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To Walk With God

To Walk With God
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Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 13:12(KJV), For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

There is a difference between being in a covenant with God and having a personal relationship with Him.

In the scriptures, God established a relationship with certain men even in the covenant that He had with Israel.

For example, God had a personal relationship with Moses even though he had a covenant with Israel (Number 12:6-8).

There are things that will follow you by virtue of the covenant.

For example, Paul writes in Hebrews 6:9; “Beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.”

Because you are Born Again (in a covenant with God), certain things are automatically your portion.

However, there are graces in which you will function because you are not only a covenant child but have a personal relationship with God.

When you are in a personal relationship with Him, He places a more unique mark upon your spirit.

In the covenant, we all are “a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.” (1 Peter 2:9).

However, even though we are all chosen, one in a relationship is set apart among the chosen; we are all a royal priesthood but another burns incense in the holiest place; we are all peculiar but he is peculiar even in this peculiarity. That is called distinction!

Seek a personal relationship with God because it is what makes you distinctive in your generation.

FURTHER STUDY: Psalms 139:3, Exodus 33:11

GOLDEN NUGGET:
There is a difference between being in a covenant with God and having a personal relationship with Him. Beyond covenant, seek a personal relationship with God because it is what makes you distinctive in your generation.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for your Word. I am a covenant child, and have purposed to walk in an intimate relationship with you. I carry the seal of your ownership on my spirit and stand out in my generation as one that knows you and is known of you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Apôtre Grace Lubega

POUR MARCHER AVEC DIEU

1 Corinthiens 13:12 (KJV) Aujourd’hui nous voyons au moyen d’un miroir, d’une manière obscure, mais alors nous verrons face à face; aujourd’hui je connais en partie, mais alors je connaîtrai comme j’ai été connu.

Il y a une différence entre être dans une alliance avec Dieu et avoir une relation personnelle avec Lui.

Dans les écritures, Dieu a établi une relation avec certains hommes même dans l’alliance qu’Il avait avec Israël.

Par exemple, Dieu avait une relation personnelle avec Moïse même s’il avait une alliance avec Israël (Nombres 12:6-8).

Il y a des choses qui vous suivront en vertu de l’alliance.

Par exemple, Paul écrit dans Hébreux 6:9 : « Bien-aimés, nous sommes persuadés de meilleures choses de vous, et des choses qui accompagnent le salut, bien que nous parlions ainsi. »

Parce que vous êtes Né de Nouveau (dans une alliance avec Dieu), certaines choses sont automatiquement votre part.

Cependant, il y a des grâces dans lesquelles vous allez fonctionner parce que vous n’êtes pas seulement un enfant de l’alliance mais une relation personnelle avec Dieu.

Lorsque vous êtes en relation personnelle avec Lui, Il place une marque plus unique sur votre esprit.

Dans l’alliance, nous sommes tous « une génération choisie, un sacerdoce royal, une nation sainte, un peuple particulier ; afin que vous fassiez connaître les louanges de celui qui vous a appelés des ténèbres à sa merveilleuse lumière. » (1 Pierre 2:9).

Cependant, même si nous sommes tous choisis, l’un dans une relation est mis à part parmi les élus ; nous sommes tous un sacerdoce royal, mais un autre brûle de l’encens dans le lieu le plus sacré ; nous sommes tous particuliers mais il est particulier même dans cette particularité. C’est ce qu’on appelle la distinction !

Cherchez une relation personnelle avec Dieu car c’est ce qui vous distingue dans votre génération.

ÉTUDE COMPLÉMENTAIRE : Psaumes 139:3, Exode 33:11

PÉPITE D’OR : Il y a une différence entre être dans une alliance avec Dieu et avoir une relation personnelle avec Lui. Au-delà de l’alliance, cherchez une relation personnelle avec Dieu car c’est ce qui vous distingue dans votre génération.

PRIÈRE : Père, je te remercie pour ta Parole. Je suis un enfant d’alliance, et je me suis proposé de marcher dans une relation intime avec vous. Je porte le sceau de ta propriété sur mon esprit et je me distingue dans ma génération comme quelqu’un qui te connaît et que est connu de toi. Au nom de Jésus. Amen.

