Receive Strength

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There are different types of strengths – physical strength, spiritual strength, mental strength, economic strength and many others that you can come up with.  

The Bible recorded instances of people receiving physical strength after taking food. Some cases include the case of Elijah who received strength after eating (`1^st Kings Chapter 19 verses 1 to 21, the Apostle Paul in Acts Chapter 9 verse 9, the Egyptian servant of the one of the Amalekites who raided and burnt down Ziklag in 1^st Samuel Chapter 30 verses 11 to 16. If the young man had not received strength from the food he ate, he would not have been physically strengthened to lead David and his men to the Amalekites. Significantly, the Bible cautions against feasting for the sake of feasting as feasting is designed to strengthen one physically. Please read Ecclesiastes Chapter 10 verses 17.

The Apostle Peter was instructed by Jesus Christ to strengthen his brethren after his temptation. Please read Luke Chapter 22 verses 31 to 34.

The Apostle Paul also spoke of being strengthened with all might. Please read Colossians Chapter 1 verses 10 to 11.

Significantly, divine strength comes from God to His own people. He strengthened the prophet Jeremiah. Please read Jeremiah Chapter 16 verse 19. The prophet Jeremiah also referred to God as His strength and fortress as well as his refuge in the day of affliction. A study of the life and ministry of Prophet Jeremiah throws up several challenges and afflictions experienced by the Prophet who is sometimes referred to as the weeping prophet. In some of these emotionally challenging, physically traumatizing and battering situations which almost had a negative impact on the spiritual life (albeit giving up on speaking on the word of God) of Jeremiah, Jeremiah learnt over time to draw strength from God and could therefore confidently refer to God as his strength and fortress and refuge.

No More Indefinite Waits

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Thou shalt arise, [and] have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. Psalm 102 verse 13.

Do you want to be made well; get well? Please read John Chapter 5 verses 1 to 9, note verse 6 for details of what prompted Jesus Christ to ask this question.

Jesus Christ broke and destroyed the limitations of waiting indefinitely, usually over a period of time for the moving of the water; considering that only one person usually the first to step into the water got healed. So the other people described as a great multitude of lame, impotent, etc who could not step in immediately the water was stirred by an angel kept waiting; for yet another move by the angel. The wait was such that no one there knew exactly when they could get in which explains why the man who was healed by Jesus Christ spent thirty eight long years at the pool; waiting for the moving of the water, as well as anyone who could come to his aid and drop him in the water when the water was moved.

Fortunately for him, Jesus showed up and broke with tradition. The man did not have to wait for the moving of the water because the Creator of the water as well as the angel who stirred the water was there to make the man whole without the man stepping into the water. At His word, His spoken word and sent word which always accomplishes divine purpose, the man was healed and freed from the limitation of waiting endlessly. 

God Always Creates Opportunities for His Own

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It is strange how you keep looking for the golden moment and it appears difficult to find. But somehow, out of blues and that is the beautiful thing about the Holy Spirit; He always prepares that golden moment ahead of time and also prepares you ahead of time for that golden moment and at the appropriate time, God by His Holy Spirit, the ever wonderful Spirit shows you the golden moment; ushers you into it and you emerge significant.

God creates room and opportunities for His people by blessing them with skills, talents, expertise which if well deployed move a person up in God’s divine purposes and timing. Joseph was blessed with the gift of dreaming (seeing possibilities through possibility thinking). As Joseph worked this gift beginning with his Jerusalem, his family, God moved him to where the gift could be deployed to bless a larger segment of humanity beyond Joseph’s immediate Canaan. God created room for Joseph to become prime minister in Egypt. How? By creating a situation that made it impossible for the wise men of Egypt to interpret Pharaoh’s twin dreams dreamt in a single night. The inability of the wise men of Egypt to interpret the dreams created room for Joseph to emerge out of the woods, the backside of the desert, to be specific, prison in a foreign land. Joseph, a young man unjustly sentenced indefinitely to prison in a land where he had no rights was suddenly brought out of prison to stand before Pharaoh to solve a problem which none of the wise men of Egypt could solve. Joseph was able to interpret the dreams. He also proffered solutions to the challenges posed by the interpretation of the dreams. Hitherto troubled Pharaoh was relieved, members of his court were impressed and Joseph became prime minister. Please read Psalm 105 verses 16 to 22, Genesis Chapter 41.

