Of True Freedom

Apostle Grace Lubega

Numbers 11:4-6(NKJV); Now the mixed multitude who were among them [c]yielded to intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: “Who will give us meat to eat? We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; but now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!

What does it mean to be free?

From our theme scripture, the children of Israel interpreted freedom as the life they led in Egypt when they ate cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.

They were willing to return to captivity as long as they could have these foods.

What deception!

You would rather eat manna when you are free than melons when you are bound because true freedom comes with the availability of manna.

Manna here represents the Word of God.

What does this mean?

You are better off coming to church even when you have no job than having a job that keeps you away from the presence of God.

You would rather seek God when you have no money in your pocket than abandoning the Church because you acquired some wealth.

It is much better to keep in the Word without a spouse than have a spouse who keeps you out of the Word.

Manna is much more important than any of the material things that many define as freedom.

Value revelation above wealth. Value revelation above any material things.

Revelation is the source of true freedom.

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

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Value revelation above wealth. Value revelation above any material things. Revelation is the source of true freedom.

PRAYER: Father, thank you for this Word. I thank you because these are the days of knowledge and in this knowledge, we find freedom. I accord the Word the honour and respect that it deserves. Because you have exalted it above your very name, I exalt it above anything that I know. In this wisdom, I walk and live as a free person, with the very freedom that Christ has given me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

The Voice Of Counsel

Apostle Grace Lubega

Proverbs 24:6(KJV); For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in a multitude of counsellors there is safety.

By wise counsel, you make war.

There are people who are struggling with certain battles whether in relationships or financially because they despised the voice of counsel.

For some, the voice of counsel was the instruction of their spiritual authorities cautioning them not to take a certain path. For others, the voice was that of their biological parents telling them that a relationship they were getting into was not healthy.

The results of their disobedience have been disastrous. It may take years to undo the effect of what they got themselves into. Their lives will never be the same again because of the decisions they made.

Child of God, never kill the voice of counsel in your life.

Even if you do not agree with what your authority says, have the patience and humility to heed to instruction even when it does not make sense.

Your man or woman of God sees much farther than you do. Your parents, by reason of experience and the wisdom that comes with ag,e see more than you do.

Never put them in a place where they prefer silence over the need to instruct you in a matter because silence is worse than rebuke.

When the voice of counsel is silent, you are not safe.

Always be humble in receiving instruction. It is by the voice of counsel that you will withstand many storms in life.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Timothy 1:18, Proverbs 19:20-21

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Always be humble in receiving instruction. It is by the voice of counsel that you will withstand many storms in life.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank you for this day. I thank you for the wise people in my sphere of influence. I choose to always be humble and heed instruction. I receive chastisement with joy because I know that those words add to me, they do not take from me. In this knowledge, I live a life of continual victory because I know how to fight. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

A Conscience Void Of Offence

Apostle Grace Lubega

Acts 24:16(KJV); And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

Self-mastery entails exercising yourself to have a conscience that is void of offence toward God and man.

It is one thing to strive not to offend God but the Bible also requires that we strive not to offend fellow men.

This area of mastery is governed by the royal law of love.

In this life of the gospel, there shall be many occasions for men to provoke you to anger.

How you respond determines whether your conscience is void of offence towards fellow men.

Christ set a pattern for us in this regard.

He said in Matthew 5:39, ‘But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.’ That is a man who has exercised himself to have a conscience void of offence toward men.

It is the humility to be wrong to men yet true to God.

It is the wisdom to withhold your words when you may have a lot to say to those that accuse you falsely.

It is never taking petty revenge on those that ill-treat you because you must minister love to those that hate you and those that imitate you.

It is asking for forgiveness even when you are the one who has been wronged.

May you walk in this understanding.

FURTHER STUDY: Matthew 5:44, 1 Corinthians 8

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Self-mastery entails exercising yourself to have a conscience that is void of offence toward God and man.

PRAYER: Lord, thank you because of your love in my spirit. Thank you because this love manifests in every circumstance. I live the love walk because it is in my nature. By this, I never stumble the brethren through my responses to people and situations. I pray for those who wish me ill and choose to bless those that persecute me. This is how I have learned Christ and this is how I change my world. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Responsibility Of The Anointing

Apostle Grace Lubega

Jeremiah 10:15(KJV); They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

Our theme scripture speaks of men that are the work of errors. Such men, the Bible reveals, perish in the time of their visitation.

This means that when they are exposed to the anointing or to certain privileges in God, these very privileges destroy them.

