BELIEVE HIS PROPHETS AND YOU SHALL PROSPER

By Brother Godwin

Beloved,

He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward (Matthew 10:41).

Every word of God is for a purpose, and it is only God’s way or no way. Now we are not talking about how you feel. Actually feelings have nothing whatsoever to do with the things of God. Jesus Christ, God’s son appeared with all his anointing in his village. This was the commentary: And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief (Mark 6:5-6). This is the same Jesus that the woman with the issue of blood touched and got her healing (Luke 8:43-44); the Jesus that the wind and storm obeyed (Mark 4:41); the Jesus that the fish obeyed (Luke 5:4-7). Friends, the dead heard his voice and rose up from dead but Jesus could do no mighty work in that environment.
This is one lesson we must learn: don’t just go to church or fellowship or meet any servant of God with nothing in your heart. Don’t go to be spoon fed. Go with your faith because no matter the anointing on the life of any minister of God, it can be shut-off by an unbelieving congregation. I mean, go with your faith. There are a lot of commentators and spectators in the house of God today. We need to be in church busy working. While listening to the teaching, you need to be busy working. What is the work? Faith is the work (John 6:29). This is why the scripture enjoins us to fight the good fight of faith and lay hold on eternal life (1 Timothy 6:12).
Now note that Jesus could not do any miracle. Jesus wanted to do miracles but he could not. Someone might ask, I thought all things are possible with God? Yes, all things are certainly possible with God but this possibility is only where he finds faith. God or even devil cannot have access in your life unless you permit (Philemon 14; Ephesians 4:27). True! This is why Jesus asked “Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth” (Luke 18:8)? God is everywhere looking to find faith in order to manifest his goodness and love. His eyes are everywhere looking to show himself strong in the life of those whose hearts are perfect toward him (2 Chronicle 16:9).
But someone may ask but they recognized he was Jesus. Yes, they did but they did not accept his prophetic office. Remember he that recognizes a prophet in the name of a prophet. The prophet may have been your classmate just like Jesus was to many of those folks but you need to recognize his office as a prophet. This means accepting him with the anointing of God upon his life with full recognition that God sent him or her for your good. Am I encouraging the worship of men? No Sir. I am talking about what the scripture says. Let God be true and all men lies (Romans 3:4). As I said earlier, it either God’s way or no way. We all have the Spirit of God but God has set ministers in our mist for our good….and no man takes this honor to himself accept he that is called (Hebrews 5:4).
We have examples in the scriptures. In Ezra 4:24, the building of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it needed the help of the Prophets of God in Ezra 5:1-2 to resume. See this:  And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo (Ezra 6:14). How did they prosper?  They prospered by the prophesying of Haggai and Zechariah. Look at this And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved (Hosea 12:13). What is it that has locked you up? Perhaps you need a word from someone with the anointing of God on his life. Is there a sense of insecurity about anything in your life? Remember by a prophet was he preserved. Here is what Paul told Timothy; this charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare (1 Timothy 1:18). We need to be Bible-wise.
Now I am not talking about white garment stuff. At times God brings people our way but we are more concerned with comparing what they know and miss out on the blessings of God they carry. Measuring ourselves with ourselves is foolishness (2 Corinthians 10:12). This calls for sensitivity and believe. Potiphar was sensitive to discover that Joseph was not an ordinary person (Genesis 39:3). Laban was observant to recognize that the presence of Jacob in his household has been a blessing (Genesis 30:27). God gives us gifts of men but we need to be sensitive to take the delivery of the blessing they carry.
Remember, Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper (2 Chronicles 20:20).
God shall crown 2011 with his goodness for you in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

WAITING TO BE GIVEN ACCESS

Brother Godwin

Beloved,
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me (Revelation 3:20).

I went to a men’s fellowship meeting yesterday and what I heard made so mcuh meaning to me. That is what I will document here. I am sure my brother would not mind. Brother Chijioke shared the above scripture which is a popular scripture for evangelism. First he pointed out that Jesus Christ was knocking at the door of a church, as clearly defined by verse 14 “And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God”. So the scripture was not referring to unbelievers. As it were Jesus was outside his own church, and virtually begging to be allowed in. Now think of it, this is supposed to be the church of the living God (1 Timothy 3:15) and Christ is supposed to be the head of this church. Yet he did not have a free access to his church. How did it come to the level that Jesus did not have access to his own church?

Such is the nature of a lot of places today. There is no God in our hallelujahs. There is no fruit of the Spirit and clearly no manifestation of gifts of the Spirit. I mean no virtue and no power. We entertain one another without any regard for God. You know what? That was also happening in the days of Jesus Christ. In Luke 13:16, Jesus asked, And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? I mean this daughter of Abraham was suffering and instead of being healed, she was being entertained in the synagogue. No one sought to know God; no one wanted to experience his power. Yet the house was supposed to be the house of God. There was the worship of the god of money and god of position and the god of tradition. And because God is a purer eyes than to behold iniquity (Habakkuk 1:13), he excused himself. You know what? He wishes to come back and is "begging" us to allow him in.

And Brother Chijioke continued: notice that God wanted access into individual’s life. “If any man hear my voice”. So we could rush to condemn the church as a body but the church is made of individuals. So Christ is saying by implication that when individuals like you and I give him access into our lives, Christ would have access into his church. When Adam sinned, God was driven out of fellowship with man. God finally found a man who would allow him back, by obeying him. Abraham made himself available, and through Abraham, God made a covenant that allowed him back into fellowship with the man he made in his image (Genesis 12:1-3). God wants you and I to make ourselves available. He desires to use you and I. He is not sitting down about it: For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him (2 Chronicles 16:9). This means God is ready anytime we are ready.

As I thought about Brother Chijioke’s sharing, I remembered that he also said that a lot of times we call stuff accidents when actually they were full blown manifestation of a process that started a long time ago. This is a truth I will encourage you to get hold of. Nothing in life happens by accident they all come in the process of time. The preacher puts it this way:  Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:  So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man (Proverbs 24:33-34). The house is the full blown manifestation of the first shoveling. David committed adultery and murdered Uriah, but it started by refusing to go to war when kings go to battle (2 Samuel 11:1-19). Is it wrong to rest? No it is not but it was not the time to rest and  stroll around the house. It was when kings go to battle. It was a small decision, but the consequence was very huge. David drove God out of his life and did a lot of wrongs for cover up until God sent Nathan to as it were knock on the door of his heart. Judas Iscariot did not start by planning to sell Jesus. It started by his love for money, then stealing from the purse and finally thought “Let’s get it big, 30 pieces of silver would be some money” (John 12:1-6, Matthew 26:15). So let’s watch it. When we choose to miss fellowships, forego our morning prayers, avoid our personal Bible studies, pick offences on minor issues and toss our lives into the hands of people we do not know much about, we might be laying the foundation for something huge. Elimelech decided to move due to famine and that cost his life and the lives of his two sons (Ruth 1:1-5). Eve first started with a simple chat and that was what put God’s creation in jeopardy (Genesis 3:1-24). See this scripture Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened (Romans 1:21). So vanity of imagination started simply; by not giving thanks to God. Now read that passage to verse 32 and see. Verse 30 says that ungratefulness is the building block to becoming Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, and disobedient to parents. Did you notice all those? They basically became Satan incarnate and these started from a simple thing; refusing to be thankful.

