OVERCOME FRUSTRATION BY THE HOLY GHOST

 

Your family shall not fall apart but be strengthened in love and overflowing joy because of the anointing of God's favour upon you. 

Good-Life Devotional : OVERCOME FRUSTRATION BY THE HOLY GHOST

Sep 10, 2023

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi

 Luke 11:13 NLT “ So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him."

           The  Holy Spirit is to a Christian what electricity supply  is to a household. You may have the best of electrical home appliances ,but they will be of no use until powered with electricity. God has deposited extraordinary potentials in the spirit of the born again Christian and they are brought into manifestation when he or she receives the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the self -regenerating life- giving force of God . In Acts 1.8 , He is described as the power of God. Therefore , we receive power to live the Christian life when we receive the Holy Ghost into our spirits. The disciples were instructed to remain in Jerusalem until they received this power Luke24:49

         The Holy Spirit is a lifetime gift from God (Acts 2:38) therefore, no one can earn the receiving of the Holy Ghost and He remains with us forever once received. All one needs to do to receive the Holy Ghost, is  to ask God in faith.

   The process of receiving the Holy Ghost is also known as Holy Ghost baptism and  is subsequent upon receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and saviour .The Christian without the Holy Ghost is full of fear and excuses for not doing God’s will because He is the driving force behind the Christ- like zeal. It is because of this that the apostle Paul asked the Ephesians Church in Acts 19:2-6KJV “He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost….And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied”.

      The Holy Spirit also known as the comforter  reveals the will of God to the Church ,that is what it means to prophesy .It is because not much is being spoken of the individual Christian receiving the Holy Ghost that has paved the way for the proliferation of quack prophets and magicians behind the pulpit with disastrous consequences on our communities. The indwelling of the Holy Ghost is permanent (John 14:16). It starts with an infilling and as we yield our souls to Him through the saturation of our hearts with scriptures while renewing our minds in accordance to His will( Romans 12.1-3 )and with regular daily personal worship ,we experience different dimensions of His presence in us. Its like using a phone , the more you study it’s manual, the more you soon become acquainted with  it and become an expert on it’s usage . The more we yield to Him the more we become sensitive to His gentle voice leading us in the way we should go.

         God does not give the Holy Spirit by measure, thus, no preacher has more of the Holy Ghost than others ( John3:34, 2 Corinthians 4:13 )  the Holy Ghost is both the anointer and the anointing . He is also known as the Spirit of Christ. He does not reduce or  increase in fluctuations . He is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrew 13:8) . However, our experience of the His indwelling can fluctuate , just as abandoning a relationship for a while can make a person feel like a stranger after a moment even if they  had not changed .The relationship is constant but the fellowship changes based on the individual’s passions. Therefore, whenever we experience a lull in our passion for Christ it is expected that we be stirred through a revival , this is attained by regular attendance of meetings where praying in the Holy Ghost( tongues) is a regular feature(Jude1:20) and through laying on of hands.         

               Regular absence from church meetings leads to the quenching of the fire of the zeal to serve God and exposes us to false doctrines ,temptations and satanic manipulations. Despising biblical prophesies even if it makes us sad especially when we are in error leads to quenching  spiritual zeal.  1 Thess 5:19-20 KJV  ” Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesying” The word “Quench” is the Greek  word ‘sbennumi’ which means to ‘extinguish’. It is like turning off a car ignition. The car soon comes to a halt. That’s all the enemy needs to strike , that’s why we need to be close to a mature believer whose word could bring us back to life again whenever we fall.(Hebrew. 10:24-25)

        In Acts 2 when the early church of about 120 members received the Holy Ghost , they

were so filled with Joy that many thought they were drunk .In Ephesians 5:18 believers are commanded to "be not drunk with wine...but be filled with the Spirit." Being filled with the Holy Spirit is in the present continuous tense, making it a continual command for the believer. Getting drunk in the Holy Ghost is expected to be an addiction and a daily occurrence. The drunk in the Spirit are impervious to the circumstances around them, they can face life with less fear and can  better withstand pain  .They act more like Jesus Christ . 

