“Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods?

Who is like You, glorious in holiness,

Fearful in praises, doing wonders?

“The people will hear and be afraid;

Trembling will take hold of them;

By the greatness of Your arm

They will be as still as a stone,

Till Your people pass over, O Lord,

Till the people pass over

Whom You have purchased.

You will bring them in and plant them

In the mountain of Your inheritance,

In the place, O Lord, which You have made

For Your own dwelling,

The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.

“The Lord shall reign forever and ever.” (Ex 15:11-18)

The sermon was faithfully and lovingly prepared, but could not be delivered. There was a strange spirit of depression and intimidation over the congregation. The choir tried their best but the praises could not pass the ceiling. We had to do warfare and pray for one another. We prayed for the Holy Spirit to come and take control over the service. We then worshipped Jesus, like Mary who broke the alabaster box for His sake alone. We prayed in tongues most of the time. We rejected the evil spirits of religion, oppression, fear, weakness, sickness and witchcraft. We waited in expectation for the Holy Spirit to come. That is why we could not just ‘go ahead’ and preach. The ground was too dry and the hearts too worried…

Suddenly, like a wind, like a holy hush, like a melody from above the Holy Spirit came…the ground became holy…the atmosphere free…He came with His entourage of angels. In that moment the souls of men got encouraged like thirsty men drinking water. There is no need to explain to a thirsty man what to do with a bucket of cold water… Have you ever experienced such an influx of life into dry bones? It cannot be described in human language. Pray that you may receive and experience the best God has for you.

Once we received the supernatural strength the praises started freely and joyfully. The congregation and the choir did not want to stop. I had to go home but I could hear the praises going on forever… Can you imagine this church when the pastor goes home and the congregation still wants to praise God?

Yes, the Living God comes down when His people praise Him with all their hearts. He will make their enemies tremble. He will grant the answers to their prayers. I know for sure that there shall be testimonies of healing, deliverance and breakthrough, for no man tastes of the power of the age to come and remain the same.

Yes, our church is not a routine church; it can never be an ordinary church. We started in the Spirit and we must perfect it all in the Spirit. To God alone be all the glory for His wonderful blessed much desired visitation tonight!

Thank You Father! Thank You Lord Jesus! Thank You Holy Spirit!

“Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that all POWER belongs to God” (Ps 62:11)
This is our (continuing) praise report:
(Please read the first parts of the testimony bellow)

Praise The Lord! The seats for our church have arrived! To God be all the glory!

“The fear of man brings a snare, But he who trusts in the LORD will be exalted” (PV 29:25)
Do you want to be down or up? It depends of whom you fear…man or God….
The greatest need for man is to know and worship The Living God; to have an intimate saving relationship with Jesus Christ. (I use the word ‘man’ to mean all human beings, male or female).
Loneliness is painful. It is especially in times of loneliness that the devil attacks and presents relationships with other men as an alternative to the worship of God. Their need of God is replaced by the need to belong to other human beings. Men enter relationships of commitment, love and help with other men. These are spiritual covenants of friendship and faithfulness with the devil as a witness. They manifests as manipulative relationships between a boss and his employee, marriage or other friendships. Men feel that they need one another to support and encourage themselves. But these fleshly relationships are outside the presence of the Holy Spirit. Try to imagine this: the doctor is sick and the patient is sick…who can help? Needy weak men try to support and help other needy weak men. A broken hearted man opens his heart to another broken hearted man. None can help but the deception goes on for a long time.

This neediness is what the Bible calls ‘the fear of man’. The word ‘fear’ here is not the regular word. In Hebrew it describes someone shaking with the fear of being lonely, of losing a friend, like a beggar or a slave of another man. The picture is this: “If you leave me I will die…Nobody will hire me…nobody will marry me…I am lost without you, without your words and love…’
This fear of man is a snare. It traps the soul into spiritual slavery. Men look to you like giants. Men try to become ‘Messiahs’ to other needy men. But there is danger, a snare…when men look great God looks so small. Anytime you think that a man is so great and he is indispensable to your life on earth, you fear losing that man… You fear his leaving you…you fear his rejection…And you make God small…that is the snare!

We are commanded to ‘magnify the Lord and to exalt His name!’ (Ps 34:3). The fear of man makes God look small to you and to others. You cannot witness the Gospel if this fear of man is in you. But the fear of God makes God great, and this becomes your wisdom of life.

I have seen men as slaves of men. They did not have visible chains on their necks, but their souls were bound in sick relationships without hope and without joy. As sick as these relationships are, the victims tremble at the idea of rejection. They hold on to men with trembling hands and pleading eyes….
I have also seen this miracle: God intervenes… Then something happens…one man makes a mistake and disappoints another. The fragile relationship scatters to pieces. The pain of betrayal, bitterness and loss overpowers the sweet memories. All is lost in a second. For no man can save another and second chances are not the gifts of needy men. In times like these the Holy Spirit redirects the broken hearts to the Savior. As the chains of sick love are broken, so eternal life comes in and heals the desperate lonely soul. Jesus came to heal the broken hearted and to free the captives of men. I have seen scales fall from tired eyes…I have heard the sound of fallen broken chains…I have seen the vomit of poisonous ‘love’…I have seen souls set free by the power of the Blood of Jesus! Dear friend, let your trust be in God and he will make something beautiful out of your life! He will exalt you! He will protect you! God knows that it is not good for man to be alone, so He will bring stable, mature men of God close to you…No more manipulation…Like the worm dreaming inside the cocoon, the butterfly will soon come out and prove its wings! You shall fly! You shall succeed! Failure is behind! True love and joy everlasting shall be your potion! I am so sure! I have seen it happen many times!

