Because of the Anointing

Apostle Grace Lubega

Isaiah 10:27 (KJV), And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.

The spirit of God never gives attention to the devil: He does not DELIBERATELY direct His power and authority to fighting him.

Why is this so? Take the analogy of an eight foot giant and a one year old infant.

The infant may try to bite the heel of the giant. The giant cannot stop what he is doing to fight the “threat” of the infant.

So it is with the anointing and the devil. In the face of the anointing, the devil has no choice but to flee because he is up against a much greater opponent.

On the other hand, the Spirit of God is very pre-occupied with revealing to those yielded to Him the bottomless things of God. His business is to teach(1 John 2:27).

As He shows you the unlimited vastness of God; the exceeding greatness of His power by which He raised Jesus from the dead; the width, breadth and height of God’s love that never fails, yokes inevitably break off: demons flee, addictions stop and health is restored.

That is how you ought to live your life: never attempt to destroy BY the anointing what is supposed to be destroyed BECAUSE of the anointing.

Exercise your spirit to ignore the enemy. Let your focus be to receive a deeper knowledge of the person of the Holy Spirit.

FURTHER STUDY: John 14:30, 1 John 4:4

GOLDEN NUGGET: 

Never attempt to destroy BY the anointing what is supposed to be destroyed BECAUSE of the anointing.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for the anointing; I thank you for what He teaches me every day. My single focus is to learn from you. Nothing around me diverts my attention from the bottomless things of God. Even as I learn, my life changes by default: I walk in divine health, experience financial increase, restoration and upward progress. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

His Heart For His Own

Apostle Grace Lubega

John 11:32-35 (KJV), Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. Jesus wept.

Mary was fond of sitting at the foot of the master and listening to His Word. While there, she received from Him what He described as “the one needful thing” (Luke 10:42).

When Lazarus died and Jesus saw Mary weep, He was troubled in His spirit.

It was assumed that He was grieving Lazarus’ death.

No, He was not. He knew the end of the matter; that Lazarus would rise from the dead.

It was Mary’s grief that stirred and troubled His spirit.

Her pain stirred him to action and provoked the instant question, “where have you laid him?”

Why did He respond this way? It is because while she sat at His feet, He had deposited something in her spirit!

God cannot invest in someone to simply hand them over to destruction.

The Bible says His eyes keep guard over knowledge and he who has it (Proverbs 22:12 AMP).

There are things He will never allow to happen to you because He has taken time to teach, make and build you. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Psalms 139:13, Psalms 16:10

GOLDEN NUGGET:
God cannot invest in someone to simply hand them over to destruction.

PRAYER: Father, I am grateful for your Word, I am persuaded that you have invested in me too much to let me see corruption. I know too much to die, too much to struggle, too much to fail. Your love has assured me that my deserts blossom; and you have decided means to preserve me, I am yours. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Apôtre Grace Lubega

SON COEUR POUR LE SIEN

Jean 11:32-35 (KJV) Marie arriva à l’endroit où était Jésus. Quand elle le vit, elle tomba à ses pieds et lui dit : « Seigneur, si tu avais été ici, mon frère ne serait pas mort. » En la voyant pleurer, elle et les Juifs venus avec elle, Jésus fut profondément indigné et bouleversé. Il dit : « Où l’avez-vous mis ? » « Seigneur, lui répondit-on, viens et tu verras. » Jésus pleura. Les Juifs dirent alors : « Voyez comme il l’aimait ! »

Marie aimait s’asseoir au pied du maître et écouter Sa Parole. Alors qu’elle était là, elle a reçu de Lui ce qu’Il a décrit comme « la seule chose nécessaire » (Luc 10:42).

Quand Lazare mourut et que Jésus vit Marie pleurer, Il fut troublé dans Son esprit.

Il était supposé qu’Il pleurât la mort de Lazare.

Non, Il n’a pas pleuré. Il connaissait la fin de l’affaire ; que Lazare ressusciterait d’entre les morts.

Ce fut le chagrin de Marie qui se mélangea et troubla Son esprit.

Sa douleur l’a remué à l’action et a provoqué la question instantanée : « Où l’avez-vous étendu ? »

Pourquoi a-t-Il répondu de cette façon ? C’est parce qu4assise à Ses pieds, Il avait déposé quelque chose dans son esprit !

Dieu ne peut pas investir dans quelqu’un pour simplement les livrer à la destruction.

La Bible dit que Ses yeux veillent sur la connaissance et celui qui l’a (Proverbes 22:12 AMP).