Prayer : Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Ghost and power to overcome the barriers hindering my advancement in Jesus name

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THE CURSE - BLOCKER

 THE CURSE BLOCKER 

By Reverend Michael Benson Ajayi

Deuteronomy 23:5

[5]Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

 "The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.' Ezekiel 18:20

 In Genesis chapter three  after Adam and Eve made an alliance with Satan and called God's word to question , they brought a curse upon themselves and their generation , given that all humans are part of Adam's gene pool. 

   The effect of the curse on Eve was that she will experience unpleasantness in procreation given that the children will be under the influence of sin like we saw Cain killing his brother Abel. It also meant there will be inequality between the man and woman with women being taken undue advantage of . 

  The earth became cursed with nature working against man instead of for him as seen in natural disasters and that only through hard work shall man be sustained. Man was barred from the garden of Eden and death reigned through the second law of thermodynamics . 

Man became disconnected from God and replaced fellowship with God with lifeless annoying religion .

   For a moment God's plan to have a human family was altered until Abraham.  Abraham was privileged to see the connection between humans and divinity when God said in Genesis 15:5  " tell the stars' ( a symbol of heavenly children ) meaning he was to be instrumental in the birth of a generation of heavenly children on earth . The word 'tell' in Genesis 15:5 is the Hebrew word 'sâphar ' it means to celebrate. This was an indication of the beginning of a cursed- free generation . 

   The Bible says God blessed Abraham and his seed . Genesis 12:3 "...and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." .

  The cure for a curse is a blessing from a superior authority. A curse is a license to fail while a blessing is the license to be prosperous while in fellowship with God. The person who has a lot of wealth but no personal relationship with God established on righteousness, peace and joy in the holy ghost cannot be said to be blessed ( Luke 16:19-25, Revelation 3:17) . The blessing is the curse-blocker. Abraham's righteousness was credited to his seed after him.  They are blessed because of Abraham (Deuteronomy 9.1-5)

   When the corrupt prophet Balaam was employed by the corrupt king to pass an evil verdict and place a curse on Israel that will be endorsed by God , the Lord changed the curse into a blessing because Jesus the curse-blocker was in their midst . The Bible says Numbers 23:21,23 "He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!" Believe God to save save your family and country from whatever doom Satan intends to bring upon you. Jesus Christ , the curse-blocker is with you .(Galatians 3:13)

Prayer : Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as my saviour and receive the Holy Ghost and power for breakthroughs. Amen

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PROGRESSIVE MANIFESTATION OF FAITH

 The curse aimed at you shall be turned into a blessing because of the anointing of God's favour upon you.

Good-Life Devotional : 

PROGRESSIVE MANIFESTATION OF FAITH

Sep 5, 2023

By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi

Mark 11:20-21 “In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.  Peter remembered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!" NIV

   Jesus' disciples were surprised to see how quick it took for the tree to wither. The previous day He  had sought for food from the tree but found none and He cursed  the tree and by morning it withered.  The tree began to die from the roots up. It died instantly just as Jesus said, and it was a process that was not immediately visible until the next morning.

    This is typical of the process involving the manifestation of the miraculous when we pray. A similar situation was involved in the healing of the boy in Mark 9:26-27NIV” The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, "He's dead."  But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up..’ For a moment , it seemed nothing was happening, as a matter of fact people thought the boy was dead, the worse had happened, then the unexpected happened , he was raised on his feet and completely made whole.

     Similarly when we ask God for anything, things may not go as planned, however, regardless of what happens, we do receive, but it may take a little while before we perceive it in the natural realm.

