The Boldness Of Faith

Apostle Grace Lubega

Genesis 12:1-4(KJV); Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

When God told Abram to leave his homeland to the land He would show him, Abram simply walked out by Faith!

He left all that he was familiar with, his comfort zone, armed with only a promise from God and the boldness of his faith.

God did not instruct him to go north or south. He was not given a map or directions to his destination. He was only told to go to a land God was to show him.

Simply put, God just told Abram, “Go”, and Abraham started walking!

When the Lord instructs you by his Spirit or through his messengers to do anything, you ought not to ask how it be shall be done; just walk out in faith trusting that the steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord. (Psalms 37:23NLT).

Faith means that, if the Lord tells you to believe for crazy things, don’t question the next step, simply walk out.

Be persuaded, convinced and sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue it, developing and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you. (Philippians 1:6AMP). Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Genesis 12:1-3, 2 Corinthians 5:7

GOLDEN NUGGET:
Faith means that, if the Lord tells you to believe for crazy things, don’t question the next step, simply walk out trusting that the steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I give you praise for today. By faith I explore worlds men have never accessed with their natural ability. I walk out to serve and minister with a boldness of faith carrying a full conviction that you are working in me! I am not intimidated by any circumstance because I trust that you are not a son of man to lie and for that, I choose to wholly believe in you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Proportion Of Faith

Apostle Grace Lubega

Romans 12:6(AMP); Having gifts (faculties, talents, qualities) that differ according to the grace given us, let us use them: [He whose gift is] prophecy, [let him prophesy] according to the proportion of his faith.

God relates with us according to our levels of Faith.

Our theme scripture teaches us that every man ought to prophesy according to his measure or proportion of Faith.

Firstly, understand that under the New Testament dispensation, every Child of God has the grace to prophesy in their own life because we have received the sure Word of Prophecy (2 Peter 1:19).

Prophecy therefore is more than just the oracles of God as received from a man or woman of God but also what you speak over your life.

Some people speak big things but what they say does not correspond to the faith in their spirits.

If you speak contrary to the proportion of faith that you have, that’s called feigned faith; the faith that lies to self.

If you speak according to the faith you carry, that’s the spirit of truth and you will have the results of your faith.

Speak over your family, business or next level in ministry according to the proportion of faith you carry in your spirit.

When you carry the faith for those things, God doesn’t limit how far you can go.

If you believe something, speak it forth!! You shall have the results of your faith. Glory to God!

You want to have the greatest conglomerate on your continent. Do you believe it? Speak it forth.

You want to change this generation and the generations to come with the power of the gospel? Speak it forth!

FURTHER STUDY: Romans 12:3, Romans 10:17

GOLDEN NUGGET:
If you speak according to the faith you carry, that’s the spirit of truth and you will have the results of your faith.

PRAYER: Thank you Lord for today. Thank you for the gift of Faith that is at work and operative through me. The spirit of Faith causes me to believe in places men have failed. I decree and declare that limitation and mediocrity are not my option. Out of my belly flow rivers of water to heal the world. In Jesus Name. Amen.

Understand Your Covering

Apostle Grace Lubega

Genesis 13:8-11(KJV); Gen 13:8-11 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left…Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

Abraham was a man called by God. It was to Him that the Almighty God said, “Get thee out of thy country, from thy kindred and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee.” (Genesis 12:1).

He was the man of the promise, the man of the vision and the man with a clear mandate upon his life.

Lot understood this. When Abraham left the land he had called home for years, Lot tagged along (Genesis 13:1).

Because Lot attached himself to a man of vision, when the man of vision prospered, Lot prospered too. Because Lot attached himself to a man who had heard the voice of God, when the man who had heard the voice increased in greatness, so did Lot.

Lot was surely basking under the graces of multiplication that come with true submission to a spiritual covering.

The increased wealth posed a dilemma. Strife developed between their servants and with it came the ultimate test as to whether Lot understood the covering under which he had so greatly increased.

Abraham asked Lot, “Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand then I will go to the right hand or if you take the right hand then I will go to the left hand”(Genesis 13:9).

