Apostle Grace Lubega

Proverbs 18:14(MSG), A healthy spirit conquers adversity, but what can you do when the spirit is crushed?

The winds of adversity may blast through your life and threaten to shake the strength of your spiritual convictions. The Bible has called such an eventuality an evil day(Ephesians 6:13).

When this day comes, it is of utmost importance that you “keep your spirit healthy.”

Your spirit is a strong fortress, eternally designed to withstand the strongest tempest, the wildest and most vicious attacks of the enemy.

“Keeping your spirit healthy” is the adamant refusal to be shaken by the raging storms of affliction. It is holding onto the Word of God with the strong grasp of courage regardless of how tough circumstances might be. It is looking into the eye of the storm and saying, “Do your worst and I will do mine.”

On the other hand, the crushed spirit is of one who has succumbed to the enemy’s “empty brand of intimidation.” It has sank under the weight of sorrows, deactivated its victory gears and entered into victim mode.

I have seen many desperate Christians crushed in spirit, move from church to church in hope of deliverance. They have paid homage to all categories of anointed hands but alas, they have found no rescue.

Keep your spirit healthy. How so? Purpose to always be happy and in rest. Stir yourself to joy even when you don’t feel it.
Wisdom in Proverbs 15:13 teaches her children that by the sorrow of the heart, the spirit is broken.

With joy dance to the rhythms of the Word in your heart.

FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 15:15, Proverbs 17:22

GOLDEN NUGGET:
Keep your spirit healthy. How so? Purpose to always be happy and in rest. Stir yourself to joy even when you don’t feel it.

PRAYER: My God, I thank you for the joy of salvation. You have purposed that it continuously increases in my life. This joy is my strength and by it, I have a merry heart. My life is a continual feast of increase, multiplication, favour, wisdom and expansion. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Apostle Grace Lubega

Psalms 92:13(KJV); Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.

When you are truly planted in the presence of God, you have the grace to define your seasons.

You are akin to a tree by the rivers of water that brings forth his fruit in his season (Psalms 1:3).

The language of the scriptures is “his season.” It means that the seasons of the earth do not dictate your seasons.

The roots of a planted man are not sustained by the waters of the earth but the waters of the Spirit.

These waters are ever flowing rivers that never run dry.

When the waters of the earth dry out, you will still continue to function.

It means that when men are cast down, you will declare that there is a lifting up(Job 22:29): when the economy is struggling, you will thrive financially; when people are being denied jobs, favor will give you that which other men have been deprived of; when things are failing for the men of this world, your testimony will be of only increase. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Psalms 1:3, Job 22:29

GOLDEN NUGGET:
When you are truly planted in the presence of God, you have the grace to define your seasons.

PRAYER: Father, I know that I am planted by you. I flourish in your courts in all seasons. Regardless of what happens in the world around me, I progress because I am sustained by the Spirit and not the works and abilities of men or the elements of this world. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Apostle Grace Lubega

Psalms 92:13(KJV); Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.

We are the planting of the Lord and His presence is the ground in which we flourish. 

When you are truly planted in the house of God, nothing can uproot you from the presence of the Lord. 

Regardless of the circumstances in your life, you will still seek God: you will pray when you are happy; you will pray when you feel sad; you will pray when you have all that you need, you will pray if you lose it all; you will pray even when your heart condemns you because you have understood that your God is bigger than your heart.

Nothing withers in the presence of God. It might seem like your situation is beyond hope but stay planted. You might feel like you do not deserve His grace because of any personal weaknesses in your life but stay planted. 

You will always flourish. What looks dead will always find life. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Isaiah 61:3, Psalms 27:4

GOLDEN NUGGET:
We are the planting of the Lord and His presence is the ground in which we flourish. 

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for the precious privilege of your presence. Thank you for the access you have granted me. Your presence can do anything: it restores, it rejuvenates, it strengthens, it resuscitates, it illuminates, it preserves. I live with the greatest conviction that absolutely nothing can move me out of it. The grace that causes me to abide increases every day. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Galatians 3:2-3(KJV); This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

When you received Jesus, you came as you are. You did not have to first cleanse and perfect yourself. Because you did not come to salvation by works, you cannot maintain that salvation by works.