    Though the manifestation of what we have believed the Lord for when we prayed may take a little while, however all prayers are answered instantly. There is an ongoing underground process  only visible when viewed with the eye of faith just like the fig tree .It may not look like it but God is doing something about your situation even as you read this right now. Miracles are products of seeds of faith sown in to our hearts .Just like all seeds, some sprout faster than others, a bean seed may sprout in three days while it takes a palm oil tree seed over ninety days to germinate. All the farmer can do is patiently wait and get about his life with great expectations.

      Do not allow the enemy hinder your faith during your time of waiting like he tried doing to Jesus while in the wilderness and to Daniel whose prayers were answered immediately by God yet it took twenty one days for Daniel to see God's answer come to fruition, because the prince of Persia (a demonized leader ) hindered the manifestation ( Daniel 10:1-13) .Daniel refused to quit believing, he held on to God’s Word.  You are the only one that can stop your miracle from taking place.

      Whenever we pray the answer first transits through the spiritual realm through the soulish  then to the physical according to the dictates of the word of God. Our prayers would be answered even if we don't perceive the answer instantly. It is like the process involved in making a masterpiece from clay by a porter , also a woman does not need to physically see the fetus in her womb on the first day of her pregnancy before she believes she is pregnant. Right now you are pregnant with a miracle and the increased discomforts you feel are an indication that your delivery date is near. Do not abort the miracle by wavering in your faith , keep confessing God’s word every time you are afraid and sing songs of worship and meditate on the book of psalm like chapters 23, 27, 34 , 103, 112, 119 , to stay in peace, . God answers prayers .

     Prayer: Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and savior and  receive the Holy Ghost and power for the manifestation of unusual breakthroughs in my life in Jesus name.

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WHAT IF JESUS CHRIST NEVER DIED AS MANY CLAIM.

 WHAT IF JESUS CHRIST NEVER DIED AS MANY CLAIM.

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi 

John 8:21,23-24

[21]said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come. 

[23]And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. 

[24]I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. '

One of the reasons why the religious people of Jesus' time and now find it difficult to understand how Jesus Christ can be 100% person God and man is the fact that he came in human flesh .

  Jesus Christ warned us against judging  based on physical values because something can be both spirit and flesh.

The Bible says in John 7: 24 "Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment."

 Jesus Christ said ' I am from above" therefore , he should not be seen as any of the prophets . None of the prophets was from above but earthly . Jesus Christ was born through an immaculate conception by a virgin Mary with no earthy  biological father .

 The apostle Peter declared that “Christ died for sins, once for all” (1 Peter 3:18). 

The apostle Paul observed that “Christ died for our sins, according to Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3). Why did Jesus have to die for our sins? The bible says We all have sinned (Romans 3:23) and the consequence is death (6:23). We all deserve God's judgement, condemnation, and eternal dheaven

unless God intervened himself . The world was polluted with sin and cursed . The priests, sacrifices and temple was defiled. For divine justice to be fulfilled God created a new priest , sacrifice and temple all in Jesus Christ. 

  Jesus Christ was the once-and -for -all sacrifice that replaced centuries of animal sacrifices in the Jewish tabernacles and temples, performed to atone for the sins of the people, Religious duties cannot take away sins that is why we repeat pilgrimages , fastings, oblations etc. A sinner cannot deliver himself from sin , only a saviour can save a sinner from his sins. This saviour must have the power to forgive sins. Jesus Christ demonstrated his power to forgive sins in Mark 2:5  "When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. " only God can forgive sins. 

  Those persons who believe they can only be saved through their religious duties will perish in their sins . Jesus Christ said John 8:24

[24]I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. ' The proof of this is the constant state of guilt in all humans . No body can truly say they are perfect and without sins and become as righteous as God. For you to enter heaven you must be perfect and as righteous as God and that can only happen through a saviour . 

  The crucifixion of Jesus was not a historical accident. It was a carefully planned event, in line with the scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:3) to make us as holy as God once and for all .Hebrews 9:26,28

[26]For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

[28]So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation."

