#rhematown iss. 56
Tag: grace
WWF- God’s Word Always Works contd.
James 1:4
AMP: But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.
You need to walk yourself into an even and open place and stand and stay there, for the Sun of Righteousness to always shine down on you. Yield your total self to God’s Spirit to bring you to this place of truth. John 16:13. And start running God’s word program on the RAM of your brain (your mind) 24/7, irrespective of any other thing you may be doing.
You may think, But that’s not possible. I tell you, It is.
If you determine to do it by the help of the Holy Spirit, the Anointing that teaches us God’s word, it won’t be long when your mind and your brain will adjust to that. Just start by making a simple prayer to God, with a heart full of faith towards Him.
Psalm 4:3-5
KJV: But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord.
Also set your mind that you want to make this all for ‘Jesus-ish’ reason, without any trace of selfish reason/hidden agenda, unlike some people that try to use God for their selfishness. When you work at making it all ‘Jesus-ishness’, a memory slot will be created in your brain for the times to come, as to always put you under check. So that you don’t get carried away by reason of great results you witness in your life. Please, make all you do ‘Jesus-ish’ always.
Give it a leap of faith today, and start working constantly in the supernatural, which is God’s mind for everyone in Christ Jesus. John 14:12. And though at the beginning, the devil will come to tell you in the thoughts of your mind and hearing of your ears, “This can’t work, you see.” Just be quick to laugh out at him “Hahahaha”, and reply him, “I know you are a liar. This is surely working and it shall work for me graciously. So, I resist you in Jesus Christ’s Name. Be gone from me.” And he will leave you alone. But he doesn’t give up on one trial. So be ready in the Holy Spirit to talk back to him again with the boldness of our Lord Jesus Christ any other time he shows up. And don’t be tired, nor be afraid, of talking out loud to him resistively and authoritatively.
The creations await your manifestation as offsprings of God. Romans 8:19. There is a move of the display of God’s kingdom power going on in this end time like never before. Be part of it!
Have a blessed month!
Adebayo Funmi
The Simple Life of Christ Ministry
THE PENSPEAK 2016 VIDEO: Hannah Azubuike
EVERYDAY JESUS
I was working on a script needed to be presented on an upcoming event at church. Paying rapt attention to the task I was so engaged in; my junior sister came by munching at her food after taking a seat by the table. I glanced at her when a silly idea popped in my head.
“Hey” I called.
“Why don’t you try writing something for me”.
Although she was thirteen, writing was never her thing so it was no surprise she broke into a convulsive laughter.
“You are joking right?”
“Give it a try”, I said coaxing her into accepting. She shrugged.
“Topic?”, she inquired as I handed over a paper and pen to her.
“Love”, I responded.
She managed a wide grin and began working. Within 30 seconds she was done! She handed over the piece to me amusement lighting her eyes. Just as I guessed; it was indeed arrant nonsense. I held back the laughter trying to escape my throat when I read something that struck me. It read thus:
” You might find no sense why Christ was beaten and battered for your sakes yet he took no offense! This is because love is sacred. It is beyond a physical passion but a spiritual compassion”
For some split seconds I was lost in amazement. That had never come to me! Arching a surprised brow; I drew her attention.
“How on earth did you do that? I really was surprised.”
“What do you take me for? A dummy? Anyways I had no idea of what I should write but I had faith that something would come out good. You talented peeps so over look people! God sometimes ain’t looking for people with mega abilities but a humble and yielded vessel, He will use.”, responded my sister.
“Hmm you taught me today” I said and she broke into smiles.
I never had known she could be so sagacious. I then realized that sometimes God might not work through the qualified; but he qualifies the chosen. Conclusively no man is an island and every soul you meet out there is beautiful and special.
God bless!
-Cindy Dike
THE DISPENSATION OF GRACE (God’s open Test for the World)
Since the first coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, when he shed His blood for the whole word, God is no more angry with humans, nor unleashing His wrath upon the world as before. Why? He is not looking at the world directly any longer. He is now looking at the world through the blood of Jesus, who died for the whole world.
By nature, our God is holy and a consuming fire (Hebrews 12:29) and He is of purer eyes that He would never behold evil, and cannot look on iniquity (Habakkuk 1:13a). Also, when anything or person connected to sin comes close to Him (God) without any intermediate propitiation, fire spontaneously proceeds from Him to consume such.
This is the reason why the Israelites suffered so much devastation and many other nations were destroyed in the Old Testament but now the story has changed. There is no more unprotected, direct contact of humans with God again but through the blood of Jesus and the person of Jesus. This is also the reason why it seems as if God’s fear is fading because there is no more instant judgement for every evil committed per se. The only people that seem to receive an almost instant judgement now are those that go to the extreme in things they do as clearly stated in Ecclesiastes 7:16-17.
Nevertheless, I tell you, now is the time to fear God the more. Though it’s as if God has gone impotent and looks like He is not even concerned about happenings around (especially in churches), yet this God is still in control. Our God is still very much active and righteous and concerned about every thing. He is only waiting for the set time in His agenda (Acts 17:30-31). It is only at the last day the world will witness the wrath and the consuming fire of God of the Bible again. (Hebrews 12:28-29)
For now, it is an open-test season for all and sundry, when whosoever does whatsoever they like, even in Church and it will appear as if there is no God but He has given us His Word in the Bible and it is with this Word He shall judge everyone at the last day. (John 12:46-50)
So brethren, be encouraged for if we dread our teachers or lecturers open test where every one has an absolute freedom to do just anything in the exam hall, how much more should God’s open test be feared and carefully approached!
Matthew 24:11-13 says,
“And many false prophets shall rise and shall deceive many . And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.”
This I say and declare today and always. My love for God shall not wax cold. What about you?
Thank you!
Adebayo Funmi
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WWF-WHEN THIS TEST WORLD IS OVER!
It will definitely be easier to start from the beginning, but not just as we know it. So permit me to call this, The beginning of beginnings.
There was God, who is I Am That I Am, without past nor future. He is always in the now. He is not controlled by time. He controls time rather, because He created time (Genesis 1:14). Now our God does not like loneliness at all just as we see in Adams’ story, so God decided to get Himself a family. One He could trust and love, knowing fully well that the feeling was truly mutual and in a bid to achieve this He decided to create two worlds.
The First world was going to be the “TEST” world, where He would give absolutely all of His creation free will and a limited revelation of who He really is, so as to know for certain those that will love Him fully in view of the world to come. Out of free will, Satan chose evil and got one-third of the angels in heaven to join him. Out of free will, Balaam’s donkey refused to move so as to save the life of his master and many more examples are recorded in the bible that point to the truth that everything that exists in this world both in the spiritual and physical realms all possess free will especially the man created in the image of God. Continue reading
Christ a poet 