When The Son Prayed

Apostle Grace Lubega

Luke 5:16(NIV); But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.

Christ was a man of prayer. Our theme scripture reveals that He often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.

But what was the substance of His prayer?

When some people speak of the prayer life of Christ, they refer to what has been termed as the “Lord’s prayer” and imply that this is how Christ prayed.

That is not so child of God. Christ never went to God to ask him to give him daily bread. When faced with the need for food for the thousands that followed Him, the Bible says He simply lifted up His hands and simply gave thanks.

Christ did not go to God and ask that He not be led into temptation. He did not ask for forgiveness of sins because He was without sin.

We have a glimpse into Christ’s language of prayer from John 17. He speaks of the glorification of the son and the father; He declares how He has been given power over all flesh that He might bring eternal life to many; He speaks of how He has manifested the name of God to men; He speaks of oneness with God.

Christ’s prayer demonstrates His understanding of who He was. There was no self-pity in His prayer. There was no begging in His prayer. There was no self-condemnation in His prayer.

By this pattern, we learn to pray.

Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: John 17, Matthew 6:9-13

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Christ’s prayer demonstrates His understanding of who He was. There was no self-pity in His prayer. There was no begging in His prayer. There was no self-condemnation in His prayer. By this pattern, we learn to pray.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank you for this instruction in prayer. Truth defines my patterns of prayer. I pray with boldness, understanding and knowledge. I speak forth those things that are consonant with your Word. I speak with the wisdom of one aligned to eternal purpose. To the glory of your name. Amen.

Of Forgiveness

Apostle Grace Lubega

Matthew 18:21-22(KJV); Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

As a new creature in Christ, forgiveness is a default setting.

You are born of love. Because you are, you cannot struggle with forgiveness.

Struggling with forgiveness means that you have not understood what you have been born of.

God Himself has set the pattern for us.

He has cast our sins as far as the East is from the West. He said that though our sins were as red as crimson, He washed them as white as snow.

What about Christ at Calvary? The Bible says that even in the midst of the pain, the beatings and the insults, He cried: “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.”

In Micah 7:18, the Bible says “Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger forever, because he delighteth in mercy.”

God DELIGHTS in mercy. It means that He does not keep grudges. In fact, for His children, He does not want the sun to go down on their anger.

Anger and bitterness are not your portions in Christ.

You may think that letting go of that person who hurt you and ill-treated you is the hardest thing to do but that is not so, child of God.

It is a part of your nature to forgive because you are the fruit of love.

Forgive and let go.

FURTHER STUDY: Micah 7:18, Luke 23:34

GOLDEN NUGGET:

As a new creature in Christ, forgiveness is a default setting.

PRAYER: Loving Father, thank you so much for this day. Thank you for your Word. It works effectually in me. I am begotten of love and choose to forgive, to turn the other cheek because your love constrains me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Easier Way

Apostle Grace Lubega

Matthew 9:2-7(KJV); And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. And he arose and departed to his house.

Miracles, signs and wonders flow easily for Christians who understand the doctrine of righteousness, God’s mercy and His grace.

This was the lesson that God was impressing upon the Church in our theme scripture.

When He said it is easier to say ‘thy sins be forgiven thee’, He meant that once you understand that you have been forgiven by God, sickness cannot hold you; affliction can never be your story.

The doctrine of righteousness is the axis of the simplicity of the gospel. It is what makes everything easier; it is what activates our divine liberties; it is what removes struggle from the equation of the supernatural.

Understand righteousness, you will demonstrate the Spirit and His power with ease.

Understand righteousness, you will heal the sick, make the lame walk and give sight to the blind with ease.

Understand righteousness and walking in the realm of the spirit will become easy!

Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Corinthians 5:21, Romans 1-17

GOLDEN NUGGET:

The doctrine of righteousness is the axis of the simplicity of the gospel. It is what makes everything easier; it is what activates our divine liberties; it is what removes struggle from the equation of the supernatural.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this Word. I receive it in understanding and revelation. You, my Lord, became sin that I may become the righteousness of God. I have embraced this divine nature and it is with its knowledge that I walk in the spirit and do mighty exploits for the kingdom.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

How We Fight

Apostle Grace Lubega

Ephesians 3:10-11(KJV); To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

The war of the Church of Christ is not a war against flesh and blood.

