A LOVE EXTRAVAGANT AND A FRIENDSHIP SO INTIMATE!

I love the rendition of this passage! A grace so amazing, a love extravagant, and a friendship so intimate! How romantic is this expression? All for us, we need to relish the attention the Father has for us. It is such a sin to be a child of God and walk about feeling dejected and discouraged. It is such a shame that Satan would have us look down on our heritage like we are a defeated people. Have you ever been to an extravagant party? Do you notice how wealth is lavished? It is something parents warn us NOT to be because of limited resources. It connotes an almost wasteful attitude to wealth, like it will never finish. Well guess what? God’s love is like this…abundantly overflowing! The friendship is intimately romantic.

The provision is there because He loves us. Please cheer up. Recognize that the discouragement we feel sometimes is NOT from the Lord. It is Satan’s way to ensure we do not see the depth of Gods intention towards us. Reject it & embrace His love. Bask in his intimate friendship and be enveloped in amazing grace. Not because you deserve it, but because He has paid the price for you!

Sometimes even while “dwelling” in His presence, we sometimes get carnal. We are moved by jealousy and envy as we see supposedly “wicked” people or “unbelievers” do well and we wonder why them and not us. We often get bitter & angry that our faithfulness seems unrewarded and unnoticed by God and as we get totally consumed by these fleshly thoughts our judgment and reasoning gets clouded. It affects our faith and confuses us with all kinds of emotions. Yet through it all, our faithful Father and Friend who understands our weaknesses holds out His hand and gently guides us back to truth.

Our response to issues of life is a fall out of our intimacy with the Lord. He always has His hands stretched out to us, but do we reach back out to Him? Forget about what is going on with your colleague, friend or neighbor. Try not to be judgmental and critical. There is always a plan. You do not know that plan, but you know the One behind it. So you serve the Lord. Hold his hand. Forget about “them”. Stay focused & follow just a little closer and be grateful for the blessings He has for you.

We are living in a time of pressing concerns. So many needs, challenges, problems and trials. However, we also live in a time of great opportunity! People have condemned the age we live in but I believe that this is the very best of times to live! (Romans 5:20-…The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more). We are in a time of so much grace, we are in a time of the Mighty move of God (Acts 2:17- Acts 2:17 “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams), we are in a time of clear revelation! God is in a hurry to do so much with men and so our mandate is to look for people everywhere and get them into His house.

Don’t ever go a day without inviting someone to an opportunity to meet your Savior. Invite them to church, to house fellowship, to midweek meetings, to night vigils, to group studies. Share something with them. Put a Word on FB, on twitter….get excited about it. He wants to do so much more but He wants to do it in His house, so get out there and anyone you find, with any kind of issue challenge or story, drag ‘em in! There’s room for everyone in Gods Kingdom. Let’s do this!

"Then the master told his servant, 'Go out to the roads and country lanes and make them come in, so that my house will be full. Luke 14:23

All the saints send their greetings. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.                                       - 2 Corinthians 13:14

God is loving and exceedingly kind. God knows all too well the feeling of loneliness felt by Jesus when betrayed. When He carried our sins and became the ultimate sacrifice, He did it all alone...rejected and forsaken by all…even His Father. He knows how we feel when we have burdens to share and no one to share them with, and so He made a provision for us in the Church: His Body! Do not despair Child of God. You are not alone. The Lord is near you. He is Strong on behalf weak and small. He defends those who cannot afford an advocate. He picks all who feel alone and places them in families of Grace. The Lord will send You a helper. The Lord will comfort you in your trial. He will surround you with the right people and turn every loneliness to a precious fellowship of love.

Waiting isn’t easy! We toil day in and out and put in so much effort for a better life and sometimes it seems like our efforts are not yielding results. Today’s word encourages us to be patient just like the farmer. Believing this scripture presupposes that there is a time of harvest. Believing this stabilizes us. There is a definite time of harvest for you. Do not lose your joy. What are you waiting for? A job, a car, a spouse, kids, a promotion? Just hang in there. The precious fruit of the earth is about to yield for you. You will receive both the “early rain” and the “latter rain”!

RUN TO HIM! IF YOU ARE DOWN TRY TO GET UP, AND SPEAK FOR YOURSELF.

