A Nonexistent Thing

A Nonexistent Thing
Victory Ministries
Walter Kambulow
April 1, 2009
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Walter Kambulow, is a man like King David, "after God's own heart." I
encourage you to read his books. It will fill your souls with hearty spiritual food and
give you new strength to live your faith in Jesus. He is Jesus centered and saturated
with the Word of God and strong in the Spirit of the Holy Ghost. He is a great
fighter for His King and an encourager of the true Saints. - Dr. Pat Holiday,
Jacksonville, Florida
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Content
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1
In Abundance
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
CHAPTER 2
With God Nothing Is Impossible
CHAPTER 3
Through Faith Obtained Promises
CHAPTER 4
With Healing In His Wings
CHAPTER 5
God Will Level The Mountains
CHAPTER 3
God’s Presence and Rest
It Matters To Him About You
CHAPTER 6
There Is No God Besides Me
CHAPTER 7
The Lord Loves Justice
CHAPTER 8
Exceedingly Abundantly
CHAPTER 9
Heal, Deliver, Save Me
CHAPTER 10
The Compassionate Lord
CHAPTER 11
Just As Your Soul Prosperous
CHAPTER 12
Fear Him
NO, it’s super Todd!
CHAPTER 13
God Is Our Refuge And Strength
CHAPTER 14
He Makes Poor And Makes Rich
CHAPTER 15
Power To Get Wealth
CHAPTER 16
The Power Of Christ
CHAPTER 17
Kept By The Power Of God
CHAPTER 18
For I Believe God
CHAPTER 19
Freely You Have Received, Freely Give
CHAPTER 20
I Will Give You Rest
CHAPTER 21
But God Was With Him
CHAPTER 22
Believe It, Accept It, Confess It
CHAPTER 23
I Have Overcome The World
CHAPTER 24
He Has Anointed Me
CHAPTER 25
Are All Workers Of Miracles
CHAPTER 26
Give Us This Day
CHAPTER 27
By The Word Of God
Through it All
CHAPTER 28
Because We Love The Brethren
CHAPTER 29
He Is My Refuge And My Fortress
CHAPTER 30
Wait On the Lord
Introduction
We took sweet counsel together, And walked to the house of God in the throng. Let death
seize them; Let them go down alive into hell, For wickedness is in their dwellings and among
them. As for me, I will call upon God, And the LORD shall save me. Evening and morning and at
noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice. He has redeemed my soul in peace
from the battle that was against me, For there were many against me. God will hear, and afflict
them, Even He who abides from of old. Selah Because they do not change, Therefore they do not
fear God. Psalm 55:16-18
Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes,
I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.' "Behold, all those who were
incensed against you Shall be ashamed and disgraced; They shall be as nothing, And those who
strive with you shall perish. You shall seek them and not find them-Those who contended with
you. Those who war against you Shall be as nothing, As a nonexistent thing. Isaiah 41:10-12
Courageous bold David, a man of war after God’s own heart who killed Goliath, made himself a great
enemy in King Saul who because jealous and did everything to kill King David. But through his struggles
and wars with Saul and his house, David trusted and sought God in all things. As a result Saul and his son
became a nonexistent thing and God gave to David Saul’s house and his master's wives into David’s
keeping, as well as the house of Israel and Judah and told him, “if that had been too little, I also would
have given you much more!” (2 Samuel 12:8)
Consequentially David stated Oh, sing to the LORD a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His
right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.” (Psalm 98:1). I will praise You, For You have
answered me, And have become my salvation (Psalm 118:21). David praised God for doing marvelous
things for him and giving him with His right hand and His holy arm the victory and becoming his salvation
in his real battle with Saul!
Yes the word of God tells us that in this world, our enemies rise against us and devise plans to hurt
and harm us (Psalm 41:7). But in these times, the God of Victory is powerful to crush our enemies. When
we tell Him of our trials and tribulations, then God will help us and will make them as a non-existent thing.
The Lord who gave David victory over his enemies and blessed him abundantly is no respecter of persons
and shows partiality to no one. If we hold onto the Lord Jesus Christ like the psalmist David and we shall
overcome all our problems and the people who rise against us in victory.
Chapter 1
In Abundance
And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?" He
answered and said to them, "Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the
kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. "For whoever has, to him more will be
given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken
away from him. "Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and
hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. "And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is
fulfilled, which says: 'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see
and not perceive; For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.' Matthew
12:10-15
Then one said to Him, "Lord, are there few who are saved?" And He said to them, "Strive to
enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
Luke 13:23-24
Jesus Christ the author and finisher of the Christian faith told us "Because it has been given to you to
know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. "For whoever has, to
him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be
taken away from him. So the burden to having an abundance or poverty and even be saved is on us, not
on God! We alone determine what we get out of the kingdom of God through God’s word and through His
Spirit. Jesus clearly taught us this in His words:
"Therefore hear the parable of the sower: "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and
does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his
heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. "But he who received the seed on stony
places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; "yet he has no root in
himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the
word, immediately he stumbles. "Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears
the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he
becomes unfruitful. "But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and
understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some
thirty." Matthew 13:18-23
And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them,
"Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to Him, "Yes, Lord." Then He touched their
eyes, saying, "According to your faith let it be to you." And their eyes were opened. And Jesus
sternly warned them, saying, "See that no one knows it." But when they had departed, they
spread the news about Him in all that country. Matthew 9:28-31
And Apostle Paul told us the word of God which is in our mouth and our heart will produce great
results including salvation:
But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the
word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe
in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one
believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the
Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." For there is no distinction
between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For "whoever
calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved." How then shall they call on Him in whom they
have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how
shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is
written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad
tidings of good things!" But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has
believed our report?" So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans
10:9-17
God has provided us with a great and complete salvation, which at the first began to be
spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed, to us by those who heard Him, God also bearing witness
both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His
own will? (Hebrews 2:3-4).
God wants us to become complete, stand perfect and complete in all the will of God, be perfect and
complete lacking nothing and He is able to sanctify us completely so that our whole spirit, soul, and body
be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The word “save” comes from the Greek word “sozo,” which means the complete salvation for the
spirit, soul and body. The Word of God affects all three parts of the human being. As a result our soul
needs to be renewed, to be re-adjusted to think like the Word, to feel like the Word. When our soul is
renewed we will have the full assurance of faith and not only partial assurance, half assurance, quarter
assurance. When the Word of God has its perfect work in us, we will be perfect and complete, lacking
nothing. We will have a perfect and complete answer to all our prayers, all the things that we want. Our
soul will be lined up with our human spirit, which is born again. God will come forth to overcome the
circumstances in our life when we have the Word of God rooted in our soul.
Wise King Solomon told us in the book of Proverb says the Word of God will become flesh to our
bones. But it had to flow through our soul. It has to become a part of our thinking life, the way we think,
act and talk. It has to be predominating in our lives and then we will be prosperous and successful just
like Jesus told us:
But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word
that proceeds from the mouth of God.' “Matthew 4:4
"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.”Every branch in Me that does not bear
fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
"You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. "Abide in Me, and I in
you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless
you abide in Me. "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears
much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. "If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as
a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are
burned. "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall
be done for you. "By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My
disciples. John 15:1-8
The fruit that we bear has to do with the character of Jesus in our lives, and the character of Jesus will
result in the power of God and prosperity and healing in our life. These things flow from that fruit that is
developed in our life. It’s according to the strength of our inner man that the outward man can function.
And the strength of our inner man is determined by the amount of change or the transformation of the
character of Jesus in our inner man.
Jesus Christ is the word made flesh. To abide in Christ is not only to walk and live in His Spirit but to
walk and live in accordance to every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. When the Word of God
becomes predominate factor in our life, the resulting words that we speak by the Spirit of the LORD will
conquer and overcome all things. When we receive the Word of God we digest it until it becomes a part of
us. We allow it to be to be digested by our spirit and to renew our soul until our soul is steadily held by
the Word of God. Then the Word of God produces faith in our human spirit and confidence in the Word of
God. And then we speak forth those things which we desire based on the Word of God and it becomes a
reality!
Yes, when the word is the Word and is already on our inside and we can make a decree to any
mountain. And what we decree we believe that our words will come to pass. And so when we tell the
mountain, move from hence forth to yonder it will obey because God’s word shall not return void but will
accomplish that for which it is sent. God’s word is unchanging:
So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith
as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and
nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:20
Then He said, "To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we
picture it? "It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the
seeds on earth; "but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots
out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade." Mark 4:30-32
Since the fall of man the soul of human being have been wavering. Doubts come from our soul,
distress come from our soul and emotions, and all the wrong things that is coming from our soul. Hence
the human soul needs to be girded with the Word of God to be stabilized. An unstable soul will not
receive the promises of God for one tiny doubt will cancel the whole process. Doubt is the quality of the
fallen soul. That is why we need the renewal of the mind and the Word of God to stabilize our soul. The
more Word we have in our life, the more we are stabilized in our soul. We need patience which is not an
attribute of our human spirit. It’s an attribute of a renewed soul and renewed mind. Patience is an
attribute of our human soul according to the Word of God. Hence we count it all joy when we fall into
various trials, knowing that the testing of our faith produces patience and if we let patience have its
perfect work, we will be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
Tribulation works patience, and patience develops character in us. Tribulation works character in our
lives. But it may not be good character. Whether it’s good character or bad character is determined by
how we react to the tribulation. If in the tribulation or difficulty, we react wrongly and keep on reacting
wrongly, it becomes a part of our life and character. Whether we are changed in the wrong character or
changed in the good character is determined by how we react. How we react is determined by our
understanding of choices that are available for us. There are always many ways we can choose to react in
response. Now we may have natural feelings and emotions being human in all kind of tribulations. But
we are old enough in life to know that we don’t need to yield to our emotions or to react with our
emotions.
It’s to be noted that between tribulations and character is an important word called perseverance. The
word perseverance also means patience. As we abide in Christ and in His word and His word abides in us,
He gives us perseverance or patience. In other words we get power of God in our life and the character of
Jesus from abiding in Christ and His word. The developing of character comes by experiencing tribulation
and tribulation comes from being on this planet earth. Jesus said in the world you shall receive
tribulations but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world.
It’s to be noted that between tribulations and character is an important word called perseverance. The
word perseverance also means patience. As we abide in Christ and in His word and His word abides in us,
He gives us perseverance or patience. In other words we get power of God in our life and the character of
Jesus from abiding in Christ and His word. The developing of character comes by experiencing tribulation
and tribulation comes from being on this planet earth. Jesus said in the world you shall receive
tribulations but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world.
It’s also to be noted that Temptation is not from God but it is more our own internal inclination and
weaknesses that need to be overcome. Temptation is not found in our spirit. Temptation is found in our
soul and our flesh. When those areas are renewed by the Word of God, our human spirit now works
together with our soul. The Holy Spirit becomes available. He is the free gift of grace and promise of God
to our lives. But He is limited according to what we ask or think, limited according to the limitations of our
soul. Our human soul is a conduit by which the Holy Spirit flows. Therefore we need to develop our soul
in the Word of God. Then we will be a real man or woman of God who is like Jesus, all our r thoughts are
always in line with the Word of God. The closer we are with Jesus the more our thought conforms to His
image.
If we walk with Jesus we are in perfect will of God. And we’re doing God’s perfect will. And as a result
the power of God will flow in us and through us and God will grant us all our desires. We can cry out to
God for His supernatural help now and the supernatural help comes. It flows forth from our abiding in
Christ our abiding covers all our beings. Our abiding is so strong and the character of Jesus is so strong
that we can be poked left, right and center and it doesn’t change our life. We know how to abide in and
have patience in tribulation; we stand like the rock of Gibraltar, against the storm and until we see our
desired result. God’s word is unchanging:
"And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him "and
delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh,
king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. Acts 7:9-10
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all
comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in
any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the
sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ. Now if we are
afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same
sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings,
so also you will partake of the consolation. For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of
our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength,
so that we despaired even of life. Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should
not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead, who delivered us from so great a death,
and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us, 2 Corinthians 1:3-10
Yes we might have seasons when we meet with losses and crosses in the world, but the joy of the Lord
is still our strength. And He will make our feet like deer's feet, and He will make us walk on our high hills.
The great redemptive work of our Lord covers the complete person—body, soul and spirit. It reaches even
into the realm of physical necessities. Jesus said to his disciples, “Take no anxious thought, saying, What
shall we eat? Or, what shall we drink? Or, How shall we be clothed? For your heavenly Father knows that
you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things
shall be added unto you” (Matthew 6:31–34).
We don’t live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God and God is our
source of our total supply, our provision, our exceeding great reward and all that we need. Through God's
grace and Spirit we can be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might and stand until the victory and
our breakthrough is manifested proving the faithfulness of our God. In the midst of all our troubles Jesus
is still a balm for every wound, a cordial for every care. He is still a friend who sticks closer than a brother!
What A Friend We Have In Jesus

Joseph M. Scriven,
What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.
Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere?

We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer.
Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care?

Precious Savior, still our refuge, take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do your friends despise, forsake you? Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He’ll take and shield you; you will find a solace there.
Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised Thou wilt all our burdens bear
May we ever, Lord, be bringing all to Thee in earnest prayer.
Soon in glory bright unclouded there will be no need for prayer
Rapture, praise and endless worship will be our sweet portion there.
Chapter 2
With God Nothing Is Impossible
And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a
great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon,
who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, as well as those who were tormented
with unclean spirits. And they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for
power went out from Him and healed them all. Luke 6:17-19
God, unlike Satan, is omnipresent by way of His Holy Spirit. God can be listening to the prayers of a
million Christians around the world at the same time and giving each of them His undivided attention. How
can this be? God is the Creator and has that ability. Satan, on the other hand, is created and is very
limited. He can only be at one place at a time. As a result he must enlist the aid of his fallen angels. These
demonic spirits perform his work.
The bible tells us the desire of the prince of demons is to steal, kill, and destroy. Hence there is a
spiritual assignment against every Christian on this earth. The enemy attacks in the spiritual and it
manifests in the physical. Sickness and disease is a spiritual attack, but it destroys physically. But Jesus
paid the price to give us authority over all the power the enemy. And we must take and act on that
authority when we feel the sting of a demonic attack. We are to seize the authority we’ve been given, put
it into effect through our words and actions, and the enemy will submit. Our God given position is the seat
of authority, and his position is under our feet! God’s word is true:
"Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power
of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10:19
"And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be
beneath, if you heed the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today,
and are careful to observe them. Deuteronomy 28:13
Because of what Jesus did on the cross of Calvary and the new better covenant we’re automatically
head not the tail, above not beneath all the power and works of the enemy, Satan and his hordes. And we
rejoice in the fact and stand in faith against all the onslaughts of the enemy that we are blessed, and what
God has done before for others He can and will do again. God’s word is unchanging:
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named
Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The
virgin's name was Mary. And having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favored one,
the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!" But when she saw him, she was troubled
at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. Then the angel said to her, "Do
not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. "And behold, you will conceive in your
womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. "He will be great, and will be called
the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. "And He
will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end." Then Mary
said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?" And the angel answered and
said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow
you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. "Now indeed,
Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month
for her who was called barren. "For with God nothing will be impossible." Then Mary said,
"Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word." And the angel
departed from her. Luke 1:32-37
We have today many false prophets, wolves in sheep’s clothing who prophecy things about tomorrow
that are not of God at all! It’s to be noted that the angel Gabriel sent by God to Mary told her what was
going to happen now to her, not five or ten years down the road! God who is the God of the impossible is
in the now of our lives and by His Spirit He wishes and talks about good things that will happen now, and
not somewhere down the road because He has the power to make things happen now including His
judgments! His word is true:
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all. He guards
all his bones; Not one of them is broken. Evil shall slay the wicked, And those who hate the
righteous shall be condemned. The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those
who trust in Him shall be condemned. Psalm 34:19
Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, O undesirable nation, Before the decree is
issued, Or the day passes like chaff, Before the LORD'S fierce anger comes upon you, Before the
day of the LORD'S anger comes upon you! Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, Who have
upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden In the
day of the LORD'S anger. Zephaniah 2:1-3
The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with
gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing." "I will gather
those who sorrow over the appointed assembly, Who are among you, To whom its reproach is a
burden. Behold, at that time I will deal with all who afflict you; I will save the lame, And gather
those who were driven out; I will appoint them for praise and fame In every land where they
were put to shame. At that time I will bring you back, Even at the time I gather you; For I will
give you fame and praise Among all the peoples of the earth, When I return your captives before
your eyes," Says the LORD. Zephaniah 3:17-20
"Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. "If then God so clothes the grass,
which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe
you, O you of little faith? "And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor
have an anxious mind. "For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father
knows that you need these things. "But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be
added to you. "Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the
kingdom. Luke 12:27-32
For the meek of the earth, who have upheld His justice, sought righteousness and humility, God will
save them and deliver them out of all afflictions. They have His word on this! He will rejoice over them
with gladness, quiet them with His love, deal with all who afflicted them and will give them fame and
praise among all the peoples of the earth, for it is their Father's good pleasure to give them the kingdom.
Unfortunately for them, many Christians choose to believe the negative report of the world, because
they choose to believe what they see and hear instead of believing what God promised. As a result they
miss many blessings God has set aside for those who believe for Jesus said in Mark 16:17, Jesus said,
“These signs shall follow those who believe.” Who are those who believe? They are the ones who believe
that God will do what He said He would do. They have total trust, belief and faith in Him.
Yes, Jesus Christ who has conquered death and rose up on the third day has no problem to fill His
trusting ones with His life and power and help them to overcome all the problems in life. He has no
problem to manifest Him power and defeat the evil powers that creates problems in their life. Answering
their prayers, blessing them and turning all their sorrows into joy. Meeting all their needs according to His
riches. Speaking miracles in their life and removing the lacks in their life through His power. Blessing the
labor of their hands and my income. Filling their life with His goodness and lovingkindness. Using them as
a blessing to deliver people from darkness and give them hope.
For children of the light, the darkness and troubles in life don’t determine their future but God does.
He has written their name in the palm of His nail scarred hands and is still a miracle working God! And His
power, might and greatness are unlimited! His word is unchanging:
I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. I will be
glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. When my enemies turn
back, They shall fall and perish at Your presence. For You have maintained my right and my
cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness. You have rebuked the nations, You have
destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever. O enemy, destructions
are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; Even their memory has perished. But the
LORD shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. He shall judge the world in
righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness. The LORD also
will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name
will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. Psalm 9:1-10
Chapter 3
Through Faith Obtained Promises
Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward
man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working
for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which
are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but
the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Through the new birth and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit we have become a power house of God to
demonstrate to others the power and love of God! Through the battles and storms of life we can still
shine, living blameless and without fault by holding fast to the word of God. Through God’s power and life
we can live victorious even in the midst of Satan’s onslaughts. His onslaughts of sin, sickness, disease,
poverty and death cannot touch us. We live in the realm of life where with God all things are possible
through the name of Jesus and standing in faith on God’s word! God’s word is true:
"Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out
demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' Matthew 7:22
"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received,
freely give. Matthew 10:8
So they went out and preached that people should repent. And they cast out many demons,
and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them. Mark 6:12-13
"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and
greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. "And whatever you ask in My
name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. "If you ask anything in My
name, I will do it. Matthew 14:12-14
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and
though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 1
Corinthians 13:2
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. Philippians 2:9-11
God has highly exalted Jesus Christ and given Him the name which is above every name. His name is
above any problem, mountain, sickness, demon, need, foe, enemy, disease or problem that we could face
or are facing! Everything must bow at the name of Jesus in heaven and earth! Through the use of the
name of Jesus and faith, there is available to believers the exceeding greatness of God’s power, according
to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and
seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and
dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
Through love God has made us new creation full of power and love He has made us invincible
champions. And by faith working through love, (Galatians 5:6) He has made us faith giants who can bring
spiritual realities into this physical world through God’s word. It’s to be noted that God’s word, not
circumstances or people, determines truth. The possession and confession of God’s word, by which heaven
and were created by the spoken word, and the mighty name of Jesus brings real change to things in our
lives to negatives things that are temporary and subject to change by our faith!
God made this world through spiritual realities. It was the spiritual world that formed this natural one.
The spiritual world is much more real than the physical one. While the physical world can be changed by
the spiritual world, the spiritual world is never changed by the physical world. But through the Spirit and
word of God we have the ability to change this world and our circumstances and experiences just like
many before us. God’s word is true:
So Jesus answered and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not
doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, 'Be
removed and be cast into the sea,' it will be done. Matthew 21:21
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the
elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the
word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
Hebrews 11:1-3
And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson
and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: who through faith subdued kingdoms,
worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of
fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle,
turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Hebrews 11:32-34
The world was formed or made at God’s command. Likewise, our world can be formed and made by
our command of faith. By our command the things that are spiritual realities can become visible in our
life. We can use our faith, our heart, our spirit, our mouth and speak the word of faith, the word of God
and create change and see mega mountains be moved into the sea! God’s word is true, For whatever is
born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world-our faith. 1 John
5:4
Faith operates outside our senses. It is born in the heart. Generally, all human beings have the
tendency to walk by sight and not by faith. We rely on what we see, forgetting there is a spiritual
realm that our eyes don’t see. It does exist and is both real and eternal. Faith connects us to the
invisible and eternal world, where God’s government and celestial court is found. Faith moves us out of
human limitations and transports us to the threshold of divine glory, where we leave our weakness and
feebleness at the feet of the cross in order to be clothed with the invincible strength of the Spirit of
God. We leave behind a world of failure and defeat to walk the solid streets of success and prosperity,
transform the absurd into something logical, the rotten and despised into something useful and
blessed for the world.
The writer of the letter to the Hebrews says that faith is the certainty of what you hope for. God
will give life to all those pictures that He has impressed on our hearts through faith. Then what you
draw with the faith brush here on earth will be accepted in the heavens. Faith is the conviction of the
things we cannot see. As well as physical eyes, God has given us spiritual eyes. If we develop them we
will be able to see easily the biggest miracles prepared by God in the world of faith. The Apostle Paul
said:
"We do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things
which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal" 2 Corinthians 4:18).
Once you know the miracle you want and can see it clearly, you only have to give the word of
authority for it to be revealed exactly as you dreamt. Then what we conquer in the spiritual realm can
be brought by faith to the natural realm. And so in this way the Lord can transform the chaotic in
something beautiful. He had only to decide and then speak in order to see the miracle of creation
fulfilled. And we are participants in this divine nature.i
Because of the name of Jesus and that our faith is not in the wisdom of men but in the power of God
we can speak to all the mountains in our lives and tell them to be moved into the sea. In Jesus name, we
can say 'Let the river of God flow amongst us. Holy Spirit come, move in power and let defeat become
victory, crooked be made straight, injustice become justice, wrong become right, poverty become plenty,
lack become abundance, negative things become positive things, sickness become health, weakness
become strength, curses become blessings, sadness become joy, despair become hope, depression
become praise, unbelief become faith, loss become restoration, bondage become redemption, wealth and
riches become a reality and mountains be moved into the sea and be no more!'
Faith or authority in the name that is not used produces nothing? Many of God’s people have no one to
blame but themselves for not believing and acting on God’s word to see real circumstantial changes in the
lives and their land. They don’t appreciate that Jesus took their infirmities and bore their sicknesses,
therefore they can refuse to allow sickness to dominate their body for the Life of God flows within them
bringing healing to every fiber of their being (Matthew 8:17; John 6:63). They don’t appreciate that they
are redeemed from all the curse as Jesus had become a curse for them (Galatians 3:13). But Jesus blood
is flowing in their blood stream to every cell of their body, restoring life and health as they activate it and
claim it by faith (Mark 11:23; Luke 17:6). The life of Jesus is a reality in their flesh, restoring every cell of
their body for by Jesus stripes they were healed (1 Peter 2:24). Yes God’s word are life to those who find
them and health to their flesh:
My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart
from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh. Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of
life. Proverbs 4:20-23.
The law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has made us free from the law of sin and death; therefore,
we don’t have to allow sin, sickness or death to lord it over us. Jesus said that the Holy Spirit is our
Teacher and Guide, not sickness and disease. Believers have the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and
whatever they bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever they loose on earth will be loosed in
heaven. They can confess that the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in them permeating
God’s life through their veins, sending healing through-out their body. The Spirit of Him who raised Jesus
from the dead dwells in them and gives life to their mortal body. (Romans 8:11.) They are free from the
control of men and from the law of sin and death. Christ has set them free from the curse of the law
having become a curse for them (Galatians 3:13).
Hence in Jesus' Name they can forbid their body, their soul and their spirit to be deceived in any
manner. They can speak the Word of Faith and demand that every internal organ of their body perform a
perfect work, for they are the temple of the Holy Ghost. They can charge the body in the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ and by the authority of His Holy WORD to be healed and made whole for the tongue of the
wise promotes health. (Proverbs 12:18). They can resist the enemy in every form that he comes against
them. They can require their body to be strong and healthy, and enforce it with God’s Word. They can
reject the curse, and enforce life in their body for God has forgiven all their iniquities; He has healed all
their diseases; He has redeemed their life from destruction. (Psalm 103:2-6) They can confess that
because they obey God’s voice and do all that He speaks, He has blessed their food and water and has
taken sickness away from them and will fulfill the number of their days in health. His word is unchanging:
"So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I
will take sickness away from the midst of you. "No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in
your land; I will fulfill the number of your days Exodus 23:25-26
They are able to live in DIVINE HEALTH AND PROSPERITY continually because God says in His Word:
My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart
from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:20-22
" Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul
prospers." 3 John 1:2
They can speak to Satan in the authority of Jesus' Name and say to all his principalities and powers,
his master spirits that rule this present darkness, and his spiritual wickedness in high places they are all
totally and completely bound here as they are already bound in Heaven. They are loosed from all his
power according to Colossians 1:13, as God has delivered them from the power of darkness and has
conveyed them into the kingdom of the Son of His love, which is above every thrones or dominions or
principalities or power, past, present or future.
They can tell Satan that he has no authority to operate against their family and them in this or any
realm for they are the property of Almighty God and that He lives within them. He who is in them is
greater than he that is in the world as 1 John 4:4 declares. And finally because they diligently obey the
voice of the LORD their God, to observe carefully all His commandments which He has commanded them,
all the blessings God had spoken to Moses shall come upon them and overtake them and they will be
blessed and prospered in all things because God’s words says so. (Deuteronomy 28:1-14) His word is
true:
"The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want!" Psalm 23:1
"Thus says the Lord your redeemer, the Holy one of Israel: I am the Lord your God who
teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way you should go." Isaiah 48:1
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole
armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle
against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take
up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done
all, to stand. Ephesians 6:10-13
Chapter 4
With Healing In His Wings
"For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do
wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up," Says the LORD of
hosts, "That will leave them neither root nor branch. But to you who fear My name The Sun of
Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-
fed calves. You shall trample the wicked, For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On
the day that I do this," Says the LORD of hosts. Malachi 4:1-3
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ who walked the shores of the Sea of Galilee is still the same healing and miracle working
Jesus! And He has no problem to do things for His trusting ones for after all He has made heaven and
earth and parted the Red Sea to save and deliver His people! And He has no problem working with them
and confirming the word through the accompanying signs.
Yes Jesus told all of His disciples "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. "He
who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned (Mark 16:15-
16). God’s word is unchanging:
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him
should not perish but have everlasting life. "For God did not send His Son into the world to
condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. "He who believes in Him is
not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed
in the name of the only begotten Son of God. "And this is the condemnation, that the light has
come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
"For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should
be exposed. "But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen,
that they have been done in God." John 3:16-20
"He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall
not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. John 3:36
So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your
household." Acts 16:31
"Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to
repent, "because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the
Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead."
Acts 17:30-31
Yes, he who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see
life, but the wrath of God abides on him. Now it’s not a pleasant thing to live under the wrath of God
because not only your end is very destructive but you don’t have the benefits of eternal life including
divine wisdom, divine health, divine power, divine wealth and divine prosperity! When we believe in Jesus
and accept the work He has done for us, we receive Eternal life. And Eternal life not only annihilates our
old spiritual condition, the old man, and creates a brand new man, a God-man but it gives us power and
the fullness of the Holy Spirit as well as access to all that God is and has!
As true sons of God, we are to have faith in God and in His life (His nature) in us. We are to believe in
it, speak about it and act on it. We speak the Word of God concerning eternal life and all it has provided
for the born again man. As we put faith into operation, concerning eternal life, that life begins to flow out
of our spirit into my soul and body, thus making the things of the spirit tangible in our everyday life.
It’s to be noted that Jesus was the only begotten, but has total changed! In the days when Jesus
walked the earth, the life of God made Jesus different from every other human at that time. The life of
God, which Jesus possessed, put Him in a class all by Himself. However, Jesus was never meant to stay in
that class of being by Himself. God wanted a family. God wanted other sons and daughters just like the
Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus was sent on a mission by the Father to produce a race of people with God’s life
and nature in them also!
Adam produced a fallen race of people who had the nature of the devil. Jesus was sent to produce a
race of people who had the nature of Almighty God. In the gospels Jesus was the only begotten of God.