This is not because the privileges in themselves are a bad thing but because the individuals do not have the wisdom to handle the responsibility which comes with these privileges.

You may want God to anoint you, but do you have the wisdom to handle the anointing?

You may want God to give you a large following, but do you have the wisdom to deal with all those people?

How about wealth? There are those who crave it desperately and the moment they get it, they are destroyed because they do not know how to manage and deal with wealth. Do you?

How do you handle power? How do you deal with the secrets of men?

In Luke 12:48, the Bible says that to whom much is given, much is required.

The primary requirement from anyone who has access to divine privileges is the maturity to handle that which God has trusted you with.

It is not your portion as a child of God to be a victim of the things that you desire in God.

When He says that He has made us able ministers (2 Corinthians 3:6), it means that the ability and grace to handle divine privilege is also available as long as we yield ourselves to its work.

God’s name be praised.

FURTHER STUDY: Luke 12:48, 2 Corinthians 3:5-6

GOLDEN NUGGET:

The primary requirement from anyone who has access to divine privileges is the maturity to handle that which God has trusted you with.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this Word. Thank you for the desires you have placed in my spirit because they are godly desires. Above all, I thank you for the wisdom to handle that which you have made available to me. Like Christ grew in wisdom because of the responsibility upon his life, I grow in the very same wisdom. To the glory of your name. Amen.

The Cardinal Law Of Progress

Apostle Grace Lubega

Isaiah 54:17(KJV); No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

God raises a ministry based on the faithfulness of the minister.

It is He who exalts every man. If God raises a man, no other man can bring him down. No newspaper or tabloid can destroy him.

If it is God who opened a door, your enemies cannot close it. They may try, but if it means that He needs to break through “a wall” to give you access, He will do it. If He must remove “a roof”, He will do so.

Life has been designed in such a way that you will always outlive your accusers.

This is a cardinal law of progress.

Church history testifies to this. David outlived Saul and Absalom; the Bible outlived Voltaire; the testimony of Christ, even in death has outlived its critics.

Our theme scripture reveals that no weapon fashioned against you shall prosper and every tongue that rises against you in judgment, you shall condemn.

The condemnation of these tongues is not necessarily what you say in reaction to what your accusers claim. It is the continual growth and success that God brings to your life that inevitably silences your critics.

They may continually point fingers at you but you will keep growing and eventually, you will be too big for their voices to count.

God is more than eager to prove to your enemies that He has called you.

This is your portion in Christ.

Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Psalms 75:7, Psalms 23:5

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Life has been designed in such a way that you will always outlive your accusers. This is a cardinal law of progress.

PRAYER: My loving Father, I thank you for my life. Thank you for the course you have set before me. It is a course of continuous victory in Christ. My path grows brighter and brighter. I am shining with the glory of God. I am better today than I was yesterday. I will be better tomorrow than I am today. Because I am called of you, my path goes upward and upward only. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Heritage Of His Servants – 3

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Samuel 15:23-24(KJV); And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness. And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up until all the people had done passing out of the city

When King David fled from his son Absalom’s invading troops, the Bible reveals that the covenant box left with him.

The covenant box represented the presence of God.

Think about it.

It is this very covenant box that Uzzah touched and died (2 Samuel 6:7). It is this very covenant box that brought plagues to the Philistines (1 Samuel 5 and 6).

However, despite all of David’s mistakes, despite the fact that at that point in time, he was deemed unworthy in the eyes of Israel, the covenant box went with him.

What does this mean to the Christian?

The presence of God does not depart from you simply because you made a mistake. God does not cast you away from His presence.

He says I will never leave you nor forsake you (Deuteronomy 31:6).

In Isaiah 49:15, He says that a mother may abandon a child that she bore but He will never forget you!

Some Christians leave church and abandon ministry because they think that the presence of God has departed from them because of their failures.

This is not so, child of God.
He is with you. He goes before you, is beside you and is in you.

His name be praised!

FURTHER STUDY: Deuteronomy 31:6, Isaiah 49:15

GOLDEN NUGGET:

The presence of God does not depart from you simply because you made a mistake. God does not cast you away from His presence.

PRAYER: Father, I am grateful for this Word. I have been sealed with the Holy Spirit and the anointing abides with me forever. Your presence in my life shall never depart because this is your promise to me. I live life in the consciousness that you are ever-present. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Heritage Of His Servants – 2

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Samuel 15:23-24(KJV); And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness. And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city

The Bible speaks of a time when Absalom, King David’s son turned the hearts of Israel against his own father.