In This Year

And call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” Ps 50:15. Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief. Ps 31:9

Usually when people fall into trouble, they many times try to hide it from others, especially when the calamity in their eyes is something to be ashamed of. Other times when they chose to open up and share their troubles with others, they are mocked and blamed for the situation they are in. Today we see Gods invitation to us to come to Him in our time of trouble. David often ran to the Lord when He was in trouble. Do you have a challenge that is keeping you awake all night? Are you very scared deep inside because of some situation you have found yourself? Maybe you even have fallen into a trap via a poor decision or wrong action. There is hope for you...run into the arms of the Lord. He will walk with you through it. It may hurt, it may strain you, but you will NOT be alone. Get into the place of prayer and receive needed help, (Heb 4:16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.), stay focused on Him for " God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. You can get up! Get going!! “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; - Isaiah 51:1

We are children of Faith, formed from the Rock of Faith! There is the type of life we ought to live. Our command is to look at the Patriarch and Matriarch of Faith and plug into their blessing. What picture did the Bible paint of Abraham and Sarah? Were they down trodden, sickly, weak of mind and body? Were they impoverished and without hope? Were they captive to every satanic influence and attack? Did they go about seeking pity? No! Abraham had great economic wealth and influence. He was a warrior who did battle to rescue stubborn Lot. He believed God! Had children in old age! Paid a huge tithe to Melchizedek High priest of God and is probably one of the Most Respected Saints of old known for his integrity, dignity and honorable life. God did all that for him because Abraham dared to believe! DO YOU BELIEVE? Or would you rather stay in the bowels of weakness, grumbling, complaining, defeat, poverty, laziness, lack, shame and confusion? Never! Look to the rock from whence you were hewn...if Satan couldn't stop Jesus, the Rock of our salvation through his many schemes and tricks, then he cannot stop you. For if we are truly hewn from the same ROCK, then as He is so are we. Stop acting defeated! Get up and Get going!!

“We know he is our son,” the parents answered, “and we know he was born blind. 21 But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.” - Jo

hn 9:20-21

A certain blind man encountered Jesus and received his sight. The Pharisees at the time had publicly made known that anyone who testified of Christ would be put out of the Synagogue and so his parents backed out of answering to a very obvious miracle. The onus now fell on the man to testify which he did at the risk of being excommunicated. Why was it easier for him to do what his parents could not? It was because he was the beneficiary of the grace and power of God. Perhaps the reason why people find it hard to talk about their Lord could be that what they have is an inherited or borrowed faith. A real experience with the Lord will leave you with a story to tell. With an undeniable transformation too awesome to be left locked in your heart you too will speak up damning all consequences. Consider 1 John 1:1 (That ...which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled...). Have you seen His Hand? Have you heard His sweet Voice? Were you convinced of Him as you touched Him? If you are fully persuaded of His work in your life you will also speak for yourself to everyone of His faithfulness. This is the secret of easy witnessing. Experience His power today through faith!

Proverbs 24:1-22, Psalm 59, Ecclesiastes 9, 

Jeremiah 30-31, John 4:15-26, James 5:13-20

NOTHING IS TOO HARD FOR GOD - LOOK TO GOD ALONE

Sometimes I get so befuddled that I don't know where to turn, cares of this life weigh me down with the troubles they concern.

I must always remind myself I have access to a higher power, I don't need to worry and fret. God is with me every hour, God is with me in the sunshine and when the dark shadows fall, I am his blood-bought child and upon him i can always call. He can solve all my problems, for him nothing is too hard. God always knows what I need He is never caught off guard. Yes! When I feel downhearted with some trifling worldly care I must take this burden to God and then I must leave it there. This words came from a word filled woman of God, expressing confidence in the Divine supremacy.

According to the book of Ruth 2: 10-12;- then she fell on her feet and bow herself to the ground and said unto him why have I found grace in thine eyes that thou should take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger? And Boaz answered and said unto her, it hath fully been showed me all that thou hast
done unto thy mother in-law since the death of thy husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity and art come unto a people which thou knowest not here to for.The Lord recompense thee of thy work and a full reward be given thee of the Lord of Israel under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Ruth's faithfulness to the covenant relationship she had with Naomi paved way for her. She diligently kept the tenets of the covenant. All  over the Bible there are teachings emphasizing different kinds of relationships and how each of us ought to comport and conduct ourselves in them. Whether it is between husband and wife or wife and husband, children to parents or parents to children, masters to servants etc. The bible categorically states God's expectation. This is important because whatsoever a man do, the same shall he receive, we are also charged in the scriptures not to do as unto men but as unto God that you might receive the eternal inheritance. Your heritage will come through the domestic relationships in your life (that is, the people you relate with in your everyday life. As wives, husbands, children, brethren, servants or masters every action or reaction from us triggers a reward from heaven. These rewards are either positive or negative depending on the choice we make.

