Profiting from Divine Clearance. Part 2

The Scripture is littered with examples of men and women who had extraordinary experience as a result of divine clearance. Child of God, it is my humble desire to prayerfully let you understanding without fear or favor that there is profiting from divine direction, there is gain from a divine YES, when God says this is what you have to do or where you must go; this may not be suitable for your flesh at that time, or it may not be suitable for the folks around you, but because it is a God-direction, hear me, I did not say a good direction but a God-direction, because there is a good direction and a God-direction.

Please pay close attention to this, the Bible declares in the book of Proverbs 14: 12 that: “There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” There is profing from divine clearance and direction and this is what we need more than anything today. In this year 2008 and beyond, the need to have divine permission and guidance from Zion cannot be overemphasized as we migrate toward our destinies in God.

I want to be able to establish God’s ministry, business projects on divine direction and not on my own personal agendas. We must be able to do what we have to do because it is a God-direction and not necessarily because it is convenient or comfortable for us.

There are so many things you and I must have done in the past that were quite good but not necessarily a God-direction. There are things you must have done in the past that were quite good but you had no divine clearance about them, but they felt good and comfortable to your flesh anyway. This must not continue, as this year, is the Year of the WORD, not an ordinary word, but an extraordinary word from the Extraordinary God and His word shall come to pass.

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Profiting from Divine Clearance. Part 1

It is of utmost importance that we understand divine clearance because it will save us of valuable time and resources in pursuit of our destinies. Let us examine, the word clearance: This word could mean a lot of things to different people in this day and time, but for the purpose of our discourse, it is the divine permission that is given to you before you can embark on any assignment or action intended. It's to be impregnated with divine and specific information, that will empower you to do some things you want to do within prescribed parameters. This is a clearance in your spirit which, implies a God-given signal to GO. No inhibition or whatsoever, you are not limited by circumstances, either favourable or not.

“And David enquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all”. 1 Samuel 30:8

According to the scriptural text above you discover that David is seeking the Lord for divine direction and clearance after a devastating event. He was not mesmerised by the events that had transpired neither was is actions precipitated by it but took courage to inquire of the Lord for clearance. This is imperative no matter the circumstance or situation we find ourselves.

This clearance should not be based on external events in your life, on individuals, your feelings, what you have or do not have, but it has to be divine, it has to come from heaven. This is imperative, as we progress in life towards our destinies, with a lot of ideas, different projects to be activated. All of these must not simply be done because it has to be done, but must be done because we have clearance from Zion, a resounding YES from God. In the same light if we have no clearance from heaven, we have to remain patient and wait upon God for instruction and direction. This is crucial as we live in a day and time, where it is normal to do what everyone is doing as to doing what I have being designed and anointed for, simply put living in God’s will.

Most Christians tend to do things spur-of-the-moment, we do things because we feel that it is a necessity, because we want to be involved or be in vogue, I have to do this to be part of these people or groups. But as children of God whatever we do, must be born of conviction and divine clearance. It may not be suitable or comfortable to wait on God for clearance, but the results and benefits are immeasurable if you trust the Lord for clearance in all situations of life. On the contrary the pain and disappointments are equally unbearable.

Taking the Sword of the Spirit. Part 2

It is an inconceivable tragedy to neglect this valuable offensive weapon that can arrest and frustrate every attack of the enemy. Hear me child of God the Word of God is the sword that your spirit man wields against every onslaught of the enemy and what you use in pulling down every stronghold in your life. This is God's Word that has become flesh in you and quickened by the Holy Spirit when you need it.

Taking the sword of the Spirit “Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God”. Ephesians 6:17

The scripture admonishes us to take the sword of the Spirit, but the question is how do I do just that? It is evident that most Christians tend to search through concordance or Bible commentaries in times of adversities for that magical word which supposedly is the sword of the Spirit that will enable them assault the devil and his cohorts. However, this is a very wrong way of taking the sword of the Spirit, hence we have not been able to invade the assailant and his cohorts and see victory repeatedly in our walk with God and our profession faith.