 This is Brother Chijioke’s conclusions: We need to watch the choices we make because they have consequencies. Did you read that?
Receive grace today to make good choices
God shall crown 2011 with his goodness for you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ

WHAT ARE YOU SERVING GOD?

By Brother Godwin

Beloved,

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service (Romans 12:1)

A lot of us think that we serve God only when work in the church: I mean church as a place of worship. While that is service to God, it is perhaps a very small part of our service to God. Except for Pastors and those that run churches, the time we spend in church is very small compared to the total time available to us in a week or a month. A better mentality is to take service as working on the church. This is because the church is a living being, consisting of Jesus as the head with every believer as a member. So if you are a believer, everything you do in every minute of the day is working on the church of God. This is true whether you are conscious of it or not.
Romans 12:1 said that your reasonable service is to present your body unto God. First it says you should sacrifice your body. This implies giving yourself over; you do not have an opinion or choice as it were. Secondly, note that this is your reasonable service. This is the level of service acceptable to God. So the question is, the things you do with your body are they acceptable? Imagine for a moment that you are a waiter in a restaurant, and God is the customer, what you are presenting to him is it acceptable? In other words, what are you serving God?
Let’s take this from another angle. Colossians 3:17, 23-24 says “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.  And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ”. First note that service is defined as whatever you do in word or deed. This means whatever you say, think or do in activity, is service. Secondly, note that ye serve the Lord Christ. So all your words, thoughts and actions whether good or ugly are services unto God. If that is true, could you for a moment think about what you have been serving God?
Am I just talking or do we have examples in the scriptures? See this But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment (Matthew 12:36). Did you notice “every idle word”? Words are to be spoken with good purpose and intension to have positive impact. This means someone is taking note. Now what about the day of judgment? It does not refer to judgment seat of Christ. It refers to the here and now. It refers to what we experience  today.  1 Peter 3:10 says  “For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile”. This means that what you will experience here has a lot to do with the words of your mouth.  Friend, your words are services to God, and Colossians 3:24 says of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of inheritance. So what are the rewards? The life and the good days as stated by the scriptures. Would you want to read verse 11 of that scripture?
We had a couple that did something, without the consciousness that they serve the Lord Jesus Christ. They wer called Ananias and Saphira. We know the story but let’s see what the Holy Spirit said to them through Peter:  why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land (Acts 5:3)?  Remember, whatever you do in words and deed? They lied and kept back part of the price of the land.
You are serving God, whether you know it or not. We sit in churches and judge everything from the songs to the message. We sit in our houses and destroy people with the words of our mouth. We have killed so many people in our thought. Here this, Ananias and Saphirah may have kept back part of the price of the land. True, but are we keeping back part or all of our tithe? For instance, we remove our insurance money, our mortgage and other commitments, whatever remains, we offer the 10% of it as tithe. That is offering part of the tithe. I told myself a long time ago, “if I do not come late when I have an appointment with man, why should I come late to church which is an appointment with the King of Kings”?  I don’t want to offer part of my time to God.
The purpose of this write-up is not to make anyone feel guilty. It is to point out that God’s word remains the same forever. Whatever we do in word or deed is service to God. Take time to do everything well and in that consciousness because of the Lord we shall receive the reward of our inheritance.
God will crown 2011 with his goodness for you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen
Godwin

A Hubby With Inspiration

Dear All,

The Temple of Praise Blog has the priviledge of sharing with everyone Sister Annette's Hubby.

The link below has some lovely pictures with words that help you appreciate the beauty and awesomeness of God from the perspective of Sister Annette.

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God bless you.

Patrick

ANYTIME YOU ARE READY, GOD STARTS COUNTING

Brother Godwin

Beloved,

Scripture Reading: At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision (Daniel 9:23).Let me say this right away: we have been waiting for God for miracles and breakthrough in several areas of our lives but God is waiting for us to set the process that brings the miracles or breakthroughs to manifestation. Paul writing in 1 Corinthians 12:10 said that we have been given the gift of the working of miracles.  Note that it did not say the “gift of waiting for miracles” which appears to be the gift that many Christians in our time have. Jesus speaking to the disciples (which means speaking to you and I) said, “And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give” (Matthew 10:7-8). Now did you notice who Jesus told to do all those miracles? The people he sent and empowered.  Take a moment to think about this! This is why the scripture says that the manifestation of the spirit is give to every man (1 Corinthians 12:17). Friend, you have been given the gift of working of miracles; not waiting for miracles. This is the reason John and Peter told the lame man at the beautiful gate that they had his healing (Acts 3: 1-9). You and I are the hope of humanity. We are the hope of our community and our environment. The whole creature is waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God (Romans 8:19). Hey! Now are we the sons of God (1 John 3:2). Hallelujah! The point is this, God is ready anytime you are ready; be it in your finances, your health, your family or anything that concerns you. Moses had the rod but was expecting God to divide the sea. God told him “Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea”(Exodus 14:15-16). It our responsibility to use what God has given us to ease our lives. God is not going to do that for us. True!
In Daniel chapter 9, as soon as Daniel decided to pray, God sent the answer to the prayer he has barely prayed. So it was essentially in Daniel’s hand when God would fulfill his desires. When the prodigal son chose to return home, the father was already waiting for him for “when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him” (Luke 15:20). The question is; who determined when the prodigal son’s suffering ended? The prodigal son of course! God is not holding anything from us. God’s divine power has ALREADY given us all things that will make us live for him and enjoy life (2 Peter 1:3-4).  You and I choose the one we wish to have and when we wish to have them. God speaking in Malachi 3:7 declared,”return unto me and I will return unto you”. Christians would want to create the impression that it is all in God’s hand. No, it is not. It is in my hand and your hand.
One may ask, “I have prayed and fasted but my desires have not been fulfilled”.  You know what, you are probably right. It is has not physically manifested because you just said it has not been fulfilled…..and you shall have whatever you say. When do you know that what you have prayed for has been fulfilled? The answer is clear in 1 John 5:14-15 “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:  And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him”. You know that you have your desires as soon as you have prayed according to the word of God (which is the will of God). You don’t know that you have it when you see it physically. No, that is not what the Bible says.
Joshua asked the Israelites, “How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you”(Joshua 18:3)? Jesus asked the disciples, “O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you?”  (Mark 9:19). How long are we going to wait before we step into where God wants us to be? How long? Hear this:  “I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2). Friend the time is now. God is not going to get bigger tomorrow. He is not going to get more powerful tomorrow so that he would be able to help you. No. All that needed to be done has been done. The remaining thing that needs to be done is in your hand and in my hand. The just does not live because he is just. He lives by his faith (Habakkuk 2:4). If we refused to use what have been freely given to us, we will continue to suffer in the mist of plenty. "How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation" (Hebrews 2:3)? I am persuaded of better things concerning you.
Psalms 1:3 says you determine your season. Joshua 1:8 says you shall make your way prosperous. Proverbs 24:13-14 says when you have found the word, and eaten it as honey,  your expectation shall be fulfilled. Isaiah 66:8 says that as soon as Zion travails it brings forth her fruits. Friend, it is not in God’s hands. It is in your hand and in my hand. Thank God that in our time, the prince of persia CANNOT prevent our answers from reaching us because we pray in the name to which every knee bows (Philippians 2:9-11, Isaiah 45:23). Hallelujah!
You have your Bible, study the scriptures here and more to find out for yourself.
Never forget this: anytime you are ready, God starts counting

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OUR GOD REIGNS

By Brother Godwin

Beloved,

Scripture Reading: But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid (Matthew 14:27).

