Month: August 2025 (Page 1 of 2)

The Holy Spirit this morning spoke to me in my communion time with Him about having the determination of heart and soul that says I will be a carrier of the notable miracles of God for people to see and thus turn to God. “It is one thing to believe what God can do but to manifest who God is in action is the place the Holy Spirit wants us to walk in on a daily basis.” “The Holy Spirit wants us to be able to say what God wants and go right ahead and prove what God said for all to see.”Ephesians.2:7.

Let us look at some examples of this principle at work. In Luke.8:52-56 we read these words: Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.” 53 And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead. 54 But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Little girl, arise.” 55 Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something to eat. 56 And her parents were astonished, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened.

In this situation of death Jesus goes on to say what God’s true picture of it is: which is that she is only sleeping. We humans view death differently as the final end of life. It is amazing to see how they turn from mourning to actually scorning Jesus with ridicule at his absurd conclusion. Jesus in turn just throws them out and goes on to prove His point emphatically by raising her up which proves His point that she was only sleeping. Then Jesus says to the parents just tell no one. 

The funeral they were mourning concerning the girl doesn’t happen because no grave needs to be dug as the girl is now outside playing after Jesus says to the parents tell no one. The proof was so clear no one needed to say a word. Her notable presence everybody could clearly see. Leaving them with only one conclusion: Jesus knew what He was saying because He proved it by action not just words.

In Luke.13:10-13 we read these words:  Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. 12 But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.” 13 And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. 

Jesus again as His custom was heals a woman bound by satan for eighteen years by calling her forward for all to see. Then through action demonstrates His power over satan in the presence of the doubters and hypocrites by making her straight again.

Now look at their complaint and watch how Jesus destroys it. In Luke.13:14-17 we read these words:  But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.”

15 The Lord then answered him and said, “Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? 16 So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?” 17 And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.

I love how Jesus shed light on the truth for everybody to see. You will rescue your donkey and give it water but a woman satan bound who has been coming to the house of God eighteen years and is still bound, does not deserve to be healed today because it is the sabbath which puts you to shame because you were unable to help her on the day of rest.

She finally gets help and is freed by Jesus who is the Lord of the sabbath and you are upset that she is now capable of living again upright which is her right as a daughter of Abraham and you actually find it in your heart to condemn her. Infallible proofs are always the remedy Jesus used to silence the voice of enemies which worked every time. Believe me this is the place the Holy Spirit wants us to walk in as proof producers of the reality of God’s heart to heal and deliver in situations for all to see.

Now let’s take it a step further by looking at Peter in Acts.3:6-10 which reads: Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” 7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. 8 So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God. 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God. 10 Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.  

Peter heals the man at the beautiful gate. We see the man getting up, running and rejoicing because he will no longer need to be carried to come begging from the beautiful gate. His life has dramatically changed. So why do we have complaints again about his change of circumstances?

Acts.3:11 & 12 says these words: Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed. 12 So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? What are you all shocked about and acting strange?

Don’t you know the truth that we have Jesus working with us so we can give people freedom from tears of pain because Jesus is alive. Acts.3:16 describes it perfectly: And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.  The name of Jesus has all power to deliver at any time and it is faith in His name that has done this marvelous deed which you all can bear witness to.

Look at the statement of the enemies in Acts.4:16 & 17 by saying, “What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17 But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.” 

I love it when the Lord answers with a miraculous sign that no one can deny. Their commentary is clear: We hate it but have to admit it Jesus is great possessing much authority which everybody can see. It is clearly a notable miracle and it cannot be disproved or spoken evil off.

That my dear brethren is what the Holy Spirit wants you to strive to be a Carrier of in your lifetime. A person that proves by action that is notable:  the reality of Jesus for men to see through signs,wonders and miracles that cannot be denied.

I pray that today that as you allow these words to take root in you, grace will be supplied to you by the Holy Spirit to become a carrier of the notable miracles of Jesus which will change society and bring great expansion to the Kingdom of Jesus as it did when it happened then.

May your hearts be so stirred to take action to pursue the Lord wholeheartedly until this demonstration of Jesus through signs, wonders and miracles becomes the reality in your everyday life in Jesus name. Amen.

The Holy Spirit this morning in my communion time with Him wants me to share with you a familiar truth that we know but just take for granted because we use it casually and over time it begins to lose its significance in our lives.

