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.

The Way Of The Wise

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Corinthians 10:12(AMP); We do not have the audacity to put ourselves in the same class or compare ourselves with some who [supply testimonials to] commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they lack wisdom and behave like fools.

The wisdom of God teaches a man never to compare himself with another.

Our theme scripture reveals that when a man measures himself against another, it is foolishness.

By the scriptures, we understand that a fool is one who rejects God (Psalm 14:1).

What this means is that every time one compares himself to another man, in the spirit, this is considered as a rejection of God.

God has made you unique, peculiar and different. You are fearfully and wonderfully made.

Every time you make another man the standard of your self-worth, you reject what God has specifically and distinctively created you to be.

It is the way of wisdom to understand that you are special in every way and that God has a special plan for your life.

This does not mean that you should not be inspired by those that have gone ahead of you in life. It does not mean that you should not learn from those who have excelled in the field you want to grow in. It doesn’t mean that you should not honour distinctions.

What it means is that you ought to live with the awareness that what God has placed in you is exceptional. He fashioned you for greatness.

His name be praised!

FURTHER STUDY: Psalms 139:14, 1 Peter 2:9

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Every time you make another man the standard of your self-worth, you reject what God has specifically and distinctively created you to be

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this day. Thank you for this wisdom that is at work in my life. I live in the consciousness that I am unique, special and different. You have marked me with distinction and crowned me with favour. I stand out in any place that I am because of the special graces that are upon me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Keep Saying It

Apostle Grace Lubega

Mark 5:25-29(AMP); And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, And who had endured much suffering under [the hands of] many physicians and had spent all that she had, and was no better but instead grew worse. She had heard the reports concerning Jesus, and she came up behind Him in the throng and touched His garment, For she kept saying, If I only touch His garments, I shall be restored to health. And immediately her flow of blood was dried up at the source, and [suddenly] she felt in her body that she was healed of her [distressing] ailment.

A ruled spirit is one that holds fast onto the confession of faith.

To hold fast means that regardless of how hard-hitting the circumstance, what you say is in line with the Word of God.

This was how the woman with the issue of blood positioned herself for healing.

Our theme scripture reveals that ‘SHE KEPT SAYING.’

The walk of faith is not one where you speak once and sit back. It is one where you keep speaking until you see the manifestation of what you desire!

It doesn’t matter how much the situation worsens, KEEP SPEAKING!

It doesn’t matter how much hotter the fire gets, KEEP SAYING IT.

Keep saying that by His stripes you were healed. Keep saying that you are rich and lend to nations. Keep declaring that you are the righteousness of God.

The faith that does not waver is that which keeps speaking the Word of God.

Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: James 1:6, Philemon 1:6

GOLDEN NUGGET:

The faith that does not waver is that which keeps speaking the Word of God.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this Word. Thank you for this great wisdom in the art of war. Your Word is continually on my lips. Out of the abundance of the Word in my heart, I speak. I decree and declare that greatness is my portion. I decree and declare that I leap over boundaries and walls. I decree and declare that I will never fail, that the wicked and unreasonable are far from me, that my path grows brighter and brighter and that each day I see the goodness of God in the land of the living. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Because God Is With You

Apostle Grace Lubega

Zechariah 8:23(KJV); Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.

The main reason why children of God aspire to be like they that are of this world is because many do not understand who they are and what God has made them be.

In our theme scripture, the Bible says that ten men shall take hold of your skirt and beg to go with you for no other reason than they have heard that God is with you.

It does not say they will hold your skirt because you are rich; it does not say they will hold your skirt because you have celebrity status. It says they will hold your skirt because God is with you.

You have God, that ought to be the foundation of your confidence. That should be the lens through which you view this world.

When God was making a comparison between you and anyone who is not of the covenant, He said, ‘of all those born of a woman, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the kingdom of God is greater than John the Baptist.’(Matthew 11:11).

Understand what it means to have an incorruptible inheritance, understand what it means to be born, not of flesh nor blood but to be born of God, understand how expensively you were bought, and understand what it took God to have you.

You are fearfully and wonderfully made; you are of a royal priesthood, you are a partaker of the divine nature, you have been translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light.

No one outside the kingdom is better than you!

Live with this consciousness.
Walk big and tall. Know who you are!

FURTHER STUDY: John 1:13, 1 Peter 2:9

GOLDEN NUGGET:

You have God, that ought to be the foundation of your confidence. That should be the lens through which you view this world.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this knowledge. Thank you for what you have made me be. Thank you for the distinction upon my life. I know that I am different, I am set apart and marked for glory. You have set me in a place of advantage because I am born of God. I live my life with this confidence. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Approved By God

Apostle Grace Lubega

Ephesians 1:6(KJV); To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

One of the primary needs for many people is the need for the approval of others.

It is this approval that gives many a sense of acceptance and belonging.

Many atrocious things in this world have been done by people in this world in their quest for men’s approval.

There are compromises upon compromises that have been made by countless people to gain the approval of those around them. Sometimes, this approval is sought from strangers at a very great cost.

However, this is not your story child of God.

Because you are Born Again, your approval is from God. In our theme scripture, the Bible reveals that God has made us accepted in the beloved.

