UPON THIS ROCK

 "When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that i son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He said unto them, But whom say ye that i am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my father which is in heaven. And I say unto thee, That thou art peter,and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loosed on earth shall be loosed in heaven.......Matt. 16: 13-19"

Jesus asked His disciple a wonderful question. " who do men say i am?" some of His disciples said, He's Elijah, some said He's one of the prophet of old, but Peter said "you are Christ the son of the living God!" Jesus reply you are Peter, AND UPON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH.........

What rock  was Jesus  referring to in the above statement, was He referring to Peter, they answer is no, because the church of Christ can not be built on the strength of a man ! The Bible says by strength shall no man prevail!! What then  was Jesus referring to? Peter said "you are Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God"! That was a revelation from Heaven, and it can only got to peter through the auspices of the Holy Spirit!!! The Holy Spirit of God is the Solid Rock upon which the church of Christ is built.

The Holy Spirit gave the revelational knowledge to Peter and Peter was able to revealed who Jesus is. ' And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. The keys of the kingdom of heaven refer to authority, power, right, dominion etc. The Holy Spirit is the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever the church bind on earth shall be bound in heaven...... 

Every regenerated soul must be baptized with the Holy Spirit, and be fill with the fullness of the Holy Spirit of God. The keys of the kingdom of heaven refers to the fullness of the Holy Spirit of God. This fullness of the Holy Spirit is the seven Spirits of  God! They are; The Spirit of Lordship, The Spirit of Might, The Spirit of Wisdom, The Spirit of Knowledge, The Spirit of Understanding, The Spirit of Counsel and the Spirit of the fear of the Lord!

The fact still remains, without the Holy Spirit of God, the church will be powerless, without the Holy Spirit the church cannot witness for Jesus, without the Holy Spirit of God, the church can do nothing. Jesus told His disciple, you shall received power after the Holy Ghost has come upon you! The Holy Spirit of God is the rock upon which the church of Christ is built!!!

 

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SIN IS NOT A FRIEND

 SIN IS NOT A FRIEND

The word sin portrays something that is bad, not holy, disastrous, evil, wickedness etc. Anything that is against God's standard of righteousness is Sin. Anything that displeases God is sin, because God is the only one that shows to mankind what righteousness is and Him alone is the only one that can define the true meaning of righteousness.

Sin has been in existence even before the first man on Earth was created. The first set of beings that originated sin were Lucifer and one third of God's angels that repelled against God. 

"Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.  Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee Ezekiel 28:12-15 kjv". 

The first sin ever recorded was the sin of rebellion. Lucifer and one third of God's angels rebelled against God. Lucifer wanted to be like the Most high God. He wanted the sons of God to worship him.

 “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. Isaiah 14:12-15 kjv”

 Lucifer and the one third of God's angels that rebelled against God was cast out from God's throne to hell. 

Consequences of Lucifer sin

1. He was cast out from God's throne 

2. He lost all the privilege God gave to him

3. He became a profane thing in God's sight. " Ezek.28.16 - By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire."

The Sin of Adam

Adam was the first man created by God to rule over the planet Earth and everything in it. God gave Adam dominion over everything on Earth. God always visit Adam at the cool of the evening, God always have fellowship with Adam until Adam sin. 

God told Adam not eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil  "  Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.  And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life Genesis 3:1-14 kjv.

Consequences of Adam's sin

1. He lost his Dominion to rule as the king of the earth

2. He lost fellowship with God.

3. The earth was caused because of Adam's sin.

Achan's sin 

The Israelites surfer a great defits in battle when Achan sin against God. Many innocent people died because of one man sin. To cut the story short read Joshua 6&7. 

General consequence of sin

1. The reward for sin is dead, seperation, loss of dominion and fellowship.

2. Sin prevent God from blessing us. Hos.7.1 - When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.

3. Sin makes our angles powerless  

In conclusion, let flee from sin and embrace righteousness, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

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BUILDING UP YOURSELF ON YOUR MOST HOLY FAITH

 

Building up yourself on your most holy faith.

Texts: Jude 1: 20.

“ But ye beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost Jude 1:20”.