Il y a des choses qu’Il ne permettra jamais de vous arriver parce qu’Il a pris le temps de vous enseigner, de vous faire et de vous construire. Alléluia !

ÉTUDE COMPLÉMENTAIRE: Psaumes 139:13, Psaumes 16:10

PÉPITE D’OR: Dieu ne peut pas investir dans quelqu’un pour simplement les livrer à la destruction.

PRIÈRE: Père, je suis reconnaissant pour ta Parole, je suis persuadé que tu m’as trop investi pour que je voie la corruption. Je sais trop pour mourir, trop pour lutter, trop pour échouer. Ton amour m’a assuré que mes déserts fleurissent ; et tu as décidé des moyens de me préserver, je suis à toi. Au nom de Jésus. Amen.

In His Presence

Apostle Grace Lubega

Genesis 1:2 (KJV) And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

The Spirit of God is our ever present help in times of need as He has been present even before the world began.

What does this really mean?

Think about this: when the world was created, He was there, He has the experience!

When Moses separated the waters, He was there.

When Joshua stopped the sun, He was there; when Samson tore the mouths of lions, He was there; when Elisha blinded the Syrian army, He was there.

When Jesus raised Jairus’ daughter, He was there; when the Lord Jesus himself was raised from the dead, the Holy Spirit was there!

The Holy Spirit is He who was, is and is to come (Revelation 1:4).

He was there at every testimony we see in the Bible.

So, every time you say, “Holy Spirit”, you are calling on the greatest expert of all time and in all things.

There is nothing He cannot do. He lives in you and is ready to act on your behalf. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: John 14:16 AMP, Ephesians 4:30, Psalms 46:1

GOLDEN NUGGET:
Every time you say, “Holy Spirit”, you are calling on the greatest expert of all time and in all things.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit, the greatest comforter, friend, advocate, intercessor and counselor. He with whom I am sealed, He who shall never leave me nor forsake me. I rest in the assurance that I will never fail because I have Him. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Wisdom to know the Difference: The Holy Spirit

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 2:12 (KJV), Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

In the life of the Spirit, there are things that you receive and these things bring everything else that you need.

There are experiences that provide the answers to the next series of experiences in your life. The greatest of these experiences is the infill of the Holy Spirit.

When you received the Holy Spirit, you received everything that you ever needed in this life.

Luke 11:9-13 says; And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened… If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

This scripture in Luke reveals that it is a misapplication of scripture to ask, seek and knock for material things such as a car, a house, a job or marriage.

These things have already been freely given unto you. Therefore, your asking, seeking and knocking should be for a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit.

This is the maturity that God has called the church to; the place of absolute persuasion regarding the things that accompany salvation.

Healing is yours, deliverance is yours, increase in ministry is yours; financial increase is yours because you have the Holy Spirit.

As a Christian, you no longer attend service to get a job, car, or a house. You attend service because you take pleasure in the presence of God and seek deeper communion with the person of the Spirit.

Our sermons should not end in things money can buy, they ought to provoke men to hunger for greater intimacy with the Holy Spirit because He is God’s indescribable gift. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Hebrews 6:9, 1 Corinthians 2:10

GOLDEN NUGGET: 

As a Christian, you no longer attend service to get a job, car, or a house. You attend service because you take pleasure in the presence of God and seek deeper communion with the person of the Spirit.

PRAYER: Father I thank you for the gift of your Spirit. He is the assurance that I have everything that I ever needed. As I abide in Him, I launch deeper into the knowledge of Him. My hunger and desire is not for the things that your hand can give but for the things that your heart will reveal. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Apôtre Grace Lubega

LA SAGESSE POUR SAVOIR LA DIFFÉRENCE : LE SAINT-ESPRIT

1 Corinthiens 2:12 (KJV) Maintenant nous avons reçu, non l’esprit du monde, mais l’esprit qui est de Dieu ; afin que nous connaissions les choses qui nous sont données gratuitement par Dieu.

Dans la vie de l’Esprit, il y a des choses que vous recevez et ces choses apportent tout ce dont vous avez besoin.

Il y a des expériences qui fournissent les réponses à la prochaine série d’expériences dans votre vie. La plus grande de ces expériences est le remplissage du Saint-Esprit.

Lorsque vous avez reçu le Saint-Esprit, vous avez reçu tout ce dont vous avez besoin dans cette vie.