Beautiful Pearls

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Pearls of wisdom, beauty and love

Stringed together lovingly

Designed to beautify, glorify and honor

Pearls of knowledge, understanding and depth

Pearls of favor, wealth and dignity

Mined from the depths of the WORD

Pearls, a girl’s desire and love

Representing purity, purity of soul

Of thoughts, imagination and desires

Pearls, befitting yet revealing

Colors, light, glow, ambience, iridescence

My pearls, beauty for ashes

 

Riches untold, hidden in secret places

Treasures in the midst of terrifying darkness

Hidden deep in the sands and the seas

With the precious things of the heavens and the earth

The encompassing and enriching but very satisfying favor of God

They are pearls of wisdom and love

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Divine Exit Doors 2

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Mordecai and the Jews in Shushan were sentenced to death with the irreversible laws of the kingdom and therefore could not appeal against the sentence. Yet within that seemingly concluded blockade, God in His infinite mercies, power and love for His own created divine exit doors out of the death sentence. Haman who requested for and paid for the death sentence against the Jews died on the gallows he had prepared to hang Mordecai on. The Jews got another decree signed which empowered them to arm and defend themselves. The people that had planned to kill the supposedly defenseless Jews for fun became afraid of the armed Jews who had received royal authorization to fight back their attackers. Please read the entire book of Esther for details.

The people of Jericho barricaded their gates against the Israelites. Without recourse to the use of explosives which bring down fortified brick and mortar, God created divine exit doors for His people. Please see Joshua Chapter 6 for details.

The satraps thought they had Daniel silenced forever when he was thrown into the den of lions. But God created a protective wall of fire for Daniel by shutting the mouths of the lions. After Daniel was released and the satraps as well as members of their families were thrown into the den of lions, the lions had a feast of human flesh. Please see Daniel Chapter 6 for details. Additionally, the King opted to serve Daniel’s God and made a proclamation that made it mandatory for everyone to serve Daniel’s God.

Shedrach, Meshach and Abednego refused to bow down to Nebuchadnezzar’s image. Consequently, they were thrown into the fiery furnace of fire. But God intervened and the fire had no effect on them. Upon their release, Nebuchadnezzar publicly proclaimed the worship of Jehovah God in Babylon.

God is Good

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Goodness is a cardinal nature of God and His character. Please see Psalm 34 verse 8 and Romans Chapter 8 verse 28. God is good and causes all things through providence to work together for good to His children just so that His children accomplish divine purposes. This implies that some seeming negative experiences are actually stepping stones that enable you to stretch your potentials and become a blessing to humanity. Some difficult tests in different aspects of life are also designed to prepare and transform you until you become who and what God planned for you from the foundation of the world. Therefore, capitalize on and take advantage of both the challenges that assail you and the opportunities that show up through the challenges as they engender transformation. Please see Jeremiah Chapter 29 verse 11.

Do not give up or give in as capitulating will truncate the transformation process and you will never arrive at the desired destination. The Master of the universe is in perfect control of everything in the universe. He knows how to reverse everything for your sake. Israel went to Egypt for bread but when they left, they had an abundance of silver and gold. Please see Exodus Chapter 12 verse 31, Proverbs Chapter 3 verses 5 to 8.

In point of fact, if you can see the mind of God concerning you, you will be too amazed to ever think that God does not care about you. In fact, you will be trumpeting God’s goodness globally. Open your mouth and declare God’s faithfulness in your life. God is still faithful. He does not change. God can still furnish a table in the wilderness. He can change your situation suddenly. He can do much more than you could ever ask. It is not about what people can do but what God can do.

Steps to Greatness

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Everyone born of God is destined for greatness. The Bible is replete with regular people who received incredible greatness based on their relationship with God. Abraham became great and the father of nations on account of his relationship with God. King David attained greatness from being committed and faithful to God. King Solomon surrendered it all to God and was the greatest King of his time.

Even in history and contemporary times, we daily read about regular people like you and I who became great because God made them great. That same God, Jehovah, the El-Shaddai to whom all power belong is still in the business of making people great and you can be the next in line for divine greatness. Some of the ways in which you can become great by the help of God include but are not limited to:

Be careful what you watch, what you listen to and what you read as all these have a way of impacting mental processes. If you spend time reading about, listening to or watching videos on impossibilities, chances are you will think that there are always impossibilities on every step of the way. So like the lazy man described in the book of Proverbs, you will always see fierce lions in the streets and refuse to take the bull by the horn.

The Dynamics of Success

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For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Romans Chapter 8 verse 14.

God is the one who makes a person great. God has control of the universe in his hands. Romans Chapter 6 verse 14. The ability to be blessed comes from God. It is not hard work alone. Therefore, you must have absolute belief and dependence on God, the only One Who gives and guarantees sustainable success. God is the One Who gave Joseph resounding success in Egypt; Daniel a long reign of success in Babylon. Please see Genesis Chapter 41 and Daniel Chapters 2, 5 and 6. Combine this with absolute belief in the miracle working power of God to make impossibilities possible and you are a great success any day.