Jesus started it, He will finish it. He is the AUTHOR and FINISHER of your faith (Hebrews 12:2).

Even the choice to come to salvation did not start with you. Understand that you could not have come except He drew you. He started a good work in you and shall see it to accomplishment.

If you did nothing to come to salvation except to believe, even your stay in salvation is maintained by believing.

If you did not have the power to save yourself, you do not have the power to sustain yourself in salvation.

That same power that got you born again will keep you till the end. It was grace that brought you safe thus far and that same grace will lead you home. Praise God!

FURTHER STUDY: Philippians 2:13, John 6:44

GOLDEN NUGGET: If you did nothing to come to salvation except to believe, even your stay in salvation is maintained by believing.

PRAYER: Father, I am grateful for your grace, the power that drew me into salvation. That same power keeps me, upholds me and causes me to stand. It is by faith that it may be of grace. I stand in faith in the knowledge that it is not by power, not by might but by your Spirit. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Entumwa Grace Lubega

NJUNIRWE EMBABAZI, NKUMIRWE EMBABAZI

Abagalatia 3:2-3 Reka mbabuuze eki kyonka. Mukaheebwa Omwoyo ahabw’okuhikiiriza Ebiragiro, nari ahabw’okuhurira mukaikiriza? Nikwo muri abashema mutyo? Mukatandikira omu by’Omwoyo, mbwenu mwahereerukana eby’omubiri? 

Ku watungire Yesu, okaija nk’oku ori. Torayenzire kubanza kweyozya narishi kwetereeza. 

Ahabw’okuba torajunirwe ahabw’ebikorwa, torikubaasa kukuma okujunwa okwo n’ebikorwa.

Yesu akakitandika, naza kukihendera. Owaatandikire okwikiriza kwaitu kandi omuhikiiriza waakwo (Abaheburaayo 12:2).

Nokusharaho kujunwa tikiratandikire naiwe. Yetegyereza ngu okaba otarikubaasa kwija atakwiriize haihi. Ogwo owaatandikire omurimo murungi omuriimwe aryaguhikiiriza.

Ku orabe otaine kiwakozire kujunwa kureka okwikiriza, nokuguma omu kujunwa nikukumwa okwikiriza.

Ku orabe wabaire otaine amaani kwejuna, toine amaani g’okwekuma omu kujunwa.

Amaani ago agaakujunire nigo gamwe agarikukuma mpaka aha muheru. N’embabazi ezikukumire mpaka ahu ori hati kandi nizo zimwe ezirikuhitsya omuka. Ruhanga ahimbisibwe!

SHOMA NEEBI: Abafilipi 2:13, Yohaana 6:44

EKY’OKUHAMIZA KIMWE: Ku orabe otaine kiwakozire kujunwa kureka okwikiriza, nokuguma omu kujunwa nikukumwa okwikiriza.

OKUSHABA: Taata, ninkusiima ahabw’embabazi zaawe, amaani aganjunire. Amaani ago nigo gamwe agarikunkuma, kandi nkemerera. Nahabw’okwikiriza ngu kibaase kuba eky’embabazi. Nyemereire omu kwikiriza omu kumanya ngu tihabw’amaani, kandi ti habw’obushoboorozi, kureka n’ahabw’Omwoyo wawe. Omwiziina rya Yesu. Amiina.

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Apôtre Grace Lubega

SAUVÉ PAR LA GRÂCE, GARDÉ PAR LA GRÂCE

Galates 3:2-3(KJV) : Voici seulement ce que je veux apprendre de vous : Est-ce par les œuvres de la loi que vous avez reçu l’Esprit, ou par la prédication de la foi ? 3Etes-vous tellement dépourvus de sens ? Après avoir commencé par l’Esprit, voulez-vous maintenant finir par la chair ?

