praise,praise,praise

It is evident in the lives of christians that consistently walk in Praise and thanksgiving that they always have victory coming out of their mouths no matter what. This powerful truth has to be cultivated in our lives on a daily basis. The spirit of the Lord spoke to me through  Acts 16 - where Paul and Silas were imprisoned . Yet the bible says that at midnight ( the darkest hour ) they started praising God - and they did it so that everybody could hear them. This tells me they were not ashamed and the fact that their feet were in the stocks and beaten , bruised and bleeding did not move them. Glory to God , hallelujah !! Now I believe that neither Paul or Silas could have predicted what would happen next. The Bible says there was a mighty earthquake and the prison doors were opened. We can never predict what God is going to do if we start praising Him from our hearts. When I read this the spirit of the Lord said to me "stop trying to fix your mistakes and start Praising and He will fix it" Blessed child of God I believe God wants you to take your eyes of the circumstances and the temporal and start Praising God as if the rapture is about to take place. Praise God!!!!

The Pope and those that call Him Holy Father

As a young man born and raised in Cape Town - South Africa I was intensely exposed to religion from two different angles . My Father who was catholic and my mother who was Dutch reformed. Needless to say I was always involved in some kind of disagreement, whether it was politics or church. What I can say however is that after my salvation I could more clearly understand that there is but one truth in the Word of God. The church in this hour needs to clearly "discern" what is from God and what is not. In the light of what I have just said and what I see in the Word of God , it is sad to see and hear of megaministries that suddenly feel the need to align themselves with the Pope of the Roman Catholic church. Unless the Pope publicly denounces all teaching and doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church and confesses that Jesus Christ is the only way to God the Father and redemption through His Blood I will never agree that there should be any affiliation between a born again believer and those that blatantly oppose sound doctrine. From such I will turn away and pray that God will have mercy upon them. I am warning those that are prepared to listen to stay away from such arguments that would try to draw you into subtle denial of your own TRUE conviction. Christ has redeemed us not to be entangled in a web of deceit and lies . The schemes and strategies of the devil is to deceive through "wolves in sheep's clothing" Never be afraid to take a stand - God is faithful!

Grace to live right

once saved always saved ? This statement is not scriptural and can easily create a wrong perception that we can live as we please .I am sure that somewhere in christian circles you would have heard this statement.The fact is that the Word of God clearly states that we ought to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling.We are saved by " grace " it is the gift of God ( salvation is a gift from God ) eph. 2:8 (kjv) There is so much preaching going on about the grace of God and the truth is you cannot preach grace without putting the fear of God in there with it. Grace is not a license for us to live as we please and do whatever we want to . Yes the blood of Jesus has cleansed us from all unrighteousness , but the blood has also brought us nigh unto Him , the Holy and Almighty God whom we should fear with a holy fear that shuns the very appearance of evil as Paul said.The fact is that many of God's people want only to hear about the Grace and the Goodness of God. There are many sides to God. Yes God is love but He is also Holy and righteous. We only have one life here on this earth and it is God's mercy that we are alive and have the privelige to speak to people about Jesus and all that He has done for us.

The Power of Praise !

Praise God , Praise God ,Praise God. No matter what the natural says , no matter the economy , no matter your bank account balance , no matter what your feelings say , no matter what the doctors  report says ...... Start praising God with your mouth and lift your hands to heaven with a shout of thankfulness and an attitude of gratitude just because Jesus lives !!  Praise will send the demons fleeing and cause the Angelic host to jump into action . Praise will open doors , break yokes and destroy burdens. Praise is one of the highest forms of expressing our faith in the Almighty God. Praise changes the atmosphere and brings restoration. Whenever God's people start to praise , something good will happen ! Praise God!!

The Age of comfort

"Honey , pass me the remote please , the game is about to begin" Does this sound familiar ? Never in human history has technology so influenced society as a whole and integrated itself into our everyday living. Everything has been designed to entertain , soothe and comfort. The spirit of entertainment has strategized and schemed itself into churches with a subtlety that is mindboggling. We must have fun and enjoy God they say. Be careful what you preach so that you don't lose members in your ministry because of offense. To enhance their church or ministries stature leaders go to great lengths to accommodate everybody and so yield to compromise rather than take a stand for the truth. The spirit of faith has an unwavering integrity that will never budge on any onslaught that tries to distort the truth of God's Word. There is always a price to pay for standing up for the truth. God never called His people to have a good time according to the flesh and build a so called better tomorrow. This earth is not our home and never will be. We are only passing through. It is temporal and wil vanish. Our time here should be spent in fear and reverence before an Allmighty and Holy God. God is not your next door neighbour who you can play with. The body of Christ has a task to bring many souls to salvation , but not through man made ideas and strategies but through the power of the Holy Spirit. To God be all the Glory !!