You should have absolute belief and confidence in the word of God to prosper in your life and create positive turnaround and transformation for everyone to see. Please see Isaiah Chapter 55 verses. When God is about to do great miracles, He grants His servants spectacular revelation. The original truth of the word of God which says you are fruitful is the word of God and that truth has overtaken every lie of the devil in your life.

Allow God to guide you because the divine paths of God always lead to resounding success and abundance. Please see Isaiah Chapter 48 verse 17. Blessings should have a righteous foundation and should be generationally sustainable. You do not get blessed by crooked means. Choose to trust Him and you will be blessed and transformed to who God created you to be, successful, wealthy, abundant, loving, compassionate, forgiving, generous, friendly, gracious, beautiful.

Be Strategic

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Do not expend energies running in wide circles that lead nowhere. Focus on a destination and decide on the best, fastest but godly and safest route to get there; right on time; God’s time. This calls for divine guidance from God. This also presupposes that you have ascertained the specified destination from God; therefore you know where you are headed but require a strategic roadmap.

Be strategically positioned in or at a location where people can easily access you. For instance, a hill is a conspicuous place, a vantage point because people can see what is on the hill. This is to say that you have to be rightly positioned where people can see you and reach you. Accessibility is therefore important – people should be able to see you.

Give empowering gifts. Empowering gifts empower people to become who God created them to be, enable them to achieve divine destinies. Therefore, you should love and enjoy teaching people to do things right.

The responsibility of a Christian is to solve problems for humanity and not only cater for his or her family’s needs. Joseph did. Daniel did. Esther did. Nehemiah did. So also are many historical and contemporary people that you have either heard about, read about, watched videos of and have even seen. The problems they solved moved them up in the ladder of life and wealth. The choice is yours. God has a place for you in the kingdom. Know exactly what to do and how to do it.

Develop your craft. Challenge the area of your limitation. Creative people always find ways to transcend the limits put on them. Learn if you have to learn and ensure you learn the right things.

The Overtakers Unction

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The race is neither to the swift nor to the strong. Please see Ecclesiastes Chapter 9 verse 11, Romans Chapter 9 verses 15 to 16. The overtakers unction is predicated on obedience; in particular, prompt, willing and loving obedience to and for God. Elijah who ran on foot was able to outrun and overtake Ahab who rode on a chariot because Elijah was obedient to God. That explains why the hand of God came upon Elijah to outrun and overtake Ahab who rode on a chariot. The question then is how did Elijah obey God? In verse 1, God instructed Elijah to go show himself to Ahab and inform Ahab that God was going to send rain on the earth. Considering what had transpired between Ahab and Elisha in addition to the fact that the land had not experienced even a shower not to talk of rain in about three years, it was quite a tall order and scary task for Elijah to go tell Ahab that God was sending rain. Despite the risks, Elijah presented himself to Ahab, significantly not to immediately announce the rain but to initiate divine processes that would lead to the downpour. In the process, a good number of the prophets of Baal and Asherah, about eight hundred were executed. But more important, Elijah repaired the altar of the Lord and then announced rain. While Ahab went feasting, Elijah stayed with God, bowed in intercession until there was a cloud. As Ahab scampered home in his chariot, Elijah attempted to run as fast as his legs would carry him. But the ever loving God Whom Elijah obeyed and served lovingly intervened. Elijah not only outran and overtook Ahab: not a single drop of rain touched him. The rewards of obedience, you may say.

Allow God to Guide You

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A person without divine direction is like a rudderless ship, adrift in the sea of life, vulnerable to peer pressure and influences, some negative and some positive. Divine direction through divine guidance guarantees holy living and abundant divine provision coupled with divine protection, healing, and eternal security in Christ Jesus as well as many benefits that you can think of. When God guides you, He leads you to right relationships and associations that bring you life and wealth as well as keep you on track for heaven. Divine guidance is a gift of love. God promises to guide you with His eye. You guide what and who you love because you want the best for them. God who loves you guides you because He loves you. Also, you will always be guided in the right paths that lead to profit and success. Please see Isaiah Chapter 48 verse 17, Jeremiah Chapter 31 verse 3, Psalm 78 verses 52 to 53, 81 verse 10, 32 verse 8. Therefore, get out of the way and allow God to guide you so that you can experience INCREASE (FINANCIAL INCREASE), God’s way. This is because God will give you divine direction and guidance; order your steps to still waters, favor, wealth, honor, fame, righteousness so that you partake of and enjoy durable wealth and riches. Please see Psalms 112 verse 3 and 105 verse 3.