We neglect the import of its relevance and necessity in our lives so we are robbed of its potency and ability to make us conquer and overcome obstacles in our lives. So I will share with you some of the things the Holy Spirit taught me about grace in the life of the disciples of Jesus.

Firstly without grace you cannot be saved. Grace is the agency through which you turn from darkness to light in an instant because it is a gift from God not of works you did or achieved that give you rights to boast you accomplished anything. Ephesians.2:8.

“The Holy Spirit gave me a definition of grace as being the supernatural ability of God given to the human to be able to be and do what only God can do and bring that divine process to completion on the earth.”

As an example in the book of Genesis.6:5-8 we read these words:  Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent  of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

Now from this scripture we see the horrible condition of the heart of man and the judgment that is just for this kind of attitude and behaviour from God’s perspective which is total destruction. It called for the removal of man from the face of the earth but at that moment of human failure we see the Lord step in with an offering to help Noah.

“This offering to Noah is grace which he finds in the eyes of God supplying him an ability to create and build an ark that will save him and his family from the judgment against men which would soon happen. This gift of grace gives Noah an opportunity to start out life again with the help and aid of God free of the wickedness and treachery that had consumed man before.”

Now this ability that Noah gained from God meant Noah was empowered to start putting together an Ark no human could have done. This Ark would become the home that saves the life of his family and every species of animals on the face of the earth in a forty day continuous downpour of rain such as has never happened before. No other flood of that intensity has ever been seen again on earth because God said so.

When you look at this supernatural ability that came to Noah you realize just how powerful and effective  grace is. This is because Noah came out on the other side of that downpour of rain safely. Though all other men on earth perished in it. Noah had the privilege to start life again with legal ownership of everything . 

As you have seen this operation of grace at work in the life of Noah you will never again be lax or take the grace of God for granted. This reality of the power of grace will stir you up to use the grace supplied to you to accomplish marvels in the life of others and yourself because it is God’s ability working in and through you.

 I can take you through the whole Bible and show you story after story of men who found grace in the eyes of God and from that moment did wonders no one imagined that person would ever be able to do.

Gideon found grace when the angel of the Lord visited him in Judges.6:12 and went from a cowardly man threshing wheat in a winepress to become a deliverer of the nation of Israel from the Midianites as God’s supernatural ability came upon him. Once he walked in obedience to God’s instructions he defeated armies he had never fought before as one man.

How about Zerubbabel in Zechariah.4:6-10 who the Lord spoke these words to: Not by might nor by power says the Lord but by My Spirit says the Lord of hosts. He shall bring forth the capstone with shouts of grace, grace unto it. Once that grace manifested Zerubbabel’s hands did complete the temple God said it will with supernatural ability working in him from God even though the Law of the Medes and Persians which alters not was in place to stop it.

What of the Apostle Paul who constantly tells us in his letters the secret to his success is the grace given him by the Lord that enabled him to be effective in ministering to the nations of the gentiles God sent him to reach. I am what I am by the supernatural power of God working in me even though Paul used to be a blasphemer of Jesus. The grace supplied to him by the Lord made him into a vessel of honor for God’s use beyond his peers.

The Apostle Paul mentions in Galatians.2:7-9 these words:  But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter 8 (for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles), 9 and when James,Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. 

“The reality was that the same grace that worked in Peter effectively to reach the Jews also worked effectively in Paul to reach the Gentiles.”

Now the Holy Spirit wants you to start valuing the grace of God more honorably and repent for your disrespect and misuse of it. It is time to accept it joyfully as the supernatural ability of God released to you to accomplish marvels that only God can do on earth through men. 

This is to give you reason to celebrate the fact that God chose you to be a vessel for His glory to do what will cause men to marvel. 2 Timothy.2:21. It is not a gift for you to boast in your ability but to demonstrate just how Mighty God is in using what man disregards to put to nothing what man approves so that no flesh will glory in His Presence.

Today provides you a fresh opportunity as you hear these words to lay hold of the grace being apportioned to you just as it was to Zerubbabel when the work had ceased. To rise up again in the strength of the Holy Spirit to complete the work God gave you to do as you allow the grace: the supernatural ability of God engulf you and propel you into spiritual action to bring into reality all the Lord said will be done through your life in Jesus Name. Amen.