However, through the new birth we are now also begotten (born) of God! We are the family Jesus was
sent to produce: the family of God. For born again believers God move into man’s spirit and united
Himself to man (totally one) produced a new being just like the Master, Jesus Christ. It produced a God-
man: a man with God living on the inside! We are now a new kind of man: a God-man. A man filled with
all the fullness of deity. God’s word is true:
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every
spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the
foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having
predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of
His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the
Beloved. Ephesians 1:3-6
“For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is
the head of all principality and power.” Colossians 2:9-10
We are not only accepted in the Beloved and blessed the life of God and with every spiritual blessing
in the heavenly places in Christ, but we are now a power house for God’s power to be released and
demonstrated in our total being and life. Being born again not only makes man a new creation it also
moves man into another world: a world free from the tyranny and control of the devil. Eternal life places
man into the position of an ambassador. Man can remain, as it were, in this world, but live out of Heaven.
The rules governing this world system do not apply to the born again man any more than they apply to
Jesus. The believer is placed far above them! He has power over them! He is seated with Christ! God’s
word is true:
Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your
name." And He said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. "Behold, I give you
the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and
nothing shall by any means hurt you. "Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are
subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven."Luke 10:17-20
Whatever is born of God overcomes the world. The new birth freed us from Satan’s dominion,
kingdom, and jurisdiction. Even if we sin Satan has NO power, NO place and NO right in our life. Jesus’
blood has once and for all handled our sin. The devil cannot put something on us unless WE (consciously
or unconsciously) allow him. Remember, we have been purchased by God! We are now living in whole
new realm. The life realm! The life of God is now in us and His life changes all things!
Through Christ Jesus we’ve been given the complete package. We lack no good thing. We have been
equipped with all power and all authority to take this world for Jesus. We no longer stand in the place of
the first Adam in this earth. We stand in the place of the second Adam, the Lord Jesus Christ. We are His
body! We can now do greater works (John 14:12) because Jesus has greater power!!! We now have God’s
ability into our lives to be and do all kinds of things. We are a new creation. We are one with God. We are
delivered out of the dominion of the devil. We are conquerors. We do possess the ability and power of God
to affect change on everything! God’s word is unchanging:
And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom
declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except
Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And
my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in
demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but
in the power of God. 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. 1 Corinthians 4:20
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God
and not of us. 2 Corinthians 4:7
and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the
working of His mighty power Ephesians 1:19
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that works in us, Ephesians 3:20
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Ephesians 6:10
For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and
in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake. 1
Thessalonians 1:5
Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling,
and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, 2
Thessalonians 1:11
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2
Timothy 1:7
as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the
knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 2 Peter 1:3
It’s to be noted that there are many reason why Jesus was born including:
1) To redeem us from the curse of the law of sin and death. (Titus 2:14 and Galatians 4:3-7)
2) To restore authority to its rightful place. (Matthew 28:18-20)
3) To reconcile man to God. (Ephesians 2:14-18 and 2 Corinthians 5:18-21)
4) To destroy the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8)
5) To make a way for everlasting life. (1 John 5:11-13)
6) Because of love. (John 3:16)
Jesus did not come into the world to condemn the world but to save it. (John 3:17) And because He
loves us so much, He’s coming again for us. (John 14:1-18 and 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
Chapter 5
God Will Level The Mountains
"Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held- To subdue
nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that
the gates will not be shut: 'I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will
break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron. I will give you the treasures of
darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the LORD, Who call you
by your name, Am the God of Israel. Isaiah 45:1-3
Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. And seeing from
afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He
came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. In response Jesus said
to it, "Let no one eat fruit from you ever again." And His disciples heard it. Mark 11:12-14
Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And
Peter, remembering, said to Him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away."
So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. "For assuredly, I say to you, whoever
says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but
believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. "Therefore I say to
you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have
them. "And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that
your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. "But if you do not forgive, neither
will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses." Mark 11:20-26
God doesn’t put any restrictions on what faith in God will do or what mountains can be moved into the
sea including marriage problems, separation, divorce, health problems, addictions, financial problems,
family problems, children problems, teenager problems, church problems, community problems, etc. No
matter what the problem we can have faith in God not only to ask Him to level our mountains but to
speak to our mountains and say Be removed and be cast into the sea and see it come to pass!
God is no respecter of persons for what He has done for one He will do for another! His word is
unchanging:
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the LORD; Make straight in the
desert A highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought
low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; The glory of the
LORD shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the LORD has
spoken." The voice said, "Cry out!" And he said, "What shall I cry?" "All flesh is grass, And all its
loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, Because the breath of
the LORD blows upon it; Surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, But the
word of our God stands forever." Isaiah 40:3-8
For You will save the humble people, But will bring down haughty looks. For You will light my
lamp; The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop, By my
God I can leap over a wall. As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the LORD is proven; He
is a shield to all who trust in Him. For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except
our God? It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect. He makes my feet
like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places. He teaches my hands to make war, So
that my arms can bend a bow of bronze You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. Psalm 18:27-35
Yes, the word of God will stand forever! Yes the word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who
trust in Him. Our mountains of obstacles may look huge and impossible to be moved be it marriage or
financial. But through our faith in God He can and will level and shrink our mountains to be made low and
can take our valley of despair and hopelessness to be raised up so that with our faith we can see the
highway to God's will and way in our life, in our marriage, in our family, in our business, and in our
community! His words are unchanging:
THE ELDER, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: Beloved, I pray that you may
prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. For I rejoiced greatly when
brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. I have no
greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 3 John 1:1-4
And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and
saying, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often
falls into the fire and often into the water. "So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not
cure him." Then Jesus answered and said, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I
be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me." And Jesus rebuked the
demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour. Then the disciples
came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" So Jesus said to them,
"Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you
will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be
impossible for you. "However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."" Matthew
17:14-21
word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. By
faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness
that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. By
faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had
taken him"; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without
faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He
is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:1-6
Yes Jesus who doesn’t lie though others do told us if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to
this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. And
without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He
is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. And Apostle Peter told us in 1 Peter 5:7 casting all your
care upon Him, for He cares for you. Yes true Christians are the apple of God’s eyes for God’s word is
true:
For the LORD'S portion is His people; Jacob is the place of His inheritance. "He found him in a
desert land And in the wasteland, a howling wilderness; He encircled him, He instructed him, He
kept him as the apple of His eye. Deuteronomy 32:9-10
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Romans 8:14
As He says also in Hosea: "I will call them My people, who were not My people, And her
beloved, who was not beloved." "And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to
them, 'You are not My people,' There they shall be called sons of the living God." Romans 9:25-
26
For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized
into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free,
there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then
you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. Galatians 3:26-27
God is more than enough and He is no respecter of persons what He has done for one He will do for
another. There is no shortage of blessing in heaven. God is the fountain of life. From Him comes every
good thing. We can call in His blessing to His people. We can speak to the mountains of doubt, of fear,
of lack - BE REMOVED IN JESUS' NAME! We can in the name of Jesus call in favor, blessings, miracles,
prosperity, wealth, victories and every good thing to His people.
As sons of God and heirs according to the promise "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I
will multiply you, " (Hebrews 6:14) all that belongs to God now belongs to us (LK 15:31 "And he said to
him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours,) including victory, salvation, healing,
deliverance and whatever God has or offers us! God’s word is unchanging:
LORD, how they have increased who trouble me! Many are they who rise up against me.
Many are they who say of me, "There is no help for him in God." Selah But You, O LORD, are a
shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. I cried to the LORD with my voice,
And He heard me from His holy hill. Selah I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the LORD sustained
me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me all
around. Arise, O LORD; Save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the
cheekbone; You have broken the teeth of the ungodly. Salvation belongs to the LORD. Your
blessing is upon Your people. Selah Psalm 3:1-8
Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say
continually, "Let the LORD be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant. Psalm
35:27
Chapter 3
God’s Presence and Rest
And He said, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest Deuteronomy 33:14
For you shall not go out with haste, Nor go by flight; For the LORD will go before you, And the
God of Israel will be your rear guard. Isaiah 52:12
"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. "Take My yoke
upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your
souls. "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30
When we are surrounded by His presence and when His presence goes before us at all times we are
truly blessed. This promise is given by Lord Jesus Christ Who created this universe and all that are in it.
But, we must draw close to Him and be prayer minded in everything we do. God has ordained victory for
us through the blood of Jesus Christ, through the name of Jesus Christ. The blood that He shed for us on
the cross. We sing songs of victory through the blood of Jesus Christ. According to Revelation 22:4 we
know “His name shall be on their foreheads” The Lord writes His name on the foreheads of the people
who overcome. The word of God tells us that He swallowed death (Isaiah 25:8).
In Colossians 2:15 it say that the Lord defeated the devil and his hosts at the cross. The Lord Jesus
Christ told us, “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world"
(John 16:33). As a result we are not to be disheartened for the Lord will give us victory. We shall have
victory by the cross. The Lord defeated the devil and overcame his works by the cross. He tasted death for
each one of us and has opened the heaven for us. God shall bestow all the blessings on us through Lord
Jesus Christ. The word of God also tells us that the Lord blessed the servants of Isaac when they dug wells
of Abraham, Isaac’s father and they found a well of running water. (Genesis 26:19). Similarly, the Lord
shall bless us and the people who work for us. He will bless them for our sake and prosper them.
The worldly life is an evil one. It is full of troubles and sufferings. Yet, those who seek the Lord shall
not lack any good thing (Psalm 34:10). He has the power to say to the waves, “This far you may come,
but no farther, and here your proud waves must stop!” (Job 38:11). What He speaks will be done. What
He commands will stand fast (Psalm 33:9).
Job was a devout man who shunned evil. The Bible says he was the greatest man in the East. God
had blessed him because he feared God and followed His ways diligently. But he lost all his children,
possessions, and cattle in a day! Like adding fuel to the fire, he was struck with painful boils all over his
body. His pain and agony was indescribable. But, Job was steadfast in his faith and said, “Though He slay
me, yet will I trust Him” (Job 13:15). This indomitable faith in God made Him give Job twice as much as
he had before (Job 42:10).
Even though afflictions and problems may rise like the waves of the sea. Storms may lash and waves may
strike. But we are never to lose heart. Our Lord rules over the raging of the sea and stills its rising waves
(Psalm 89:9). It is the will of Father God that we should not lack in any good thing in life. The love of
parents, relatives, friendship of close friends, excellence in studies, care of parents are all desires that God
wants to fulfill for us. We can trust in the Lord Jesus Christ at all times. Just as He delivered Job from his
many afflictions, the Lord will deliver us from our afflictions. Peace and joy shall abound in our life.
Jesus told that when the people of this world give good gifts to their children, the Father God Who is
the source of goodness will surely give every good thing in abundance to those who ask Him (Matthew
7:11). When we ask God for wisdom, He will surely bestow it upon us.
James told us “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without
reproach, and it will be given to him”(James 1:5). So, we are to pray fervently and God will bless us with
wisdom and every good thing! Our loving Heavenly Father is the source of every good thing and just for
the asking He fill our life with His goodness in abundance. He will remove all our lack. He will fill us with
more of His love, knowledge and wisdom and understanding for we are His trusting children. He will bless
us and make us blessing to the world. His word is true:
"If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will
your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! Matthew 7:11
"If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will
your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!" Luke 11:13
For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations, And
make the desolate cities inhabited. Isaiah 54:3
"As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt, I will show them wonders." Micah 7:15
God who doesn’t change and has not changed and has answered the prayers of many and blessed
them with protection and prosperity will answer our prayers and bless us with His protection and
goodness. He will enlarge our borders and fill it with peace. He will never put to shame those who trust in
Him. He will show us wonders and will remove all our lacks and fill our life with goodness in abundance.
How God is very good and great. He is the One who never makes a mistake and never delays. He
loves us. But it is necessary that us should wait patiently for Him to act. We should also wait for Him. He
will take all responsibilities regarding our future. The Lord will neither forget nor forsake us.
The word of God’s tells us that once when David set out for battle against Philistines, the Lord said,
"And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall
advance quickly. For then the Lord will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines" (2 Samuel
5:24). David waited for God to take His move. The Lord fought for him and he was victorious. Be not be
troubled over anything. God will go before us and do everything for us in perfection. His word is true:
like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places. Psalm 18:27-33
The thoughts of the righteous are right, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. The
words of the wicked are, "Lie in wait for blood," But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
The wicked are overthrown and are no more, But the house of the righteous will stand. Proverbs
12:5-7
God will always remember us because the Lord Jesus Christ is a loving God. The Bible says He is a
compassionate and merciful person. “(For the LORD your God is a merciful God), He will not forsake you
nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them” (Deuteronomy 4:31).
He will neither forget us nor forsake us. He will never forget the covenant He made with us. Why? Because
He is full of mercy.
No matter what our negative circumstance might be the Lord Jesus Christ loves us and cares for us.
We can place all our requests at the feet of the Lord who is very humble and understanding knowing that
He is the One Who gives all riches and wealth, The Bible says, “As for every man to whom God has given
riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labour this
gift of God!”(Ecclesiastes 5:19; 3:13; 2:24). All these blessings come to us from the hands of the One
Whose love surpasses the love of a mother.
When the Lord Jesus lived in this world, the glory which was in Him was manifested when Zacchaeus, who
was hiding in a tree, looked at His face. The Lord called him by name and Zacchaeus came down and his
life was transformed. And because Jesus Christ is the same today, we will see that same glory of God, His
works and the power of His resurrection. The Lord will deal with all who afflicted us; remove the afflictions
and appoint us for abundant praise and fame in every place where we were put to shame. Yes. the Lord
shall bless us with abundant blessings. “The LORD bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good of
Jerusalem All the days of your life” (Psalm 128:5). As the song tells us by Audrey Meier:
It Matters To Him About You
Although He has millions of stars to think about

Although the sun, the moon and the stars are in His care
How wonderful to know, wherever you may go
He can be reached just by a whispered prayer
It matters to Him about you

Your heartaches your burdens He shares
Regardless you may do He wants you He loves you He cares

Believe it because it’s true
If we cling to His hand He will understand

Your heartaches your sorrows He cares
Regardless of what you may do He wants you He loves you He cares

Believe it because it’s true
If we cling to His hand He will understand
Chapter 6
There Is No God Besides Me
"But if you indeed obey His voice and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your
enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. "For My Angel will go before you and bring you in
to the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites and the Hivites and the
Jebusites; and I will cut them off. "You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do
according to their works; but you shall utterly overthrow them and completely break down their
sacred pillars. "So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and
your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you. "No one shall suffer
miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days. Exodus 23:22-26
'Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I
wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand. For I raise My hand to
heaven, And say, "As I live forever, If I whet My glittering sword, And My hand takes hold on
judgment, I will render vengeance to My enemies, And repay those who hate Me. I will make My
arrows drunk with blood, And My sword shall devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the
captives, From the heads of the leaders of the enemy." ' "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people;
For He will avenge the blood of His servants, And render vengeance to His adversaries; He will
provide atonement for His land and His people." Deuteronomy 33:39-43
A simple analysis of the bible shows us the obedience to God’s voice and doing all that He speaks
brings the blessings of God into our lives. Jesus told us in John 10:27 "My sheep hear My voice, and I
know them, and they follow Me. And He told us in Revelation 3:20 "Behold, I stand at the door and knock.
If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
There must be a constant fellowship with God almighty and interaction on a daily basis to hear and do
what our Commander in Chief would instruct us to do. God has a plan and purpose for every individual on
this planet He has created. His word is unchanging:
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of
evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11
"The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they
may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 10:10
Contrary to what many Christians believe and practice, Christianity is not a religion based on
scriptures, prophecies and deeds but a relationship with a mighty God where there is a two way
communication by the Spirit. And as Christians, what we need is more of God and His Spirit and wisdom
that He gives and less of ourselves and our ways.
We don’t know the mind of God and as matter of fact we don’t know much at all. We can only receive
by faith all the gifts that the Father has for us and others including the gift of faith and wisdom and then
use them. We must learn to speak the words that God has whispered in our hearts, and understand that
He watches over His word to perform. Then we can rest in Him to do what He said He will do. God’s has
promised that there will be seedtime and harvest but He has not told us when? Our responsibility after the
seed falls into the ground and dies, is to continue in faith -yes, even in wavering faith - believing that the
seed of His Word will not fail to produce a bountiful crop even a hundred fold.
We must not be clever, but we must be clear. Our message is the simple Gospel, not higher
consciousness. We are not helping people to get God right, but to get right with God. The Holy Spirit alone
opens hearts and minds not us. But we must learn to hear God’s voice and we must learn to obey it. Not
the voice of dull religion. Not the voice of our fears and prejudices. We don't have to know everything -
God does. We must trust His perfect knowledge. And if we tune into His voice and obey it, He will see to it
that we are used in His great purpose.
We need to learn that the Holy Spirit is not a force but a person with whom we can fellowship and
interact freely at all times. The Holy Spirit does not possess us. He honors our choices. He indwells us,
and prompts us with such things as an upwelling of divine compassion. We must somehow learn to follow
the prompting of compassion. God is in it.
Yes, the Lord is a shield to all those who trust in Him. And no one is more powerful than the Lord who
rides the heavens to help His trusting ones. He is the shield of their help and the sword of their majesty!
As a result their enemies whoever or whatever they might be shall submit to them, and His trusting ones
shall tread down their high places. They have God’s unchanging word on it:
He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my
strong enemy, From those who hated me, For they were too strong for me. They confronted me
in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support. He also brought me out into a broad
place; He delivered me because He delighted in me. The LORD rewarded me according to my
righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. Psalm 18:16-20
The only one who is perfect in the universe and His work is perfect is God whose ways are justice, a
God of truth and without injustice. Righteous and upright is He (Deuteronomy 32:3-4). And you don’t
want to get in His way when He whets His glittering sword, and His hand takes hold on judgment. He will
render vengeance to His enemies, and repay those who hate Him. He will avenge the blood of His
servants, and render vengeance to His adversaries; He will provide atonement for His land and His people.
And no one will stand against Him. Yes, what God has done before He can and will do again. His word is
unchanging:
"For what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for
whatever reason we may call upon Him?" Deuteronomy 4:7
"And it shall be, when you come into the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an
inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it, "that you shall take some of the first of all the
produce of the ground, which you shall bring from your land that the LORD your God is giving
you, and put it in a basket and go to the place where the LORD your God chooses to make His
name abide. "And you shall go to the one who is priest in those days, and say to him, 'I declare
today to the LORD your God that I have come to the country which the LORD swore to our fathers
to give us.' "Then the priest shall take the basket out of your hand and set it down before the
altar of the LORD your God. "And you shall answer and say before the LORD your God: 'My father
was a Syrian, about to perish, and he went down to Egypt and dwelt there, few in number; and
there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous. 'But the Egyptians mistreated us,
afflicted us, and laid hard bondage on us. 'Then we cried out to the LORD God of our fathers, and
the LORD heard our voice and looked on our affliction and our labor and our oppression. 'So the
LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm, with great terror
and with signs and wonders. 'He has brought us to this place and has given us this land, "a land
flowing with milk and honey"; 'and now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land which
you, O LORD, have given me.' Then you shall set it before the LORD your God, and worship
before the LORD your God. "So you shall rejoice in every good thing which the LORD your God
has given to you and your house, you and the Levite and the stranger who is among you.
Deuteronomy 26:1-11
"And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the
Father in My name He will give you. "Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you
will receive, that your joy may be full. John 16:23-24
Yes when God trusting ones cry out to the Lord because of their affliction and oppression, He hears
their voice and delivers them with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm, with signs and wonders
and brings them to a land of plenty and prosperity. Yes, they are to ask the Father in Jesus name and
they will receive that their joy may be full. God does these kinds of things for His friends. Yes, they did
not choose Jesus Christ, but He chose them and appointed them that they should go and bear fruit, and
that their fruit should remain, that whatever they ask the Father in Jesus name He may give them (John
15:16). God’s word is unchanging:
"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. "Every branch in Me that does not bear
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will,
He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the
petitions that we have asked of Him. 1 John 5:14-15
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you
walk in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 3 John 1:2-4
Though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are
not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of
Christ, including every demon, diseases, sickness, and oppression ( 2 Corinthians 10:3-5). God’s word is
unchanging:
And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army,
surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master!
What shall we do?" So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those
who are with them." And Elisha prayed, and said, "LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see."
Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was
full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. So when the Syrians came down to him,
Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, "Strike this people, I pray, with blindness." And He struck
them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. Now Elisha said to them, "This is not the
way, nor is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek." But he led
them to Samaria. 2 Kings 6:15-19
Yes, for a true believer of Christ, the Spiritual world is the real and greater world than the natural
world. But this is something that most carnal ones don’t understand or avail themselves off – God’s great
and wonderful miracle working power. Yes, God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame
the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;
and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which
are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence (1 Corinthians
1:27-27).
It’s a fact that more things are achieved by praying in the Spirit, in tongues, that bring real changes
on earth than any other method known to man for it’s God Himself praying through His people bring His
kingdom and will on earth! Yes, there is rest and victory in Jesus in, through and by the Spirit of the
LORD. God’s word is unchanging:
At that time Jesus answered and said, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that
You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.
"Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. "All things have been delivered to Me by My
Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except
the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. "Come to Me, all you who labor and
are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am
gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. "For My yoke is easy and My
burden is light." Matthew 11:25-30
And we must resist the enemy and pray continually to see God’s blessings upon us:
Satan, I renounce you, and I take back all the ground that I ever yielded to you. God is my source
of wisdom, knowledge, guidance, victory, strength and power. In Jesus name I declare total and
complete victory over every enemy! You familiar spirits, leave me, in the name of Jesus. Lord Jesus, I
belong to You. You have saved me and redeemed me by Your blood. I have need of no spirit other
than The Holy Spirit. Forgive me for having sought from other spirits that which should only come from
You. I renounce and separate myself from all familiar spirits, however acquired. I call upon You, Lord,
to deliver me from the lies and deceptions of familiar spirits, all the works and wiles of the enemy and
to heal me of all their works and all things. Teach me Your truth and Your ways. It is my earnest
desire to walk in Your will and to glorify Your name. Amen.
Father God, You are the wonder-working God. I come boldly before Your throne of mercy and grace
seeking healing for my body, blessings in my finances and total victory over every enemy. Deliver me
from every bondage and enemy. Heal me from every infirmity. Guard me from all forces of darkness.
Cleanse me from all unrighteousness by Your precious blood. Remove every fear from my heart and let
Your divine light shine in my heart. Grant me the strength of Your divine spirit and strengthen me.
Lord Your word says that You are the God that heals us of all our diseases, all our sickness, redeem
us from destruction, gives us victory over all our enemies and satisfy us with good things and my
enemies would flee from me seven ways. You said that You would take my sickness away from me,
bless me coming in and going out and I would thread the high places of my enemies. Your word says
that You desire above all things that we prosper and be in good health. Therefore I know that it is
Your will for me to be in good health. Therefore, in the name of Jesus, I come against any s spirit of
infirmity and spirit of poverty that is trying to overtake me, and render it helpless in the mighty name
of Jesus.
Father in the name of Jesus, I bind every spirit of sickness and disease, every spirit of infirmity,
and every other demonic spirit that the enemy is trying to use against my life in any way. By the
authority of Jesus Christ, I pull down every stronghold of the adversary against my body, and
command him to flee from every area of my body, as well as my life and my finances, in the name of
Jesus. Satan I render You helpless, powerless, and ineffective against my body and my finances in the
name of Jesus. For greater is He that is in me that he that is in the world, therefore You will not
overcome me, for I have overcome by the blood of the lamb and the word of my testimony, and I say
to You “ BY THE STRIPES OF JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH I AM HEALED, BLESSED AND MADE
PERFECT, WHOLE AND COMPLETE!
Heavenly Father, we come in faith believing that Jesus Christ is healer. We are created in your
image and we speak as you speak. We command bones in the feet and legs to be strengthened so that
the lame may walk. We speak to sores, cankers, diseases, infirmities, cancers, growths and tumors
and decree by the shed blood of Jesus Christ that they are healed! We praise you Lord God that is so.
Amen.
Father, You said if we had faith the grain of a mustard seed, we could speak to the mountain and it
would be removed. So I speak to my mountain of sickness, poverty and lack in my life and in the
name of Jesus Christ, I command it to be removed, uprooted, and cast into the sea. In the name of
Jesus, I command it to die at the root, and never to spring up again. By the authority of Jesus Christ
of Nazareth, I claim total restoration of every organ, every cell, every part of my body, and in the
name of Jesus my body will function in perfection, the way God made it to and for my finances that my
storehouse be filled to the brim and be overflowing. I loose great and wonderful miracles of healing
and restoration and blessing of every kind spiritual, physical and financial for me my family my loved
ones my special friends and for your people in Jesus name.
Father, I thank You for hearing my prayer. I thank You for interceding for me, and not letting Your
word return void. I thank You that You watch over Your word to perform it, and that Your word will
always accomplish that which You sent it to do. Father in the name of Jesus, I receive my healing,
my deliverance, my blessing and prosperity this day and I praise the name of Jesus for all of it. In
Jesus name, I pray all this and give you all the praise and glory and honor for what You have done, are
doing and shall do! Amen and amen!
Chapter 7
The Lord Loves Justice
Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall
soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb. Trust in the LORD, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall
give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He
shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the
noonday. Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers
in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. Cease from anger, and
forsake wrath; Do not fret-it only causes harm. For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait
on the LORD, They shall inherit the earth. Psalm 37:1-9
Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell forevermore. For the LORD loves justice, And does
not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be
cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell in it forever. Psalm 37:27-29
It’s there in the bible that the LORD loves justice, and does not forsake His saints. However in due
season, the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell in it
forever. God is God and there is nothing that He cannot or will not do for His people including saving,
healing, delivering, blessing prospering them and giving them justice. What He has done for one He can
and will do for another!
The benefits of being a child of God including not only forgiveness of all our iniquities, healing all our
diseases, redemption of our life from destruction, being crowned with loving kindness and tender mercies
and satisfied with good things but having our youth renewed like the eagle’s. God’s word is unchanging:
Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O
my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your
diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and
tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like
the eagle's. The LORD executes righteousness And justice for all who are oppressed.
Psalm 103:1-6
"The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good
tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the
captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound. To proclaim the acceptable year
of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto
them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the
garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the
planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified." And they shall build the old wastes, they shall
raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many
generations." Isaiah 61:1-3
Grace, God’s riches at Christ’s expense, is unlimited for His trusting children. Whatever they have need
off God has more than enough including righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed! When the
Holy Spirit, the Comforter came, He brought with Him the day of vengeance of our God. His responsibility
is to comfort all that mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes,
the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called
trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
There are certain people that will not be comforted until vengeance is wrought. And for those who
believe the day of vengeance of our God is here. Everything working against their comfort is cursed right
now! Whatever is out to keep them mourning is cursed now! No more disappointments for them. God will
appoint beauty unto them for ashes. From now on their home is beautiful, their business is beautiful, their
career and everything else they will ever do will be beautiful. For the Comforter has come and God has
appointed beauty to them and disappointed ashes! He will contend with those who contend with them and
will save their children. God’s word is true:
It shall come to pass in that day That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, And
his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil. Isaiah 10:2
But thus says the LORD: "Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, And the prey
of the terrible be delivered; For I will contend with him who contends with you, And I will save
your children. I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh, And they shall be drunk with
their own blood as with sweet wine. All flesh shall know That I, the LORD, am your Savior, And
your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob." Isaiah 49:25-26
"And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your
plowmen and your vinedressers. But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you
the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast
yourselves. For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their
portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in
truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them." Isaiah 61:5-8
That day when our burden will be taken away from our shoulder, and our yoke from our neck, and the
yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil is today. Jesus said it: "Today this Scripture is fulfilled
in your hearing" (Luke 4:21); "And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be
glorified in the Son. "If you ask anything in My name, I will do it (John 14:13-14).
Because Jesus made a new day for us, Heavens will fight whatever has been holding us captive right
now in Jesus name. We have today, right now, the oil of joy for mourning and the garment of praise for
the spirit of heaviness. The joy of the Lord is now our strength. The spirit of heaviness is cursed in our life!
The day of vengeance has come, and we can expect all that mourn to be comforted. Whatever is against
us, from now on God is against it! For every shame we suffered in the past, we shall have double
restoration! Whatsoever makes us mourn, whatever force of hell is against our welfare, shall be
destroyed. No more hardship! No more heartaches in our life, because of the anointing of the Holy Ghost.
Yes, it’s a new day and God is out to beautify us, our work, our home, our ministry, our children, our
spiritual life, etc, by His anointing that is upon us just for the asking. This anointing is able to destroy
anything that tampers with our beauty in Christ. It is the oil of joy that takes the place of mourning, that
destroys every sorrow of heart, every depression, and everything that makes us bow down. When a
superior power comes on the scene, the lessor or weaker must give way.
God is greater than the devil and He has to let us go. Anything short of the abundant life, it is the
enemy at work. But thank God the Bible tells us we are in the day of vengeance. Since Jesus died for us,
the enemy has to die for us. All forces and enemies must give way to us because we are in Christ and we
are the anointed ones! God’s word is unchanging:
Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me. Whoever assembles against you
shall fall for your sake. Isaiah 54:15
Then the LORD put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me: "Behold,
I have put My words in your mouth. See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the
kingdoms, To root out and to pull down, To destroy and to throw down, To build and to plant."
