Ghost. Remember, these folks have received the spirit already in Acts chapter 2. It means we can be filled again and again. (Eph 5:18) In verse 19-21 of the same chapter, he shows us how to be filled. We don’t have to wait for a place to be shaken, We can be filled of the Holy Ghost at any time. Gods spirit is God’s answer.

What is the anointing? Some people use it to express the power of God, others may use it to express the presence of God. There is one anointing, it’s the anointing of the Christ. Christ is the anointed one. The anointing is God’s choice and empowerment for a particular purpose. When you received the Holy Spirit, you received the anointing. The anointing doesn’t get greater or increased or reduced because it’s the anointing of Christ that has been given to you. You never receive part of the Holy Ghost. Rather than ask for more anointing, receive grace, increased grace.

Rom 12:3.
Paul talked about the grace that has been given unto him, not anointing. Faith can be increased based on use and exercise.
James 4:6.

As God increases your responsibilities, he increases your grace. Grace is distributed through the word. Never in your life look for more power, the Holy Spirit is inside you already, He’s all the power you need.

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THE HOLY SPIRIT IS YOUR GUIDANCE AND HELPER

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Tuesday, November 13th

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HE’LL GIVE TRUE GUIDANCE

(The Holy Spirit Is Your Guide And Helper)

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

LET’S TALK

The importance of having the Holy Spirit in your life can’t be overemphasised. He’s the One who actually makes it possible for you to enjoy the victorious Christian life. Without a relationship with Him, you can’t experience the exceptional blessings of Christianity.

As today’s theme scripture unveils, one of the essential things the Holy Spirit does when He comes into your life is to guide you in the way you should go. As a young person, there’ll definitely be several options before you as you make your way through the journey of life. How are you going to know which steps to take, or when to take such steps? The Holy Spirit will help you to navigate successfully through the maze of alternatives.

In every situation, the Holy Spirit will tell you what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. That’s how He continues to lead me through life every day. He gives me the wisdom to continually deal wisely in the affairs of life. If you’d yield yourself to Him, He’ll also lead you. He’ll help you respond accurately in every circumstance. When you connect with Him, you’ll be able to function effectively in the wisdom and power of God. This happens as you take time to meditate on the Word, and pray in the spirit.

GO DEEPER

Isaiah 30:21
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

Acts 11:12
And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house:

PRAY

Dear heavenly Father, thank you for your kindness; and for the Word you’ve brought into my heart today. Thank you for sending the Holy Spirit to live within me. Your wisdom is at work in me now and forever. I’m inspired to bless my generation, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

DAILY BIBLE READING

ONE YEAR
Hebrews 11:1-16, Jeremiah 26-28

TWO YEAR
John 11:47-57, 1 Chronicles 13

ACT
Take more time to pray in other tongues daily. Also, meditate on John 16:13 in the Classic Amplified version throughout today.

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE VERY ESSENCE OF CHRIST – HE IS JESUS UNLIMITED

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Today the eyes of our understanding were enlightened as Pastor Karen shared on the Holy Spirit – who He is, His importance to us, and how we can depend on Him.

The Holy Spirit is the very Essence Of Christ – He is Jesus unlimited!

He is just like Jesus, and He’s in you and with you every day. Jesus said “I will send another one just like me,” that was the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit reveals to you the revelation of God, that is, the expression of His nature, the love, the character and the grace that you find in Jesus.

The Holy Spirit is important in ministering through us and helps those we minister to understand the message we share.His help is indispensable in everything we do.

Whenever you feel you’re alone or feel as though you’re not making impact the way you supposed to, remember and recognize that the Holy Spirit is in and with you. He’s your guide, keeper, and your Father.

Trust Him with your life and you’ll always be a success. Don’t go seeking help from men; set your attention and affection on the Holy Spirit; He never fails and will always bring you out of any difficult situation.

His ministry in your life is to stay in fellowship with you, strengthen your faith and stir up courage in you to do the will of God, and fulfil your calling.
Encourage the work and ministry of the Holy Spirit in your life through your conscious appreciation of His indwelling and abiding presence.

You can have as much of heaven as you can carry. you can have as much of the supernatural as you dare. It requires boldness to believe and trust God, confidence in Him. The Holy Spirit gives us that boldness. He makes us who God has said we are.

Have a real, living relationship with the Holy Spirit.

SPEED OF THE HOLY GHOST .

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SPEED OF THE HOLY GHOST .

Wednesday, September 26th , 2018

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And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel (1 Kings 18:46).

There’s such a thing as the speed of the Holy Ghost, where you achieve and accomplish things supernaturally. It’s part of the ministry of the Holy Ghost in our lives: He causes us to accomplish feats that are beyond human comprehension, and in record time.

For example, after the Holy Ghost came on the Apostles, on their first day of evangelism, three thousand souls were won and added to the Church (Acts 2:41)! During their next outreach, five thousand men (women and children not counted) were added to the Church (Acts 4:4). These were supernatural achievements; divine speed in operation.