The Holy Spirit wants me to encourage you this morning through words from the book of Hebrews.10:35 & 36 which says these words: Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: 

Many of you have faithfully done the will of God in spite of facing all sorts of obstacles, mountain sized barriers but have refused to cave in. You have held on to your faith in the fiercest battles and wonder why you have not received the reward the bible says you should have after having done all that is necessary to stand. 

Well today the Holy Spirit has good news for you which should lift you up and push you through to the position of triumph regardless of how weak, tired and frustrated you may feel having withstood so much conflict.

Let me remind you firstly that no matter what you feel or think is happening to you is not the reality of life status. It is only the sum total of events and various situations involving the choices you made in those situations that are trying to convince you that you will not make it through again this time.

“Your dire situation is forcing you to believe you are locked in a stranglehold from which you cannot escape but that is not the accurate truth.”

This is because your Father can do all things by making impossible things become possible. Remind yourself that in His Presence He always gives life to the dead and calls things which do not exist as though they did, so you have no reason to fear the negative vibes because your help is on the way. Romans.4:17.

You will come out triumphant with a new song of deliverance.

The Holy Spirit wants you however to embrace this faith stance at this present moment which Hebrews.10:35 & 36 says you need to have in order to benefit and gain all the Father has for you.

Under no circumstances: “ Don’t cast away your confidence in who God is to you, what He did for you and the inheritance He has provided for you because He never fails anyone who has trusted in Him.”1 Peter.1:4 & 5.

You will not be the first candidate the Lord goes on to fail to bring out triumphant.

Many like you have already come out of much worse than you are facing so you need to be strong by refusing to budge regardless of the fear and trepidation you feel. They are only feelings and they do not kill.

“ They desire you to give into their pressure and fall into defeat.”

Your confidence in the Lord however has a great reward attached to it. Just look at what the Apostle John says about confidence in 1John.5:14 & 15: Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

Anything we ask the Lord no matter the present condition He will give us in accordance with His will which means that though everything is bleak and dark we know that the Holy Spirit will step in by making a way through for us if we only ask Him.

Anything means there is nothing left out and that is why we must not cast away our confidence because as long as we hold on to it we will certainly come out victorious in glorious triumph. We just know that we know that God will not fail to make a miraculous way out for us.

“Your confidence in the Lord’s ability means everything to you so you must fight to keep hold of it as it will never let you down.” Ephesians.3:20.

“ Your confidence is your deposit of strength from the Holy Spirit that ensures you will come through no matter what happens.”

This is exactly what the Apostle Paul used on the ship in Acts.27 which meant he knew he would be saved regardless of the relentless force of the storm with the Lord giving him all the people onboard the ship with him to be rescued.

 Confidence in the Lord’s ability to save him is what the Apostle Peter in Acts.12 knew that meant he could sleep in Prison on the night before his trial for execution the next day by Herod and he was gloriously delivered.

Can you imagine the fear Peter felt as he lay there chained to officers because they knew God had done some saving of them in prison before so they ensured he was completely bound.

However God still broke right through their protection and still delivered Peter by bringing him out alive, unharmed and well. Peter went on to fulfill the plan of God for his life with this great testimony of deliverance.

The Holy Spirit wants you to know today that it is your turn to come out into total freedom as you fearlessly hold onto your confidence in the Lord’s ability. You will come out unharmed with a testimony of triumph having such significance that all will marvel and say this is the hand of the Most High working on your behalf. Even doubters of your faith in God will have to admit that a notable miracle has been done to save you.

So lay hold of these words of truth by letting the grace released in them propel you to hold on vehemently to your confidence without wavering and experience the mighty hand of the Lord working on your behalf in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Today I will share part one of my communion time with the Holy Spirit which deals with walking being full of the Holy Spirit in the life of a follower of Jesus as recorded in the book of Acts. I pray you will be so stirred to choose walking in the counsel of the Holy Spirit so you can experience these same miraculous results in your life.

I know many will say why does bro Emile always say the Holy Spirit says in his posts rather than just speak out what he has to say? I am glad you asked because if you look in the book of the Acts you will find out that every time we are told someone was filled or full of the Holy Spirit their actions and conduct was in line with the nature and character of the Lord.