Naomi did not have anything left to offer Ruth and she told her so. Yet Ruth followed her and  kept the tenets of their relationship. She was not searching for benefits. She was just keeping the unwritten dictates of covenant relationships. Ruth's eyes were solely on the Lord from whom alone her gain, profit or positive reward could come! In relationships, our eyes must be upon the Lord alone. No man can open the door God wants to open for you. Never look at the hands of any man for help. Carry out the obligation of the covenant you are in but always remember that God and  not man is your reward. God will reward you adequately. It all begins with how we handle our relationships. God honors us when we are faithful to covenants. No relationship is just casual and keeping their tenets is key to receiving what lies ahead of you. Ruth understand the covenant in relationship with Naomi stuck with her and God rewarded her. Looking to God for your reward as you play your own part in every relationship you find yourself will change your life and bring much fulfillment to your way.

THE POWER IN THE SIMPLE ACT OF PRAYER

When you constantly pray for open heavens, it allows the free flow of Angelic activities in your life. Either in a worship or prayer meeting when this activity is hindered or not present, the feeling of struggling and unease is unavoidable

. It almost feels like the peace needed for such activity is not present. Therefore, we must always pray for open heavens in every spiritual activity so as to have free flow of Angelic activity. When there is a free flow when praying in the spirit everything always feels easy. There are times when we go into prayer and it feels almost like a struggle as we pray in the spirit. Do not be discouraged; rather, stay in the place of prayer and the uneasiness will begin to lift off after a while. When you stay there for an hour, after sometime you get a release and a note of victory in your spirit, once you get that feeling, it means the heavens have been opened up and so your speaking in tongues begin to flow and the groaning of the spirit begin to come out to you.

This means you have gotten to the point where angels are able to minister to you, rearrange things within your environment and remove any form of temptation that is coming your way. You will begin to have thoughts and ideas as to what you ought to do in any given situation such as averting any danger on your way, and deliverance from evil. For instance, when Peter was in jail, it was the angel that visited him and brought him out of jail. When you have an unrestricted movement of angels in your life and you back it up with the confession of the word of God that activates such activity; it is practically impossible to be cut off guard. But a lot of Christians do not understand the concept of open heavens. We must have real respect and reverence for the act of prayer. Even Jesus, we are told in the Bible that in the days of His flesh, though, being the son of God, offered up prayer and supplications with cries and tears unto Him from death (Heb. 5 vs 7). To Jesus even though He was the son of God and could confess what we call new creation realities like ‘I am the son of God’ etc, He understood and had that reverential attitude towards prayer. He knew that if He did not offer up prayer unto God there will be no salvation from events around Him.

We have so many Christians walking about with what we call ‘a faulty confidence; which is a confidence in the written word of God without doing what they ought to do to make what they have seen within the scriptures manifest within their flesh. This means they are not doing anything to make sure there is no unrestricted movement of Angelic activities in their lives. Through the study of the scripture we have learnt that we can only find angels ministering where demonic power have been overcome. For instance, we find it in the life of Jesus, when He got into the wilderness He was tempted of Satan and when He overcame the third temptation the bible says angels came and ministered unto Him. We also have the story of Daniel; it was after he overcame the prince of Persia in  prayer that angels came through to minister to him. This Angelic activity goes on in a very high and heavy scale. But it can only occur after the individual have offered up prayers with sufficient tenacity, in a focused way to lift off the burden in order to create open heavens and angelic activities.

The good thing about it is if you are consistent with your prayer life you will have this experience of open heavens and angelic activity daily without any hindrance. But if you are relaxed with your prayer life and you only pray when you feel like it and not as a necessity you will lose all the grounds you have gained before in prayer. As a result anytime you go into prayer you will have to start all over to gain that ground again. But if you do it everyday consistently the duration of time it usually takes you will begin to reduce because of your everyday practice. If  you are consistent with your prayer life you will get to a point where it will take you just five minutes to penetrate and that is where the heavens are clearly opened up to you.