Rightly dividing the word of truth - 2 Tim 2:15

The word of God is very powerful and yet it can be easily misrepresented. As christians we need to be fully aware of the danger of assumption and the pitfalls of quoting scripture out of context. This can cause confusion and allow unbelief and doubt to creep in which are the greatest enemies of faith. We are now living in the dispensation of grace. God dealt with Israel under the law and their relationship with God  was based on do's and don'ts. This is no longer the case according to the letters of Paul. As Gentiles saved by the grace of God we aught to live after the new creation in Christ. We are not Jews trying to please God through ordinances and Jewish customs and days. Our only obligation to the Jews is to pray for them that their hearts wil turn toward God and the veil be taken away. As a son I am growing to maturity in Christ being prepared by the spirit of God to rule and reign with Jesus in the heavenlies. This earth is not our home and never will be . We are only passing through as pilgrims and this should be our confession. With the introduction of Paul the Apostle everything changed for the gentiles as he called himself the Apostle to the Gentiles. The mystery of the Gospel was given by revelation to Paul and it is this mystery that was hidden before that God wants us as gentiles to be a part of . Praise God for His mercy and grace.

The tongue - a powerful force

The greatest revelation I received years ago as a christian was the revelation on the tongue. I remember reading Mark 11 : 23 and the impact it made on my life . Notice that Jesus said in the latter part of that verse  ....." he shall have whatsoever he saith."  Like Brother Kenneth E Hagin used to say ( this was one of his favourite  passages of scripture ) Jesus mentioned saying 3 times in this verse so what you say must be important .  In fact what you say is so important it could determine the outcome of your life in the here and now. Proverbs 18 : 21 says " death and life are in the power of the tongue : and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. So one can safely assume that in the light of this scripture your tongue will produce fruit , whether good or bad. Look at Ecclesiastes 5 : 6 "suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin " This is probably one of the most amazing scriptures on the results of what you say. I made many bad decisions in my life because of stubbornness. In the process I lost my wife and children through divorce. However I made a decision to humble myself before God and allow Him to work with me. My children were on drugs and going down. There was no hope for us in the natural. I started speaking restoration over my family even when it looked as if nothing ever was going to happen. I spoke life instead  of death.I can boldly testify that by the Grace and mercy of God my marriage is restored , my children are serving the Lord and studying towards their respective qualifications. To God be all the Glory. Start speaking the Word of God over those dead situations and see the life of God bring you into victory

Christ in you the hope of glory - Coll 1 : 27

Many Christians don't realize who is on the inside of them. If they did they wouldn't be running around looking for the next prophetic word or preacher that can inspire them to make it through another day or week . Now I am not blasting the prophetic or preachers for that matter or any of the gifts in the body of Christ , but if your life here on this earth is not inspired by the Holy spirit working on the inside of you , you will never grow to maturity in Christ. Our source should and must always be our relationship with the  Lord Jesus based upon the revelation that comes from the Word. The Apostle John said " greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world " 1 John 4 : 4. Where is the greater one ? On the inside of you. That is where the answer lies. That is why it is so important to feed your spirit on the word of God daily. Some people look great on the outside but on the inside they are timid and weak. They have no substance and when faced with tough times their strength fails. My man of God once told us about a supernatural experience he had with the Lord. He was lying on his bed sleeping and someone walked into his room and spoke these words , " the difference between failure and success  is courage " Take courage and start drawing from the living waters on the inside of you.

Spiritual discipline

By nature people are mostly lazy and lethargic. As christians God requires from us a certain level of discipline in our daily walk . Talk is cheap but where is your power ! Have you got enough of God's power in your life to be a blessing to others or are you also one of those christians always ready to receive but never willing to give. To function in the power of the Holy spirit we need to have discipline in our lives and press into the things of God constantly. Everyday we are faced with a choice to fellowship with the Lord through  study of the word and prayer. The only time some of God's people pray is when they are in a crisis. We need to be consistent with the things of God. We cannot fluctuate in our spiritual life. Up the one day and down the next . That is rollercoaster Christianity. Always being influenced  by feelings and emotions. We must crucify the flesh and go into the prayercloset with the attitude that we will not leave until we have an open heaven. The time is short and the hour is upon the church to rise up in the resurrection power of Christ and touch the nations of the earth with the fire of Heaven. Discipline will produce Godly character  in your life and will cause you to walk steadfast and strong in the Lord.

