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Things That Make Ministers: Handling The Anointing

Apostle Grace Lubega

Galatians 5:13 (KJV), For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another

The anointing is one of the greatest liberties in which we flow as children of the Most High God.

Sadly, this liberty has been used for vice in the body of Christ.

One of the most common examples of vice is done in the name of guarding men of God.

This vice has grown to be an acceptable norm in the church because it has become embedded in its culture and systems.

It is often times done in such an extreme manner that it stumbles many Christians because it communicates the deception that God cannot adequately protect His own.

Where is the imitation of the Christ in such matters? Our Lord and master was thronged by multitudes but He did not deploy Roman guards around Him.

But in our day, ministers whose congregations barely equal to the number Jesus walked with surround themselves with security to “guard the anointing.”

Some men, as they grew in the anointing became inaccessible to people. Access to them requires going through “the secretary of the secretary of the secretary…”

This is understandable if done because of the man of God’s busy schedule, but for some, these protocols ‘prove’ that these men of God are in a class of their own and cannot deign to mingle with “lesser mortals.”

The God you serve anointed you for the sake of people. You should not seek to be deliberately inaccessible to them.

Also, the eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge (Proverbs 22:12). If you know Him, He will keep you.

How you handle power and the anointing of God upon your life qualifies you as a true minister of the gospel.

May humility be your mark: love all men. Let God be your ultimate protection.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Peter 2:16-17, 1 Peter 5:5

GOLDEN NUGGET

One of the things that qualify you as a minister is how you handle power and the anointing upon your life.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this instruction on what makes ministers. As you have cautioned that men should submit one to another, I submit even unto them that I minister to. The anointing and the power that you have given me is not a reason for me to be proud. My life is a pattern of humility and teaches to many the things that make true ministers of the gospel. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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The Manner In Which Sheep Feed

The Manner In Which Sheep Feed

Apostle Grace Lubega

Isaiah 5:17(KJV), Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Every shepherd has the responsibility to feed the sheep entrusted to him (John 21:16).

However, the responsibility stretches to understanding the manner in which sheep feed.

One of these mannerisms is that sheep drink from still waters (Psalms 23:2).

Regardless of how anointed the shepherd is, if the waters to which he leads the sheep are not still, then the sheep will not drink.

What does this mean? You can never minister to men when you are embroiled in strife and contention (“raging waters”).

They may attend services every day and listen to you teach but their attendance does not mean that they are feeding or drinking.

If the waters are to be still, the altar from which you minister must never be defiled.

How is the altar defiled?

When ministers of the gospel make the pulpits a battle front to wage personal vendettas against fellow men of God and even their own church members.

The altar is holy, every time you defile it with strife, you compromise the atmosphere by which you ought to minister.

People may attend your services but will not be edified because “the waters are not still.”

Keep the Lord’s altar pure.

FURTHER STUDY: James 3:16, Philippians 2:3

GOLDEN NUGGET: 

The altar is holy, every time you defile it with strife, you compromise the atmosphere by which you ought to minister.

PRAYER: Father, I am grateful for your Word. You have taught me to seek peace in all that I do. This gospel is life to them that find it and divine mandate has taught me never to preach it in contention. I seek peace in all that I do, envy and strife are far from me. With this wisdom, I serve in the kingdom and can never seek to defile your altar through any form of bitterness. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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How To Feed Multitudes

How To Feed Multitudes
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Apostle Grace Lubega

Acts 20:26-27 (KJV), Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

You cannot influence people to a great degree until you receive the spiritual endowment to ‘feed’ them.

How much you receive from God determines how many people you can minister to.

When Paul received ALL the counsel of God (which he did not shun to declare), he could boldly declare that he was free from the blood of ALL men.

But there are those who have not received even an ounce of this counsel, yet they seek to minister to thousands. This is a believer who seeks God for a following of thousands yet he or she does not discern and appreciate the ability to “multiply two fish and five loaves” in order to feed these multitudes.

He asks for increased influence in business, in his professional circles, in ministry or in political circles but does not seek for what it takes to be such a force of influence.

This is why you ought not to rush into ministry. The Bible requires that you wait upon your ministry (Romans 12:7).

In waiting, you receive the fullness of divine counsel by which you impact and transform the lives of many.

FURTHER STUDY: Romans 12:7, Matthew 14:17-20

GOLDEN NUGGET

How much you receive from God determines how many people you can minister to.

PRAYER: Father, thank you for this word. I understand the responsibility by which I must influence multitudes. I receive the divine ability to feed many. The fullness of counsel is my portion and out of this abundance, I teach, serve, reach out, pray and change countless lives. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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UKO BAGABURIRA IMBAGA NYINSHI

Ibyakozwe n’intumwa 20:26-27 Ni cyo gituma mbahamiriza uyu munsi yuko amaraso ya bose atandiho, kuko ntikenze mbabwira ibyo Imana yagambiriye byose.