Gifts vary and come in diverse packages. Everyone loves to receive gifts but honestly, it is great to receive great gifts from the only One Who gives great gifts. One of the greatest gifts you can receive from God after the gifts of salvation and indwelling of the Holy Spirit is divine guidance on a daily basis. God speaks in diverse ways and reveals His plans and purposes to human beings. One of the surest ways to hear God clearly is through His infallible word. The word does not fail, does not contradict God, and does not lead you to evil or sinful actions. Rather, the word of God gives clear directions that lead to everlasting life through Christ Jesus. Therefore, eat, enjoy and celebrate the word of God for divine guidance. Please find some instances of the word of God for divine direction in Psalms 89 verse 15, 119 verse 105, 130, Proverbs Chapter 4 verse 18.  

Restoration, New Things

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Travel Light

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Focus on God’s plans and purposes for your life. The ability to focus is a grace from God to function in a divine assignment for a season. Do not allow your thoughts to wander. Do not be controlled by other people’s needs as they may give you a different direction from the one you should be headed in. also, and quite critical, please ignore the distractions from the kingdom of darkness through any of his cohorts and agents. Mum is the word. Keep your mouth shut in Jesus mighty name.  No matter what, do not bring the war God has given you victory over in the realm of the spirit into the physical. Avoid quarrels, arguments, etc. Ignore accusations and let God continue to fight for you. Focus on your prayer requests and you have it.

Forgive those who hurt you. Do not hold grudges against anyone. Please see Matthew Chapter 6 verses 12 to 14, Hebrews Chapter 12 verse 2, Matthew Chapter 5 verse 44, Luke Chapter 22 verse 56 to 62, Mark Chapter 16 verse 7, Luke Chapter 23 verse 43, and Romans Chapter 8 verse 28.

Be obedient because obedience brings God’s blessings. Please see Isaiah Chapter 1 verse 19.  Obedience took Ruth from gleaning to ownership of a field. Ruth obeyed Naomi’s instructions and became the wife of Boaz. Please see Ruth Chapter 3 verses 4 to 5. It is better to obey God than run around with sacrifices. King Saul is an example of someone whose obedience was always in question. He lost the throne. Please see 1^st Samuel Chapter 15 for details.

Stand on the Promises of God 1

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The promises of God which are yea and amen in Christ Jesus are not in the stratosphere. They are within easy reach in the word of God. However, these promises can only be identified through a diligent study of the word of God. Do you want to know the promises of God concerning you? Then speedily commence a diligent study of the word of God to unravel the promises which cover about every area of life; some of which are:

Healing and Divine Health

I am the Lord that healeth thee (Exodus Chapter 15 verse 26) as well as other Scriptures on healing are clear pointers that it is the will of God for you to be in divine health at all times. God takes the trouble to heal you and keep you in divine health because He wants you to succeed. He wants to showcase you to the world which is why He does not allow you to be affected by sicknesses and diseases, be bedridden and incapacitated for success. A sick body and mind cannot succeed. That is why God ensures that you are mentally whole and capacitated to reflect on Philippians Chapter 4 verse 5. That is also why God keeps you physically strong, whole and capacitated to move about, engage in physical and mental as well as spiritual activities that generate money. God loves you. He says He will heal you of any disease the enemy may want to afflict you with. Please see Psalm 103 verses 3 to 4, Exodus Chapter 23 verses 25 to 26.

Experience God’s Divine Visitation

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God’s divine visitation is for the purpose of enriching, blessing and expanding as well as restoring the fortunes of His people.

It is significant to note that God visits at His appointed time. Please see Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 verses 11, 17, 1 to 8, Psalm 102 verse 13, 105 verses 9 to 22, Genesis Chapter 15 verses 13 to 16, Exodus Chapter 12 verses 40 to 41, 51, Jeremiah Chapter 29 verses 10 to 14, Daniel Chapter 9 verse 2, 10 verse 1, 2^nd Chronicles Chapter 36 verses 20 to 23, Ezra Chapter 1 verses 1 to 11, Isaiah Chapter 45 verses 1 to 4, 13.

He visited Zacharias at the appointed time (my words which will be fulfilled in their own time). Please see Luke Chapter 1 verses 13 to 20, note verse 20b. See also Ecclesiastes Chapter  3 verses 1 to 17, note verses 1, 11 and 17; Jeremiah Chapters 29 verse 10;, 27 verse 22, Psalm 102 verse 13, Genesis Chapters 18 verses 10 to 14, 21 verse 1, Habakkuk Chapter 2 verses 2 to 3, Psalms 65 verses 9 to 11; 17 verse 3, Exodus Chapters 3 verses 16 to 17; 4 verse 31, to release them from slavery in Egypt and lead them to Canaan, bless and expand them.

God also visits for the purpose of expansion and enlargement. Please see 1^st Samuel Chapter 2 verse 21 where He visited Hannah and Samuel was born; and much later his other siblings followed suit.