The Bible reveals that our war is against principalities, powers and rulers of the darkness of this world(Ephesians 6:12).

How do we fight principalities and these powers?

Our theme scripture teaches that it is through the manifold wisdom of God.

The Church cannot win this war with money.

As history has shown us, during the age of imperial Christianity, the Church was extremely rich but it was a Church under the dominion of darkness.

The Church cannot win this war with political power. Still, as history has taught us, during the age of imperial Christianity, the Church had immense political power and there was no separation between Church and state.

This war is only won by the wisdom and knowledge of God.

This is why the true mark of the growth of the Church should never be how rich it has become or how politically powerful but how much of the revelation of the person of Christ and of God has been established in our spirits.

Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: John 17:3, Ephesians 6:12

GOLDEN NUGGET:

The true mark of the growth of the Church should never be how rich it has become or how politically powerful but how much of the revelation of the person of Christ and of God has been established in our spirits.

PRAYER: God in heaven, I am thankful for this truth. I thank you for the dispensation of knowledge in which we live.
I thank you because in these times, the word is not scarce but is available. Revelation is being poured out in torrents and I yield to the grace that has availed it.
My testimony is of constant victory because I have chosen to embrace knowledge. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Knowledge Is Our Nature

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 John 2:20 (KJV) But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

It is divine to know all things.

Part of the inherent nature of divinity is knowledge. No one can claim to be a partaker of the divine nature and subscribe to ignorance.

In 2 Peter 1:3, He says that our claim to divinity can only be through knowledge. It says, “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue.

What makes the enemy who and what he is, is because of men’s great ignorance concerning the person of God.

Epignosis, which is the advanced knowledge in God is not just a state, it is nature.

We seek knowledge, invest in the Word, buy wisdom and never sell it because it is our nature.

Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Peter 1:3, Luke 8:10.

GOLDEN NUGGET:

We seek knowledge, invest in the Word, buy wisdom and never sell it because it is our nature.

PRAYER: Loving Father, I thank you for who I am in you. I have an unction from the Holy One and I know all things. Epignosis is more than my inheritance, it is my nature. I have deep insight into the things of God. I understand the lines between light and darkness, good and evil and illumination and ignorance. I live my life with this confidence. To the glory of your name. Amen.

A Man Of The Oracles

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Samuel 16:23(KJV); And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

A great and mighty grace operated in the life of a man called Ahithophel. He was a man of great wisdom that his counsel was equated to the oracle of God.

What this meant is that as long as Ahithophel had spoken, it meant that God Himself had spoken.

But Ahithophel’s story did not end well. The Bible reveals that at one point, he counselled Absolom to sleep with all his father’s concubines in the face of Israel.

What an absurdity! This was a man whose word was considered to be the very word of God, telling a man to defile his father’s bed and to engage in promiscuity.

Why would a man whose lips ought to preserve knowledge revert to such perversity?

The Hebrew name Ahithophel is translated to mean “brother of folly.” He was a man of counsel with folly in his spirit.

This trait in Ahithophel can be seen in the body of Christ today. Men of the oracles with folly in their spirits are defiling the altar of God. There are things today that are being spoken on the pulpit that are so morally absurd that they cannot even bear thinking about.

There are ministers who have given the green light to adultery; there are ministers who have given the green light to same-sex marriages; there are ministers who have given the green light to abortion in the name of pro-choice. That is folly in the spirits of men of counsel.

It is time for the church to re-awaken to the true wisdom that is in Christ. It is time we started to treat the altar as sacred. That indeed when we speak, our words will carry the weight of divine wisdom because indeed, God will have spoken.

FURTHER STUDY: James 3:17, 1 Corinthians 1:30

GOLDEN NUGGET:

It is time for the church to re-awaken to the true wisdom that is in Christ. It is time we started to treat the altar as sacred. That indeed when we speak, our words will carry the weight of divine wisdom because indeed, God will have spoken.