Nago wahindura abantu ku kigero cyo hejuru keretse uhawe uburenganzira bwo “KUBAGABURIRA”.

Urugero rw’ibyo wakira biva ku Mana nirwo rugena urungano rw’abantu ushobora kugaburira iby’umwuka.

Igihe Pawulo yakiraga inama ZOSE z’Imana (ataretse gusangiza), yavuze ashize amanga ko amaraso ya BOSE atamuriho.

Ariko hari abatari bakira n’agatonyaga k’iyi nama, kandi bashaka kubwiriza Imbaga nyinshi. Uyu ni umwizera ushaka Imana ngo abone ibihumbi bimukurikira kandi atarobanura ngo anashime ubushobozi bwo “gukuba amafi abiri n’imigati itanu” kugirango ashobore kugaburira aba bantu benshi.

Asaba guhindura ibintu muri business, mu bo bakora umwuga umwe, mu murimo cg muri politiki ariko adashaka igisabwa kugirango abe igikoresho cyo guhindura.

Niyo mpamvu utagomba kwihutira mu murimo. Bibiliya ivuga ko ugomba gutegereza umurimo wawe (Abaroma 12:7).

Mu gutegereza, wakira inama y’ubu Mana mu kuzura kwayo ari nayo ituma ukora kandi uhindura ubuzima bwa benshi.

IBINDI BYANDITSWE: Abaroma 12:7, Matayo 14:17-20

ICYO WAKURAMO: Urugero rw’ibyo wakira biva ku Mana nirwo rugena urungano rw’abantu ushobora kugaburira iby’umwuka.

ISENGESHO: Data, ndagushimiye ku bw’iri jambo. Nsobanukiwe inshingano mfite zo guhindura imbaga nyinshi. Nakiriye ubushobozi bw’ubu Mana bwo kugaburira benshi. Inama zuzuye niwo mugabane wanjye kandi muri uku kuzura, ndigisha, ndakora, ngera kure, ndasenga kandi nkahindura ubuzima butabarika. Mu izina rya Yesu. Amen

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COMMENT NOURRIR DES MULTITUDES

Actes 20:26-27 (KJV) C’est pourquoi je vous déclare aujourd’hui que je suis pur du sang de vous tous, car je vous ai annoncé tout le conseil de Dieu, sans en rien cacher.

Vous ne pouvez pas influencer les gens à un degré élevé jusqu’à ce que vous receviez la dotation spirituelle pour les « nourrir ».

La quantité que vous recevez de Dieu détermine la quantité de personnes que vous pouvez ministrer.

Quand Paul a reçu TOUS les conseils de Dieu (qu’il n’a pas évité de déclarer), il pouvait déclarer avec assurance qu’il était libre du sang de TOUS les hommes.

Mais il y a ceux qui n’ont même pas reçu une once de ce conseil, pourtant ils cherchent à ministrer des milliers. C’est un croyant qui cherche Dieu pour suivre des milliers mais il ou elle ne discerne pas et n’apprécie pas la capacité de « multiplier deux poissons et cinq pains » pour nourrir ces multitudes.

Il demande une influence accrue dans les affaires, dans ses cercles professionnels, dans le ministère ou dans les cercles politiques mais ne cherche pas ce qu’il faut pour être une telle force d’influence.

C’est pourquoi vous ne devez pas vous précipiter dans le ministère. La Bible exige que vous attendiez votre ministère (Romains 12:7).

En attendant, vous recevez la plénitude du conseil divin par lequel vous impacter et transformer la vie de beaucoup.

ÉTUDE COMPLÉMENTAIRE : Romains 12:7, Matthieu 14:17-20

PÉPITE D’OR: La quantité que vous recevez de Dieu détermine la quantité de personnes que vous pouvez ministrer.

PRIÈRE: Père, merci pour cette Parole. Je comprends la responsabilité par laquelle je dois influencer les multitudes. Je reçois la capacité divine de nourrir beaucoup. La plénitude du conseil est ma part et à partir de cette abondance, j’enseigne, je sers, j’atteins, je prie et je change d’innombrables vies. Au nom de Jésus. Amen.

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Of Spiritual Gifts

Of Spiritual Gifts
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Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 12:31(KJV), But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

Difts are not earned; they are given.

You do not need to qualify for any spiritual gift; simply desire it.

You can prophecy even if you are not a prophet by office; you can teach even if you are not in the office of a teacher.