Be encouraged tonight! Be delivered from the sin of neediness! Jesus died for your sins, including this one too!
May the power of resurrection manifest in your heart right now!
Proclaim the Word of God:
“So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” (Heb 13:6)
The answer is ‘Nothing!’
Let God be God to you!
In Jesus name
Amen!

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1Jn 1:9)

Jesus Christ is the Word of eternal life who became flesh. He is God so he was always with the Father in heaven. But for few years He took flesh upon Himself, came down to earth and was manifested among men. Jesus is ‘the way, the truth and the life” (Jn 14:6). Outside the Body of Christ man has no purpose, no life, no truth and no joy of fellowship with others. Outside Christ there is only darkness, deception, pain, bitterness, regrets, disappointment, depression and utter tragedy. If you are born again and you walk daily in the light of the truth, you shall have fellowship with God the Father, with God the Son and with the other brethren. You shall never be lonely, barren or useless. You shall make progress, become spiritually fruitful and full of supernatural joy.

The word darkness means a cloud, like a shade that hides the truth. Spiritually it means a wrong doctrine, an error of thinking or ignorance of God’s Word. Truth means removal of that veil so that God’s opinion may be seen. In other words, the cloud of lies that covered the truth has been removed. Truth cannot be known by human wisdom. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth and leads into the truth. No other spirit knows where truth resides in this universe. Truth discriminates men. Truth is the enemy of lies! Truth fights the liars! Trust can never lose an battle! Truth means freedom from bondage, deception and lies. Truth grows only in the light of God’s Word (Eph 5:9). The Blood of Jesus cleanses only in the light of God where truth manifests!

This is a great mystery: the devil has his agents in the church. They are liars and deceivers. You think that men are too afraid to deceive the children of God in the church… You may be surprised at the truth…  How do men lie in the church? Have you seen religious liars? How can ‘a Christian’ practice lies in the church? How can I describe ‘religious liars’? These men hurt the truth in wickedness while still coming to church, pray and read the Bible. Liars in the church a quite common; basically, they manifest in three ways: They pretend to be Christian, but they hate, deny and oppress the Truth.

*LIARS HATE THE TRUTH

“If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth” (1Jn 1:6)

You claim to be a Christian; you say that you have fellowship with God; that God speaks to you daily; that you obey God’s Word. But in reality you are a religious fool, an unbeliever. You ‘walk in darkness’, you are blind and ignorant spiritually. Like a dog goes back to its vomit, so a man who makes mistake upon mistake is a fool and a liar. Selah!

*LIARS DENY THE TRUTH

“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1Jn 1:8)

You say that you are a Christian. You claim to be without sin. But you deny the presence of sin in your flesh. The Word of God which is truth does not live in you. You speak religious lies and deceive yourself and others. To you sin is nothing, or a ‘small thing’. To you sin is something of the past. You refuse to carry your cross daily for you see no need for it. You refuse to confess your sins for you insist they are not there.

True confession means to speak exactly like God, to have the same opinion as God. But you have a different idea and standard of righteousness. For God sin is a tragedy of cosmic proportion. Sin has separated man from God. Sin is rebellion and breaking of God’s law. Sin is the opposite of holiness. God hates sin for He is holy. Sin killed God’s Son on the Cross. But to you, foolish man, sin is a joke, sin is almost non-existent and too little to be acknowledged and confessed as a crime. So your confession is fake and a lie. God cannot receive it. The Holy Spirit cannot bring peace to your soul. Selah!

*LIARS OPPRESS THE TRUTH

“If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us” (1Jn 1:10)

You say that you are a Christian. But you claim that you do not commit acts of sin. You hide your sinful behavior from the eyes of men. You have perfected the shameful ‘art’ of hypocrisy. If God convicts you of sin, you resist the Truth, insult and grieve the Holy Spirit, making God a liar. You insist upon your own self-righteousness. This is one of the most serious sins. Ananias and Saphira died because of this sin. Selah!

What is then the answer? Go to the Cross and look long and well upon Christ Crucified. Allow God to search your heart! Open your heart to the convicting power of the Holy Spirit. Confess your sins from the bottom of your heart! To deceive yourself that you are right with God is a sin that leads to death. Be wise! Do not run away from the rebuke of God! Your conscience bears witness with God and you cannot suppress it forever!  Why do you want to suffer so long? Right now I pray in my spirit that you listen to these words of warning! As a doctor I am used to warn men of coming danger. But I cannot force them to take their medication. Please, respect and love your soul and come to Jesus! Be saved! Be free!

I plead the Blood of Jesus upon your body, soul, spirit, tongue, ministry and church! The Blood of Jesus shall speak better things concerning you and bring you to the throne of mercy and grace! Amen!

“Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that all POWER belongs to God” (Ps 62:11)
This is our (continuing) praise report:
(Please read the first parts of the testimony bellow)
It is 8:30 pm. The last of the three containers carrying the seats for our church has left the port. The first one is already in Benin. The crane got broken in the port that is why it took them so long to bring them out. God is in control. Tomorrow the seats will arrive at Father’s House Bible Church, Warri, Nigeria, where they belong. The devil has tried his best to stop God’s work. He has failed completely. God has used men and women who do not know us personally to facilitate this assignment. God has used many also to fast pray and intercede, for God’s work to be successful. God bless you all! For as long as men and women shall seat on these seats to praise the Lord, until Jesus comes, you shall have your reward! In Jesus name, Amen!
The next letter shall contain the picture of the seats here in Warri.
If you read this letter shout Hallelujah unto the Lord!