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Knowledge Is Intimacy

Knowledge Is Intimacy

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Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 13:12(KJV), For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

Knowledge is intimacy. When He says He knows you, it means that He is intimate with you.

This intimacy leads to union of which the Bible says, “He that is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.”(1 Corinthians 6:17).

The essence of knowledge therefore is to create a union between you and God. Knowledge should never separate you from the God you seek to know.

Some quote the scripture in 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” to justify their separation from God. To them, He is up in heaven and they are down on the earth and are nothing to Him.

But weightier truth reveals that “we have the mind of Christ” (1 Corinthians 2:16) and that He has made known unto us the mystery of His will (Ephesians 1:9).

These truths in themselves are a manifestation of the oneness we share with God.

Everything revealed by God is to remind you of your oneness with Him.

Study the Word and receive revelation in oneness with God. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: John 17:23, 1 Corinthians 6:17

GOLDEN NUGGET

Knowledge should never separate you from the God you seek to know. Everything revealed by God is to remind you of your oneness with Him.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this Word. I receive revelation in the understanding that it establishes me in the union of my spirit with you. I walk, study and pray as one who is one with you. Because I receive knowledge in this understanding, when people see me, they see you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Apôtre Grace Lubega

LA CONNAISSANCE EST L’INTIMITÉ

1 Corinthiens 13:12 (KJV) Aujourd’hui nous voyons au moyen d’un miroir, d’une manière obscure, mais alors nous verrons face à face; aujourd’hui je connais en partie, mais alors je connaîtrai comme j’ai été connu.

La connaissance est l’intimité. Quand Il dit qu’Il vous connaît, cela signifie qu’Il est intime avec vous.

Cette intimité conduit à l’union dont la Bible dit : « Celui qui est uni au Seigneur est un seul esprit avec Lui. » (1 Corinthiens 6:17).

L’essence de la connaissance est donc de créer une union entre vous et Dieu. La connaissance ne devrait jamais vous séparer du Dieu que vous cherchez à connaître.

Certains citent l’écriture dans Esaïe 55:9 : « Car comme les cieux sont plus élevés que la terre, ainsi mes voies sont plus élevées que vos voies et mes pensées que vos pensées » pour justifier leur séparation de Dieu. Pour eux, Il est au ciel et ils sont sur la terre et ne sont rien pour Lui.

Mais une vérité plus pesante révèle que « nous avons l’esprit du Christ » (1 Corinthiens 2:16) et qu’Il nous a fait connaître le mystère de Sa volonté (Éphésiens 1:9).

Ces vérités en elles-mêmes sont une manifestation de l’unité que nous partageons avec Dieu.

Tout ce que Dieu révèle est de vous rappeler votre unité avec Lui.

Étudiez la Parole et recevez la révélation dans l’unité avec Dieu. Alléluia !

ÉUDE COMPLÉMENTAIRE : Jean 17:23, 1 Corinthiens 6:17

PÉPITE D’OR : La connaissance ne devrait jamais vous séparer du Dieu que vous cherchez à connaître. Tout ce que Dieu révèle est de vous rappeler votre unité avec Lui.

PRIÈRE : Père, je te remercie pour cette Parole. Je reçois la révélation dans la compréhension qu’elle m’établit dans l’union de mon esprit avec toi. Je marche, étudie et prie comme quelqu’un qui est un avec toi. Parce que je reçois la connaissance dans cette compréhension, quand les gens me voient, ils te voient. Au nom de Jésus. Amen.

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The Love Walk

The Love Walk

Apostle Grace Lubega

Ephesians 3:19 (AMP); [That you may really come] to know [practically, through experience for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge [without experience]; that you may be filled [through all your being] unto all the fullness of God [may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself]!

Christianity is a life of spiritual experiences.

However, it is possible to have knowledge and not walk in the experiences of the same.

Our theme scripture calls this “mere knowledge.”

It is mere knowledge (void of experiences) because it is not grounded in love.