When you give yourself to prayer consistently the reality of scripture and spiritual things begin to dawn on you and make more meaning to you. Things begin to come more alive to you in the scriptures and in all you do. What you read in the scriptures get on your lips with the full assurance of faith and this is because you gave labored to enter into the rest of God by seizing from your own works. Henceforth, you will begin to see the manifestation of God in your life like never before and before anything happens you have seen it and you already know the outcome. That is the power that resides in having the heavens opened up to you and angels ministering to you daily, and this is the type of life style we should all strive for as believers.

LET DAGON FALL" We don't need to fall instead"

Scripture Reading: Then they carried the ark into Dagon’s temple and set it beside Dagon. When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the LORD! They took Dagon and put him back in his place. But the following morning when they rose, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the LORD! His head and hands had been broken off and were lying on the threshold; only his body remained.                                    - 1 Sam 5:2-4

Do you desire change in any thorny area of your life? Is there an urgent challenge that if unsolved can cause you irreparable damage? Is it with finance, habits, relationships, career or spirituality? Then be of good cheer. Today's word shows us the power Gods presence has over strongholds. Dagon was destroyed by "contact" with Gods presence. If the idol could speak, it would have cried to be taken out of the Presence! Our challenges remain because we talk more and submit less. Once we learn how to access and deposit ourselves and our issues at the foot of His presence and lay there, the influence of His glory will break the back of the stronghold. You do not need much more than this. Contact the Presence; do not rush out of it. Stay and soak yourself in the atmosphere of worship and intercession. Take hold of the Hem of the Masters garment; contact the anointing that breaks the yoke and watch strongholds fall. For Dagon it took 2 days. It may take more than that depending on the stronghold, but stay there. Stop all the quick fixes that today's christian is known for...shallow believers running to and fro searching for the wonder pill of anointing that solves all problems. It does not exist. Feed your spirit. Grow in grace. Find the Secret place of God's Presence for yourself then take time out and soak yourself in His glory and then patiently watch your very nature and character change. Watch Satan shamed and experience real lasting freedom.

                      PRAYER CONFESSION

In Jesus Name I declare that I am the temple of the living God. The presence of God dwells within me. I am sealed with the mark of Christ. I am a covenant child of God. All powers bow before me in submission in Jesus Name. Amen.

A child of God falling back into sinful habits or lukewarmness is as a result of two major things: Careless and prayerlessness. If a child of God goes back into a particular old sinful nature or become lukewarm and cold again, it is not because he was not saved at the first instance, it is not because he has not been delivered from those sinful habits after he dedicated his life to Jesus, and it is not because Christian life is meant to be a rising and falling thing; It is due to one’s carelessness and prayer-less-ness.

CARELESSNESS
1Corinthians 10:12, “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall”

When you are saved by the blood of Jesus Christ or when you rededicate your life to Jesus to start better, He sets you free from sinful habits and gives you His grace and Spirit, but you need to take heed – that is being watchful, so that you don’t fall back into sin and become lukewarm later. Carelessness comes into Christian life through different means:

(i) Overconfidence: You become overconfident when you, knowing by the Word of God and by the warning of the Holy Spirit that something may lead to sin, but too confident in yourself that you will, "take care of the situation" and that it will not lead you to sin. It is a subtle deception of Satan, and against the Word of God which warns us to always take heed. Staying or moving close to the spot of sin, and being confident that you will not fall into sin is overconfidence of carelessness.

Overconfidence has no backing of God's grace; it simply means you are on your own, because it is against God's warning and word. Many have fallen because of self confidence of "Nothing will happen, I am not a baby Christian." And when something happen it become hard to say something.