“So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?” Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”

So he answered and said to me:
“This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:
‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’
Says the Lord of hosts.
‘Who are you, O great mountain?
Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain!
And he shall bring forth the capstone
With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’”

Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
“The hands of Zerubbabel
Have laid the foundation of this temple;
His hands shall also finish it.
Then you will know
That the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.
For who has despised the day of small things?
For these seven rejoice to see
The plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.
They are the eyes of the Lord,
Which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.” (Zech 4:4-10)

“Now then, My sons, listen to Me; pay attention to what I say” (PV 7:24)

“No man has any right to offer advice who has not first heard God speak. No man has the right to counsel others who is not ready to hear and follow the counsel of the Lord. True moral wisdom must always be an echo of God’s voice.
Before we follow any man we should look for the oil on his forehead. We areunder no spiritual obligation to aid any man in any activity that has not upon it the marks of the Cross. No appeal to our sympathies, no sad stories, no shocking pictures should move us to put our money and our time i to schemes promoted by persons who are too busy to listen to God.
God has His chosen men still and they are without exception good listeners. They can hear when the Lord speaks. We may safely listen to such men. But to no others”
(A W Tozer, 1897-1963)

“How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked…
But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night” (Ps 1:1, 2)

“Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that all POWER belongs to God” (Ps 62:11)
This is our (continuing) praise report:
(Please read the first part of the testimony bellow)
The seats for our church were to leave the port on Friday. Because of the hindrance coming from the difficult ‘official’ (let’s call him DO), we may have to pay demurrage for a day or two. That is about $700 per day, a lot of money…When another custom official (higher in rank than DO) heard about our challenges, he phoned Pastor that he will help; that if there is any demurrage, he will personally pay the bills. He said that he is a child of God. That when he heard that we were medical doctors, that we resigned our jobs to do God’s work, he was so touched that he felt he has to go the extra mile to help. He rebuked DO saying that they who are not ready to resign their jobs to become pastors, the least they can do is to support the ones who sacrificed their careers for the work of God. He also said that he met DO for the first time last Monday, when both attended a function at Ikoy Club. That was the same day when DO blocked our containers.

Please see how God made the crooked paths straight even before we knew that they were crooked! He apologized for his colleague and volunteered to intervene and help clear the containers without any charges or problems again. If you live in Nigeria, you know that this is a mighty miracle, for in places like these, corruption is too high for mercy to have a voice. But we serve the Living God! He is the Controller and the Judge of the universe! This matter could have ended in much pain, but God intervened and it became now a praise report! Never fear a difficulty! It is the platform of a mighty testimony, for God to bless more people that you could have imagined! Also give praise to God Almighty, the good and faithful God, who solved the problem before it even began! God bless this brother in Christ who works in the customs! He decided to do much more than his official duty, for the sake of God!

“Those who trust in the Lord
Are like Mount Zion,
Which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever.
For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest
On the land allotted to the righteous,
Lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity.
Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,
And to those who are upright in their hearts.
As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways,
The Lord shall lead them away
With the workers of iniquity.
Peace be upon Israel!” (Ps 125)

For the past six weeks we have been doing warfare based on Psalm 125 in our prayer meetings in the church. What we have studied in the class room, became the Living Word in reality. This testimony is a proof that as a church we move in the center of the prophetic will of God! To God be all the glory!

May the anointing of Psalm 125 be your portion, in the name of Jesus! May God’s protection surround you, your family and ministry! May God free you from the oppressive authority of the wicked! May your enemies be disappointed!
God will do you good! God will give you peace!
PRAISEEEEEE THE LOOOORDDDDD!!!!!!
In Jesus name,
Amen!

“God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.” (1Pet 5:5-11)

We are in a season of spiritual warfare. The devil has been attacking us but there is no way back! We shall trust God to the end! The victory is sure!

The Christian life is not a life full of cares, anxieties, fears and troubles. We are to bring all these to God. But the Christian life is not an irresponsible or careless life. There is a battle going on in the heavenly realms. If you are ready or not, if you believe or not, there is a war. Jesus has won the victory on our behalf at the Cross. But we need to apply His victory in our daily lives. Pride is an issue for many Christians. We are commended to be humble and wise; submitting to God and to the authority God has placed over us!

If you are a child of God, the devil is your personal adversary. An adversary is an enemy who opposes and resists you. He is seeking to injure, confuse, intimidate and overthrow you. There is no Christian who is immune to the attacks of the devil. He attacks believers all over the world. That means the attacks are very common.

The devil is your personal enemy. If you are ignorant of this, you are already losing the battle. If you are born again, the devil cannot destroy your salvation. But he can do much damage to your joy, your finances, your marriage, children and ministry. An enemy is one who has opposing interests.  The devil wants to overthrow you, to cause you to fall from your secure position, to defeat you, to break you down emotionally and to trouble you mentally. If you live a godly life, you shall be attacked by the devil. The devil wants to bring condemnation and guilt on you. He will lie to you that forgiveness is not permanent and you shall still be punished for your sins. The devil wants to intimidate you with the lion’s roar. He wants to ‘devour’ you. That word means to swallow you alive. Like the crocodile or like the boa snake, he has a great appetite to destroy souls. For example, an unbeliever can just be swallowed by the devil leaving no trace behind. The following verses describe the action of the devil on the unbeliever. The devil cannot swallow the believer but he can do damage beyond words. 

“For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more;

Indeed, you will look carefully for his place,

But it shall be no more” (Ps 37:10)

What is the solution?

There are three specific commands:

To be sober! It means to be calm, moderate and serious in behavior; not addicted food, drinks, pleasure or sinful entertainment; serious about the things of God; 

To be vigilant! It means to be watchful against danger; to discover good opportunities even in the midst of trouble; ready to seize the moment of opportunity!

To resist the devil steadfast in the faith! It means to exert force and opposing an enemy; to be engaged in warfare and stop the progress of the enemy.