At the point of salvation faith is given (begins) as a seed to all believers. “ A sower want out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell some fell upon a rock…………………….. The seed is the word of God. Luke 8:5-11 kjv”

The above scripture revealed that the seed is the word of God. The basis for the Christian faith is the word of God. The bible also disclosed that faith comes by hearing the word of God. The measure of faith depends on the level at which Christians meditate on God’s word.  The measure of faith varies for all believers. It’s directly proportionate to the level of God’s word that have taken roots in the believers’ life. In Luke 8: 5-11 the seed, which is the word of God is planted in different ground. It’s only those on a fertile ground that will produced fruits.

What makes a believer heart a fertile ground is what Jude the divine revealed in the bible. Jude the divine is revealing a mystery to all believers in his statement “building up yourself on your most holy faith” There’s a different between building up your faith and building up yourself on your most holy faith.  Your faith is called holy because it is sacred, it is sacred because you belief on the finish work of the cross i.e salvation obtained by grace.

In essences, what Jude the divine meant in his statement “building up yourself on your most holy faith” is that there is something you most do for the word of God to have roots in your spirit. Anytime you study the word of God you must build up yourself on it by meditating on it and praying in the Holy Ghost. It’s the Holy Spirit that knows the things in the mind of God at any time. The purpose of God’s word is to transform you into His image, so you need to buildup yourself on God’s word by praying in the spirit. When you pray in tongues your spirit prays.

In conclusion, when you study God’s word, for the word to have root in your spirit , you must buildup yourself on it with prayer, most effectively by speaking in tongues.

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THE ORIGIN OF SIN

 

ADAM WAS NOT THE FIRST TO SIN AGAINST GOD

Sin is an acronym that means Satan, Imparted Nature. Sin came out of rebellion. Satan rebelled against God in eternity past with one-third of God's angel on his side. According to Ezekiel 28, Lucifer was a perfect angel that served God in eternity past; he was created with beauty and glory. He once had access to God's throne. (Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth, and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. Ezek 28:14–15 Kjv)

Lucifer was a cherub and an angel of God. God gave him authority to control most of the things He had created, including other angels of lower classes. Ezekiel 28:15 reveals that iniquity was found in Lucifer, and he is the first being to sin against God. (How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations? For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven; I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most high Isah. 14:12-14)

The first sin ever committed was the sin of rebellion. Lucifer originated sin through his rebellion acts. He was not satisfied with the position God gave him. He wanted complete control of all the sons of God (angels) and to be like the Most High God! Lucifer was not alone in this quest; he was able to convince one-third of all the angels God created, and there was a great battle in heaven between Lucifer and the angels that follow him and other angels who remain loyal to their creator.

The battle was so fierce that the Most High God drove him and his followers out of heaven. Lucifer and one-third of the angels of God form the kingdom of darkness. They are the present-day principalities, powers, rulers of darkness in the heavenly places, and wicked spirits ruling the earth today.

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THE POWER OF SANCTIFICATION

 Sanctification is a necessary factor that brings down the power of God.

Sanctification literally means "to set apart for special purpose" that is, to make holy or sacred. "Therefore, if  anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work 2 Timothy 2:21 "

Sanctification is the stage of being separated from the world and be separated unto God for a special purpose. It is the process of perfecting God's holiness in your spirit, soul and body so that you can become a vessel unto honour. Any man God uses as a vessel, must be a man of pure heart. Any man God commit Himself to, must be a man that have the fear of God and loves righteousness!

To become a vessel unto honor is not a chance but a choice! God is looking for men who will make such decision. Sanctification gives you victory over sin and guarantee answered prayers; it is the bridge between your prayers and the answers. Sanctification strengthen your intimacy with God. Amos 3:7 'Can two work together except they agreed.'The more you are closer to God, the more you will be endued with power from above. Sanctification attracts the power of God !

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHTEOUSNESS AND SANCTIFICATION

Righteousness is the state of being declares free from sin by God through the finish work of the cross. It is an attribute of God, and no man can achieve perfect righteousness by himself. Righteousness is a free gift from God which defines our right standing with God. 