In that moment, Lot ignored a very fundamental and extremely important fact. Abraham was the man who had heard the voice of God. Abraham was the man whom God had called. It was Abraham whom the Lord told that he should go to a land He would show him.

Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan valley was well watered everywhere and he chose this for himself (Genesis 13:10-11).

A mistake!

If Lot had truly understood the covering under which he had left his homeland, he would have asked that same covering for counsel on which direction to go.

But no, he was deluded by the fact that he too had got herds and flocks; he too had prospered and multiplied.

And so, his ending was rather sad.

He pitched camp towards the corruption of Sodom and Gomorrah; one day, visitors to his home were almost assaulted by the evil men of the city in which he dwelt, he attempted to sacrifice his daughters at the altar of moral debauchery; he lost his home and his wife and then his daughters turned him into an instrument of perversion; His life ended in the secluded mountains of Zoar.

Lot’s story carries deep lessons for us, child of God.

Never allow the increase of blessings and material things to blind you from the importance of the counsel of spiritual authority.

Understand your covering.

FURTHER STUDY: Hebrews 13:17, 1 Timothy 5:17

GOLDEN NUGGET:
Never allow the increase of blessings and material things to blind you from the importance of the counsel of spiritual authority. Understand your covering

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I thank you for this great and immeasurable wisdom. I understand the importance of spiritual counsel. I am not blinded by the increase and multiplication around me. I am submitted to this wisdom and in this understanding, I know that I shall finish well. To the glory of your name. Amen.

The Power Of The Seed

Apostle Grace Lubega

Luke 8:11(KJV); Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

The greatest revelation and true understanding of what seed is, is that it is the Word of God.

The parable, the mystery, the secret is that the seed does not only represent the Word; it is not merely an allegory of the Word; is not just a symbol of the Word but IT IS THE WORD OF GOD.

So, when we speak of seed, think of more than just money or any material things. Those are a small picture; they may be mere representations of seed but not the substance of the revelation of seed in the mind of the Father.

The parable is this, “THE SEED IS THE WORD OF GOD”.

This Word took on flesh and dwelt among men: the seed is Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior (John 1:14).

The bible says in Romans 9:29 that ‘unless the LORD of Sabaoth had left us a SEED, we would have become like Sodom, and we would have been made like Gomorrah.’

This means that the essence of the seed is to preserve you child of God! Men are destroyed because they lack seed.

If God had not left us Christ, the WORD, we would all be destroyed like Sodom and Gomorrah!

Purpose to invest in the Word because it is the seed you need to grow everything you must see in this life! Praise God!

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Timothy 2:15, Romans 9:29

GOLDEN NUGGET:
The essence of the seed is to preserve you child of God! Men are destroyed because they lack seed. Purpose to invest in the Word because it is the seed you need to grow everything you must see in this life!

PRAYER: Most excellent Lord, I thank you for your precious Word that preserves my life and everything around me. Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. I rejoice at your word as one that has found great spoil. The entrance of your Word gives light and understanding to the simple! I choose to focus and invest in your Word daily. In Jesus Name. Amen

Of The Conscience

Apostle Grace Lubega

Romans 9:1(KJV); I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost…

The “Conscience” is that part in every man that hears God.

The degree to which you subject your conscience to the Word of God, is the degree to which you will hear and be responsive to truth.

God has granted you the precious gift of the Holy Spirit.

For this reason, you ought to live your life according to the dictates and convictions of the witness of the Holy Spirit.

The spirit of deception functions in men and women who yield to a false witness and not the true witness of the Holy Spirit. This spirit of deception sears one’s conscience the more one yields to it (1Timothy 4:1-2).

You must cultivate a life where the Holy Spirit always bears witness to your conscience.

Paul explains how by God, anyone can cultivate a clear conscience that is responsive to the convictions of the Holy Spirit.

He says, “Therefore I always exercise and discipline myself [mortifying my body, deadening my carnal affections, bodily appetites, and worldly desires, endeavoring in all respects] to have a clear (unshaken, blameless) conscience, void of offense toward God and toward men”. (Acts 24:16AMP).