You bear His stamp and seal of approval. This approval has nothing to do with what you have done or achieved in this life. It has nothing to do with what you may have amassed in this world.

It has everything to do with the fact that you have been begotten by God; He lives moves and has His being in you, you are a possessor of God!

Live your life in the confidence of one accepted by God. Hallelujah!
FURTHER STUDY: Luke 6:26, 2 Timothy 2:15

GOLDEN NUGGET:

You bear God’s stamp and seal of approval. This approval has nothing to do with what you have done or achieved in this life. It has nothing to do with what you may have amassed in this world. It has everything to do with the fact that you have been begotten by God.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this Word. I thank you for the great privilege to be called a child of God. I walk in the confidence of one who knows that I am begotten by an incorruptible seed, which is the Word of God. I am strengthened in this truth. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

As A Man Thinketh

Apostle Grace Lubega

Proverbs 23:7(KJV); For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee

Your thought pattern is a confession in the spirit.

In fact, in the realm of the spirit, your thoughts are louder than your words.

I have known Christians who have mastered the art of confession. They know what to say in all sets of circumstances: that they are the head and not the tail, they are more than conquerors through Christ who strengthens them, they are rich, they are above and not beneath.

However, there is always a disconnect between what they say with their lips and the reality of their lives.

Why is this so?

They have not gained mastery over their thoughts.

Child of God, you speak with your mind before you speak with your mouth.

Your mind is where the warfare is, it is the battleground.

Exercise yourself in bringing every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. If any negative thought rears its head, you must expunge it immediately.

Kill it with the confession of your mouth. This way, your thoughts will be aligned to your confessions.

Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Corinthians 10:5, Philemon 1:6

GOLDEN NUGGET:
Your thought pattern is a confession in the spirit.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this Word. I exercise mastery over my thoughts and over the confessions of my lips. With my thoughts, I plant that which brings life and uproot any weeds of destruction. My mind is renewed and aligned with your Word. In this, I live a life of constant victory. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Dare To Believe – 2

Apostle Grace Lubega

Genesis 15:5(KJV); And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

When Abraham asked God for a child, the Lord responded by way of an emblematic representation of what He had purposed to do for him.

He told him to count the stars and said unto him, ‘so shall thy seed be.’

Herein is a critical instruction to us as children of God.

When God speaks a word over your life, it is critical that you see what He desires for you the way He sees it.

Often times, when God speaks to some Christians, they interpret this in line with their understanding and see from their place in the spirit and not where God sees from.

When the Word of the Lord comes and says, ‘This is a year of faith,’ ask for the emblem!

If He says that in this season He is giving you grace, ask for the vision of what He means by grace and not what you understand by grace!

If He says that this year He is increasing you, ask for the details of this increase so that when you pray, you do so as you see what He has shown you and not what you think is increase!

Ask for the emblem. Ask for the vision.

You will be launched into depths of unlimitedness.

Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: Jeremiah 33:3, Revelation 11:12

GOLDEN NUGGET:

When God speaks a word over your life, it is critical that you see what He desires for you the way He sees it.

PRAYER: Father, I am grateful for this Word. Thank you for sharpening my understanding of how to see in the things of the spirit. I see as you see, I understand in the way you want me to understand. I interpret visions in the way you want me to interpret them. I walk and live in the full manifestation of what heaven desires for me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Dare To Believe

Apostle Grace Lubega

Ephesians 3:20(AMP); Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]

God is able to do superabundantly above all that you DARE to ask or think.

He doesn’t want you to merely pray, He wants you to make the kind of prayer that dares your spirit.

He wants you to ask for things that will provoke hell, and provoke the world to say, ‘I dare you to believe God for that!’

What He wants to do is bigger than your highest desire, your greatest dream or craziest idea.

Look at this from the perspective of how He dealt with our father Abraham. Abraham needed a child but a child is not what God needed for him.

God wanted to give him descendants he could not count. He did not want to only give him an heir, He wanted to make Him the father of nations.

God wants to be your source of overflowing abundance. Look at the stars in the sky, if you cannot number them, understand that that is how much He wants to give you.

Look at the sand on the seashore. Can you number the grains? Believe that that is how much He wants to bless you.

Let the optics of your Spirit be enlarged to see how far God wants to take you and the things He desires for you.

Dare to believe!

Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: Matthew 19:26, Jeremiah 32:27

GOLDEN NUGGET:
God is able to do superabundantly above all that you DARE to ask or think.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this Word. Thank you for the great possibilities you have laid before me. I walk in the boldness of a believer who has understood the blank cheque of the Spirit. I can never limit you in my desires, dreams and aspirations. I see life like you want me to see it, I expect great things like you want me to expect them. I see the future from the God realm. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Hearing Of Faith

Apostle Grace Lubega

James 2:17(KJV); Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

Faith has works.

When our theme scripture speaks of such works, understand that these are not works of the law.

One of the primary works of faith is the HEARING OF FAITH.

What does the hearing of faith entail?

It entails being an active listener and an aggressive receiver.

If in a sermon, a man of God proclaims that you will not fail, declare it to yourself, ‘I will not fail!’