He rallied support for his coup by emphasising his father’s weaknesses.

Indeed there was much in David’s past to be ashamed of, things that made him less fit to be a king: he had killed another man and taken his wife. However, he was still the man after God’s own heart.

The Bible reveals that when Absalom attempted to take over his father’s throne, David fled. However, when he left, the covenant box and Zadok the High Priest left with him (2 Samuel 15).

In the Hebrew, the name Zadok means ‘righteous’.

This means that despite all that David had done in the past, despite the fact that Israel had turned against him, despite the fact that he was condemned in the eyes of many, God was still willing to impute righteousness on Him.

Eventually, David’s kingdom was restored to him. If he had accepted condemnation and sunk under its weight, he may never have returned to his throne.

This story sets a pattern of how God looks at his servants. He says in Isaiah 54:17, ‘…their righteousness is of me.’ They are not righteous because of what they do, they are righteous because God has bestowed upon them His very righteousness. He calls this righteousness their heritage.

It is no wonder that it is to David that the revelation of imputed righteousness comes. The Bible says in Romans 4:6-8, ‘Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.’

God has imputed righteousness upon you.

Even if the entire world turns against you, remember that this righteousness does not last until your next mistake, it is forever.

As you embrace this truth, you will continually stand before God and walk out of any weakness.

Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Corinthians 5:21, Romans 4:8

GOLDEN NUGGET: God has imputed righteousness upon you. Even if the entire world turns against you, remember that this righteousness does not last until your next mistake, it is forever. As you embrace this truth, you will continually stand before God and walk out of any weakness.

PRAYER: Loving Father, I am grateful for this Word. Thank you for your mercies that are unending and are new every morning. Your love is from everlasting to everlasting. I embrace this truth and walk in its understanding. Because I understand and have received righteousness, I live in the continual blessing of God. I stand where some fall. To the glory of your name. Amen.

The Heritage Of His Servants – 1

Apostle Grace Lubega

Isaiah 54:17(KJV); No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

Every man of God ought to understand the doctrine of righteousness.

It is this very understanding that will cause you to stand in those moments when men have turned against you; when they condemn you and deem you unworthy.

In our theme scripture, God calls this righteousness the heritage of His servants, it is their portion and privilege because they serve Him.

This is very important to God because when a man of God falls, it is not just him that is affected. When you smite the shepherd, the sheep are scattered (Zechariah 13:7).

Where do some of the sheep scatter? There are those Christians who go back into the world because a man of God was not able to stand.

There are some who are drawn back into destructive habits because their pastor was not able to stand.

The man of God is not their God, however, not everyone is mature enough to understand how personal salvation is.

It is not the desire of God to see sheep scattered without a shepherd because that shepherd felt too condemned to stand before Him.

That is why in Romans 14:4 Paul asks, ‘Who are you to judge another’s servant?’
He answers this question and says, ‘To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.’

This does not mean that God condones wrongdoing and pampers evil. God wants His servants to stand regardless of their mistakes.

In the day that the accusers turn their tongues against you and the critics sharpen their pens with glee, an understanding of righteousness will be your shield as a man of God.

FURTHER STUDY: Romans 14:4, Zechariah 13:7

GOLDEN NUGGET:

In the day that the accusers turn their tongues against you, an understanding of righteousness will be your shield as a man of God.

PRAYER: Loving Father, I thank you for this knowledge. Thank you for the righteousness that you have imputed upon me. I have received and embraced it as my portion in Christ. I walk in the confidence of one who is loved and forgiven by God. In all things, I choose to stand before you because it is you that holds me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Measure Of The Rule

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Corinthians 10:13-14(KJV); But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you. For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:

We reach men by the measure of the rule upon our lives.

This measure is distributed by God and determines how much you influence those that God has given to you.

Every minister of the gospel ought to know how to grow and increase in this. If a man of God does not learn how to grow in it, he will easily feel intimidated by any other minister whom he perceives to be ‘better’ than him.

When a man of God does not know the measure of the rule upon his life, he will be suspicious of other ministers ‘stealing’ his flock.

When a Christian does not know this measure, he will fight every new ministry increasing in his area because he thinks that ministry is encroaching on his territory.

When Christ spoke of those that God had entrusted to him, He said, ‘none shall pluck them out of my hand.’

This is the confidence of a minister who understands the measure. This is what grounds a man of God in the assurance that those God has trusted to his care will never abandon the gospel.

It is what keeps a minister from manipulating anyone to keep them in his ministry.