Love is constant in every dimension of the Spirit, because it is the highest revelation of the person of God.

As you grow and function in these dimensions of the Spirit, it is important that you be perfected in the love of God.

If you are not, then you cannot have access to certain places in God: there are dimensions you will not reach because those dimensions in themselves are for men who have fully understood that God is love (1 John 4:8).

Your every increase in knowledge is weighed by the standard of love.

You may know the foundations of the earth and the positioning of its cornerstone, the path of light and the place of darkness, the gates of death and the doors of its shadow, the ordinances of heaven and their dominion on the earth, the movements of the winds of the Spirit or the influence and direction of all the constellations.

But 1 Corinthians 13:2 says, “Though I understand all mysteries and have all knowledge yet have no charity, then I am nothing.” (1 Corinthians 13:2).

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 13, 1 John 4:8

GOLDEN NUGGET:
Love is constant in every dimension of the Spirit, because it is the highest revelation of the person of God.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for the revelation of your love. Even as I grow in knowledge and how to function in the dimensions of the spirit, I am perfected in your love. I can never know too much to love. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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His Depths And Heights

His Depths And Heights

Apostle Grace Lubega

Proverbs 3:20(KJV), By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

Depths in God have levels; every time more knowledge comes to your spirit, a particular level of depth is broken and you are launched deeper in God.

These depths define your heights: how deep you are in God determines how high you fly in the things of the Spirit.

We often claim God’s promise to Abraham, “I am giving all this land AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE, to you and your descendants as a permanent possession” Genesis 13:15 (NLT).

However, no one can travel and see far in the things of God without a corresponding level of depth.

When He says “as far as you can see,” the question is, how deep are you in God?

God took Abraham to Canaan and while there, He asked him to see. Canaan is translated to mean a “low land.” This allegorically is depth.

It was having considerable depth in God that enabled Abraham to look East, West, North and South and not see just the physical stretch of land before him but to see the world.

For such, He became the father of nations (Romans 4:18).

Seek to launch deeper in God; when you see from these depths, you will always look beyond the limitations of the earth to the limitlessness of the Spirit. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Revelation 4:1, 1 Corinthians 2:9-10

GOLDEN NUGGET

Seek to launch deeper in God; when you see from these depths, you will always look beyond the limitations of the earth to the limitlessness of the Spirit.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for your Word. It launches me deeper into the knowledge of you. Even as depths break for me, I soar higher in the things of the Spirit; my circumference of influence is increased and in these heights I do greater things for the sake of the kingdom. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Launch Into The Deep

Launch Into The Deep

Apostle Grace Lubega

Luke 5:4-6(KJV), Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake…When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

There are depths in God which the scriptures define as bottomless (1 Corinthians 2:10 AMP).

These depths are realms in the knowledge of God.

They define the glory to glory experiences of the Church, that increase of the knowledge of God as we continue to look into “the kingdom of glass.”(2 Corinthians 3:18).

When you launch into the deep, God reveals divine truths that no eye has seen, no ear has heard and no heart has imagined (1 Corinthians 2:9).

When Peter heeded this instruction from our Lord Jesus Christ, “they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake…” and “when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”

Peter’s sin was not just his personal conviction over the state of his life, but was also the sin of unbelief. For whatsoever is not of faith is sin (Romans 14:23).

The Spirit of revelation works with men of faith. God wants to reveal to you things in Him that will cause you to repent; He wants to lead you to unsearchable places that you never thought possible; He desires to flood your spirit with the knowledge of Him until you are submerged in Him.

Simply launch out in faith. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 2:10, Romans 11:33

GOLDEN NUGGET:
God wants to reveal to you things in Him that will cause you to repent; He wants to lead you to unsearchable places that you never thought possible; He desires to flood your spirit with the knowledge of Him until you are submerged in Him. Simply launch out in faith.

PRAYER: Father, your Word is great, the riches of your wisdom and knowledge are past finding out. By the Spirit of revelation, I am launched into unsearchable depths. I see and hear that which no eye has seen, no ear has heard and what has not entered into the hearts of men. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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The Blessing Of A “mid-wife”

Apostle Grace Lubega

Gen 38:28-30 (KJV), And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first, And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.