Jeremiah 1:9-10
And Peter, remembering, said to Him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has
withered away." So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. "For assuredly, I say to
you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in
his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
"Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them,
and you will have them. Mark 11:21-24
We are in the great days of confrontation, but vengeance is speaking in our favour. We can place
divine curses on oppositions, just like Jesus cursed the fig tree and begin to experience some strange
liberties in our life. Yes, the anointing of the Holy Ghost is the key to overcoming the end-time conflicts,
by invoking vengeance upon our oppositions. In Luke 4:18 Jesus stopped at proclaiming the acceptable
year of the Lord, But on the day of Pentecost, the book was reopened, and it opened with the day of
vengeance. Whatever has worked against us, heaven is out to work against them now. The day of
vengeance of our God is here, and the wicked are to be warned! We are indeed in the day of vengeance of
our God, by the Spirit of the Lord. Beauty will be appointed unto us and ashes will be disappointed.
Whatever is holding us down, heavens is out to fight. We will built-up, we will prosper, we will increase
and we will receive double for every shame we have suffered in the past. All things are ours today
including restoration, perfect health, great wealth, abundant prosperity and a mighty anointing. God’s
word is unchanging:
Fear not, O land; Be glad and rejoice, For the LORD has done marvelous things! Do not be
afraid, you beasts of the field; For the open pastures are springing up, And the tree bears its
fruit; The fig tree and the vine yield their strength. Be glad then, you children of Zion, And
rejoice in the LORD your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause
the rain to come down for you-The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month. The
threshing floors shall be full of wheat, And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. "So I will
restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming
locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty
and be satisfied, And praise the name of the LORD your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you;
And My people shall never be put to shame. Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel:
I am the LORD your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame. Joel 2:21-
27
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did
not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give
us all things? Romans 8:31-32
Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours: whether Paul or Apollos or
Cephas, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come-all are yours. And you
are Christ's, and Christ is God's. 1 Corinthians 3:21-23
Chapter 8
Exceedingly Abundantly
The LORD is high above all nations, His glory above the heavens. Who is like the LORD our
God, Who dwells on high, Who humbles Himself to behold The things that are in the heavens
and in the earth? He raises the poor out of the dust, And lifts the needy out of the ash heap,
That He may seat him with princes- With the princes of His people. He grants the barren woman
a home, Like a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD! Psalm 113:4-9
according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all
generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21
Man is limited but God is not! And there is no limit to what faith in God can do! God is still a miracle
worker and He can and will do the impossible for those who believe! And God is able to save any one from
hell or any negative circumstance! God can bring a man from a prison to a palace instantly like He did
with Joseph (Acts 7:9-10). He can give a barren woman six children like He did with Hannah (1 Samuel
2:21). Whatever God has done for one, He can and will do for another! He can and will do anything for the
righteous for those who believe even exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think! His word is
unchanging:
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, And He who formed you from the womb: "I am the
LORD, who makes all things, Who stretches out the heavens all alone, Who spreads abroad the
earth by Myself; Who frustrates the signs of the babblers, And drives diviners mad; Who turns
wise men backward, And makes their knowledge foolishness; Who confirms the word of His
servant, And performs the counsel of His messengers; Who says to Jerusalem, 'You shall be
inhabited,' To the cities of Judah, 'You shall be built,' And I will raise up her waste places; Who
says to the deep, 'Be dry! And I will dry up your rivers'; Who says of Cyrus, 'He is My shepherd,
And he shall perform all My pleasure, Saying to Jerusalem, "You shall be built," And to the
temple, "Your foundation shall be laid." ' Isaiah 44:24-28
I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you
have not known Me, That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting That there is
none besides Me. I am the LORD, and there is no other; I form the light and create darkness, I
make peace and create calamity; I, the LORD, do all these things.' Isaiah 45:5-7
"Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by
miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also
know- Acts 2:22
Miracles including salvation, redemption, restoration, deliverance and blessings be they spiritual,
physical or financial are God’s invention and creation for He is after all a God of Miracles and a God of
Salvation and "Is anything too hard for the LORD? (Genesis 18:14). God’s word is true:
"Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to
the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son." Genesis 18:14
Then Job answered the LORD and said: "I know that You can do everything, And that no
purpose of Yours can be withheld from You. Job 42:1-2
'Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and
outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. Jeremiah 32:17
"Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? Jeremiah
32:27
After the devil attacked blameless innocent Job and took away his wealth and children, the LORD
restored Job's losses, gave Job twice as much as he had before. He blessed the latter days of Job more
than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen,
and one thousand female donkeys. He also had seven sons and three daughters. And in all the land were
found no women so beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among
their brothers. And after his restoration Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children and
grandchildren for four generations. And He Job died, old and full of days. (Job 42:13-17). Now if God did
this for Job under an inferior old Testament covenant what can He do under an new better covenant? He
is after all the God who raised Jesus Christ from the dead and restored all things Him and gave Him a
name that above all other names 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 (Philippians 2:10). He is the God who has promised:
"Therefore the LORD God of Israel says: 'I said indeed that your house and the house of your
father would walk before Me forever.' But now the LORD says: 'Far be it from Me; for those who
honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed. 1 Samuel 2:30
"Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall
we wear?' "For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you
need all these things. "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these
things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:31-33
God doesn’t put any restrictions on what faith in God will do or what mountains can be moved into the
sea including marriage problems, separation, divorce, health problems, addictions, financial problems,
family problems, children problems, teenager problems, church problems, community problems, etc. No
matter what the problem we can have faith in God not only to ask Him to level our mountains but to
speak to our mountains and say Be removed and be cast into the sea and see it come to pass!
God is no respecter of persons for what He has done for one He will do for another! His word is
unchanging:
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the LORD; Make straight in the
desert A highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought
low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; The glory of the
LORD shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the LORD has
spoken." The voice said, "Cry out!" And he said, "What shall I cry?" "All flesh is grass, And all its
loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, Because the breath of
the LORD blows upon it; Surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, But the
word of our God stands forever." Isaiah 40:3-8
like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places. He teaches my hands to make war, So
that my arms can bend a bow of bronze You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. Psalm 18:27-35
Yes, the word of God will stand forever! Yes the word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who
trust in Him. Our mountains of obstacles may look huge and impossible to be moved be it marriage or
financial. But through our faith in God He can and will level and shrink our mountains to be made low and
can take our valley of despair and hopelessness to be raised up so that with our faith we can see the
highway to God's will and way in our life, in our marriage, in our family, in our business, and in our
community! His words are unchanging:
THE ELDER, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: Beloved, I pray that you may
prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. For I rejoiced greatly when
brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. I have no
greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 3 John 1:1-4
And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and
saying, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often
falls into the fire and often into the water. "So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not
cure him." Then Jesus answered and said, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I
be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me." And Jesus rebuked the
demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour. Then the disciples
came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" So Jesus said to them,
"Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you
will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be
impossible for you. "However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."" Matthew
17:14-21
word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. By
faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness
that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. By
faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had
taken him"; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without
faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He
is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:1-6
Yes Jesus who doesn’t lie though others do told us if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to
this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. And
without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He
is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. And Apostle Peter told us in 1 Peter 5:7 casting all your
care upon Him, for He cares for you. Yes true Christians are the apple of God’s eyes for God’s word is
true:
For the LORD'S portion is His people; Jacob is the place of His inheritance. "He found him in a
desert land And in the wasteland, a howling wilderness; He encircled him, He instructed him, He
kept him as the apple of His eye. Deuteronomy 32:9-10
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Romans 8:14
As He says also in Hosea: "I will call them My people, who were not My people, And her
beloved, who was not beloved." "And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to
them, 'You are not My people,' There they shall be called sons of the living God." Romans 9:25-
26
For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized
into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free,
there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then
you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. Galatians 3:26-27
God is more than enough and He is no respecter of persons what He has done for one He will do for
another. There is no shortage of blessing in heaven. God is the fountain of life. From Him comes every
good thing. We can call in His blessing to His people. We can speak to the mountains of doubt, of fear,
of lack - BE REMOVED IN JESUS' NAME! We can in the name of Jesus call in favor, blessings, miracles,
prosperity, wealth, victories and every good thing to His people.
As sons of God and heirs according to the promise "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I
will multiply you, " (Hebrews 6:14) all that belongs to God now belongs to us (LK 15:31 "And he said to
him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours,) including victory, salvation, healing,
deliverance and whatever God has or offers us! God’s word is unchanging:
LORD, how they have increased who trouble me! Many are they who rise up against me.
Many are they who say of me, "There is no help for him in God." Selah But You, O LORD, are a
shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. I cried to the LORD with my voice,
And He heard me from His holy hill. Selah I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the LORD sustained
me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me all
around. Arise, O LORD; Save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the
cheekbone; You have broken the teeth of the ungodly. Salvation belongs to the LORD. Your
blessing is upon Your people. Selah Psalm 3:1-8
Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say
continually, "Let the LORD be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant. Psalm
35:27
Chapter 9
Heal, Deliver, Save Me
LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure. Have mercy
on me, O LORD, for I am weak; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled. My soul also is
greatly troubled; But You, O LORD-how long? Return, O LORD, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your
mercies' sake! Psalm 6:1-4
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. And those who
know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek
You. Psalm 9:9-10
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His
shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
As heirs to God’s throne and joint heirs with Christ, God has a solution to every problem that we
face and every need that we have. As a matter of fact He is there at the point of our need to meet that
need be it spiritual, physical, financial or emotional. He who is our All, including our shield and exceeding
great reward, will freely give us all things just for the asking if we will draw near to Him and seek Him
with all our heart. Then we will know the truth of God’s word:
This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. The
angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them. Oh, taste and
see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! Oh, fear the LORD, you His
saints! There is no want to those who fear Him. The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But
those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing. Psalm 34:6-10
The word salvation- Salvation-soteria is defined in the bible as being established in "protection,
preservation, prosperity, promotions, provisions, soundness, healing, deliverance and the ministry of
angels." But salvation is a personal thing. It comes as we put our trust in the name of the person who
called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace, our Lord, and receive the
new birth and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. As we receive not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who
is from God we become a spiritual being where we now have the mind of Christ. Through the Holy Spirit,
the other Helper, the Guide, the Counselor, we receive and begin to know the things that have been freely
given to us by God. We are now led and guided in all things - trusting the Holy Spirit just like Jesus did.
As a result we are not only born of the Spirit, filled with the Spirit, but have the Spirit of the Lord
resting upon us - the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of
knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. Our delight now is in the fear of the LORD, and we do not judge
by the sight of our eyes, nor decide by the hearing of our ears; But with righteousness we judge the
poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; we strike the earth with the rod of our mouths,
and with the breath of His lips we slay the wicked for there is great power in our spoken words; the same
power that created heaven and earth when God spoke and caused all things to come forth; the same
power of the Holy Spirit that is now in us and upon us and is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all
that we ask, think or pray as we yield to that power, just like Jesus did. God’s word is unchanging:
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2
Timothy 1:7
And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19
In this foolish world that we live in there is great emphasis on accomplishing things by your own
strength and efforts and using the services of doctors, banker and other professionals who ironically
cannot do much for you when you have real problems while God can! As a matter of fact God has a great
track record of helping those who have put their trust in Him and even doing the impossible for them.
The bible tells us when God delivered the Children of Israel from their Egyptian oppressors He not only
spoiled them with the wealth of Egypt by bringing them out with silver and gold, but there was none
feeble among His tribes (Psalm 105:37). No who in the world can do this for anyone including themselves?
No one!
The problem today is that this modern materialistic society with its great emphasis on intellectualism
and humanism has rejected the many commandments of God including:
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in the LORD. Psalm 4:5
Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight
yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to
the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your
righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday. Psalm 37:4-6
You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. Psalm 115:11
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your
ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear
the LORD and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones. Honor
the LORD with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; So your barns will be
filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine. Proverbs 3:3:5-10
In the midst of the storms of life when we are assailed by the curses of sin, suffering, poverty, lack
and death, we can trust in God to turn all things around and meet and supply all our needs according to
His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. We can also take great hope in the fact that no storm on this earth no
matter what it’s magnitude is greater than our God!
And just like a child trusts his parents with a simple trust, we can rest in the assurance that the Lord
will fight our battles against the enemy and give us victory. God shall rebuke the raging storms of our life
to be calm. The Lord will never put us to shame when we trust Him in trouble for He is a good God. He
shall never allow the wicked to triumph over us but He will deliver us and honor us. He will give us
perfect victory over each problem in life. We shall be more than a conqueror through Lord Jesus Christ.
Yes, the Lord is near to us and He will help us. He will destroy our enemies and give us victory for He is
our Helper and Deliverer (Psalm 70:5) and the devil is a liar. And God’s word is unchanging:
"For the LORD your God will bless you just as He promised you; you shall lend to many
nations, but you shall not borrow; you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign
over you. Deuteronomy 15:6
not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that
you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing. 1 Peter 3:9
"Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high,
because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him
in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My
salvation." Psalm 91:15-16
Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the
gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. Matthew
9:35
"Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Luke
12:32
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are
being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18)
The message of the cross in reality is the various blessings God gives us through His cross. This
message has the power to turn a man’s life upside down. The sinner who hears this message receives a
holy life (2 Corinthians 5:17). Moreover, it gives a divine strength to those who come to salvation (2
Corinthians 12:9). It can change the life of people who do not know God, people who have stony hearts
and people who know Him but do not seek Him. Yes! It can change the life of everybody irrespective of
the differences they have.
When we received Jesus as our Lord and Savior, He took our name! Our name was sin. Our name was
weakness. Our name was fear and poverty and every other evil thing we inherited from Adam. Jesus took
those names from us and gave us His own in exchange. That's right! Ephesians 3:15 says that the whole
Body of Christ has been named after Him both in heaven and earth. That means we have been given
Jesus' Name. Its authority is now ours!
We are named after "Jesus, Mighty God, Wisdom, Deliverer, Avenger, Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Word
of Life, Advocate, Provider, The Great I Am, Helper, Savior, Prince of Peace, Wonderful Counselor, Savior,
Healer , Deliverer, Lamb of God, Lord of Hosts, Root of David, Author and Finisher of our Faith, The Way,
Healer, Son of God, Man of War, The Truth, Judge of all the Earth, Advocate, Refuge, Rock, High Tower,
Strength, Friend, Brother, Chief Cornerstone, King of Kings, Light of the World, Chief Shepherd, My
Strength and Song, Righteous Judge, Son of Righteousness, Resurrection and Life, The Alpha and
Omega."
Jesus is now our Jubilee. He has restored to us all the benefits God originally planned for mankind.
Because of Jesus, we can walk in divine health and have all our needs are met-spirit, soul and body and
financially. God’s word is unchanging:
"These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be
full. "This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. "Greater love
has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. "You are My friends if you do
whatever I command you. "No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what
his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I
have made known to you. John 15:1-10
Father in My name He will give you. "Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and
you will receive, that your joy may be full. John 16:23-24
Chapter 10
The Compassionate Lord
So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves. But the multitudes saw them
departing, and many knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them
and came together to Him. And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved
with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to
teach them many things. Mark 6:32-36
Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat
down there. Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute,
maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them. So the
multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame
walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. Now Jesus called His disciples
to Himself and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with
Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they
faint on the way." Matthew 15:29-32
The Lord Jesus Christ is a God of compassion. When He lived on this earth, He was moved with
compassion on seeing the sick and the demon possessed and did a miracle for them. And because of His
compassion Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion on the multitude because they
have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away
hungry, lest they faint on the way. But His disciples said to Him, "Where could we get enough bread in the
wilderness to fill such a great multitude?" However Jesus already knew what He was going to do and said
to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven, and a few little fish." So He
commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
Jesus compassion was not only for the souls and spirit but also for their bodies. And a result He took
the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the
disciples gave to the multitude. So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full
of the fragments that were left. And it’s God’s compassion that causes God to work miracles in our lives
including healing broken hearts and lives!
Many circumstances in life do break our hearts and cause us great pain and agony. God caused Jesus
Christ to traverse the path of suffering in this world. He was ridiculed by the High priest and others. He
went through much shame to understand our agony. So, when we pour out our hearts to Him, He will
comfort and heal our broken hearts. And then He will use us as an instrument to carry His comfort and
see the broken hearted healed. God’s word is true:
"The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good
tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the
LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, To console those who
mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise
for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the
LORD, that He may be glorified Isaiah 61:1-3
Yes, the Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit
(Psalm 34:18). Jesus Christ was broken to understand our pain and agony. He gave Himself on the cross
for us. He is waiting to comfort our broken hearts. Let us take our burdens and sorrows to Him. He will
understand and comfort our broken hearts.
Many times we face circumstances that shatter our hearts and lament over them. But we have a
Compassionate God Who is there to comfort and console our broken hearts. And He want to use us as a
channel to bring comfort and to carry His love and power to the broken hearted people! His word is true:
“So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes…..” Matthew 20:34.
And Jesus, moved with compassion, put out His hand and touched him (Leper), and said to
him, “I am willing; be cleansed” Mark 1:41.
It is also the will of God that we should be well in life and be in perfect health. When we seek God, He
promises, “I will take sickness away from the midst of you” (Exodus 23:25). Sickness is a weapon of the
devil to turn us away from God and to make us suffer in health. But Jesus Christ was born into this world
to destroy the works of the devil. The Bible says, “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and
with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was
with Him” (Acts 10:38). And Lord Jesus Christ loves healing the sick. When we seek the Lord, He shall
heal us from sickness and fill us with peace. His word is unchanging:
“The Lord will strengthen him on the bed of his illness; he will sustain him on his sick bed”
Psalm 41:3
The Bible says in Ephesians 4:7,8, "But to each one of us, grace was given according to the measure
of Christ's gift. Therefore the Bible says, When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave
gifts to men." The Bible also says, "God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power,
who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him" (Acts
10:38). He healed sickness of every kind. The grace, which the Holy Spirit offers, is freely given to all.
When we, through that grace, heal people and grant them the power to heal, we do the will of God.
The Bible says, “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not
puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice
in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all
things. Love never fails. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love (1
Corinthians 13:4-8, 13).
And the Lord Jesus Christ wants us to be loving and compassionate toward others in this world. He
illustrates it in a parable as, “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves,
who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a
certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Likewise a
Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. But a certain
Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion on him and
went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal,
brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii,
gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, “Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, when I
come again, I will repay you” (Luke 10:30-35).
In this parable, we see that the traveler was beaten up by a gang of thieves and was abandoned on
the road half-dead. Many people passed by him including a priest who did not care to help him. But a
Samaritan, an ordinary man took compassion on the traveler when he (Samaritan) passed the wounded
man that way. Because of his compassion, he attended to the wounded man. In his compassion the
Samaritan took the wounded man on his animal to an inn and paid the inn keeper to take care of him till
he got well.
When we are compassionate toward others, people will come to know of the compassion of God. The
Lord Who is watching us from Heaven will be very pleased with us and shall be more compassionate
toward us. The compassion of the Lord will also open the way to miracles in our lives. The Bible also says:
“Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every
morning" (Lamentations 3:22, 23).
It is very true that because of His mercies we are not consumed. As His mercies are new every
morning, we should seek the Lord in prayer early morning. In life we may face problems and sufferings
which we might long to get rid of them. Not knowing the path, we may wander in darkness. But the Bible
exhorts us to put our total trust on the Lord alone. There are many promises of God which we could use
them against our problems. We must claim the promise of God and pray. When we use the promise of
God against our problems, His word will subdue the problems and our own eyes will behold the miracle.
The Bible says about Mary, "Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things
which were told her from the Lord" (Luke 1:45). That is the trust that righteous people have. The eyes of
the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry. Trials do come in the lives of righteous
people, but the Lord will deliver the righteous when they cry out to Him.
Chapter 11
Just As Your Soul Prosperous
For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you
walk in the truth. 3 John 1:2-3
God wants all of His children to walk in the truth that He desires that they live a healthy life and
prosper in all things even as their soul prospers. He has in Jesus Christ made adequate provision for them
to be healthy and that is why by Jesus Christ we are healed (Isaiah 53:5). Sickness and disease kills
people! But God’s people can be free from every threat of sickness and disease for God has come to give
them divine liberty, divine health and divine prosperity. Yes, Jesus Christ is whatever they need. He the All
sufficient one is at the point of their need to meet and supply each and every need if they will only believe
Him and trust Him for it. Just as they trust Him to be their Savior of their soul, they can trust Him to be
the healer of their bodies, and the provider of all their needs. God’s word is unchanging:
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He
leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name's sake. Psalm 23:1-3
Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD,
O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your
the eagle's. Psalm 103:1-5
In Christ God’s people have a comprehensive redemption in Christ! By the blood of Jesus, they have
guaranteed peace with God in all areas of life peace in their body, their family and their finances. They
have become a partaker of the blessings of Abraham. Jesus hung on a tree, so that these blessings could
become their s, and replace the curses hanging their heads before. He has redeemed them from the curse
of the law, being made a curse for them that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles
through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith (Galatians 3:13-14).
Whatever blessings that pertained to Israel have become theirs. Divine freedom, divine health and divine
prosperity are their heritage in God, and it is their birthright. All that belongs to God belongs to Jesus and
now belongs to them. Jesus Christ no only delivered them from sin but their body was delivered from
torture and torment. Their rescue is total! They are complete in Christ. They can walk the streets of
earth free, healthy and wealthy. And whatever is destroying their body, God is out to destroy it. His word
is unchanging:
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If
anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which
temple you are. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His
divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge
of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and
precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped
the corruption that is in the world through lust. But also for this very reason, giving all diligence,
add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control
perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly
kindness love. 2 Peter 1:2-7
Yes, God’s divine power has given to them all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the
knowledge of Christ who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to them exceedingly
great and precious promises, that through these they may be partakers of the divine nature. As sons of
God they don’t have to live poor, sick, disgusted and broke, but be healthy, wealthy and prosperous.
They are complete in Christ which is the head of all principality and power and has for them over come
all things including blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against them, which was contrary
to them and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; and having spoiled principalities and powers, he
made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Satan’s open defeat at the hands of Jesus is now
their victory also. They have been raised together with Christ, who is the Head of all principality and
power. Nothing can hold them down any longer. They are far above every sickness or disease that has a
name. They are far above cancer, depression and every other sickness. They are above poverty and lack
for the LORD is their Shepherd, Healer, Provider and Deliverer.
The blessings of Abraham have become theirs and they don’t have to accept nothing but God’s best in
every area of their lives including their body. They are now the temple of the Holy Spirit and rule and
reign over everything. They are head not tail! They are above not beneath! They are a somebody, not a
nobody! They are now entitled to liberty, spirit, soul and body. The devil cannot hold them captive any
longer. They are free indeed and can stay that way! Rescued! Their divine freedom, divine health and
divine prosperity were paid for on Calvary by Jesus and they can live and walk in it and enjoy it. Jesus
fully paid the price for them to be healthy. He fully paid the price for them to be sound. He fully paid the
price for them to be strong. The price for their liberty was fully paid and the devil cannot reclaim it. Their
body and life is now to glorify God, not the devil who is now a defeated enemy. God’s word is unchanging:
"So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I
will take sickness away from the midst of you. "No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in
your land; I will fulfill the number of your days. "I will send My fear before you, I will cause
confusion among all the people to whom you come, and will make all your enemies turn their
backs to you. Exodus 23:25-27
No parasite will survive in their body from now on! No arrow of the enemy will have any impact on
their life anymore. The hour has come for them to see the end of all discomfort! Whatever sickness is
hiding in their body, the power of God shall trace it out today. Be it in their blood, marrow, kidney,
intestines, and any part of their body where strangers are, the power of God will flush them out right now!
Their body must not be a hiding place for strangers. Only the Holy Ghost is permitted to dwell in their
body. There is nothing holy about sickness. Therefore God is chasing every stranger out of their body right
now, in Jesus name. God’s word is unchanging:
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you
have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God
in your body and in your spirit, which are God's. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Jesus doesn't take anything from them rather but He came to give them in excess everything they will
ever need in life! Those whom Jesus healed were before their healing oppressed of the devil the blind, the
lame, the deaf, and the insane. They were all oppressed of the devil. Every sickness is an oppression of
the devil, not a lesson from God. But God’s people can be like Jesus who never took ill once. He never
suffered from any ailment. Divine nature was always flowing in His veins. Sickness gained no access to the
disciples while Jesus was with them. None of them was ever reported sick. God’s people don’t have to
accept sickness any more but walk in divine health. If Jesus is inside their body, how can sickness survive
there at the same time? It's illegal! Light and darkness cannot co-exist. So they are to curse all sickness
and disease in their body and command it to die and cast out the demons that cause sickness and disease
in their bodies until they have perfect health. God’s word is unchanging:
"The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have
life, and that they may have it more abundantly.. John 10:10
"how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good
and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. Acts 10:38
And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with you. Amen. Romans 16:20
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed
the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. James 4:7
Chapter 12
Fear Him
"The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up. 1 Samuel 2:6
In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that
they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, "Beware of the leaven of
the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. "For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor
hidden that will not be known. "Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in
the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the
housetops. "And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after
that have no more that they can do. "But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who,
after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him. Luke 12:1-5
Jesus warned us not only to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is
nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known but to fear Him who, after He
has killed, has power to cast into hell. If men had the real fear of God they would not do or say the things
that they have been doing or saying! They would think twice about even their needless words because
Jesus told all in Matthew 12:36 "But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give
account of it in the day of judgment. And for some the day of judgment may come sooner than they think
because they have chosen to ignore the word of God which is a very dangerous thing to do! God’s word is
unchanging:
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which
you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another
in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and
one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. But to each one of us
grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. Ephesians 4:1-7
And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a
sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. Ephesians 5:2
And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we
do to you, 1 Thessalonians 3:12
Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in
love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12
Walking in love, abounding in love to one another and to all, bearing with one another in love and
being an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity are commands
and not options for true Christians!
God Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and
teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,
till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the
measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro
and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful
plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head-Christ- from
whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective
working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
(Ephesians 4:12-16).
But God didn’t give some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and
teachers for the purposes of robbing, using, fleecing and even killing the sheep! Dr. Rodney Howard
Browne in his winter Camp meeting at the USF Sun dome in Tampa Florida in January 1996 preached to
the ministers in attendance and told them, when I was there that the sheep had to be fleeced. Otherwise
they would have wool in front of their eyes and will not see where they are going. That was it for me!
Rodney demonstrated Jesus Christ was not His Lord because He didn’t put the interest of the sheep first
and perverted Ephesians 4:12-13 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying
of the body of Christ.
And my real documented experience has been that many pastors are liars, rapists and thieves who
care more for themselves than the sheep. They talk much but the weak they have not strengthened, nor
have they healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away,
nor sought what was lost; but with force and cruelty have ruled them.
Most pastors and their churches are anemic, impotent and useless! So obviously something is wrong
with the pastors and their leadership and teaching! Otherwise Christianity would be total different in
America and a vital force changing things for the good as Jesus did? It's to be noted that you don't solve a
problem but not denying there is a problem? Character assassinating the messenger doesn’t change the
message?
This 'touch not the Lord's anointed' is a shameless ruse to keep the sheep in line. But any leadership
must be looked at critically, and held accountable. If the Catholic Church used this line as a defense for
pedophile priests, we would justifiably be full of outrage...and we should be full of outrage when it is used
as an excuse for not prosecuting criminal behavior, and for not holding leaders accountable for any other
crimes they might commit...nobody is above the law. And God’s word is unchanging:
This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the
Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, 4:18 having their understanding darkened, being
alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness
of their heart; who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all
uncleanness with greediness. But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him
and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former
conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the
spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in
true righteousness and holiness. Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one of you speak truth
with his neighbor," for we are members of one another.
"Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the
devil. Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is
good, that he may have something to give him who has need. Let no corrupt word proceed out of
your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave
you. Ephesians 4:17-32
It’s a fact that many of the so called revivals and their leaders are from the pits of hell and are devoid
of “love” which is the mark of a true Christian. Unlike Jesus they take the lives of the sheep instead of
laying down their own lives by taking money from the sheep in false pretenses like Todd Bentley did in the
so called Lakeland Revival.
Todd Bentley, the criminally convicted homosexual pedophile turned drunken heretic and adulterer
who kicked old ladies in the face and stomach on YouTube at the failed Lakeland, Florida counterfeit
revival has entered into a biblically adulterous re- marriage while under a “process of restoration” led by
biblically proven false prophet Rick Joyner.
Bentley was ring master at a debacle of lunacy and false healing debunked on national TV orchestrated
by the infamous Strader family, whom the District Attorney implicated in financial scandals defrauding
elderly Christians of millions of dollars. While the Florida District Attorney publicly names Pastor Steve
Strader as complicit in the swindling, his brother was sent to prison for over 30 years as a professional
gangster under American anti racketeering RICO statutes.
Despite its unbiblical doctrines and practices, Wendy Alec of the so-called “God Channel” denounced
opponents of the madness and heresy as being of Satan. Lunatic fringe figures such John Arnott, Rick
Joyner, Che An, Bill Johnson, and C. Peter Wagner decided this fiasco was a revival in the character of the
similarly failed counterfeit revivals in Toronto and Pensacola.
Bob Jones was debunked as a sexual predator with vulnerable women while Paul Cain was publicly
disclosed to be a drunken pervert with a life long history of alcoholism and homosexuality.