I wish to begin by thanking everyone for their support and prayers during the celebration of my father life. Your prayers, visits and gifts were very much appreciated. I have known for some time now: who ever receives me, receives a reward. Yours would not elude you in the name of Jesus Christ. Everything went on very well. To God alone be all the glory.
In the story in Matthew 14: 22-32, although Jesus had sent his disciples to cross over, when he noticed that the wind was contrary to their movement, he walked on the water to go and help them. Jesus walked on the water to get to them because that was the fastest way to reach them. Friend, God will do anything necessary, including creating additional miracles in order to be there when you need help. He is a present help in the time of need (Psalms 46: 1). The truth is this: if what you are asking God does not exist, God would create one. Hear this Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert (Isaiah 43:19). God is ready to do a brand new thing for you: something that would amaze you when you know the details. Amen!
Note that although the wind was contrary, it did not sink the ship. The wind could not sink the ship because Jesus had told them to cross over. They were in the centre of God’s will. Friend, God’s will is for you to have a job. He will not allow anybody to sack you until another provision have been made for you. See that job as your inheritance (because the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, Psalms 24:1) because your inheritance by God’s program should be forever (Psalms 37:18-19). This means you determine when you leave. Stop imagining who hates you and who does not. Do not join colleague who are expert commentators. No, don’t join them. There is a way for you, and that way is in God; in God’s word.
Then Peter walked on the sea. Not only was Peter riding on the wave of miracle, he was an instant miracle himself. Note that the wind was still contrary while Peter was inside the ship. The wind was still contrary when he chose to step out of the ship, straight into water. He knew he was stepping into water. Of course water was water, even if the wind was still, and yet he chose to take that step of faith. Peter took the step based on the word of Jesus Christ. Friend, you can generate a miracle based on God’s word. I mean concerning any area of your life, you can stand on the revealed word and watch things turn to your favor. A long time ago, I was demoted on a job I felt I was doing well. I discussed with my wife Gloria, and we agreed that based on Proverbs 4:18, it was an error to accept that lower position. It was just a matter of time (a very short time) before things turned to my favor. Hallelujah! His word, revealed to your heart is a sure foundation.  How I wish many of us would begin to take conscious efforts based on God’s word. The more I read the scriptures and compare them with the songs we sing and the way we pray, the more it appears to me that we are expecting God to do what he has given into our hands. For instance, Matthew 10:8 read Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. This suggests they had control over the healing of the sick. Was that not what Peter and John demonstrated when they told the lame man Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk (Acts 3:6-7). You and I carry the miracle working rod, the word of God. We need to put it to work (Matthew 16:19, Isaiah 45:11).
Then Peter beginning to sink. First note that Peter did not sink; he was beginning to sink. There was no way he could sink because Jesus was there. Friend Jesus is with you.  Once your trust is in him, God will make up for your mistakes (2 Corinthians 12:9). But wait a minute. What made Peter to begin to sink? He removed his eyes from Jesus and began to see the wind. The wind was there before he stepped out of the ship. Now tell me, do people walk on water when the weather is calm? This means that the wind has nothing whatsoever to do with Peter’s miracle or lack of it. Don’t let the enemy to deceive you that your survival is in the hands of any man (Hebrew 13:5-6). Every good and every perfect gift comes from God (James 1:17). Stop making Peter’s mistake. Remove your eyes from market reports and news. Stop watching analysis of the economic crisis. You are from above where the economy does not fail (John 17: 14, 16). Fix your eyes on the Word of God. Read it aloud to yourself, confess it and act based on it.
No matter what the issue is, our God reigns and he has put you and I in control.
Learn to take control!

LIVING OR EXISTING

By Brother Godwin

Beloved,

For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection (Romans 6:5)

Many of the folks that would read this will remember the morning, the leader of the companion distributed a write up titled Living Cadaver. That was in our second year in the university. Summary of the write up was this: ‘people think they are living but actually are dead because they do not have Jesus Christ as their savior. It made such a powerful impact on our classmates who were not born again then (Thank God that a lot: I mean so many have accepted Jesus Christ since then. Hallelujah).  This analogy brings out the fact that a lot are living the lives they are not. So many Christians are not living the lives they really are.
Before Adam became a living soul, he merely existed. The life of God did not flow through him. When God breathed into him, he became a living speaking spirit like God (Genesis 2:7); he became a co-creator with God. He single handed named everything living and impacted the nature that they exhibit today (Genesis 2:19). Adam started living when God breathed unto him. Before then he merely existed.
Psalms 82:1 says that God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. That clearly identifies who God says we are, mighty. God calls you a god (if you are born again). “Me, mighty” you may ask? I did not say it. Check it from your own copy of the Bible. Don’t be surprised. That is God’s view of you, but it did not stop there. Verse 7 says that you are not a man (some version says a mere man). Now that introduces a completely different narrative. I am not a mere man? Yes, you are not a mere man. You are a spirit, in the image and likeness of God. You are mighty. God had so much confidence that he appointed you a defender of the poor and fatherless, a deliverer of the needy (verses 5-6). I mean you are to enforce salvation that Jesus brought. You and I are to execute the judgment written in the scriptures (Psalms 149:5-9). Now read the whole of Psalm 82 and see that for yourself. Obadiah 21 calls you a savior. Earlier in Obadiah 17, the scripture says that there shall be deliverance upon mount Zion. Who shall do that, the deliverers of course!  I mean The Saviors in Zion..you and I WORKING  WITH GOD!.
That is why the whole creation has been waiting for ages for the manifestation of the sons of God (Romans 8:19). You and I are the hope of creation. True! Friend, Jesus is sitting down at the right hand of God waiting for his enemies to be made his footstool (Psalms 110:1). Satan has been defeated (Colossians 2:14-15) but that defeat needs to be enforced. Who would do that? Saviors in Zion: sons of God. I mean mighty spirits. This honor have all the saints of God (Psalms 149:9).
They were entertaining that daughter of Abraham for 18 years in that synagogue until Jesus appeared (Luke 13:16). The lame man was there at the beautiful gate until Peter and John showed up (Acts 3:1-7).   Simon the sorcerer was the talk of the town until Philip showed up (Acts 8:8-13). Ha ha ha! It is our time and we have to make it count.
How shall these things be, Mary asked the angel? Hosea 6:3 puts the answer this way “Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth”. When we follow on to know the Lord, his glory manifest. This is not head knowledge. It is heart knowledge with the whole spirit, soul and body, programmed and working in unison with the word of God. Daniel called them “they that know their God” (Daniel 11:32).
We ought to live in the likeness of his resurrection. The resurrected life did not recognize walls: the resurrected like could enter a locked room without the need for a door (John 20:19). The resurrected life could stay in the deep for 3 days without getting drowned. The enemy recognized the resurrected life in Jesus and Paul. Did you say Paul? I did not say it. The Bible said it (Acts 19:15). Paul, a re-born man like you and I, developed to the extent that he was recognized in the spirit realm. If Paul can, then we can.
Let’s wake up and make the divine life we have to count. We should not just exist we need to start living the divine life.