Matthieu 7:7-11 dit : « Et je vous dis : Demandez, et cela vous sera donné ; cherchez et vous trouverez ; frappez, et il vous sera ouvert. Car quiconque demande reçoit ; et celui qui cherche trouve ; et à celui qui frappe, il l’ouvrira… Si donc, méchants comme vous l’êtes, vous savez donner de bonnes choses à vos enfants : à combien plus forte raison votre Père céleste donnera-t-il le Saint-Esprit à ceux qui le lui demandent ? »

Cette écriture dans Matthieu révèle que c’est une mauvaise application des écritures de demander, de chercher et de frapper au porte pour des choses matérielles comme une voiture, une maison, un emploi ou un mariage.

Ces choses vous ont déjà été données gratuitement. Par conséquent, votre demande, la recherche et la frappe au porte devraient être pour une relation plus profonde avec le Saint-Esprit.

C’est la maturité à laquelle Dieu a appelé l’église ; le lieu de la persuasion absolue concernant les choses qui accompagnent le salut.

La guérison est à vous, la délivrance est la vôtre, l’augmentation du ministère est la vôtre ; l’augmentation financière est à vous parce que vous avez le Saint-Esprit.

En tant que Chrétien, vous n’assistez plus au service pour obtenir un emploi, une voiture ou une maison. Vous assistez au service parce que vous prenez plaisir à la présence de Dieu et recherchez une communion plus profonde avec la personne de l’Esprit.

Nos sermons ne devraient pas aboutir à des choses que l’argent peut acheter, ils devraient provoquer les hommes à avoir faim d’une plus grande intimité avec le Saint-Esprit parce qu’Il est le don indescriptible de Dieu. Alléluia !

ÉTUDE COMPLÉMENTAIRE : Hébreux 6:9, 1 Corinthiens 2:10

PÉPITE D’OR : En tant que Chrétien, vous n’assistez plus au service pour obtenir un emploi, une voiture ou une maison. Vous assistez au service parce que vous prenez plaisir à la présence de Dieu et recherchez une communion plus profonde avec la personne de l’Esprit.

PRIÈRE : Père, je te remercie pour le don de ton Esprit. Il est l’assurance que j’ai tout ce dont j’ai besoin. En demeurant en Lui, je m’enfonce plus profondément dans la connaissance de Lui. Ma faim et mon désir ne sont pas pour les choses que ta main peut donner mais pour les choses que ton cœur révélera. Au nom de Jésus. Amen.

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Led of the Spirit into Light

Apostle Grace Lubega

Matthew 6:23 (KJV), But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

There is a thin line between light and darkness. That boundary line into the realm of darkness is defined by the spirit of deception while the line into the realm of light is defined by the Spirit of truth.

Because the line by which men cross into darkness is deception, darkness appears like light.

This is why in our theme scripture, the Christ cautions and says, “if the light in you is darkness, then how great is that darkness.”

These are people who think they are “illuminated” but their illumination is in darkness.

Now, the language of the scripture is “if thine eye be evil”. The Bible does not pluralise and say, “if your eyes be evil…”

The Christ spoke this in reference to how they in darkness access the spirit world through the opening of the third eye.

Any man who accesses that world in this manner exposes himself to the spirit of deception and as a result, he walks in darkness.

The spirit world is a realm in which we are led by the Holy Spirit because He is the Spirit of Truth.

When you are led by the Spirit, you can never have a wrong stand on visions because by Him, you can separate darkness from light even when darkness appears as light. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Romans 8:14, 2 Corinthians 11:14

GOLDEN NUGGET: 

The spirit world is a realm in which we are led by the Holy Spirit because He is the Spirit of Truth.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this wisdom. I am led by the Spirit into different worlds. I am full of the Word and have the distinct ability to cut asunder and to separate light from darkness. I am above deception and have accurate understanding of the experiences of the Spirit. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

You are Immortal

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Timothy 1:10-11 (KJV), But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

The gospel does not only reveal the life that we have in God. It also reveals the immortality that we share with Him.

Job said “Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither:” (Job 1:21).

These were the words of a man with the old adamic nature. He could leave the earth “naked.”

For such men, their ministries may die with their death, their books may cease to teach with their death, their music may cease to sound with their death.

But if any man is in Christ, the Old is passed away, all things have become new and all things are of God (2 Corinthians 5:17-18).

Your destiny is of God, your ministry is of God, and your life is of God. God is immortal and so are you!

You must have the revelation of both life and immortality.

In this understanding, your ministry demonstrates the life of God but it also lives long after your existence in the flesh; your books and sermons demonstrate the life of God but they will also live long after your existence in the flesh.