So what happened to all the supporters of Todd Bentley at his Coronation at Lakeland, Florida who
were very vocal about what God was going to do with and as a result of Todd Bentley? (Todd Bentley's
Apostolic and Prophetic Commissioning 4/4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAnNSiZfgvI )
I guess the deceivers and liars thought that that if they closed their eyes, their mouths and their eyes
it would all go away and be just a bad nightmare?
If only such things happened in life where we can just change the TV channel whenever we don’t want
others to know how bad and deceived we really are!
But real life is not like that! And the bible tells us:
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are
ravenous wolves. "You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or
figs from thistles? "Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. "A
good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. "Every tree that does not
bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. "Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
Matthew 7:15-20
"Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents,
forgive him. Luke 17:3
It's a fact that Todd Bentley is an unrepentant thief, liar, adulterer, and scoundrel who has
demonstrated by his words or deeds. So how can we forgiven someone who is not a Christian but a false
prophet who has been rebuked and refuses to repent? We cannot!
And Rick Joyner, the deceiver, did not address at all the real issues like Todd Bentley was and is still
an unrepentant drunkard, liar, thief, adulterer and wizard who had not confessed his sins nor repented of
them! For example Todd asked for 1,000 people to donate $ 1,000 dollars ($ 1million) so he could make a
down payment of $ 475,000 on property on a lake in Lakeland for a love nest for Todd and his mistress
Jessa.
Todd stole the money under false pretense and he is obligated by God’s word to restore the money!
And Todd’s wife Shonnah Bentley was just as much of a liar and deceiver who carried on with the
masquerade of a perfect and wonderful marriage at Todd’s coronation in Lakeland but knew all about
Todd’s being a drunkard and a womanizer!
It’s a fact that all those who were involved in this demonic revival and claimed to be super apostles
and prophets and having absolute no discernment about Todd being a womanizer, a drunkard, an
adulterer, a liar and a thief before and during the revival! So they and their supporters are not different
from Todd or Rick. They are liars and deceivers who are not sons of God but sons of hell!
A blogger named AriseMyLove on April 19, 2009 posted the following that is to be noted:
Rick Joyner is trying to get people to “throw stones” at Todd Bentley so that his critics look
like the “Pharisees”.
However, the real criticism of Todd Bentley, let us never forget, is the Satanic teachings of
Bob Jones, Rick Joyner, Bill Hamon, Paul Cain, and C Peter Wagner.
Bentley’s sin is simply the fruit of Joyner’s own false ministry.
Let us not fall prey to Joyner’s Anti Christ tactics.
I’d much rather ask the questions of Joyner than respond to his demented videos.
Again, Joyner is baiting everyone to make us look like Pharisees who are casting hypocritical
stones at Todd Bentley for his sin.
It is not Todd’s sin that we care about so much, it is the Jezebel breeding ground of false
prophecy that we care about, the false teachings of the NAR.
Jesus says that false prophetess Jezebel “teaches sexual immorality”
so Todd’s sin, like Bob Jones sexual sin and Paul Cain’s sexual sin and Ted Haggard’s sexual
sin — is all FRUIT of the NAR.
The FRUIT of Lakeland is fornication, adultery, lying and drunkenness.
Jesus tells us to judge false prophets by their FRUIT.
We know who Joyner and Bentley are because of their rotten FRUIT.
We all have sin, Mr. Joyner, so we could care less how you want to frame Todd Bentley now
because you both need cash for your “ministries”.
The real question is, Mr. Joyner, how you and your friends “prophesied” so wrongly about
Todd Bentley a 10 months ago.
You said, Mr. Joyner, that Todd’s revival was the great outpouring, was a great move of God.
So, repent, Mr. Joyner. Repent Mr. Wagner. Repent, Mr. Jones. Repent, James Goll. Repent
Stacey Campbell. REPENT Bill Johnson. Repent Lou Engle.
REPENT, you liars of hell. You should be grateful for Todd’s critics, because someone is giving
you the Gospel to save your own souls BEFORE you stand before your Judge!
REPENT RICK JOYNER
And HOW DARE YOU RICK JOYNER TRY TO RE INSTATE TODD BENTLEY TO MINISTRY WHEN
THE BIBLE SAYS MINISTERS NEED TO BE OF “ONE WIFE!!!”
The Lord rebuke you, Satan.
NO, it’s super Todd!

Look up in the pulpit, it’s a wolf, it’s a demon…NO, it’s super Todd!
Able to leap over God’s truth with a single bound!
Able to heal the sick by kicking the afflicted to death!
Able to supernaturally travel to far off places, third heaven, open portals!
Able to magically change his wife into a younger woman!
Able to deceive some of the very elect!
Chapter 13
God Is Our Refuge And Strength
God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the
sea; Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling.
Selah There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the
tabernacle of the Most High. God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help
her, just at the break of dawn. The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved; He uttered His
voice, the earth melted. The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
Psalm 46:1-7
Though other lies God does not and He is our refuge and strength and a very present help in trouble.
The LORD of hosts is with us. And can behold the works of the LORD, Who has made desolations in the
earth. Who makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He
burns the chariot in the fire. And told us Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the
nations, I will be exalted in the earth! And God is a Mover as well as a mighty Man of War! His word is
true:
Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying: "I will
sing to the LORD, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into
the sea! The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God,
and I will praise Him; My father's God, and I will exalt Him. The LORD is a man of war; The LORD
is His name. Pharaoh's chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also
are drowned in the Red Sea. The depths have covered them; They sank to the bottom like a
stone. "Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has
dashed the enemy in pieces. And in the greatness of Your excellence You have overthrown those
who rose against You; You sent forth Your wrath; It consumed them like stubble. And with the
blast of Your nostrils The waters were gathered together; The floods stood upright like a heap;
The depths congealed in the heart of the sea. The enemy said, 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I
will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, My hand shall
destroy them.' You blew with Your wind, The sea covered them; They sank like lead in the mighty
waters. "Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful
in praises, doing wonders? You stretched out Your right hand; The earth swallowed them. You in
Your mercy have led forth The people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your
strength To Your holy habitation. Exodus 15:1-13
Yes God has no problem defending or avenging His people just like He did for others at the Red Sea.
Though Moses He dealt with and destroyed the mightiest kingdom that was on the earth at that time and
Pharaoh's chariots and his army He had cast into the sea where they drowned. The depths have covered
them; They sank to the bottom like a stone. God’s right hand had become glorious in power; is right
hand had dashed the enemy in pieces.
The enemy said, 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied on
them. I will draw my sword, My hand shall destroy them.' God blew with His wind, The sea covered them;
They sank like lead in the mighty waters. Who is like God, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing
wonders, redeeming His people? No one! As Miriam told the people; "Sing to the LORD, For He has
triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!"
Well since Jesus Christ is the same yesterday today and forever and is a present help in time of trouble
does it matter who or what is our enemy? No! Mind you we must take an aggressive substantial approach
towards our enemies in faith, prayer and deeds be it sickness, poverty, lack, demons, people or kingdoms!
We are not to sit in our negative situation until we die but deal with it because God’s word is true!
Elisha had become sick with the illness of which he would die. Then Joash the king of Israel
came down to him, and wept over his face, and said, "O my father, my father, the chariots of
Israel and their horsemen!" And Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and some arrows." So he took
himself a bow and some arrows. Then he said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand on the bow."
So he put his hand on it, and Elisha put his hands on the king's hands. And he said, "Open the
east window"; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot"; and he shot. And he said, "The arrow
of the LORD'S deliverance and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; for you must strike the
Syrians at Aphek till you have destroyed them." Then he said, "Take the arrows"; so he took
them. And he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground"; so he struck three times, and
stopped. And the man of God was angry with him, and said, "You should have struck five or six
times; then you would have struck Syria till you had destroyed it! But now you will strike Syria
only three times." 2 Kings 13:14-19
"And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will
be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." Matthew 16:19
"Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever
you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Matthew 18:18
Foolish king Joash of Israel of Israel was contended with a small victory and although he shot as
instructed by Elisha who stated "The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance and the arrow of deliverance from
Syria; for you must strike the Syrians at Aphek till you have destroyed them.” Joash only struck the
ground three times with the arrows and stopped causing the man of God to be angry with him. As a
result Elisha stated; "You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck Syria till you
had destroyed it! But now you will strike Syria only three times."
Jesus Christ didn’t limit what we could bind on earth or loose in heaven but left it to our discretion and
faith! We alone determine the magnitude of victory over all our enemies be they spiritual, physical or
financial by our faith, prayers and deeds! Jonathon the son of King Saul knew this principle when he and
his armor bearer took upon a Philistine garrison! The bible tells us:
Then Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, "Come, let us go over to the
garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the LORD will work for us. For nothing
restrains the LORD from saving by many or by few." So his armorbearer said to him, "Do all
that is in your heart. Go then; here I am with you, according to your heart." Then Jonathan said,
"Very well, let us cross over to these men, and we will show ourselves to them. "If they say thus
to us, 'Wait until we come to you,' then we will stand still in our place and not go up to them.
"But if they say thus, 'Come up to us,' then we will go up. For the LORD has delivered them into
our hand, and this will be a sign to us." So both of them showed themselves to the garrison of the
Philistines. And the Philistines said, "Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they
have hidden." Then the men of the garrison called to Jonathan and his armorbearer, and said,
"Come up to us, and we will show you something." Jonathan said to his armorbearer, "Come up
after me, for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel." And Jonathan climbed up on
his hands and knees with his armorbearer after him; and they fell before Jonathan. And as he
came after him, his armorbearer killed them. That first slaughter which Jonathan and his
armorbearer made was about twenty men within about half an acre of land. And there was
trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and the raiders also
trembled; and the earth quaked, so that it was a very great trembling. 1 Samuel 14:6-15
Jonathan was a man of courage and not fear. The first slaughter which he and his armorbearer made
was about twenty men within about half an acre of land. He believed nothing restrains the LORD from
saving by many or by few. When Saul and all the people who were with him assembled and went to the
battle they saw every man's sword was against his neighbor, and there was very great confusion. God had
given Jonathan because of His courage and faith great victories over their Philistines enemies! And God
can and will do the same for those who trust Him and are obedient to His voice and commands no matter
who or what their enemies are! His word is unchanging:
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. ! Corinthians
15:57
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater
than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome
the world-our faith. 1 John 5:4
Chapter 14
He Makes Poor And Makes Rich
"The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up. The LORD
makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up. He raises the poor from the dust And lifts
the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And make them inherit the throne of
glory. "For the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, And He has set the world upon them. He will
guard the feet of His saints, But the wicked shall be silent in darkness. "For by strength no man
shall prevail. The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken in pieces; From heaven He will
thunder against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. "He will give strength to His
king, And exalt the horn of His anointed. 1 Samuel 2:6-10
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and
on earth. "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, "teaching them to observe all things that I have
commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen. Matthew
28:18-20
There is no one or anything who is bigger or greater than the LORD JESUS CHRIST Who is seated at
the right hand of Power and told us All authority (power)has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Power which He is using for our God and power with which He is and will defeat all our enemies just as He
has promised:
"For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do
wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up," Says the LORD of
hosts, "That will leave them neither root nor branch. But to you who fear My name The Sun of
Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-
fed calves. You shall trample the wicked, For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On
the day that I do this," Says the LORD of hosts. Malachi 4:1-3
Yes there is available to us the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to
the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated
Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion,
and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. (Ephesians 1:19-
21). Power to change and deal with all the negative things in our lives; be it sickness, demons, poverty,
loss, persecution, and evil and wicked people! Yes this great and wonderful power is available to us just
for the asking in faith believing and trusting God to make perfect in our weakness! God’s word is true:
And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in
the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.
Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He
said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness."
Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon
me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in
distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Yes because we are believers not unbelievers, cowards or fearful ones, our power is not in the wisdom
of men but in the power of God that is released through faith and prayer based on God’s word, no our own
or that of others! We have not only God’s life and power in us and the great Holy Spirit who rose up Jesus
from the dead in us to give us wisdom, discernment, knowledge, understanding and power but we have
the use of Jesus' name. Jesus has given to us a legal right to use it. Hence whatever we ask of the Father
in His Name, He gives to us.
God has given to us the power of attorney. And we can use that that power to help men. We can let
Jesus work His own work through us and live His own life in us. Our hands and mouths become the
medium through which His life pours out through us. Our words are His words. His words ‘broke the power
of death, of demons, and healed the sick. They do the same things in our lips. God’s word is unchanging:
"The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good
tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the
LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, To console those who
mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise
for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the
LORD, that He may be glorified." And they shall rebuild the old ruins, They shall raise up the
former desolations, And they shall repair the ruined cities, The desolations of many generations.
Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, And the sons of the foreigner Shall be your plowmen
and your vinedressers. But you shall be named the priests of the LORD, They shall call you the
servants of our God. You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, And in their glory you shall boast.
Isaiah 61:1-6
God abides in us and we abide in God. As He is, so are we in this world. We are fearless and righteous
and bold as a lion and do greater works than Jesus did. We are not hemmed in by limitations because we
are united with the Limitless One. He is the Vine and we are the branch. As a branch we bear His fruit
because the Vine is imparting to us the fullness of His life. We love because He has shed abroad His love
in our heart through the Holy Spirit. God’s very nature in us is love. His love ability has gained the
mastery for now we can love in whatever circumstances we are placed especially the brethren.
us all things? Romans 8:31-32
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because
many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every
spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does
not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the
Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. You are of God,
little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in
the world. 1 John 4:2-4
Yes, if God be for us, who can be against us? God is in us now; the Master of creation is in us! Greater
is He that is in us than all the forces that can be arrayed against us including poverty, lack, bills, sickness,
disease, demons, and frail mortal men. We can with boldness proclaim “You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. (Psalm 23:5)!
For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy
comes in the morning (Psalm 30:5).
Yes, we are filled with joy and victory because God has taken us over; He is fighting all our battles.”
We are not afraid of negative circumstances because we can do all things in Him who strengthens us. And
He is not only our strength but He is at our right hand. He is our salvation, our shield, our defender, our
rewarder, our all. He gives us light in the dark and songs in the night. He is our present help in trouble,
our salvation, our deliverance from every trap the enemy sets for us, from, every snare in which he
would enslave us. God is the strength of our life, of whom shall we be afraid?” We are not afraid of
anything! We have no fear because this God of Omnipotence is on our side.
We have a redemption that God planned and wrought in Christ. We are a new creation of which God,
Himself, is the Author and the Finisher. We have a righteousness that permits us to stand in His
presence as though sin had never been done. We have not only have righteousness reckoned to us we
have righteousness imparted to us in the new nature that we have received from Him. We have received
His nature His life. And in this life and nature is-the Life of God. This makes us righteous even as He is
righteous. God’s word is unchanging:
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has
been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given
us of His Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the
world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. And
we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love
abides in God and God in him. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have
boldness in the Day of Judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in
love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not
been made perfect in love. 1 John 4:12-18
There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of
counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. His delight is in the fear
of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His
ears; But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the
earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He
shall slay the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His
waist. Isaiah 11:1-5
Chapter 15
Power To Get Wealth
And you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth,
that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
Deuteronomy 8:18
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, But the wealth of the sinner is
stored up for the righteous Proverbs 13:22
Money is not the root of all evil! As a matter fact it’s a great necessity in this life. We cannot do much
even in the kingdom of God without money. The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some
have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows
(Timothy 6:10). The bible teaches that the LORD our God gives you power to get wealth, that He may
establish His covenant with us. It also teaches that if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who
gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him (James 1:5). It is the Lord who gives
the early and latter rain so that there could be seed time an harvest on earth. God’s word is unchanging:
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency
in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. As it is written: "He has dispersed
abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever." Now may He who
supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and
increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality,
which causes thanksgiving through us to God. 2 Corinthians 9:8-11
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God,
Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go. Isaiah 48:17
Although we might not think about it but an idea from God is a seed that God gives us for Every good
gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no
variation or shadow of turning (James 1:17). Many inventions that produced great wealth for the
inventors were ideas such as steel rails, electricity and telephone.ii
Before the Civil War, the nation’s railroads ran on iron rails that wore out quickly. Railroad owners
knew that rails made of steel—a mixture of iron, carbon, and sometimes other metals—were stronger and
would last longer. Steel, however, was difficult and costly to make.
In 1872, a Scottish immigrant named Andrew Carnegie went to England to study a less expensive
method of making steel. Carnegie owned a company that made iron bridges for railroads. But he knew
that his bridges would be better if they were made out of steel. Carnegie was so impressed by the
Bessemer process that he brought it back to the United States. “The day of iron has passed,” he
announced. “Steel is king!”
Carnegie was right. Within a decade, steel was replacing iron in rails, locomotives, and bridges. Other
industries also took advantage of less expensive steel. Steel nails, needles, and knives became common
household items.
Many steel companies competed fiercely to supply steel for such products. To remain the leader,
Carnegie hired scientists to improve the quality of his company’s steel. He employed good managers to
make his steel mills run efficiently. His recipe for success was, “Adopt every improvement, have the best
machinery, and know the most.” To keep costs low, Carnegie set out to control every step in the steel
making process. He purchased iron mines to supply his ore, coal fields to fire his furnaces, and railroads to
ship his finished steel to customers.
To reduce his competition, Carnegie also bought up several rival steel companies. He then combined
them all to form the giant Carnegie Steel Company. By 1900, Carnegie Steel produced a quarter of the
nation’s steel.
Thomas Edison helped to transform electricity from a scientific curiosity into a practical source of light
and power. In 1876, Edison opened an “invention factory” in New Jersey. With a team of workers, he set
out to create a “minor” invention every few days and a “big thing every six months or so.”
Edison succeeded brilliantly. His workshop turned out the first practical electric light bulb, the
phonograph, the motion picture projector, and many other inventions.
In 1882, Edison built the first electrical power station and distribution center in New York City. His
team invented everything the system required, including generators, regulators, meters, switches, light
sockets, fuse boxes, and underground cables. When he finally turned the generator on, electricity began
to flow to homes, stores, and factories. The age of electricity had begun.
By 1900, some 25 million light bulbs were glowing across the country. New electric devices, such as
washing machines and vacuum cleaners, were making housework easier.
A Scottish immigrant named Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. In 1876, as he was
getting ready to test his “talking machine,” Bell spilled acid on himself. “Watson. Come here. I want you,”
he called to his assistant. Watson, who was in another room, heard every word over the telephone.
Over time, Bell’s invention replaced the telegraph that crisscrossed the country alongside the new rail
lines that were built during this era.
As Christians we are not to rely on our education or current financial status to determine our success
in business. Instead, we are to ask God to teach us how to profit His way, which is the best way (Isaiah
48:17). The key is to obey Him and allow wisdom to lead us to our place of wealth and prosperity (Psalm
66:12; Proverbs 4:7; 8:18; Ecclesiastes 7:11-12; James 1:5) just like He led the children of Israel into
their Promised Land. In addition, we are not to be afraid to market our ideas. Doing so may be our ticket
to success. It may not seem feasible at this point, but God knows the impact our invention or service will
have on society.
People become like their role model. If their role model is Jesus and He was financially poor than they
develop a “poor” mentality? If Jesus was financially rich then they develop a rich mentality. It’s very
important what a man thinks because he becomes what he thinks. And the bible never states that money
is wrong but rather it states:
The rich man's wealth is his strong city; The destruction of the poor is their poverty. Proverbs
10:15
Wealth makes many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend. Proverbs 19:4
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith
in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 1Timothy 6:10
Since man is not to live independent of God or the wisdom and strength that He provides and
whatever is not of faith is sin, the Word of God purposely hides some treasures that only the seeker will
find. God’s word is true:
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid;
and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. "Again, the kingdom of
heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, "who, when he had found one pearl of great
price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. Luke 13:44-46
The real problem is not whether Jesus was rich but whether God can trust us with riches or whether
we can serve God and Mammon? His word is unchanging:
"And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail,
they may receive you into an everlasting home. "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also
in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. "Therefore if you have not
been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? "And if
you have not been faithful in what is another man's, who will give you what is your own? "No
servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will
be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided
Him. And He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows
your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God. Luke
16:10-15
But the bible has much to say about whether Jesus was rich or poor! Matthew 2:1 Wise men (not just
three but, perhaps, many wise men) from the east bearing gifts of Gold. How much gold? A hundred
pounds? More? A caravan of camels can carry a tremendous weight of gold. They knew they were
searching for a King. The queen of Sheba (I Kings 10:2) brought “ a very great train, with camels, that
bear spices and very much gold..” Solomon. A little gold went a long ways in those days.
Jesus earthly father, Joseph, had a (relatively) good high-paying profession. He had money to provide
a house for Mary and Jesus to live in for two years in Bethlehem. (Mathew 2:11, “And when they (the
wise men) were come into the house, they saw the young Child” not baby). Part of the wise men’s gold
financed the trip to Egypt and 3-5 years living expenses for the family.
Jesus had a ministry team of 12 core staff and numerous fulltime and part-time followers. The
ministry had to be prosperous and properly funded to support 3.5 years of evangelism. The ministry
headquarters was at Capernaum on the Sea of Galilee. Mark 2:1 says Jesus “was in the house”. Couldn’t
Jesus own a house? One big enough to provide rooms for His staff? Lakefront property! When He stayed
at other people’s houses the owners were identified by name, Zacchaus (Luke 19); Mary, Martha, and
Lazarus (Luke 10:38-42). Matthew owned a house, Luke 5:29, big enough for a “great banquet” with a
“large company of tax collectors and others”. Peter owned lakefront property too, Matthew 8:14, and at
least one “ship”. Fishing was at least an upper middle class business. Fully equipped fishing boats, today
and they, are very expensive. Peter, Matthew, James and John, and the others were “astonished out of
measure” at the teaching of the difficulty of the rich man entering the Kingdom of God (Mark 10:17-31).
There were two reasons they were astonished. 1. They were, themselves, “rich men”. 2. They did not
yet understanding that Jesus was teaching about loving money being evil. We are to love God and to love
people. Having money and using it to serve others and to finance the expansion of the Gospel is good.
Jesus’ followers included the very wealthy and very powerful. Joseph of Arimathaea and Nicodemus
(John 19:38-42) were secret followers as were the aforementioned Zacchaus (Luke 19); Mary, Martha,
and Lazarus. Also, according to Josephus, Pilate’s wife (Matthew 27:19) was a follower.
Jesus ministry had a treasurer, Judas, the keeper of the bag. Jesus ministry was constantly giving
money to the poor. At the last supper, John 13:29-30, Judas left unexpectedly and the others assumed
that Jesus had sent him to give alms to the poor. Evidently this was a commonplace occurrence because
they did not find it unusual at all.
Jesus wore designer clothes! In John 19:23-24 the solders cast lots for His valuable tunic. It is
described as “seamless, woven (in one piece) from the top throughout. Roman soldiers would not argue
over a worthless item of clothing.
Philippians 2:7 says that Jesus took on the form of a servant. Rich people can serve others too. He
came to serve, to teach, and He came so “that we might have life more abundantly”. 2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became
poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. When the Prince of Heaven became a man he
became relatively poor. He had to have significant financial resources to travel and to minister effectively.
Yet God’s is unchanging:
Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, "How hard it is for those who have riches
to enter the kingdom of God!" And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus
answered again and said to them, "Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter
the kingdom of God!" It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich
man to enter the kingdom of God." And they were greatly astonished, saying among themselves,
"Who then can be saved?" But Jesus looked at them and said, "With men it is impossible, but not
with God; for with God all things are possible."
Then Peter began to say to Him, "See, we have left all and followed You." So Jesus answered
and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or
father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel's, "who shall not receive
a hundredfold now in this time-houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and
lands, with persecutions-and in the age to come, eternal life. Mark 10:23-30
It is true that for those who are unsaved and trust in riches it is hard to enter the kingdom of God. But
for those who are rich through accepting Jesus Christ, being born again and filled with His anointing, they
are already rich and can enjoy here on earth their inheritance including houses and brothers and sisters
and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions.
Now many religious sincere bible believing Christians believe that suffering and poverty are God’s will
for their lives and that they will be corrupted by money and will not develop Christian character if they are
healthy! That is their choice to think and live this way? However if God has our heart money will not
corrupt us and He by His Holy Spirit manifests the gifts of the Spirit and the fruit of the Spirit in our lives
so He doesn’t need to use suffering to shape, mold and use us? Our sufficiency is God and His word is
unchanging:
Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others, epistles of
commendation to you or letters of commendation from you? You are our epistle written in our
hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written
not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that
is, of the heart. And we have such trust through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient of
ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, who also
made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the
letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. 1 Corinthians 3:1-6
Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from
above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of
turning. James 1:16-17
Chapter 16
The Power Of Christ
Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field is counted as a forest. Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And
righteousness remain in the fruitful field. The work of righteousness will be peace, And the effect
of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever. My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation,
In secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places, Isaiah 32:15-18
And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in
weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ
may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in
persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2
Corinthians 12:9-10
Several years ago, a servant of God, known as Praying Hyde was doing God's ministry in the state of
Tamil Nadu, India. He would spend hours of time in prayer. Once, thousands of people had assembled
eagerly to listen to his message to be given at a convention. He rose up to the dais to share the word of
God. People got ready with their Bibles to listen to his exposition of Biblical verses, message and prayer.
But he looked up to heaven and said just two words - "Abba, my Father!" That was all. The heavens
opened. The Holy Spirit descended upon all the people, like a dove. The unrepentant, beating their chest
rolled down on the ground with a loud out-cry and repented. The meeting lasted for hours together. The
servant of God did not preach at all, except for the two words he spoke to God, which brought the shower
of the Holy Spirit. The simple reason is to be found in his prayer-filled life. Jesus descended into him
powerfully and moved the place.
Today many in Christendom talk about God’s power but the sad part is that so few of them
demonstrate it. Their anointing is so miniscule that it can hardly do anything. Their vessels cannot seem
to contain the anointing and dissipates very quickly! Yet God’s word is unchanging:
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and
said, "Take, eat; this is My body." Then He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave
it to them, and they all drank from it. And He said to them, "This is My blood of the new
covenant, which is shed for many. Mark 14:22-24
God cut with Abraham an inferior covenant made with the blood of animals where all that Abraham
was, all that he had or ever would have became the equal property of His covenant partner. Nothing
would be exclusively Abraham’s again. During the covenant ceremony in Abraham's day, the partners
exchanged coats, each one giving their authority to the other. They exchanged weapons as a way of
saying, "Your enemies are now my enemies. I'll fight your fights as if they were my own." They walked
through the blood of slain animals, pronouncing their loyalty to one another, even to the death. God had
proven how intensely He desired to be God to him. He had given him everything He had and bound
Himself to Abraham in a relationship that could not be dissolved.
Well the good news is that God also cut with the sons and daughters of Abraham, those of faith, a
new and superior covenant established in Jesus’ blood as a result of His sacrifice that ratified our covenant
with God. A covenant where He gave us His Name (John 16:23), His authority (Matt. 28:18-20), His
armor and weapons (Eph. 6:10-17). God’s word is unchanging:
Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the
knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is
the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what
is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His
mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at
His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and
dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,
which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. Ephesians 1:20-23
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. Philippians 2:9-11
As a result of what Jesus did on the Cross on Calvary, by faith everything is ours now. Jesus Christ
has substituted all things on the cross for us and exchanged it there for us. Our death, defeat and poverty
and curses have been nailed to the Cross. On the Cross Jesus Christ not only won real victory and
redemption over sin and death and the world, but also over the wicked arch enemy Satan and all his
angels who had made the Cross necessary by what he did to Adam and Eve.
The enemy had deceived and entrapped Adam and Eve to sin against God and live a life that was
cursed and full of toil and trouble. But on the Cross Jesus Christ did the great exchange. He exchanged
His sinlessness for our sins, His righteousness for our unrighteousness, His strength for our
weakness, His boundless supply for our needs, His stripes for our healing, His riches for our
poverty, His victories for our defeats, His glory for our shame, His triumphs for our
disappointments, His Honor for our nothingness, His prosperity for our lacks, His joy for our
sadness, and His fullness for our emptiness. But all of this is also something that must be revealed to
us by the Holy Spirit before we can understand and partake of it fully. Yet it is all our birthright and the
blessing of the fullness of the gospel of Christ.
The message of the cross and the Gospel is not only that Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures. He was buried and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. He is now is
seated at the right hand of the Father with all power given unto Him in heaven and earth waiting for His
enemies to be made His footstool. But the message of the cross and the Gospel is also that as a result of
the victories Jesus won on the cross, He has now given and shared all that He has with us (John 16:14)
and He is also with and for us continually (Matthew 28:18-20).
God in Christ Jesus has literally become our inheritance and great reward; as well as everything else
which we need, including our healer and deliverer. As result of the Cross, God said about Jesus and of us
who have become strong and overcomers:
Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the
strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the
transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah
53:12
As a result of the cross, in Christ Jesus, we are rich, victorious and have a new life in Christ Jesus, as
we walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh. The empty Cross now also stands as a reminder and says to the
world and to all the demons of Hell “You did your worst, but God gave His best.” Now things are no longer
the same, because Jesus is sitting at the right hand of the Father waiting for His enemies to be submitted
to Him. He has also now given us the power to subdue all His and our enemies through the use of His
name and Word and dependence of the Spirit. Hence the Cross is also a real testimony of what God’s
power can do no matter what the Hell or injustice that the world or the devil will throw at us. For Jesus’
resurrection after a cruel and awful death signifies the real possibility of total and complete victory in our
lives, hearts and circumstances as well in the current time of life as we trust in God just like Jesus did.
