REBELLION

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king. 1 Samuel 15:23

Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
Exodus 22:18

According to Wikipedia, Rebellion is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority.

The books of Numbers shows different instances where there has been rebellion and the disastrous consequences.

Numbers 12 told about Moses siblings rising against him. This caused God to be angry at them, Miriam got struck with leprosy and was put out of the camp for seven days after Moses pleaded on her behalf. I'm sure the honour given to her previously will reduce.

Numbers 14 was where ALL Israel rebelled against Moses and Aaron. Oh my God, the anger of God was terrible to behold and He almost destroyed them all if not for intense appeal from Moses and Aaron. This act ensured the rebels do not enter the promised land and others to remain in the wilderness for 40years.

Numbers 16 is about 253 men headed by Dathan, Korah and Abiram who challenged Moses authority. These men were given "some" of the spirit of God in Moses and they felt that have "arrived". Their punishment spilled to all their family members as the ground opened and they were all swallowed up alive and the ground closed over them.

The 2 bible passages at the beginning of this write-up tells us what rebellion is to God and why he acted as He did at these instances. He sees them as witches and idolators, so they must not be spared.


When it comes to God-ordained authority, it is not in our place to challenge them. Let God decide their fate as He evetually did for Moses and Aaron. To do so is to incure the wrath of God. That does not say we cannot advice them with caution as Moses father-in-law did in Exodus 18.

Disobedience/stubborness is also a type of rebellion. We need the spirit of God to help us see areas where we have been disobeying His order/authority; areas where we've been stubborn in doing the right things at home, church, work, with our spouses, children, neighbours, daily tasks,etc.

This could explain some hardships, demotions and even deaths we are facing in some areas of our lives.

God will help us to submit to His will in ALL areas in Jesus name. Amen.

Shalom!

WHEN GOD WANTS TO VISIT

Learning from today's fellowship

 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. John 10:27-28

Your TV device will not display videos of it's not turned on. Except for rare occasions, we need to be expectant if we want to hear from God.

When we adjust our environment to usher in the presence of God, we don't tune our TV to pornographic channel expecting to hear God in that environment, no. You tune your mind, environment and focus on where you expect a message from.

Note that a quarrelsome spirit will not hear God, a confused mind cannot hear God neither can you hear God doing satanic/occultic things.

If we don't know God personally, we can't hear from Him. If we can't hear from Him, Even our Pastor can mislead us as in the case of the old and young prophet in 1kings 13.

God speaks 1st to us concerning little things to know if we will obey. Our failure to obey will shut the channel of communication.

How do you know if the voice you are hearing is God's?
1, Messages that comes with fear is not from God. His words comes with peace and direction.
2, Any word contrary to the word of God is not fron God.
3, You must yearn for His voice. Jer. 29:13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

When we hear Him, God is very interested in our obedience. Some of our blessings are hanging because we fail to be obedient. You say God has been silent to you.... have you obeyed His last word with you? The Holy Spirit will keep quiet when we begin to argue with Him. He is waiting for us before His next word. When we obey in little things, He will instruct us on bigger things.

It is when you are close to someone that you hear from Him. You get close to God by:
1, Giving your life to Him. You have to be His own to hear from Him.
2, Read the word
3, Worship Him.

No matter what has gone wrong in your family, hearing and obeying God will turn this tide from you. At the wedding at cannan, John 2, it was not only the word that turned the water to wine, it was also the obedience of the servants.

Yearn for Him.
Hear Him.
Obey Him.
He will surely visit you.

Shalom!

JOHN 3 :16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Looking at the above bible passage alone, we might not know the gravity of that love or the extent of us perishing if we don't do some calculations. Please get a book and pen.

In various chapters in the book of Leviticus (in the bible), God instructed the children of Israel on the different offerings they MUST bring to ensure that they are not cut off from His people.

1, Chapter 1 tells us about a burnt offering (free will) with A BULL or SHEEP or GOAT or BIRD. According to your capability.

2, Chapter 3 talks about a peace offering (free will)which requires A LAMB OR GOAT

Compulsory Offerings
3, Chapter 4 talks a about a sin offering. This requires a YOUNG BULL (for a priest), or A MALE KID (a leader), or A FEMALE KID or LAMB (common folks)

4, Chapter 5 speaks of the trespass offering where you bring A KID/LAMB or 2 PIGEONS/TURTLEDOVES or FINE FLOUR

5, Chapter 5 continues by informing us that in the instace of a trespass towards the holy things of the Lord, this requires A RAM AND ADD ONE-FIFTH value of the holy item.