God has made a provision for you to receive those you covet.

As you covet these gifts, you also ought to cultivate them.

Cultivating a spiritual gift means that you exercise your spirit to walk in it. And this you do by faith.

For example, if it is healing, visit the sick and lay hands on them because you believe you have received the gift of healing.

When you feel the slightest prompting by the Spirit to speak into someone’s life, do so as led by Him in the exercise of the gift of prophecy.

When you start in faith, the grace to walk in deeper manifestation of these gifts is availed. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 12:9, Romans 4:16

GOLDEN NUGGETCultivating a spiritual gift means that you exercise your spirit to walk in it. And this you do by faith.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for the gifts of the Spirit. I receive them by faith and cultivate them diligently. My spirit is exercised to walk deeper in these graces. As I do, I grow and see the results of the Spirit in my life. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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IBY’IMPANO Z’UMWUKA

1 Abakorinto 12:31 Ariko nimwifuze cyane impano ziruta izindi. Nyamara dore ndabereka inzira irushaho kuba nziza.

Impano nago zikorerwa; zirahabwa.

Nago ukeneye gukorera impano iyo ariyo yose; yifuze gusa.

Ushobora guhanura niyo waba utari umuhanuzi; ushobora kwigisha niyo waba udafite impano yo kwigisha.

Imana yashyizeho uburyo bwo kwakira ibyo uharanira.

Uko uharanira izi mpano, ugomba kuzitozamo.

Kwitoza mu mpano bivuze ko utoza umwuka wawe kuyigenderamo. Kandi ibi ubikora mu kwizera.

Urugero, niba ari ugukiza indwara, sura abarwayi ubarambikeho ibiganza kuko wizeye ko wakiriye impano yo gukiza indwara.

Niba wumva wemejwe n’umwuka kugira icyo uvuga mu buzima bw’umuntu, bikore uko uyobowe nawe mu gutoza impano y’ubuhanuzi.

Iyo utangiye mu kwizera, ubuntu bwo kugendera mu kugaragaza izi mpano byimbitse buraboneka. Hallelujah!

IBINDI BYANDITSWE: 1 Abakorinto 12:9, Abaroma 4:16

ICYO WAKURAMO: Kwitoza mu mpano bivuze ko utoza umwuka wawe kuyigenderamo. Kandi ibi ubikora mu kwizera.

ISENGESHO: Data, ngushimiye impano z’umwuka. Ndazakiriye mu kwizera kandi ndazikoreramo ntitirije. Umwuka wanjye utozwa kugendera imuhengeri muri ubu buntu. Uko mbigenza ntyo, ndakura nkanabona inyungu z’umwuka mu buzima bwanjye. Mu izina rya Yesu. Amen

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DES DONS SPIRITUELS

1 Corinthiens 12:31 (KJV) Aspirez aux dons les meilleurs. Et je vais encore vous montrer une voie par excellence.

Les dons ne sont pas gagnés ; ils sont donnés.

Vous n’avez pas besoin de vous qualifier pour un don spirituel ; désirez le simplement.

Vous pouvez prophétiser même si vous n’êtes pas un prophète d’office ; vous pouvez enseigner même si vous n’êtes pas dans le bureau d’un enseignant.

Dieu a pris une disposition pour que vous receviez ceux que vous convoitez.

Comme vous convoitez ces dons, vous devez également les cultiver.

Cultiver un don spirituel signifie que vous exercez votre esprit pour y marcher. Et c’est ce que vous faites par la foi.

Par exemple, si c’est la guérison, visitez les malades et posez les mains sur eux parce que vous croyez avoir reçu le don de la guérison.

Lorsque vous ressentez la moindre incitation de l’Esprit à parler de la vie de quelqu’un, faites-le comme conduit par Lui dans l’exercice du don de la prophétie.

Lorsque vous commencez dans la foi, la grâce de marcher dans la manifestation plus profonde de ces dons est prévalue. Alléluia !

ÉTUDE COMPLÉMENTAIRE : 1 Corinthiens 12:9, Romains 4:16

PÉPITE D’OR : Cultiver un don spirituel signifie que vous exercez votre esprit pour y marcher. Et c’est ce que vous faites par la foi.

PRIÈRE : Père, je te remercie pour les dons de l’Esprit. Je les reçois par la foi et les cultive diligemment. Mon esprit est exercé à marcher plus profondément dans ces grâces. Comme je le fais, je grandis et je vois les résultats de l’Esprit dans ma vie. Au nom de Jésus. Amen.

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In The Secret Place

In The Secret Place

Apostle Grace Lubega

Psalms 91:1(KJV), He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

The secret place of the Most High is dwelt in by those that have understood true solitude.