(ii) Little Foxes: other forms of carelessness are little foxes. “Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.” Song of Solomon 2:15. This is a common carelessness that we all need to daily watch against. They are casual habits but cause lots of destruction, they are simple but they sink several Christian fervent faith. Little foxes in Christian life are Inconsistent Bible reading, over-talking, unbecoming jesting and exaggeration in expression, getting involve in worldly stuffs like worldly dress, makeup, worldly friendship, watching worldly movies, listening to worldly music which cannot edify your soul, reading romantic novels, browsing pornographic websites, looking at nude pictures, thinking or talking about immoral stuffs, using worldly materials, watching worldly TV shows like American Idol, African Idol, Big brother Africa, unwholesome TV Reality shows, dance competition, wrestling, etc. These habits slowly drain spiritual strength, hinder spiritual growth and the flow of the fire of Holy Spirit in one’s life, and then make a Christian spiritually week to resist temptation. Little foxes are hard to trace to one’s spiritual downfall, because they don’t cause the damage immediately, but one thing you can discover is that when you get involve in any of those habits, you feel spiritually light and empty.

PRAYER-LESS-NESS
1 Thessalonians 5:17, “Pray without ceasing.”
A prayer-less Christian is a powerless Christian, period! You cannot stay long in your new dedicated life in Christ without consistent prayer life; you cannot grow in your Christian life without a growing prayer life, and it is biblically impossible to experience and maintain fervent Christian life without a fervent prayer life.

Prayer and Bible reading/study are the only sources of strength, and why prayer is very important is that it takes prayer to understand and apply the Word of God. It is in your daily prayer you ask for daily grace and strength. A prayerless Christian will be too weak to resist temptation of old sinful life. When the Spirit of God wakes you up at night to pray or moves you at any time to pray even you don’t plan to pray, if you fail to respond immediately, it will only leads to falling. Jesus prayed always and instructed us to pray always. In prayer, we take our spiritual weakness and challenges to God for grace and strength.

That is the reason it is mostly important to maintain daily and consistent personal quiet time, devotion. Satan can’t attack you directly, he has to first attack and distracts you on your daily devotion; when your daily devotion becomes inconsistent, and it will not take long time before you find your back on the ground again.

Ephesians 6:18, “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints”

We must be watchful, vigilant and prayerful always!

1 Peter 5:8-11, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. 10 But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. 11 To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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THE FREE FLOW OF ANGELIC ACTIVITIES 2

There are many people who have read the word of God, have remarkable insights into the scriptures through quoting and teaching it well. But when it comes to manifestation of these scriptures within their lives, the representation of these scriptures within their lives, the representation of those things that they know and understand is not evident in their lives. We find out t

hat the amount of knowledge that they have of what is happening in their lives does not justify the amount of knowledge they have received. And in cases like this, one can conclusively say that the individual is operating either under a closed heaven or the heavens are opened partially. So there is no sufficient opening over the life of that individual to have an unhindered flow of angelic activities.

For instance, in the book of Genesis, when Jacob went into Laban’s house; Laban said to him that he has learnt through experience that since he came into his household, all his cattle have multiplied and he has prospered for Jacob’s sake. Jacob did things in Laban’s house that up till now no one can explain. The scripture tells us in the book of second Samuel 14 vs 20 that a man can possess the wisdom that only belongs to angels who know all things upon the earth. That is how far the ministry of angels can take us when we allow it. And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and beholds a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land where on thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed (Gen. 28 vs 11-13). Furthermore as a result of Jacobs experience in the above scripture he had open heavens upon his life. God made some powerful pronouncement over his life. These are pronouncements that will hold in the life of anybody who understands how to keep on open heaven; where angels have the ability to go up and down. This is because if you don’t have this access the angels become hindered in their operations within your life. So theoretically speaking you can read the word of God which says he will give His angels charge over you and that scripture may not manifest in your life. Angels are all ministering spirits sent forth to minister and they hearken unto the word. When you speak the word of God and you do not have the tangible manifestation of these ministering spirits within your life.

It simply means you are experiencing closed heaven. This is a situation where you do not see your confessions coming to pass and your word being honoured upon the earth. What has happened in the life of such an individual is that he is experiencing what is called a restricted the person understanding what it means to have an open heaven over their life. Thus, there is a concept in the scripture called “open heavens’ and as Christians, we must endeavor to pray it over our lives daily. In the scriptures we are told that when Jesus was going to be baptized by John the Baptist, the heavens were opened over Him. The reason the heavens were opened over Jesus was because He was praying when he went in for His Baptism.