Prayer : Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the holy spirit and power to proclaim the gospel .

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THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD

 You are delivered from untimely death because of the anointing of God's favour upon you.

Good-Life Devotional : THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD

Sep , 2023

  

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi 

Matthew 22:23 "The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,”  

   When a corn seed is planted, it goes into a process of complete decay and something amazing happens: out of the decayed material emerges a new crop according to its genetic code. The genetic code did not die with the other parts of the seed. If it did something else would have emerged.  This is one of the many mysteries of life on earth and it gives us a clue of what happens at death .Resurrection means "to come alive again."

        Life is a continuum . Daniel 12:2 TLB "And many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt.” . Human beings consist of three parts - a spirit, a soul, and a body (1 Th.5:23). The body is mortal while the spirit and soul are immortal. It is just like a mobile phone which consists of three parts: a hardware, software and an invisible electromagnetic network. A destroyed handset does not mean the end of the designer’s software program  and the electromagnetic forces that power the phone. 

           At death, the body goes through the natural law of decomposition process and returns to its original earthly elements. On judgment day, the soul and spirit of the departed are summoned   from either it’s heavenly domain or domain of Satan and his disciples (hell). At resurrection, the material elements of the body are regenerated from the earth , raised up and united with the spirit and soul. Each reconstituted personality will be identifiable and consistent with their historical earthly traits. Everyone comes back to life again and those who despised Christ will be eternally damned Revelation 21:8 NLT” But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars — their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."

       Believing in the resurrection of Jesus Christ and accepting Him as lord and saviour guarantees us a life of joyful bliss eternally with a completely regenerated celestial, glorious, immortal, heavenly body thus completing the redemptive work of Christ on that individual   .

    Without the resurrection process  we are hopeless and most miserable of men and our faith is dead. It is the hallmark of the born again experience. (  1 Corinthians 15:12-17)  .The driving force behind the Christian life is born out of the resurrected life of Jesus Christ transforming us in the course of time into the very image of God . You are being transformed from glory to glory even as we await that final day in hope .

Prayer : Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Ghost and  resurrection power for healing in my  body, finances,  relationship, marriage and freedom from Satanic bondage in Jesus name.

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THE REGENERATED LIFE

 

The anointing of God's favour is rebuilding the damaged parts of your life and bringing you to a place of honour.
THE REGENERATED LIFE
Sep 2, 2023

By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi
  "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new." 2Corinthians 5.17 Bible
    The moment a person receives Jesus Christ as lord and saviour ,his or old life and identity abruptly comes to an end and now everything is new in Christ. Everything from your old life (failures,overwhelming appetite for sin , heartbreaks, curses, hopelessness, rejection, slavery etc) has ended and all things have become new. It is likened to what happens when a woman (a daughter of an abusive father) gets married and changes her surname. She undergoes a radical transformation in status in an instant. As soon as the marriage vows are exchanged and she is declared a wife an overwhelming essence takes over the woman with authority , control and freedom. Physically , she is the same but she has gone through a spiritual transformation witnessed by angels and society would no longer frown at her sleeping on the same bed with her husband. This is different from casual dating and sex between boyfriends and girlfriends. That's why marriages must be properly conducted and the marriage vows protected.
   The biblical process of regeneration is not talking about our natural life but our spiritual (the human rational soul -by implication- vital principle or mental disposition) life. It is like changing a mobile phone SIM card and software from an inefficient mobile phone company  to a super efficient phone network, though the phone remains the same but there is an internal transformation leading to an increase in the phones functional value and potential. When we receive the free gift of salvation into our lives, there is a transformation that happens on the inside of each one of us. The same power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead gives new life to our spirit man when we become one with the body of Christ. At that very moment, our 'old nature' died, and a new life began .Sin no longer has dominion over us .
  Just as it takes a newly married woman to come to terms with her new status ,likewise  despite this change in our status we may still struggle with remnants of our old ways, seemingly still alive and well in our soul. Old thought patterns, familiar false beliefs, etc. seem to want to control our minds. While these struggles are tangible an  actual fact, they are residues from our former identity and they are only as powerful as we make them be by agreeing with these thoughts .The married woman still imagines herself to be a daughter to an abusive father and may be tormented by fears from past abuse until she renews her mind to conform with her new status.
         We are however transformed into our new nature by the renewing of the mind by constantly thinking about life in the light of God's Word and His love towards us (Romans 12:1-2) we are not to be conformed to this world's view any longer.
    Its very easy to know what to do when you ask yourself what will Jesus do if faced with the same situation we are in. This is revealed in the bible.  The more we renew our minds through the scriptures, the more His transforming power within us manifests His glory and power through us.
      In your daily prayers ask God to help you become  conscious of your status as a joint-heir with Christ , saved, sanctified ,blessed, favoured, joyful ,prosperous ,peaceful, healed ,fruitful ,victorious and indomitable .
Prayer: Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Ghost and power to walk in the newness the Christlike life in victory while exercising my dominion over Satan and his demons in Jesus name .
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NOT ASHAMED TO PREACH THE GOSPEL