BAPTISM SERVICE, 18TH SEPTEMBER 2011

Riches and Good Health: All part of the salvation package

By Brother Godwin

Beloved,

Scripture Reading: And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you (Exodus 10:24).

Last week we saw how the enemy tries to negotiate our divinity away by making every effort to keep us at the fringes of our commitment to God. Go serve God he says, but do not go very far. Interestingly, this is a direct opposite of what God said in his word. Jeremiah 29:13 says, you shall seek me and find me when you search for me with your whole heart. The word also says that God will show himself strong in the life of those whose heart are perfect toward him (2 Chronicles 16:9). These are people who go far with him. Didn’t God say that he would spue out those who are neither warm nor cold out of his mouth (Revelation3:15-16)? So get immersed in God. That is how to get the best in God.
Pharaoh had another argument in order to contain the blessings of the people of God. This was what he said: Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed (Exodus 10:24). Flocks and herds represent their riches; the blessings of the Lord upon their life. The enemy wants us to think that the good of life does not belong to us. “You can be holy but don’t talk about wealth”. “Don’t talk about a healthy living”. So people sing such songs as “take the whole world and give me Jesus”. No, that is wrong singing. If God is your father, doesn’t a good father take care of his children?  What reflection does it have on God that his children would be begging food? Friend it is not God. It is the enemy that convinces people that holiness is incompatible with riches. Lack or poverty does not make you more Christian than your neighbor that is rich. In fact it mocks the authenticity of the God you claim to serve (Psalms 37:18-19). Check the scripture. People that served God well were people of means. You know what? It is the love of wealth much more than love for God that is a sin. When wealth becomes a god, so that you live for it instead of for God, you are into idolatry. You will agree with me that the person that has 1000 Euro can be as idolatrous towards money as the person that has billions of Euros.  Don’t allow the enemy to negotiate the blessings God has given you away.
“Go serve God but leave the blessings behind”. This is a ploy of the enemy. God’s blessings include good health. The same death of Jesus Christ that saved you from your sin also saved you from sickness and lack. Salvation is much more than cleansing from sins. First let’s see what the problem was.  Jeremiah 5:25 says “Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.  Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you”.  Now see the available solution:  Isaiah 53:6 says  All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Put together, the iniquity that withheld good from us has been taken away. Every good thing has been provided. Don’t listen to the negotiator. The most holy God is the richest personality. The most holy God is not sick. So why should you and I lack? Why should you and I be ill? God’s plan is that those that serve him will not just be satisfy with the good things of life, also he plan to keep them healthy (Proverbs 13:17). See what he said And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil (Exodus 23:25-26). This is the true reflection of God.
Friend, we need to stand strong and take that which God has already given us. Joshua was frustrated with the children of Israel and asked them, how long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you (Joshua 18:3)? These are all included: Signs and wonders shall follow those of us that believe (Mark 16:17-18). We have been blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ (Ephesians 1:3). God’s divine power has given to us all things that pattern unto life and godliness (2 Peters 1:3-4).  Stop the enemy from negotiating away your covenant rights.
I will end this write up by quoting what the Spirit of God said through a man of God in August 2010: “Our ignorance or laziness to appropriate that which belongs to us does not invalidate the promises of God. It just means we did not take due diligence to do what we are supposed to do” (Pastor Olumide, 2010). How ture this is!Stop standing on the fringes. Go take that which belongs to you. Find them from the scriptures and forcefully take them by faith.

GET IMMERSED

By Brother Godwin

Beloved,

Scripture: And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me (Exodus 8:28).

God had a promised land ready for his people but Pharaoh would not want them to get there. By telling them not to go far away, he wanted to make sure that he could always have access to them. Our destiny is divine life and we can only access it by the knowledge of God. 2 Peter 1:4 says Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. You are I are programmed to live the very life that God lives. Our words and deeds are programmed by God to depict divinity but that can only come through the knowledge and application of the word of God; through sailing out in search for God and his way of thinking and doing things. This way you stay far away from the enemy.

But you know what? The enemy would do everything to convince us that we should pray when our busy schedule permits; that we should study the word when we have time to spare. Friend, do you breathe when you have some time to spare? Moses while speaking to the Israelites told them that the Word; the study with practice of the Word is their life (Deuteronomy 30:20).  In other words, if you do not apply it to your day to day walk, you are as good as dead. Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish (Psalms 49:20). Did you read that? The enemy will do everything to keep people at the fringes of God’s kind of life so that they will not enjoy the fullness of the divine life already available to them. Listen to this, you and I are not supposed to live and die like mere men. If we know who we are and do what we are supposed to do, the things that happen to men would not happen to us. True! Our being is God (Acts 17:28, Psalms 82:5-7). Eternal life is accessible through the knowledge of God. Stop staying at the fringes: get immersed.

‘Don’t go far away in God’, the enemy will say.’ Go to church when it’s convenient’. ‘Instead of going for a prayer meeting, go and visit a friend’. ‘Spend as must time as possible to watch television instead of spending time in the word of God’. ‘Don’t keep yourself pure, God understands’. These are suggestions of the enemy to keep us away from God’s blessings. ‘Keep your tithe’, the enemy will say. ‘The Pastor just wants to use your money to buy a new car or a new shoe’. ‘Discuss your Pastor and your fellow Christians’. ‘When you get to church, judge every single thing that is done’. ‘You are comfortable; those people that are always in church are those that have needs’. ‘Even if the Bible says it, this is not what you have practiced since you were born’. All these are the enemy’s ploy to negotiate away your dominion.

God’s eye is going to and fro the earth to show himself strong in the life of those whose hearts are perfect towards him (2 Chronicle 16:9). Friend, you will find God when you seek him with all your heart. You might not have a need now but you need God to keep that which you have. Get immersed.

Hear what Jesus said And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him (John 8:29). God was always the focus of Jesus Christ. To get the kind of result that Jesus had, we have to focus on God the way he did. This is what Jesus advised: If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him (John 14:23). Using another set of words, ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart (Jeremiah 29:13).

Get immersed in God. Think, talk and do his word. Get immersed in God and watch to see how your life will be completely transformed. Do not negotiate away your divine position.
Godwin

The enemy is a negotiator. He always has alternative plan that tries to convince the believer that you can serve God half-way. ‘You can be a Christian but you do not have to be filled with the Holy Spirit’ or ‘you can be a Christian without being a fanatic’. Let me paint this picture to you: can a fish live in a bucket of water or bath tub? There is water in the bath tub but the bath tub can never be a river and the river is the natural habitat for the fish. Unless the fish abides in the river, it will suffer and eventually die. You and I do not want God. We need God and no half way would do.

BIBLE JOURNEY OF THE WEEK.

Monday: Acts 21
Tuesday: Acts 22

Wednesday: Acts 23

Thursday: Acts 24

Friday: Acts 25

 

God wants to talk to you everyday through his word.

