ANOINTING MAKES THE DIFFERENCE: MUST READ

‘But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things’ (1 John 2: 20). In the life of the believer, the anointing of the Holy Spirit is what makes you stand out from the crowd. The anointing is neither acquired through learning nor practice. Simply defined, it is that which empowers mere mortals to do supernatural things. It is bequeathed from heaven. At a Christian meeting, a professional singer was engaged to sing Psalm 23. It was a beautiful piece and received a standing ovation. Thereafter, an old man requested permission to sing the same song. At the ending, everybody broke down on their knees in tears, crying their eyes out to God. The first was by skill; the latter was by anointing.

THIS FAITH THAT IGNORES DOUBTER: MUST READ

  ‘He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God…’ (Rom 4:20)
Faith is ‘the Substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen’ (Heb 11:1). Faith is the ability to believe and receive what you are asking for in prayer. There are different kinds of faith. Desperate faith is one major way of achieving good results. For the Christians, faith, it is impossible to please God. Have you ever wondered why at a great gathering of God’s people, some receive God’s miraculous touch while others are left out? This is often determined by whether faith is exercised or not.

BREAD OF DECEIT: MUST READ

‘An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning: but the end therefore shall not be blessed.’
(Prov 20:21)

‘Bread of deceit is sweet to a man: but afterwards, his mouth shall be filled with gravel’ (Prov 20:17). Anything acquired fraudulently or diabolically may appear to be a bonus initially, but not for long. People are more concerned with acquiring riches and property than the means by which they acquire them. Often they say the end justices the means. This is a reversal of the truth. The end does not always justify the mean: rather in several cases, it is the means that either justifies or condemns the end. A man whose end or goal is to become rich is not justified if he arrives at the goal through armed robbery, use of a fellow human for rituals or by any other fraudulent means.

SATANIC MINISTRIES: PST. E.A ADEBOYE

‘The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.’ (John 10:10)

The last days are here. Satan’s time is almost up. His strategies to deceive have multiplied and he works round the clock. Having tried so many avenues, he came into religion and began to multiply them. He is the founder of all religions, except the Christian faith. And he has also counterfeited Christianity to the extent that only the Spirit of God in a discerning seeker knows the truth, which all the religions claim to be.

BLESSINGS OF GRATITUDE

 ‘Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, And make a joyful noise unto Him with psalm.’
 (Ps 95:2)
God lavishes blessings on his children every day. And, just like any natural parent, He expects them to appreciate His kind gestures. Believers today take many of God’s blessings for granted. We assume that when we sleep, we must wake up, or when we are sick, we shall be healed. We feel God is obligated to be our bodyguard and to shelter us from all attacks and the plans of our enemies. We also believe that God will continue to be nice to us no matter what we do! How wrong!

LESSONS FROM THE PAST

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forth unto those things which are before.’ (Phil 3:13)
Many people think Paul’s resolve to forget the past and to attain future tasks and heights means that one’s entire past should be forgotten. This is far from the truth. Anyone who wants to achieve his goal in life, must be able to learn effectively from his past failures and successes. He must find out why he failed or succeeded. And having identified his strengths, he must sustain them while taking steps to prevent future failures.

TRANSFER OF ANOINTING: PST E.A ADEBOYE

Behold I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any mean hurt you.’ (Luke 10:19)
There are three ways the anointing can be transferred from one person to another. Anointing in a man’s life, like the sun, obeys certain natural laws. It can be transferred by conduction. This is when one comes in contact physically with someone who is anointed and desires the anointing. Through a handshake or the laying on the hands, the anointing can be released from the anointed, for example, into the sick and that sickness will be removed.