If you must have a clear conscience, you ought to check your carnal affections and bodily appetites. Allow the Spirit of God to work in you that in all that you do, your flesh is always subjected to the strength of your spirit. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Timothy 1:3; Hebrews 10:22

GOLDEN NUGGET:

The degree to which you subject your conscience to the Word of God, is the degree to which you will hear and be responsive to truth.

PRAYER: My Lord, what a truth to know that my heart and conscience are cleansed and purified from any guilt by the pure water of your Word. Thank you Holy Spirit because daily, you teach me to walk void of offense toward God and men. I rule my spirit and subject my flesh to its demands. My conscience bears witness with the Holy Spirit that I am the child of God; that I am called of God and that I am sanctified and separated by God. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

The Gifts Versus The Word

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 14:12 Even so you, since you are zealous for spiritual [gifts,] [let it be] for the edification of the church [that] you seek to excel.

The Kingdom of God does not function only by gifts.

It is good to have the gifts of the Spirit. However, for excellence to show forth, these gifts must be reconciled with the knowledge of God within you.

This means that you can only minister and function fully by the gifts of the Spirit to the extent of how much of the Word of God is in you.

Proverbs 18:16(NIV) says, “A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.” Gifts give you access to certain people and places of influence.

However, it’s only the wisdom in the Word of God that will keep you relevant among the great!

An account is given of a one Jew, Apollos who was gifted in public speech: whose eloquence in scriptures opened for him a door in the Jewish synagogues.

However; when Priscilla and Aquila heard his teaching, they took him with them, and expounded to him the way of God more definitely and more accurately. (Acts 18:24-27).

Apollos thus went on to stay relevant and of great impact to the church thereafter.

This also applies to the worshipper gifted with a beautiful voice; but only the Word of God in his or her spirit keeps his or her music relevant throughout the ages.

This applies to the Pastor whose gift may draw numbers to his church, however, only the Word of God keeps those same people coming back ten years down the road.

The Word of God is the only guarantee that your impact will last for generations. Purpose to study and give yourself wholly to it in this understanding.

FURTHER STUDY: Acts 18:24-28, 1Corinthians 14:12

GOLDEN NUGGET:

It is good to have the gifts of the Spirit. However, for excellence to show forth, these gifts must be reconciled with the knowledge of God within you.

PRAYER: My heavenly Father, I thank you for today. Thank you for your Word made flesh which now dwells in me. Thank you for the doors of ministry and the many other doors, that are opened for my sake. The wisdom in your Word works in me to sustain me in these places and it creates even more opportunities in my favour. By this truth, I move from glory to glory, from increase to increase, from multiplication to multiplication. To the Glory of your name. Amen.

To Submit Your Gospel

Apostle Grace Lubega

Galatians 2:2(KJV); And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

The gospel has principles under which it is preached.

One of these principles is that if a minister of the gospel should have precision in the things of the Spirit, he must have certain men that he relates with.

Take the example of the apostle Paul. Our theme scripture reveals that he submitted his gospel to men of reputation because he understood that failure to do so, he would run in vain.

These men of reputation were the apostles of the Lamb such as Peter and John.

These were men who had walked with the Christ and had an understanding of the price of the gospel.

Yes, Paul was deeply anointed. God had revealed to him countless mysteries in the gospel, but it was important for him to submit his gospel to these men at Jerusalem whom the Bible calls men of reputation.

This reputation is not merely a reputation before men but a reputation in the spiritual world.

These men of reputation were not necessarily men with the full revelation of the Christ but were men that held deep authority in the spiritual realm.

Powers, principalities and dominations knew these men. Territories in the spirit knew these men.

Beloved saint, certain men introduce you into a certain glory and realm. To such men, give the honour and respect that is due to them.

FURTHER STUDY: Galatians 2:9, Acts 15:2

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Certain men introduce you into a certain glory and realm. To such men, give the honour and respect that is due to them.