 

Create time for him by studying prayerfully the word of God.

 

God bless you.

 

Shalom

THE TOP CHILDREN SING FOR THE PASTOR.

BIBLE JOURNEY FOR THE WEEK

Let us continue with our Bible journey through the book of Acts.

Monday: Acts 11
Tuesday: Acts 12

Wednesday: Acts 13

Thursday: Acts 14

Friday: Acts 15

We need the word of God in our lives everyday. Let us desire his voice by studying his word and see how he changes our lives. The more you study the word prayerfully, the more like him you become.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PASTOR SAM

We are so proud to have you as our Pastor.

May God continue to bless you and grant all your heart desires.

Amen.

SCRIPTURES FOR THIS WEEK'S FASTING

Prayer Point: Lord Let your word increase in the Temple of Praise Geneva, and let it be backed up with infallible proofs as it was in the days of the Apostles.

Scriptres for Each day:

Monday - Acts 6
Tuesday - Acts 7
Wednesday - Acts 8
Thursday - Acts 9
Friday - Acts 10

On Friday, we meet at No 87, Rue de Chateline to pray together between 6:30 and 7:30pm.

May God bless you and cause your eyes to be opened to his revelation during this time you have set apart to pray in Jesus name. Amen

Shalom

PUT TO REMEMBRANC​E

By Brother Godwin

Beloved,

Theme scripture: Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits (Psalms 103:2).

I welcome you to the month of August 2011. No matter what has not happened before now, my God will make it up for you. You may have believed, and it appears that you have not received it. You know what, once your request is covered in the WILL called the Bible, that is the only evidence that God has granted your petition (1 John 5:14-15). Look at this; I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass (Isaiah 48:3). Are you expecting this manifestation? Listen, your miracle is going to be sudden in the name of Jesus Christ. AmenThe theme scripture says we should not forget God’s benefits. A lot of times we tend to think that salvation is only of the soul so that we can go to heaven. Yes, going to heaven is a major aspect of salvation but there are other components also.

When Adam sinned, he was separated from God and because of it, sickness, lack, sufferings and every evil work followed him. The scripture says that the redemption that Christ brought was much more than the effect of Adam’s sin.  But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many (Romans 5:15). You know what?   He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). So the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ destroyed the works of the devil. See these: For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich (2Corinthians 8:9). Also who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed (1 Peter 2:24). Friend, Jesus blotted the evil hand writings against us and triumphed over the enemy. Please note that Jesus Christ is not going to make us free. No! He had already made us free. We have been delivered from the power of darkness (Colossians 1:13).

So what are we doing with what we have been delivered from? It is not smart at all. The Bible calls it frustrating the grace of God (Galatians 2:21; 2 Corinthians 6:1)We have seen God as the ones that forgives all our iniquities, we need to wake to the fact that he also heals all our diseases,  redeems our lives from destruction, crowns us with lovingkindness and tender mercies and satisfies thy mouth with good things (Psalms 103:1-5). You need to believe him as such, and receive prosperity, deliverance and healing the same way you received Jesus Christ as your Lord and savior (Colossians  2:6). You know what, David had to remind himself. This is the same principle confirmed by Jesus and recounted in so many places in the new testament; the principle of putting to remembrance. Jesus said that one of the roles of the Holy Spirit is to bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you (John 14:26). In fact he (Jesus) instituted the communion and said this do in remembrance of me (Luke 22:19). Paul, Peter and Jude constantly put the church in remembrance (Hebrew 2:1; 1Timothy 4:6; Jude 5). So we need to constantly remind ourselves that we have not just been forgiven, we have been healed, made prosperous and crowned (or given authority). Hallelujah!We need to understand why we need to remember. Interestingly, even God said we should put him in remembrance (Isaiah 43:26), so putting to remembrance has something to do with our taking delivery of our covenant rights. Paul asked Timothy to stop crying and instead stir up the gift of God in him (2 Timothy 1:6). Peter told us how that is done. Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance (2 Peter 1:13). Putting the scriptures together, we stir God up by putting him in remembrance (this is what praises and confessions do) and we stir up his power in us when we are put in remembrance either by others or ourselves.  You put to remembrance by speaking. Thus we are enjoined to speak to ourselves in Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs (Ephesians 5:18-19).

This is an important point: the same death of Jesus that took care of our sins also took care of our lack, brokenness and sicknesses. He did a complete job. He gave us a total package. Do not be satisfied with only part of it.Your miracle will appear suddenly in the name of Jesus ChristGodwin

THE PRAYER FESTIVAL HAS STARTED

The Prayer Festival as instructed  by God and organised by the Temple of Praise Ministries, Geneva started on the 1st of August 2011.

Let us set  this time out to pray and see God bring a mighty change through our lives.

It will last till the 14th of August, 2011.

Mode of Fasting:
The fast involves foregoing your breakfast and lunch daily. The fast can be broken earliest at 3 or 4pm daily. Please set out some time to pray daily as you do this fast.

Scriptures.:
Monday - Acts 1
Tuesday - Acts 2
Wednesday - Acts 3
Thursday - Acts 4
Friday - Acts 5

On Friday, we meet at No 87, Rue de Chateline to pray together between 6:30 and 7:30pm.

May God bless and cause your eyes to be opened to his revelation during this time you have set apart to pray in Jesus name. Amen

Shalom

WORTHY OF ETERNAL LIFE

By Brother Godwin

Beloved,

Main Scripture: Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles (Acts 13:46WEB).

I want to give praise to our Father for keeping us during the past seven months of 2011. He keeps covenant, and can be depended on. I will encourage us to take time out to praise him in this new month in line with Psalms 81:3-5 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not. This is an instruction with benefits. Do you desire to have a testimony in August 2011? God ordained praise as the sickle of harvest.

Our Father is not a man that lies. If God has any issue, it is with our faith in his ability. He has no issue with the devil because that has been permanently defeated. God has no issue with our challenges because he has made all the provision we need to be on top of them. It is our faith that is the question. Here what God said inPsalms 81:13-16 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.  The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured forever.  He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.The same thing was said in Isaiah 48:18-19. So the issue is how much we pay attention to God and what He said; how much we live the Word of God.

Did you notice our main scripture? Those people considered themselves unworthy of eternal life? Now you need to put off your religious cloak to receive this. You and I need to consider ourselves worthy of eternal life. Worthy means “to have worth or merit or value”. It means “meriting respect”. This means we need to consider ourselves as meriting eternal life: God’s kind of life. This means you merit to stay healthy and healed; you as a child of God merit to be prosperous; you merit to be free from any molestation of the enemy; you merit to live the way God lives. This means we do not beg. Now I did not say this. The Bible did. If you understand the mystery of identity with Jesus Christ, then it will not be difficult to accept. As Christians, we were crucified with Christ (Galatians 2:20); we died with Christ (Romans 6:8, Colossians 2:20); we are risen with Christ (Colossians 3:1) and we are quickened (made alive) with Christ (Ephesians 2:5). So whatever Jesus Christ did, we were there. But we need to reckon or identify with it (Romans 6:11).