This means that the influence in that situation concerning their action was done by the Holy Spirit in them. You will also find that their action brought forth miraculous success, victory, triumph and glory to the name of the Lord.

A classic example of this truth is when we are introduced to the person of Barnabas in the book of Acts. We first meet him when he sells his land in Cyprus in Acts.4.36-37 and brings the proceeds to the Apostles. His contribution is so substantial that the apostles call him a son of encouragement.

We meet him next in Acts.9:27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. And he declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus. He is the first believer who embraces Paul as a beloved brother by talking of his miraculous salvation and introduces him to the Apostles using his influence by the Holy Spirit to integrate Paul into the fold as an accepted brother. What a heightened sense of “Spiritual discernment.”

Then we see him again in action in Acts.10:22-26: For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. 25 Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul. 26 And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

Just look at the description of Barnabas here: a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith who again goes in search of Paul. Then finds him and brings him to Antioch church where the move of the Holy Spirit is happening and they both remain there a year serving the purpose of the Lord. Those actions he takes are Holy Spirit inspired and guided, bringing much profit for the Kingdom.

We next meet him in Acts.12:25: And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ministry, and they also took with them John whose surname was Mark. They fulfill the ministry God had for them and we see them back in Antioch bearing fruit for the kingdom.

We meet him next in Acts.13:2 & 3: As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.

Again we see Barnabas very much under the influence and control of the Holy Spirit. We again see what goes on to happen by the Holy Spirit in Acts.13:4: So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. The Holy Spirit’s influence is guiding and directing the movement of Barnabas which is a beautiful sight to behold because there is much spiritual fruit being achieved.

Again in Acts.13:46: we read these words: 46 Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, “It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles. Barnabas again under the influence of the Holy Spirit is empowered with the Spirit of boldness and pronounces the judgments of God.

Next we read these words about Barnabas: And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. This was after Paul had been beaten and taken up for dead but Barnabas is still operating in the power of the Holy Spirit. They completed the mission of the Holy Spirit and we again see in Acts.13:27-28: Now when they had come and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. 28 So they stayed there a long time with the disciples. Barnabas again walked according to the dictates of the Holy Spirit.

Again in Acts.15:2 2: Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question. Barnabas is again walking in the Holy Spirit to see the will of the Lord established and this concludes with these words in Acts.15:34: However, it seemed good to Silas to remain there. 35 Paul and Barnabas also remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

Today we see the conclusion of my communion time with the Holy Spirit on walking being full of the Holy Spirit in the life of Barnabas to the sad point where he begins to walk in his own wisdom and counsel. It is startling to see how someone so prominent and influential in the Spirit is reduced to nothingness as he walks in his own strength. I pray that this reality of events will correct you and cause you never to lose your connection with the Holy Spirit but to pursue it wholeheartedly with all diligence.

From Acts.15:36 onwards you notice a shift of influence from the Holy Spirit to the flesh in the life of Barnabas which explains the reason why I always say clearly when it is the Holy Spirit speaking through me and not my own words.

There is a big difference between Emile’s voice and the voice of the Holy Spirit. From verse 36-40 it reads these words: 36 Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing.” 37 Now Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark. 38 But Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work. 39 Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another. And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus; 40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, being commended by the brethren to the grace of God.

Now from this time on we begin to see the man Barnabas not under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit but his own spirit or natural thinking. Well the difference in results is stark because he goes on to choose family over the will of God even after Paul explains why not to take Mark because he would negate the impact of the word they were preaching.

Barnabas is stubborn of heart and refuses to heed the correction to change his mind and chooses his nephew over the voice of the Holy Spirit. Unfortunately you will find out that from that moment Barnabas exits from the book of the Acts of the Holy Spirit because he no longer obeyed the voice of the Spirit but his opinion. A very costly mistake.

The Apostle Paul on the other hand goes on to accomplish the will of the Holy Spirit and mentions in his letter to the Galatians this weakness Barnabas had in Galatians.2:13: And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.

Paul had expected Barnabas not to have sided with Peter because he had been with Paul dealing with Gentiles and knew that God had accepted them by pouring out His Spirit on them as He did the Apostles in Acts.2. The evidence of the work of the Holy Spirit was clearly visible through the numerous miracles God had performed through their hands on the Gentiles.