A man who has this revelation will accomplish and achieve things that echo through eternity. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 15:53, Romans 2:7

GOLDEN NUGGET:
God is immortal and so are you.

PRAYER: Father I thank you for this great revelation. I have the life of God and I am immortal. I do things that eternity keeps record of. My ministry is an eternal ministry. I will never die! My books are eternal, my prayers are eternal and my teachings are eternal. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Stand Fast in Liberty

Apostle Grace Lubega

Galatians 5:1 (KJV), Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

There are Christians who are enslaved because they are convinced that they are free in what is not freedom.

Some attend overnights to be free; they run from deliverance service to deliverance service to be free.

However, it is deception to think that your freedom began when the disease left your body or when you got a job after years of seeking for one.

Your freedom was purchased by the Christ at Calvary: healing and physical deliverance are just the results of it.

It is false doctrine to teach that when a man becomes Born Again, he crosses over with generational curses.

The truth is that you began the life of salvation as a free person. You start from the place of standing fast in the liberty that Christ has availed to you.

When we pray for Born Again Christians, we do so in the understanding that we are manifesting that freedom that they already have in Christ.

God has called the Church to teach believers of the freedom they have in Christ, not the bondage they see in this world.

Attend service, prayer meetings and read the Word as one who is free. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: John 8:36, John 8:32

GOLDEN NUGGET: 

God has called the Church to teach believers of the freedom they have in Christ, not the bondage they see in this world.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for the freedom that I have in you. I was born into a life of liberty. I walk, pray and serve as a free man. I received your Word of truth and walk after the demands of the law of free men. I am free to heal, free to demonstrate the Spirit, free to change any circumstance and free to serve in the kingdom. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

You are a Creative Force

Apostle Grace Lubega

Gen 1:2 (NIV); Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

In the creation story, the Spirit of the lord was available but He could only hover and not do much because darkness was over the face of the deep.

The Hebrew word “choshek” for darkness is also translated to mean ignorance. It means that the Holy Spirit could do nothing where ignorance was.

To heal the earth, the first thing God did was to declare, “Let there be light.”(Genesis 1:4). This light was illumination, which is knowledge.

Without knowledge, nothing could be formed in the earth. This knowledge carried the mind of the father pertaining everything that had to be created.

Yes, the spirit was available but this light was necessary to give the required guidance in creation.

That is why as a child of God, you must be a Word person. Where the Word is, the Spirit is. The two are inseparable in function.

That is the essence of knowledge. Every time it is availed to you, the Holy Spirit is available to execute things.

In the New Testament dispensation, He says, you are the light of the World (Matthew 5:14). You are all that the Holy Ghost needs to create.

When the devils looks at you, he knows that he is in trouble because when the Holy Spirit is with this illumination, nothing is impossible; creation starts to take place. What he destroyed is put back into form and shape. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Corinthians 4:6, John 6:63

GOLDEN NUGGET:
You are all that the Holy Ghost needs to create.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for your great Word. I am the illumination of this world. I create by the power of the Holy Spirit. I put the world back in course and order because I have the fullness of the knowledge of God. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Out of Babylon: Identity

PHANEROO~DEVOTION
22nd November 2017
Apostle Grace Lubega

Daniel 1:6-7 (KJV), Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.

When the children of Israel were taken into captivity, they were carried to Babylon. However, Babylon is not just a historical place. It is the distinctive representation of the systems of this world.

In Babylon, the prince of the eunuchs changed the names of Daniel and his companions. The Babylonian system will always seek to change your God given identity.

Today, we have many Christians imitating the patterns of the world to define who they are. This explains why believers look like the carnal men of the present world.

They look at the men of this world and admire to be like them. Many of these imitations are done without understanding the spirit behind them.

What makes Daniel different from all his companions is that even though he was given the name Belteshazzar, he never accepted it.

He is largely identified as Daniel while Hannaniah, Mishael and Azariah are mostly identified as Shadrach, Mesach and Abednego.

For this reason, the glory in which he operates is different from that in which his companions operate. His friends are thrown into the fire and do not get burned. But Daniel, even though he did not bow to the statue, did not get to test that fire(Daniel 3).

That is the glory of a man who understands his identity in God. God Himself hides him. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Peter 2:9, Ephesians 3:14-15

GOLDEN NUGGET: 

The glory of the man who understands his identity in God is that God Himself hides him.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for who I am in you. I am of a peculiar nation, a royal priesthood. I carry your name and identity. Nothing in this world defines me but you my God. I am different, I am special, I am unpredictable. In Jesus’ name. Amen.