When you acknowledge Christ as your lord and savior your redemption is total. After all Jesus paid for your Soul in advance thousands of years ago. He bought you with his blood knowing you will be born in Sin and may live a while in it. You belong to him.
Paul threw more light on this Truth. For indeed this is the Truth. Read:
“Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men”- 1 Corinthians 7 vs 23
Therefore, you are no slave to anyone. Neither is your allegiance for your fellow man. It is then erroneous to say “I am of the household of this Man or the other Man”. None of them paid for your sin. Follow the exact instructions of your calling if you are called to a specific divine assignment. See Paul’s suggestion with regards to that;
Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches – 1 Corinthians 7 vs 17
Wherever you may be divinely situated for God’s work, depend on the directive of the Spirit of God and remember always that your service is to God and not Man.
Read to the end for a video link of a precise teaching on the time we are in and for a clearer understanding of how Satan has so much established control on Earth through the very things that mean the world to us.
In the Prophetic Declaration by Ezekiel to the King of Tyre culled from Ezekiel 28 vs 12 – 17, an insight into who truly Satan was before and what led to his sudden fall is given. In summary, his failure was because he became very conscious of the privilege God had apportioned to him. Here is a breakdown;
1. He was Perfect – vs 12
The instruction to Ezekiel was to prophesy to the King of Tyre. But the prophesy spoke directly to Satan who had been manifesting in the King of Tyre as he has through Kings before him, and through as many humans as he can possess. “Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: `This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “`You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty” – Ezekiel 28 vs 12. God acknowledges that he made Satan to be perfect.
2. He was given special gifts – vs 13
God ensured he adorned him with special stones. He made him really so outstanding that he was a beauty to behold. He gave his creation special attention. Read;
“You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz and emerald, chrysolite, onyx and jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared”
3. God Anointed and Ordained Him – vs 14
When his making and adornment was complete, God Anointed and Ordained Him. This ensured he had an exalted office above the other Angels and creations. He was that fortunate. Read;
“You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones”
4. He Was Given Special Immunity – vs 15
This meant he lived over normal limitations Angels were subjected to. He was declared blameless by God. What a privilege!
“You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created ..”
What went wrong then?…..
With all these accolades, promotions and exceptional treatment came a sudden consciousness of self. He would look himself in the mirror and marvel. There was nothing else equal to him among the creations. So he was most likely popular. For indeed he was and had begun to imagine himself as untouchable. He had won followers to his side and had begun a movement with the hope of establishing a government that should eventually challenge any other. God described his creation thus;
“…untill wickedness was found in you”
Pride gave way to rebellion and he declared war against his maker. So he was chased down..
Lesson
Is this a familiar situation today? Yes! Fame and Wealth are spirits on their own. So are Titles. They are all living things, permit me to say. When a man gives attention to them, he will surely be controlled by them and consequently be remoulded into something terrible. Lucifer, as he was known in Heaven, allowed the glory he was adorned with to get to his head. This led to his fall….
“Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling” – Prov 16 vs 18
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Its with great elation that I announce the 3rd Edition of Victory Corner UMUEBERE-AJA Xmax Revival and Medical Outreach. We give thanks to God who continues to make it a burden for us. The Midwife in charge of the Health Center was excited to remind us of the need to host it again. What an encouragement. So by the grace of God we are taking fire back to the village as we stand up against Satanic Altars ravaging Umuebere Aja Community.
Last year the Theme was “Let there be Light”. Indeed God’s light came down. This Year the Theme is “Your Kingdom Come”. Am convinced beyond doubt that he who began this good work will perfect it. UMUEBERE AJA SHALL BE FREE
We look forward to your partnership without which we can only do little. You can either sow cash into the program for the purchase of more drugs or donate palliatives. God adores a cheerful giver.