 The number nine is the biblical number for fruitfulness and completeness and in this ninth month you shall be exceeding fruitful in all your dealings because of the anointing of God's favour upon you.

Good-Life Devotional : NOT ASHAMED TO PREACH THE GOSPEL

Sep 1, 2023

By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi

  Romans 1:16 "I am not ashamed of the gospel .." Believers are expected to share the gospel every opportunity they have .There are simple steps on how to sell yourself to your audience as a preacher of the gospel.

          Ask questions in every discussion as a way of showing interest in your audience (Proverbs. 18:13.) People easily show interest in us when we are interested in them .

        Learn to be a good listener , it tells your audience you have respect for them and gives you a better insight of the topic on ground (James 1:19) . People easily pay attention to us when they observe how much respect we have shown them by listening to their point of view.

   Allow them to express themselves freely without restrictions ,when we allow people speak their heart freely it gives us an opportunity to really know their state of mind and affords us the opportunity to identify the weaknesses in their belief system ,this is important in building an argument against wrong theology and philosophies (Proverbs . 20:5, Matthew. 12:34b.) Ask what they believe in (Act 26:27) while seeking for points of agreement (Acts 17:23-28)

       Make attempts at identifying with your audience while acknowledging that nobody has the monopoly of knowledge. People detest preachers who create the impression of a "know it all" (1Corinthians 9:19-22) In the process of identifying with your audience ,it is imperative that you share your life experiences with them , such testimonies builds confidence in your hearers (Acts 26:1-20) and try to give verifiable points in order to gain trust .God does not need your help in the conversion process ,therefore ,there isn't any need to exaggerate facts( Mark. 4:2) . While sharing the gospel it is best when we use contemporary happenings in our surroundings as means of explaining biblical truth ( Luke 13:1-5)

   We should be compassionate in our opinions and dispositions to current events (Psalm 126:5-6,Matthews 9:36). There is absolutely nothing wrong being emotional , after all the scriptures says  Jesus wept when he saw the way people responded to Lazarus' death. We should be patient while explaining facts to our audience , people are less hostile to the message of the gospel when we show decorum (Acts2:40) sometimes a little entertainment is all that is needed to break the ice and be very determined in winning  soul for the kingdom of God (Luke. 14:23 ) Finally, allow your audience make a commitment to living for Christ  without coercion  and remember to keep praying for them. Unfortunately , despite God's love for humanity and his kindness some persons will prefer going to hell , if everyone made heaven then scriptures would be invalid because it says many persons will not enter heaven by choice . This is a sad reality, therefore , we should not try to  shove the gospel down the throat of anyone

Prayer : Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Ghost and power  to preach the gospel without shame  with signs and wonders following in Jesus name.  

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