The empty Cross of Christ at Calvary now says to you and I, that for every defeat there is victory
in its place, for every failure there is success, for every endeavor there is prosperity, for every
weakness there is grace, for every sickness there is healing, for every hatred there is love, for
every injustice there is justice and for every poverty there is riches. All of this and much, much
more belongs to each child of God because of what Jesus did and won on the Cross. Hence we can by the
Holy Spirit understand what the Lord said to Apostle Paul:
“My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most
gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I
take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s
sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)
Our strength and victory comes from God Himself and all the victories He had won for us on the Cross
of Calvary. Although in the annuals of time and history, our Creator God died on the Cross-on Calvary, but
He didn’t stay there. He arose triumphant and victorious over everything, over the worst that the devil or
others could throw at or do to Him and to us. Because of the cross of Christ, God has reconciled all
things to Himself whether things on earth or things in heaven for Jesus having wiped out all the enemies
of His people and especially the requirements that were against them, He has taken it out of the way
having nailed to the cross.
The King of Kings and Lord of Lords with His unlimited and unimaginable power and riches was never
poor or debased. But He chose, because of us, to leave behind his infinite power and riches become a man
and identify and relate to humanity in all its sufferings and ways. God in Christ Jesus stripped Himself of
His royalty and Kingship. He then became an ordinary man and walked with men doing by faith and
dependence on the Holy Spirit the impossible such as healing the sick, raising the dead and cast out
demons. He did it all to show that we can do it also. Then the innocent Son of man and Son of God went
to a Cross-on a hill called Calvary where He bled and died for all of humanity. But the Cross-was not the
end of Jesus Christ or life, it was the beginning of something new, a New Covenant or New Testament. It
was the beginning of a new life and a new man and a new Spirit for those who would accept what Jesus
had done for them. It was the beginning of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all flesh. As a result God’s
word was now true:
“But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days,
says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. And on My
menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall
prophesy. I will show wonders in heaven above And signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire
and vapor of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before
the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. And it shall come to pass That whoever
calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved.’ Joel 2:16-21
Now all flesh can be saved, healed and delivered and walk in the newness of life in the power of the
Holy Spirit. All men can prophesy, speak in tongues and be filled with the fullness of God. The good news
of the Cross-is that the different victories that Jesus won there, and the resulting New Covenant with all
its rights and privileges, is now ours to be claimed and accepted by faith. They will be true if we will only
believe, accept, confess and act on it and then allow the Holy Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead to
change us. Jesus won for us, on the Cross, such a victory with such power and might that it made hell
tremble and Heaven sing with joy as the Triumph of Victory resounded from one part of Heaven to
another. Our ears will tingle and our hearts will sing, as the faithful and mighty Holy Spirit reveals this
victory to us.
The fact remains that Jesus Christ, the author and finisher of our faith, is sitting at the right hand of
the throne of God, ready to use His power on behalf of the good of His true children; to make them more
than conquerors in all things that the world, the flesh and the devil would throw at them. For His word is
unchanging:
“And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the
Father in My name He will give you. “Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you
“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will
have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
In the world lack of strength and dependence on others is considered weakness, but in the kingdom of
God weakness that causes us to depend on and trust in the Lord is great strength and blessings. For it is
when the power of Christ rest upon us, because of our weakness, that we are truly strong. As it is then
that we rest upon the Lord and walk in the power of His might and Spirit and not our own. As we by faith
tap into all the riches and resources of heaven which are now ours by Christ Jesus because of what Jesus
Christ did on the cross two thousand years ago we become more than conquerors. It is when the power of
Christ rest upon us, because of our weakness, that we are truly strong. For it is then that we rest upon
the Lord and walk in the power of His might and Spirit and not our own.
Yes, as a result of the victories Jesus won on the cross we are now delivered from the hand of our
enemies, and are able to serve the Lord without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him all the
days of our life. Just like Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit
stated about God and us:
“Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people, And has
raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David, As He spoke by the mouth
of His holy prophets, Who have been since the world began, That we should be saved from our
enemies And from the hand of all who hate us, To perform the mercy promised to our fathers
And to remember His holy covenant, The oath which He swore to our father Abraham: To grant
us that we, Being delivered from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear, In
holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life. Luke 1:68-75
The name of Jesus Christ is far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every
name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And God has put all things
under His feet including sickness, defeat, poverty and lack and gave Him to be head over all things to the
church, which is His body. So if it is under Jesus feet and we are His body it is therefore under our feet!
And if it’s under believers feet then why do we allow negative things to raise their ugly heads in our lives?
Because we really don’t believe that is all under Jesus feet. We are like the prodigal son who ended up in a
pig’s pen even if his father was filthy rich. But then he came to his senses and realized what his father had
and returned to his father and his negative circumstances changed.
How many of God's people suffer needless in poverty, want or lack and with sickness or disease? Too
many! How long before they will look at themselves and say as the prodigal son who when he "came to
himself" said, "I will arise and go to my Father!" God is waiting with opened arms to receive every
penitent child! God is waiting with opened arms to touch, heal, deliver, and bless His children. They can
can rely on Him to do what He has promised to do! We need to understand the reality of all the victories
that Jesus won on the cross of Calvary. God’s word is unchanging:
Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat
down there. Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute,
maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them. So the
multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame
walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. Matthew 15:29-31
Yes, the Word of God tells us that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever and we can be
made whole through our faith in the finished work of Calvary where Jesus Christ wounded for our
transgressions, was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His
stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5). Sin, sickness or any other curse doesn’t have to rule and reign in our
lives because Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is
written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree") that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the
Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. (Galatians 3:13-
14).
Jesus has provided for our healing, Spirit, Soul and Body in the atonement. All of the provision of the
cross must impact the body of Christ. Jesus Paid the Price for our Healing - "By His Stripes" (Isaiah 53:5,
1 Peter 2:24) Hence we are anointed and sent to: Preach the Good News to the Needy, Bind up the
Brokenhearted, Proclaim Freedom for the Captives, Release the Prisoners from Darkness, Proclaim the
Year of the LORD's Favor, To Comfort all Who Mourn, To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of
ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
(Isaiah 61:1-3 and Luke 4:18)
God is alive and well and present today! Jesus is still healing people! The presence of God and the
power of the Holy Spirit is a precious gift that we can experience and see many lives are being changed as
desperate people come and find God's grace and mercy flowing to them bringing healing and
encouragement. The anointing increases as we are press in for more of God! Then we can see God save
people, heal people, deliver people, baptize in the Holy Spirit, bring encouragement and strength through
the gifts of the Spirit. Many can receive from the Lord healing for their physical, emotional and spiritual
needs and live lives that are whole and successful.
God is love and freely gives everything we need, both for our material and for our spiritual existence.
But because the blessings of God’s spirit are so freely given, we often take them for granted. If all people
had open and receptive hearts, they could see and hear God’s voice at all times and in all places. But we
have lost this awareness. Through prayer, we learn to appreciate spiritual gifts, gifts that are at least as
important for life as air and water, heat and light. Whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this
is the victory that has overcome the world-our faith. For when we have accepted Jesus Christ as Savior,
Lord and King by the faith God gave us, the victory now resides in us and God is able to do exceedingly
abundantly above all that we ask, or thing. As God’s word is unchanging:
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole
family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His
glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in
your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to
comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height- to know the
love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
It is a fact that according to the power that resides and works in us, God is able to do exceedingly
abundantly above all that we ask or think and give us one hundred percent victory, one hundred percent
of the time, in one hundred percent of the situations. After all He is God, not man! It is also a fact that
Jesus, now as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, is no longer poor or weak anymore as He
was when He walked the earth as man. He is now once again unlimited in power, riches,
strength and might. But the best news is that God wants to use all of His power, riches, and
resources on our behalf and meet our needs: If we only will believe Him and trust Him to do it
for us; If we will only humble ourselves and on a bent knee give Him our all and ask for His all. Then we
shall know the truth of God’s word which states:
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Romans 8:37
“Thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the
fragrance of His knowledge in every place.” (2 Corinthians 2:14)
Chapter 17
Kept By The Power Of God
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy
has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to
an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for
you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last
time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved
by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that
perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of
Jesus Christ, 1 Peter 1:3-7
Through the power of His resurrection, we have a living hope of all that Jesus paid for. Jesus paid the
price for our total redemption. What the enemy took from man when Adam sinned, Jesus (the second
Adam) bought back when He became our sacrificial Lamb. Yes, He was sacrificed us, but thank God, He
arose. He won over death, hell and the grave. He did it all for us.
Through the power of His resurrection and the use of our faith, we can have divine overcoming power
against all the powers of the enemy. We can have divine peace and contentment every day of our life as
well as healing, blessings and prosperity. Healing is the children's bread; it's on the table all the time. God
is able to move for us and supply all things needed today. He has all power so we can trust Him and
receive daily that which is needed. God’s word is unchanging:
In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. Trust
in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
Surely men of low degree are a vapor, Men of high degree are a lie; If they are weighed on the
scales, They are altogether lighter than vapor. Do not trust in oppression, Nor vainly hope in
robbery; If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them. God has spoken once, Twice I have
heard this: That power belongs to God. Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to
each one according to his work. Psalm 62:7-12
Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter.
Therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people complained against Moses, saying,
"What shall we drink?" So he cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree. When he
cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. There He made a statute and an ordinance
for them. And there He tested them, and said, "If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your
God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I
will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD
who heals you." Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy
palm trees; so they camped there by the waters. Exodus 15:23-27
Jesus Christ, who is God manifest in the flesh, demonstrated God’s will for us by healing all kinds of
sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. When they brought to Him all sick people who were
afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and
paralytics, He healed them (Matthew 4:24). Sickness, disease, demons, poverty or lack are not our friends
but our enemies and Jesus came to destroy these things!
Yes, God who is the same yesterday, today and forever wants to give His people the victory over all
this enemies just like He gave the children of Israel victory over the Egyptian enemies, spoiled them with
the wealth of Egypt and brought the out of all their bondage and afflictions. God’s word is true:
the sea! The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God,
and I will praise Him; My father's God, and I will exalt Him. The LORD is a man of war; The
LORD is His name. Pharaoh's chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains
also are drowned in the Red Sea. The depths have covered them; They sank to the bottom like a
who rose against You; You sent forth Your wrath; It consumed them like stubble. Exodus 15:1-7
"Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe
carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you
high above all nations of the earth. "And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake
you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God: "Blessed shall you be in the city, and
blessed shall you be in the country. "Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your
ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.
"Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. "Blessed shall you be when you come in,
and blessed shall you be when you go out. "The LORD will cause your enemies who rise against
you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you
seven ways. "The LORD will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which
you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 28:1-8
"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will
have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." John 16:33
Yes, for those who obey His voice and walk in His ways, Jesus Christ causes their enemies to be
defeated. He blesses them coming in and going out! He is the God of all and unlimited power and
resources who has overcome the world for them! God’s word is true:
So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He
gave up His spirit. John 19:30
On the cross of Calvary when Jesus said, "It is finished!" He had achieved everything that we need for
our redemption and salvation, be it spiritual, physical, and financial. He has removed from us all the
curses the Adam and Eve had brought upon us by their transgression as outlined in Deuteronomy 28:15-
66. Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written,
"Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in
Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith (Galatians 3:13-14). By our
works we cannot add or remove on thing that Jesus had done for us, except to enter into the rest God’s
has prepared for us since the foundation of the world by mixing with faith the good news of the gospel
(Hebrews 4:1-12).
Because of Jesus death and resurrection we now enjoy great benefits. Jesus was punished in our
place, because of that, we are forgiven. Jesus became a sin offering; we are made righteous. Jesus
became a curse; we are blessed, Jesus was beaten and whipped; we are healed. Jesus died in our place;
we have been given life eternal. Jesus was rejected by man and was also rejected by God; we have been
accepted in the Beloved and we will never be forsaken by God. Jesus suffered unbearable trauma; we
have been given peace. Jesus was resurrected; we were made a new creature. Jesus became poor with
our poverty and we have become rich with His riches. Jesus bore our shame and we now share His glory.
Jesus endured our rejection and we now have His acceptance as children of God. .
The good news is that the stone at Jesus’ grave site was miraculously rolled away for us as we now
serve a resurrected glorious Christ whose power and glory and riches and victory has been restored to
Him. God’s word is unchanging:
Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome
bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. Very early in the morning, on the first day
of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they said among themselves,
"Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?" But when they looked up, they
saw that the stone had been rolled away-for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw
a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. But he
said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He
is not here. See the place where they laid Him. "But go, tell His disciples-and Peter-that He is
going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you." So they went out
quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. And they said nothing to
anyone, for they were afraid.
Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene,
out of whom He had cast seven demons. She went and told those who had been with Him, as
they mourned and wept. And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they
did not believe. Mark 16:16-8
When Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons, went and told those who had been
with Jesus, who mourned and wept. But when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her,
they did not believe. And Jesus Himself had to appear to His disciples and friends to prove that He was no
longer dead. Similarly we need for God by the Holy Spirit to open our eyes and understanding to see and
understand the truth of magnitude of the victories of the cross and the great exchange Jesus did there.
God’s word is unchanging:
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid;
and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. "Again, the kingdom of
heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, "who, when he had found one pearl of great
price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. Matthew 13:44-46
It’s just like God to take the useless and worthless things of our lives and to replace it with something
priceless. We get from God in return for what we give up:
Christ's Righteousness for Our sin
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness
of God in Him. 2 Cor. 5:21
Peace with God for Wrath of God
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ, Rom. 5:1
Father's House (Heaven) for Condemnation (Hell)
Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints
and members of the household of God, Eph. 2:,19
Life for Death
"I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life
which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for
me. Gal. 2:20
The New Man for The Old Man
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold,
all things have become new. 2 Cor. 5:17
Grace for Law
Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ,
that you may be married to another- to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear
fruit to God. For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law
were at work in our members to bear fruit to death. But now we have been delivered from the
law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit
and not in the oldness of the letter. Rom. 7:4-6
His Strength for Our weakness
And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in
weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ
may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in
persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Cor.
12:9-10
His Purity for Our Impurity
Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and
living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High
Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having
our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold
fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. Heb. 10:19-22
Every Spiritual Blessing for Being His Children
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every
spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the
foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, Eph. 1:3-4
God's Power for Weakness and Self strength
He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even
the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on
the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run
and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:29-31
Wisdom and Redemption for Hopelessness and Despair
But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God-and righteousness
and sanctification and redemption- 1 Cor. 1:30
Good Cheer for Tribulation
Victory for Defeat
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.1 Cor. 15:57
Joy for Sorrow
"These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be
full. John 15:11
Hope for Despair
To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the
Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him we preach, warning every man and
teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. Col.
1:27-28
Fullness for Emptiness
For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is
the head of all principality and power. Col. 2:9-10
Goodness for Evil And Self Control for the Flesh
Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness,
lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions,
dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you
beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not
inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are
Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Gal. 5:19-24
Love for Fear
And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides
in love abides in God, and God in him. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may
have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear
in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not
been made perfect in love. I John 4:16-18
Rest for Busyness
There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has
himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Heb. 4:9-10
Freedom for Bondage
"Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. John 8:36
Deliverance for Darkness
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son
of His love, Col. 1:13
Truth for Lies
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My
disciples indeed. "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:31-
32
Riches for Poverty
For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as
many as have not seen my face in the flesh, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit
together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the
knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the
treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Col. 2:2
Spiritual mind for Carnal mind
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we
might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. These things we also speak, not
in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual
things with spiritual. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for
they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he
who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. For "who has known
the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?" But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Cor. 2:12-16
Boldness for Fear of Judgment
Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of
judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love
casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in
love. 1 John 4:17
Abundance For Lack
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes
He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9
Healing for Sickness
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live
for righteousness-by whose stripes you were healed. 1 Peter 2:24
Chapter 18
For I Believe God
'For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the
land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I
am the LORD. 'Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I
see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I
strike the land of Egypt. Exodus 12:12-13
"Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me. Acts 27:25
All things are possible to those who believe including impossible dreams such as knowing the power of
God’s love, His mercy and the power of His grace and greatness! For those who will let him, God will take
them by the hand and bring them into new lands and show them the greatness of His power if they will
only believe!"
For those who believe God has no problem meeting all their needs and dealing with all that is
committed into His hands so that He may receive the glory for what has been done. For those who believe
God has no problem to show Himself strong and prove to this wicked world that He is God and the King of
kings. God’s great and wonderful power shall flow through believers as they desire and believe Him to
even in the midst of great destruction including financial circles.
In this day and time, trouble seems to surround us on every side. If it's not a failing economy, it's a
failing business, a failing marriage, or failing health. Yet, in the midst of seemingly overwhelming
problems, God has promised to deliver us just like He delivered Apostle Paul who was on his way on a ship
to Italy under the care of a Roman Centurion. The bible records”
Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous because the Fast was
already over, Paul advised them, saying, "Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster
and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives." Nevertheless the centurion was
more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship than by the things spoken by Paul.
And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised to set sail from there
also, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete opening toward the southwest
and northwest, and winter there. When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had
obtained their desire, putting out to sea, they sailed close by Crete. But not long after, a
tempestuous head wind arose, called Euroclydon. So when the ship was caught, and could not
head into the wind, we let her drive. And running under the shelter of an island called Clauda, we
secured the skiff with difficulty. When they had taken it on board, they used cables to undergird
the ship; and fearing lest they should run aground on the Syrtis Sands, they struck sail and so
were driven. And because we were exceedingly tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened the
ship. On the third day we threw the ship's tackle overboard with our own hands. Now when
neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we
would be saved was finally given up. But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the
midst of them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete
and incurred this disaster and loss. "And now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of
life among you, but only of the ship. "For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to
whom I belong and whom I serve, "saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before
Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.' "Therefore take heart, men,
for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me. "However, we must run aground on a
certain island." Acts 27:9-26
As a result of Paul’s words and faith not one of the 260 persons on the ship when they ran the ship
aground. They all escaped safely to an island Malta where the natives showed us unusual kindness. And
where when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of
the heat, and fastened on his hand. But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. And
the bible records:
In that region there was an estate of the leading citizen of the island, whose name was
Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for three days. And it happened that the
father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid his
hands on him and healed him. So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had
diseases also came and were healed. They also honored us in many ways; and when we
departed, they provided such things as were necessary. Acts 28:7-10
God not only delivered Apostle Paul and his companions in the midst of a deadly storm but He also
used him to be a blessing. When the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came they were
healed. Jesus and Apostle Paul both proved that God’s will is healing for man. All through God’s Word He
wants us healed – physically and financially. God’s plan is prosperity for the believer. In fact, according to
Luke 12:32, God the Father takes pleasure in giving the Kingdom to His children. Psalm 35:27 says that
God takes pleasure in the prosperity of His saints. And according to Galatians 3:13, Jesus redeemed us
from the curse of the law. The curse of the law as described in Deuteronomy 28 is death, sickness &
disease, and poverty. Jesus died so that we wouldn’t have to. He carried our sickness & disease and by
His stripes we were healed (1 Peter 2:24). The price for our healing has been paid. And according to 2
Corinthians 8:9, "He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich." There is no doubt
that eternal life, health, and prosperity is God’s will for every believer. And God’s word is unchanging:
3 John 1:2
Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia,
so you must do also: On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing
up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come. And when I come, whomever
you approve by your letters I will send to bear your gift to Jerusalem. 1 Corinthians 16:1-3
Apostle Paul told us that in the New Testament that he had given orders to the churches of Galatia
concerning the collection for the saints; On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something
aside, storing up as he may prosper. There was no discussion about
God put forth a plan for His house on this earth to be blessed. We know that the church
building is not the church. Every born again believer is the church and their body is the temple of
God. However, the local church is where the body of believers meets and is God’s storehouse.
God’s plan is for each believer to place ten percent (the word tithe means a tenth) of their
increase into the storehouse. With every church member being obedient to this, there is sufficient
bread in God’s house. The more a Christian prospers, the more they have to give. Ten percent of
a million dollars is greater than 10% of nothing.
Unfortunately it has been publically shown that many pastors in America such as Pastor Randy White
of Church Without Walls who preach the tithe use it to spend it upon their lusts not the sheep as reported
by Athletes and evangelists cross paths By John Barr ESPN
TAMPA, Fla. -- Bishop Randy White and his wife, pastor Paula White, once headed up one of
the fastest growing Christian congregations in the country. In its heyday, Without Walls
International Church boasted more than 23,000 members, took in as much as $40 million a year
in donations and attracted dozens of professional athletes to its high-energy services.
Some of the athletes were so moved by the Whites' message of prosperity through faith that
they donated hundreds of thousands of dollars -- one former player even donated a World Series
ring -- and showered the couple with lavish gifts, such as designer shoes and expensive suits.
In the decade leading up to 2007, the Whites amassed wealth and attained a lifestyle not
unlike the star athletes who came to their church. In July 2005, the couple purchased a luxury
condominium in New York City's Trump Park Avenue building for $3.5 million. In 2006, they
bought a home on Tampa's exclusive Bayshore Boulevard for $2.1 million, according to real
estate records. Randy White owns or leases several luxury vehicles, including a 2006 Bentley,
according to Florida motor vehicle records. For years, the couple had access to private jets, either
leased or owned by their ministry.
Major League Baseball players Gary Sheffield, Darryl Strawberry and Carl Everett and NFL
players Michael Pittman, Hardy Nickerson and Derrick Brooks were among those who attended
services at a converted Canada Dry plant in Tampa, Fla., a short drive from the Buccaneers'
Raymond James stadium, according to Randy White.
Today, however, most of the big-name athletes are absent from the reserved front-row seats
they once occupied as VIP members, and in recent years the church itself has undergone
significant upheaval. The Whites divorced in 2007 after 18 years of marriage. Without Walls,
according to several former staffers, is mired in debt and bleeding membership. The church
recently staved off foreclosure proceedings, and has been the subject of a Senate investigation
into its finances. Church leaders have had to contend with the resulting media scrutiny.
It's a stunning reversal of fortune for a house of worship that was built on the prosperity
gospel message -- a controversial evangelical Christian doctrine that teaches members that
through tithing, the practice of donating 10 percent of one's income to the church, they'll be
rewarded, not just spiritually but financially.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=4076585
These foolish pastors should consider the fact that they are cursed by God, not blessed for Him, for
stealing the tithe:
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds
of Israel, prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD to the shepherds: "Woe to the
shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? "You eat the
fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock.
"The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up
the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor sought what was lost; but with force
and cruelty you have ruled them. "So they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and
they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered. "My sheep wandered
through all the mountains, and on every high hill; yes, My flock was scattered over the whole face
of the earth, and no one was seeking or searching for them." Ezekiel 34:1-6
God reprimanded and cursed the shepherds "Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves!
Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? "You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you
slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock. "The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you
healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor
sought what was lost; but with force and cruelty you have ruled them.
“Woe to the shepherds” is not a blessing but a curse when spoken by God – it definitely doesn’t mean
“something good is going to happen to you?”
Chapter 19
Freely You Have Received, Freely Give
And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying,
"The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the
people whom we saw in it are men of great stature. Numbers 13:32
Now the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the
congregation complain against him by bringing a bad report of the land, 14:37 those very men
who brought the evil report about the land, died by the plague before the LORD. But Joshua the
son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive, of the men who went to spy out the
land. Numbers 14:36-38
"And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' "Heal the sick, cleanse
the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. Matthew 10:7-
8
The reason most of God’s people cannot freely give what they have not received due to believing a bad
report given by their religious leaders and preachers that Jesus words are not true today including as you
go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' "Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead,
cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. Obviously if you believe a lie or bad report by so
called men of God that God hasn’t given Christians power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to
heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease you will be impotent, anemic and devoid of power. These
liars have stated:
The apostle Paul, however, spoke of a time when these miraculous gifts would pass away. In
1Cor. 12:8-10 nine spiritual gifts are mentioned, including prophecy, tongues, and knowledge. In
the next chapter Paul states, "Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail;
whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. For
we know in part and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect has come, then that
which is in part will be done away" (1Cor. 13:8-10)
… Today we have God's complete and perfect revelation-- the Bible. Thus, miracles have
ceased just as the Lord's apostle foretold.
… As the word of God was completed so ended the generation of those who had received
miraculous power. By the time the last apostle died the New Testament had been written. God's
revelation was complete and perfect. No longer was there a purpose for miracles and they would
thus cease as the apostle had foretold (1Cor. 13:8-10)
… God is at work today. His hand can be seen in the creation around us. His work of
providence can be seen in answered prayers. His work in conversion through His powerful Word
can be seen in the lives of Christians. Miracles however, have ceased, having served the purpose
for which they were intended. (Paul Smithson
http://www.bassfishing.org/thebiblespeaks/Articles/Miracles/mircease1.htm)
Liars lie and the fact is that the nine gifts of the Spirit have not ceased and are in operations today in
true Spirit filled Christians just like Apostle Paul wrote about to the Christians in Galatians: Therefore He
who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by
the hearing of faith?- (Galatians 3:5)
By the hearing of faith God supplies the Spirit to people and works miracles amongst them because He
always was, is and will be a miracle working God! His word is unchanging:
And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and
the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from
Antioch, whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them.
Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem,
and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. And Stephen, full of faith and power,
did great wonders and signs among the people. Then there arose some from what is called the
Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia), disputing
with Stephen. And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.
Acts 6:5-10
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. And the
multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles
which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were
possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. And there was great joy in that
city. Acts 8:5-8
Stephen and Philip were laymen who were full of faith and the Holy Spirit and did great wonders and
signs among the people. And God has His servants today who are also full of faith and the Holy Spirit and
did great wonders and signs among the people. Mind you there are those counterfeit gifts and counterfeit
men of God operating today also just like Paul told us:
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no
great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end
will be according to their works. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15
But real miracles of God today can and are documented! The Age of Miracles Have Not Passed
Supernatural Acts of God for Today:
Jacksonville, FL (PRWeb) January 23, 2008 -- Pat Holliday is releasing a new book, Healing
and Miracles. While ministering, she tells of a violent, life-jeopardizing attack upon her own life. A
crazed woman attacked her and she was left with a death threatening injury. Her testimony is
truly a modern day miracle. Dr. Holliday says, "She has been privileged to see five people raised
from the dead during thirty-three years of ministry and traveled the world for Jesus, thousands of
times, she has seen the impossible happen.
Dr. Holliday says, "Kathryn Kuhlman's appearance in Israel changed my life forever. It was
during her meeting that the Lord healed me and called me into the miracle ministry." Since those
days, Dr. Holliday tells testimonies thousands of impossible miracles. See her book, "Holliday for
the King." She has traveled the world for Jesus.
Five times, seen God raise the dead, blind see, deaf hear, Aides, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis,
muscular dystrophy, mental illness and every kind of disease healed.
Dr. Holliday goes on to tell of a near fatal death, demoniacal attack on her life. She was
praying for the sick, suddenly, a woman violently grabbed her wrist and started running. The
woman pulled her along and took a wide circle and let go, projecting Holliday through the air and
she violently collapsed on her right leg. The woman was like a agent from Satan sent to kill her.
She was seriously hurt. They rushed her to the emergency room. Her femur bone the largest
bone in her body was broken in four places. Under the power of morphine, she felt the shadow of
death while demonic beings gathered around her bed, mocking, jeering and tormenting her.
Dr. Holliday tells of a supernatural miracle that she experienced in the hospital. God's
presence was upon me. She said, "Someone was moving the bones inside my leg. Later, the
doctor said the bone was perfectly lined up just exactly as he would have placed them for the
operation. Instead of a three hour surgery, he did the surgery in fifteen minutes. He was
amazed."
Convalescence and rehabilitation were long and agonizing but God healed her. Through the
grace of God, she can walk without suffering with pain. It took a long time, about two years for
recuperation. She says that she was not bitter and did not accuse God. Despite her devastating
injuries, she is ministering again. She believes that God is still in the miracle business and her life
is a great testimony to His power. So many people were praying around the world. She has
reason for living finding His hand upon her life. She says, "He's real and the Devil is real but God
is stronger."
Dr. Holliday had appeared on Sid Roth's television program, "It's Supernatural. The program
was playing around the world. She said, "When I came home from the hospital to find thousands
of desperate, hurting people had called looking for supernatural help." She returned those calls
and saw the Lord healing and delivering people while she prayed for them on the phone. Their
healing, deliverance miracles gave her the faith for her miracle.
She was talking on the phone with Bishop Vagalas Kanco and she got up and walked across
the room without assistance. She has been walking ever since!
Dr. Holliday recalls. The Apostle Paul was attacked and left for dead. He said, "Are they
ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool. I am more." He suffered many perils in the service Jesus,
yet, he continued his work. Dr. Holliday says, "Paul was certainly one of the greatest Saints.
Tribulations were his constant companions. Had not Paul been deeply convinced of the truth and
absolute certainty of the Christian religion, he could not have continued to expose himself to such
hardships. Paul just continued his work. "And so, " she says, "I will continue mine." Dr Holliday
goes on testifying, Like Paul, she had been blessed to overcome the powers of the Devil, and
believe that what we do on this earth counts for Jesus and is important. She had seen Jesus heal
and deliver so many people before and even after this attack happened.
Dr. Holliday prayed for Mary who had a dying heart. The scars on her legs revealed removed
veins for a previous open heart surgery. Mary said, "To live, I need a new heart." Dr. Holliday
asked Jesus to give Mary a new heart.