This solitude is the closest sense to the divine: if a man never understands the experiences of solitude, he can never understand the experiences of the divine.

Why is this so? It is because, often times, God deals with men more deeply when they are alone.

But what is solitude? Is it locking oneself up for hours while in fellowship with God? Is it making pilgrimages to lonely country sides?

Well these are just forms of how men seek solitude, and are all acceptable, but are not the core spirit of what solitude is.

One may be in the midst of multitudes and yet still be in solitude.

Solitude does not mean the absence of activity in your life, it is your absence from the world of activity.

Paul speaks in 2 Corinthians 5:8 of being absent from the body to be present with the Lord. This is not just in the place of physical death.

It means that even though you are present in an environment physically, you can be absent from it spiritually.

This absence from a physical environment spiritually causes you to be alive unto God.

FURTHER STUDY: Matthew 6:6, Luke 5:16

GOLDEN NUGGET

The secret place of the Most High is dwelt in by those that have understood true solitude. Solitude does not mean the absence of activity in your life, it is your absence from the world of activity.

PRAYER: Father, I am grateful for this wisdom. My spirit is exercised to be alive unto you regardless of how busy my physical environment is. I am constantly tuned to your direction and instruction. By this, I am always available to be used by you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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When We Gather

When We Gather
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Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 14:26 (KJV), How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

When we gather for fellowship, some people have the mindset that they are “empty, dry and cold” and so, they come into the presence of God to be “ignited, refreshed and filled up.”

This ought not to be so for children of God. To us, fellowship is the overflow of the experiences of men who have been in solitude with God.

That is why Paul describes it thus; “when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation.”

Yes, we gather to feed, but not as men who are empty. We gather as those that are lit, full of the Spirit and radiating glory.

So when you attend service, attend as one charged up in the Spirit, overflowing with revelation and burning with eternal flames. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Hebrews 10:25, John 1:16

GOLDEN NUGGET

Fellowship is the overflow of the experiences of men who have been in solitude with God.

PRAYER: God, I thank you for your Word. I live in the fullness of the Spirit. I can never run dry because out of me flow rivers of living water. I am always full, ignited and overflowing with eternal experiences. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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QUAND NOUS NOUS RASSEMBLONS

1 Corinthiens 14:26 (KJV) Que faire donc, frères ? Lorsque vous vous assemblez, les uns ou les autres parmi vous ont-ils un cantique, une instruction, une révélation, une langue, une interprétation, que tout se fasse pour l’édification.

Quand nous nous rassemblons pour la communion, certaines personnes ont l’état d’esprit qu’elles sont « vides, sèches et froides » et ainsi, elles viennent en présence de Dieu pour être « enflammées, rafraîchies et comblées ».

Cela ne devrait pas être ainsi pour les enfants de Dieu. Pour nous, la communion est le débordement des expériences des hommes qui ont été dans la solitude avec Dieu.

C’est pourquoi Paul le décrit ainsi : « Quand vous vous réunissez, chacun d’entre vous a un psaume, a une doctrine, a une langue, a une révélation, a une interprétation. »

Oui, nous nous réunissons pour nourrir, mais pas comme des hommes qui sont vides. Nous nous rassemblons comme ceux qui sont allumés, pleins de l’Esprit et rayonnant de gloire.

Ainsi, lorsque vous assistez au service, assistez comme quelqu’un chargé de l’Esprit, débordant de révélation et brûlant de flammes éternelles. Alléluia !

ÉTUDE COMPLÉMENTAIRE : Hébreux 10:25, Jean 1:16

PÉPITE D’OR : La communion est le débordement des expériences des hommes qui ont été dans la solitude avec Dieu.

PRIÈRE : Dieu, je te remercie pour ta Parole. Je vis dans la plénitude de l’Esprit. Je ne peux jamais courir à sec parce que hors de moi coulent des rivières d’eau vive. Je suis toujours plein, enflammé et débordant d’expériences éternelles. Au nom de Jésus. Amen.

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God’s Mind On Restoration

God’s Mind On Restoration
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Apostle Grace Lubega

Roman 14:4(KJV), Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

The fall of a believer is not their worst state with God. The believer’s worst state is the refusal to be restored.

God’s mind is clear, He seeks to hold up His servant if he [the servant] falls, and to make him stand.

Sadly, many people reject this place of restoration. When they make mistakes, they feel too beaten to return to the presence of God: they leave Church, stop serving in ministry and cease to pray.

What you did is not the issue; refusing to return to the rock of your salvation for healing and restoration is the issue.

“A just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again…”(Proverbs 24:16). Sadly, there are just men who fall never to rise again.