Another concept that relates to this is the Christian as the righteousness of God. Jesus became sin so that we may become the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21). Righteousness means right standing with God. This means we have rights in the kingdom of God. We have the right to be healed. We have the right to be delivered. We have the right to prosper spirit soul and body. We have the right to be free. We have the right to carry and manifest God’s presence.  The right was procured by the price Jesus paid. When you know you have a right, you should consider yourself worthy. What are you waiting for? Insist on your right until you can handle it. We boldly go to the throne and demand for our rights (Hebrews 4:16).

I will encourage you to check the scriptures in this write up and take time to meditate on them.

Friend, consider that you merit eternal life (God’s kind of life) because the price was fully paid.

 Your set time of favour has come.

KEEP PRESSING UNTIL IT OPENS

By Brother Godwin

Beloved,

Main scripture: The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it (Luke 16:16)

I wish to bring a Word from God to someone today “keep pressing until you get your desire”; “keep pressing until what is provided in the covenant for you is in your hands”. You may have fallen once. Get up and keep moving forward. You may have been disappointed once. That can never be the reason to give up. You are the only person that has the authority to close your case. Once your eyes are fixed on the victory never mind any apparent disappointment. Jesus despised shame for the glory ahead. Listen to this; God always causes us to triumph (2 Corinthians 2:14). If God never fails, then you cannot fail. For you to fail God would have to fail and God cannot fail.

Champions are never made in the living room. Champions are products of battles. That challenges come your ways does not mean you have sinned. It also does not mean yu have failed already. From the scriptures we understand that Jesus defeated the enemy (Revelation 1:18) but you and I need to stand our ground and take possession of what have been given to us (1 Timothy 6:12). It is called the good fight of faith. God told the Israelites Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle (Deuteronomy 2:24). Did you notice that? God gave them the land, but they still needed to take possession. To ensure that they understood what God said, he told them plainly  to contend in battle. Friend, it is not the time to give up. It is time to contend in battles using the weapons that are available to us (2 Corinthians 10:3). Use the blood of Jesus; use the Word of faith; add the name of Jesus; speak to the mountains and keep speaking. Fight the good fight of faith.

Let us see the mentality of over comers in 1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. First understand that your challenge is not special. The Bible says that every challenge is common. So do not specialize yours. Stop going around telling stories of woes in order to get sympathy. People are limited in the extent that they can help you. Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of (Isaiah 2:22)? Secondly know that God is faithful. He means what he says. If God up holds all things by the word of his power, your life and my life are too small to be beyond him (Hebrews 1:2-3). He is able and willing. The question that needs to be answered is this: shall God find faith in you (Luke 18:8). Thirdly, you need to understand that whenever any challenge shows up, it had already been established by heaven that it is not beyond you. I mean you have the ability to overcome it because God will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able to deal with. Let me tell you this: you can handle that challenge. Yes, you can! Finally, note that there is a way to overcome what you are facing today. What we need to do is to look for the way in the Word of God. No second hand information would do. So wake up and take your liberty. Do not give up. You know what? Every challenge has an expiration date because weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning (Proverbs 30:5). joy always comes. Hallelujah!

There was something that God opened my eyes to sometime ago. Many times Christians believe God for a breakthrough or an answer. But before the answer comes, they have already made up their mind on how to explain it if it fails or on an alternative. I have done that before, and there is a good chance that you have done it. You hear things like, it was not the will of God or God thought me something from the failure. If, it was not the will of God, why did you waste your time praying? There is only one place I know we are thought from; and that is the scriptures (2 Timothy 3:16). These are simply tactics motivated by the deceiver to keep us from focusing on the fight of faith and taking responsibility. The point is this, stop preparing for failure because it makes you double minded. The Bibles says that the double minded should not think that he/she should receive anything from God (James 1:6-8).

So keep pressing until you get it. If you could not find the key in Genesis, go to Mark or Matthew or James. Do not convince yourself that you have done enough. No; you have not.  You know what, when thou have found it (the key) there shall be a reward and thy expectations shall not be cut off (Proverbs 24:13-14). Find the key in the Word and apply it. When the answer is not at hand, it is not the devil or that God does not want you to have it. In fact everything in the covenant had been given to us (2 Peters 1:3-4). It simply means that you have not found the key. It is not time to be discouraged. Neither is it time to explain why it has not happened. It is time to keep looking and keep pressing.

You know what? Surely there is an end to your wait and your expectation shall not be cut off (Proverbs 23:18).

GOD IS READY

By Brother Godwin

Beloved,

Main scripture:  For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars (2 Chronicles 16:9).

Let me start by giving an illustration. The spot you are standing or sitting does not only have this message, it also has radio waves and television signals. Your lack of both the radio and television signals is not because those signals are not available. They are available. You lack them because either you do not have the appropriate equipment or if you have them, you are not tune to the exact frequency.

Your heart or your spirit is the equipment that connects to God (Proverbs 20:27). We are spirits but not all are connected to God. They are not connected because they are not perfect towards him. Just like the radio signals, God’s strength is anywhere man is but cannot be released in our lives until our hearts are perfect towards God. The perfect in this scripture also means true or complete. It refers to complete focus, absolute trust, not double minded. The blood of Jesus Christ has perfected us forever (Hebrews 10:14). So sin is not your problem or my problem. We are talking of the disposition of our hearts towards God. Do you accept that God means what he said in his Word?

Jesus never told anyone that came to him with a need to go and come back tomorrow. All that believed received. This is because the scripture says: Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it (Proverbs 3:27). God the Judge of all the earth shall never do wrong (Genesis 18:25)? If he wants us to attend to anyone that makes a demand on us, he does likewise. But do we have absolute trust in him? Do we accept that what he says is true and that he means what he said? Is our heart perfect towards him?

Paul writing to the Corinthians made an important statement that I trust God to enter you today. But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ (2 Corinthians 11:3).  Friend, God’s Word is simple but true; God’s Word is simple but effective. It effectually works in them that believes it (1 Thessalonians 2:13); the heart that is perfect towards God. The challenges that come our way are not beyond God. In fact they are under our control. The weapons available to us are extremely powerful but work under one condition (2 Corinthians 10:3-5). You want to know the condition? And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled (2 Corinthians 10:6). The problem is not the challenge. The problem is not the weapon. The problem is our obedience.

I have found out from the scripture that our greatest obedience is to accept God’s word as true, and to think, talk and act as if it true. God told Joshua that the only courage he needed was the courage to obey him (Joshua 1:6, 7 and 9). This is faith: accepting God’s word as the final authority.

People would rather labor than accept the truth of God’s Word. For instance, people would rather emphasis that the woman in Luke 18 kept praying repeatedly than see the point Jesus was trying to make which is in verse 8. Shall God find faith in you that would allow him to work in your affairs?  In other words, shall God find a perfect heart?

That you have what you prayed for is not the evidence that God heard you. I will explain what I mean. In Exodus 4 God told Moses to cast the rod in his hand before Pharaoh and it would turn to a snake but he did not tell him that Pharaoh’s magicians would also turn their rods into snakes. God did not tell him that his rod would swallow all the rods of the magicians. So the only evidence of victory that Moses had was that he did what God said. Once he did that, all other developments were taken care of (Exodus 7:10-12). You do not know that God has answered you because you have the answer. You know because you obeyed God. You know because you accepted his Word. The scripture says  And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him (1 John 5:14-15). So we know that we have our answers because we asked according to God’s will (God’s Word).  This is why Paul and Silas did not rush out of the prison when the doors were thrown open by the earthquake. The God that opened the doors could do it over and over again.