This piece may be for you. It dropped with a feeling that stirred my Soul and it screamed Abba Father. You may probably be the one because you have been in this storm that has engulfed you and you feel too lost to know what to do next. In your secret place you have often cried “I need you Dad”
You don’t want to be Peter who had to be reminded many times that he is weak and an easy target. He tried so hard to put up demonstrations to prove that he can try, and that he thinks he is not that bad. But those didn’t help. He failed. Deep in that broken heart I feel he too cried out “I need you Dad. Am so weak”
Coming home to the embrace of your own only daughter whose life you would have to use to redeem the vow you made to God. Am not sure I want to be Jephthah right now or anytime. What pain? What sorrow can be compared to that? And you had to succeed. Your calling demanded that and you felt by making a vow you would win God’s support. You were new and naive. Then your daughter runs out and all you have ever worked for is gone. I feel your pain. I feel you cried out too.
You don’t want to be the one running. It wasn’t always like this. You see, you once could call down fire. You could do miracles too. Then suddenly you feel human again and frightened because a new battle had come. You suddenly feel lonely and you felt by running you could be safe. But that didn’t help. I feel you must have cried out…”oh Dad, help me!”
The thoughts of giving all up at old age brings tears to the eyes. You waited all your life for a child. Suddenly that same voice demands that you sacrifice him. I know exactly how you feel. I know deep inside you would have whispered a prayer. “Daaad, please help me. I need you”
“I know the thoughts I thinks towards you” says Nissi. “They are thoughts of good and not of evil. To give you hope and a future”
Hear God speak to you: I see your tears. I know your fears. I will never leave nor forsake you. Your wasted years are restored. I reverse every stolen joy. You are blessed and not cursed.
The length of time spent actively in Kingdom work is not a guarantee that both the service and the servant will continue to enjoy divine approval and support. Yes, a man who has so far given forty years of his life to the vineyard can lose all the promises and privileges he should receive in a second. Well, God’s benevolent Spirit once said to me…
“The characters you find in the Bible are of two categories; The ones that obeyed, and the ones who were punished for their disobedience. Both categories are examples to guide you”
This wisdom has always echoed in my mind. You will be surprised to find, or perhaps really sad to learn, that the ones that began very well missed it all with just one mistake. One error can cut your journey towards fulfilment short. This is the Truth.
Moses, whose ministry we draw our lesson from in this message, gave more than forty years into vineyard service. He was so committed that today we could still project him as a patriarch of our faith. The toughness of his assignment was out of this world. He gave up everything including comfort and his family to lead Israel out from captivity and through the wilderness for forty long and frustrating years. The toughest part of the mandate was leading a people whose whole being and mentality had been moulded overtime by hardship. A people whose rebelliousness is a consequence of the evil they have had to adjust to and accept as normalcy. So to really do his task he gave up much more than any other leader or prophet has ever sacrificed in the course of their duty. This burden brought him closer to God. Deuteronomy 34 vs 10 testifies to this:
“Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face”
But he missed the final lap. When he was almost there his Journey was immediately terminated As I studied on for more insight I felt a wave of sadness for him. How can this be fair, I thought. But as I read further my eyes were opened to see the very reason why it really ended like that. Moses at a point became a Lord in his own Kingdom. Remember he began as just a messenger. But as time passed the huge responsibility got the best of him and he became conscious of the Power he welded as the leader of a people. So he could relay God’s messages his own way. He questioned God’s resolve to forgive and help his people. By so doing he dishonored God and projected himself as their Lord and Savior. Read:
“He and Aaron gathered the assembly together in front of the rock and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank” – Numbers 20 vs 11
Moses’s offence was so great that Heaven had to put an end to his journey immediately. God’s servant has evolved into a Lord and Savior. So if he could be this while still in the wilderness, he will come all out to challenge God in Canaan land. Perhaps God had seen The Serpent do yet again the very thing he did with Adam and Eve with his servant Moses. But he was proud of him for the work he did that he saved his Soul and buried his body himself so that Satan wouldn’t claim it. Praise God!
Dear Servant of God, remember to ask the Spirit to always break you and to help you stay humble and focused on the calling. The world needs to pray this way for our Enemy Satan is a roaring lion 🦁 running to and fro in search of believers to devour. Keep your gaze on Jesus.