It was startling to Paul why suddenly Barnabas was now acting as if he didn’t fellowship with Gentiles. Well even the Apostle Peter who Paul also challenged openly for denying the truth at the close of his letter speaks about Paul’s revelation as God speaking though the things spoken through him were hard to swallow although they were Holy Spirit breathed.

In 2 Peter.3:14-16 it reads these words: Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15 and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. Paul was speaking by the Holy Spirit and we need to obey His words above any other voice, fear or opinion because they were from the Holy Spirit.

We need to repent when we listen to another alternative voice as Barnabas did and it cost him his place in the Kingdom, otherwise we will lose out on the will of God for our lives as he did. Mark on the other hand for whom Barnabas made the choice Paul tells us in Colossians.4:10-11 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him), 11 and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort to me and goes on to become an ally of Paul and supports him because he stood for truth. Always stay with the Holy Spirit of truth because He never fails.

In sharing these truths with you today I pray that the Holy Spirit will open up your eyes to where you missed Him but had not repented. Then make the necessary turn to get back in sync with the rhythm of the Holy Spirit. Quickly come back to the place you ought to be walking in the Spirit by accomplishing the marvels and ancient plans God has for you.

The same God who spoke to separate Paul and Barnabas to the work He called them to do did not call them to separate from one another, but Paul chose the higher purpose which the Holy Spirit worked with Him to accomplish his part of the assignment.

May you also today find yourself back in the Bullseye of God’s will even if you had missed it, by repenting and surrendering back to the Way of the Holy Spirit. We all have weak moments but the Lord can help us up if we only repent and turn back to Him by allowing the Holy Spirit to lead us back to the plan Jesus has for us. Blessings.

The Holy Spirit in my communion time spoke about the necessary spiritual food for today: that is the things we must of necessity do daily. The Apostle Peter talks about them in 1 Peter.2:5 which reads these words:  you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 

The fact is that as followers and lovers of Jesus we have to live out a spiritual life by offering spiritual sacrifices to God.The sacrifices must be acceptable to God which means they are not self centred or motivated but God centred.

 Jesus stated that if any man was to follow Him they must first deny self. The sacrifices of the Kingdom are not as in the world where it is all about self promotion and glory. 

So we will firstly look at what are some obstacles to answered prayer? The primary obstacle to prayer is not communing with the Holy Spirit. Romans.8:26.

Let’s look at the biblical evidence to support this statement. In John.6:63 Jesus says these words: It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.

This is the clear foundation for any activity in God. Nothing birthed from our flesh no matter how well intentioned or motivated can produce spiritual results. What Jesus says is what brings life.

Remember even Jesus as the word made flesh never said anything until after He returned in the power of the Spirit after a forty day fast where He was tempted. Luke.4:14 & 15 Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region. 15 And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

Let us look at the Acts of the Apostles.4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel: Acts.6:3  Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business;  

This is the pattern in the new Covenant with anyone who did God. The Holy Spirit always has the preeminence.Galatians.6:8 reads these words: For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.

This revelation on sowing and reaping by the Apostle Paul is infallible proof that Prayer begins in the Spirit and must be reaped in the Spirit. So it is more important to find out the purpose of the Spirit before beginning to pray from your own initiative. I recall a senior Minister of a Pentecostal denomination of a multiple Church body.

He spoke about a season where he took on a fast for sixty days on water only because he wanted to beat the forty day record of Moses and Jesus. He said he did not have any other plan or purpose for the fast but to beat the record of fasting for sixty days.

He went to say that after he reached the sixty day mark the Holy Spirit spoke to him and asked him, saying now that you have overtaken Moses and Jesus in days of fasting with water of what importance or significance has that made to anything in the Kingdom of Jesus and what have you accomplished?

He says he was so ashamed of himself and how he had wasted time doing nothing but starving his body because now the challenge was futile and he was being ridiculed by the Lord because he was in the flesh trying to accomplish a lust, worldly desire that was worth nothing.

He was sharing this sad story with ministers on the importance of working with the Holy Spirit before commencing on anything no matter how spiritual it looks.

He was using this example of a season of nothingness in his life to warn young ministers to spend more time seeking the will of the Holy Spirit before embarking on their plans. He did say that his congregation were very impressed by his feat but the Lord was not impressed. He gained nothing spiritual but got praise from men.