Husbands love your wives as ..... Christ loved the church

Wow , this scripture in Eph 5 : 25 should be preached at every wedding on the planet. If husbands would actually apply this scripture in their marriages , every negative statistic on marriages would. be blown out of the water. Real men love their wives and are prepared to do whatever it takes to look after them. If ever you want to see how a marriage is doing look at the wife. The wife is the glory of the husband. If the husband is not in right standing with God everything in the marriage will fail. Remember that Christ served and laid down His life for the church. Some men have this notion that they may look and lust after other woman. This is unbiblical and adds to the hypocrisy of this age . Men should learn to have the fear of God in their eyes. Pornography , flirtatious advances between men and woman , adultery , fornication all starts with a look that results in men falling for one of the devil's oldest trick's . One of the biggest causes I believe in marriages  failing today is because men yield to the spirit of lust which is rampant in society and the church. The answer to this problem  - simply say NO !

by whose stripes ye "were" healed

The greatest day in history is the day Jesus died on the cross for every human being. Jesus paid for every sin , sickness and disease. Healing is not something we have to pay for or work for or earn for that matter. A number of years ago I made a decision to confess this scripture in 1 Peter 2 : 24 every time I sneeze . So every  time I sneezed I would say out loud "by the stripes of Jesus I was healed" Now I can boldly say that in almost 7 years I have never been sick , not one day sick because God's Word works. The company I work for knows by now that they need never be concerned that I will ever be off from work due to illness. Now I am not saying that people that do get sick are in the wrong.The point I am trying to make is that God's Word will work for you if you will be a doe'r and not just a hearer. Take the Word of God , act upon it and you will be amazed . God's Word is alive and as you consistently speak it over your life , His Word will produce life in your body.

Praying jn tongues

The most remarkable statement The Apostle Paul made I think is in 1Cor 4:18 " .... I speak with tongues more than ye all " This man has impacted the very fibre of Christianity with His letters because of the revelations he received from the Lord Jesus. I believe that one of the reasons Paul received so much revelation was the fact that he constantly was praying in tongues or praying in the Holy Ghost . Jude 20 says " building  up yourselves on your most holy faith , praying in the Holy Ghost. Praying in the spirit or praying in tongues crucifies your flesh,builds you up spiritually,sharpens your spiritual senses and your discernment of situations. It draws the supernatural  power of God into your natural. Praying in the spirit will give you revelation in God's Word and keep you from becoming  stagnant  as a christian. Not a day goes by in my life that I do not pray in the spirit. Sometimes 2 hours have passed and i am still praying in tongues. Never wait till you feel like praying. Your flesh will never give you the green light to pray. As long as you are in your natural body there will be antagonism between your flesh and your spirit .Praying  in tongues is essential to your spiritual growth. Make this a daily discipline in your walk with God and the results will be astounding.

Decision making time

The most important decision any human being can make is to accept Jesus Christ as his or her personal saviour. All other decisions pale in comparison with this. People  make decisions all the time. No decision is without consequence . The Apostle Paul says in Galatians 6 : 7 , 8 " whatsover a man soweth , that shall he also reap " You may ask but what about the Grace , Mercy , Love and Forgiveness of God ? We must however understand that His Grace was given to us not to live as we please . We don't belong to ourselves anymore but to the one who saved us. We live in a natural world right now where certain laws apply. If things start going wrong don't blame God. Look at your life through the mirror of His word and ask the Holy spirit to help you. Make some adjustments in your life if necessary. He knows that we are weak , but Praise God when we are weak He is strong. He promised that He will never leave you nor forsake you. God is not a man that He should lie . I choose to serve the Lord Jesus in this hour . Many people suddenly have this viewpoint that God and His word is no more culturally up to date or in step with modern society. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Devil is still a liar and God is still on the throne !! HALLELUJAH.We must change not God. Start giving God a chance and make the right choices.