One day, a young zealous minister of the gospel confided in me that he, like the Ephraim in the scriptures, felt like he had tarried long at the place where men ought to give birth (Hosea 13:12-13) yet he greatly desired to bring forth.

I asked him the simple question; “Do you have a ‘mid-wife’?”

It is this same question I direct to any child of God who is “pregnant” and seeks to bring forth what is in the inside of them.

Where is your ‘mid-wife’?

If it had not been for the mid-wife in our theme scripture, the world would have assumed that Pharez was Tamar and Judah’s first born son.

In the life of the Christian, this translates as the order by which certain things must come out of you.

Yes, you desire to bring forth but even in bringing forth, there are those things which come first and must be acknowledged as such, lest you breach both your spirit and the spirits of those you ought to bless.

‘Midwives’ are the people God has placed in your life to show you the pattern of how to bring forth.

He has also given them the divine ability to help you “deliver” safely lest you have still births (aborted visions) or deformed children (corrupted and twisted visions).

You must have a ‘mid-wife’. It is possible that what you need to get to your next level has been placed by God in the hands of another man.

Be humble enough to learn and receive from such.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Timothy 4:14, Hebrews 13:7

GOLDEN NUGGET:

‘Midwives’ are the people God has placed in your life to show you the pattern of how to bring forth. He has also given them the divine ability to help you “deliver” safely lest you have still births (aborted visions) or deformed children (corrupted and twisted visions).

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this instruction on how to receive from ministers. I humble myself under the hand of those you have anointed for my sake. I do all that must be done to walk in the pattern they have set for me. In this, I bring forth the greatness that is in the inside of me. I can never delay at the place where people ought to give birth because wisdom has taught me the necessity of the ‘mid wife’. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Love, The Substance Of The True Light

Love, The Substance Of The True Light

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1 John 4:8 (KJV), He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

God is primarily love. Before you seek to understand Him as the “source of mysteries and in whom are “unsearchable depths”, behold Him as love first.

From love, the true light derives its substance.

God (who is love) is light. In Him, there is no darkness or shadow of turning (1 John 1:5).

Indeed what casts “shadows” in any light is the absence of love.

Not all light is true, always remember that.

For example, the men who called Jesus Beelzebub, the prince of devils, (Mark 3:22) saw from a certain light but this light did not carry the substance of love.

When Paul persecuted the Church (Galatians 1:13), it was because he saw God from a different light, which light was without love.

In the absence of love, any revelation you receive will be a false light.

In distinguishing the lights, the scriptures require us to “speak the truth in love.” (Ephesians 4:15) because love causes light to radiate with truth.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 John 1:5, Matthew 6:23

GOLDEN NUGGET:
God is primarily love. Before you seek to understand Him as the “source of mysteries and in whom are “unsearchable depths”, behold Him as love first. From love, the true light derives its substance.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this Word. I am perfected in your love and walk in the true light. Even as revelation floods my spirit, it radiates with love and establishes the convictions of truth in my spirit and the spirits of those who hear me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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The Gospel Above Reason

The Gospel Above Reason

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Corinthians 11:3 (KJV), But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Every tree planted by God in the garden was pleasant to the eye and good for food (Genesis 2:9).

However, when the enemy corrupted Eve’s perception, he opened her eyes to a third characteristic with regard to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

The Bible says that in addition to being “pleasant to the eyes” and “good for food,” it was also “desirable to make one wise.”(Genesis 3:6).

Subtility in our theme scripture is the Greek word “panourgia.” It is translated to also mean “false wisdom.”

When Eve saw that the tree was desirable to make one wise, what she actually beheld was this false wisdom and as such, she was beguiled.

How does false wisdom function?

It corrupts the mind from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Corruption of the mind begins when men limit truth to reason.

False wisdom is the power of reason; it seeks to dilute the truths in the gospel with what can be perceived as “reasonable.”