Holliday said that she believed Jesus for a heart.
"Mary was going to live," her pastor told her "Pastor Pat, after you left the hospital, about nine
o'clock, the hospital received a heart from a man that had been killed in an accident. They took
Mary up to the operating room and performed the operation. Mary received a miracle."
"Oh," Dr. Holliday replied, discouraged because she thought Jesus was going to supernaturally
put a new heart into her chest. "Why do you think that was a miracle?"
"When they cut her chest open," the pastor said, "the doctor put the dead man's heart on the
counter and suddenly, the heart started beating! It was a supernatural act of God. No one had
touched it! It just started beating before the electric shock. The doctors were amazed. Jesus truly
did give her a new heart! Praise the Lord!"
Shirley's husband, Tommy, was in intensive care. When Dr. Holliday came into the room, he
had stopped breathing. She placed her hand on his head and commanded the spirit of death to
leave. Tommy's eyes fluttered and he took a deep breath, he returned to life. Tommy told Dr.
Holliday later. "I saw you when you came into the room. I was at the top of the room looking
down at my body. I saw you come over and pray for me. Then I instantly felt myself go back into
my body."
Dr. Holliday has seen Jesus raise five people from the dead. Tillie was a lady who had been
deeply involved in witchcraft. She jumped out of her seat fell down. She began having a seizure,
and stopped breathing her eyes became eternally fixed and she died. Dr. Holliday prayed over her
for forty-five minutes and she came back alive!
Dr. Julie Burke, of Jacksonville, Florida witnessed this resurrection from death. Dr. Holliday
has seen the most incredible miracles. She believes the age of miracles are happening now.
Pat Holliday, Ph.D. can also be reached at Miracle Outreach Ministries
P. O. Box 56527, Jacksonville, FL 32241, (904) 733-8318
Web page: http://patholliday.com/dlguard/cart/
Chapter 20
I Will Give You Rest
"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. "Take My yoke
upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your
souls. "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let
your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
Our God is an ever-present help in time of need. And Jesus told us to come to Him. “Take My yoke
upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For
My yoke is easy and My burden is light”. How blessed we are to have a God that we can take our burdens
to. He understands like none other. He loves us like none other, and He knows just what we need. Yes,
God wants us to trust Him to take care of things. His Word tells us to " Be anxious for nothing, but in
everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."
God who made heaven and earth and the universe and sustains it is able to deal with all things. No
matter how difficult or trying a situation may be, God hears when we call upon Him and put our trust in
Him. We know by promise that He will work all things out for our good. Jesus said in John 11:42, "And I
know that You always hear Me." We, too, can know that God hears us always and can trust Him to supply
all of our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
That which is impossible with man is not impossible with God. The same God that separated the
waters for the Israelites to pass through on dry ground is the same God that will make a way for us. The
same God who raised Jesus Christ from the dead has not lost an ounce of His miracle working power.
There is nothing like the power of His resurrection. The virgin birth of Christ and His death on Calvary
would have been null and void had He not conquered the grave. Resurrection power brought new life to
all who believe. Because He conquered, we can conquer through faith in His name. The same power that
brought Jesus out of the tomb is working for us today. Resurrection power is divine power and it's
stronger than sin, sickness and all devil bondage. Divine faith says, "All things are possible to them that
believe."
The resurrection power of Jesus is stronger than any power of this world. It's stronger than death, hell
and the grave, so it will break every fetter and give us joy and peace for soul, mind and body. Greater is
He that is in you than he that is in the world.
The phrase spoken by Jesus “I will give you rest” is not physical rest but the rest of trusting and
abiding in Jesus believing for Him to be do and give all things for us!
And He said, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." Exodus 33:14
"But when you cross over the Jordan and dwell in the land which the LORD your God is
giving you to inherit, and He gives you rest from all your enemies round about, so that you dwell
in safety, Deuteronomy 12:10
"And now the LORD your God has given rest to your brethren, as He promised them; now
therefore, return and go to your tents and to the land of your possession, which Moses the
servant of the LORD gave you on the other side of the Jordan. Deuteronomy 22:4
Now it came to pass, a long time after the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their
enemies round about, that Joshua was old, advanced in age. Joshua 23:1
Moses didn’t have to struggle to see God deliver the children of Israel out of Egypt and to part the Red
Sea so that they could go across and their enemies be destroyed in the same Red Sea? All he had to do
was trust God for the victory! The word “rest” and “victory” are synonymous here! “Rest” in the bible tells
us of peace from enemies and wars:
So the land had rest for forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died. Judges 3:11
So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty
years. Judges 3:30
"Thus let all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But let those who love Him be like the sun When it
comes out in full strength." So the land had rest for forty years. Judges 5:31
Now it came to pass when the king was dwelling in his house, and the LORD had given him
rest from all his enemies all around, 2 Samuel 7:1
The Lord, whose middle name is victory and is the God of Victory (1Chronicles 29:11), had given
David victory and rest from all his enemies as well as giving him everything that belonged to his enemies
until David went and did something stupid like committing adultery and then killing Bathsheba’s husband
contrary to God’s word and command. God’s word records:
Then the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him: "There were two
men in one city, one rich and the other poor. "The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and
herds. "But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and
nourished; and it grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food and
drank from his own cup and lay in his bosom; and it was like a daughter to him.
"And a traveler came to the rich man, who refused to take from his own flock and from his
own herd to prepare one for the wayfaring man who had come to him; but he took the poor
man's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him." So David's anger was greatly
aroused against the man, and he said to Nathan, "As the LORD lives, the man who has done this
shall surely die! "And he shall restore fourfold for the lamb, because he did this thing and
because he had no pity." 2 Samuel 12:1-6
David ignorantly in judging the story which Prophet Nathan relayed to him had pronounced his own
judgment on himself. For men are so quick to judge others harshly for the crimes that they themselves
are guiltier off. Mind you there are things which God does not forgive just like he did not forgive King
David for his secret devious sin which dishonored His great name. God’s word records:
Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! Thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'I anointed
you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. 'I gave you your master's house
and your master's wives into your keeping, and gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if
that had been too little, I also would have given you much more! 'Why have you despised the
commandment of the LORD, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the
sword; you have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the people
of Ammon.
'Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised
Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.' "Thus says the LORD: 'Behold, I
will raise up adversity against you from your own house; and I will take your wives before your
eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
'For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, before the sun.' " 2 Samuel 12:7-
12
Many of us have been lied to about the cleansing of the blood. If we say that we have fellowship with
Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the
light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
(1 John. 1:7) The blood cleanses the one who walks in the light of the Word, not in the darkness of willful
disobedience. Willful disobedience will bring certain judgment. We will pay the penalty for this sin here
and now. David sinned willfully with Bathsheba. When he repented, Nathan the prophet said, “The Lord
also hath put away thy sin,” but he also said, “The sword shall never depart from thy house.” This proved
true, for David lost three sons and many people. His own son Absalom won the sympathy of the people
and usurped the kingdom. David had to flee for his life. We do not spank our children for failure or
mistakes, but for willful disobedience. God’s word is unchanging:
"Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with
his servants. "And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him
ten thousand talents. "But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold,
with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. "The servant therefore
fell down before him, saying, 'Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.' "Then the
master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
"But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred
denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!'
"So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I
will pay you all.' "And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the
debt. "So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came
and told their master all that had been done.
"Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all
that debt because you begged me. 'Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow
servant, just as I had pity on you?' "And his master was angry, and delivered him to the
torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. "So My heavenly Father also will do to you
if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses." Matthew 18:23-35
Chapter 21
But God Was With Him
"Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts: "I took
you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel. "And I
have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you,
and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth. 2
Samuel 7:8-9
"And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him "and
delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh,
king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. Acts 7:9-10
What a difference in life the words “But God was with him” made in the life of David and Joseph! God
cut off all of David’s enemies from before Him and had made him a great name, like the name of the great
men who are on the earth. He delivered Joseph out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in
the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. And
since God doesn’t and has not change He is able and willing to do great things for those who put their
trust in Him!
Because of what God had done for us in Christ Jesus on Calvary, we can legally request in Jesus name
what belongs to us. When we call upon the Name of Jesus we can invoke and put in operation by faith, the
power and authority that is in that Name--healing, deliverance, miracles, and change.
Just like Jesus faced Satan with all of heaven backing him, we can go to battle in His Name against
injustice, unrighteousness and lies, for behind that Name is the mighty God, the Man of War, who cast
the horse and rider into the sea, who is with us, who is the same yesterday, today and forever, who will
fight for us against all our enemies, to give us victory.
We don’t need to beg or plead, all we have to use is that Name, and fight and resist all the works of
the enemy in our lives, in our homes and in our churches, until God Himself comes and gives victory and
we overcome and become more than conquerors in Him.
For Jesus manifested God and His Name when He walked the earth. Jesus was and is Jehovah “The
Lord, the eternal God” who was, is, and is to come, the eternally existent God. Jesus is Jehovah Elohim,
the Lord is God...the self-existent creator.
“For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and
invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created
through Him and for Him.“ (Colossians 1:16)
The Word of God states:
“All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.”
(John 1:3)
“Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come
from God and was going to God.” (John 13:3)
Jesus was and is El Shaddai “The Almighty God” for the Prophet Isaiah wrote:
“And it shall come to pass in that day that the remnant of Israel, and such as have escaped
of the house of Jacob, will never again depend on him who defeated them,
But will depend on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. The remnant will return, the
remnant of Jacob, to the Mighty God. (Isaiah 10:20-21)
He is the one that Mary the mother of Jesus said:
“For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is
on those who fear Him from generation to generation.
“He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their
hearts. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.“(Luke 1:49-52)
He is the one Zacharias was filled with, the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:
"Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people, and has raised
up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David, as He spoke by the mouth of His
holy prophets, who have existed since the world began, that we should be saved from our
enemies and from the hand of all who hate us, to perform the mercy promised to our fathers and
to remember His holy covenant, the oath which He swore to our father Abraham:
To grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without
fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.“( Luke 1:68-75)
Jesus was and is Jehovah-Nissi “The Lord is conqueror.” He is the one of whom barren and
afflicted Hannah said:
"My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. I smile at my enemies,
because I rejoice in Your salvation. No one is holy like the LORD, for there is none besides You,
nor is there any rock like our God.
Talk no more so very proudly; let no arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is the
God of knowledge; and by Him actions are weighed. "The bows of the mighty men are broken,
and those who stumbled are girded with strength.” (I Samuel 2:1-4)
Apostle John wrote about him:
And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given
to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.” (Revelation 6:2)
For Jesus literally is the mighty conqueror who faced Satan, defeated him and stripped him of his
power over the Lord’s people, the power of sin, sickness, poverty and death.
As we trust Him in this Name He will be the Conqueror over all the attacks of the enemy, sickness,
financial, spiritual, problems at home, at work, at church or in government. Because Jesus the mighty
Conqueror has defeated Satan and has overcome the world and He will give us the victory!
Jesus was and is Jehovah-Jireh “The Lord will provide.” He is the faithful and true one who has
provided for His people down through the centuries. Paul wrote about Him:
“And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
(Philippians 4:19)
He is the miracle worker who said to Peter:
"Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that
comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that
and give it to them for Me and you." (Matthew 17:27)
Jesus was and is Jehovah-Repheka “The Lord is Healer,” for the Word of God states:
"If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give
ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I
have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you." (Exodus 15:26)
He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. (Psalms
107:20)
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. (Matthew
4:23)
“Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might
live for righteousness-by whose stripes you were healed. (1 Peter 2:24)
Jesus was and is the I Am. He is:
"I am the God of your father-the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob."
And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God. (Exodus 3:6)
"I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent
me to you.' (Exodus 3:14)
"He is 'I am the LORD; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will
rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great
judgments 'I will take you as My people, and I will be your God.
Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God who brings you out from under the burdens
of the Egyptians. 'And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the LORD.' " (Exodus 6:6-8)
"I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light
of life." (John 8:12)
Jesus was and is Judgment. 'He is the one about whom it is written:
For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the
land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I
am the LORD. (Exodus 12:12)
"It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at
the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven." (Matthew 26:64)
Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called
Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. Sitting at the right hand of the
Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven." (Revelation 19:11)
Jesus is and was Justice. For it is written:
“For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are His
pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; for righteousness, but behold, a cry
for help.” (Isaiah 5:7)
Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David
and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time
forward, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. (Isaiah 9:7)
In mercy the throne will be established; and One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of
David, judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness." (Isaiah 16:5)
For a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and for strength to those who turn back the
battle at the gate. (Isaiah 28:6)
"Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will
put My Spirit upon Him, and He will declare justice to the Gentiles. (Matthew 12:18)
A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking flax He will not quench, till He sends forth
justice to victory. (Matthew 12:20)
Chapter 22
Believe It, Accept It, Confess It
"And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or
children or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.
Matthew 19:29
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation. Romans 10:10
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are
just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if
there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy-meditate on these things.
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have
confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6;12
God has done everything for us and all we have to do is to believe it, accept it, confess it and enter
into all that He has for us!
The Blessing
Thank You, Lord, that the blessing is working in me, on me and around me. I declare that I am blessed
when I come in and blessed when I come out. Jesus came to the earth to restore the blessing that Adam
lost in the Garden of Eden when he sinned and because I am a child of God, I have a covenant right to the
blessing! I declare that like Abraham, I am blessed to be a blessing until all families of the earth are
blessed. Because of the blessing of God on my life, I am empowered to prosper in every endeavor that I
take on and every project that I begin. I am blessed on my job and all my relationships are blessed. Like
Joseph, those in authority over me see the blessing of God on my life and I have favor as a result. Thank
You, Lord, for blessing me with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places. I am powerful, wealthy,
influential and blessed! In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Deliverance From Trouble Declaration
In the name of Jesus, I will not neglect my great salvation-soteria. I declare that I am established in
"protection, preservation, prosperity, soundness, healing, deliverance and the ministry of angels." I will
not fear. No weapon formed against me shall prosper. Every tongue that rises up against me, I will
condemn, for it is my heritage.
Thank You, Lord, for being my help in the time of trouble. When I call, You answer me. You are always
with me. You deliver and honor me. No evil ever comes near my dwelling. With a long and prosperous life
You will show me Your salvation.
I am established in Your Word. I declare that I am preserved from trouble. I overcome trouble by the
blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony. I am established in righteousness through Jesus. As the
redeemed of the Lord, I declare this to be so right now.
In Jesus' name, I command Your angels to go forth now and bring this confession to pass in my life. I
believe and I have received the manifestation of these promises.
Angel Power Confession
Because I am the righteousness of God, angels have been sent to minister to me. They respond to the
Word of God which I speak. Therefore, I loose angels with the words of my mouth.
I say today, let the Lord be magnified who takes pleasure in my prosperity. In the name of Jesus, I
command the angels to bring to me prosperity in my spirit, in my home, in my body, in my family life, and
in my finances.
I declare promotion and command the angels to bring promotion into my life. I have a blood-bought
covenant promise from God Almighty to multiply exceedingly. Therefore, I confess I am exceedingly
fruitful and blessed, right now, in Jesus’ name! I command the angels of God to go and bring this
covenant to pass in my life now! I have the power to get wealth, and release the angels to bring wealth
into my life.
I declare right now that I am healthy, healed, delivered, and freed from the bondage of sin. I am the
head always, and never the tail. I am above only, and never beneath. I lend, not borrow, and everything I
put my hands to prospers.
I walk in the favor of God and my favor is increased even as I am speaking. I have more than enough
money to pay every bill that comes in, and I declare I am totally debt-free now! I have the authority of
Heaven and in the name of Jesus, I declare that whatever I bind on the Earth, is bound in Heaven, and
whatever I loose on the Earth, is loosed in Heaven.
I am free from unforgiveness and I set my will to forgive anybody for anything, no matter what! I walk
in the love of God toward everyone, no exceptions! I send my angels forth right now, to do God’s pleasure
and bring these words to pass. Angels, go now, and minister prosperity unto me, in Jesus’ name!
Father, I thank You in advance for all You have done on my behalf. Like You, I’ve declared what will be
and am committed to calling those things that be not as though they are. Right now I rejoice, and I’m
exceedingly glad that you have granted to me the petitions I have requested, while I am yet speaking. My
total life prosperity is settled now, and with great expectation, I will continuously speak faith-filled words,
and allow my every word and thought to confirm what I believe I have received, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Answered Prayer
In the name of Jesus, I declare that I have a blood-bought right to answered prayer. The Word of God
is my guarantee. Father, by prayer, supplication and with thanksgiving, I can make my requests known to
You. You hear the prayer of the righteous and answer them. Your eyes are on me and Your ears are open
to hear my prayers.
I am connected to Christ Jesus, and I am anointed. In everything I do I am more than a conqueror.
Because I abide in You, and Your Word abides in me, I see the manifestation of answered prayer. When I
speak Your Word, it does not return without accomplishing what it was sent to do.
Lord, I thank You that I walk in favor with man and with You. Wherever I go and whatever I do, Your
favor goes before me. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous person avails much. Therefore, I believe
I receive what I pray for right now. In Jesus' name, Amen!
My Right to Answered Prayer
As the righteousness of God, we don't have to beg God to hear and answer our prayers. We have a
right to stand boldly in His presence and get all the answers you need. Begging does not motivate Him.
Many believers have a case of "mistaken identity." They mistake their relationship with God as a
Master-to-slave, rather than a Father-to-child, relationship. They relate to Him like a slave relates to his
owner. A slave begs and accepts whatever crumbs fall off of his master's table. A child, on the other hand,
knows he has every right to live well, just like his father.
God can't and doesn't find pleasure in faithless prayer. Your prosperity and faith please Him (Psalm
35:27; Romans 1:17; Hebrews 11:6). Therefore, go into His presence with confidence knowing that you
are His child and have every right to the best in life. As the righteousness of God, you deserve all He has
to offer. You have a divine inheritance of good health, wealth and total life prosperity!
Discipline and Healthy Living
In the name of Jesus, I declare that my body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, and I glorify God with it.
I present a healthy body to God and discipline myself not to overeat. I only eat food that promotes health.
The life of God flows through my spirit, soul and body, and brings healing to every fiber of my being. I am
redeemed from the curse of the law, and no weapon of sickness or disease formed against me will
prosper. Amen!
Declaring War on Lust and Greed
In the name of Jesus, I declare right now that I am free from lust and addiction to pornography and
form greed. Lord, Your Word says that whom the Son sets free is free indeed. I am led by Your Spirit;
therefore, I do not fulfill the evil desires of the flesh. I will never again be entangled in lustful thoughts or
actions or pursue any form of Greed.
Your anointing-Your burden-removing, yoke-destroying power-has released me from these sins for
good. I declare that no weapon formed against me will prosper or keep me from fulfilling my divine
destiny. You began a good work in me and are faithful to complete it. As the redeemed of the Lord and as
the righteousness of God, whatever I say in faith is so. Lord, be it unto me according to Your Word. Amen!
Receiving the Wealth of the Wicked
In the name of Jesus, I'm out of debt, my needs are met and I have plenty more to put in store. I walk
in abundance and good health daily. Lord, Your Word says that it is Your will for me to prosper and excel
in every area of my life.
Because I am a faithful and wise steward over my finances, the wealth of the wicked is being
transferred into my hands. I know what to do with it because I place You first in all things. You direct my
path and give me wisdom to manage what You have placed in my hands. As a believer, I am blessed to be
a blessing until all families of the earth have been blessed.
I am a distribution center. I am a money magnet. Money cometh to me now! I command unexpected
and expected income to come my way. Lord, I receive Your blessing-Your power to get wealth-right now.
In Jesus' name, Amen!
Developing Confidence in God
In the name of Jesus, I declare that my prayers are earnest and heartfelt. They connect me to the
supernatural power of God. I seek after Him and experience His power in my life. In faith I humble myself,
pray continually and turn from wickedness. I am confident that when I pray according to God's Word, I am
praying in line with His will and that He hears me. I believe I receive the manifestation of my confessions
now!
Taking Authority over Emotions
Heavenly Father, thank You for giving me healthy emotions. I declare that negative emotions will not
impact my decisions, neither will they dictate my responses to difficult circumstances. I will submit my
feelings to You in every situation that I encounter in life. You have given me authority over the power of
the enemy, and I declare that nothing shall by any means hurt me, including people and situations that
try to negatively influence my emotions. When I feel overwhelmed by life, or troubled by negative
emotions, like Jesus, I will pray and keep moving forward. I bind depression, anxiety, worry, fear, doubt,
anger, rejection and any other negative emotion that tries to attack my mind. I possess power, love and a
sound mind. I thank You, Father, that I walk in peace, joy and the comfort of the Holy Ghost. I have the
mind of Christ and my emotions are controlled by the Word of God. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
The Inner Image of the Covenant Confessions
Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus, I make a decision today to refuse to allow my life to be
governed by Satan and his negative images. I take authority over my imagination, and purposefully use it
as my architectural center. With it, I draw the blueprint for my life as it is outlined in Your Word. Today, I
spoil, disrupt, uproot, and utterly abolish negative images. In the name of Jesus I declare that I see
myself exactly how You see me. I have a prosperous inner image that mirrors your Word, and I only see
what Your Word says. Never again will I imagine death, corruption, lack, poverty, or anything else that
contradicts Your Word.
Because You’ve given me hope through Your Word, I am now using that hope to draw a blueprint for
success. And because I’ve seen it, I’ve conceived it; because I’ve conceived it, it shall be born.
Power and authority have been given unto me, and I step into it, now! In Jesus’ name, I declare that I
am not an ignorant Christian, for people have been destroyed for lack of knowledge. What I’ve obtained
today, I will now use against Satan and the kingdom of darkness.
Lord, from this day forward, I operate in my authority. Satan, I bind you. You are bound in the name
of Jesus Christ! Your ploys against me are useless. I am a child of the Most High, and you can’t touch me!
With boldness and confidence I declare I will not be defeated, and I will not quit. For with patience and
earnest expectation, I am apprehending my destiny! I am victorious, and declare victory in all that I do!
The days of failure, lack, insufficiency, sickness, and depression are over! This is the day that the Lord
has made, and marvelous things happen on the day of the Lord. Send now prosperity! Send now victory!
Send now blessings! Send now success! Send now miracles, healing and deliverance! I receive it all, and I
see myself having it all, now! Everything the Word of God says I have, is mine, and has been since the
day Jesus died for me! I am blessed, prosperous, healthy, and rich! And that’s exactly how I see myself!
Chapter 23
I Have Overcome The World
"Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified, or afraid of them. 'The LORD your God, who goes
before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes, 'and in
the wilderness where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in
all the way that you went until you came to this place.' Deuteronomy 1:29-31
There is nothing in this world that can defeat God who in Christ Jesus has overcome the world. He has
promised to fight for His trusting ones according to all that He did for His people in Egypt where God
judged and plagued and dismayed a whole nation along with Pharaoh’s with destructive miracles, signs
and wonders.
The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob using a murderer named Moses saw the oppression of His
people in Egypt, knew their sorrows and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, and had come
down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and
large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey.
The king of Egypt would not let His people go, not even by a mighty hand, so God stretched out His
hand and struck Egypt with all His wonders and caused Pharaoh to let them even saying to Pharaoh,
'Thus says the LORD: "Israel is My son, My firstborn. "So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve
Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed I will kill your son, your firstborn (Exodus 4:22-23).
God gave His people favor in the sight of the Egyptians and when they went they did not go empty-
handed but plundered the Egyptians. And to ensure their safety and peace and to avenge them He caused
Pharaoh with his mighty army to purse His people and then He destroyed them as a result miraculously at
the Red sea where God miraculously parted the waters and enabled His people to safely cross on dry land
to the other side. And then He closed the same waters on their enemies and caused them all to drown.
Now it came to pass, in the morning watch, that the LORD looked down upon the army of the
Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and He troubled the army of the Egyptians. And He
took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, "Let
us flee from the face of Israel, for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians."
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come
back upon the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen." And Moses stretched out his
hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the
Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh
that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained. But the children of
Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their
right hand and on their left. So the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians,
and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.
Thus Israel saw the great work which the LORD had done in Egypt; so the people feared the
LORD, and believed the LORD and His servant Moses. Exodus 14:24-31
the sea! The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and
I will praise Him; My father's God, and I will exalt Him. The LORD is a man of war; The LORD is
His name. Pharaoh's chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also
are drowned in the Red Sea. The depths have covered them; They sank to the bottom like a
who rose against You; You sent forth Your wrath; It consumed them like stubble. Exodus 15:1-7
The same God whose right hand is glorious in power and dashed the enemy in pieces, consuming them
like a stubble, has promised to fight for His trusting ones and to give them victory over all their enemies
(Deuteronomy 20:1-4, 28:1-15, 33:26-29). He has promised their enemies would submit to them, and
they shall tread down their high places. He has promised to give them every place that the sole of their
foot will tread upon; no man shall be able to stand before them all the days of their life; as He was with
Moses, so He will be with them. He would not leave them nor forsake them and would be with them
wherever they go (Joshua 1:4-9). He has promised to do whatever they ask in Jesus name (John 14:13-
14, 15:16, 16:23-26). His word is unchanging:
Though the LORD is on high, Yet He regards the lowly; But the proud He knows from afar.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against
the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. The LORD will perfect that which
concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands.
Psalm 138:6-8
name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. "If you ask anything in My name,
I will do it. "If you love Me, keep My commandments. "And I will pray the Father, and He will
give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever- "the Spirit of truth, whom the world
cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with
you and will be in you. John 14:12-17
Though we walk in the midst of trouble, God will revive us; He will stretch out His hand against the
wrath of our enemies, and His right hand will save us and give us concrete victory over all our enemies.
The LORD will perfect that which concerns us and we will do the works that Jesus did and great works also
because God, Himself, is for us, with us and not against us. It’s to be noted that God’s character and
nature does not change just because we had a bad day. He doesn’t stop loving us just because we were
overcome in some area. He doesn’t disqualify us because we made a wrong turn or didn’t heed His voice
again telling us what to do or where to go. He doesn’t become angry with us when we become tired and
discouraged. He doesn’t disown us because we require His correction. His love and care for us is constant
and there is no searching of His understanding. His word is unchanging:
Lift up your eyes on high, And see who has created these things, Who brings out their host by
number; He calls them all by name, By the greatness of His might And the strength of His
power; Not one is missing. Why do you say, O Jacob, And speak, O Israel: "My way is hidden
from the LORD, And my just claim is passed over by my God"? Have you not known? Have you
not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints
nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, And to those who
have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young
men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall
mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:26-31
When circumstances are negative in our lives, it is not a sign of God’s displeasure with us. On the
contrary sometimes God allows us to experience attack so that we can learn to war and to overcome the
enemy and be dependent on the LORD and not ourselves. So that we can see great and wonderful
victories just like the bewildered and besieged children of Israel did at the Red Sea where God
miraculously made a way where there was no way and in the process destroyed their enemies. Yes, there
are times when God appears to silent to our cries for a season because He wants us to learn to stand in
faith and to trust in His goodness, His love and His faithfulness which He has demonstrated to us over and
over again and see the great and wonderful things that He will do for us. God’s word is unchanging:
And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the
Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to
the LORD. Then they said to Moses, "Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us
away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? "Is
this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, 'Let us alone that we may serve the
Egyptians?' For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in
the wilderness." And Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the
salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see
today, you shall see again no more forever. "The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your
peace." Exodus 14:10-14
God is our loving Father and He will always remain our loving Father. That is part of His nature and
that is Who He is. He does not change. He doesn’t behave towards us like a human. He is not a man and
His ways are far above the ways of man. He is not fickle. A bruised reed He doesn’t break and smoking
flax He doesn’t quench. He doesn’t abandon His children because they have gotten lost once again or
misread His signs and direction. He doesn’t remove His calling and anointing on them because had failed
once again or were discouraged by the enemy. No! He loves them at all times and forever and they must
stop listening to the lies and accusations of the enemy.
He has adopted them into His family and has put His indwelling Spirit within them. He has shown
them His faithfulness, and His mercies are now every morning. He has demonstrated His love and His
forgiveness to them. While circumstance might change He doesn’t change. He is the same yesterday
today and forever – faithful and true and dependable and full of integrity. Just because they go through
difficulties and trials doesn’t negate any of His promises towards them. He is still the great Deliverer,
Redeemer and Restore of His people who break the strong gates of iron that have been over His people.
In due season He brings release from the hand of the oppressor and with His strong hand rids His
people of the giants in their land. He makes them victorious people to rise to the occasion and walk in His
freedom and in the Jubilee season. He increases the anointing in their lives so that the yoke of the enemy
over them can be broken. He teaches them to know that it is not by might or power but only His Spirit
that they can live, breathe and have their being and success and victories. He rains down His Holy Spirit
afresh upon His trusting ones to give them season of refreshing. They learn from His gentle hand that He
is their provision and their everything. They learn to know His Spirit as their Sustainer and their source of
Strength. They come to understand the concept of His being the vine and they being the branches and the
fact that without Him they are disconnected and without stable ground.
As they remain in Christ and allow Him to be their source, He leads them their abundance and give
them all the wisdom that they need. He has paid the price for their total salvation, healing, abundance,
victories and prosperity. He teaches them to war in the Spirit on a higher level than they have known and
to serve Him out of love for Him. He wants what is best for them at all times for they are precious to him.