The manifestations of victory:

The devil has been defeated on the Cross of Calvary. He is like a chicken without head, fighting like mad, doing harm where he can, if you allow him…

We must confirm the victory thru our faith in Jesus Christ and thru spiritual warfare. Faith to the end is victory. It manifests as spiritual promotion and increased anointing for ministry. To God be the glory!

“Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that all POWER belongs to God” (Ps 62:11)
This is our praise report:
We imported more than 4000 seats for our new church. The containers came last week. We hired an agent who paid all the official custom duties. The seats were supposed to be here in Warri three days ago. Then the devil attacked. One of ‘the officials’ refused to let the containers leave the port. He asked for impossible conditions that we can never fulfill. Each day was now adding to the demurrage and the charges kept increasing. Pastor was not ready to cooperate with any sinful requirements. We had no other method than to fast and pray. This is what we did for the past three days. We petitioned the Highest Official in the universe, the King of kings and the Lord of lords to intervene and to glorify Himself in the matter. The church, the seats and our lives belong to Him! The heart of the king is in His hand! We prayed against the power of darkness and the wickedness in his places! We prayed for a living testimony of grace and power! We prayed that ‘the official’ will have no sleep and he will lose all peace until he releases God’s property! We spoke victory in the situation! We declared God’s open door that no man can shut! We made a vow that God will receive all the glory for the breakthrough!
Long story short…Ten minutes ago, the long expected good news came! Without any explanation, the official suddenly ‘removed his hands from the matter’ and released the containers! By tomorrow, our new church seats should be here in Warri! PRAISEEEEEEEEEE THE LOOOOORDDD!!!!!!!!
There is a saying in Nigeria where we live:
“Power pass power!”
This testimony is to the glory of God! We also declare the defeat of the devil and his agents! May your hearts be encouraged! May your faith increase! Your breakthrough is coming too!
Praise the Lord, o my soul!
In Jesus name,
Amen!

“So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build, houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant—when you have eaten and are full— then beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage” (Deut 6:10-12)

The promise of God is beyond imagination. God allowed His people to go into slavery, to stay ‘in the house of bondage’ for more than 400 years. But the promise was given to Abraham that they shall come out richer that they have entered Egypt. It is like a man who goes to prison for a crime he did not commit. He stays there isolated for over 40 years. The judge reviews his case and discovers that he was in fact innocent of the crime. The court says that he is now free. He entered prison as a young man. He is now an old man, with wasted his life and his dreams. He used to work in an office. He has no education and he has no money, for he could not work while in prison. His freedom is almost useless to him. Or so he thinks…

Suddenly, the judge announces that he shall receive the salary of a millionaire as a compensation for ‘the years the locusts have eaten’. He receives the keys of houses others have built, the ownership of lands that are rich with oil, gold and silver. He is now the landlord of vineyards and orchards famous all over the world.  Even if he was free and did not go to prison, even if he worked daily at his office, he could not have made such a wealth in 40 years. The suffering in prison is seen now as a blessing, for God turns the tables around just to prove that He is God.

This is a spiritual principle: The more you suffer persecution ‘innocently’ for Christ sake, the more the devil locks you in a prison of circumstances, the greater compensation, reward and wealth you shall receive from God! This wealth is natural and spiritual, on earth and in heaven! That is one reason why we are commanded to give thanks in all circumstances!

You who suffer right now, you who are afraid and confused not knowing how the future will be, you who pray for a financial breakthrough for the bills are many, you who needs a marriage partner and none comes around, you who are sick and troubled and the doctor have no hope… TRUST GOD! TRUST GOD!

If you are a child of God, rejoice, for you have not seen the end of the story! Tomorrow may be very different than today! You are still breathing, so there is hope for you! God changes situations in less than a second, for all power belongs to Him! We serve the Living God, the faithful God! Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!

I have seen God performing these miracles of life so many times, that I can never doubt His Word again! If you laugh at my words and at my faith, I do not blame you, for I did the same in the past! But I have changed! I choose to believe the Word of God as my eyes see it in the Bible and my mind understands it! If God says yes, no man and no devil can say no! My faith in God makes me very happy! My faith is now my victory!

“This is my story; this is my song; praising my Savior, all the day long!”

Come and join the choir! Let’s make God happy, for He is our Praise!

In Christ I declare:

I breathe, so I praise God!

I rejoice for my victory is coming!

Things will change! Suddenly! I know! I believe!

I shall own houses and fields!

I shall work little and make a lot of money, for my time and energy is needed for ministry!

As for me and my household, we shall serve the Lord!

I give You thanks!

All glory to God!

In Jesus name

Amen!

“My God will meet your needs according to His glorious riches IN Christ Jesus. To our God and Father be glory forever and ever!” (Phil 4:19, 20)

This is the Word of God for you, for today! May the Prophetic anointing flowing from the Holy Spirit reach you and touch you! Let your faith rise! God has decreed that your lips should rejoice in this supernatural breakthrough and to give Him praise for the miracle! It does not matter how great your need is…We serve a Limitless God! it can be a problem of health, ‘incurable’ diseases, financial stress, bareness, ‘prison’ circumstances, marriage challenges, children troubles or other things. God is above them all! God has decreed that rivers of water should flow in the previously dry land. Nothing can stop it! Just believe! God is faithful to His Word! The supply is not a human power, a government elected by men or an earthly bank…The source of your breakthrough and supply of joy is the store of heaven, the glorious eternal riches of Christ the King!

If you doubt God’s Word, then just keep quiet! For the rest of us who believe, God shall move in our circumstances and things will suddenly change! Let the praise begin! You owe me a testimony of faith! Encourage me too! Tell me how your life has changed! Inbox me! Faith 100%! Doubt 0%! To God be all the glory! In Jesus name, Amen!

In Christ I declare:

I am strong!

I am healed!