Paul in his teaching rejected this false wisdom when he declared, “my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 2:4-5).

It is not “reasonable” that stage IV cancer can heal by faith; it is not “reasonable” that Jesus defied the force of gravity and walked on water(Matthew 14:22-23); it is not “reasonable” that a man can appear in another nation without taking a flight, Phillip did it(Acts 8:39-40); it is not “reasonable” that taxes can be paid out of the mouth of a fish(Matthew 17:25-27). But that is the gospel!

The gospel is not subject to reason. It is received and understood firstly with the spirit and not only with the mind.

FURTHER STUDY: Matthew 10:16, 1 Corinthians 1:21

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The gospel is not subject to reason. It is received and understood firstly with the spirit and not only with the mind.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for your Word. I walk in the manifestation of what you declared is mine simply because I believe. I do great things in the kingdom by faith because I receive revelation with my spirit and not just my mind. I have the full comprehension of divine and spiritual things. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Why We Preach The Grace: The Knowledge Of Good And Evil,

Why We Preach The Grace: The Knowledge Of Good And Evil,
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Apostle Grace Lubega

Genesis 2:17 (KJV), But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

The spirit of this world has over the years imprinted on the consciences of men “epic battles” of the fight between good and evil.

They communicate the ultimate deception that you do not need God to fight evil; only good can fight evil.

But, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was planted in the garden of Eden as a statement of the eternal principle that it is for God to fight evil and not just good to fight evil: the battle belongs to the Lord (2 Chronicles 20:15); Vengeance is of the Lord (Romans 12:19).

This is why Adam and Eve were never to eat or touch this tree.

Unfortunately, in our churches today, men are eating and touching this tree of the knowledge of good and evil and ignoring why it was in the garden.

They do so in teaching that all it takes is good to overcome evil.

This is primarily through the teaching of the law. For the law seeks to establish the testimony of divine victory purely by the good deeds of a man and ignores the infallible truth that “God worketh in you both to will and to do according to his good pleasure.”(Philippians 2:13).

The spirit of grace represents the fight of God versus evil. The spirit of the law represents the fight of good versus evil.

FURTHER STUDY: Philippians 2:13, Romans 12:19

GOLDEN NUGGET

The spirit of grace represents the fight of God versus evil. The spirit of the law represents the fight of good versus evil.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this knowledge. It is you at work in me in everything that I do: I am yielded to the spirit of grace by which you perfect everything concerning me. You fight and prevail for me. I fully acknowledge that it is all about you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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KUKI TUBWIRIZA UBUNTU: KUMENYA IKIBI N’ICYIZA

Itangiriro 2:17 ariko igiti cy’ubwenge bumenyesha icyiza n’ikibi ntuzakiryeho, kuko umunsi wakiriyeho no gupfa uzapfa.”

Umwuka w’iyi si umaze igihe ushyira mu byiyumviro by’abantu “intambara zidashira” ziri hagati y’ikibi n’icyiza.

Basakaza ikinyoma gikabije ko udakeneye Imana kugirango urwanye ikibi; ko icyiza kirwanya ikibi.

Ariko, igiti cyo kumenya icyiza n’ikibi cyatewe mu ngombyi ya Eden nko gushimangira ihame rihoraho ko ari Imana irwanya ikibi ko atari ikiza kirwanya ikibi: intambara ni iy’Uwiteka (2 Ingoma 20:15); guhora ni ukw’Imana (Abaroma 12:19).

Niyo mpamvu Adam na Eva batagombaga kuzigera barya cg gukora kuri iki giti.

Gusa,mu nsengero zacu uyu munsi, abantu bari kurya ndetse bakanakora kuri iki giti cyo kumenya ikibi n’icyiza bakirengagiza impamvu cyari mu ngombyi.

Babikora bigisha ko icyo bisaba ari ukuneshesha ikiza ikibi.

Ibi ni ukwigisha amategeko. Kuko itegeko rishaka gushimangira ubuhamya bw’ubutsinzi bw’ubu Mana bushingiye ku bikorwa byiza by’umuntu hirengagijwe ukuri kuzuye kuvuga ko”Imana ari yo ibatera gukunda no gukora ibyo yishimira.” (Abafilippi 2:13).