They that rise again only do so because they killed their pride and immaturity.

No mistake, no matter how grave, should take away your place with God.

FURTHER STUDY: Numbers 12:7-9, Romans 8:38-39

GOLDEN NUGGET

The fall of a believer is not their worst state with God. The believer’s worst state is the refusal to be restored. No mistake, no matter how grave, should take away your place with God.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this divine instruction. I stand on the great conviction that nothing can separate me from your love. If my heart condemns me, my blessed assurance is that you are bigger than my heart. I will always stand before you for you are my justification, my righteousness and the lifter of my head. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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LA PENSÉE DE DIEU SUR LA RESTAURATION 

Romains 14:4 (KJV) Qui es-tu, toi qui juges un serviteur d’autrui? S’il se tient debout, ou s’il tombe, cela regarde son maître. Mais il se tiendra debout, car le Seigneur a le pouvoir de l’affermir.

La chute d’un croyant n’est pas leur pire état avec Dieu. Le pire état du croyant est le refus d’être restauré. L’esprit de Dieu est clair, Il cherche à retenir Son serviteur s’il tombe [le serviteur] et à le faire lever.

Malheureusement, beaucoup de gens rejettent ce lieu de restauration. Quand ils font des erreurs, ils se sentent trop battus pour retourner à la présence de Dieu : ils quittent l’Église, cessent de servir dans le ministère et cessent de prier.

Ce que vous avez fait n’est pas le problème ; refuser de retourner au rocher de votre salut pour guérir et restaurer est le problème.

« Un homme juste tombe sept fois et se relève… » (Proverbes 24:16). Malheureusement, il y a juste des hommes justes qui ne se relèvent jamais.

Ceux qui se relèvent ne le font que parce qu’ils ont tué leur fierté et leur immaturité. 

Aucune erreur, aussi grave soit-elle, ne doit emporter votre place avec Dieu.

ÉTUDE COMPLÉMENTAIRE : Nombres 12:7-9, Romains 8:38-3 

PÉPITE D’OR : La chute d’un croyant n’est pas leur pire état avec Dieu. Le pire état du croyant est le refus d’être restauré. Aucune erreur, aussi grave soit-elle, ne doit emporter votre place avec Dieu. 

PRIÈRE : Père, je te remercie pour cette instruction divine. Je suis convaincu que rien ne peut me séparer de ton amour. Si mon cœur me condamne, mon assurance bénie est que tu es plus grand que mon cœur. Je serai toujours devant toi car tu es ma justification, ma justice et le redresseur de ma tête. Au nom de Jésus. Amen.

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The Battle is the Lord’s

The Battle is the Lord’s
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Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Chronicles 20:15 (KJV), And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

In this life, there are people who might set themselves to fight you but in doing so, they set themselves to fight God. And they cannot fight God and win.

God owns your battles. Because he owns your battles, he instructs you thus; “Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you…” (2 Chronicles 20:17).

The prophet Isaiah explains the futility of any man that dares to fight against God. He says, “Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together (Isaiah 31:3).

You are the anointed of God. When he said, “touch not the Lord’s anointed,” (Psalms 105:15) it was not a piece of advice, it was a warning.

God has owned your battle, find rest.

FURTHER STUDY: Hebrews 10:30, 2 Chronicles 32:8

GOLDEN NUGGET:
God owns your battles, find Rest.

PRAYER: Father I thank you because victory belongs to you. I am a rested spirit because my battles are yours to fight. No weapon fashioned against me can prosper and every tongue that rises against me in judgment has been condemned. By this testimony, I have overcome the world and every plan of the enemy. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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INTAMBARA NI IY’UWITEKA

2 Ingoma 20:15
Aravuga ati”Nimwumve yemwe Bayuda mwese, namwe baturage b’i Yerusalemu nawe Mwami Yehoshafati, uku ni ko Uwiteka avuze ‘Mwitinya kandi mwe gukurwa umutima n’izo ngabo nyinshi, kuko urugamba atari urwanyu ahubwo ni urw’Imana.

Muri ubu buzima, hari abantu bashobora kwishyira hamwe ngo bakurwanye ariko mu kubigenza batyo, baba bishyize hamwe kurwanya Imana. Ariko, nago barwanya Imana ngo batsinde.

Imana niyo nyir’intambara zawe. Kuko intambara zawe ziyireba, irakuburira iti; Muri iyo ntambara ntimuzagomba kurwana, muzahagarare mwireme inteko gusa, mwirebere agakiza Uwiteka azabaha….(2 Ingoma 20:17).