I am rich!

I am blessed!

I am fruitful!

I am free of debt!

In Jesus name

Amen!    

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jer 29:11)

Some years ago I met this sister ‘by accident’ in one of our travels, somewhere in this world. She lives in the US. She is beautiful and educated. She has a good job. She is born again but somehow she was spiritually stagnant. She was abused sexually in her childhood. It took her many years to forgive the oppressor. She is now in her mid forties. She is not married. She attended a denominational church that did not believe in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. I told her to move on and change the church as a sign for a new beginning. She told me that all her friends are there, that it will not be easy. I left her alone to decide. About two years ago I told her to borrow a wedding dress and take some pictures. I have never seen her so happy. She was glowing in that wedding dress. We prayed that her dream to marry will come true. I did not hear from her for some time…Recently I just received a letter from her. Finally, the Holy Spirit is blowing over this beautiful daughter of Zion…Jesus is Lord!

HER LETTER
Hi Malia,
I finally decided to take your advice and change my church. As you know, I was not fed spiritually and getting frustrated. It was not easy…I prayed for a long time, not wanting to do a mistake. Last Sunday I finally moved on…
I thought I’d share with you what happened yesterday at the new church I decided to attend after going to the Revival meetings I told you about. Before going to this new church, I asked God to help me see someone I knew from the meetings I attended two weeks ago, so I wouldn’t be alone. I reached out and told a couple of people that I met there, that I would be attending their church, but no formal meeting was set up, so I wasn’t sure how it would go down and yes, I felt a little uncertain about things. End result: I saw everyone I met at the Revival meetings. They were all in this new church yesterday. K… and J… saw me and invited me to sit with them. They introduced me to the pastor and they invited me to lunch, calling me their adopted daughter. K…, a lady my age, saw me in the service and waited to find me after the service and made plans to walk with me tomorrow night around the Lake. It’s delightful she suggested walking. Another man from Revival waited for me after the service and said he was working on finding me a life group fellowship.

Wow! For such a long time I did not feel the love of God in a church like it was here… God really blessed me today, so I BELIEVE this is where He wants me to worship and to serve. These fellow Believers seem to be the real deal! There is a lot of love freely given. I appreciate their responsiveness to me. I am following Him as He leads! This is way more action than I have found in past churches all these years. I almost forgot that God is a God of miracles!
I went to the home fellowship last night. All the people were way older than me but I really felt loved and connected to the body of Christ. Funny, the sermon in the church was on spiritual orphans in the body of Christ. That has been me, but praise God new things are coming! God wants us to be IN the Body, so I am getting in! For too long I stood outside, afraid to pass thru the door…Because of past rejections I always felt ugly and lonely. But now I will trust Jesus for new things. Sending you LOVE from…
E…

MY ANSWER
I am so glad for you…I can see you happy…Move on, the door is open! Do you remember how beautiful you looked in that wedding dress? I did not forget! I still pray for you! My hope is alive…

HER REPLY
Thank you, Malia! I love you! God DID bring us together many years ago and I praise Him for that divine meeting! I DO remember wearing that wedding dress and feeling so beautiful and special. I cry even as I write this to you! I don’t know why I cry. My hope is ALIVE, too! God IS alive and working!!! I praise Him for He is our HOPE!!!

In Christ I declare:
My hope is alive!
My faith is strong!
Sister E shall marry a wonderful man of God!
Nothing is impossible with God!
In Jesus name
Amen!

This is a letter from a young man…
“Gooday mummy… I want u to please enlighten me. We had some discussion with some fellow brethren which a female is among. During the discussion, one of the brethren said that a woman is not authorized to preach to a man and he backed it up with a scripture 1timothy 2:11. Our female sister couldn’t back up at that point with any other scripture. So ma, I want to know: is a female supposed to preach in the church?”

MY ANSWER
‘The Lord gives the Word (of power); the women who bear and publish (the news) are a great host. The kings of the enemies’ armies they flee, they flee! She who tarries at home divides the spoil (left behind) (Ps 68:11, 12, AB).

Dear I…
Christianity has some basic doctrines that cannot be argued about: for example, 1. SALVATION IS BY GRACE THRU FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST! You must be born again! 2. God is a Trinity, three in One! 3. God is sovereign over all His creation… etc. But there are also some other subjects that are not basic to salvation: For example: the way to dress, what you eat, female preachers etc. You can be saved and go to heaven even if you do not believe that women can dress with trousers, for example. These are not essential to salvation. It depends on the maturity of the believer and the background he comes from. There is no need to argue with people about these things. You go and pray and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth to you. Whatever God says to you personally, just believe it! The truth will set you free from the bondage of pleasing men, from their opinions and traditions, from cultural, racial or religious prejudice. The evil spirit of religion has done much damage in the churches by dividing them thru foolish arguments like these.

As for the passage you quoted in 1Tim 2…Because of disobedience (Gen 3) there is a curse upon the women as the daughters of Eve. In the flesh, they have a tendency to manipulate and control men. This is true! This evil desire is seen in their marriages or their ministries. This is the sin of rebellion. Its source is the same devil that deceived Eve.
What is the solution? It is found at the Cross of Calvary where Jesus died for us! In Christ there is no male or female (Gal 3:28). Naturally the man is stronger than the woman. In the marriage, the wife is to submit to her husband! God is the Author of order! But when it comes to spiritual things, salvation, the anointing and the gifts of the Holy Spirit etc there is no difference between the genders. For example, there is no ‘female’ Holy Spirit…there is no ‘American or white’ Holy Spirit… In Christ, all believers are one! Women are not slaves or second class citizens in the Kingdom of God. Read also 1Tim 2:15. The curse of women’s foolish rebellion is broken only in Christ! A mature woman of God ‘is saved thru childbearing…’ That does not mean that she will go to heaven if she is a mother. What it means is that if she has proven over the years that she is spiritually fruitful, she should be respected as a woman of God. The curse placed upon the natural women is broken is her life. Just like in the natural, a mother has sons and daughters. Her spiritual converts are men and women, born again and walking with God. Such a preacher, male or female should be honored, for God is with that one!