Friend, faith is the victory (1 John 5:4). Faith can bring the miracles over and over again. So do not leave faith and face the miracle. That is why people lose their miracles. The faith that produces it also preserves it. You will not lose your miracles in the name of Jesus Christ.

God wants to show himself strong in your life. He is only looking for a complete heart; a heart that sees God’s Word as the only thing that matters. I heart that accepts that the only unchangeable thing is the Word of God. A heart that believes and speaks.  To do otherwise is foolishness.

Your hour liberty has come

1 DAY TO PRAISE NIGHT

COVENANT OF PRAISE

By Brother Godwin
                                                                                                                       
Beloved,

When the Psalmist declared “I will praise the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my lips”, it was not because he has nothing to do. It was because he understood that every word of praise is a seed.  God established a covenant after the flood when he declared that “while the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease” (Genesis 8:22). David knew that God keep covenants. Therefore his dances were not to lose weight or to impress anybody. He was continually sowing seed into God. Did I say sowing seed into God? No. I did not say it, God said it in his word. For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations (Isaiah 61:11). Wao! God likened himself to a garden and because his covenant would he not break, he causes righteousness and praise sown into him to spring forth.

Stop looking at the things you think that God has not done. That was the cause of Eve’s down fall. She had all, but the enemy deceived her to focus on the one instead of on the all. You know what, the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen (THOSE EXPECTATIONS OF YOURS; THE MIRACLES, JOBS HEALINGS ETC), being understood by the things that are made (ARE CLEARLY EVIDENT BY THE MIRACLES YOU ARE ENJOYING TODAY; THE MIRACLES YOU SEE IN THE LIFE OF OTHERS), even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse (Romans 1:20). If you are breathing now, God’s power is already manifest in you. Jesus asked in Matthew 6:25, “is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Focus on what you have and praise God for them, because the others are on their way. Are you expecting a baby? Anytime you see anyone carrying a baby, it is a sure proof that yours is on the way. This applies to car, houses, jobs and whatever…because the invincible things of God are understood by what is made. Hallelujah! Friend, praise God for the answer of what you believe him for. Is it money, celebrate him for money. Are you believing for children, praise him for those. Do you know what? The Bible’s evidence that you have received what you asked him is your prayer according to what his words says (1 John 5:14-15, THINK ABOUT THIS SCRIPTURE)? Once we have prayed in line with what the word of God says, we are confident that he heard us and granted our petition.  

Let's take it from another angle. The Bible says that at the mentioned of the name of Jesus every knee bows, isn’t it? I want to tell something; whatever the name of Jesus can do, praise to God can do. Hallelujah! According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness (Psalms 48:10). This was the secret of the victory over the walls of Jericho. Jehoshaphath understood this and looked for singers instead of men who can use spears, bows and arrows (2 Chronicles 20:21). You know what? God does wonders when we praise him (Exodus 15:11).

Praise stills the enemy. I mean, praise incapacitate the devil. Just like you and I cannot survive inside water, the devil cannot survive praise. The psalmist said this: Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger (Psalms 8:2). So God put strength in mouth of babes and suckling for the sole purpose of incapacitating the enemy. Jesus quoting this same scripture in Matthew 21: 16 and phrased it this way: Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? Are you seeing anything? Jesus referred to strength as praise. Friends, faith-full praises to God unleashing God's strength in man’s affairs. You can also see what regard God has for the devil. Can’t you? The enemy is so small that babes and suckling can deal with. If babes and suckling can incapacitate the enemy, I don’t see the problem that you as an adult has. Are you still there?
God sounded disappointed in Psalms 81:13-16 when he said Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever. He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. What was it that they did not hearken to? They refused to open their mouth wide to praise God (Psalms 81:1-3, 10). Because it was so important to the victory of his children, God gave it as a commandment (Psalms 81:4, Malachi 2: 1-2). There is really no excuse.

So get ready and praise God anyhow. Not just on Saturday but at all times. Start sowing the seed of praise into God and the turn around that you will experience would surprise you. God keeps covenants.

See you on Saturday…………and bring your friends along.

ACCORDING TO THE POWER THAT WORKS IN YOU

By Brother Godwin



Beloved,

Scrpture: 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) 

The scripture above defines that all you and I need is God. We might think we need money, or connection or healing or deliverance. No. all we need is God. When we get God all other things will follow. Hear what Jesus said seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you (Matthew 6:33). Perhaps you need to remove your eyes from what you think you need, and focus it on God. You know what? God is able. In your issue and my issue, he is able. Nothing is beyond him. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them (Hebrews 7:25). God is able to save to any degree; no matter how big and how long. He will attend to it and give you the victory. 

 God’s ability should not be in doubt. His eternal power is clearly understood by what is seen (Romans 1:19-21). He can do exceeding abundantly above everything you can imagine. Remember, Jesus came that we would have, not abundant life but a more abundant life (John 10:10). This means life with much more than you need. This means you and I should not just have money, you should be a blessing to our generation. You and I should not just be healed, we should be dispensers of health. Proverbs 13:17 says ….a faithful ambassador is health. This is the sufficiency level that God expects us to operate in. In fact anything we can think about is far below what God can do in our life. Hallelujah! Our father is an “exceeding abundant” God. 
Now let me call your attention to something. The things we expect are not going to come to us just because God is able. This is why the song that says Jehovah has the final say, is not completely correct. God has already had his say concerning your condition (2 Peter 1:3-4). “Whatever say that remains to be said is your say; not God’s”. Remember the woman with the issue of blood? Jesus had no extra say for her to get healed. No not at all. This is why it is according to the power that works in you and I. First, recognize that it did not say the power that works in the pastor. You may attend all sorts of programs and have hands laid on you by all sorts of men of God. That does not translate to breakthrough. It is what happens in you that determine your breakthrough. It is the power that works in you. This means no matter what you hear and where you went to, if you do not receive what is said, nothing would happen. So the time has come for us to seat up and use what we have heard.

Also notice that God’s work is not according to the power in you. It is according to the power that works in you; in other words, the power in you that you put to work. Paul told Timothy to stop crying but instead to stir up the spirit of power, of love and sound mind in him (2 Timothy 1:3-7). The gospel is the power to salvation, but it cannot benefit people unless it is mixed with faith (Hebrews 4:2). To put the power to work means you mix the word (the carrier of God’s power) with faith. You have received the word in church, you need to make out time for it by meditating it; by putting it in your mouth and your thought until faith it stirred up. Then put it to work by speaking it: we having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak  (2 Corinthians 4:13) 
God is able yes but it is according to the power at work in you.

You shall excel.

THE TEMPLE OF PRAISE GENEVA CHOIR INVITES YOU TO "THE BEAUTY OF HIS PRESENCE" ON THE 9TH OF JULY, 2011

PRAISE NIGHT IN THE BEAUTY OF HIS PRESENCE. 9TH OF JULY. DON'T MISS OUT

THE TEMPLE OF PRAISE GENEVA CHOIR INVITES YOU TO "THE BEAUTY OF HIS PRESENCE" ON THE 9TH OF JULY, 2011

THIS MONTH TAKE TIME OUT TO PRAISE GOD FOR ALL HE HAS DONE

 By Brother Godwin

Beloved,
Scripture: The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. THey kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;  And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.  Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan (Psalms 78:9-12).