Today, it’s even greater, because the Bible says the glory of this latter house shall surpass the former (Haggai 2:9). We’re moving with the speed of the Holy Ghost to accomplish extraordinary results for the Kingdom. The Bible says, _*“For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness…”*_ (Romans 9:28).

If you have a project to accomplish, do it with God’s power and speed. You say, “Father, I have this project; I’m going to do it by the power of the Holy Ghost; it’ll be excellent, it’ll be on time, and it’ll create more opportunities for me and others to accomplish greater things for the Kingdom, in the mighty Name of Jesus!”

It’s a new day; it’s the day of the Lord’s power, and great things are happening with us, to us, and through us. We read in our opening verse that Elijah outran Ahab’s chariot. Those horses were the most sophisticated, the best and fastest horses in Israel, because they were the King’s at a time in which horses were required for war.

The glory of the Lord is in your spirit, placing you far ahead of your detractors, competitors, and adversaries. Blessed be God!

CONFESSION

*I’m flying on eagle’s wings; I run with the ability of the Spirit, and I’m never weary. The accuracy and precision of the Spirit are working in me mightily; I see the invisible and do the impossible! Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY:
Isaiah 40:28-31* Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, [that] the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? [there is] no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 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.

Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

Ephesians 5:15-16* See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1-Year Bible Reading Plan=> Ephesians 3:1-21 & Isaiah 19-22

2-Year Bible Reading Plan=> 2 Timothy 2:1-10 & Jeremiah 44

HIS SUPERNATURAL ABILITY AT WORK IN YOU

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HIS SUPERNATURAL ABILITY AT WORK IN YOU .

Saturday, September 8th , 2018

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome;

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God (2 Corinthians 3:5).

The word, “sufficiency” in our opening verse is the Greek, “Hikanotes,” and it means competence; our competence is of God. The next verse continues, “Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament…”*_ (2 Corinthians 3:6). Now, this couldn’t only be referring to Paul, Silas or Timothy, because they’ve all gone to heaven, but God’s Word lives on, and is applicable to us today. Thus, you can personalize it and say, “My competence is of God, who has made me an able minister of the New Testament.” Do you know what this means?

It means you’re competent to do everything that God has called you to do as it pertains to the Gospel of Jesus Christ! You’re effective in the Gospel by His ability. If any assignment is given to you, don’t say, “I don’t know whether or not I can do it,” because you sure can! Of course, of your own self—by your own human ability and ingenuity—you may not be able to execute it; but by the Holy Ghost, you can! Like Paul, you can do all things by the supernatural ability of Christ that’s at work in you (Philippians 4:13).

Refuse to be limited by your physical ability; your potentials are limitless. Recall the words of the Apostle Paul in Colossians 1:29; he was conscious of the might or energy of Christ at work in him, and affirmed accordingly. He said, “Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.”

Then in Acts 1:8, we read the words of Jesus: “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you….”*_ The Greek word for “power” here is “dunamis”; the dynamic ability to effect changes. It refers to might, strength, efficiency, miracle-working ability; this is what you received when the Holy Spirit came to live in you.

Thus, you can do supernatural things, and you can make supernatural things happen by the power of God’s Spirit. You’ve been empowered for the transcendent life. Hallelujah!

PRAYER*

Dear Father, thank you for the divine energy, might, strength, efficiency and miracle-working ability you’ve deposited in my spirit, to effect changes and live the supernatural life every day. I declare that by the power of your Spirit in me, I can do all things and produce supernatural results, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Ephesians 3:14-16* For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 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;

Philippians 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of [his] good pleasure.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>
2 Corinthians 7:2-16 & Proverbs 22-23

2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>
2 Thessalonians 2:1-10 & Jeremiah 26

MINISTERING THE SPIRIT .

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MINISTERING THE SPIRIT .

Friday, September 7th . 

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18).

When we minister the Gospel, we’re to minister the Spirit; otherwise, our preaching and teaching will be mere words, and empty. Preaching the Gospel isn’t about how many scriptures you can quote; it’s about communicating those scriptures with, and by the Holy Ghost. This is what we’re called to do as God’s children and ministers of the Gospel. Anybody can sermonise or give great lectures and speeches, but without the Spirit, they’ll have no lasting impact.

In 1 Corinthians 2:4, Paul said, “And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.”2 Corinthians 3:5-6 says, “…our sufficiency is of God; Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.”We’ve been sent by the Spirit, and anointed of God; therefore, we can only carry out His work by the power of the Spirit.

This is one of the reasons we’re required to spend quality time fellowshipping the Spirit; praying in the Spirit, to be filled with the Spirit. That way, your message and your preaching wouldn’t be persuasive words of man’s wisdom, but in the demonstration of the Spirit and of power. Read again who we are: “…able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life” (2 Corinthians 3:6). We minister the Spirit; we minister Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:5 says, _*“For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord….”

No matter what you preach or teach, it must be Christ Jesus, and you can’t preach or minister Christ without the power of the Spirit. Therefore, get yourself immersed in Him; soak your spirit more in the Holy Spirit through fellowship. Pray and fast often. Study and meditate on the Word, so you can walk and talk in sync with Him, and His glory and power will always be revealed in, and through you.