MY TESTIMONY
I am sixty years old. I became born again and Spirit filled in 1986. By His grace, I am a woman of God, a wife, a mother and a grandmother. I am a pastor too. I am a mother in Christ to many, male and female.
My husband and I are both medical doctors. Probably you know that we started Lily Clinic in this town. It was a successful private clinic. In 1999 the Lord spoke to both of us, separately and together that we should sell the medical equipment and start a Church in our building. We obeyed. In March 2000 Father’s House Bible Church, Warri, Nigeria was born. We started with less than 20 people, now we are thousands! All glory to God!

My husband is the senior pastor of the church. Both of us are in full time ministry and we both preach the Gospel! God called me to full time ministry, to serve Him as a preacher and teacher of His Word. But I do not take my call for granted. As a wife I submit to my husband, as unto the Lord (Eph 5:22). In doctrines and teachings I also have to submit to him as my pastor (Heb 13:17). The devil is very crafty to bring divisions in the home, especially when both of us have a public ministry. We have different styles of preaching and different gifts of the Holy Spirit. But the Spirit is one! In particular, I have to be very careful to keep the unity of the Spirit and not preach something different from his teachings. He has the right to correct me. He also covers me. My husband encourages me in ministry, so I am covered spiritually. I am the pastor of the women in our church. I also preach to the whole church, leading the prophetic prayer meeting on Saturday evenings. Being a foreigner makes it even harder. But I do not complain…I do not insist that men should come when I preach. Each one should decide what to do and be led by the Holy Spirit.
Finally thank God for calling me to full time ministry. I do not have to apologies for it. It is God and not man that called me. My duty is to be found faithful to Him who called me to serve His Son with the preaching of the Gospel! The opinions and plans of men cannot change that! This is my testimony. My counsel is this: each woman has to find her own gifts, identity and freedom. If God opens a door, no man can shut it! If God has called her to ministry, He will make a way, against all odds…No need to argue…Thru faith and patience we inherit the promises of God!
I hope that my answer has helped you…I wish you well…
Love in Christ alone
Malia

In Christ I declare:
I am a child of God!
I am a servant of God!
I am a preacher of the Gospel!
I am a pastor!
I am a godly wife, mother and grandmother!
All to the glory of God!
In Jesus name
Amen!

“Today is a holy day for the Lord. Don’t be sad because the joy you have in the LORD is your strength.” (Neh 8:10)
One of the special marks of a born again Christian is supernatural joy. No matter the circumstances, the child of God cannot sink into total despair. Hope will always lift him up. Jesus persevered thru the pain and shame at the Cross because He saw the joy ahead. This royal joy is the crown of victory as the first born from the dead. This joy includes you and me, together at the table, as members of God’s Family. His joy flows in my veins and nothing can quench it.

I see terrible things on the TV… I pass thru difficult times and challenging seasons, and even then…this joy of the Lord is mine, I cannot deny it…It is my treasure, my engagement ring and my seal from the One who died for me! I live because Jesus lives! We share in the victory, we have fellowship in the Holy Spirit and we rejoice together for the greater things to come! So, I do not worry, for the future is not in my hand, but in the hand of the Potter who knows it all! Praise be to God!

(Read these scriptures with a loud voice and a heart of faith! The Word of God is food for the hungry and medicine for the wounded soul! The Holy Spirit shall fill you and give you more strength, more faith, wisdom and joy!)

“I have set the Lord always before me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken”

You are my hiding place; You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance”

“I shall not die, but live and declare the works of the Lord”

(Ps 16:8; 32:7; 118:17)

“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,

For wisdom and might are His.

And He changes the times and the seasons;

He removes kings and raises up kings;

He gives wisdom to the wise

And knowledge to those who have understanding

He reveals deep and secret things;

He knows what is in the darkness,

And light dwells with Him”

“For His dominion is an everlasting dominion,

And His kingdom is from generation to generation.

All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing;

He does according to His will in the army of heaven

And among the inhabitants of the earth

No one can restrain His hand

Or say to Him, “What have You done?”  (Dan 2:20-22; 4:34-35)

Jesus Christ “who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,  but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father”

(Phil 2:6-11)

“You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (Jn 8:44)

SELF-DECEPTION

The devil is a liar, a deceiver. So it is sin. The worst tragedy is when no one else but you deceives yourself, you betray your trust in yourself; you hate yourself and become your enemy. It is similar with spiritual suicide or spiritual abortion. Deception means to mislead, to accept a lie in place of truth and that causes confusion, ignorance and helplessness. Deception weakens the will. It means to disappoint, to fail to fulfill a promise.

Self –deception means to betray your own dreams, to abort your destiny. You become your worst enemy. You can’t blame anybody except yourself. It is a self-inflicted mortal wound, terrible tragedy that may cost your soul at last. It is the height of foolishness, a choice to serve the devil while still reading the bible. This deception is the work of the evil spirit of religion. But you can’t even blame the devil. Ignorantly, the deceived is resisting the Holy Spirit refusing to acknowledge his sin and refusing all counsel to repent.

Self -deception is a sin, better said a stronghold that keeps many in bondage. They go to church but show no fruit of salvation. These are religious people that are very stubborn and hard hearted ‘Christians’. They make continuous mistakes and are ignorant of the stain they place on the name of Christ. Selah!