He desires that they be healed body soul and spirit and be blessed financially. Though the world may
despise them and use them, He is able to sustain them and lead them through it as they hear His voice
and heed the call He has placed upon them.
God’s true ones don’t allow the circumstances that surround them affect their faith in Him. They don’t
allow them to effect their sense of well-being or their relationship with the LORD. They don’t allow
circumstances to define them but instead look to His character, faithfulness and goodness. Mind you for
many of God’s people provision is a word God’s children don't fully understand. It’s difficult for them to
rely on God when they have so long trusted in the toil of their hands and the sweat of their brows. But
God’s hand will provide to those who trust in Him. His provision can be in an instant and His timing is
perfect. It gives God great pleasure as their Heavenly Father to provide their needs as they than and
praise Him for it. He causes their spirit to soar like an eagle far above all power and principalities and to
reach out to the brethren with love and encouragement so that they can overcome in the onslaughts of
the enemy. He wants to bring all His children into victory and not just some special few.
He wants to teach them not to give up on Him promises to them when they see no positive results to
their prayers, especially when it looks like things are getting worse. They need just to stand on His word
which is the truth for everything else is a lie. They are not to go by what they feel or see, but by what
they believe in their heart through His word given to them. The enemy is defeated in their life if they
stand on what He did at Calvary and not lose vision of His victory when they see things growing worse
around them. The best is yet to come. In the heavenly realm they are seated with Christ at the right
hand of the Father and can rejoice and reach out a helping hand to those in need and give encouraging
word to those who feel defeated. They can share His love, peace and joy for their God is in control and He
reigns as King of kings and Lord of lords forever. They can pray with faith believing that God will hear and
answer all their prayers and enjoy the spoils of war just like the children of Israel did and so did Hannah.
And Hannah prayed and said: "My heart rejoices in the LORD; My horn is exalted in the
LORD. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation. "No one is holy like the LORD,
For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God. "Talk no more so very proudly;
Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the LORD is the God of knowledge; And by Him
actions are weighed. "The bows of the mighty men are broken, And those who stumbled are
girded with strength. Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, And the hungry
have ceased to hunger. Even the barren has borne seven, And she who has many children has
become feeble. "The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up.
The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up. He raises the poor from the
dust And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And make them inherit
the throne of glory. "For the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, And He has set the world upon
them. He will guard the feet of His saints, But the wicked shall be silent in darkness. "For by
strength no man shall prevail. The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken in pieces; From
heaven He will thunder against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. "He will give
strength to His king, And exalt the horn of His anointed." 1 Samuel 2:1-10
Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the
Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot
sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us
therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in
time of need. Hebrews 4:4-16
Yes, God’s true anointed ones are mighty men of War who through faith subdue kingdoms, work
righteousness, obtained promises and do great exploits. They pull down the strongholds that are
effecting God’s people for many don't know how to war for themselves and need those who will stand in
the gap and roar on their behalf. They let out mighty power of God’s love that repels the powers of
darkness so that many can receive His love. Many are so bound with deception that they don't even know
that they are bound in chains and fetters and the enemy must be commanded to let God's people go.
God’s anointed ones follow the leading in the fight of their Commander in chief. They are full of
compassion, and do not stop warring until they know in their hearts that they have conquered the land.
Their travail is not in vain as they hold on to their faith in God’s word and promises and do let go of them
until they get their mighty breakthrough. They don’t look at circumstances stating that things are
growing worse and that they have lost the fight. They don't believe the lies of the enemy by confess that
the nations are their inheritance. God’s word is unchanging:
Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for
Your possession. Psalm 2:8
By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting
to do so, were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven
days. By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had
received the spies with peace. And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of
Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: who
through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths
of lions, Hebrews 11:29-33
Chapter 24
He Has Anointed Me
"The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the
poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery
of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; Luke 4:18
But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things. 1 John 2:20
But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that
anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and
is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him. 1 John 2:27
God never fails. He always blesses. Only sin prevents His blessings. But if there is resistance in our
soul and will to the workings of God or there are certain blockages present in our life that are caused by
powerful strongholds or external blockages coming from our family members or wrong concepts
implanted we will not experience spiritual, physical or financial breakngthoughs. We need to ask God and
the working of the Holy Spirit for grace for our spirit, soul, and body and to set us free from these chains
that block us from having our breakthroughs!
If our eye gate is given over to works of darkness, we will allow the enemy to plant his strongholds in
our body until our whole body is full of strongholds. When we yield to the enemy’s strongholds in our
body, we will accumulate sin and darkness in our being. As a result, the Holy Spirit wants to expose the
work of the enemy in infiltrating our body through our eye gate. When our eye gate is dark, our heart will
also be filled with darkness. These are immense powerful forces of darkness. The only way to attack them
is through the eye anointing. We can lay hands on the sick but certain diseases and sicknesses are best
dealt with by the eye anointing. God has antidote for every kind of problems but we must learn from the
Holy Spirit for men’s teaching bring a lot of confusion to the body.
The soul plays a critical role in our personal deliverance and breakthrough. The will of the person is
critical to his or her deliverance. According to righteousness and justice, the evil spirits do have legal
grounds to remain in a person who refuses to repent. God’s anointing must be used according to the laws
of God. Once a person has repented then the evil spirits do not have legal grounds to remain in him. Once
he has repented, then only may the anointing be used to cast out the demon.
When an evil spirit takes over a person’s spirit, there is one problem. And it is easy to cast out that
evil spirit by a simple deliverance prayer. But when it overtakes the soul and its intellectual, emotional and
volitional faculties, then the problem becomes complex and the person’s character changes. It has become
a very serious case. When we yield to the devil’s suggestions, he enters our soul. Temptations come and
we yield to them, and the evil spirits overtake our soul. The devil forces the temptations on us, not God.
God can deliver any problem but if the person does not want God, He will not come in and help. If we
want God to set us free, we must pray. If we do not, God will not. We must ask for grace from God to be
delivered. If he does not, God will not.
After we have asked for grace, we must wait for the blessings in faith. God gives certain blessings at
certain times. We have to wait for God’s timing. There is a time factor for deliverance. In heaven, there
are many legal cases brought by Satan against us. Jesus has to defend us. All legal suits in heaven are
settled according to righteousness and justice so that nobody can accuse God of unrighteousness. Only
when the matter is settled in heaven, can it be settled down here on earth.
Similarly the devil is a liar and has implanted many false lies in our mind directly or indirectly using
others. So when we say “I want the truth but what is truth?” it means truth is what is acceptable to our
mind, to our theology and to our sentiments. That is not the truth. We need to know the truth before we
can get any breakthrough in any realm. Jesus is the Truth. The Holy Spirit is the Truth. We cannot
perceive God’s truth without God’s grace. Man cannot perceive truth without God. Man’s intellect and
reasoning cannot perceive truth since it is filled with strongholds and sins.
The devil has taken the opportunity to entrench his thoughts and ideas in our minds and reasoning. In
that condition, we cannot perceive truth. Truth comes from God. Jesus said, “I am the Truth.” The Holy
Spirit will lead us to the truth. He will teach us the truth. So we must on lean on the Holy Spirit and to get
the whole truth and nothing but the truth!
Just like the level of differential of the positive and the negative points of a battery determines the
amount of current flowing through, in the same way, there is the flow of anointing from the God’s servant
to the receiver. The amount of anointing flowing depends on the level of anointing upon the anointed and
the faith and need of the receiver. Now Jesus was hundred percent anointed all the time and He was
always flowing at peak performance. We need to pray and ask God to help us increase the level of our
anointing as well as our yieldedness to the Lord. We need to ask for His help to be open to the anointing
and flow quickly with it as the Spirit moves in our midst. We have to learn to be sensitive to the
anointing.
What hinders God’s people flowing in different anointing are the man-inspired teachings and false
doctrines implanted in their mind. We need to give the Holy Spirit and time to undo the wrong teachings
in our mind and heart. Otherwise they will be a major block to new anointings that God has for His people.
Wrong attitudes, sin in our lives and lack of spiritual preparation block the anointings as well as external
pressures from friends and loved ones. The anointing flows easily in some people. Some people are poor
conductors of the anointing and are just like dead wood. They could stand before the power and the
anointing of God and they are touched only a little. The wonderful thing is that our spiritual conductivity
level can change with time and relationship with God.
God’s gives the anointing by measures to us. The anointing upon our lives is increased measure upon
measure, as we prove faithful to the anointing. The fullest potential of the anointing we can aspire to in
whatever office we stand in is the anointing without measure – the same as the anointing upon Jesus’ life.
name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. "If you ask anything in My name,
I will do it. John 14:12
To do the works that Jesus did and greater works implies that now the Holy Spirit has been sent
without measure. The Holy Spirit has been sent in Acts 2 as prophesied without measure. He is now
pouring out on all flesh. Hence the potential is there for all of God’s people to reach into that measureless
anointing that Jesus had. But we start with a measure of anointing God placed on our lives. He gives us
a deposit of anointing upon our life up to a certain level. Then as we are faithful to flow in it, as we are
faithful to function in it, then God gives another measure. After each testing if we pass we get a greater
measure and if we fail we remain at the measure we had been last given.
The operation and perfection of the gift of God depend on us not on God. It is our responsibility to be
faithful and to use what we have been given. Unless we are faithful to the measure God gives, we will not
have more. Although the gifts and calling of God are given without repentance, the anointing to function
in these gifts and calling of God can be taken away. Abuse of power, doing things in the flesh and pride
will cause us to have a decrease in the level of the anointing in our lives and ministry.
The anointing of God never bypasses the free will of man. We cannot force an anointing on others and
the Holy Spirit will not force us to minister in the anointing. It’s our choice to obey to listen to what the
Spirit is saying exactly to do and obey or not. The anointing is subject to a person’s free will - it will not
bypass the free will.
The level of God’s anointing in us is determined by six boundaries: Calling and Office, Free Will,
Unbelief, Pattern and Method, Character and Body. The call and office of God’s servant limits the
anointing. Just because a person is called to be a pastor or an evangelist doesn’t mean He can operate in
an office of an apostle or prophet. God wants us all to flow in the gift and call He has set for us. God also
has no “Lone Rangers” we are to work and co-operate with other callings and five fold ministries.
Otherwise we may not lose our call and ministry but we will loose the anointing. Yes, sometimes one of
God’s servants may lose the anointing but still be in the office for a certain length of time while another is
chosen to stand in that same office and anointing. Saul’s anointing went to David but it was a while before
David became king. Positions in God’s kingdom are not sacred that God has to preserve His servant no
matter what he does. The anointing is precious and disobedient servants will find their anointing removed
and later their office.
The anointing can be limited by unbelief (Mark 6:6) Jesus could not do any mighty work in his home
town because of the unbelief of the people. The anointing is limited to people’s faith level. Our expectation
and faith level limit the anointing that is able to flow. We need to have faith in God as well as a measure
of faith to top into God’s anointing to flow through us. If people don’t respect God’s word or His servant
they anointing will be limited. Many people can be in the presence of anointing and because they don’t
regard the man of God as a man of God they receive nothing from the anointing. They blocked themselves
from the anointing of God. Unless the church esteems the gift of God the members will not tap on the gift
of God. It’s important for us to know how to flow in God and how to give honor where honor is due. We
need to esteem a gift when a gift is there and just flow along with it.
Most Christians’ intellectual, emotional, and volitional faculties are filled with strongholds and when the
anointing level is high, the demons are able to find refuge behind these strongholds and shield themselves
from the anointing. Sin is the bottom line and is behind the growth of strongholds in one’s soul. If
Christians do not deal with the sins of their intellect, will, and emotion and repent, strongholds will take
hold of these parts of their soul. As long as sin is not dealt with and put away, demons have a right to
lodge behind these strongholds and there will be no deliverance. Christians must repent of their
intellectual, emotional, and volitional sins and then the anointing can demolish the strongholds in their
souls and set them free from the evil spirits lodging behind those strongholds.
When we have not fed ourselves with the word our faith level will be low and we probably will not
experience and discern what God is doing through His anointing. We need to get into the word, fellowship
with the Holy Spirit and spend more time in prayer, praise and worship our faith level will increase and we
will sense the tangibility of the anointing and recognize its manifestations. When David wanted to draw on
a greater measure of the anointing, he would take his harp and play it until the anointing comes upon
him. Worship music plays a big role in making the anointing to be manifested.
Our character limits the flow of our anointing to our character. Some people are very loud and
aggressive and it’s impossible to know whether it’s the anointing or it’s just them. If we chose to remain a
more introvert and very quiet person we will have trouble flowing in the anointing to masses of people.
We must overcome some areas of our character in order to facilitate the anointing through our lives. In
some areas we must develop a new character in God. Our character has to change and conform to that
which God so desires.
No matter how anointed we are or how much God uses us, our body has a limitation. Even Jesus in
John 4 felt tired being wearied from His journey, He by Jacob’s well. Jesus had a physical body that felt
tired. We need wisdom as to when to work and when to rest. Otherwise we will be over worked and die
prematurely. We cannot live fully spiritual and ignore the natural without facing consequences. We got to
just know our body. And know to what extend we could push our body. While some people tend to
overwork their body, some people tend to under work their body.
Every anointed person receives the anointing and impartation in a slightly different way from others
although there may be some common similarity. When the power of God flows into our life, there will be
an outflow of manifestation. There is no inflow without an outflow. It is impossible even in the natural. If
there is no outflow there is no inflow. The amount of outflow is proportional to the amount of inflow.
Sometimes when the power touches people, it has not gone through them yet. It is just still working in
their life. We began to see some effects. Some of them do not fall. Some shake but the moment the
power goes through them, and then they fall. It depends on the degree of the anointing and the response
of the recipient. Some people sense warmth; others a cold chill and still others feel like needles poking
them. Whatever it is, there is a tangible substance received. That is an outflow. If we touch electricity, we
would feel something. Our body gets a jerk whether we like it or not. The power of God is no respecter of
person – there will be an effect.
There is an outflow depending on the different degree of the anointing and the receptivity of the
recipient. Now how much it outflows through our life depends on a different factor. Each person in the
spiritual realm has a different conductivity level. For whatever reason or background we come from, some
people are better conductors than others of the anointing of God. The anointing flows easily in some
people. Some people are poor conductors of the anointing and are just like dead wood. They could stand
before the power and the anointing of God and they are touched only a little. The wonderful thing is that
our spiritual conductivity level can change with time and relationship with God. If we are well related to
God our conductivity level could reach to hundred percent. There are very few men if any who have
reached that level where they could conduct the power of God a hundred percent like Jesus. Jesus was
such a perfect conductor that the power of God goes through Him a hundred percent.
Our particular anointing is released through a release of faith God has given to us. We need to
recognize when and how the anointing comes upon us to minister to others be it through praise, reading
the bible, singing, dancing, praying in tongues or whatever method God has given to us. Some people
feel tingling sensations on their palms or even over their arms when they have ascended into the presence
of God. Some may feel a layer of heat over their necks, faces, shoulders, or backs. Some can even
momentarily smell a sweet aroma. But if our relationship with God is not fine when we try to release the
anointing by our usual release of faith, nothing will happen. Different types of anointing produce different
results. For example, the finger healing anointing destroys the root cause of the sickness or disease and
all the symptoms together. It is useful for complex cases where there are so many symptoms and we are
not sure what is the root cause. The finger healing anointing literally puts its finger on the root cause and
heals the root cause. Once the root cause is dealt with, all the other symptoms are dealt with too.”
Now God has a different pattern and method of ministry that He ordains for each of His servant to use
their anointing. Many Christian people try to be clones of Billy Graham, Oral Roberts, Benny Hinn or their
special pastor and to pattern themselves after them and to use their methods of ministry. We are not to
copy the pattern and methods of others, but are to find out what God’s pattern and method is for us
individually. But God’s word is unchanging:
"how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about
doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. Acts 10:38
Chapter 25
Are All Workers Of Miracles
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given
the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same
Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to
another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another
different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit
works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. 1 Corinthians 12:7-11
And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers,
after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. Are all
apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? Do all have gifts of
healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 1 Corinthians 12:28-30
Everything that we say or do in life must be judged by the bible, the Word of God, especially what
goes on in the Christian church of community! And the bible tells us God has appointed these in the
church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps,
administrations, varieties of tongues. It also tell us that the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each
one for the profit of all including the word of wisdom, the word of knowledge , faith, gifts of healings the
working of miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, and the
interpretation of tongues. And the bible tells us in Galatians 3:5 God supplies the Spirit to us and works
miracles among us by the hearing of faith! It goes without saying that we can promoting gifting or
miracles over character or integrity because Jesus clearly told us:
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who
does the will of My Father in heaven. "Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?'
"And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice
lawlessness!' Matthew 7:21-23
And the bible doesn’t tell us that God has given to the church Christian apologetics. Christian
apologetics is a field of Christian theology that aims to present a rational basis for the Christian faith,
defend the faith against objections, and expose the perceived flaws of other world views. Christian
apologetics have taken many forms over the centuries, starting with Paul of Tarsus, including writers such
as Augustine of Hippo and Thomas Aquinas, and continuing currently with the modern Christian
community, through the efforts of many authors in various Christian traditions such as C.S. Lewis.
Apologists have based their defense of Christianity on historical evidence, philosophical arguments,
scientific investigation, and other disciplines. For the record, it’s a false to say that Apostle Paul was an
Apologist because he clearly stated that he was not but rather that he was a miracle worker:
And for some Apologists their theme is:
Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it
necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all
delivered to the saints. For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out
for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the
only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ. Jude 1:3-4
In Christendom most Christian Apologists, excluding the Catholic ones, are not Pentecostal or
Charismatic but are Fundamental Evangelicals who deny the gifts of the Spirit and put a heavy emphasis
on the fruit of the Spirit love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness which they
themselves don’t have or exhibit just like many pastors and preachers!
It seem that very few Christians demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit especially love which is not
demonstrated by words saying “I love you“ or “I am praying for you” but by actions such as those of the
good Samaritan. The bible tells us
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to
inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?" So
he answered and said, " 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul,
with all your strength, and with all your mind,' and 'your neighbor as yourself.' " And He said to
him, "You have answered rightly; do this and you will live." But he, wanting to justify himself,
said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Then Jesus answered and said: "A certain man went
down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing,
wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. "Now by chance a certain priest came down
that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. "Likewise a Levite, when he
arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. "But a certain
Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.
"So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his
own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. "On the next day, when he departed,
he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, 'Take care of him; and
whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.' "So which of these three do you
think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?" And he said, "He who showed mercy on
him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise." Luke 10:25-37.
Loving the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all
your mind,' and 'your neighbor as yourself is to be demonstrated not by words but by actions and deeds!
James told us to be doers of the word not hearers only:
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a
hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he
observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who
looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of
the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. If anyone among you thinks he is religious,
and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is useless. Pure and
undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble,
and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. James 1:22-27
Apostle John who was the Apostle of love wrote and told us
By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our
lives for the brethren. But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and
shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not
love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:16-18
It has been my experience and of many other Christians that very few Apologists or Preachers today
will lay down his life for you or share this world’s good when he sees his brother in need! They all talk too
much and do very little deeds! And most Apologists don’t truly point you to God and fellowship with Jesus
Christ and the Holy Spirit but to themselves just like many other false ministries in the church today! And
they don’t provide any real needed solutions to real problems that people are having that is why many
people are attracted to miracles, signs and wonders ministries such as Benny Hinn and Oral and Richard
Roberts or Word of Faith ministries! And the bible does tell us:
Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And
Peter, remembering, said to Him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away."
So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. "For assuredly, I say to you, whoever
says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but
believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. "Therefore I say to
you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have
them. "And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that
your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. "But if you do not forgive, neither
will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses." Mark 11:20-26
By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting
to do so, were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven
days. By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had
received the spies with peace. And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of
Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: who
through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths
of lions, Hebrews 11:29-33
In my opinion to contend earnestly for the faith means to use it and demonstrate it with miracles,
signs and wonders following just like Jesus instructed us and not just to talk about the faith:
"And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they
will speak with new tongues; "they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will
by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." So then, after the
Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of
God. And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming
the word through the accompanying signs. Amen. Matthew 16:17-20
And it’s true that God doesn’t put any restrictions on what faith in God will do or what mountains can
be moved into the sea including marriage problems, separation, divorce, health problems, addictions,
financial problems, family problems, children problems, teenager problems, church problems, community
problems, etc. No matter what the problem we can have faith in God not only to ask Him to level our
mountains but to speak to our mountains and say Be removed and be cast into the sea and see it come to
pass if we will believe and hold unto our faith!
Chapter 26
Give Us This Day
Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the assembly; and David said: "Blessed are You,
LORD God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever. Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, The power
and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours
is the kingdom, O LORD, And You are exalted as head over all. Both riches and honor come from
You, And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all. "Now therefore, our God, We thank You And praise Your glorious
name. 1 Chronicles 29:10-13
"In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your
kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But
deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
Amen. Matthew 6:9-13
When Jesus Christ lived on earth as the son of God and the son of man, He prayed often and told us to
pray also for riches and honor come from God who reigns over all. In His hand is power and might; In His
hand it is to make great a and to give strength to all. So just like Jesus we must start and finish each day
with prayer which includes praises, supplications, requests and thanksgiving for ourselves and for others.
If we are sick or broke we are in no great position to help others and can be far more effective when we
are healthy and wealthy!
It’s also interesting that the “Lord’s prayer” cover quite a few items including God’s will be done in
earth and heaven. And blessings, health, and prosperity for all including ourselves is part of God’s will. So
is forgiveness of our debtors and deliverance from the evil one!
Now the subject of the evil one is something that is ignored by most Christian churches and preachers
while Paul and Peter who believed in and knew the value of prayer told us:
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole
armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle
against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take
up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done
all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate
of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above
all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked
one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all
perseverance and supplication for all the saints- and for me, that utterance may be given to me,
that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an
ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. Ephesians 6:10-20
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. 1 Peter 5:6-11
It’s to be noted that Paul stated praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being
watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints- and for himself. Now praying
in the Spirit is a mystery to most Christians because they don’t believe in the Baptism of the Spirit and the
Gifts of the Spirit which are for today and as a result they don’t have the resulting power to be strong in
the Lord and in the power of His might. And they do as instructed to put on the whole armor of God,
that they may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and
blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against
spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
And Peter told us to be sober, be vigilant; because our adversary the devil walks about like a roaring
lion, seeking whom he may devour. We are to resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same
sufferings are experienced by our brotherhood in the world. And Peter recognized that we needed God’s
help and intervention and prayer 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.
So the responsibility to pray continually and to get from God daily power, wisdom, gifts of the spirit,
healing, deliverance, blessings and every good thing is upon us, not God! And prayer is the vehicle that
makes it so! E.M. Bounds in the Possibilities of Prayersiii tells us:
Miracles exist because God exists, but God's marvelous, miracle-working times have been preceded by
times of marvelous, miracle-working praying. Jesus constantly prayed during the ministries. And the
disciples prayed after Jesus left for the Holy Spirit and His power and they received it to do miracles.
Prayer is simply asking God to do for us what He has promised us He will do if we ask him. The answer is
a part of prayer, and is God's part of it. God's doing the thing asked for is as much a part of the prayer as
the asking of the thing is prayer. Asking is man's part. Giving is God's part. The praying belongs to us.
The answer belongs to God.
Man makes the plea and God makes the answer. The plea and the answer compose the prayer. God is
more ready, more willing and more anxious to give the answer than man is to give the asking. The
possibilities of prayer lie in the ability of man to ask large things and in the ability of God to give large
things. God's only condition and limitation of prayer is found in the character of the one who prays. The
measure of our faith and praying is the measure of his giving. As our Lord said to the blind man,
"according to your faith be it unto you," so it is the same in praying, "According to the measure of your
asking, be it unto you." God measures the answer according to the prayer. He is limited by the law of
prayer in the measure of the answers He gives to prayer. As is the measure of prayer, so will be the
answer.
If the person praying has the characteristics which warrant praying, then the possibilities are
unlimited. They are declared to be "all things whatsoever." Here is no limitation in character or kind, in
circumference or condition. The man who prays can pray for anything and for everything, and God will
give everything and anything. If we limit God in the asking, He will be limited in the giving.
Praying men and God's providence go together. This was thoroughly understood by the praying ones
of the Scripture. They prayed over everything because God had to do with everything. They took all things
to God in prayer because they believed in a divine providence which had to do with all things. They
believed in an ever-present God, who had not retired into the secret recesses of space, leaving his saints
and his creatures to the mercy of a tyrant, called nature, and its laws, blind, unyielding, with no regard for
anyone who stood in its way. If that be the correct conception of God, why pray to him? He is too far away
to hear them when they pray, and too unconcerned to trouble himself about those on earth.
These men of prayer had an implicit faith in a God of special providence, who would gladly, promptly,
and readily respond to their cries for help in times of need and in seasons of distress.
The so-called "laws of nature" did not trouble them in the least. God was above nature, in control of
nature' while nature was but the servant of Almighty God. Nature's laws were but his own laws, since
nature was but the offspring of the divine hand. Laws of nature might be suspended and no evil would
result. Every intelligent person is conversant every day when he sees man overruling and overcoming the
law of gravitation, and no one is surprised or raises his hand or voice in horror at the thought of nature's
laws being violated. God is a God of law and order, and all his laws in nature, in providence and in grace
work together in perfect accord, with no clash or disharmony.
God suspends or overcomes the laws of disease and rain often without or independent of prayer. But
quite often he does this in answer to prayer. Prayer for rain or for dry weather is not outside the moral
government of God, nor is it asking God to violate any law which he has made, but only asking Him to
give rain in His own way, according to his own laws. So also the prayer for the rebuking of disease is not a
request at war with law either natural or otherwise, but is a prayer in accordance with law, even the law of
prayer, a law set in operation by Almighty God as the so-called natural law which governs rain or which
controls disease.
The believer in the law of prayer has strong ground on which to base his plea. And the believer in a
divine providence, the companion of prayer, stands equally on strong granite foundations, from which he
need not be shaken. These twin doctrines stand fast and will abide forever.
In every condition, in sickness, in health, In poverty's vale or abounding in wealth; At home or abroad,
on the land or the sea, As thy days may demand shall thy strength ever be.
God is not now so evident in the world, so almighty in manifestation as of old, not because miracles
have passed away, nor because God has ceased to work, but because prayer has been shorn of its
simplicity, its majesty, and its power. God still lives and miracles still live while God lives and acts, for
miracles are God's ways of acting. Prayer is dwarfed, withered, and petrified when faith in God is
staggered by doubts of lies ability, or through the shrinking caused by fear. When faith has a telescopic
far-off vision of God, prayer works no miracles, and brings no marvels of deliverance. But when God is
seen by faith's closest, fullest eye, prayer makes a history of wonders.
Think about God. Make much of Him, till he broadens and fills the horizon of faith. Then prayer will
come into its marvelous inheritance of wonders. The marvels of prayer are seen when we remember that
God's purposes are changed by prayer, God's vengeance is stayed by prayer, and God's penalty is
remitted by prayer. The whole range of God's dealing with man is affected by prayer. Here is a force which
must be increasingly used, that of prayer, a force which all the events of life ought to be subjected. Many
miracles ought to be worked by our praying. Why not? Is the arm of the Lord shortened that he cannot
save? Is his ear heavy that he cannot hear? Has prayer lost its power because iniquity abounds and the
love of many has grown cold? Has God changed from what he once was? To all these queries we enter an
emphatic negative. God can as easily today work miracles by praying as He did in the days of old. "I am
the Lord; I change not." "Is anything too hard for the Lord?"
He who works miracles by praying will first of all work the chief miracle on himself. Oh, that we might
fully understand well the Christian's trade of praying, and follow the trade day by day and thus make for
ourselves great spiritual wealth!
All natural forces are under God's control. He did not create the world and put it under law, and then
retire from it, to work out its own destiny, irrespective of the welfare of his intelligent creatures. Natural
laws are simply God's laws, by which He governs and regulates all things in nature. Nature is nothing but
God's servant. God is above nature, God is not the slave of nature. This being true, God can and will
suspend the working of nature's laws, can hold them in abeyance by His almighty hand, can for the time
being set them aside, to fulfill his higher purposes in redemption. It is no violation of nature's laws when,
in answer to prayer, He who is above nature makes nature His servant, and causes nature to carry out his
plans and purposes.
This is the explanation of that wonderful prayer miracle of Old Testament times, when Joshua, in the
strength and power of the Lord God, commanded the sun and moon to stand still to give time to complete
the victory over the enemies of Israel. Why should it be thought a thing incredible that the God of nature
and of grace should interfere with his own natural laws for a short season in answer to prayer, and for the
good of his cause? Is God tied hand and foot? Has He so circumscribed Himself that He cannot operate the
law of prayer? Is the law of nature superior to the law of prayer? Not by any means. He is the God of
prayer as well as the God of nature. Both prayer and nature have God as their maker, their ruler and their
executor. And prayer is God's servant, just as nature is His servant.
The prayer force in God's government is as strong as any other force, and all natural and other forces
must give way before the force of prayer. Sun, moon and stars are under God's control in answer to
prayer. Rain, sunshine and drought obey his will. "Fire and hail, snow and vapor, stormy wind fulfilling his
word." Disease and health are governed by him. All, all things in heaven and earth are absolutely under
the control of him who made heaven and earth, and who governs all things according to his own will.