Finally let us look at the summary of the prayer life of Jesus. Everything He did was in the Spirit hence He always had God results. John.5:30. Jesus said the flesh profits nothing. So any transaction in the flesh will only bring losses. 

So today before you start blotting out prayers ask the Holy Spirit what you are missing?  Then allow Him to guide you on what you should really be praying about. You will be amazed at how refreshing and rewarding your prayer time will be.

Just one word from the Holy Spirit is all you need today to position yourself for the greatest answer of triumph you will receive and the steps on how and where to reap the answer. It will revolutionize your life as answers to prayer will become the daily reality in your life in Jesus name.  Amen.

Today I am sharing with you a part of my communion time with the Holy Spirit dealing with us living in the realm of Spirit of our heavenly Father rather than living from our natural heritage. I pray these words will impact you by giving you the grace of total confidence to live out your walk on earth with all the spiritual benefits of heaven manifesting for you here on earth.

This morning in my communion time with the Holy Spirit as I worshiped the Lord in the beauty of His Holiness. The Holy Spirit began speaking to me about living in the realm of having been born anew in the Spirit of our heavenly Father rather than having been born into the earth by our natural Dads.

There is a huge difference between living in the Holy Spirit versus our earthly nature and many times as iniquity tries to overwhelm us through the relentless accusations of satan, it is great to have the Holy Spirit who reminds us of whose we are and whom we belong to and serve.

In Luke.13:27 Jesus talks about workers of iniquity who use the iniquity in our background to frame us then rob us of the blessings of the Lord. However the reality is that we as having been born anew by the Spirit of the Lord need to know our rightful position as children of the Most High God by walking in that authority.

In John.1:13 &14 we read these life changing words of truth : But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Now let us meditate on this truth for our lives by changing our minds, thus converting our hearts to allow these facts to be the reality in our everyday lives on earth. We must remember that this was the very reason Christ Jesus came to earth to give us this opportunity to change our existence on earth. Luke.2:13 & 14.

This is because we could not birth ourselves and each of us have parents who have iniquity embedded in them which we had no power to change ourselves. We were born with these iniquities and could not free ourselves from the iniquity in our families. However when we choose Jesus as our Lord and Savior we are born afresh with a completely different heritage as John points out here.

The rights we have in life determine the kind of life we have and show us what is available to us to live from. Now once we become children of God we are entitled to the rights and privileges to enjoy and experience all that is available in our heavenly Fathers house.

Firstly in our Fathers house there is liberty from every oppression of the devil with a separation from sin and iniquity because our elder brother Jesus removed every handwriting of requirements that were written against us that is contrary to our nature by removing them from our lives through the forgiveness of our sins.Colossians.2:13-15.

The absolute truth is that Jesus did not forgive us after we repented but He replaced us when He became sin and iniquity for us and took the punishment of death on our behalf so we could be free once and for all. Isaiah.53:10-12.

Let us take an eternal minute to remember that on the night Jesus was betrayed after being denied by His followers He took bread, blessed it and broke it saying “This is my body which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.” Then He took the cup and said “ This is the New Covenant in Blood shed for you and many for the remission of your sins. Do this in remembrance of Me.”Luke.22:17-20.

These immutable statements of Jesus give us the right to experience everything Jesus did for us. He came to save us from our enemies and the power of those who hate us. Not to condemn us because we were already condemned and subject to death.

He came that we should begin to experience life which sin had robbed us of. Luke.1:71,74 and 75. We were experiencing the wages of sin which is death. However Jesus paid the price for us to now experience the wages of righteousness which is life and that more abundantly. John.10:10.

When the accuser of the brethren satan comes after us he seeks to bring us out of the place of security that Christ purchased for us and uses the iniquity of our natural heritage to attack our minds. Revelation.12:10-12.

The Holy Spirit says to stop everything and listen carefully to what He is saying to you so you can proceed promptly to do it. It is time to open your heart to receive the counsel of the Holy Spirit by allowing His words to influence your actions. Don’t always be too hasty to respond to the first word spoken but allow your heart to understand what is being said to you. This ensures that you are carrying out only what thus says the Lord rather than a portion of what you think the Lord is saying.