Sanctification is the state of being pure and reverse for a special purpose. Everyone God uses must be sanctified. Sanctification can be classify into three categories; 

Definitive: At salvation there is a level of sanctification given to all believers. This level of sanctification depends completely on the finish work of the cross. Sanctification at this level is purely the product of mercy and grace. 

Progressive: Sanctification is also progressive. This active growth proceeds from the life we live by faith in Christ, we grow in grace by increasing our knowledge of Him and being transform into His image on a daily basis.

It is different for every believer: Apart from the sanctification received at the point of salvation which is the same for all believers, higher level of sanctification differs from one believer to another. The reason for this is that sanctification at this level is defined by your work with God.

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DEFILEMENT

 Defilement

Defilement is the state of impurity. It is the opposite of sanctification. Defilement is satanic weapon to prevent the manifestation of God's power in an individual life. Just as sanctification attract the power and the presence of God in one's life , defilement prevent the manifestation of the power of God in an individual's life. 

" For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee Duet. 23:14".

The above scripture revealed how defilement can prevent the move of God  and the  blessing that accomplished such movement. 

THINGS THAT CAUSES DEFILEMENT

Defilement according to the English dictionary, simply means; Pollution, contamination, taint, uncleanness, abomination, foulness. What are things that can  make a believer to be defiled.  " And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man..... Mark 7:20-23.

If defilement can prevent the move of God in one's life, then it is something you should seriously deal with through the help of the Holy Spirit to overcome it on a daily basis.

OVERCOMING DEFILEMENT

Since you now known what defilement is, and the things that causes defilement, the nest step of action is to overcome it. "- Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. 2 Corinth.6:17-18 KJV" 

 "Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2Cor  7:1"

It is a command from Apostle Paul to the Corinth to separate themselves from the things that causes defilement. The Holy Spirit is revealing to you through this article the adverse or negative effect of defilement in an individual's life. The  bible says he that doeth righteousness is righteous. "1John.3.7 - Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. You  have be declared righteous through the finished work of the cross. So it is expected of you to live in that nature of God. The word "doeth" means to live by. So he that live in God's righteousness is righteous even as God is righteous. The bible says you are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. 2Cor.5.21 - For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 

The reason why the bable says "be ye holy for I am Holy" is because God has given to you His nature of Purity, so therefore be separated from things that causes defilement and be separated to God perfecting holiness in the fear of the Lord.

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WHY SANCTIFICATION

 What is sanctification? Does sanctification portray purity? If it does, then what about purification obtained during salvation. Does it mean after salvation, there is a need for another level of purification? 

So many believers  believe there is no difference between sanctification and salvation . Well, through the help of the Holy Spirit, I will show you the difference.

Salvation is the transformation that you received when you are bore again. It is a state of being regenerated, the rebirth of your spirit. By rebirth I means be renewed or cleansed by the blood of the Lamb of God so that your spirit can have access or stand before God blameless. Salvation gives you the privileged to stand before God without any sin. Naturally, man is born a sinner, salvation makes you a saint, someone that have been washed with the blood of the Lamb of God.

If salvation renew our spirits and through the process we become  saints in Christ Jesus, then, why sanctification ? Does it means at salvation we were not sanctified? 

"Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleans ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God! 2 Cor. 7:1 KJV."

 "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, Saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean things: and I will receive you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty 2 Cor. 6:17-18 KJV."

Sanctification is the stage of being separated from the world and be separated unto God i.e move closer to God! Sanctification is the process of perfecting God's Holiness in your spirit, soul and body. That is why the bible says"Be ye Holy for I am Holy 1 Peter 1:16 KJV."

 

 

HOW CAN I BE SANCTIFY

1. The word: The word of God has cleansing power to makes every believes pure and holy in God's presence. Jesus told His disciples, "Ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you John 15: 3". Obeying God's word unconditionally, cleanse and sanctify you!

2. Regular Fellowship: The God you serves or worship on a regular basis in one way or the other, His nature is reflected in you. Moses was filled with God's presence to the extend that the Israelite could not behold his face, why? because the nature of His majesty, the Holy Presence of God was found in his appearance. So, the God you serve on a regular basis, in one way or the other, His nature is reflected in you.

 3. Praying in tongues: "But ye beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost Jude1:20 KJV." The bible says when you pray in tongues your spirit prays. You build up your most holy faith, moving closer to God in sanctification by praying in tongues. 