Prayer opens up the heaven and allows this free flow of angelic activities. And if the bible tells us the heavens were opened, it means prior to that time the heavens was obviously closed therefore, it means you can have what is called the closed heaven and the opened heaven over the life of a person. for Jesus to pray, we can see that prayer is the way and manner in which we can open up the heavens over our lives. Therefore, as believers we must take our prayer life seriously if we want to get any tangible results. For without it, nothing we want done will ever be done the way God has planned it in our lives. So in order to remain in the purpose of God for our lives we must pray it out to experience open heavens and angelic activities within our environment.

CHUCKLES, TRUTH AND FACT!!!

"HERE I RAISE MINE EBENEZER"

There is a particular line in the classic hymn "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" that many of us probably never even realized was there. It is in the second stanza; and it says, "Here I raise my Ebenezer." Similarly, many of us may not be familiar with the single verse from which that line originated. Robert Robinson apparently not only knew of the verse but also understood its meaning and importance, for it was he who wrote those words into his beautiful and timeless hymn.

In 1 Samuel 7:12 we are told that "Samuel took a stone and set it up... and called its name Ebenezer, saying "Thus far the Lord has helped us" That stone was a reminder to the Israelites of God's faithfulness and might. It was set up so that no matter what situation they were in, they would be able to hark back to their defeat of the Philistines in which God was faithful to deliver them.

what reminders do you have of God's faithfulness in your life? It may be a picture, a song, a powerful verse that really spoke to your heart during a difficult time. Whatever it is, keep it at hand so that when you are discouraged you can not only use it to recall how God has blessed and helped you, but you can also look forward to His future faithfulness on you existence.

THE FREE FLOW OF ANGELIC ACTIVITIES

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? (Heb. 1 vs 14). There is no way we can enter into the salvation that God has planned for us without understanding this salvation first. We need the ministering of angels in order to obtain our salvation. Therefore, the faith teaching in the scripture that says, ‘with the heart a man believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation; can only be fulfilled through the ministration of angels.

This means there has to be angels ministering on the earth at all times in order for what we are saying, according to the scriptures, to come to pass. So when Jesus said, ‘whosoever shall say to this mountain be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea’ and the mountains will obey, literally means it is the angels that go out to make it happen. For the bible tells us that they obey the commandments of God by hearkening to the voice of the word of God; angels obey and immediately respond to it.

But there is something about the ministry of angels that we have got to understand, and it deals with spiritual warfare in prayer. Many of us don’t clearly understand this, and that is why there is a lot of frustration when it comes to answers to prayer. A lot of people believe God for a season that something is done but then they are confronted with a lot of contradictory things happening within their physical environment. This creates doubts and fear inside their hearts and they lose grip of what they are persuaded in their heart God has done for them. This type of issue has a lot to do with spiritual warfare and in order to be able to understand and flow in the ministry of angels; we have got to understand this warfare within our heart, inside our spirit and how to deal with it. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael said unto him, whence knowest thou me”?

Jesus answered and said unto him, before that Philip called thee, when thou was under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and said unto him, Rabbi, thou art the son of God; thou art the King of Israel. Jesus answered, and said unto him, because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these. And he said unto him, verily, verily, I say unto you, here after ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the son of man. (IJN 1vs 47-51)

What Christ was saying in the above scripture was that because Nathanael was able to recognize him through his word he will see greater and mightier things within his life. Through this scripture we are given a remarkable insight into the spiritual realm; that when we see great work and powerful manifestations in the life of a person, it is because the heavens are opened over the life of the person. This means, there is a free flow of angelic activity over the life of that individual. So, when you find a great man of God doing massive things on the earth, it is not because of his ability to brand or market, or ability to steal the ideas of people but simply because the heavens are opened over his life, and angels are able to ascend and descend.

That is why immediately after Jesus spoke to Nathanael He went into the marriage feast and performed the miracle of turning water into wine, demonstrating the power of the ministry of angels to them. What Christ showed us in this miracle is the ability of what a man can do when the heaven is opened up to him.My song: Prayer freestyle

PATIENTS, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

Have you ever been hurt while receiving medical treatment, after ingesting the wrong or fake drug and after undergoing a surgery? Did you just accept your fate as an act of God? Gone are the days when Doctors were regarded as ‘supermen’ and their judgment on health matters was accepted without question. Now, experts are saying that since it is difficult to prove all cases of medical malpractice, patients must begin to know their rights. In the absence of this, the Doctor’s actions, or inaction, may worsen their health. Also, they say that physicians can no longer treat their patients nor subject them to some medical procedure without their consent.