PRAYER: Loving father, I thank you for this Word. My lips are seasoned with grace. I have been mantled by the wisdom of eternity. This wisdom dictates my speech and actions to the glory of your name. Amen.

Separated From Darkness – 2

Apostle Grace Lubega

Genesis 1:2-4(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. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness

In our theme scripture, the Hebrew word for darkness is ‘choshek’ which is translated to mean, among other things, ignorance.

One of the greatest weaknesses of humanity is ignorance.

Our theme scripture reveals that in the beginning, God separated light from darkness.

It is the mandate of the Holy Spirit to separate us from ignorance.

That is why the Spirit of God searches the deep things of God and reveals the same unto us (1 Corinthians 2:10).

As our ever-present help in time of need, the Holy Spirit is not available to only deliver us from trouble; His greatest mandate is to teach us who God is because the Holy Spirit knows everything there is to know about God (1 Corinthians 2:11).

Every time we yield to the knowledge of God, it is a separation from darkness.

When we allow the Holy Spirit to teach us, we are allowing Him to separate us from darkness.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 2:10, John 14:26

GOLDEN NUGGET:

It is the mandate of the Holy Spirit to separate us from ignorance. When we allow Him to teach us, we are allowing Him to separate us from darkness.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit, my counsellor, comforter and guide. I thank you for the bottomless depths of knowledge that you launch me into every day. Thank you for the mysteries and insights into your person. As I yield to your Spirit, I grow deeper in the knowledge of who you are, to hear with clarity, to see with acute vision and to understand with distinction. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Separated From Darkness – 1

Apostle Grace Lubega

Genesis 1:2-4(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. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness

The present world in which we live is covered by a form of darkness.

That is why it is susceptible to all forms of evil and they that are not of God are easy victims of the schemes of the enemy.

However, it is the mandate of the Holy Spirit to separate you from darkness.

This is what happened in the beginning. The Bible says that darkness covered the face of the deep and the Spirit moved upon the face of the waters.

This same Spirit is our ever-present help in time of need. If He separated light from darkness at the time of creation; He is still available to separate you from any form of darkness.

That is why He says, “Do not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day” (Psalms 91:5). He says, “A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.” (Psalms 91:7).

In Proverbs 1:33, He says, “Whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.”
God has done everything to put you out of the reach of the evil one.

The enemy’s attempts to attack you are described by the scriptures simply as wiles meant to blind you from the hedge of protection that is around you (Ephesians 6:11).

Purpose to live life with this confidence!

FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 1:33, Psalms 91:7

GOLDEN NUGGET:

It is the mandate of the Holy Spirit to separate you from darkness. God has done everything to put you out of the reach of the evil one.

PRAYER: My loving Father, I thank you for this day. I stand in the confident assurance that you are my shield and fortress. The wicked and unreasonable are far from me because I am hedged and hemmed in by you. Disease and the afflictions of the enemy are not my portion. The arm of the wicked against me was disabled by Christ’s victory at Calvary. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Limitation Of Human Wisdom

Apostle Grace Lubega

John 3:7-10(KJV); Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

Human wisdom is limited.

Part of its limitation is in its inability to comprehend spiritual matters.

Such was the dilemma of Nicodemus in our theme scripture.

As the Christ spoke about what it means to be Born Again, Nicodemus found that he could not understand Him.

As such, he asks the Lord, “How can these things be?”

Christ’s response is very revealing. He asks, “Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?”

Nicodemus was supposed to be an expert in these matters but he did not fully understand how the world of spirits functions.

This was because his mastery was based on human wisdom and not the fullness of the revelation of the Spirit.

Mastery sought outside the wisdom from above will always be limited in knowledge.

Sometimes, the experts of this world assume the place of God and unfortunately, some believers treat them as so.

When they claim that the economy is failing, believers take this as gospel truth and pattern their lives in the understanding that they are going to suffer great financial losses.

When the experts tell some believers that they will die in a few months because of a certain disease, the believers receive that report as final regarding their lives.

Whose report shall you believe, child of God?

No matter what a master or expert says, always consider the Word of God as the last word because it has a 360-degree angle on any situation.