In 1 Timothy 4:13, Apostle Paul instructs his son in the faith that “till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine” and recapitulates in 2 Timothy 2:15 that declares “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth”. Thus indicating that taking the sword of the Spirit entails giving attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine, studying, meditating, memorizing and storing up of God's Word in our spirit man. Doing these on a consistent basis long before the adversary and his cohorts’ show up, will put you in a better position to exercise the sword of the spirit.

The Word of God which, you have studied, meditated, and memorized will provide an immediate availability of God's Word which becomes a sword, with which you are able to witness and engage effectively in spiritual warfare when the enemy and his cohorts comes with their onslaught. As you learn to take up the sword of the Spirit and appropriate the other amours of God, let me assure you that no matter the issues of life with regards to everything that concern you and your family, victory shall not elude you in Jesus Name.

Taking the Sword of the Spirit. Part 1

“Put on the whole armor of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Ephesians 6:11-17

In order to be effective and victorious in spiritual warfare there are five major postures for the believer to assume, for it is important to know that this battle is an active one and not passive like most Christians assume it to be. The postures are as follows:

⇨ Verse 11 to stand against; which means to stand in front of and oppose
⇨ Verse 12 to wrestle; means to engage actively on a one-on-one battle
⇨ Verse 13 to withstand; indicates resistance, it also means to be firm and unmovable in encountering oppositions
⇨ Verse 13 to stand; means to be found standing after an active battle
⇨ Verse 14 stand therefore; means to take your stand for the next battle

We have to understand what the sword of the Spirit is. The Word of God is the sword of the Spirit, a most important and effective weaponry in the believer's arsenal. In order to withstand the onslaught of the enemy, it is imperative to understand the assailant and his modus operandi, for the scripture declare “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices”. 2 Corinthians 2:11

The sword of the Spirit is the Word of God. Erroneously maintaining that the sword of the Spirit is the sword of the Holy Spirit has resulted in our inability to wage war successfully against the enemy of souls. Considering the above text brings clarification to the subject with the understanding that when Apostle Paul enumerated the whole amour of God, his reference was to man and not to the Holy Spirit.

His use of phrases like you, ye, your or we, also indicates that it is our responsibility to appropriate the whole armor of God including the sword of the Spirit which is God's Word. Apparently, we have assumed that the sword of the Spirit to denote the sword of the Holy Spirit. Consequently, the result of this erroneous concept has made us to be spectators rather than participators, as a result waiting on the Holy Spirit to use the sword of the spirit that is available for our use. We often neglect the sword of our spirit as we fight the fight of faith consequently allowing the assailant to get away with his assault on us, our families, finances, Ministries, businesses and any other aspect of our lives that he can access.

Today's Quote of the Day

"God is no concerned about out jobs as He is about our character, our relationships, and our witness of faith."
Tom Paterson

Faith versus Fear

Faith will activate the power of God in and through your life and over your circumstances. Faith in God’s Word will enable you to overcome the world. The scripture lets us understand in Hebrew 11:6 that, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for He that cometh to God must believe the He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.” Understanding the sequence will enable us properly appropriate God’s Word and possess our God-given inheritance. 

The sequence is as follows; 

(1) We must come to God, 

(2) We must believe that He is; that He is the I am that I am, [the very self-existent God], 

(3) Knowing that God is a rewarder and

(4) We must be diligent seekers. 

These implies, that faith activates God’s favour upon our lives and as we are the favoured of the Lord impossibilities become possibilities. Fear on the other hand will activate the power of the devil in your life and short cuts you from the life of God. As a matter of fact the devil’s trick is FEAR, which is to make false evidence appear real to you, which will of course paralyse and disorient you; thus putting you in what I call spiritual incarceration. If it goes undetected and disarmed, it will bring about serious consequences in and through your life. Let me, therefore, submit to you that faith is based on God’s Word, while fear is based on your circumstances and insecurities.

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