Umuhanuzi Yesaya asobanura ibyago by’umuntu wese uhangara kurwanya Imana. Aravuga, Kandi rero Abanyegiputa si Imana ni abantu gusa, n’amafarashi yabo si umwuka ni inyama gusa, maze ubwo Uwiteka azarambura ukuboko utabaye azasitara, kandi utabawe azagwa. Nuko bose bazashirira hamwe (Yesaya 31:13).

Wasizwe n’Imana. Igihe yavugaga iti, “ntukore kuwasizwe,” (Zaburi 105:15) nago kwari ukugira inama, kwari ukuburira.

Imana yishyizeho intambara zawe, ruhuka.

IBINDI BYANDITSWE: Abaheburayo 10:30, 2 Ingoma 32:8

ICYO WAKURAMO:  Imana yishyizeho intambara zawe, ruhuka.

ISENGESHO: Data ndagushima kuko ubutsinzi ari ubwawe. Ndaruhutse mu mwuka wanjye kuko intambara zanjye ari izawe. Nta ntwaro yacuriwe kundwanya izagira icyo intwara kandi ururimi rwose ruzandwanya uzarucececesha. Ku bw’ubu buhamya, nanesheje isi n’imigambi yose ya Satani. Mu izina rya Yesu. Amen

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LA BATAILLE EST AU SEIGNEUR

2 Chroniques 20:15 (KJV) Et il dit : Soyez attentifs, tout Juda et habitants de Jérusalem, et toi, roi Josaphat ! Ainsi vous parle l’Eternel : Ne craignez point et ne vous effrayez point devant cette multitude nombreuse, car ce ne sera pas vous qui combattrez, ce sera Dieu.

Dans cette vie, il y a des gens qui pourraient se mettre à combattre mais en faisant cela, ils se mettent à combattre Dieu. Et ils ne peuvent pas combattre Dieu et gagner.

Dieu possède vos batailles. Parce qu’il possède vos batailles, il vous instruit ainsi : « Vous n’aurez pas besoin de combattre dans cette bataille : vous vous arrêtez, tenez-vous immobiles, et voyez le salut du Seigneur avec vous… » (2 Chroniques 20:17).

Le prophète Isaïe explique la futilité de tout homme qui ose se battre contre Dieu. Il dit : « Maintenant, les Egyptiens sont des hommes, et non pas Dieu ; et leurs chevaux, la chair, et non l’esprit. Quand l’Éternel étendra sa main, celui qui secourt tombera, et celui qui est aidé tombera, et tous échoueront ensemble » (Isaïe 31:3).

Vous êtes l’oint de Dieu. Quand il a dit : « Ne touchez pas à l’oint du Seigneur » (Psaumes 105:15), ce n’était pas un conseil, c’était un avertissement.

Dieu a possédé votre bataille, trouvez le repos.

ÉTUDE : Hébreux 10:30, 2 Chroniques 32:8

PÉPITE D’OR : Dieu a possédé votre bataille, trouvez le repos.

PRIÈRE : Père, je te remercie parce que la victoire t’appartient. Je suis un esprit reposé parce que mes batailles sont à toi. Aucune arme façonnée contre moi ne peut prospérer et toute langue qui s’élève contre moi en jugement a été condamnée. Par ce témoignage, j’ai vaincu le monde et tous les plans de l’ennemi. Au nom de Jésus. Amen.

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Spiritual Heavy Weights

Spiritual Heavy Weights

Apostle Grace Lubega

Ephesians 3:20 (KJV), Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.

A story is told by a great man of God who had the misfortune to fall into the hands of robbers.

They held him at gun point and commanded him to get out of his car with the intention of robbing him.

He got out of the car and told them that they were too small to hold him at ransom. He proceeded to command that they each report to the police station and hand themselves in.

His words carried enough authority to cause the men to do exactly as he had ordered. He found them at the police station having done as he had directed.

That is an example of what it means to have spiritual weight.

This spiritual weight far surpasses physical weight. A man may have physical weight but if he does not have spiritual weight, then he cannot ably fight his adversaries.

Physical weight might be wealth, body size or political influence. All these are nothing when compared to a man who knows his God.

That spiritual weight is the reason you cannot be robbed, bewitched or touched by those that seek to destroy you.

God has called you to be as dynamite, He is with you.

Greater is He that is in you than he in the world (1 John 4:4).

You might be small physically but you are not small spiritually. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: 1 John 4:4, Luke 10:19

GOLDEN NUGGET

God has called us to be as dynamite, He is with you. You might be small physically but you are not small spiritually.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for who I am in you. I am strong and nothing can shake or move me. I have weight spiritually and by that same weight, I influence life physically. Disease and poverty cannot touch me; destruction cannot come near me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Lessons In Virtue: Recognising The Distinction In Your Child

Lessons In Virtue: Recognising The Distinction In Your Child
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Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Samuel 16:10-11 (KJV), Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

It is a powerful thing for a parent to discern the spiritual gift in their child.