PRAYER: Loving Father, I thank you for this instruction in the pattern of the gospel. I thank you for the truths that you reveal to me every day. Thank you for the abundant grace of revelation and insight into your great counsel and mysteries. Even as I walk in the spirit of revealed truth, I live as a minister whose gospel and ministry is submitted to men of reputation. In this understanding, you cause me to reap where I have not sowed and to thrive in other men’s labours. To the glory of your name. Amen.

The Wisdom Of The Cross

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 2:8; Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

There is a very deep wisdom behind Christ’s death on the cross. It is this wisdom that the princes of this world did not know when they chose to put him to death by crucifixion.

Our theme scripture does not mean that if the princes of this world had known that wisdom, they would not have killed Christ. Rather, it means that if they had known this wisdom, they would not have killed him ON A CROSS.

If they had known the wisdom of the cross, they would have poisoned Him, stoned Him to death, burnt Him or killed Him through some other grievous way but they would not have killed Him on a cross.

It means that there is a wisdom and a revelation in that cross.

What then is the wisdom of the cross?

In Deuteronomy 21:23, the Bible reveals that he that hangs on a tree is cursed by God. It was a curse for a man to be hanged on a tree.

In the grand scheme of the redemption of mankind, Christ decided to identify Himself with this curse so He could free us from THE CURSE of the law.

Galatians 3:13 says; Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.

This was divine wisdom at work!

He destroyed the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. Now, as a believer, you live curse free, whether from ‘generational curses’ or ‘family curses.’

The wisdom of the cross has made you free. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Deuteronomy 21:23, Galatians 3:13

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Christ destroyed the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. Now, as a believer, you live curse free, whether from ‘generational curses’ or ‘family curses.’ This is the wisdom of the cross.

PRAYER: My loving father, I thank you for the cross! Thank you for the great sacrifice at Calvary, the greatest moment in human history. By the cross, I was redeemed from the curse of the law and walk in freedom every day. Thank you for removing the cause for any curse to stand by becoming a curse for my sake. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Wisdom Of God

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 2:6-7; Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory

It is an infallible truth by God that the wisdom of this world comes to nothing eventually. It means that it has a limit to what it can do.

Take for example education; it is an example of the wisdom of this world but it has a limit to it.

What is its limit?

One of its limitations is the fact that it prepares a man to live in this physical world that we see.

However, it does not prepare you to live in the world within you, that which God has placed in your heart.

That is why, at the end of it, one’s qualifications are reduced to a “curriculum vitae”, whose latin etymology is “course of my life.”

When a person is before an interview panel with this CV, they are in essence saying, “this is the course of my life” thus far.

But what about your eternal course? What are the defining milestones that let you know that you are on course?

Only the wisdom of God can prepare you for the world within you; the eternal world.

Education is a very good thing. It is important to study hard and excel in one’s academic exams.

But, if you can invest countless hours reading for an exam, you ought to invest more in the wisdom that has no end.

You are an eternal being, which is why you ought to invest in eternity. Praise the Lord!

FURTHER STUDY: Ecclesiastes 3:11, 1 Corinthians 1:30

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Only the wisdom of God can prepare you for the world within you; the eternal world. You are an eternal being, which is why you ought to invest in eternity.

PRAYER: Loving father, I thank you for this Word. I stand in the great assurance that you have placed eternity in my heart. There are worlds within me and every day, I choose to live from the inside out. I study the Word diligently because I know and understand that I am an eternal being. Your Word dwells richly in me. In this wisdom, I run my course and race perfectly, to the glory of your name. Amen.

The Wisdom Of The Church

Apostle Grace Lubega

Matthew 13:11(KJV); He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

The Church of Christ has the divine instinct to discern the wisdom of God.

It is our great privilege to know what and how God thinks.

There are those that distance themselves from this reality by claiming Isaiah 55:9, “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

In the New Testament dispensation, He says, “For who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ (the Messiah) and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart.” (1 Corinthians 2:16 AMP).

This is why our theme scripture reveals to us that it is given to us to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God.

God is not a mystery to you; He has revealed Himself to the Church.