6, Chapter 6 mention various sins that requires both restitution with interest and also A RAM offering

7, Chapter 6, continued by instructing the priests to offer GRAINS EVERYDAY.

8, Chapter 12 mandates that a sin offering is made for a woman to cleanse her after childbirth. This is A LAMB and A PIGEON/TURTLEDOVE.

9, Bodily discharges requires at least 2BIRDS according to Chapter 15.

10, The feast of 1st fruits requires A LAMB. The feast of weeks requires 7 LAMBS, YOUNG BULL & 2 RAMS.

11, The feast of tabernacle requires a burnt offering ALSO.

Now, calculate how many you would have bought from your current income and even bought for your children ( Job 1:5 tell us job made sin offerings for his children). Can you afford it? If yes, lucky you.... if no,.........

When we look at all these compulsory and voluntary offerings that the blood of Jesus is now used for, we will know the extent of God's love for us; because if sin does not destroy us, the cost of the sacrifices will actually do.

This blood paid for the sins of generations before us and after us! We can now mathematically understand why we call it the PRECIOUS BLOOD. Not forgeting that the blood also has other uses....PRICELESS.

When next you plead the blood, know that it is the evidence of God's love that ensures that our sins are PAID IN FULL even before we commit them.

AMAZING grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me.

Shalom!

NOTE: For those who think today's pastors are collecting too much, if the old testament offerings were still in place, every priest will be looking like the MICHELIN MAN.

WALKING IN THE SPIRIT

Learnings from today's fellowship 

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Galatians 5:19-25


Marrying into a royal family requires that you are trained in the royal way. I am sure Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle who married Britain's princes went through training (and is still being trained) on mannerism, etiquette, carriage, communication, etc. The bible passage above is telling us that to come into the family of Christ (spirit), we have to stop manifesting the works of the flesh. As new-royal folks, we need to stop sitting anyhow,  talking anyhow, associating with the wrong crowd, dressing anyhow, etc.

If the royals of this world can require and insist on these for anyone marrying into their family is it too much for God to ask?

HOW TO WALK IN THE SPIRIT
1, LOOK TO JESUS: When we are in the family of Christ, we need to keep walking in the spirit. Romans 8:5 says " Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires." We need to recognise that we are no longer of the flesh and therefore SET OUR MINDS on the things of the spirit. How do we set our mind? Hebrew 12:2 tells us ... " Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Please note that we cannot look into Jesus if we are still holding onto the things of the flesh. That is why Hebrew 12:1 tells us to 1st " lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us". Then, we can walk in the spirit.

2, SOW IN THE SPIRIT: There are 24hours in a day,  give 2.4hours to God's business. Reading the bible, praying, Praise and worship, listening to Godly messages, etc. The more time you spend with a man, you copy the man's character. Spend more time with God to be more like God.

3, BE QUICK TO FORGIVE: Apart from our sins also not being forgiven, when a person offends us, the person is being influenced by a certain demon. Failure to forgive and forget means that demon is still being retained in that person's life. Also, the demon of anger will keep having his way in your own life which is an open door for demonic attack. That is why God FORGIVES AND FORGETS our sins when we become born again to keep the old demons permanently away.

4, LISTEN TO THE PROMPT OF THE SPIRIT: This is what leads to life. This is where your task is differentiated from the others. Where God leads you on your very own journey. Where you walk with God alone and no one else understands you and you don't understand sometimes. But if it's the spirit of God's prompt, it leads to life. John 10:27-28 tells us it's His sheep's that hears and follows Him " MyNow the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Galatians 5:19-25


Marrying into a royal family requires that you are trained in the royal way. I am sure Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle who married Britain's princes went through training (and is still being trained) on mannerism, etiquette, carriage, communication, etc. The bible passage above is telling us that to come into the family of Christ (spirit), we have to stop manifesting the works of the flesh. As non-royal folks, we need to stop sitting anyhow,  talking anyhow, associating with the wrong crowd, dressing anyhow, etc.