If he says you are going upward, proclaim, ‘I am going upward!’

In doing so, you confirm what is affirmed in the spirit. In this way, you seal the confirmation of the affirmations in the spirit.

Learn to meditate on the things that you listen to in sermons or what you hear as you read the word.

Where the Word of God is concerned, leave no room for indifference and passiveness.

Receive it! Mutter it! Speak it over your life because those words are spirit and life.

Praise God!

FURTHER STUDY: Philemon 1:6, James 2:26

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Where the Word of God is concerned, leave no room for indifference and passiveness. Receive it! Mutter it! Speak it over your life because those words are spirit and life.

PRAYER: Loving Father, I am grateful for this Word. I receive it in my Spirit and walk in its manifestation every day. Your Word is life to me and I live my life in this understanding. It is on my lips, it is in my thoughts and it defines every response I have to issues and circumstances. My reflexes are Word reflexes. It dwells in me richly in all wisdom, to the glory of your name, Amen.

Bond Servanthood

Apostle Grace Lubega

Romans 1:1-3(KJV); Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures

Our servanthood in Christ is not of slavery. Rather, it is servanthood of freedom.

That is what Paul in our theme scripture means by being a bondservant.

We, by choice, serve God

Being a bondservant unto God does not take away your sonship.

This servanthood means that even though the privileges of sonship are available to you, you choose to serve in your father’s house.

How does a free man serve?

Slaves aspire for freedom. Bondservants are willing to sacrifice their freedom in fulfilment of service to God.

This freedom in servanthood requires that a man have the humility in the spirit to be ‘girdled’.

This was the experience of Peter. Christ told him, ‘I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, when you were young you girded yourself [put on your own belt or girdle] and you walked about wherever you pleased to go. But when you grow old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will put a girdle around you and carry you where you do not wish to go.'(John 21:18AMP).

The allegory of the girdle is also used with respect to Paul in Acts 21:11. Agabus said unto him ‘And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’

As a bondservant, you look beyond the comforts of your life, feelings and personal desires to the greater cause of He that called you.

Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: Acts 21:11, John 21:18

GOLDEN NUGGET:

As a bondservant, you look beyond the comforts of your life, feelings and personal desires to the greater cause of He that called you.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this knowledge. What a great privilege to serve you. I am humbled to know that you found me worthy to be used by you. I am available for your work, for divine purpose and for the great things you are going to do. My life is yours and not mine to cling to. In this liberty, I hold nothing back because the zeal of my father’s house has consumed me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

To Be Hidden Of God

Apostle Grace Lubega

Psalms 27:4-5(KJV); One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

God hides men.

In 1 Kings 17:3, He instructs Elijah to go and hide by the brook Cherith. The result was that even though king Ahab looked for him in every nation, he failed to find him(1 Kings 18:10).

The Bible tells us in 1 Kings 19:18 that God hid seven thousand prophets that did not bow their knees to baal.

In Daniel 3, Shadrach, Mesach and Abednego were thrown into a roaring furnace. The question is, ‘where was Daniel?’ He was hidden by God.

How then does the Lord hide men?

Our theme scripture reveals that in the day of trouble, he hides us in his pavilion and in the secret of his tabernacle.

However, in the previous verse, it says ‘One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.’

This means that the presence of God hides men. The more you keep in his presence, the more certain things are far from you.

A man hidden by God is a man of the presence.

Look at the life of such a man through the lens of Psalms 91. That man is delivered from the snare of the fowler, he is not afraid of the terror by night or the arrow that flies by day, a thousand fall at his side and ten thousand at his right hand but no trouble comes near him.

When you seek God a certain way, there are things that will never touch you.

His name be praised!

FURTHER STUDY: Psalms 91, 1 kings 18:10

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Men hidden by God are men of the presence.

PRAYER: Father God, I thank you for this Word. I thank you for your hedge around my life and everything concerning me. I know that I am preserved, that disease, destruction and any attacks of the enemy are far from me. I live in the confidence of one shielded by you on all sides. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Of Mastery – 2

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Timothy 2:5 (KJV); And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

Christianity births mastery.

God has not designed a child of God to ever meander through life in the maze of mediocrity.

Our theme scripture speaks of crowns that we wear because we have attained places of mastery. The crown defines your circumference of influence as a child of God. It means that your level of mastery in any particular area determines your level of influence in that area.

Mastery is not only for men and women of God that preach at the pulpit. Whether you are a lawyer, a doctor, an engineer, a teacher, a banker, a student, a businessman or any other profession in life, you ought to exert and exercise yourself towards mastery because the world belongs to masters.

When you attain mastery, there are things that you will never look for but they will look for you because the overriding principle therein is that kings attract.

The Church will never influence the world from the comfort zones of mediocrity and laxity. The Church will only influence the world from the realms of mastery.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 9:25, Luke 19:13

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Christianity births mastery.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this Word. I thank you because you perfect all things that concern me. I am a master at everything that I do, in my profession, business and everything I set my mind on because I understand the laws of mastery. I am an influencer of influencers and kings come to my rising. To the glory of your name. Amen.