 

 

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SUSTAINING YOUR MIRACLE

Is it possible for a man to lose his miracle ? Can someone get a miracle and loss it?  If yes, what should a believer do to sustain his/her miracle?

The shunammite believed  if Elisha could pray, her son will come back to life,  the woman with the Issue of blood believed if only I could touch the hem of His garment I will be made whole, The centurion man believed, just say the word and my servant will be made whole! All these heroes of faith believed in the supernatural in different ways and they got their result. !  “ For as  a man thinks in his heart, so is he……..Prob. 23:7B”.

Is it possible for a man to lose his miracle ? Can someone get a miracle and loss it?  If yes, what should a believer do to sustain his/her miracle?

Through the help of the Holy Spirit I will be revealing to you how to sustain your miracle.

The woman with the Issues of blood had a heart of faith. She believed with her whole heart if only she could touch Jesus’ garment she will be made whole. Her faith brought down the  supernatural  and she was made healed.  “Mark 5:25-34”.  

Jesus asked his disciple who had touched him, they marvel at his question! Seeing such a great crowd around Him, He could be touched  by many, so asking his disciple who touched me was a surprise to them. Jesus was asking his disciple who touched Him with the heart of faith! The woman showed herself to the crowd and Jesus responded, “Your faith had made you whole !”

 

Now back to the questions: Is it possible for a man to lose his miracle ? Can someone get a miracle and loss it?  If yes, what should a believer do to sustain his/her miracle?

“Now there is at Jerusalem  by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrews  tongues Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of important folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever diseases he had.  And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, wilt thou be made whole?......................John 5: 1-14 ”. You know, the man was healed and took his bed and began to walk. In verse 14 Jesus warned the man no to go back to his sin, if he do, something worse will happen to him. The above scripture disclosed that it is possible for someone to loss his/her miracle if the individual is not careful !

THINGS YOU MUST DO TO SUSTAIN YOUR MIRACLE

1.     Persistent faith: The faith that brought the miracle in the first place, is the same faith that you need to sustain it.

2.     Gratitude: Jesus healed 10 lepers according to Luke 17: 12-19 one out of the nine came to Jesus to showed appreciation for what He had done for him, Jesus asked where are the remaining nine? Jesus release a sustaining grace on the Samaritan. Whenever you give thanks to God for the miracles (blessings or healings) in your life, He release a sustaining grace to sustain the miracles.

3.     Avoid sin: “Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, less a worse thing come unto thee John 5:14b” Jesus gave a serious warning to the man at the Bethesda pool, not to go back to sin. Sin can make the Holy Spirit of God to leave a believer if he/she failed to repent. Once the spirit of leaves, Satan can manipulate the individual to the existence of bring worse infirmity on such individual.

Be grateful to God at all time to release the sustaining  grace to sustain your miracle at all time.

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EXERCISING YOUR FAITH

FAITH COMES BY HEARING THE WORD OF GOD

" In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God John 1:1”.

When you pray as a believer what backup your prayer? Today through the help of the Holy Spirit I will like to reveal to you what will make your request becomes a reality when you pray.

The disciples of Jesus asked Him to increase their faith, and Jesus responded by saying “The faith the that will bring down the power of God in your life is like that of a grain of a mustard seed i.e the little faith.” I wrote an article on the measure of faith, I will advise you read and understand what little faith is. Anytime you pray or ask God for anything, there must be a spiritual backings that will make your prayer a reality. It is a fact that God created the universe through His spoken word. According to the above scriptures, in the beginning was the word, which word ? God’s spoken word. God’s spoken word brought the universe into existence. So when you pray, you need the same word of God to bring your desires into reality. 

 “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 Cor. 4: 13.” Apostle Paul was revealing to the Corinthians what brought down the power of God in the Old testament, was their faith in the word of God. He said they believe the word and spoke it into reality, you too, if you believe, then speak it into reality.  In 2 Cor. 3: 5 “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as ourselves but our sufficiency is of God.” Paul said our sufficiency is of God! What does that means; it simply means God’s word is sufficient enough to address all you needs. All you need is to go for the word that addresses your situation and speaks it into reality.