If the royals of this world can require and insist on these for anyone marrying into their family is it too much for God to ask?

HOW TO WALK IN THE SPIRIT
1, LOOK TO JESUS: When we are in the family of Christ, we need to keep walking in the spirit. Romans 8:5 says " Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires." We need to recognise that we are no longer of the flesh and therefore SET OUR MINDS on the things of the spirit. How do we set our mind? Hebrew 12:2 tells us ... " Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."

Please note that we cannot look into Jesus if we are still holding onto the things of the flesh. That is why Hebrew 12:1 tells us to 1st " lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us". Then, we can walk in the spirit.

2, SOW IN THE SPIRIT: There are 24hours in a day,  give 2.4hours to God's business. Reading the bible, praying, Praise and worship, listening to Godly messages, etc. The more time you spend with a man, you copy the man's character. Spend more time with God to be more like God.

3, BE QUICK TO FORGIVE: Apart from our sins also not being forgiven, when a person offends us, the person is being influenced by a certain demon. Failure to forgive and forget means that demon is still being retained in that person's life. Also, the demon of anger will keep having his way in your own life which is an open door for demonic attack. That is why God FORGIVES AND FORGETS our sins when we become born again to keep the old demons permanently away.

4, LISTEN TO THE PROMPT OF THE SPIRIT: This is what leads to life. This is where your task is differentiated from the others. Where God leads you on your very own journey. Where you walk with God alone and no one else understands you and you don't understand sometimes. But if it's the spirit of God's prompt, it leads to life. John 10:27-28 tells us it's His sheep's that hears and follows Him " My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. "

5, PRAY IN TONGUES: The gift of tongues is given at redemption, but its manifestation waits till sanctification.Romans 8:26 tells us us, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. Ephesians 6:18 tells us to pray always in the spirit.

6, LONG FOR THE THINGS THAT MAKE GOD HAPPY: This, in summary means obeying God.

God bless you.

PRAISE HIM

Learning from today's fellowship.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Psalm 100

You don't magnify who you don't love. When we fall in love, our conversations with our friends and colleagues will have a dash of our lover's name at regular intervals. "One of the things my love said is ....."

When we face a challenge outside, we call that lover 1st... "my love, do you know what just happened now?". When we get a promotion or good news, we call them 1st. When we had a good day, we tell them 1st. Also when we have a bad and terrible day, we believe talking to them will make us feel better.

Why will we then say that we love Christ and we are too ashamed to talk to Him or about Him? You can't raise an altar to Him , you can't even praise The King of Kings without picking your calls.

When we come together to praise Him, we lift our eyes off our problems/storms and put it on Jesus. Peter sank when his gaze left Jesus and landed on the waves of the storm. When we magnify Him, He appears; He exalts us, He connects us with people we cannot meet on our own.

So many things we are asking God for and it's either not ours or it's not time. Some of us are loaded with anger at God and can't even praise Him. He remains God and you will only be denying yourself of your right.

Why don't you put the devil to shame, drop all your worries and inhibitions. Take your face away from the storm, fix it upon the Lord and let loose before The King in praise....

He will appear.

Shalom!

THE ALTAR CONTINUE

Learning from today's fellowship.

The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest is to add firewood and arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offerings on it. The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out. Leveticus 6:12-13

Classification of altar
1, Godly altar (Genesis 8:20, 12:7, Exodus 24:4)
2, Demonic altar ( Numbers 23:1, Exodus 34:13)

There is no where on this earth that the devil does not have his agents and the way they pay homage to him, the way they give him access into their lives is through their demonic altar. Everywhere they go, they raise altars to the demon who sent them there.

In our neighbourhood, our work places, our markets, our schools, everywhere. Anytime they get to such a place, they call him there. They invoke him to dominate that place for them to be able to operate.

But children of the Most High God will be living their lives as if it's not the same battle field. We walk carelessly, sit carelessly, we don't even know how to bring the King into our jobs, homes, schools, markets, etc. ... That is why we are at the mercy of the devil everywhere and we are just praying compilation of warfare prayers from a book.  I'm not asking us to be paranoid but "watch and pray".