The nation of Israel was split into two because of this: a father did not recognise what was in the son.

From our theme scripture, when Samuel came into Jesse’s house to anoint the king, Jesse lined up all his other sons and forgot David because he did not know what was upon this child’s life.

As David looked after sheep, he killed lions and bears but Jesse never knew that this kind of spirit was in his son’s life. The first time David gave this testimony was before Saul; he never told Jesse anything (1 Samuel 17:34-36).

Eventually, David ended up in the care of Saul, who did not love him for who he was but because David could win battles for him. In fact, David’s success proved to be a threat to Saul who was supposed to represent the other father figure in David’s life (1 Samuel 19).

By the time David becomes king he did not know how to be a father: Amnon raped Tamar and he did not know what to do (2 Samuel 13:1-21); when Absolom killed Amnon, he still didn’t know what to do (1 Samuel 13:23-39).

He had promised Bathsheba that Solomon would be king but when the appointed time came, he later forgot all about Solomon and did not rebuke Adonijah his son when he tried to take the throne (1 Kings 1:1-11).

Solomon eventually became king but there were critical things he never learned from his father: how to lead, how to exercise authority, how to run a government or how to relate with God and men.

Solomon in turn never knew how to raise his son Rehoboam. It was Rehoboam who rejected the counsel of the elderly and declared, “whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.” (1 Kings 12:11).

Rehoboam split Israel (1 Kings 12:16-19). But it all started with a father, Jesse, who could not see the distinctive mark in his son.

Parenthood requires that you look at your child and see the anointing at work in his or her life.

Compliment them and tell them, “you are a prophetess, I see something in you.”

Lay hands on them and speak great things like, “I believe in you.” That is parenthood!

FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 22:6, 1 Corinthians 4:15

GOLDEN NUGGET

Parenthood requires that you look at your child and see the anointing at work in his or her life. Compliment them and tell them, “you are a prophetess, I see something in you.” Lay hands on them and speak great things like, “I believe in you.” That is parenthood!

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this teaching on parenting: I know how to recognise distinction in my children and to nurture and grow it. I train them in the way they should go and they will never depart from it. My children are for signs and wonders; they are a pattern to many because I raise them in the way of the Lord. Amen. 

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LEÇONS EN VERTU : LA RECONNAISSANCE DE LA DISTINCTION DE VOTRE ENFANT

1 Samuel 16:10-11 (KJV) Isaï fit passer ses sept fils devant Samuel; et Samuel dit à Jessé : L’Eternel n’a choisi aucun d’eux. Puis Samuel dit à Jessé : Sont-ce là tous tes fils ? Et il répondit : Il reste encore le plus jeune, mais il fait paître les brebis. Alors Samuel dit à Jessé : Envoie-le chercher, car nous ne nous placerons pas avant qu’il ne soit venu ici.

C’est une chose puissante pour un parent de discerner le don spirituel chez son enfant.

La nation d’Israël a été divisée en deux à cause de cela : un père n’a pas reconnu ce qui était dans le fils.

D’après notre écriture, lorsque Samuel entra chez Jessé pour oindre le roi, Jessé aligna tous ses autres fils et oublia David parce qu’il ne savait pas ce qu’il y avait dans la vie de cet enfant.

Comme David s’occupait des moutons, il a tué des lions et des ours mais Jessé n’a jamais su que ce genre d’esprit était dans la vie de son fils. La première fois que David a donné ce témoignage était avant Saül ; il n’a jamais rien dit à Jessé (1 Samuel 17:34-36).

Finalement, David a fini par prendre soin de Saül, qui ne l’aimait pas pour ce qu’il était mais parce que David pouvait gagner des batailles pour lui. En fait, le succès de David s’est avéré être une menace pour Saül qui était supposé représenter l’autre personnage paternel dans la vie de David (1 Samuel 19).

Au moment où David devient roi, il ne savait pas comment être père : Amnon a violé Tamar et il ne savait pas quoi faire (2 Samuel 13:1-21) ; quand Absolom a tué Amnon, il ne savait toujours pas quoi faire (1 Samuel 13:23-39).

Il avait promis à Bethsabée que Salomon serait roi mais à l’heure dite, il oublia tout de Salomon et ne reprocha pas à Adonija son fils lorsqu’il voulut prendre le trône (1 Rois 1: 1-11).