 

“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest  observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shall have good success Josh. 1:9 KJV”. God told Joshua, his success is wrapped in His word. Joshua must speak His word into reality but confessing it day and night.

God’ word is sufficient enough to bring your heart desire into reality. All you need is to go for the word that addresses your situation and speak into reality.

Remember Jesus is the spoken word of God. The Bible says, through Him, all things were created.  As a believer, the Bible says you faith should not depend on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God. That simple means your faith should have its basis from the word of God. “That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God! 1 Cor. 2:5 KJV” Go for the word that addresses your situation, then speak it into reality. Remember the level of faith you need to bring down the power of God is like a grain of a mustard seed. The little faith! This little faith has a principle which state: No doubt, the more you believe, the closer your miracle!

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THE MEASURE OF FAITH

Can  believers' faith be measure ? If yes what will be the unit of measurement?

Rom.12.3 - For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

The level of faith of  believers varies from one believer to another. The level of faith you have in God is a direct proportion of your intimacy with Him! The unit of measurement of believers' faith in God is define by their intimacy, I will likely say, the unit of measurement of believers' faith is INTIMACY. The more you are closer to God, the higher (stronger) your faith in Him, the more you are far away  from God,  the  weaker your faith in Him.  Apostle Paul urged believers to act according to the level of faith i.e the measure of faith established through personal intimacy with God. Just as our faces are different, our level of faith varies from one believer to another based on the intimacy established with God overtime. 

THE MEASURE OF FAITH.

In Luke 17:5-6, the disciples of Jesus asked Him to increase their faith. Jesus responded by saying "If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou removed and be planted in the sea; and it should obey you. Luke 17:6"  In  the bible, the level of faith mentioned are, the faith as a grain of  a mustard seed and the great faith.

FAITH AS A GRAIN OF A MUSTARD SEED (THE LITTLE FAITH)

In Matthew 17: 15-21 The disciple of Jesus were asked to pray for a lunatic patient, they prayed, but nothing happen. The same patient was brought to Jesus, He commanded the patient to be healed, and he was healed. The disciples asked Him, why they could not healed the lunatic patient.He responded and said because of their unbelief. He said "Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to youder place; and it shall be remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Matthew 17: 20 KJV". Jesus disclosed to his disciples that the level of faith that could bring down the power of God is as a grain of a mustard seed. All we need to see the supernatural is just a little faith. There is a principle for this kind of faith which is also applicable to other level of faith. The principle is: No doubt, the more you believe, the closer your miracle.  

 Matt. 21: 19- 22 “And when He saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing theorem, but leaves only, and said unto it, let no fruit grow on thee hence forward forever. And immediately the fig tree withered away. And when His disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, how soon the fig tree is withered away! Jesus answered and said unto them, verily I say unto you, if ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also  ye shall says to this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. KJV.  From the above scripture Jesus warn His disciples never to mixed faith with doubt. If any man mixed faith with doubt, the bible says such an individual cannot receive anything from God. In Hebrews 11: 6 believers are urges to trust in God, for He rewards those who put their trust in Him!

THE GREAT FAITH

Jesus disclosed another level of faith called the great faith in Matt. 8: 6- 13. A military man pleaded for Jesus to heal his servant who was sicked. Jesus told him to go home, he would come and heal his servant.  But the man insisted that Jesus should say the word, and his servant will be healed. Jesus marveled at the level of faith this man has. He responded "Be it unto you according to your faith" !

This level of faith is unshakable, not wavering, stand fast,  applying the principle; No doubt, the more you believe, the closer your miracle.   

This kind of faith was showcased by the Shunammite woman in 2kings 4: 7-37, despite all the opposition she faced, she kept on declaring, it is well, applying the principle: No doubt, the more you believe, the closer your miracle!

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THE POWER OF YOUR FAITH IN GOD

Whatsoever you ask, when you pray, believing you shall receive …Matt. 21: 22.