Umwuka w’ubuntu uhagarariye intambara Imana irwanyamo ikibi. Umwuka w’amategeko uhagarariye ikiza kirwanya ikibi.

IBINDI BYANDITSWE: Abafilippi 2:13, Abaroma 12:19

ICYO WAKURAMO: Umwuka w’ubuntu uhagarariye intambara Imana irwanyamo ikibi. Umwuka w’amategeko uhagarariye ikiza kirwanya ikibi.

ISENGESHO: Data, ngushimiye ubu bumenyi. Ni wowe ukorera muri njye mu byo nkora byose: Ngandukiye umwuka w’ubuntu aho utunganya byose binyerekeyeho. Urandwanirira kandi ukaneshereza. Nzi ko ari ku bwawe. Mu izina rya Yesu. Amen

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POURQOI NOUS PRÊCHONS LA GRÂCE : LA CONNAISSANCE DU BIEN ET DU MAL

Genèse 2:17 (KJV) Mais tu ne mangeras pas de l’arbre de la connaissance du bien et du mal, car le jour où tu en mangeras, tu mourras.

L’esprit de ce monde a imprimé au fil des ans sur les consciences des hommes des « batailles épiques » du combat entre le bien et le mal.

Ils communiquent la tromperie ultime que vous n’avez pas besoin de Dieu pour combattre le mal ; seul le bien peut combattre le mal.

Mais, l’arbre de la connaissance du bien et du mal a été planté dans le jardin d’Eden comme une déclaration du principe éternel que c’est à Dieu de combattre le mal et non seulement le bien pour combattre le mal : la bataille appartient au Seigneur (2 Chroniques 20:15) ; la vengeance vient du Seigneur (Romains 12:19).

C’est pourquoi Adam et Eve ne devaient jamais manger ou toucher cet arbre.

Malheureusement, dans nos églises aujourd’hui, les hommes mangent et touchent cet arbre de la connaissance du bien et du mal et ignorent pourquoi c’était dans le jardin.

Ils le font en enseignant que tout ce qu’il faut est bon pour vaincre le mal.

Ceci est principalement à travers l’enseignement de la loi. Car la loi cherche à établir le témoignage de la victoire divine uniquement par les bonnes actions d’un homme et ignore la vérité infaillible que « Dieu opère en vous à la fois de vouloir et de faire selon son bon plaisir » (Philippiens 2:13).

L’esprit de grâce représente le combat de Dieu contre le mal. L’esprit de la loi représente le combat du bien contre le mal.

ÉTUDE COMPLÉMENTAIRE : Philippiens 2:13, Romains 12:19

PÉPITE D’OR : L’esprit de grâce représente le combat de Dieu contre le mal. L’esprit de la loi représente le combat du bien contre le mal.

PRIÈRE : Père, je te remercie pour cette connaissance. C’est toi qui travaille en moi dans tout ce que je fais : je suis cédé à l’esprit de grâce par lequel tu perfectionnes tout ce qui me concerne. Tu te bats et l’emporte pour moi. Je reconnais pleinement que tout cela est de toi. Au nom de Jésus. Amen.

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The Two Trees In The Garden

The Two Trees In The Garden

Apostle Grace Lubega

Genesis 2:9(KJV), And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

The tree of life stood in the midst of the Garden of Eden as the ultimate representation of incorruptibility.

The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was the symbol of corruptibility (good can be susceptible to corruption.)

One of the greatest liberties for Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden was the freedom to eat of the tree of life (Genesis 2:16).

The greatest loss to them was not their banishment from the Garden of Eden, it was being denied access to this tree (Genesis 3:22-24).

Adam and Eve’s biggest mistake was that they did not understand what the tree of life was and treated it as any other tree in the garden.

However, the devil knew this tree and its distinctive representation in the realm of eternity and the world of spirits.

In his cunningness, he was quick to introduce them to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil before they could eat from the tree of life.