2 Tim 4:3 - " itchy ears "

All over the world people are looking for preachers that will satisfy them in their hearing . The Apostle Paul speaks of this in 2 Tim 4 : 3 " for the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine , but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers , having itchy ears ... " I believe if you are taught wrong , you will believe wrong , if you believe wrong you fall into  error. As God's people we must embrace the truth not turn away from it . We must discern what is from God and what is not . Our foundation should  always be the Word of God. To Grow into maturity in Christ we have to rightly divide the word of truth according to 2 Tim 2:15 . God wants to bring his people to the full measure of the stature of Jesus Christ . A mature full grown Giant in the Spirit that will smash the gates of hell in the mighty name of Jesus Christ

There is nothing on this earth that can compare to the "annointing " It is that sweet presence of The Lord that empowers you to minister and gives you courage in the face of impossible situations.The apostle John speaks of the annointing that abides in us . That annointing is the secret power of the christian. There are too many powerless christians. We need the annointing of the Holy spirit to function as God's vessels in this hour. The church cannot touch a dying world without the annointing. Jesus operated in that annointing without measure. If Jesus needed the annointing to fulfil God's purpose then how much more do we need the annointing to be effective. To operate in the annointing we have to yield to the Holy Spirit and always honour God whenever He flows through us to touch others. Be bold with the annointing and be a blessing to others

Every morning (for a number of years now) as I start my day in prayer , I start thanking God for all that He has done for me . Many times the revelation of His Grace so overwhelms me that I start crying . The apostle Paul said to give thanks in everything in 1 Thess 5 ... For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Thanksgiving should be part of our everyday living and breathing. I thank God for Jesus and the price He paid. I thank God for the blood of Jesus and His mercy. I thank God for the air I breathe and a place to stay , food to eat and clothes to wear . I thank God for my wonderful wife and my children and a job to support my family. I thank God that I am in a ministry where the revelation truth of God's Word is ministered under the annointing and where the Holy spirit is allowed to move freely. Start thanking God in everything and make it a daily practice in your life to walk in thanksgiving. I thank God for all those that take the time to read my Blog and pray that God will fill you with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. Don't live a life of being unthankful. Train your tongue to speak thanksgiving . Start today , don't wait till tomorrow

If I could change one decision in my life as a christian it would be only one word . The word submission . I would run to the nearest man of God and submit under Him and serve His annointing and His mantle with everything in me . It will be the difference between success and failure in your walk with God. By the grace of God I am serving in a ministry under authority of a Man of God , who is also my spiritual Father  and Mentor. Submission to authority  will bring about change in your life and will cause Godly increase to manifest in your life. God hates rebellion . Rebellious people are always critical of Leadership and have a crow mentality . Always wallowing in self pity and trying to cause division,strife and bitterness. Align yourself with Eagles . People that have a submissive heart and always talk victory no matter the circumstances

The heartfelt prayer of the righteous availeth much says the Apostle James. There is a powerful truth in the Bible about the heart. Proverbs says that one should guard his heart above all else , because out of it flows the issues of life. Thus one could safely assume that probably all the issues you are facing right now could be changed if you change your heart . Maybe your heart is filled with unforgiveness and resentment towards a person or a body of people . That very thing could be the reason it seems as if nothing seems to work for you. God cannot answer your prayers if there is unforgiveness in your heart . Unforgiveness will keep you out if heaven and drag you with a rope of bitterness to hell. Forgive as Christ has forgiven you.

prayer warriors

If ever you want to see in a ministry who really means business with God , go to the weekly prayermeeting. If your prayerlife is not on fire , you will not be on fire for the Lord Jesus. It is in individual and corporate prayer that heaven's annointing is released on earth. Pray without ceasing the Apostle Paul said. Prayer brings us into alignment with heavens timetable and reveals unto the principalities and powers in the air the Lordship and authority

⭐️Christians walking after the flesh will always be in compromise, but those after the Spirit will seek for truth, Holiness and the fear of the Lord. If you are comfortalble with the things of this world you are in trouble. You have lost your first love. If the filth of this world is ok with you its time for you to go on your knees and ask God to fill you with His Spirit and restore unto you Holy Fire and desire.

The church of the Lord Jesus has a great need for the truth that is inspired by the Holy Spirit and based upon the Word of God. Truth that will set people free and take them into victory . The church need not to be entertained or listen to self-appointed preachers that have hidden agendas . Now is the time to present our bodies a living sacrifice unto the Lord and be on fire with Holy desire. Now is the time to look up with expectancy for Jesus is coming - Hallelujah