Quand vous avez reçu Jésus, vous êtes venu comme vous êtes. Vous n’aviez pas besoin de vous nettoyer et de vous perfectionner.

Parce que vous n’êtes pas venus au salut par les œuvres, vous ne pouvez pas maintenir ce salut par les œuvres.

Jésus l’a commencé, Il l’achèvera. Il est l’AUTEUR et le FINISSEUR de votre foi (Hébreux 12: 2).

Même le choix de venir au salut n’a pas commencé avec vous. Comprenez que vous ne pouviez pas venir sauf qu’Il vous a attiré. Il a commencé un bon travail en vous et le verra à l’accomplissement.

Si vous n’avez rien fait pour parvenir au salut si ce n’est pour croire, votre séjour dans le salut est maintenu par la foi.

Si vous n’aviez pas le pouvoir de vous sauver, vous n’avez pas le pouvoir de vous soutenir dans le salut.

Ce même pouvoir qui vous a fait naître de nouveau ou vous gardera jusqu’à la fin. C’est la grâce qui vous a sauvé jusqu’à présent et cette même grâce vous ramènera chez vous. Louons Dieu !

ÉTUDE COMPLÉMENTAIRE : Philippiens 2:13, Jean 6:44

PÉPITE D’OR : Si vous n’avez rien fait pour parvenir au salut si ce n’est pour croire, votre séjour dans le salut est maintenu par la foi.

PRIÈRE : Père, je suis reconnaissant pour ta grâce, le pouvoir qui m’a attiré dans le salut. Ce même pouvoir me garde, me soutient et me fait tenir debout. C’est par la foi qu’il peut être de grâce. Je suis dans la foi dans la connaissance que ce n’est pas par le pouvoir, pas par la force mais par ton Esprit. Au nom de Jésus. Amen.

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Apostle Grace Lubega

Isaiah 9:6-7 (KJV); For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Some Christians live a life in constant expectation of loss.

They make statements like, ‘Be careful about the money you have now. It could be gone tomorrow. Praise God now while you are still healthy because one day, disease will consume your body’.

But what is the mind of God? Our theme scripture teaches that things pertaining to the kingdom of God are constantly on the increase and there is no end to them.

There is no end to your increase and your multiplication. God says the path of the just shines brighter and brighter until a perfect day (Proverbs 4:18).

The message version rendering of that scripture is that the longer they live, the brighter they shine. It means that you are increasing every day.

You will be better tomorrow than you are today. You will be richer next year than you are this year. You will be more anointed next week than you are this week. You will be healthier next month than you are this month. Your life is a glory to glory experience. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Psalms 23:6, Isaiah 54:10

GOLDEN NUGGET:
Your life is a glory to glory experience.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this understanding. I go upward and upward only. My life is a testimony of constant progress. The glory and anointing upon my life is increasing every day. I am a pattern for success and growth. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Apostle Grace Lubega

Ephesians 6:11(KJV); Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

The devil has no power over the children of God. Jesus said, “ALL POWER is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” (Matthew 28:18).

This means that the devil does not operate in the earth by power. He only does so by deception.

For this reason, our theme scripture says, put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the WILES of the devil. It does not speak of standing against THE POWER of the devil.

Every attack on your life is a form of deception. Sickness is deception. Failure is deception. Struggle is deception.

What gives this deception the semblance of reality is the ignorance of men.

However, to a New Testament creature, Paul says that you are not ignorant of the devices of the enemy (2 Corinthians 2:11).

You cannot be deceived because you have the advanced knowledge of God that looks at the deception of sickness and says, “it shall not end in death” (John 11:4).That looks at pain and calls it a light affliction and instead expects a greater weight of glory (2 Corinthians 4:17). Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 11:9, 1 John 2:20

GOLDEN NUGGET:
You cannot be deceived by the devil because you have the advanced knowledge of God.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for the advanced knowledge that I have in you. I am above deception. My reality is Christ. I cannot be moved by any schemes of the enemy. I am only moved by the Word of Christ. I constantly behold truth which is the testimony of my true freedom. In Jesus’ name. Amen.