PRAYER

Dear Father, I thank you for your Spirit at work in my life. I’m ministering life and divine blessings by the power of the Holy Ghost who’s at work in me today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:
1 Corinthians 2:4-5* And my speech and my preaching [was] not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>
2 Corinthians 6:3-7:1 & Proverbs 20-21

2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>
2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 & Jeremiah 25

BUT IF THE SPIRIT OF HIM THAT RAISED UP JESUS FROM THE DEAD DWELL IN YOU..

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LIFE THROUGH THE SPIRIT

“But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you” (Romans 8:11).

The Holy Spirit is the life-giver. With the Holy Spirit living in you, no sickness ought to stay in your body. Every cancer ought to die! Diabetes and HIV will be cleansed from your blood when you meditate on the fact that the Spirit of God, the life-giver Himself lives in you. In the Old Testament, God said to the people, “the life of the flesh is in the blood…” (Leviticus 17:11). But our opening scripture shows that this is different for the man who is born again and filled with the Holy Spirit! The Holy Spirit gives life—quickens—your physical body when you’re born again.

Even if your body had been paralyzed, the Holy Spirit can give life to your physical body and restore you to perfect health! (Romans 8:10). We find an example of this in Acts 14:8-10; when Paul preached in a city called Lystra. The Bible says “there sat a certain man… impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked: The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.”

All Paul did was to preach the Gospel and unveil the power of righteousness, and the Holy Spirit went into action, vitalizing the man’s body. If you’re born again and have received the Holy Spirit, you don’t need prayer to be healed of any infirmity. The realization that the Greater One lives in you, and that you no longer live by blood, but by the power of the Spirit that raised Christ from the dead, is what you need! That power is at work in you even now, to revive, vitalize your physical body and produce life in every area where you may have hitherto experienced dryness, barrenness, stagnation or death.

Further Study:
Romans 8:10-11

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS WITH YOU FOREVER

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BELIEVE IN PROSPERITY

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS WITH YOU FOREVER

“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever” (John 14:16).

Jesus said, “…and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen” (Matthew 28:20). He didn’t say, “I’m with you only when you can “feel” that I am.”

But you might want to ask, “What if someone, having received the Holy Spirit at the New Birth, backslides and feels that the Holy Spirit has left him or her, is this just a feeling or was the Holy Spirit actually frustrated with all the sin in such a person?” Well, God is not a man (Numbers 23:19), and He doesn’t act like some earthly parents who wouldn’t relate with their kids for doing something wrong. Sadly, this is the poor perception of God that some folks have.

That you did something wrong won’t make the Holy Spirit leave you. Remember, you weren’t made right with God because of your own righteousness; it came because God gave you His righteousness. Thus, His presence with you isn’t dependent on what you did right or wrong, or the way you feel. His presence is dependent on His infallible Word; because of His love! That’s the reason He’ll never leave you nor forsake you (Hebrews 13:5).

God the Father, through the Holy Spirit abides with you forever, not sometimes. Don’t consider what your feelings tell you. As long as you haven’t willfully rejected Christ and His sacrifice of salvation for you on the Cross, the Holy Spirit cannot and will not leave you!

Even when you err and start feeling as though the Holy Spirit has left you, it’s still the Holy Spirit who guides you unto repentance, proving His presence with you even at such times. If He leaves you, you could never return to Him. But He wouldn’t, for He’s with you to fulfill His ministry in your life, till Jesus comes. Hallelujah!

Further Study:
Hebrews 13:5;
2 Corinthians 13:14

GET YOUR SPIRIT CHARGED AT ALL TIMES

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GOD CREATES NEW DESTINIES

GET YOUR SPIRIT CHARGED AT ALL TIMES;

“But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly” (Matthew 6:6).

Some people engage in prayers only when they’re in some form of trouble or predicament, but that’s not the way it ought to be. You ought to get your spirit charged at all times by spending time in fellowship with the Lord through prayer. God wants you fired up by the anointing ever before you hit the streets, so that when you come out, you’re already dressed with the power of the Holy Ghost; drenched in the unction.

If you make this a consistent practice, nothing and no one will ever be able to successfully withstand or defeat you, for the anointing makes you invincible. When the anointing in you is stirred having spent quality time in your closet charging up your spirit, people might not immediately recognize it on you when you come out; because you’re calm, well dressed and got a smile on. But the opportunity to manifest the anointing presents itself when you find yourself in a tight situation. No matter what kind of situation it is, you’ll know it’s a done deal because you already settled it in your closet.

The Bible tells us how a deadly viper fastened itself on Paul’s hand one time and all he did was shake the venomous beast off into the fire and continued doing his thing (Acts 28:4-5). He was already full of the anointing before the incident! Paul shares the secret of how he was able to do this and many other supernatural feats when he said in 1 Corinthians 14:18 “I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all.”

Speaking in tongues is one sure way to get your spirit charged at all times and stir up the anointing in you. Consciously practice this every day; having stirred up the anointing in your closet, when you step out, the challenges you face will be bread for you.

Further Study:
James 5:17-18;
Micah 3:8

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