Salomon est finalement devenu roi mais il y a des choses critiques qu’il n’a jamais apprises de son père : comment diriger, comment exercer l’autorité, comment diriger un gouvernement ou comment se comporter avec Dieu et les hommes.

Salomon à son tour n’a jamais su comment élever son fils Roboam. Ce fut Roboam qui rejeta le conseil des personnes âgées et déclara : « Alors que mon père vous a couché d’un joug pesant, j’ajouterai à votre joug : mon père vous a châtiés avec des fouets, mais je vous châtierai avec des scorpions. » (1 Rois 12:11).

Roboam a divisé Israël (1 Rois 12:16-19). Mais tout a commencé avec un père, Jessé, qui ne pouvait pas voir la marque distinctive de son fils.

Être parent exige que vous regardiez votre enfant et que vous voyez l’onction au travail dans sa vie.

Complimentez-les et dites-leur : « Vous êtes une prophétesse, je vois quelque chose en vous. »

Posez les mains sur eux et dites de grandes choses comme : « Je crois en toi. » C’est être parent !

ÉTUDE COMPLÉMENTAIRE : Proverbes 22:6, 1 Corinthiens 4:15

PÉPITE D’OR : Être parent exige que vous regardiez votre enfant et que vous voyez l’onction au travail dans sa vie. Complimentez-les et dites-leur : « Vous êtes une prophétesse, je vois quelque chose en vous. » Posez les mains sur eux et dites de grandes choses comme : « Je crois en toi. » C’est être parent !

PRIÈRE : Père, je te remercie pour cet enseignement sur la parentalité: je sais reconnaître la distinction chez mes enfants et la nourrir et la faire grandir. Je les forme de la façon dont ils devraient aller et ils ne s’en écarteront jamais. Mes enfants sont pour les signes et les merveilles ; ils sont un modèle pour beaucoup parce que je les élève dans la voie du Seigneur. Amen.

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How You Hear

How You Hear

Apostle Grace Lubega

Luke 8:18 (KJV), Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

When a child of God seeks the “hows” of the Word, he or she is after the results of the Word.

Thus, when the master tells us to take heed how we hear, it is an instruction to seek to have results for the Word we have believed.

How you hear defines your place of stewardship.
As a good steward you are weighed on the ability to multiply what you have received.

The parable of talents is illustrative on this.

The Bible narrates, “He that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.” (Matthew 25:16-18).

The first two servants multiplied what they received, they were men that knew how to hear. And because they knew how to hear, more was given unto them (Matthew 25:20-29).

Like our theme scripture reveals, “for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.”

The bad steward who only buried his Lord’s money is the Christian who only accumulates knowledge and does not produce results.

He is ever learning but never coming to the knowledge of Christ (2 Timothy 3:7), for the proof of knowledge is results.

When you read the scriptures or listen to sermons, seek to practice what you have heard. If you do not see results, study more on that topic, practice harder until you walk in the manifestation of what you have learned.

That is a man who knows how to hear. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Matthew 25:16-29, 1 Timothy 4:15

GOLDEN NUGGET

When you read the scriptures or listen to sermons, seek to practice what you have heard. If you do not see results, study more on that topic, practice harder until you walk in the manifestation of what you have learned. That is a man who knows how to hear.

PRAYER: Father, I am grateful for this wisdom. I know how to hear. I have results of the Word because I daily exercise myself to walk in the manifestation of what I learn. Knowledge is not just information to me, it is experiences and these experiences are the results I see every day. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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What You Hear

What You Hear

Apostle Grace Lubega

Mark 4:24 (KJV), And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.

It is part of spiritual maturity to take heed what you hear.

The “what” of hearing requires that you yield to the scriptures to have a deeper understanding of what is taught.

What you hear is actually every thought you apply to the Word you hear and how much you meditate on it: be a student of the Word; take time and read harder on the topics taught; meditate and ponder on these things and allow the Spirit to cast more light on what you receive.

The result is: “The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you — and more [besides] will be given to you who hear” (Mark 4:24 AMP).

“Virtue” as used in the amplified version of our theme scripture is the anointing.

So, the more you study, meditate and ponder on the Word, the more mature IN the anointing you become, as the same anointing increases on your life.

The deeper you study, the greater the working of the Spirit of revelation in your life. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Timothy 4:15, Joshua 1:8

GOLDEN NUGGET

What you hear is actually every thought you apply to the Word you hear and how much you meditate on it: be a student of the Word; take time and read harder on the topics taught; meditate and ponder on these things and allow the Spirit to cast more light on what you receive.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for your Word. I am a diligent student of it; I study, meditate and pray in it as a daily part of my life. The Word floods my spirit and my soul. It is the centre of my every action and response. By it, I increase in both knowledge and virtue. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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