You know His plans and thoughts; you know His ideas and counsels. You know! Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 2:16 AMP, Ephesians 3:10

GOLDEN NUGGET:

The Church of Christ has the divine instinct to discern the wisdom of God. It is our great privilege to know what and how God thinks.

PRAYER: My lovely God, I am most grateful for this knowledge. What a great privilege to hold your very thoughts. I am perfectly aligned to divine counsel because I have the mind of Christ. I execute divine purpose on the earth because I walk in this understanding every day, to the glory of your name. Amen.

The Wisdom In Rebuke

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Timothy 3:16(KJV); All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness

It is wisdom to take rebuke.

The Word of God was not given to us by God to only encourage and excite us; it is also profitable for reproof. The Amplified Version of our theme scripture says, it is ‘profitable for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience…’

Some Christians want to merely be ‘smeared with Vaseline’ after they ‘fall in the dust.’ They can walk away from the ministry and the gospel simply because they were chastised.

That is immaturity!

Sometimes the voice of counsel might appear harsh but it is what will save you from some of the biggest mistakes in life.

Proverbs 15:10 says that correction is grievous unto him that forsakes the way: and he that hates reproof shall die.

There are Christians that have died because they ignored the voice of counsel!

No chastisement is joyous for the moment, but how can there be a crushing of the olive for oil without pain?

If you find that you resist rebuke from the Word of God or by your spiritual authority, it is not because of how hard the Word is but how hard you are.

Learn to heed to the voice of counsel even in rebuke because by this wisdom you grow in the things of the Spirit Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 3:11-13, Hebrews 12:5-8

GOLDEN NUGGET:
If you find that you resist rebuke from the Word of God or by your spiritual authority, it is not because of how hard the Word is but how hard you are. Learn to heed to the voice of counsel even in rebuke because by this wisdom you grow in the things of the Spirit.

PRAYER: Loving father, I thank you for this Word for today. I heed to this great wisdom and by it I grow. I know that if we despise chastisement then we are bastards and not sons. I am a son and I humble myself to the words of counsel, both from the scriptures and from my spiritual authorities to your glory. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Scales On the Eyes Of Victory

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Samuel 11:1(KJV) And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

There is a Christian brother who used to pray unceasingly before he got a job; when God blessed him with a prestigious position in a Fortune 500 company, prayer lost its place of relevance in his life.

There is a beloved sister who served God with all her heart, whether it rained or the sun beat down upon her bare head, but when she got married, God was shoved into a small corner of lesser priorities.

These were victories somewhat but they placed scales on the eyes of these blessed saints.

Such was David’s error in our theme scripture.

David had just recently defeated the Syrians (2 Samuel 10). He was the very contented victor who had the luxury of time on his hands. So what did he do?

The Bible says, he stayed back in the times when kings go to war. After all, what was the need, when he had just trumped the Syrians?

It was while he languished in the false comfort of his short victory that he sighted Bathsheba on a roof top. This started a series of events that left a dent in his testimony; he killed a man for his wife and lost a child to divine judgment.

As a believer in Christ, never let victory divert you from the course of purpose. Never ever allow it to place you in the wrong place at the wrong time.

If it is time to pray, pray, whether you have a job or not. Let your work colleagues and business partners understand, in no uncertain terms that you do not compromise when it comes to prayer because you knew God long before you got the job.

If it is serving God, do so, whether you are married or not. Let the man or woman understand that you and God are an inseparable duo because you were serving Him long before you got married.

Our victories should never be the reason why we abandon the course of truth because true victory in Christ is defined by us being aligned to the perfect will of God concerning our lives.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 15:57, 2 Corinthians 4:17-18

GOLDEN NUGGET: True victory in Christ is defined by us being aligned to the perfect will of God concerning our lives.

PRAYER: My loving Father, what a great and wonderful truth to know that I have perpetual victory in you. You have surely blessed me and every day, I stand persuaded pertaining to the things that accompany salvation. These victories are all but tools of the gospel and by them, I can only attract more to your grace and truth. My eyes are set on you Lord and not the things that follow me because I believed. In Jesus’ name. Amen.