When we look at the book of 1 kings:19.11-13 we find Elijah is forced to listen for the voice of the Lord as he hears the Lord in three different ways he had heard or known the Lord to speak to him before. However on this occasion we are told that the Lord passed by three times but was not instructing Elijah through that avenue. It was vitally important for Elijah to continue focusing on the Lord with his heart open to what the Lord would speak to him that day. Finally the Lord spoke to Elijah after those three encounters of passing by in a still small voice that directed him on how he ought to walk and what he needed to do.

Elijah had to discern the voice of the Lord correctly and not let the spectacle of the wind, the earthquake and the fire experience influence him to miss what the Lord was saying. You will notice that the Lord spoke nothing to Elijah through those manifestations. I recall an incident which happened with my co fellowship leader when I was in the Anglican Church. She mentioned to me that she had got a visitation from the Lord. So I asked her what did Jesus say to her?

She responded that there was a wonderful presence when He came but I kept asking her what instructions did He give you or speak to you concerning your life and she responded none. I then told her that every time in scripture when Jesus appeared to any person He always gave them a word they could hold onto that changed their situation so she should have asked Him why He had visited her as proof that it was truly Him and not a masquerade of satan to deceive her. She got nothing from that claimed experience and in fact was attacked further.

I then encouraged her to ask the Lord to visit again just as Manoah the Father of Samson had asked of the Lord after the Angel of the Lord had visited his wife to speak to her of the son they would have whom they should call Samson and what they as parents were to do concerning him as he grew up because he was going to be a Nazarene to be used by the Lord to bring Israel deliverance from the Philistines. Judges.13:1-25. However even when she made that request from scripture to the Lord that event never still happened. So nothing came from that event which she thought was Jesus visiting her. We need to be vigilant concerning things we experience to ensure they follow scripture because satan can transform himself into an angel of light to deceive us.

Well the Holy Spirit wants you to stop presuming you understand what He is saying to you based on your past experience by allowing Him to conclude the conversation He brought to you rather than moving on with what you think He is saying and then miss the true plan. It is of vital importance that you hear clearly the instructions of the Holy Spirit and obey them for in that instruction lies your deliverance, help and way out in any and every situation. 1 John.4:1-3.

The Holy Spirit also brought back to my heart what had happened with Elijah when the rain came back after three years how Elijah sent out His servant to check for rain seven times while he remained in prayer and how though the servant brought six negative responses that nothing was happening about the rain falling Elijah pressed in on the Lord and finally the servant responded that he saw a cloud the size of a man’s hand and Elijah knew that the rain was about ready to fall and positioned himself for it. 1 Kings.18:41-46.

He remained attentive to the Holy Spirit and did not presume on his ability of having heard God before or his past knowledge of God but rested on discerning the voice of the Holy Spirit. Today the Lord wants you to open your hearts to Him and become better hearers and listeners to His counsel as you watch how you will avoid many pits and downward spells set to trap and make you fall. You will have resounding results because you heeded the voice of the Holy Spirit.

May you find the grace supplied to you in these words to mobilize you to patiently wait for and hear out completely what the Holy Spirit is saying to you. Then proceed to do it which will result in much rejoicing because your fruit will be much and very rewarding in Jesus’name. Amen.

Let this word from Jude 24-25 be your continued prayer from now on: Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,25 To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.

The Holy Spirit wants you to take the time to consider the commandments of the Lord for your life. Then ask yourself the question why you feel they are burdensome and hold you captive or in restraint? It is evident that we don’t consider things the right way we should and most times make rash decisions that only hurt us and rob us of the very best .

The Holy Spirit wants me to lay out some fundamental laws of the Covenant for you to look at from the right perspective before you decide why you believe them to be burdensome.

I found the Holy Spirit saying to me to look at everything the Lord asks me to do? The question is who does it benefit? As I looked at the commandments that came to mind I realized that each one of them was for my benefit not God’s. So let us look at the commandments the Lord asks us to do.

Well concerning giving it says in Luke.6:38 First of all Give and it will be given unto you in good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over shall men give unto you. Look at the promise of God to the giver. What you give will come back to you in many more directions than you gave.

Jesus only said we should give and the result will be that there will be more given back to us in good measure, take note not evil measure, pressed down so more can be added in for us and then shaken together to level out more for us and running over which indicates it overflows our boundaries or scope . The question is what is so burdensome about receiving more than you gave?