You grow in this measure by learning to separate the things that are lawful from the things that are beneficial.

You increase in it by being conscious of those moments when the Spirit of God is advancing that rule.

Growing in this rule is the wisdom to depend on what God says about you and not what men think of you.

Glory to God.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 10:23, John 10:28

GOLDEN NUGGET:

We reach men by the measure of the rule upon our lives. This measure is distributed by God and determines how much you influence those that God has given unto you.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this Word. I am grateful for the lives that are changing because of the glory and anointing upon my life. I refuse to compare myself to any other person because I know what you have deposited in my spirit. By this wisdom, I influence those that you have appointed me to influence. To the glory of your name, Amen.

Understanding The Way, Truth And Life

Apostle Grace Lubega

John 14:6(KJV); Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life.

There are those who understand the way, but they do not understand the truth and the life. It means that they can preach the doctrine of Christ in truth but they cannot demonstrate the life of God.

There are those who understand the life but they do not understand the way. This is the Christian who may open a blind eye or heal a lame man but they cannot explain by the scriptures how and why this is so.

Such a one cannot multiply this very grace among those he leads because he has not understood the way, yet seeks to demonstrate its life.

When we speak of truth in this context, we are not speaking of truth in a doctrinal aspect, rather, we are speaking of truth as the nature of God.

God wants you to understand Christ in these three facets of His personality.

The way leads to the truth, and the truth leads to a manifestation of the life.

What this means is that if you understand the doctrine of Christ in its absolute purity, you are established in the understanding of your true nature in God. Once you understand your nature in God, you manifest His life.

Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: John 1:4, 1 Corinthians 4:20

GOLDEN NUGGET:

God wants you to understand Christ in these three facets of His personality. The way leads to the truth, and the truth leads to a manifestation of the life of God.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank you for this Word. Thank you for this great and wonderful revelation. You have revealed your message to me in truth, I understand who I am in you and manifest your life everywhere that I am. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Of The Perfection Of Faith

Apostle Grace Lubega

Colossians 3:3(KJV); For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

The scriptures speak of the infallible truth that we died in the flesh and are alive in Christ.

However, not many Christians are awakened to this consciousness.

For example, how does a dead man believe?

True faith cannot come until one has the experience of this death.

What this means is that you cannot believe God as you should until you start to live in the consciousness of this death.

The greatest hindrance to some people’s faith is the fact that they are too aware of their life in the flesh.

This is why they easily observe lying vanities. It is the same reason they cannot take risks in faith.

They are too sensitive to what is around them; to the physical realities that are contrary to the Word of God.

You must believe God like a dead man!

To such a man, negative circumstances speak a dead language.

When a man is conscious of this death, he steps on water and keeps walking even when the waves toss around him.

For such a one, his physical senses do not define his faith, his spiritual senses do.

This is your story in Christ.

FURTHER STUDY: Hebrews 10:38, Jonah 2:8

GOLDEN NUGGET:

You cannot believe God as you should until you start to live in the consciousness of your death in the flesh.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank you for your Word. I understand that my real life is hidden in you. I walk with the consciousness of one who was buried with Christ and raised with Him. This knowledge defines my faith. It removes boundaries and limitations from how and what I believe. I step out in boldness and take risks because of this consciousness. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Wisdom Among Your Own

Apostle Grace Lubega

Mark 6:4-6(KJV); But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

It is true that a prophet might be without honour in his own country.

However, no one should create a doctrine out of this that excuses people’s unbelief.

Some have used this as a reason not to preach to their immediate families. Some are leaving their countries to other nations under the pretext of having no honour in their countries.

The truth of the matter is that the underlying issue Christ faced was the lack of faith of these people.

This means that we cannot wholly focus on the fact that they dishonoured him because he was from their home country. The focus should be on the absence of faith.

The responsibility of the minister of the gospel is to build faith. This is why Christ went about teaching in the villages despite the fact that they did not hold him in high regard.

Even in your home country, you can have results. You can have results in your family. You can have results with the people you grew up with.

Teach faith. Demonstrate faith. Speak faith.

FURTHER STUDY: Hebrews 10:38, Mark 3:35

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Even in your home country, you can have results. You can have results in your family. You can have results with the people you grew up with. Teach faith. Demonstrate faith. Speak faith.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this wisdom. I am a willing labourer, in my family, at my workplace and in my nation. I live and demonstrate a life of faith. My actions speak forth the faith life and my lips keep the faith message. In Jesus’ name. Amen.