God has been so good to you and I from January this year till now. There are multitudes that do not enjoy the good that God has given us over these months. We have been healed, delivered from several plans of the enemy some of which we were not even aware of, protected and fed. Even if you feel God has not done anything for you, he is the reason why the condition has not become worse. Friend it is of his loving kindness that we are consumed because his compassion does not fail (Lamentation 3:22). Look at it this way, God is the reason why you can read and understand this brief. Hallelujah! When we focus on the challenges before us, we tend to forget that we have been kept by the power of God before the challenge showed up. Get this truth clear; to remember what God did in the past is a powerful tool of deliverance from current challenge.

The children of Ephraim were armed but decided to run away from the challenge. What were they armed with? They were armed with the testimony of the previous work of God in their lives; the marvelous things that God did in the sight of their fathers. David said, the LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine (1 Samuel 17:37). To show that he understood the place of testimony, he said to Goliath:  this day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD'S, and he will give you into our hands (1 Samuel 17:46-47). Friend, stop complaining of what God has not done and celebrate him for what he did. The blood of Jesus is already speaking favorably for you. Your testimony is needed as an establishing witness for you to overcome your current challenge because they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and the words of their testimony (Hebrews 12:24, Revelation 12:11).
This beginning of the month is a good time to remember what God has done. Do you want to share a testimony on the current challenge facing you? Sing, celebrate God and dance to his praise. This is a command ordained for a testimony in this new moon (Psalms 81:1-5). Do you desire freedom? Learn to celebrate the goodness of God. Jehoshaphath did what the military commanders of our days will call foolishness. He set singers in front of the army but when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten (2 Chronicles 20:22). Friend when we praise God, he does fearful things (Exodus 15:11). When Paul and Silas began to sing and pray, an earthquake occurred and every man’s chain was loosed (Acts 16:19-26). Stop complaining. Stop murmuring. Stand in faith and remember the past victories God has given you. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy (Psalms 107:2). When we refuse to praise God, the blessings which we have refused to recognize will be cursed (Malachi 2: 2-3). Does this make any sense to you? It will not be your portion but you will need to be grateful to God for the things he already did.

Let me show you two reasons why praise works. Psalms 48:10 says According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. We know that at the name of Jesus Christ every knee bows in all realms of existence (Philippians 2:9-11). The scripture above says that praises to God produce to the degree that the name of Jesus Christ will produce. According to your name, so is your praise. So when we praise God, every knee bows. Hallelujah!  Secondly, praise is our responsibility for the covenant of live and peace to work for us. Remember we read that the children of Ephraim did not keep the covenant (Psalms 78:10). Because God does not want us to miss it, he gave it as a commandment.  And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.  My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name (Malachi 2:1, 4, 5).  God’s program is that we have peace and life. Peace means nothing missing, nothing broken; a state of perfect completeness. Hallelujah! This is your portion in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
This month, take time out to celebrate the goodness of God. As you do, God will show up and anything that constitutes a chain will be loosed from you.
You shall be favored.

Words For Thought

YOU CANNOT BE CALLED A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST IF YOU DO NOT SPEND QUALITY TIME IN PRAYER- BENNY HINN

WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?

By Brother Godwin

Beloved,

Scripture: But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: John 1:12
When anyone believes the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ, and receives him as lord and savior the person would be empowered to become a son. In other word the person is given the power (the Holy Spirit, Romans 8:9) to become what he believes. This is why Galatians 4: 6 said And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. So we are empowered to become whatever we believe. Jesus told the blind men, according to your faith be it unto you (Matthew 9:29). We are what we believe. Look at this, if you do not believe in the word of God, you believe in not believing the word of God. There is no middle ground, and whatever you believe is what you will become. Since the just shall live by his faith (Habakkuk 2:4), the just shall also die by his lack of faith. The fact that you are justified is not enough; what you become is a function of what you believe. The question is what do you believe?
In the account in Luke 16:20 -31, Lazarus was justified (that was why he got to Abrahams bossom) but all that he desired was to eat crumbs from the rich man’s table. That was the degree of his hope, and so reflects his faith. Of course all he had was crumbs. He was a seed of Abraham but he lived like a beggar. The rich man had his faults but Lazarus had a bigger fault vis-à-vis his taking delivery of the blessings that God gave to all seed of Abraham. If you believe that God is allowing lack, sickness and all sorts of things to come your way because he is teaching you, that is what you are going to get in abundance. If you really think that God is teaching you, either you are a very slow learner or you are simply lying against God. I think the later is true. God teaches through his word (2 Timothy 3:16). Blind Bartemaeus could have sat down and enjoyed the cheering, to learn what happens when crowd follow Jesus. He refused and put his faith on the line and immediately received his sight. The woman with the issue of blood could have enjoyed the company of the crowd, and gone back with her problem. No she used her faith and got her freedom, even without the express knowledge and permission from Jesus. Look at what Jesus said at another instance: ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day (Luke 13:16)? This means that it is not in the program of God for any seed of Abraham to be bound even for one day. Jesus is with us always. He will attend to us just the same way he attended to that woman. Hallelujah!  I want to ask again, what do you believe?
There are 3 characters I would want us to examine. The first is the woman with the issue of blood, the second is Jairus who had a very ill daughter and the third is the centurion who had an ill servant. While Jairus’s faith was hinged on Jesus getting to his house, the centurion thought that that was not necessary.  You would have noticed that it was on their way to the house of Jairus that the woman with issue of blood got her healing without prior consultation with anybody. She took time out to tell the story of what happened over a twelve year period. Imagine for a moment what was going through Jairus’s mind. Needless to say that he must have been in torment because his daughter was almost dead and here was a woman telling all the stories in the world. Do you think that the centurion would have suffered all that torment? No. He got his miracles immediately he saw Jesus but Jairus wanted Jesus to get to his house. The woman with the issue of blood did not think that it was necessary to call the attention of Jesus before she can be healed. Friend, what do you believe? You and I are living according to our faith. I mean the level of life you and I are enjoying today is a function of our level of faith. It really had nothing to do with our religion. It is by grace; yes but faith is required.
I want you to notice that each of these three characters chose how they will receive their miracles. The woman said, if I touch the herm of his garment, I shall be made whole (Mark 5:28). She touched and was made whole. Jairus said, come and lay your hand on my daughter and she shall live (Mark 5:23). Jesus went and laid hands on her, and she lived. The centurion said, speak the word only and my servant shall be made whole (Matthew 8:8) and Jesus spoke the word. Each received according to what he believed. Although their degree of faith varied, each believed in a miracle. They were specific on how they will get them and that was how each got his/hers. What do you believe? You are praying, but what do you believe? Some folks prayed in Act 12 and did not even believe that the answer will come.
Look at Jesus’s commentary on the centurion “many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.  But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 8:11). Isn’t it sad? Friend, you can only become what you believe. What do you believe? Is what you believe in line with the Word of God?

You shall be favoured.