Let’s look at prayer from Luke.11:10 Jesus said ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door shall be opened to you. What burden is it to us if we get more than we requested from the Lord? Jesus said we would find much greater than we sought for in terms of knowledge, understanding, revelation and find greater treasure based on our search. When we knock persistently a wider door of opportunity into much more heavenly treasure is open unto us which increases us by broadening our horizon concerning life and its purpose.

Now let’s look at fasting, we give up a meal so God can benefit ? No, the benefits of fasting are clearly pointed out in Isaiah.58:8-9 Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. 9.Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’

You will see clearly the path to follow and your healing will spring forth speedily and your righteousness will precede you and God’s glory shall be your rear guard plus you will loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh?.

These blessings for fasting speak of personal benefit to us with additional benefit to others whose lives we are in position to free. So the question remains: what is so burdensome about that? Why should I have to give up a meal so that this evil will happen because I did not eat a meal which benefits God ? Certainly not?

It is so that we humans have maximum benefits in life because God wants us to have the best of everything. That is why He gave us His best in His Only son Jesus so we could reign in life as kings and priests to change society to be a haven of rest by living out heaven on earth. More than enough for everybody and much to spare.

Finally for us to love one another and fulfill the law of Christ in order to increase continuous fighting on the earth which profits God? No it so that things will work perfectly in our relationships on earth because no one does what will hurt the other. Each of us will all do things for the benefit of each other and cover each other’s backs so that nothing is missing in all our lives. So what is so burdensome about living that way free of wars, continuous conflict and building on the good?

Today I have shared with you the truth on how the Holy Spirit wants us to view the commandments of our covenant with Jesus. This is to enable us to experience the bountiful goodness of God towards us.

For this reason I encourage you to look at the truths you have heard then allow the grace in these words the Holy Spirit provides you to empower you to change the lies and deception satan has sowed to your minds to make you feel doing God is not worth it but only robs you of fun and enjoyment.

What greater enjoyment is there than seeing people free to live life again. It is time to step back into doing righteousness by walking in the fear of the Lord. Then you will see all the benefits I have shared with you become the reality in your lives as they impact all that you do by increasing your standing in society as your life manifests days of heaven here on earth so that the name of Jesus is glorified through your life in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Remember in closing to use these words of Jesus as your go to place of refuge when you feel discouraged or distressed on the way things are going and looking negative. Quickly get back on the track of the truth to only believe again what the Lord says and all things will become possible to you again as you agree with the Lord and His ways. Then keep doing the truth which will never fail to deliver on your behalf. This fact will never change: God will never fail to come through for you in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Today I want to share the concluding truths involved in having the Lord as the first point of going to by seeking Him rather than relying on human friendships and relationships as our first point of help in times of trouble.

I pray that the Holy Spirit who revealed these truths to me will make them come alive in your heart and give you a fresh outpouring of grace to walk in the fullness of this reality which will revolutionize your walk in life from this time forward in Jesus name. Amen.

Jesus also could not rely on His closest three disciples to watch Him pray in the garden of Gethsemane but they fell asleep. However, the Holy Spirit gave Him strength to carry through to victory and that is the place where the Lord wants us to live in complete reliance on the Holy Spirit for all things. Luke.22:40-46.

Even the Apostle Paul faced this situation when he spoke that in his first defence all men forsook him but the Lord stood by him and delivered him from his enemies 2 Timothy.4:16-18. This is the greatest strength we will ever have to be able to go to God ourselves and have Him bring us through by the power of the Holy Spirit.

May you today by the grace imparted through these words find the ability to look to the Lord by relying on the Holy Spirit as your first go to help in every situation in life. Romans.8:26-28.Then let Him be your answer so you don’t have to lose relationships in order to learn this reality in life. The Lord wants us to love Him with all our hearts, souls and bodies for this is the first commandment.

When you look at that instruction in the first commandment there is no room for the desires in our hearts for anything that God does not want. So we must be willing to give Him our all in order to have His all. I recall when the Holy Spirit spoke this to me and told me to surrender all the unfulfilled desires I had as a child which satan was now wanting to fulfill in my life to rob me of my God reward.

Jesus gave His all to accomplish the will of the Father and the Father gave His all to Jesus to rule with Him in the position of Glory eternally. What an honor that we have been granted the privilege to share in that position of glory if we give Him all our hearts in Jesus’ name. Amen. John.17:24.