THE SOURCES OF SELF –DECEPTION: WEAK EARS AND FAST TONGUES

*PASSIVE HEARERS

‘Do not merely listen to the Word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says’ (Jam 1:22)

It is possible for a sinner to read the Bible, go to church and still fail to be saved. It is not enough to listen to sermons or even to admire them. The Word of God has to be received in the heart, engrafted, like a seed in the ground, with spiritual hunger and deep humility. The Word has to be retained and meditated upon for a long time, until it leaves permanent imprint in the soul. It is like printing a picture on the photographic paper. The light has to penetrate it long enough for the picture to be seen. That is the meaning of looking at your face in the mirror of the Word, which is the truth that sets free. Your spirit, much deeper than the mind, has to receive the Word, to open up to the power of life resident in the Word of God until the change happens.

*RELIGIOUS, UNRESTRAINED TONGUE

‘If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless’ (Jam 1:26)

In the Book of James Chapter 1: 26, 27 and in chapter 3 we see that the tongue is described as a ‘restless’ ‘wild animal’ bent on destruction. It is like a snake, ‘full of deadly poison’. The evil tongue of the self –deceived has ‘killed’ many souls with bitterness.

No man can tame the tongue.  Only God can do it and that only in the believers who are dead to sin. The tongue is an index to how the body behaves. A perfect man keeps his body and tongue under control. Self -control is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. Any man, who attends church, reads the Bible or does good deeds, but cannot control the tongue, is self –deceived.

What is the solution? Go to the Word of God! Pray and destroy the stronghold of lies and deception! Be jealous of your testimony as a Christian! Pray for your ears and for your tongue! Let them experience deliverance! Let your ears be circumcised! Let them hear every Word of God! For man does not live by bread alone but be every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God! Let your ears be deaf to lies, deceit and gossip. Let your tongue be slow to speak! Never speak on impulse! Always pray before you speak! May your speech glorify God and encourage the brethren! In the absence of a specific godly Word from God, I shall keep silent! May God bless His Word in the heart of the listeners today! In Jesus name, Amen!

“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry” (Jam 1:19)

“You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (Jn 8:44)

THE LIAR- DEFINITION
A liar is a person who doesn’t tell you the whole truth. He is a deceiver, a manipulator, a betrayer or a promise breaker. He gives you words, even fine sounding words, but never the truth, and never true love. Truth is always perfect, complete. Truth is always 100%. Any contamination changes the truth into a lie and love into betrayal.
A lie is a statement known to the speaker to be untrue. It is spoken with the intention to deceive or mislead the hearer. In other words ‘an innocent liar’ does not exist.

Why do people lie?
The reason why people lie is to make themselves look good. This is due to emotional insecurity. A liar has a deep inferiority complex and thinks that truth does not favor him. So he ‘embellishes’ the truth changing it into a lie. A liar is someone who having led others to believe one thing, without any shame, he does a different thing. You may not recognize a liar from the beginning. Some are more skillful than others. But keep watching the man you suspect is a liar. Observe his behavior in his relationship with you and with others. Pray always! Remember, until you have a personal confirmation from the Holy Spirit, any man is a sinner and a liar. With time, you shall discover that the man who looked so nice is in fact a wicked man, one who has a double life, irresponsible, unreliable and unfaithful. His past performance with people leaves him with little or no credibility. Behind him there is a trail of broken hearts and bleeding wounds.
The power of the devil as the father of lies is in his deception. The devil hates to be exposed. He will fight back against any man who tries to discover the truth. But fear not, God is with you and His truth shall set you free! Stay on God’s side where there is victory!
“True, some of them were unfaithful; but just because they were unfaithful does that mean God will be unfaithful? Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true” (Rom 3:4)

LIARS HATE THEIR VICTIMS
“A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it,
And a flattering mouth works ruin” (PV 26:28)
Lying is a serious sin. It brings you into covenant with eth devil. It makes you a criminal. If someone lies to you, deceives or cheats you, that one is your personal enemy. The lie is a sword intended to kill your joy. It is a poison intended to weaken your love for God and men. The victim is afflicted, crushed down and oppressed. The victim of lies are dying along the road of life. Repent of all lies and wickedness of the past!

Finally, if you read this letter and all that you ‘gain’ is just theory, just words, then it has failed to achieve its purpose. My desire is that it will be a guide-line to you, to study this subject, to pray and read the scriptures until light starts to shine in your spirit, until you understand the Word, until ‘it makes sense’ to you. You need to hate lies!!! I hope that you pay the price to search and pray about this subject, so that you will be totally free. Your deliverance will become a signal for many that they can be free as well.
May God have mercy on us all!
In Jesus name,
Amen!

The prayer meeting was good but not an easy one. We prayed and praised until the Holy Spirit ‘came down’. There was some hindrance coming mostly from the evil spirit of religion who attacks when men seek the truth and want to be free. We persisted in prayer and arrived at ‘the open door of escape’. The devil fights back for his time is short. But we are not ready to compromise. It is good to attend a church where people pray well. Then the sermon came:

“Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman: Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” (Gen 3:1)

The serpent was ‘subtle’. The word means to be deceitful, crafty, cunning, smooth and skilful in deception. The devil possessed the snake and spoke the first lie on earth, in the Garden of Eden. Please mark the very first word that came out from the devil’s mouth. It is the word ‘yea…’ This little word recorded in the Bible gives us a mighty revelation about the deceptive character of the father of lies. This first meaning of the word ‘yea’ in Hebrew is this: ‘also, though, rather than…’
‘Yea’ is called an accession word describing something added (to what was previously said), a joining or the act of coming close to somebody. The root of this word is ‘to access ‘. It means to have the permission to enter into a discussion, the ability to join a conversation or the liberty to use something available. The secondary meaning of the word ‘yea’ is ‘to be sure, confident or to have no doubts at all when talking’