A consultant mental health physician and specialist in medical law in a Neuro-psychiatric Teaching Hospital says more than 90 per cent of patients, especially in a developing country are aware of just five per cent of their medical rights. However, this trend is about to change, following increasing access to medical information on the internet. Doctors must be made to realize that they cannot continue to give treatment  to their clients without informing them about the dangers and risks involved. According to research it is not only negligence or malpractices that lead to disability or death in some cases that can be contested. Patients should always remember that they can seek redress from the appropriate authorities, if certain rights, as stated below, are infringed by medical personnel.

\BAD ATTITUDE OR RUDE BEHAVIOUR

The medical litigation expert says patients can hold doctors liable for any treatment given in a rude or insolent manner in any hospital. Many doctors often become so familiar with their patients that they forget to be courteous or seek verbal consent from them. Nurses and other health workers are not exempted. The principal doctor, or a hospital could be sued for assault as a result of the actions of their members of staff. In litigation, according to a practitioner, for assault, a doctor or the hospital cannot feign ignorance that they are not aware that their staff spoke rudely or offered poor care to a patient. The hospital will be held responsible for any misdeed of intern, resident or junior colleague in its employ. This is not the time for you to tolerate a rude member of staff or to condone indiscipline.

NON-DISCLOSURE OR LACK OF WRITTEN CONSENT

Practitioners note that a doctor can be sued for not disclosing the risks and adverse effects of a treatment or surgery to a patient under many laws in the medical practice, patients can sue, if they are made to observe any medical procedure without consenting to it, especially in cases that are not emergencies. A doctor must seek a written consent from a patient before some operations that will lead to irreversible changes, or consequences in his life are carried out. On Non-disclosure, practitioners says, a doctor could be sued if a patient claims not to understand clearly the risks and success of the treatment they are about to be offered. This is for the women and their gynaecologists. A woman once sued her doctor because her contraception failed. She claimed that her doctor did not fully disclose to her the failure rate. The doctor was held liable for the cost of the pregnancy, and God help him, if the baby is not healthy, he may also have to bear the cost of the baby’s medical treatment. If a drug will lead to dementia or hypertension, let the patients know and agree to take it. The society is becoming more complicated. So patients must assume their risks clearly now.

DOCTORS AND PATIENT’S CONFIDENTIALITY (DISCLOSING HEALTH INFORMATION)

This is the aspect of patients’ right that is mostly violated by doctors, nurses and other health workers. According to practitioner, by law, except in cases of litigation or danger, doctors may not disclose information on the health of their patients to anyone without their consent, they says this is the trickiest one. You cannot disclose information about the health of a wife to the husband without her consent and vice versa. A woman or man will only tell you how many sexual partners they have because they trust you to stick the code of ethics and if it comes out they know they can hold you liable.

MAINTAIN YOUR CAR WITH LESS EXPENSES

Car that is properly maintained will last long; cars quickly worsen when they are not given adequate maintenances. With this tips you can give your car a befitting management.

Firstly, before anything there is need to check the status of your car before driving, CHANGE VITAL FLUID (OIL).

It is important to change your car’s fluids doing regular service intervals. Experts says car fluids degrade when they are driven as well as when they are packed; each fluid in a car is vital to the long-term health of the engine, transmission, steering or brakes.  Simply keeping the fluids topped off is not always okay for proper car maintenances. This is because over time they lose important properties. The properties that can be lost include the ability of the oil to remove heat and lubricate, as well as the ability to prevent rust and freezing in your car. Some of the fluids in cars include transmission, differential, brake and power-steering fluid and engine oil. Other fluids like the windshield washer fluids, experts says are not too important in a car, regular transmission and differential fluid changes are often overlooked, but this service is very important. Automobile dealers says you should follow recommendations of the manufacturer when changing your car fluids; you should adopt the time duration prescribed by the manufacturer. Fresh clean transmission fluid assures that your car’s drive-train stays cool and uncontaminated.

REMOVE UNNECESSARY WEIGHT

This places extra demands on your car engine. Experts says, creates suspension braking and even exhaust problems; extra weight adds stress to critical systems and causes premature wear; know that your car weight and should not hesitate to put out things that are not needed, things that cause additional drag should be removed, as aerodynamic drag is similar to adding weight, which it increases the demand on your engine. Take the cargo carrier off the top of the minivan if it does not serve any meaningful purpose there. This may be fanciful, but experts note that it’s killing your fuel mileage and making your engine work harder and may end up grounding your car.

