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.