FURTHER STUDY: James 3:17, Colossians 2:2-3

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Mastery sought outside the wisdom from above will always be limited in knowledge.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this Word. In all things, I choose to believe the report of the Lord. It is your Word that I exalt in all things. I look to Christ in whom dwells all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Because I depend on the word, my understanding is never in part but in full. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Reality Of The Free Life – 2

Apostle Grace Lubega

Exodus 3:5(KJV); And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

When the Lord appeared to Moses in a burning bush, He told him to put off his shoes because he was standing on holy ground.

What made this ground holy? It was the presence of God.

The place that Moses stepped was sanctified and consecrated because of God.

You have the presence of God. The Bible says that you are the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19).

Every place you step is sanctified because you are a carrier of the presence of God.

Demons cannot stand in your presence.

Disease must flee in your presence.

The men of this world should look at you and feel convicted to give their lives to Christ because you have the presence of God.

This is the understanding of a free man; one who has understood the liberties of the new creature in Christ.

Glory to God!’

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 6:19, Acts 17:28

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Every place you step is sanctified because you are a carrier of the presence of God.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank you for your presence in my life. It convicts men, it changes lives, it delivers and it heals. I grow in its consciousness every day and yield to its working. Wherever I step and go is blessed. The nations I enter are transformed because of this presence. To the glory of your name. Amen.

To Decree A Thing

Apostle Grace Lubega

Job 22:28(KJV); Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

It is a divine authority to decree a thing and that thing is established.

How do you speak forth a thing and that very thing is established?

It is not a matter of mere words and speech.

A decree is a question of spiritual law. That is why men who speak forth and establish things are those that have understood the operations of the laws of the spirit.

The primary understanding of these operations is in acknowledging that natural laws are subject to spiritual laws.

What is spiritual, determines what is physical.

Elijah could suspend the rain for three years by his word because he understood this principle (1 Kings 17:1).

Christ could dry a fig tree by His word because He understood this principle (Mark 11:12-25).

The Bible speaks of Samuel and says that his words never fell to the ground because he knew this truth (1 Samuel 3:19).

We bind or loose in heaven before we bind or loose in the earth (Matthew 18:18 AMP).

We unlock in the spirit before we unlock in the physical.

FURTHER STUDY: Matthew 18:18 AMP, 1 Samuel 3:19

GOLDEN NUGGET:

A decree is a question of spiritual law. That is why men who speak forth and establish things are those that have understood the operations of the laws of the spirit.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank you for this Word. I receive its understanding and walk in its manifestation. I don’t just live in the spirit; I know how to walk in it. I know how to determine things in the realm of God before they appear on the earth. In this liberty, I decree and establish things in line with your divine purpose. To the glory of your name. Amen.

The Creativity Of The God-mind

Apostle Grace Lubega

Hebrews 11:3(KJV); Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

The worlds were framed by the Word of God.

This Word that framed these worlds is in you. The question then is; how can you not frame your world?

The creativity of the God-mind is the ability to harness the Word to frame your world. It is looking into that endless fountain of wisdom and creating what you desire to see.

In Job 32:8, He says that there is a spirit in you and the inspiration of God gives you understanding.

The first pattern of creation is the inspiration of the Spirit.

The Bible says that in the beginning, the Spirit was hovering over the face of the deep. He was present, ready to execute any instruction from God.

Thus, in order to create, you must allow the Spirit to stir up in you something new.

There is nothing new under the sun. But in you is what no eye has seen, ear heard or what has entered into the hearts of men but the Spirit has revealed these to you (1 Corinthians 2:9).

The second pattern of creation as laid out in the scriptures is speech. Like we see in the beginning, God spoke.

He says you shall decree a thing and it shall be established (Job 22:28).

Every time we speak forth the Word, we are creating.
Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 2:9, Job 22:28

GOLDEN NUGGET:

The creativity of the God-mind is the ability to harness the Word to frame your world.

PRAYER: God, I thank you for the power and authority that you have placed in my hands. Thank you for your great Word that is in the inside of me. Today you have opened my eyes to the great responsibility that comes with carrying the Word in my spirit. I understand that it is not just to meet personal needs but to frame worlds. Today, I speak it forth in authority and establish whatsoever I decree. In Jesus’ name. Amen.