DRIVE CAREFULLY

When you drive, do your car a favour by driving gently; common sense will tell the driver that he is not just doing the car a favour but himself and occupants of the car whenever he drives carefully. Think of your car like your own body by driving carefully, note that the driver should accelerate slowly, not snapping his head back; driving carefully means anticipating your braking so you can brake gently and avoid panic stops. If it’s below cold outside, the driver should allow the car a minute or so to warm up before driving it hard. First drive slowly for some few minutes, until the engine oil has warmed up and started to fully lubricate all the components of the car, for new cars, experts says the car owner should follow the break-in recommendations in the owner’s manual. They note that it is advisable to change your car’s oil after the car has covered its inaugural 1,000 miles when used.

FIX FAULT AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE

When you identify a small problem with your car, get it checked out sooner rather than later, don’t procrastinate or delay in getting that little problem solved, though, you might end up at the side of the road not able to drive and forced to seek the help of tow vans to take your car home, there are many problems that start small but develop into much bigger faults if they are not addressed right away. Experts says that you make sure your car is safe to drive. They note that if you have any doubts about such things as brakes, brake lines, ball joints, tie rods, airbags, seat belts or even the structural integrity of your car, get it checked out.

HAVE A TRUSTWORTHY MECHANIC

Find a mechanic you can trust intuitively, you should think of maintaining your car as a partnership between you and your mechanic. Pay him well in order to get your car working perfectly; having a good working relationship with your mechanic will enable you to make wise decisions when the time comes. And it will make you not to have nagging doubts about the truthfulness of what you are being told. According to automobile mechanics, the need to develop this relationship is very vital. They note that when you find someone you think you like, ask for recommendations from longtime customers and you may end up getting the right person to work for you.

DEBT MANAGEMENT

Some debts do make financial sense. Mortgages will usually work out less expensive than renting and is a good financial investment in whole. Interest free credit is about as close to good debts as it comes, any debt with high interest rates should be the first to go. A student loan comes with very little interest added and this can be left until last. Prioritized debts into high interest rate debts and work down the list with the lowest interest debts left until last. Any debts that come with high penalty charges for late payments should be cleared as soon as possible.

Always be wary of clearing debts that come with penalty charges for early payment. Early repayment charges can be equal to a couple of month’s normal repayments. Debts such as higher purchase agreements that come with very little or interest rate free should also be left until last.

Many people do make debt repayments and contribute to a savings account at the same time one of the major disadvantages of doing this is that money is being continually wasted on interest payments. Debt interest payments will eat more in money than can be earned in interest in a savings account. Clearing interest accumulating debts first before building a savings account does make financial sense. Banks encourage people to spend more than they encourage them to save. But having a savings account and debts is an equal situation for banks and lenders. Having savings means the customer is lending the bank money at a much poorer interest rate than if the bank lends the customer money. The customer who saves is giving the bank a great lending deal but this does not work the other way round.

Banks and Lenders will say the opposite but it makes sense to keep customers in debt for as long as possible. Banks and lenders love customers who only make minimum repayments as this means they are paying interest for the longest time period. Customers who make minimum repayments can spend decades paying of their credit cards. Customers who incur late and missed payment penalty fees are also seriously adding to the lender’s profits. Anyone who is considering creating a savings fund should know one of the most important principals. The wisest route to take is to clear debts before building up any savings.

Having an emergency savings fund is important but more money will be available if debts are cleared first. Savings are savings it doesn’t matter if it is a regular savings account or an emergency saving fund. Clearing off interest accruing debts will leave more disposable income in the future, which means savings can be build up quickly when debts are cleared. Saving before debts are cleared simply means the customer is contributing to the bank’s profits. A savings fund should be left until a debt free status has been achieved. Unless there are some circumstances where by the consumer has mostly all zero or very low interest debts this should be the case. It simply makes financial sense to clear off interest accruing debts and then build up a savings fund. Many people actually save money with banks from which they are heavily in debt to. This does not make any sense as the customer with savings is, in effect, borrowing their own savings and being charged interest on it.