Let's take a cue from Moses in Exodus 17:15. Where he called God, Jehovah Nissi...God is my banner. That battle with Amalek was the 1st one for the Israelites after they left Egypt. This banner is not the banner to print programmes, it is the flag carried by those at the frontline of a battalion to show what clan they belong to at the warfront. Let the altar of God be the 1st thing we raise anywhere we go. Let the kingdom of darkness know that you have arrived.

As I said last week, that altar does not need to be different from other parts of that space. Pick a spot, anoint it, call God to take charge of that area, at every time you step there, you give Him thanks and hand that place over to him. You will see the devil lose his hold over you because the environment is not conducive for him to operate. He cannot survive there.

Note that even if a demonic altar has been raised in your space, the moment you raise an altar for Jehovah Nissi, the demonic power is dead.  1Samuel 5:3

1 Thessalonians 5: 17, Pray without ceasing. Bring everything, every person, every desire before God on that altar.

Cancel the actions of demonic altars from that altar. Heal the sick from that altar, cleanse the "leper" from that altar, raise the dead from that spot and cast out demons (Matthew 10:8)

Call names, call places, mention plans/desires. It's not a bother to Him, He wants to know. Let's be empowered to conquer.

Shalom!

THE ALTAR

Learnings from today's fellowship.

The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest is to add firewood and arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offerings on it. The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out. Leveticus 6:12-13

Types of altars
1, Church altar
2, Personal altar
3, Occultic altar

We know what the church altar is and we have an idea what an occultic altar is used for....

The emphasis today is on the personal altar. This is where you fall in love with God. Where you fellowship with the lover of your soul. Where your two hearts beat as one. Where you have such a good time that you don't want to leave too soon.

Personal altars are very important if we say we are children of God. An active altar gives dominion. No prayer from a burning altar can be stopped.

Across the old testament, we can see the significance of having an altar. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses all built altars when they want to have or already had deep communication with God. With Christ now our lamb and our priest, it seems we think it is no longer necessary but God who now lives in our heart's (you are the temple of the Lord 1Corintians  3:16) eagerly waits for us to sit and fellowship with Him ALONE. Without the choir, the ministers, the ushers, the children

One question for you to answer please, is God in your heart? Before you are quick to answer "Yes", what are the songs you listen to? What are the movies, pictures, etc you watch? When you sit with friends, what are your topics of discussion? Answer these questions sincerely and you will know if God is in your heart because He will not be in the same temple with dagon. You cannot serve God and mammon.

How to build a personal altar.
1, Choose a place. This can be anywhere in your house. It is NOT expected to be marked like a shrine. It could be a chair or bed corner. It can be seperated (for those who have the space) or same as your usual living area.
2, Choose a time. Let it be known by you and God that....Daddy, we meet here by this time everyday. This does not mean that you cannot travel. When you are not home, you pick a place in your new location, anoint it at the SAME TIME and CONNECT to your home altar.
3, Anoint the place and plead the blood of Jesus upon it. Mark it for the King of kings. Sanctify it for the Master's use. At other times of the day, it can be used for other things but at THAT TIME, it's an altar and must be treated as such.
4,Speak to God that you have chosen that spot for your daily fellowship with Him. Ask Him to come and dwell there as Jesus said in John 14:23
5, Read the word.
6,Give the sacrifice of praise, worship and thanksgiving.
7, Make your request known
8, Be silent and listen with your heart. He will always speak if you've fellowshiped and your mind has not drifted off.

NOTE: Don't miss your fellowship time, God will ALWAYS be there waiting. Make sure the fire (Praise, worship, thanksgiving and prayer) on your altar does not go out. You might think it's impossible not to miss a date but if you want THE power, you must adopt John 15 totally, abide in me.

So you think those with occultic altars miss their time? That's why some of us are at their mercy....they dictate what happens in our environment.

If you want the dominion that comes with being a child of God, you need to have the power that flows from the Most high God which you can ONLY get from your powerful personal altar.

Create the time, ask God to give you the grace to meet with Him and He definitely will because He desperately wants to abide and commune with us.

When a date is missed, make amends as to The Lover of Your Soul. Ask for forgiveness and give special "sacrifice". Our God is not like the devil that punishes defaulters of occultic altar agreements severly...but he will not be happy with a missed appointment.

Luke 5:16 told us Jesus OFTEN  seperates Himself to the wilderness to pray. Let's be empowered to conquer.

