Of Spiritual Gifts

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 NUGGET: Cultivating 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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Apostle Grace Lubega

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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Apôtre Grace Lubega

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

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.

When We Gather

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.

Apôtre Grace Lubega

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.

God’s Mind On Restoration

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.

Apôtre Grace Lubega

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.

The Battle is the Lord’s

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.

Apostle Grace Lubega

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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Apôtre Grace Lubega

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.

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.

Lessons In Virtue: Recognising The Distinction In Your Child

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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Apôtre Grace Lubega

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

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

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.

On The Scales Of Knowledge

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Samuel 2:3 (KJV), Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

God weighs our actions. He does so through knowledge.

By example, consider these two categories of people; one spends hours shouting in tongues to no avail; another opens his mouth and within minutes, he opens heaven.

One man thinks he is teaching mysteries until another opens the same scripture and “breaks depths.”

One man sings and another will take the same microphone and worship.

Each of them is engaged in seemingly the same action but the weight of what they do differs.

When a man is weighed and found wanting (Daniel 5:27), this weighing is the place where he is placed on the scales of knowledge and found to be light: he does not know God.

Seek the knowledge of God because it is what interprets purpose in the spirit realm.

This weight translates as the glory that follows your every action.

FURTHER STUDY: Daniel 11:32, Isaiah 33:6

GOLDEN NUGGET: 

Seek the knowledge of God because it is what interprets purpose in the spirit realm.

PRAYER: God, I thank you for knowledge. It forms the substance of all my actions. I give, pray and serve you in knowledge. Whatsoever I do has spiritual weight and is glorious. By this, my results in the gospel are distinctive. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Of The Holy of Holies

Apostle Grace Lubega

Hebrews 9:8 (AMP), By this the Holy Spirit points out that the way into the [true Holy of] Holies is not yet thrown open as long as the former [the outer portion of the] tabernacle remains a recognized institution and is still standing

The way to the Holy of holies is a revelation. If it is not revealed, you cannot experience the reality of this place in God.

This way can never be revealed as long as “the outer portion of the tabernacle remains a recognised institution and is still standing.”

The outer portion of the tabernacle stands for the religious affiliations and institutions people associate with in their understanding of God.

But as long as men still look at these denominations as the definition of what the Church is or as the ultimate source of truth, they can never intimately know God.

God is not Baptist, Methodist, Orthodox, Anglican or Pentecostal. He is God.

In themselves, some of these institutions demonstrate certain attributes of God but they error in the assumption that what they see represents the total sum of who He is.

If you must see God in His fullness, then you ought to look past your religious affiliation and seek Him in the simplicity of knowing Him.

FURTHER STUDY: Ephesians 2:18, 1 Corinthians 3:3-4

GOLDEN NUGGET: 

If you must see God in His fullness, then you ought to look past your religious affiliation and seek Him in the simplicity of knowing Him.

PRAYER: My Lord, I am grateful for this Word. I receive the revelation of this sacred way into the most Holy Place. I do not consider religious affiliation as the source of my affirmations. I stand before you without any veils and behold your face in truth. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

To Walk With God

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.

Apôtre Grace Lubega

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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.