He knew that were they to eat from the tree of life, they would have been incorruptible in nature.

God went ahead of the enemy when it came to you as a new creature in Christ.

You partook Christ, the tree of life before the devil would ever think of corrupting you.

For such, you have been “born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.” (1 Peter 1:23).

Where you are concerned, the devil is too late. He knows that it is futile to try and feed you on the knowledge of good and evil when you partook Christ. You are incorruptible. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Genesis 3:22-24, Genesis 2:16

GOLDEN NUGGET

The devil is late where you are concerned. You partook of the Christ; the tree of life and are incorruptible.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for your Word. I can never be deceived by the enemy because the life I received in Christ came with the fullness of knowledge. This fullness gives me the stability in spirit to separate light from darkness and for such, I am truly incorruptible. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Casting Light

Casting Light

Apostle Grace Lubega

Genesis 3:6 (KJV), And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Not everything men see as good is of God. Something may be good yet not godly.

When divine light is cast on what is deceptively “good”, it exposes the evil in the good.

In the same way, the same light is projected on true goodness and that good is confirmed to be godly.

Consider this from the perspective of our theme scripture.

In the Garden of Eden was a tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The goodness of this tree is what Eve saw as “good for food, pleasant to the eyes and desirable to make one wise.”

All Eve saw was the good because she lacked the light [knowledge] to expose the evil in the good.

But what was the evil?

1 John 2:16 says, “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”

In the “goodness for food” was the lust of the flesh; in the “pleasantness to the eyes” was the lust of the eyes and in the “desirability for wisdom” was the pride of life.

Good news is, what the first adamic nature lacked in knowledge, you as a new creature in Christ possess.

For this reason Paul says; “lest satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”(2 Corinthians 2:11).

You have, by nature, the ability to discern and judge all things through the Word of God.

You have the true light of the Spirit, you can never be deceived.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 John 2:16, Genesis 2:17

GOLDEN NUGGET:
You have, by nature, the ability to discern and judge all things through the Word of God. You have the true light of the Spirit, you can never be deceived.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this revelation. I am above deception because I am full of light. Evil can never hide behind goodness in my presence because the Word in me cuts asunder and separates bone and marrow, soul and spirit. I walk in truth in everything that I do. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Of The Breadth Of The Word

Apostle Grace Lubega

Psalms 119:96 (KJV), I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

You are a steward of the mysteries of God (1 Corinthians 4:1). As a steward, there is a knowledge you ought to have to appreciate the demands of stewardship.

One of these things is “spiritual inclinations” in the realms of knowledge.

The Bible simplifies these as “depths, heights, breadths or lengths.”

These movements have patterns and an order. For example, depths precede heights: how deep you are in the Word and in God determines how high you go in the things of the Spirit.

Even though depths precede heights, depth is not the beginning point of these inclinations; the beginning is breadth.

For this reason, Paul speaks of comprehending with all saints “what is the BREADTH, and length and depth and height; and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.”(Ephesians 3:18).

He starts from the breadth because that is the beginning point.

Why is breadth the beginning?

The Psalmist, as revealed in our theme scripture, walked this place in the spirit, reached the end of all perfection and found the answer: the Word is firstly broad before it is deep, high or long.

The breadth of Word simply means there is nothing in and outside eternity that is not touched or influenced by the Word.

For “all things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made.” (John 1:3).  By Him, “all things consist.”(Colossians 1:17).

As a steward of this breadth of Word, you hold the answer to all spheres of life; the solutions to the challenges of this world have been placed in your hands. Hallelujah!

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

GOLDEN NUGGET:
The breadth of Word simply means there is nothing in and outside eternity that is not touched or influenced by the Word. As a steward of this breadth of Word, you hold the answer to all spheres of life; the solutions to the challenges of this world have been placed in your hands.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this revelation of your Word. As a faithful steward of the secrets of eternity, I understand not just heights and depths but the breadth of the Word. This Word is all the world needs; it framed the worlds; shaped the courses of oceans and seas and created all things. Because I have this Word, I am an answer to the nations. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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