From all these definitions, we deduce that the devil deceived Eve by pretending to be a lost and found familiar friend. It is like they knew each other in the past. He gives the impression that they had some unfinished conversions as neighbors of friends. The devil pretends to agree with what Eve was saying and adds to her words, correcting them, improving them, just the way friends do. That is a great lesson for us. The devil comes alongside like a friend in need to talk. He attacks lonely insecure people. Initially, he agrees with what you say and he flatters to soften your heart. Once he is allowed to come close, he strikes with a confident blow and plants a lie in the heart. That little ‘innocent seed lie will grow to become a tree of lies, a stronghold that will reject and oppose every truth in the Word of God. That is why we are commanded to test all spirits for not are from God! (1Jn 4:1)
Once the devil makes the connection, like a hungry lion, he jumps on the victim. He lies about God’s commandments. He makes God a liar. This is how Eve was deceived. Later Adam joined his wife in the rebellion. From now on, man and his descendants shall be called a sinner. Only the sacrifice of Christ can atone for such a sin.

The next time we find satan in the Bible is in the Book of Job. Here he does the opposite. In Genesis he was accusing God to men and he succeeded in deceiving them In the Book of Job he is accusing men to God. He is now called ‘the accuser of the brethren’. He was trying to deceive God that Job worships Him only because he is blessed. The devil tells God that in the absence of blessings Job will curse Him. Of course, God was not deceived. God then proves to all men that Job is a true worshippers and the devil is a liar.
The conclusion is that the devil attacks by trying to cause division between God and His children. He is defeated thru spiritual warfare, thru a personal confession of the power of the Blood of Jesus applied practically to the circumstances of your life.

“And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night. And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death” (Rev 12:9-11)

In Christ I declare:
By God’s grace I do not lie, deceive, slander or manipulate!
I hate lying!
I destroy any spiritual connection between me and the father of lies!
I speak the truth in love!
So help me God!
In Jesus name
Amen!

“This is the day the Lord has made;

We will rejoice and be glad in it” (Ps 118:24)

In this world of sin and sorrow, it is so refreshing to hear God’s Word! Truth has its own sound, its own power!

Child of God, you are commanded to rejoice as you live today! This is God’s Word! This is God’s command! It is not just a suggestion! Different circumstances cannot alter it! The God who created this day as a gift of life to you, is to be celebrated! This day is not here by mistake! Many could not make it! God who made today, is the God of all eternity, the God who made you too, the God who promised to carry you until the end! God is good! Al the time! Is praise rising in your soul! Is the name of Jesus sweet to you? Are you saved? Then rejoice!!!

From the rising of the sun, until the going down of the same, let praises be heard over this land! They shall overflow to the nations! Men will ask you ‘why are you so happy?’ Tell them it is because Jesus is your Savior and your Lord! Your testimony can move mountains of fear and depression! Hallelujah to the Lamb of God!

“Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today and forever!” (Heb 13:8)

“When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are undisturbed.  But when someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away from him all his armor on which he had relied and distributes his plunders. He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me, scatters” (Lk 11:21-23)

Our Lord calls the devil ‘a strong man’. In Greek the word means someone who is able, forceful, valiant and boisterous. These words describe someone who is a commanding soldier, very active on duty, bold and courageous.

Let no one ignore the power and the influence of the devil upon the sinners. The devil is king in his evil domain. No one is stronger except the Son of Man, Jesus Christ, our Lord. There is no greater power except the Blood of the Lamb shed on the Cross of Calvary. No man can win a victory against the devil except in the name of Jesus and in the strength of the Holy Spirit. There is no power that can defeat death except the power of resurrection. That is the only key of victory, the royal way of the Cross that leads to heaven.

The devil has a house, or better said a prison. He guards it day and night. His victims are called ‘his possessions’. They are all inside undisturbed and in peace. These are the unbelievers who have a fake peace with God. They are fed lies for breakfast, deceptions at lunch and flatteries for diner. Their drink is poisoned doctrines and their snacks are made of false hopes. The demons are the house managers pretending to be angels of light. The system runs well. All citizens just work, eat, sleep and party. No questions about life and no dreams are allowed. The churches are also business centers. The prayers are monitored and all sermons edited. There is peace like in a cemetery.

‘All is well…’ they say…

One day the centuries long peace was disturbed. The Prince of Peace came down from the Cross and attacked the city of the dead. The king of that domain, the prince of the power of the air prepares to run away but he is arrested by the One stronger than him. He who trusted in his beauty and wisdom falls down at the feet of the eternal Victor. Reluctantly he opens his bony hand and gives up the keys of life and death. The angels hurry to the cells. Heaven and earth is anxious to see how freedom’s chains are removed and slowly, she walks on her feet.

The radio palace sounds like crazy. A new voice fills the air. Justice is finally done. This is a miracle, nothing less than that! Breaking news: “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever!” The Greater One has won! All glory to God! “The time has come for judging the dead…and for rewarding Your servants the prophets and Your saints who reverence Your name, both small and great and for destroying those who destroy the earth!” (Rev 11)

Dear friend…Come to Jesus! There is no middle ground! If you do not gather with Him, you will scatter and waste His grace! Come and win souls in His name! Come and lift up His banner!  Come and fight His battles! Come and gather His harvest! For it has been decreed and none can change it:

“He shall see the travail of His soul and be satisfied!”

In Christ I declare:

I have true, genuine peace with God!

I am a child of God!

I am a soldier in the army of Christ!

I can never lose!

I gather with Christ!

Wherever I go the fragrance of Christ is felt and it changes the atmosphere!

I am free! My family is free!

I dedicate all my crowns to Christ, my Lord!

In Jesus name

Amen