Your faith defines your believes system in God. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report, through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying  of his gifts: yet being dead yet speaketh…..  For without faith it is impossible to please God  Hebrews 11: 1-6 KJV”

TEXTS: Hebrews 11: 1-6, Matt. 21: 18-22. James 1:5

According to Hebrew 11:1 faith is the substance of things hope for, “the substance of things”  means anything you desire and you want God to bring it into reality. Evidence of things not seen means your trust in God is the proof that God has given it to you. Jesus revealed a secret to His disciples through his words in Matt. 21: 19- 22 “And when He saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing theorem, but leaves only, and said unto it, let no fruit grow on thee hence forward forever. And immediately the fig tree withered away. And when His disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, how soon the fig tree is withered away! Jesus answered and said unto them, verily I say unto you, if ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also  ye shall says to this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. KJV.  ”

Take note of the word believing, Jesus was disclosing a deep heavenly principle to His disciples. Your faith is what attracts the power of God to manifest in your life. In 2 peter 1: 3 the bible says “all things that pertain unto life has been given unto you.” So , whatever your desire might be, God got you cover, He had already makes provision for it through His written word. Your believe system is what will attract the power of God to manifest in your life. The more you believe, the closer your miracle. In James 1: 6-7 the bible says if anyone ask God and wavered, that is, doubts in his heart, such an individual cannot receive anything from God. The principles is: No doubt , The more you believe, the closer your miracle !  Your trust in God is what attract the power of God  in your life, for the Just, that is , the regenerated believers shall lives by faith, for without faith, it is impossible to please God. 

The woman with the issue of blood according to the bible, demonstrated her faith in God when  she said in her heart “If only I could touch hem of his garment I will made whole, she was made whole because she believes”. What is it that you want God to do in your life, remember the principle, No doubt, the more you believes , the closer your miracle !!!

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WHY YOU NEED THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

“But ye shall receive  power , after that the holy ghost is come upon you…….. Acts 1:8KJV”

WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT ?

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of the living God that dwells in all regenerated believers. He is the power of God in demonstration. He is the Spirit of righteousness in believers, He is the great comforter, He is the Spirit of truth, He is the Spirit that resurrected Jesus from the dead. He is the greatest teacher of all time, He is the seal of God’s love and mercy in your life. The Holy Spirit is the third person in the trinity and without Him nothing will exist. All that God the Father created through Jesus (the spoken word of God) was under the auspices of the Holy Spirit.

JESUS THE BAPTIZER

“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire. Matt. 3:11 KJV”

“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you…….. Acts 1:8 KJV”

The above scripture disclosed that Jesus is one that baptizes believers with the Holy Ghost. He is the baptizer of the believers. John the Baptist, baptized with water unto repentance, Jesus baptizes believers and invade them with the Holy Spirit, thereby bringing them into the supernatural.  “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you…….. Acts 1:8 KJV.

Without Jesus, there is no baptism of the Holy Spirit, this why the first condition to be baptizes with the Holy Spirit is that you must be born again. “Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive…..John14:16 KJV”. No one outside of Christ can receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, Unbelievers cannot receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and you must be regenerated by the cleansing blood of Jesus. A spiritual rebirth must have taken place in you before you can be baptizes with the Holy Ghost.

WHY YOU NEED THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

All that God is, and all that He is known for, are all under auspices of the Holy Spirit. Without the Holy Spirit, God cannot do anything!  Just as the human body without the spirit and the soul is lifeless, so without the Holy Spirit, God cannot do anything. God cannot separate Himself from His Spirit.  “And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the waters. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the water. And God said, Let there be light and there was light Gen. 1:2-3 KJV”. The Holy Spirit had to move upon the face of the earth, before God said, let there be light………. All that God created was under the  auspices of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus could not begin His ministry on earth not until He receive the Holy Spirit. “And the Holy Ghost  descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved son; in whom I am well pleased. Luke 3: 22 KJV”.

The Holy Spirit is the seal of God’s power in the life of a believer, without Him, no believer can shows forth the glory of God on earth. He is the Spirit of truth and righteousness, He reveals who God his to believers. He is the comforter that brings peace into your life. He is one that reveals deeps and secret things of God to believers. He knows all that God is and He really wants to reveal God to you!

If you need the baptism of the Holy Spirit, prays this prayer.

Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Living God invades my life by fire in Jesus mighty name, Amen!!!

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