Prayer still works miracles among men and brings to pass great things. It is as true now as when
James wrote his epistle, "The effectual fervent, prayer of a righteous man availed much." And when the
records of eternity are read out to an assembled world, then will it appear how much prayer has wrought
in this world. Little is now seen of the fruits of prayer compared to all that it has accomplished and is
accomplishing. At the judgment day, then will God disclose the things which were brought to pass in this
world through the prayers of the saints? Many occurrences which are now taken as a matter of course will
then be seen to have happened because of the Lord's praying ones.
The work of George Muller in Bristol, England, was a miracle of the nineteenth century. It will take the
opening of the books at the great judgment day to disclose all he wrought through prayer. This godly man
never asked anyone for money for running expenses at his orphanage where hundreds of fatherless and
motherless children were cared for. His practice was always to ask God for just what was needed, and the
answers which came to him read like a record of apostolic times. He prayed for everything and trusted
implicitly to God to supply all his needs. And it is a matter of record that never did he and the orphans
ever lack for any good thing.
Of a holy man who has done so much for Christ and suffering humanity, it was said at the grave about
him:
He prayed up the walls of a hospital, and the hearts of the nurses. He prayed mission stations into
being, and missionaries into faith. He prayed open the hearts of the rich, and gold from the most distant
lands.
Our prayers are too little and feeble to execute the purposes or to claim the promises of God with
appropriating power. Marvelous purposes need marvelous praying to execute them. Miracle-making
promises need miracle making praying to realize them. Only divine praying can operate divine promises or
carry out divine purposes. How great, how sublime, and how exalted are the promises God makes to his
people! How eternal are the purposes of God! Why are we so impoverished in experience and so low in life
when God's promises are so "exceeding great and precious"? Why do the eternal purposes of God move so
tardily? Why they are so poorly executed? Our failure to appropriate the divine promises and rest our faith
on them and to pray believingly is the solution. "We have not because we ask not." We ask and receive
not because we ask amiss.
God's promises are dependent and conditioned upon prayer to appropriate them and make them a
conscious realization. The promises are inwrought in us, appropriated by us, and held in the arms of faith
by prayer. Let it be noted that prayer gives the promises their efficiency, localizes and appropriates them,
and utilizes them. Prayer puts the promises to practical and present uses. Prayer puts the promises as the
seed in the fructifying soil. Promises, like the rain are general. Prayer embodies, precipitates, and locates
them for personal use. Prayer goes by faith into the great fruit orchard of God's exceeding great and
precious promises, and with hand and heart picks the ripest and richest fruit. The promises, like
electricity, may sparkle and dazzle and yet be impotent for good till these dynamic, life-giving currents are
chained by prayer, and are made the mighty forces which move and bless. God’s word is unchanging:
greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. John 14:12
"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be
done for you. "By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
John 15:7-8
Father in My name He will give you. "Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you
Chapter 27
By The Word Of God
Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His
divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge
of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and
precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped
the corruption that is in the world through lust. 2 Peter 1:2-4
For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth
standing out of water and in the water, by which the world that then existed perished, being
flooded with water. But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word,
are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 2 Peter 3:5-7
The Bible, the word of God, tells us that in this changing world, we still have the changeless Christ who
is faithful to His promises. Yes Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. And just like Jesus, His
promises never change; they are just as alive today as when they were spoken. And what Jesus did when
He walked this earth, He is still doing today. There is no shadow of turning in Him. Everything Jesus
made available to mankind through His birth, death and resurrection is still available today. He brought
life for soul, mind and body. He brought overcoming power and peace that passes all understanding. He
brought strength for the weary, hope for the hopeless and beauty for ashes. Jesus never changes! And no
matter what we are going through we depend upon the Lord like never before. We know that His ears are
open to our cry and that no matter what changes around us, He is still the same. He is still faithful and
true. God’s word is unchanging:
Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be
tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the
contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing. For "He
who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from
speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it.
For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the
face of the LORD is against those who do evil." 1 Peter 3:8-12
The Word of God is a testimony to the fact that God in Christ Jesus is on the side of His trusting ones
no matter what they are going through. The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are
open to their cry. The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them
from the earth. The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles. The
LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit. Many are the
afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all." (Psalm 34:15-19). "Cast your
burden on the LORD, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. But
You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction; Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live
out half their days; But I will trust in You." (Psalm 55:22) " He gives power to the weak, And to those
who have no might He increases strength." (Isaiah 40:29).
The Lord always is and will remain for His trusting ones their Savior, Friend Healer, Deliverer,
Defender, Avenger, Rock, Refuge, Reward and Shield. The Lord is an unchanging God. He will not leave
them nor forsake them. Once He has promised them something, He will not go back from His word. They
can put their entire trust in the Lord and rest in Him and wait patiently for Him to move on their behalf.
They can believe in His promises and He will lift them and exalt them. His word is true:
Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon
be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb. Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell
in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you
the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it
to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his
way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake
wrath; Do not fret-it only causes harm. For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the
LORD, They shall inherit the earth. 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. But the meek shall inherit
the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Psalm 37:1-11.
There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens to help you, And in His
excellency on the clouds. The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting
arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, And will say, 'Destroy!' Then Israel shall
dwell in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens shall
also drop dew. Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, The
shield of your help And the sword of your majesty! Your enemies shall submit to you, And you
shall tread down their high places." Deuteronomy 33:25-29
With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our
battles." And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 2 Chronicles
32:7-8
For those who love the LORD their God, walk in His ways and hold fast to Him, the Lord delivers and
the Lord protects them. He drives out their enemies before them and they dispose of them. He heals them
and sends His healing anointing to them. He opens the windows of heaven and pour His financial blessings
on them. He blesses and prospers them and expands their territory and causes them to eat the good of
the land.
God, who is immensely good and rich ,has wonderful conditional promises for His people that if they
will do their part He will do His part. He is especially concerned when His people are poor and needy and
has told them to approach the throne of Grace to find mercy and grace in time of need.
God is a good God Who can be trusted no matter what is going on in the world. He is not like the
others. He is good, faithful, true and compassionate! He is the salvation of the righteous and their
strength in the time of trouble. He shall help them and deliver them from the wicked, and save them,
because they trust in Him. He desires and wills that His children have total and complete victory in all the
battles of life and be more than conquerors and overcomers. He doesn’t want them to just get by but to
live in victory and prosperity and abundance. His wants to fight for them and to triumph gloriously on their
behalf against all their enemies.
God’s seasons are not at the command of mortal men. Just because at the first stroke of the flint does
not bring forth the fire, doesn’t mean there will not be a fire? God’s delays are not His denials. For His
trusting true ones God always hears their prayers and will answer them in due season. Hence they have
need of perseverance and endurance for the miracle answer will come from the God of miracles. They
need not fear but are to let their hands be strong for God will save them and they shall be a blessing. As
God’s power and resources are unlimited and not dependent on their limited power and resources.
Poverty, like a snowstorm, attempts to destroy our life. In our worldly life, financial discrepancies,
Debt- burdens penury... perplex us. According to Ecclesiastes 7:12, "money (wealth/riches) is defense"
Ecclesiastes 10:19 says, " money answers everything." That is why God is ever ready to save us from the
terrible whirlwind of poverty by providing us with financial strength for He is our refuge and strength in
time of trouble. His word is unchanging:
"The Lord is in His holy temple, The Lord's throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids
test the sons of men." Psalm 11:4
us all things? Romans 8”31-32
"Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due
time." 1 Peter 5:6
Victory is given only in battle and not outside of it. God has promised to bring His true children
through everything including poverty, lack, afflictions and want and not keep them there. He has an
answer and solution for every problem His people face and need that they have. But it’s not a standard
solution for God is not limited in any way as to how He will work a miracle for them that will bring glory
and honor to His name. If they could solve the problem or work out a solution they would not need God
and they wouldn’t know what faith in God will achieve? Andre Crouch wrote about this in his song entitled
“Through it All.”
Yes, without the troubles and the storms we would never know what faith in God can do. Through it all
we can learn to trust in Jesus, learn to trust in God, learn to depend upon His word! The battles of Life are
fought and won not by human logic or reasoning but by the obedience to the Spirit of the Lord, to the
same Spirit that was on Jesus and is on His true ones.
Through it All
I've had many tears and sorrows
I've had questions for tomorrow
There have been times I didn't know right from wrong.
But in every situation - God gave blessed consolation
That my trials come only to make me strong.
I thank God for the mountains

I thank Him for the valleys
I thank Him for the storms He brought me through.
For if I'd never had a problem
I wouldn't know that He could solve them
I'd never know what faith in God can do.
Through it all -- through it all

I've learned to trust in Jesus
I've learned to trust in God.
Through it all -- through it all
I've learned to depend upon His Word.
Chapter 28
Because We Love The Brethren
In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not
practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. For this is the
message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, not as Cain who
was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works
were evil and his brother's righteous. Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you. We
know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not
love his brother abides in death. Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no
murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 1 John 3:10-15
The word of God is very clear those who do not love the brethren are not children of God but children
of the devil no matter who they are or who they think they are! True children of God lay down their lives
for the brethren and when they see a brother in need they help him with this world’s goods. They love not
in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. And as a result whatever they ask they receive from God
because they keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.
While the others even if they call themselves Christians don’t receive from God because they do things
which are unrighteous! God’s word is unchanging:
Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor," for we are
members of one another. "Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
nor give place to the devil. Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working
with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. Let no
corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may
impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed
for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put
away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, just as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:25-32
Many so called Christians today have been deceived in that they are once saved always saved or that
they have don’t have to demonstrate fruits of repentance for their sins to others like John the Baptist
talked about or Zacchaeus, the tax collector, did. The bible tells us:
Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, "Brood of vipers! Who
warned you to flee from the wrath to come? "Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do
not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able
to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. "And even now the ax is laid to the root of
the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the
fire." So the people asked him, saying, "What shall we do then?" He answered and said to them,
"He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do
likewise." Then tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we
do?" And he said to them, "Collect no more than what is appointed for you." Likewise the soldiers
asked him, saying, "And what shall we do?" So he said to them, "Do not intimidate anyone or
accuse falsely, and be content with your wages." Luke 3:7-14
Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. Now behold, there was a man named
Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was,
but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. So he ran ahead and climbed up
into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the
place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, "Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for
today I must stay at your house." So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.
But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a man who is
a sinner." Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the
poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold." And
Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;
"for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost." Luke 19:1-10
For taking things from people by false accusation Zacchaeus not only gave half of his goods to the
poor but he restored fourfold. And then Jesus stated because of his real deeds "Today salvation has come
to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; "for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save
that which was lost." True repentance involves not only a change of heart and character but restoration
and restitution for wrongs done which is something that is not talked about in the false gospel that is
preached today by many! And the false gospel talks about the children of God and not about men and
women of God walking in the fullness of God’s anointing and blessings to the measure of the stature of the
fullness of Christ that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every
wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting. God’s word is
unchanging:
to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness
of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think,
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some
pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of
the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of
God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no
longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the
trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love,
may grow up in all things into Him who is the head-Christ- from whom the whole body, joined
and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every
part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. Ephesians 4:11-16
See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because
the days are evil. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the
Spirit, Ephesians 5:15-18
We are to speak the truth in love, grow up in all things into Him who is the head-Christ- from whom
the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working
by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. The head
of Church is Jesus Christ is not the pastor or some other fool and every person in the church is important
and my do and play his part including operating in the gifts of the Spirit! And that is why Apostle Paul
stated:
How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a
teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for
edification. If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be two or at the most three, each in turn, and
let one interpret. But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to
himself and to God. Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge. But if anything is
revealed to another who sits by, let the first keep silent. For you can all prophesy one by one,
that all may learn and all may be encouraged. And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the
prophets. For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
1 Corinthians 14:26-33
"And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. They are not valiant for the truth on
the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me," says the LORD.
"Everyone take heed to his neighbor, And do not trust any brother; For every brother will utterly
supplant, And every neighbor will walk with slanderers. Everyone will deceive his neighbor, And
will not speak the truth; They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves to
commit iniquity. Your dwelling place is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know
Me," says the LORD. Jeremiah 9:3-5
Yes there are so called Christians who walk with slanderers. They deceive their neighbor, and will not
speak the truth; They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Their dwelling place is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know God! They refuse to obey
not only to walk in the unity of faith with the brethren but the first and second commandment of God “And
you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all
your strength. This is the first commandment. "And the second, like it, is this: You shall love your
neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these." And it’s because they don’t
obey the first and second commandments they don’t find God to be a Miracle worker and Deliverer in their
lives when they need one! Yet God’s word is unchanging:
"Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all." Psalm
34:19
Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O
my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your
the eagle's. The LORD executes righteousness And justice for all who are oppressed.
Psalm 103:1-6
The majority of people in the world are tormented by many problems that spoil their life and even
destroy them. They are beset by poverty, sicknesses, debts, economic instability and so on. But God, who
gave us Jesus Christ and is a great and wonderful miracle working God, is still alive. He alone can save us
from sins and all evil of the world and preserve us till we His reach His heavenly kingdom. The bible is a
testimony to God’s goodness and greatness and how He miraculously helped people who were in need and
dire distress, including Joseph whom He took from a prison to a palace, Ruth who he took from being a
widow to a rich man’s wife, Job whom God restored double all his losses, healed him and gave him perfect
health and added years to His life, and a blind man for whom Jesus restored His sight. The bible tells us:
And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I
suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen. John
21:25
Well Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever and He stands ready to do great and
wonderful things for those who will believe and trust Him. His word is unchanging:
Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive
may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be
no herd in the stalls- Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The
LORD God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer's feet, And He will make me walk on my
high hills. Habakkuk 3:17-19
"In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
John 16:33
For His trusting ones God, who doesn’t change and is the God of miracles and impossibility, can and
will deliver them from all their sorrows and oppressions, heal them of all their sickness and diseases, and
spoil them with the wealth of the heathen. He will have compassion on them and satisfy them early with
His mercy that they may rejoice and be glad all their days. He will move for them every mountain, deal
with every lack, reverse every negative thing and restore every loss that they had suffered just like He did
for Job because He is no respecter of persons and shows partiality to no one. He will make the beauty of
the LORD their God be upon them and will establish the work of their hands for them. His word is
unchanging:
I will love You, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my
stronghold. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my
enemies. Psalm 18:1-3
"Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high,
because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him
in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My
salvation." Psalm 91:14-16
Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive
may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be
no herd in the stalls- Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The
LORD God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer's feet, And He will make me walk on my
high hills. Habakkuk 3:17-19
Yes, God by His great power will change for those who believe all their failures into success, all their
defeats into victories, all their losses into profit, heal and deliver them out of all sickness and diseases,
and give them love for every hatred, justice for every injustice and riches for every poverty for there is
nothing impossible for the Lord. The empty Cross of Jesus Christ now says to you and I, that for every
defeat there is victory in its place, for every failure there is success, for every weakness there is grace, for
every sickness there is healing, for every hatred there is love, for every injustice there is justice and for
every poverty there is riches. All of this and much, much more belongs to each child of God because of
what Jesus did and won on the Cross.
Through Jesus Christ who is the same yesterday, today and forever God is able to meet each and
every need that His trusting children have be it finances, friendship, healing, love, justice and/or
restoration. It’s not God’s will for His children to be in want and needing but to be have and possess all
things. He wants His children to walk in completeness, lacking nothing and be whole, peaceful, healthy,
safe, sound, tranquil, prosperous, perfect, full, restful and in harmony. His word is unchanging:
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency
in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8
But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves
are taught by God to love one another; and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in
all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more; that you also aspire
to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we
commanded you, that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may
lack nothing. 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12
Chapter 29
He Is My Refuge And My Fortress
Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us, The years in which we have
seen evil. Let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your glory to their children. And let the
beauty of the LORD our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes,
establish the work of our hands. Psalm 90:15-17
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the
Almighty. I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust."
Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence. He
shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be
your shield and buckler. Psalm 91:1-4
Since God created man, it only makes sense that man walk hand in hand with God trusting him for all
things including protection, prosperity, healing, deliverance and all things! And God who loves man has
made in His word fantastic promises for those who would make the LORD their refuge and their dwelling
place including protection from evil and plague and the commissioning of angels to keep them in all their
ways. And they would tread underfoot upon the lion and the cobra, because God from the beginning gave
man authority and dominion over all things until sin entered into the relationship between God and man!
In a world of trouble, diseases, disasters, and uncertainty its wonderful to have somehow so powerful
and mighty that we can trust and run to for help like many others have including King David whom God
promoted from following the sheep to ruling over His people! Although David’s promotion, unlike that of
Joseph, didn’t happen overnight, they both had their share of distresses and difficulties in life! King Saul
constantly wanted David murdered and Joseph was sold as a slave by his jealous brothers into Egypt,
where he would become second in power to Pharaoh! But God can and does promote and demote
whomever He wants even in the current time of life!
Mighty powerful prideful King Nebuchadnezzar never expected he would become for seven years like
an animal making his dwelling place with the beasts of the field, and eating grass like oxen until he knew
that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.
King Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in his house and flourishing in his palace and had a troubling dream
of a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great. The tree grew and became strong; its
height reached to the heavens, and it could be seen to the ends of all the earth. Its leaves were lovely, its
fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. The beasts of the field found shade under it, the birds of the
heavens dwelt in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.
"I saw in the visions of my head while on my bed, and there was a watcher, a holy one,
coming down from heaven. He cried aloud and said thus: 'Chop down the tree and cut off its
branches, Strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts get out from under it, And the
birds from its branches. Nevertheless leave the stump and roots in the earth, Bound with a band
of iron and bronze, In the tender grass of the field. Let it be wet with the dew of heaven, And let
him graze with the beasts On the grass of the earth. Let his heart be changed from that of a man,
Let him be given the heart of a beast, And let seven times pass over him. 'This decision is by the
decree of the watchers, And the sentence by the word of the holy ones, In order that the living
may know That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, Gives it to whomever He will, And
sets over it the lowest of men.' Daniel 4:2-18
Daniel, in whom was the Spirit of the Holy God, gave the king the interpretation including break off
your sins by being righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a
lengthening of your prosperity." The bible records:
The tree that you saw, which grew and became strong, whose height reached to the heavens
and which could be seen by all the earth, whose leaves were lovely and its fruit abundant, in
which was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the birds
of the heaven had their home- it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong; for your
greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens, and your dominion to the end of the earth.
And inasmuch as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying,
'Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its stump and roots in the earth, bound with a band
of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field; let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let
him graze with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him'; this is the interpretation,
O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king: They shall
drive you from men, your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you
eat grass like oxen. They shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over
you, till you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He
chooses. And inasmuch as they gave the command to leave the stump and roots of the tree, your
kingdom shall be assured to you, after you come to know that Heaven rules.
Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; break off your sins by being righteous,
and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your
prosperity."
All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of the twelve months he was walking
about the royal palace of Babylon. The king spoke, saying, "Is not this great Babylon, that I have
built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?"
While the word was still in the king's mouth, a voice fell from heaven: "King Nebuchadnezzar,
to you it is spoken: the kingdom has departed from you! And they shall drive you from men, and
your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. They shall make you eat grass like oxen; and
seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men,
and gives it to whomever He chooses."
That very hour the word was fulfilled concerning Nebuchadnezzar; he was driven from men
and ate grass like oxen; his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair had grown like
eagles' feathers and his nails like birds' claws. And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar,
lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and
praised and honored Him who lives forever: 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?" Daniel 4:20-35
Whether men acknowledge it or not God is the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His
ways justice. He promotes and demotes whomever He wills. And those who walk in pride He is able to put
down. 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?"
His word is unchanging:
The LORD showed me, and there were two baskets of figs set before the temple of the LORD,
after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim,
king of Judah, and the princes of Judah with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had
brought them to Babylon. One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe; and the
other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten, they were so bad. Then the LORD said
to me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" And I said, "Figs, the good figs, very good; and the bad,
very bad, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad." Again the word of the LORD came to me,
saying, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge
those who are carried away captive from Judah, whom I have sent out of this place for their own
good, into the land of the Chaldeans. 'For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring
them back to this land; I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not
pluck them up. 'Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD; and they shall be
My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart. 'And as the
bad figs which cannot be eaten, they are so bad'-surely thus says the LORD-'so will I give up
Zedekiah the king of Judah, his princes, the residue of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and
those who dwell in the land of Egypt. 'I will deliver them to trouble into all the kingdoms of the
earth, for their harm, to be a reproach and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I
shall drive them. 'And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence among them, till they
are consumed from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.' Jeremiah 24:1-10
When the children of Israel sinned and transgressed against the LORD He cursed them and gave them
to be reproached by their enemies. He even destroyed His beloved Jerusalem and made all its inhabitants
to become captives. Those who accepted their captivity for their own good God set His eyes on them for
good, and He brought them back to their land; He built them and didn’t pull them down. He planted
them and didn’t pluck them up. He gave them a heart to know Him, that He is the LORD; and they
became His people, and He was their God.
But for the others who would not go into captivity He delivered them to trouble into all the kingdoms
of the earth, for their harm, to be a reproach and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in all places where He
drove them. He sent the sword, the famine, and the pestilence among them, till they were consumed
from the land that He gave to them and their fathers. And yet foolish ones who are called by God’s name
never consider the fact that if they don’t abide in Christ, the same negative thing will happen to them just
as Jesus promised. God will not take reproach from them and enable them to bear fruit but will put
reproach upon them. God’s word is unchanging:
"And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more
profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
Matthew 5:30
He also spoke this parable: "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came
seeking fruit on it and found none. "Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, 'Look, for three
years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the
ground?' "But he answered and said to him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it
and fertilize it. 'And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.' " Luke 13:6-9
"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. "Every branch in Me that does not bear
Chapter 30
Wait On the Lord
Wait on the LORD, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the
wicked are cut off, you shall see it. Psalm 37:34
Through the LORD'S mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They
are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. "The LORD is my portion," says my soul,
"Therefore I hope in Him!" The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks
Him. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the LORD.
Lamentations 3:22-26
One of the misunderstood phrases in the bible is to “wait on the Lord” which is not something passive
because it’s to expect earnestly, to watch with neck outstretched, to persevere, to remain around for, to
wait on or towards something to happen that God will do. And yes, God, who worked on and provided
total salvation for man in Jesus Christ will bring real salvation for His trusting ones because He has
promised that none who wait for Him shall be ashamed. And those who have trusted in His Holy name
shall rejoice in Him because of all that He will do for them. His word is true:
No king is saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great
strength. A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.
Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy, To
deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waits for the LORD;
He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His
holy name. Psalms 33:16-21
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his
way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake
wrath; Do not fret-it only causes harm. For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the
LORD, They shall inherit the earth. Psalms 37:7-9
I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. He also brought
me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established
my steps. Psalms 40:1-2
No matter what the negative circumstances that we might find ourselves in, we wait upon God to save,
heal and deliver us because He is our shield, our exceeding great reward, our defense, our friend and our
God. We wait only upon Him for our expectation is only from him. None other can do what He can do. He
is after all a miracle worker and a mountain mover. He inclines His hear to us and hears our cries. He
brings us out of the horrible pit, out of the miry clay and sets our feet upon a rock and establishes our
steps. He exalts us to inherit the land when the wicked are cut off for with the Lord there is mercy and
abundant redemption. His word is true:
I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. My soul waits for the Lord
More than those who watch for the morning- Yes, more than those who watch for the morning. O
Israel, hope in the LORD; For with the LORD there is mercy, And with Him is abundant
redemption. And He shall redeem Israel From all his iniquities. Psalms 130:5-8
I wait for the Lord, I expectantly wait, and in His word do I hope. I am looking {and} waiting
for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, I say, more than watchmen for the morning.
O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is mercy {and} loving-kindness, and with Him
is plenteous redemption. And He will redeem Israel from all their iniquities. Psalms 130:5-8
Amplified Bible
Do not say, "I will recompense evil"; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you. Proverbs 20:22
The bible has many examples of what expectantly waiting on the Lord and hope in His word for His
plenteous redemption and deliverance and what it shall accomplish. One of my favorite stories is about
when Elisha and the children of Judah were besieged by the enemy and were starving. Ben-Hadad king of
Syria had gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria. As a result there was a great famine
in Samaria; and indeed they besieged it until a donkey's head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and
one-fourth of a kab of dove droppings for five shekels of silver. However Elisha the prophet said:
"Hear the word of the LORD. Thus says the LORD: 'Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine
flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.' " So
an officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, "Look, if the LORD
would make windows in heaven, could this thing be?" And he said, "In fact, you shall see it with
your eyes, but you shall not eat of it." 2 Kings 7:1-2
God does nothing on earth unless He reveals it to His prophets. But God has also stated that those
who despise the word of His prophets, He will require of them. So the officer who was the right hand man
of the king put his life in jeopardy when he despised Elisha’s prophetic words. (It’s true that some foolish
men just do not learn and accept God’s word on some matters and they pay for their deeds even with
their lives.) God’s word goes on to state:
Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another,
"Why are we sitting here until we die? "If we say, 'We will enter the city,' the famine is in the city,
and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. Now therefore, come, let us surrender to
the army of the Syrians. If they keep us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall only die."
And they rose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians; and when they had come to the
outskirts of the Syrian camp, to their surprise no one was there.
For the LORD had caused the army of the Syrians to hear the noise of chariots and the noise
of horses-the noise of a great army; so they said to one another, "Look, the king of Israel has
hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack us!" Therefore
they arose and fled at twilight, and left the camp intact-their tents, their horses, and their
donkeys-and they fled for their lives.
And when these lepers came to the outskirts of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and
drank, and carried from it silver and gold and clothing, and went and hid them; then they came
back and entered another tent, and carried some from there also, and went and hid it. 2 Kings
7:3-8
The lepers had enough of their circumstance and situation and decided they were going to act and do
something even if it would cost them their lives. (Yes, many times God’s bring His people to a place
where they must walk on the water or sink. It is in such times that they find the miracle working power of
God to be true and see that the Lord is the Lord and that He does what He has said He would do to bless,
protect and preserve His own. For after all He is the Lord and He loves to bless and prosper His own even
miraculously with the spoils of war from their enemies, just like He did for these lepers.) God’s word
records:
Then they said to one another, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, and
we remain silent. If we wait until morning light, some punishment will come upon us. Now
therefore, come, let us go and tell the king's household." So they went and called to the
gatekeepers of the city, and told them, saying, "We went to the Syrian camp, and surprisingly no
one was there, not a human sound-only horses and donkeys tied, and the tents intact."
And the gatekeepers called out, and they told it to the king's household inside. So the king
arose in the night and said to his servants, "Let me now tell you what the Syrians have done to
us. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves
in the field, saying, 'When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the
city.' "
And one of his servants answered and said, "Please, let several men take five of the
remaining horses which are left in the city. Look, they may either become like all the multitude of
Israel that are left in it; or indeed, I say, they may become like all the multitude of Israel left
from those who are consumed; so let us send them and see." Therefore they took two chariots
with horses; and the king sent them in the direction of the Syrian army, saying, "Go and see."
And they went after them to the Jordan; and indeed all the road was full of garments and
weapons which the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. So the messengers returned and told
the king. Then the people went out and plundered the tents of the Syrians. So a seah of fine flour
was sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD. 2
Samuel 7:9-16
Men are not accustomed to believing God, walking by faith and not by sight and trusting His word and
those of His true prophets, even though Elisha had said that God would provide a miraculous deliverance.
So they would not believe the words of the Lepers until they could see things for themselves with their
natural eyes instead of their spiritual eyes. But the fact of the matter remains that the officer who
scorned Elisha’s words paid with his life for his foolish actions. God’s word records
Now the king had appointed the officer on whose hand he leaned to have charge of the gate.
But the people trampled him in the gate, and he died, just as the man of God had said, who
spoke when the king came down to him. So it happened just as the man of God had spoken to
the king, saying, "Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be
sold tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria."
Then that officer had answered the man of God, and said, "Now look, if the LORD would make
windows in heaven, could such a thing be?" And he had said, "In fact, you shall see it with your
eyes, but you shall not eat of it." And so it happened to him, for the people trampled him in the
gate, and he died.
Men have a lot of foolish ideas which they make as doctrines but God’s word does not lie and God has
not changed. We see from the word of God that God weighed and judged the actions of the lepers and the
arrogant officer. The lepers were blessed and the officer was cursed! So who is to say that God does not
do such things today? For after all He is the Lord, the Judge of the whole earth and His eyes are on each
and every one to render to each one according to his work. For God’s word is true:
'Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I
wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand. For I raise My hand to
heaven, And say, "As I live forever, If I whet My glittering sword, And My hand takes hold on
judgment, I will render vengeance to My enemies, And repay those who hate Me. I will make My
arrows drunk with blood, And My sword shall devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the
captives, From the heads of the leaders of the enemy." ' "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people;
For He will avenge the blood of His servants, And render vengeance to His adversaries; He will
provide atonement for His land and His people." Deuteronomy 32:39-41
And it will be said in that day: "Behold, this is our God; We have waited for Him, and He will
save us. This is the LORD; We have waited for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation."
Isaiah 25:9
For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the
eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him. Isaiah 64:4
i
First Word: Last Word Pastor Ken Gott
ii
History Alive! 20th Century United States History, Enrichment Essay, The United States Coming of Age: 1890-1920, Activities
1.3 and 1.4
iii The Possibilities of Prayer by E.M.Bounds

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