Shalom!

DISCHARGED, ACQUITTED AND COMPENSATED

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Romans 8:1.

This bible passage is powerful. Let's not forget that because we are still in the flesh, we have to constantly keep our souls/thought/act under the authority of Christ because the devil is always looking for ways to make God's own people fall.

This passage dropped into my heart when I was reading Genesis 20, from the beginning where Abraham said Sarah was his sister..... he lied so that he will not be killed by lustful man. Not so that he can "walk in the flesh",  but to preserve his own life.

Though the word was not written then, His Person (I AM), who is still the same God acted accordingly and did not condemn Abraham.

God stepped in,
1, Chastised Abimelek.
2, Honoured Abraham by empowering him to pray for the king.
3, Blessed Abraham with livelihood (sheep and cattle), help (slaves), land and riches (shekels of silver).

To Sarah, she was "completely vindicated" (Gen. 20:16). Wow!

Even when Abraham was wrong in lying ( according to God's commandment), but because He was of God and walked not in the flesh but in the Spirit. God was fighting for him and ensured Sarah was not touched and "kept all the women in Abimelek’s household from conceiving".

Instead of condemnation, Abraham and His wife got wealth. Is God's way not mysterious? Abraham was discharged, acquitted and compensated! I pray that as a believer in Christ, my mistakes will not bring me judgement, it will bring mercy and breakthrough in Jesus name.

So, if you read the bible say "judge not", this is one of the reasons. Anyone who looks from the outside will see a "Pastor " committing the sin of lying..... what you don't know is that God sees his heart and will act accordingly.

The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. Psalm 145:8.

Are you in Christ?

SALTY OR NOT SALTY

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. Matthew 5:13.

In chemistry (wikipedia), salt in its natural form is a ROCK and one of its properties is it's conductitivity which means  salts conducts electricity (also known as POWER).

The above definition of salt means Jesus knew what he was saying when He called his followers SALT.  We actually carry both the Rock of ages and the Power of God in us!

Please note, that anything salt comes in contact with feels it's impact. Either food, water or even steel (one of earth's strongest metals) does not remain the same after salt comes in close and continued contact with it.

Then imagine the shocker, after Abraham's negotiation to save Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 18:32-33 (Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more.What if only ten can be found there?”He answered, “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.” When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.) that God could not find 10 righteous people in Sodom and Gomorrah. Ha!

As The Salt, Abraham's faith brought his household to God, which was how Lot became a believer. When in Genesis 13:6-7, Lot and Abraham's household became too large to stay together, they parted ways.

At the time of the destruction, Abraham expected Lot (as a Salt) to have turned his immediate family, his staff and a few people in his community to the Lord. But alas, even Lot's immediate family "were not salted".

Lot lost his saltiness, and so,  he was no longer good for anything, except to be destroyed along with everyone in Sodom and Gomorrah. It was Abraham's intercession that stopped Lot's destruction but how did he fare eventually? Terribly.

To be made salty again, John 15 is key for every believer who has lost his saltiness and does not want to be thrown out. We need to retrace our step to The True Vine (The Rock) and Abide in Him who is The Word (His Power).

The Host of heaven are cheering us up. We will make heaven in Jesus name and take as many people as possible along with us.

Shalom!

DELAY NOT DENIAL

"Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made.” Genesis 7:4, And after the seven days the floodwaters came on the earth. Genesis 7:10

Today, we are examining when God makes a promise. We have all heard the bible passage that God is "not a man that He should lie", i want us to also look at the passage which says "For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry." HABAKKUK 2:3

When Noah went into the ark, people would have laughed at him from the 1st day, laughed harder the 2nd day, hardest on the 3rd day. Noah knows God promised him the rain after 7  days but as the days pass by......1, 2 ,3, 4, Noah would have been very tensed-up. Then, the appointed time and God showed up... and their laughter turned to plea for help.

When Lazarus was sick, they sent for Jesus and alas, Lazarus died. When Jesus got there, even Lazarus' sisters lost their faith.

No matter what people are saying, no matter what the realities are showing, please don't doubt God. Hold on to the promises He made to you. He makes everything beautiful in his own time. He WILL come and silence the mockers.He NEVER fails.

Concerning the second coming, He is coming back again. Brethren, be prepared.

Shalom!